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* All ''K-D Labs'' RTS games employ combat terraforming to some extent. All sides in Perimeter and two sides in Maelstrom can terraform the battlefield to create passages and so on. Both sides in Perimeter 2 (Exosus being waterborn, Comeback being landlubbers) and Hai-Genti in Maelstrom instead make parts of land inhabitable only for themselves.
* All ''K-D Labs'' RTS games employ combat terraforming to some extent. All sides in Perimeter and two sides in Maelstrom can terraform the battlefield to create passages and so on. Both sides in Perimeter 2 (Exosus being waterborn, Comeback being landlubbers) and Hai-Genti in Maelstrom instead make parts of land inhabitable only for themselves.
* In ''[[Lost Planet]]: Extreme Condition'' [[Mega Corp|NEVEC]] is planning to terraform E.D.N. III in a way that would instantly thaw out the planet and kill the native [[Bug War|Akrids]] ''and'' the rebelling colonists. Fortunately Wayne discovers an alternative that won't fry the colonists and by ''Lost Planet 2'', ten years later, most of the frozen wastes of E.D.N. III have been replaced by deserts and jungles, and several new Akrid species are coming out of hibernation.
* In ''[[Lost Planet]]: Extreme Condition'' [[Mega Corp|NEVEC]] is planning to terraform E.D.N. III in a way that would instantly thaw out the planet and kill the native [[Bug War|Akrids]] ''and'' the rebelling colonists. Fortunately Wayne discovers an alternative that won't fry the colonists and by ''Lost Planet 2'', ten years later, most of the frozen wastes of E.D.N. III have been replaced by deserts and jungles, and several new Akrid species are coming out of hibernation.
* In ''Stars!'' races with [http://wiki.starsautohost.org/wiki/Claim_Adjuster Claim Adjuster] trait can undo enemy terraforming using Retro Bombs and/or use Orbital Adjuster on a planet without conquering it, and [http://wiki.starsautohost.org/wiki/Packet_Physics Packet Physics] races terraform planets they bombard with mineral packets. If environmental requirements of the sides are different (frequently, as those are 3 independent variables), it's de-terraforming for the target.
* In ''[[Stars!]]'' races with [http://wiki.starsautohost.org/wiki/Claim_Adjuster Claim Adjuster] trait can undo enemy terraforming using Retro Bombs and/or use Orbital Adjuster on a planet without conquering it, and [http://wiki.starsautohost.org/wiki/Packet_Physics Packet Physics] races terraform planets they bombard with mineral packets. If environmental requirements of the sides are different (frequently, as those are 3 independent variables), it's de-terraforming for the target.
* In ''Haegemonia: The Solon Legacy'', high-level spies can reverse-terraform enemy planets. It's not permanent (the enemy can simply terraform it back if they have the tech) but as planet quality is the primary factor in maximum planet population, killing off a few hundred million colonists or at least inciting revolution due to massive overpopulation with [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards|a single spy]] can really wreck someone's day.
* In ''Haegemonia: The Solon Legacy'', high-level spies can reverse-terraform enemy planets. It's not permanent (the enemy can simply terraform it back if they have the tech) but as planet quality is the primary factor in maximum planet population, killing off a few hundred million colonists or at least inciting revolution due to massive overpopulation with [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards|a single spy]] can really wreck someone's day.
* ''[[Age of Wonders]]'' from the first game on has various "Path of X" unit abilities, turning terrain into the type preferred by the unit. This usually benefit only this unit tye (e.g. Frost Queen has Path of Frost and Snow Concealment), as well as cities of this unit's race, and conversely removes terrain advantageous to the others.
* ''[[Age of Wonders]]'' from the first game on has various "Path of X" unit abilities, turning terrain into the type preferred by the unit. This usually benefit only this unit tye (e.g. Frost Queen has Path of Frost and Snow Concealment), as well as cities of this unit's race, and conversely removes terrain advantageous to the others.
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