Did you really think we were done with Update 7 - Ziplines & Tubeways? Well, not quite. Today, we’ve got a bunch of new tweaks but also a surprise - a fancy new map named Hollows!
Let us know what you think, especially after you have had a chance to play on the new map. You can share your feedback in these dedicated threads on Steam and our Discord:
As a reminder, here’s how to switch to the experimental branch.
Patch notes 2025-05-26 (Experimental)
Maps
Since Update 7 made the in-game terrain fully three-dimensional, Timberborn map makers can now overhang terrain, create caves, and use other clever tricks. Our newest addition to the map roster showcases some of these new features.
- New map: Hollows (192x192). The carved-out landscape of this medium difficulty map hides many opportunities. The eldest beavers even whisper of buried treasures.
Performance
- Significantly improved the game’s performance. Compared to Update 6, we anticipate 15-30% higher FPS. We’ve also eliminated several serious performance issues introduced with Update 7.
- Reduced occasional FPS stuttering.
Power Shafts and Tubeways
After reviewing the recurring feedback, we realized that the modularity of Tubeways and a similar change to Power Shafts is sometimes confusing. Here’s how we’re trying to address that.
- The default model for Power Shafts and Tubeways is now always the version with all possible connections visible.
- Renamed Solid Power Shafts and Solid Tubeways to Vertical Power Shafts and Vertical Tubeways, respectively.
Quality-of-Life
- The area measurement is now enabled for all area selection tools, including cutting, planting, rubble and tree removal, and the deletion tool.
- When selecting any buildings connected to a power grid, all objects in that grid are now highlighted - this includes shafts and batteries.
Misc.
- Removed the “Too far from a district” warning and the yellow highlight when placing buildings. That warning is still displayed in the building’s panel but showing it all the time didn’t make much sense since the players would often connect the paths later.
- Status icons now work better with 3D terrain. They no longer appear too high, they don’t clip through terrain, and it is possible for them to appear under platforms and other objects.
- Demolishing single buildings now results in more smoke. Everybody loves smoke.
- The “Environment volume” slider now also controls the wind’s volume.
- Renamed the “Reset camera position” to “Reset camera” as it only resets the zoom.
- Disabled the beaver and bot throttling in the buildings’ entrances. This means they will leave the buildings earlier and react to your actions faster.
- In the preview mode, Power Shafts placed next to buildings now display the connectors.
- Added the creator of our Update 7 trailers and our new Discord moderator to the in-game credits. No, they are not the same person.
Bug fixes
- Re-added missing explosion particles.
- Resources carried by beavers no longer disappear after saving and loading the game.
- Timberborn is not a psychological horror, so the natural resources no longer change their position after each restart and load.
- Stranded beavers no longer switch their animation for a moment after loading the game. They’ve got enough to worry about as is.
- Fixed some extra crashes related to file permissions.
