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District Range - mechanic is not clear and not intuitive
Hello here are my thoughts on district range:
- District range is limited (i think that is great, else why build multiple districts?)
- District range is very ...
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Keep golems fully optional (let beavers do terraforming)
Golems are received differently by the community, some love them, some not so much.
But good thing about golems before terraforming update was that they were ...
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Differentiate religion and faction unique temples
Right now we have two factions that have the exact same temple and that's it. I suggest that this should be different for each faction to highlight their specific ...
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Add Discord channels for various languages
Add the "General" channels to the server discord for various languages to make it easier to communicate between people in native language.
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[UI] Real life clock
We've all done it, lost track of time while playing a game. Any chance that a simple clock could be added somewhere in the UI that would display the current real life ...
Beaver Faction: Underpaws
• District Centers are underground structures like the underground warehouse of the Folktails, and double as unlimited housing.
• Since DC is unlimited housing, ...
Aerial Ropeway
Instead of minecarts or trains I propose an Aerial Ropeway like this.
https://youtu.be/6RiYXI1Tfu4
The way it could work would be a two terminal system and ...
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Set Desired water level for Water Dumps
At the moment I can think of very few situations for using water dumps, since the water output is so inconsistent. Making the dump stop at a settable water level ...
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Water wheel does not produce power even if water is flowing [Problems with wheel after Update 1]
The issue is simple, I have two compact water wheels inside the main river of the map "Waterfalls". There is no obstruction or anything else (see screenshot attached) ...
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Bug
Beaver nurse office - deliver medicine, food and water to patients in medical beds
Alternative to https://timberborn.featureupvote.com/suggestions/314972/medical-beds-stock-water-and-food-for-patients
But I suggest to a small office building that ...
Add name-list
It's nothing big, but I like the idea of having the ability, to create my own list of names for the beavers, replacing/expanding the original list.
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Add Taverns for food and drink
Seems odd that there is no way to give the beavers a dedicated place to access food and water. Also could be expanded to an Inn for long travels.
campfire interactions
Hi! I want to start with saying that I love playing your game. And especially I like how chill it is.
So I was sitting and zooming on a campfire while beavers ...
Floodgate keeper job
It may be handy to 'automate' floodgate opening and closing with a new beaver job.
As an example use case :
- I build a floodgate
- I build a Water gauge ...
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More Expansive Vertical Building
One of my favorite parts about this game thus far is the ability to build buildings vertically and in compact setups. However, transporting just about anything ...
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Water Elevator
Power consuming water elevator. Buckets on a track move water up from its bottom end and pour out the top. This would allow the ability to move water up to the top of ...
Map Objectives (Win Conditions), custom scenario editor and challenge mission texts
Within the map editor it would be really cool if there were ways to set a proper win condition.
-build building X in location Y
-reach 10,000 stored carrots
-get ...
Haulers waste time moving balancing storages or tanks - desired amount defaults are inefficient
The haulers carry the logs between two nearby log piles.
I'm not sure if this is normal
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Beaver life spans and births
I suggest randomizing the life span of beavers within some range, so that they don't always die in batches when they die of old age. Usually, if one or more lodges ...
Add a clear metric (like water/sec) so it's easier to weigh the risks of water dumps and irrigation
It's hard to do a cost benefit analysis for buildings that consume resources if those resources are vital to survival. It would be nice if there was a metric so I ...
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Water visual bug - water in corners, "leaking" diagonal levees
It seemes like when water is like this(shown in the picture) it bugs a little
Food rationing, food limit, consumption order and food management.
I love the game and have no complaints otherwise! But could we get an option to adjust how much food they can ration out per colony?
MOD: This thread has been ...
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Exploits: One square lake and Free Warehouse
Exploits have been reported by several communities.
This may be fun at first, but it makes the game much less fun, so please fix it.
1. one square lake
Use Water ...
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Balance
bigger maps (larger maps)
make huge maps
Change either the "Plank" icon or the "Metal Block" icon
The plank and metal block icons are too similar, at a glance it is easy to confuse the 2 icons together. (personally they look like a slight rotation of each other ...
Add Clay, Pottery, and Food rotting (spoilage)
Add Clay as a resource, possibly have to be harvested by river bank or during dry season. Clay can be used in pottery to make pots, and storage vessels (useful if ...
