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.
Resource Management & Industry
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Housing and Happiness
- Decorations Boost Sleep Benefits
- Decorations that overlap houses can provide passive buffs while beavers sleep.
- Place monuments near districts to benefit all residents simultaneously.
- 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.
Energy and Power Systems
- 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.
- 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.
Beaver Mobility and Pathing
- 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.
- 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.
Optimizing Research and Tech Unlocks
- 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.
Game Efficiency & Hotkeys
- 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.
- 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.
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!
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