I built a Lumber Mill and a Water Wheel after my first Drought to start producing Planks these items are key for building more advanced structures and making the most out of my town.įocus on making the most out of your land by diverting Water to where it's needed. If you're just barely surviving one Drought, you won't survive the next one unless you step up your game.ĭon't forget to expand your capabilities, too. That means that you have to go beyond being 'good enough' when it comes to food and Water. Your next step is to figure out the best way to expand and maintain enough resources to keep everyone alive.Įven on Normal difficulty, Droughts will get increasingly severe. If you've followed my advice, you should have been able to survive your first Drought with minimal losses. Keep in mind that you can make a hard save at any time, so don't be afraid to dam up a river or try to blast a hole in the ground and see what happens - you can always load an older save game.Īfter Your First Drought: The Key to Long-Term Survival Working with all of these tools is going to take time and experimentation that goes beyond the scope of the Timberborn Guide for Beginners. Heck, you can even use Dynamite to blast holes in the ground to create canals or reservoirs! This is where the ingenuity of the Beavers comes into play: you can use dams, levees, Irrigation Towers, Water Pumps, and more to move Water around and set up your civilization for long-term survival.

On the more advanced side of things, you'll note that there is a lot of non-arable land on the map. Losing the game is likely an inevitability due to this mechanic - it's only a matter of when. You should always have more Water than you need on hand to survive Droughts, especially because successive Droughts will get longer and tougher. This should be your first round of building after the Tutorial We're going to need to store Water to survive your first Drought. Expand a Path in that direction - that will give you the option to add a second Gatherer Flag and get access to more Berries. You should see a stone Slope slightly to the left of your town. Set the Prioritized action in the Farm to 'Planting.'

Leave a little room to expand it later two Farmers alone will not be enough to sustain your early population for a lengthy amount of time. Plant at least 40 plots of Carrots next to 1 Farm Building. Next, we're going to build our first Farm. Start by setting the Warehouse to store 100 Berries and 100 Carrots and nothing else - this building will serve as your food storage for now. With the Tutorial completed, our next step is to increase the comfort of your Beavers and get them to work. Expanding Your Town and Surviving Your First Timberborn Drought The buildings you erect during the Tutorial are not enough to survive your first Drought, so get started on expanding right away.

Timberborn layout