Hiding Places and Props

Terrain refers to structures or plant life of sorts, that are typically (with a few exceptions) randomly generated and are part of the standard map. Terrainwelp. usually provides some sort of purpose that affects the gameplay in some way shape or form, but in some cases are just purely cosmetic decoration.

Hiding places

Hiding Places are terrain that can be hidden in by animals for protection. Not all animals can hide in all terrain though. Animals are vulnerable to the charged boost of Lionfish even when they are hiding in these terrains.

Name	Summary	Image
Anemone	Generates on the ocean floor. Tier 1 to tier 3 animals can hide here.
Beaver Dam	Generates between the swamp and its surface. Inverted generated in Arctic surface. Beavers and Ducks can hide here. Orange food pieces grow on its roots. Slowly landing on the top allows you to walk across it. (As an animal that can walk). Crocodiles can disguise themselves as them.
Swamp Tree	Generates atop swamp islands. Snakes and Anacondas can climb and hide in Swamp Trees.
Bush	Generates atop islands. Crabs and Seagulls can hide here. Berries spawn here.
Tree	Generates atop islands. Reaching the top of a tree requires that you boost, fly, or be pushed to the top. Seagulls can hide here. Snakes can climb and hide here. Apples grow on its leaves.
Igloo	Appear upon ice caps. Penguins and Seals can hide here, and Baby Penguins(AI) will hide in them if a predator walks on the ice cap. When you're hided there, you would be slowed down.
Volcano	Generates on the arctic and deeeep floors. There is one near the Deeeep in the Cave. Produces volcano food, which can be eaten. Tier 1 to tier 3 animals can hide here. In one place you can see a big complex of volcanoes, and if you will go into them, it will blow you up from volcano.
Shipwreck	One shipwreck always appears on one of the dirt islands that border the ocean and deeeep. Tier 1 to tier 8 animals (and hammerhead) can hide here. Produces bubbles that can be eaten, eating one restores a bit of oxygen for animals who lose oxygen underwater (Seagull, Beaver, Pelican, and Sea Turtle for example.).
Broken tree	Generates on the swamp floor. Tier 1 to tier 3 animals and Electric Eel, Snake and Anaconda can hide here.
Pineapple	Spawns in the bottom center of the open Deeeep. Every animal Tier 9 and below can hide here.
Barrel Sponge	Generates in the reef or deeeep. Tier 1 to tier 6 can hide here.
Tube Worms	Generates in the deep. Tier 1 to tier 3 can hide here.
Sea Sponge	Generates in the ocean and reef. Tier 1 to tier 3 can hide here.
Tube Sponges	Generates in the ocean and reef. Tier 1 to tier 3 can hide here.
Anemone	Generates in the ocean and reef. Tier 1 to tier 3 can hide here.
Palm Tree	Generates in the ocean and reef. Snakes and anacondas can climb and hide here. Coconut spawning place.
Bald Cypress	Generates atop swamp islands. Snakes and Anacondas can climb and hide in Bald Cypress.
Giant Shipwreck	Generates in the Deep. All animals can hide here. Hiding places are ship windows and the crack.

Platforms and obstacles

Platforms and obstacles are terrain that cannot be hidden in but can still be interacted with (i.e. walking on it, burrowing through it slowly or being unable to pass through it).

Name	Summary	Image
Island	Generates between the ocean and its surface. Platform for walking. Bushes and trees appear on here.
Glacier	Generates between the arctic and its surface. Platform for walking. Igloos can appear here.
Swamp island	Generates between the swamp and its surface. Platform for walking. Swamp trees appear above and roots appear below swamp islands.
Currents	Pushes any animals and food that enter it downward and left. Only animals tier six (Ray Tier) and above can swim up currents.
Lily pad	Generates between the swamp and its surface. Platform for walking.
Coral Fan	Generates in the reef. Slows down non-reef animals by 30%.
Table Coral	Generates in the reef. Slows down non-reef animals by 30%.

Cosmetic terrain

Cosmetic terrain are terrain that cannot be interacted with and have no effect on the gameplay whatsoever.

Name	Summary	Image
Cloud	Generates in sky. Animals entered the cloud cannot be seen where they are.
Roots	Generates underneath swamp islands.
Jagged logs	Generates on the swamp floor.
Small Anemone	Generates in the ocean.
Seaweed	Generates in the ocean.
Anchor	Generates in the ocean.
Kelp Strand	Generates in the kelp forest.
Icicle	Generates in the arctic.
Pine Tree	Generates in the kelp forest and estuary.
Pine Silhouette	Generates in the kelp forest and estuary.
Scots Pine	Generates in the kelp forest and estuary.
Scots Pine Silhouette	Generates in the kelp forest and estuary.
Cold Pine	Generates in the arctic.
Small Tube Sponge	Generates in the ocean and reef. Actually this is a hiding place. Frogfish can disguise as these.
Cypress Knob	Generates in the estuary.
Nearby Cloud	Generates in the sky.
Far Cloud	Generates in the sky.
Cirrus Cloud	Generates in the sky.
Big Cloud	Generates in the sky.

History

This section highlights all the changes made to terrain in documented updates so far. A full changelog can be found here.

Update	Changes
Pre-November 4th, 2016 (Release)	Added 1 form of terrain: anemone.
November 4th, 2016	New animal (beaver) and a new hiding place: beaver dams.
November 5th, 2016 (Night)	Added a new food source below beaver dams.
November 24th, 2016	Added islands, bushes (which crabs can hide in) and trees!
January 21st, 2017	Glaciers now have igloos, which penguins can hide in.
February 13th, 2017	Island sizes are now random (between 1x and 3x previous standard size of islands).
March 13th, 2017 (Beta)	Added a new shipwreck hiding spot (designed by Pathos too!)
March 14th, 2017	Added air bubbles leaking from shipwreck (h1637727's idea). Jellyfish and below can now hide in volcanoes.
March 17th, 2017	An Abandoned House appeared in the deep sea. It's said its owner left long ago, after it was attacked by a giant squid and its pet was kiddnapped. (FROM BETA) Added one new hiding place (shipwreck designed by Pathos too!)