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Boreal forest

We've got the normal forest, and the taiga, but we don't have a forest with a mix of both, which are very common in the real world. It would add a little more variety instead of only two biomes with primarily oak and spruce.

I think it would be a small but nice addition to the game, and maybe we could see something more unique with this kind of forest!

Example; mushrooms could be more frequent in these forests, and maybe we could have a new edible mushroom like chanterelles or/and Boletus Edilus (Penny bun/Porcino/Cep), and maybe a new plant like a blueberry bush, or some new mob like deer or smaller birds. 

A new tree could be the rowan / mountain ash which only can be found in the boreal forest, and its berries can be harvested and eaten.

There are many trees that could be added, like ash, elder, pine, maple etc. But I'll keep this suggestion to just one for now.

The terrain could be varied, both hilly and flatter with small ares of mostly evergreens, some areas with mostly leaf-trees and the majority of the forest being a great mix, with the mushrooms found in bigger clusters. Sometimes a randomly high cliff or hill, covered in mostly evergreens, might appear. I think it would be a beautiful addition, and a fun one if some unique features were added!

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    If this were added, a Maple tree should come with it. This fits due to the Canadian culture around boreal forests.

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    Maple trees could provide maple syrup! 😋

    Consuming it would give the same benefit as eating honey.

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    Berries such as the Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) should also be found here. They should be edible and restore 1 hunger point. In real life, they are found in tundras and boreal forests across Canada, Scandinavia, Southern Greenland, and Russia.

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    Yes, I love this idea, was planning to use it myself until I realized you had the copyright.

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    I’d put those new woods and mushrooms ta good use for sure! Especially maple, would love ta drip sap from it into a bucket and use it for a short swiftness effect too.

    And the mushrooms? So many possible recipes with those! You could add a chanterelle to the base mushroom recipe for an extra-nourishing version, or feed it to a brown mooshroom for a steadier supply!

    Ooh, or how about mushrooms you can stand on? Big ol’ shelf fungus that takes an axe ta break!

    Could also put in run-down log-and-plank mining shelters as a unique structure, like igloos but leading to small branches of mineshaft instead.

    And ya make those shelters lead ta something useful, how about a unique underground too? I’d put in veins of clay and increase the number of coal veins in these chunks, to reflect the climate and soil composition of this cooler biome.

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    That sounds great, but is this biome a cold biome?