[upd] | Timberborn Build 17278206
The latest update to Timberborn, a city-building game where you get to design and manage a beaver colony, has arrived. Build 17278206 brings a slew of new features, bug fixes, and improvements to the game. In this post, we'll dive into what's new and exciting in this update.
Some features that might be present in this build, based on general feedback and development progress, include:
The engine now limits the number of used threads to 8, which helps prevent crashes and stuttering on certain configurations.
: Provide fast, one-way transport for beavers across gaps using pylons. Timberborn Build 17278206
: Fully charged power batteries no longer draw surplus energy from the power grid. This allows the remaining uncharged batteries connected to the mechanical grid to charge at accelerated rates.
Stack your industrial machinery tightly. The improved pathfinding ensures your worker beavers find the shortest vertical paths through complex stairs and platforms seamlessly. Early to Late Game Strategy Guide
: Goods marked for emptying or redirection are instantly omitted from the active storage ledger. The latest update to Timberborn, a city-building game
: Reaching maximum well-being is now easier due to a calculation shift. The game now uses a true average rounded to the nearest whole number rather than flooring the value. Water Management Enhancements :
Update 6 introduced a host of new features and improvements. Experimental updates from this period focused on fixing bugs, improving the user interface, and adding new functionalities. For example, an experimental patch from July 2024 updated buildings like the Engine and the Large Power Wheel, and added vertical power shafts to certain buildings. Another experimental patch introduced the "flexible start" option, allowing players to choose their starting location on any map.
Fixed a critical bug where moisture leaked through Impermeable Floors when stacked directly on top of open wooden platforms. Faction-Specific Quality of Life Changes Some features that might be present in this
These numbers confirm that Build 17278206 is not just a bug-fix patch but a legitimate performance upgrade, especially for players with large, sprawling settlements on the "Terrible" and "Canyon" maps.
: When a building completes construction, the interactive buttons inside its menu no longer jump positions, preventing misclicks. Streamlined Resource Counting
Before diving into the specifics, it's helpful to understand the game. Timberborn is a unique city-building game set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans are gone, and society has been rebuilt by a race of "lumberpunk" beavers. Developed by Mechanistry, the game is in Early Access on Steam and features charming beaver societies, vertical architecture, advanced water physics, and terraforming mechanics.