Taiga

Taiga is a biome that appears in Reus 2. 
== Description ==
Taiga is a Russian word meaning 'forest', but is used in English to refer a specific subarctic biome. Sometimes known as boreal forest or snow forest, the taiga is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. It can be found across the northern hemisphere but most notably in Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia. Although the taiga is dominated by coniferous forests, some broadleaf trees, herbaceous plants, and many types of berries can be found there. It supports a relatively small variety of highly-specialized and adapted animals, due to the harshness of the climate. The principal threats to this biome include climate change, pollution, deforestation by human logging, and tree-destroying insect plagues. 
== Mechanics ==
Taiga can be created by the giants Aegir and Atlas. Its unique mechanic allows you to play with the distance towards the nearest city and has a unique 'Rugged' mechanic: the more inhospitable the Taiga is with predators and minerals, the more value the humans can find there.
== List of Biotica ==
Table of Taiga Biotica (Contains spoilers for Reus 2)
Name 	Biome 	Level 	Type 	Biodiversity Cost	Tags	Base Yield 	Abilities 	Maximum Unaltered Yield	Obtainable by
Pallas Cat 	Taiga / Forest 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Cat
Fur
Predator	10 Gold 	+15 Gold if adjacent to at least one (Gem) bioticum. 	 	
Squirrel 	Taiga / Forest 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Hervivore
Critter	5 Food 	+ 5 Food and +1 Biodiversity if adjacent to at least one (Tree) bioticum. 	 	
Rabbit 	Taiga / Forest 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Fur
Hervivore
Critter	15 food 	None 	 	
Stoat 	Taiga / Forest 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Fur
Critter
Predator	5 gold 	Predator: +20 Gold if adjacent at least one other (Critter) bioticum 	 	
Caribou 	Taiga 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Hervivore
Prey	10 Food 	Rough Walkers: +15 Food if biome´s Rugged is 4 	 	
Crossbill 	Taiga 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Bird
Hervivore
Critter	5 Gold 	Arboreal: +20 Gold if adjacent to at least one (Tree) bioticum 	 	
Red-Backed Vole 	Taiga 	1-Star	Animal 	None 	Hervivore
Critter	5 Food 	Bottom of the Chain: +5 Food and +1 Biodiversity if this Biome´s Rugged is 6 	 	
Skunk 	Taiga 	1-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carrot 	Taiga 	1-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fir 	Taiga 	1-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blackberry 	Taiga / Forest 	1-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bluebead 	Taiga 	1-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rowan 	Taiga 	1-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stone 	Taiga / Rainforest 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Iron 	All biomes (except Sea)	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Agate 	Taiga / Sea 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Charoite 	Taiga 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Peat 	Taiga 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Potash 	Taiga 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Tin 	Taiga / Forest 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Labradorite 	Taiga 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Fox 	Taiga 	1-Star	Animal 	4+ 	2x Fur
Predator	20 Gold. 	Fabled - 0/6: +15 Gold for each animals in Biome 	 	
Potato 	Taiga 	1-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Copper 	Taiga 	1-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Ptarmigan 	Taiga 	2-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Red Cardinal 	Taiga 	2-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Snowshoe Hare 	Taiga 	2-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cloudberry 	Taiga 	2-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cranberry 	Taiga 	2-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Poplar 	Taiga 	2-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sun Stone 	Taiga / Desert 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Lignite 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Nephrite 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Sulfur 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Mouflon 	Taiga 	2-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nightjar 	Taiga 	2-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Arctic Wolf 	Taiga 	2-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Larix 	Taiga 	2-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sugar Beet 	Taiga 	2-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
White Birch 	Taiga 	2-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Granite 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Gypsum 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Silver 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Tourmaline 	Taiga 	2-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Black Bear 	Taiga 	3-Star	Animal 	None 	Lost
Fur
Hervivore
Predator	25 Gold / 10 Food.	Scavenger - 0/2: +2 Rugged, +75 food, +50 gold for each disctinct adjacent (Critter) bioticum.	 	
Goose 	Taiga 	3-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steller's Sea Eagle	Taiga 	3-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Labrador Tea 	Taiga 	3-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Siberian Pine 	Taiga 	3-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Talc 	Taiga 	3-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Yellow Diamond 	Taiga 	3-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Brown Bear 	Taiga 	3-Star	Animal 	10+ 	Titan
Fur
Hervivore
Predator	15 Gold / 15 Food 	Menace - 0/100: +15 Gold / +15 Food for each Rugged in biome 	 	
Moose 	Taiga 	3-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Siberian Tiger 	Taiga 	3-Star	Animal 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sequoia 	Taiga 	3-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Strawberry 	Taiga 	3-Star	Plant 	 	 	 	 	 	
Natural Gas 	Taiga 	3-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Platinum (Taiga) 	Taiga 	3-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
Uranium 	Taiga 	3-Star	Mineral	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Animal Biotica ===
* Black Bear
* Brown Bear
* Caribou
* Crossbill
* Fox
* Goose
* Moose
* Mouflon
* Nightjar
* Ptarmigan
* Rabbit
* Red Cardinal
* Siberian Tiger
* Skunk
* Snowshoe Hare
* Stellar Eagle
* Stoat
* Vole
* (White) Wolf
=== Mineral Biotica ===
* Agate
* Charoite
* Copper
* Granite
* Gypsum
* Labradorite
* Lignite
* Natural Gas
* Nephrite
* Peat
* Platinum
* Potash
* Silver
* Stone
* Sulfur
* Sunstone
* Talc
* Tin
* Tourmaline
* Uranium
* Yellow Diamond
=== Plant Biotica ===
* Blackberry
* Bluebead
* Carrot
* Cloudberry
* Cranberry
* Fir
* Labrador Tea
* Larix
* Poplar
* Potato
* Rowan
* Sequoia
* Siberian Pine
* Strawberry
* Sugar Beet
* White Birch
== Images ==
== Trivia ==
* Taiga terrain did not have snow on it in the playtests or demo. The snow was added before release because the game was lacking a 'snow biome.'Reus 2 - Dev Journal: Demo Conclusions - Steam News (steampowered.com)
* In the playtests, Taiga's unique mechanic was centred around having strong adjacency bonuses when next to specific types and numbers of biotica. This was changed before release to the current mechanic.
* The biotica present within the Taiga biome are largely based on the Russian taiga.
* Buildings in a human city founded in the Taiga biome will take on an appearance based on traditional Scandinavian architecture.
Category:Biomes
Category:Reus 2