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Forest Fire is a Norse Classical Age god power in Age of Mythology that is available to worshipers of Freyja. When invoked, it sets trees on fire over a selected area which damages enemy units and buildings. The fire spreads from one tree to the next, eventually engulfing a large forest of trees).
Gameplay
The fire spreads to other trees in a limited radius before they collapse. Hostile units and buildings nearby take damage while the own and allied ones are immune. The closer the enemy units are to the fire, the more damage they take. Forest Fire is useful in damaging enemy buildings. Units can escape the fire quickly but buildings will take damage continually. It can also be used to deny an enemy of a source of wood or to burn a hole through the woods if they are using it as a natural wall. Even after a tree burns down, the fiery ground below it remains a hazard for a few seconds, and will damage any enemy unit who steps on it.
Forest Fire can be used very strategically in team games. A teammate playing Gaia can invoke Gaia Forest on a location, and the player can then invoke Forest Fire, allowing for a precise attack, rather than relying on the random generation of trees. Another relatively unknown strategy is when the player has an Oranos teammate on a water based map. As wood is exceptionally important on water maps, the player can invoke Forest Fire near where the enemy is collecting wood, and then have their Oranos teammate invoke Shockwave. This can kill up to 9 enemy villagers when done correctly.
Trivia
- Originally, when Forest Fire was invoked, a light from heaven was cast on the central trees. This also resulted in a fire whirlwind, however these effects were cut for unknown reasons, mostly likely to preserve memory.
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