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season variation and related endgame challenge
add random variance to seasons, so sometimes it'll be a few days shorter or longer.
if the earlier wet seasons are longer, and as time goes on, dry seasons get ...
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Improve and simplify Distribution Post interface and mechanics - easy district resource sharing
Okey, I am not sure if any suggestion like this is already out there, but I didnt seem to find one. I would really love if the hole interface/district trading system ...
Map Overview - Zoom out to see map (furhter than with unlocked camera)
It would be great if we could have a button that gave us an overview of the entire map, so we could see everything in one picture
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Improved resource sorting and categories (materials types)
The addition of more resources in Experimental Branch was a good idea, and a welcome addition to fill the game with more content!
(But) if you gather a lot of ...
Tech tree with prerequisites based on dependencies and grouping buildings
Right now, buildings are unlocked individually, with no regard to what is needed for their construction or where they are in production chains. Buildings needed for ...
Beavers dying of thirst because they prefer to work
After a drought the beavers collected water but then ran to do chores like chopping wood instead of drinking from the water tanks. I had 3 beavers to die from thirst, ...
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Bug
Mark resource for destruction from modal
Would be nice if I could click a tree or a patch of carrots and mark it for removal like I can with a building/path.
Expanded Berry Nutrition (Plus others)
I'd like to see more options for satisfying Hunger and Thirst, especially with Berries. We are able to grow them but they usually end up taking up space once farms ...
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Distribution Post doesn't work (distibution limits are set correctly)
I'm playing with the Iron Teeth.
I have 2 Districts, one of which has an abundance of logs. I tried setting up a route to transfer those logs to my Main District, ...
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Bug
Show range of relevant structures when planting or building related structures, farms area
Currently, when planting trees or crops, I often have to cancel planting just to click on the forester buildings etc just to check how far their reach is, and have to ...
In-Game Encylopedia of Terms/Mechanics
Perhaps at some point along the road you can add a menu to look up things about the game, like what different buildings do exactly, what certain materials are and ...
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Lodge/Lodge(Mirrored) HUD Redundancy
Lodge and Lodge(Mirrored) are an important distinctions in the build menu. However, when the buildings are reported as occupied under the housing menu of the HUD, it ...
More Beaver Info (Gender, Thoughts, Family Tree, etc.)
I would really appreciate more information on the individual beavers, both helpful data and flavor stuff to give the game a bit more of a lived in feel. Right now ...
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New food, recipes and production chains - suggest YOURS here!
I don't think it's very constructive to have a separate threads for each recipe, so let's collect all ideas for devs (or modders) to pick from here!
I propose ...
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Forester or stairs need to not require planks
Forester or stairs need to not require planks, if you run outa trees without a mill your only option is to AFK until more trees grow.
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Science point sinks (Late game use for Science points, SP consuming buildings)
Some buildings could use science points to work. This could give use to them in late game. The list of SP-consuming buildings:
- School. Consumes books and SP. ...
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Fix the engines (power up for balance)
The Iron Teeth’s engines need a fix
Detailed calculation and explanation with screenshots is here ...
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Modular Storage concept for expanding single storage building capacity
Looking at screencaps of more hardcore players I often notice arrays of warehouses. Obviously game balance can be tweaked in this aspect too, but I come with this ...
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Preserve the Roller Coaster Tycoon building vibe
I absolutely love the current "clunkyness" of Timberborn's buildings.
The fact that you cannot mirror every building, the fact that elevated paths and stairs are a ...
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Extend priority system to tree cutting and harvesting
Please extend the priority system to adjust the priority of cutting particular trees and harvesting particular berries (crops already have their own priority system). ...
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Add "fog of war" in the additional "explorer mode"
You could add an additional game mode "explorer" and "fog" like in Age of Empires - a black area over all the map that gradually disaspear as the beavers move to new ...
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When resources are marked for destruction, they should be harvested if possible
It's not currently possible to prioritise the cutting of wood or harvesting of crops within a larger harvesting area, so I end up just marking resources for ...
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Late game buildings for fun and spirituality
Compared to other needs, fun, spirituality, and (to a lesser extent) social life are currently hard to keep topped up, at least in late game (contrast this with, ...
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