Terrain

Every tile combines a terrain, a height, and (sometimes) vegetation. Movement costs add across the three.

Terrain	Move	Properties	Default Height	Resources	Improvements
Water Terrain	1 MP	Water No vegetation No roads	Coast	DyesPearlsFishCrabs	—
Urban Terrain	1 MP	Urban City site No vegetation Roads free	Flat	—	Quarry (adj. Mountain/Volcano)
Lush Terrain	1 MP	City site Roads allowed	Flat	MarbleOreHorsesCattlePigsBarleyGameCitrusHoneyEbonySpicesSilk	Fort Farm Mine Quarry Granary Estates
Temperate Terrain	1 MP	City site Roads allowed	Flat	MarbleOreSaltGemsGoldSilverHorsesSheepWheatElephantsGameFurCitrusLavenderOlivesWineEbony	Fort Farm Mine Quarry Granary Estates
Arid Terrain	1 MP	City site Roads allowed	Flat	MarbleOreSaltGemsGoldSilverGoatsSorghumCamelsGameFurIncenseOlivesJade	Fort Farm Mine Quarry Granary Estates
Sand Terrain	2 MP	No vegetation No roads +1 turn to build improvements	Flat	—	Quarry (adj. Mountain/Volcano)
Tundra Terrain	1 MP	Roads allowed +1 turn to build improvements	Flat	—	Quarry (adj. Mountain/Volcano)
Marsh Terrain	2 MP	Fresh water source No vegetation No roads +1 turn to build improvements Units take 1 damage/turn	Flat	—	—

Vegetation

Cut yields go to the stockpile when a Worker removes the vegetation; build-over yields are credited when an improvement clears the tile.

Vegetation	Move	Cut Yield	Build-Over Yield	Combat	Lifecycle	Resources	Improvements	Notes
Jungle Empires of the Indus	+2 MP	30	60	-75% Ranged attacks vs this tile	Cut → Jungle (Cut) Spreads as Scrub	—	—	Removal requires unlock Remove cost: 1 Order
Jungle (Cut) Empires of the Indus	—	30	30	—	Grows into Jungle	—	—	Remove cost: 1 Order
Trees Vegetation	+1 MP	20	40	-50% Ranged attacks vs this tile	Cut → Trees (Cut) Spreads as Scrub	PigsGameFurEbony	Lumbermill	Remove cost: 1 Order
Trees (Cut) Vegetation	—	20	20	—	Grows into Trees	—	—	Remove cost: 1 Order
Scrub Vegetation	+1 MP	10	20	-25% Ranged attacks vs this tile	Cut → Scrub (Cut) Grows into Trees	SheepPigsGoatsSorghumCamelsElephantsOlives	—	Remove cost: 1 Order
Scrub (Cut) Vegetation	—	10	10	—	Grows into Scrub	—	—	Remove cost: 1 Order

Road and urban costs are paid in stockpile when building on the tile. Move is the extra cost added to the terrain's base.

Height	Move	Bonuses	Properties	Road Cost	Urban Cost	Valid Terrains	Resources	Improvements
Ocean Height	—	—	No vegetation	—	—	Water	—	—
Coast Height	—	—	No vegetation	—	—	Water	DyesPearlsFishCrabs	Harbor (adj. land)
Lake Height	—	—	Fresh water source No vegetation	—	—	Water	—	—
Flat Height	—	+1 sight	—	10	20	Urban Lush Temperate Arid Sand Tundra Marsh	MarbleSaltHorsesCattleSheepPigsGoatsWheatBarleySorghumCamelsElephantsGameFurCitrusHoneyIncenseLavenderJadeEbonySpicesSilk	—
Hill Height	+1 MP	+1 attack range +2 sight +1 turn to build improvements	Elevated City site	20	40	Urban Lush Temperate Arid Sand Tundra	OreGemsGoldSilverGoatsFurCitrusHoneyIncenseOlivesWineJadeEbony	Mine Windmill
Mountain Height	—	+2 attack range +3 sight	Impassable Blocks ranged attacks Elevated Supports aqueduct No vegetation	—	—	Lush Temperate Arid Sand Tundra	—	—
Volcano Height	—	+2 attack range +3 sight	Impassable Blocks ranged attacks Elevated Supports aqueduct No vegetation	—	—	Lush Temperate Arid Sand Tundra	—	—