Terrain
Desert
Desert in Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2: armies move at 70% speed and fight at full combat width; supply limit -30% and development growth -50% where it is a county's capital; 788 baronies and 201 county capitals have this terrain. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/terrain_types/00_terrains.txt and common/province_terrain.
This section as JSON: /raw/terrain.json
Every province of this terrain
province_modifier
- Supply Limit-30%
- Danger+50
- County Fertility Growth+0.25
When it is a county's capital
county_capital_modifier: the county's first barony
Where it is (201 county capitals)
Every county by holdings and development: best counties (3,476 counties).
Men-at-arms with a bonus here (13)
ChasseursLight Cavalry+10 damage- MulathamūnLight Cavalry+10 damage, +5 toughness, +10 pursuit, +20 screen
Nile ArchersArchers-5 damage, -5 toughness- Sahel HorsemenLight Cavalry+10 damage
SarawitHeavy Infantry-10 toughness, -10 screen
AbudrarSkirmishers-10 pursuit, -10 screen
ShenbigongArchers-8 toughness
TarkhansHeavy Cavalry+10 damage, +10 pursuit
CrossbowmenArchers-8 toughness
Camel RidersCamel Cavalry+20 damage, +8 toughness- Retinue CrossbowmenArchers-4 toughness
- Retinue Camel RidersCamel Cavalry+40 damage, +16 toughness
Steppe RaidersLight Cavalry+10 damage
Ranked by strength per gold on this terrain: best men-at-arms by terrain.
Bonuses for desert and where to get them
Sun Worship -25% · Humble -20% · Honest -15% · Logistician -10%
Building Construction Cost in Desert (3)
Dryland Dwellers -10% · Saharan Nomads -10% · Irrigation Experts -10%
County Fertility Growth in Desert Terrain (3)
Dryland Dwellers +10% · Saharan Nomads +10% · Pastorialists +5%
Desert Advantage (9)
Golden Fort +6 · Vengeful +3 · Zealous +2 · Desert Warrior +2 · and 5 more
Desert Danger (6)
Saharan Nomads -50 · Desert Travelers -50 · Dryland Dwellers -32 · Irrigation Experts -32 · and 2 more
Desert Provisions Use (1)
Saharan Nomads -66%
Development Growth in Desert (4)
Dryland Dwellers +35% · Irrigation Experts +35% · Golden Fort +20% · Dunhuang +10%
Holding Construction Cost in Desert (2)
Dryland Dwellers -10% · Irrigation Experts -10%
Erudite +10% · Gardener +10% · Patient +10% · Desert Travelers +10%
Warriors of the Dry +10% · Mubarizun +10%
Maximum Battle Roll in Desert (5)
Ambitious +3 · Wrathful +2 · Aggressive Attacker +1 · Pillager +1 · and 1 more
Saharan Nomads +50% · Warriors of the Dry +25% · Mubarizun +25%
Source: game/common/terrain_types/00_terrains.txt, game/common/province_terrain/00_province_terrain.txt, game/common/landed_titles, game/common/event_backgrounds (terrain, wilderness) and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.