There are 21 different terrain types in Sid Meier's Colonization. The table below gives base yields; these can be increased by specialists working the terrain, roads, rivers and bonus resources.
| Terrain | Food | Move cost | Defense | Tobacco | Cotton | Sugar | Furs | Lumber | Ore | Silver | Resource | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arctic | 0 | 2 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
|
Boreal forest | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Game |
|
Broadleaf forest | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Game |
|
Conifer forest | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Prime timber |
|
Desert | 2 | 1 | None | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Oasis |
|
Grassland | 3 | 1 | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Prime tobacco |
|
Hills | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Ore deposit |
|
Marsh | 3 | 2 | 25% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Minerals |
|
Mixed forest | 3 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Beaver |
|
Mountains | 0 | 3 | 150% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Silver deposit |
|
Ocean | 4 | 1 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fishery |
|
Plains | 5 | 1 | None | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Wheat |
|
Prairie | 3 | 1 | None | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Prime cotton |
|
Rain forest | 2 | 3 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Minerals |
|
Savannah | 4 | 1 | None | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Prime sugar |
|
Sea lane | 4 | 1 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
|
Scrub forest | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Oasis |
|
Swamp | 3 | 2 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Minerals |
|
Tropical forest | 3 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Prime timber |
|
Tundra | 3 | 1 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Minerals |
|
Wetland forest | 2 | 3 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Minerals |
Food on land tiles is harvested as Grain; on water tiles, as Fish. All forest tiles may be cleared by a Pioneer (using the plow action) to turn them into a treeless terrain type:
| Terrain | Converts to |
|---|---|
| Boreal forest | Tundra |
| Broadleaf forest | Prairie |
| Conifer forest | Grassland |
| Mixed forest | Plains |
| Rain forest | Swamp |
| Scrub forest | Desert |
| Tropical forest | Savannah |
| Wetland forest | Marsh |
The change is permanent and any forest bonus will be deleted. As a side effect, clearance produces some lumber in the nearest colony.
| Colonization games [edit] |
|---|
| Original version of Sid Meier's Colonization (1994) |
| Remake Civilization IV: Colonization (2008) |
| Fan Created version FreeCol (2003-Present) |