Desolate Island

Desolate Island is the first map in the game in the Tropical region. As of the Vita Nova update, it is unlocked by completing the Hill and Dale map.

Buildings

Tier 1 Buildings

Name	Icon	Cost (Gardener)	Unlocked by
Turbine		40	N/A
Toxin Scrubber		25	N/A
Irrigator		25	N/A
Water Pump		25	N/A
Mineralizer		40	3 Turbines
Sandbank		40	500 Ocean tiles

Tier 2 Buildings

Name	Icon	Cost (Gardener)	Unlocked by
Hydroponium		25	n/a
Littarium		25	bulid 3 Combustors
Salinator		10	150 Wetland tiles
Shadecloth Pillar		10	???
Monorail Node		10	??? biodiversity
Coral Lab		10	activate one Monorail Node

Tier 3 Buildings

Name	Icon	Cost (Gardener)	Unlocked by
Airship		25	N/A
Recycling Silo		25	N/A
Recycler Station		50	N/A
Recycling Beacon		10	one Recycler Station
Rock Hopper		10	one Recycler Station
Sonic Pulse		10	N/A
Animal Observatory		50	N/A

Tier 4 Buildings

Name	Icon	Cost (Gardener)	Unlocked by
Cloud Seeder		25	n/a
Combustor		25	??? amount of biodiversity

Climate

The map starts at 2 degrees Celsius, and 20% humidity.

Greenery Bonus	Title	Humidity needed (%)	Temperature needed (C)	Note
+25	Jellyfish return	>50%	>25 C
+50	Vines grow	>75%	>25% C
+25	Ivy overgrowth	>70%	>15 C
+25	Crabs populate beaches	n/a	>20 C
+50	Coconut palms	n/a	>30 C
+50	Migratory birds return	n/a	>15 C
+50	Ferns on riverbanks	55%	n/a
+50	Vines grow	>75%	>25 C
+100	Waterlilies blossom	>80%	n/a
+100	Dragonflies	n/a	>40 C
+100	Moss on rock faces	50%	<10 C	note: is under 10 C
+0	Thunderstorms begin	>99%	>35 C	precipitation

Animals

Name	Icon	Region	How to find
Parrot		Tropical	20+ Tropical Forest, 4+ Mangroves, no building within 10 tiles
Tortoise		Tropical	10+ Beach island
Manta Ray		Tropical	8+ Ocean, 6+ Coral Reef, 3+ River
Flamingo		Tropical	10+ Beach, 10+ Wetland
Reef Shark		Tropical	8+ Ocean, 6+ Coral Reef, 3+ River
Whale		Tropical	20+ Ocean with 10+ Deep Ocean, No land

Screenshots

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  An example of how the map looks at the outset
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  The same map, at completion