🟦 Facts
- The raw Thermal Map is warmest on the outer/corner spawn bands (about -15°C) and becomes colder moving inward, reaching -80°C at the Capitol in current Season 2 map references.
- Virus Resistance affects access to harder seasonal combat.
- Territory can expand from owned Cities or Dig Sites.
- Corner contact counts as adjacency.
- In-game descriptions differ on Dig Site Rare Soil: the dedicated Digging Stronghold production rule emphasizes Coal, while a separate current Rare Soil acquisition tip says captured Digging Strongholds can also produce a small amount of Rare Soil each hour. Cities remain a Rare Soil source; use the live territory screen for exact current production values.
🔗 How the systems connect
CoalBuilds and powers seasonal heat infrastructure.
TitaniumComes from Titanium Alloy Factories and advances the High-Heat Furnace.
FurnaceImproves Resistance and gives you personal temperature control.
TerritoryIn-game descriptions differ on Dig Site Rare Soil: the dedicated Digging Stronghold production rule emphasizes Coal, while a separate current Rare Soil acquisition tip says captured Digging Strongholds can also produce a small amount of Rare Soil each hour. Cities remain a Rare Soil source; use the live territory screen for exact current production values.
Rare SoilCities are a Rare Soil source. in-game descriptions also contains a separate acquisition tip that says captured Digging Strongholds can produce a small amount hourly; exact live production remains subject to change.
🟩 BlackBar Gaming recommends
- Do not optimize one system in isolation. A strong Season 2 account connects Factory production, Furnace growth, Resistance, heat, territory participation, and Rare Soil preparation.
- Leadership should plan several captures ahead because a useful Dig Site today can be the adjacency required for a better City later.
🟥 Warning
- Use the live Thermal Map for the exact base-land temperature of a tile, then account for Cities, Furnaces, Cold Waves, and other active heat modifiers.
- Use the displayed thermal bands and live tile temperature when choosing warmer or cooler territory.
🟥 Warning
- do not teach Dig Sites = Coal / Cities = Rare Soil as a universal binary while the in-game descriptions differ.