Welcome to our Timberborn guide! Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned player, these tips will help you optimize your colony for efficiency, survival, and growth. Let’s dive into some key strategies to keep your beavers thriving.

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Resource Management & Industry

1. Metal Scavenging Even Underwater
   • Buildings don’t function underwater, but Metal Scavengers can still collect metal from submerged ruins.
   • Flood metal-rich areas if necessary—just ensure scavenging flags remain on dry land and stairs lead down to the wreckage.
2. Optimal Farm Prioritization
   • Set farms to prioritize planting over harvesting.
   • This ensures harvested plots are immediately replanted, reducing idle time and walking distance.
   • In dry seasons, switch priority to harvesting to save drying crops.
3. Water Storage and Distribution
   • Build levees and dams early to create reservoirs that ensure water access during droughts.
   • Store water near water pumps for efficient distribution.
   • Use Hauling Posts to move large quantities of water into the colony for drinking needs.
4. Using Impermeable Floors to Control Water Flow
   • Impermeable floors can block water movement, helping you create controlled reservoirs.
   • Beavers can store clean water while diverting bad water to prevent contamination.
   • Pair impermeable floors with sluices to automate water flow and maintain irrigation during droughts.

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Housing and Happiness

5. Decorations Boost Sleep Benefits
   • Decorations that overlap houses can provide passive buffs while beavers sleep.
   • Place monuments near districts to benefit all residents simultaneously.
6. Faction-Specific Housing Advantages
   • Folktails: Can build floating houses, allowing for water-based living.
   • Iron Teeth: Rely more on densely packed housing with industrial growth.

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Energy and Power Systems

7. Unique Power Sources per Faction
   • Folktails: Use windmills, but wind is intermittent.
   • Iron Teeth: Rely on wood-burning engines, consuming logs for constant power.
   • Both factions must plan accordingly, as they cannot use each other’s power sources.
8. Water-Based Power
   • Water wheels are a reliable power source but require consistent water flow.
   • Structures like dams and levees can help control water levels for better wheel performance.

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Beaver Mobility and Pathing

9. Beavers Can Swim!
   • Provide stairways into water to allow beavers to navigate submerged areas.
   • Roads can be built underwater to extend pathing and increase district reach.
10. Utilizing District Centers Efficiently

• If a resource is slightly out of reach, relocate your District Center.
• How to Move a District Center: Pause the game → Delete the old center → Build a new one → Migrate population back.

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Optimizing Research and Tech Unlocks

11. Research Should Never Stop
    • Build an Inventor’s Hut immediately to start generating Science Points.
    • Later, add multiple Research Huts and toggle them on/off as needed.
    • Some late-game techs cost over 10,000 Science Points, so steady research is essential.

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Game Efficiency & Hotkeys

12. Useful Hotkeys
    • Spacebar: Pause/unpause time.
    • P: Pause/unpause buildings.
    • Delete + Enter: Quick delete.
    • Shift + Delete: Instantly delete without confirmation.
    • Shift + WASD: Move camera faster.
    • Z & C: Rotate landscape 90 degrees.
    • Ctrl + H: Hide UI for clean screenshots.
13. Managing Work Hours
    • Increase working hours during critical wet seasons to maximize resource gathering.
    • Reduce work hours during stable periods to allow beavers to recover and gain happiness buffs.

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Advanced Water Control Techniques

14. Creating Water Towers for Irrigation
    • Build a stacked reservoir using levees and platforms to store excess water.
    • Use sluices to automate water distribution during droughts.
    • Ensure high elevation storage to create a gravity-fed irrigation system for farms.
15. Automating Water Flow for Self-Irrigating Farms
    • Use sluices and impermeable floors to control water flow to fields.
    • Set sluices to auto-open when water levels are low, ensuring steady irrigation.
    • This method saves manpower and prevents the need for constant manual adjustments.

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Final Thoughts

By following these tips, you’ll create a flourishing and efficient beaver colony. If you found this guide helpful, check out our other Timberborn tutorials, including Faction-Specific Strategies and Hard Mode Survival Tips. Happy building, and keep your beavers thriving!