Automation!

Patch notes 2026-03-02 (experimental) - Automation a.k.a. build 1.0.11.0

Automation

• [p]New feature: Automation. Most of the new buildings are found in this new category on the toolbar.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Lever (1x Plank, 2x Gear, 50 Science Points). Flipped manually - either via the building panel or a pinnable UI element - this is the most basic way of sending a signal. For example, you could use a single Lever to turn on multiple Lumber Mills at once.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added new key bindings (unassigned by default) that you can use to activate pinned Levers.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Relay (1x Plank, 1x Gear, 80 Science Points). Performs simple logical operations on its input signals (NOT, OR, AND, XOR, Passthrough). This way, for example, you can make Pumps turn on only when there is sufficient water depth AND your tanks are getting empty.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Flow Sensor (6x Plank, 4x Gear, 100 Science Points). Checks the water flow speed below its sensor.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Depth Sensor (4x Gear, 8x Scrap Metal, 200 Science Points). Checks the water depth below its sensor.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Contamination Sensor (8x Gear, 8x Metal Block, 400 Science Points). Similar to the one above, this one checks the water contamination level below the sensor.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Chronometer (8x Plank, 6x Gear, 150 Science Points). Sends a signal based on the time of day. This includes a custom range as well as whether it’s work time or leisure time.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Weather Station (10x Gear, 8x TreatedPlank, 300 Science Points). You may have it send a signal when a particular season (or seasons) is in progress.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Power Meter (10x Gear, 6x Metal Block, 600 Science Points). Monitors power network parameters - supply, demand, surplus energy, and the charge percentage of connected batteries.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Population Counter (FT cost: 2x Plank, 2x Gear, 1x Paper; IT cost: 2x Plank, 2x Gear, 1x Metal Part, 200 Science Points). Checks the district or global population of a certain type (like a number of bots, unemployed beavers, contaminated kits etc.).[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Resource Counter (FT cost: 4x Plank, 4x Gear, 1x Paper; IT cost: 4x Plank, 4x Gear, 1x Metal Part, 250 Science Points). Checks the quantity or fill percentage of a particular good in the district it’s connected to. Meet the criteria, and the signal is sent.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Science Counter (FT cost: 6x Plank, 4x Scrap Metal, 6x Paper; IT cost: 6x Plank, 4x Scrap Metal, 6x Metal Part, 300 Science Points). This one is pretty self-explanatory.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Indicator (2x Scrap Metal, 1x Pine Resin, 400 Science Points). A large cuboid that lights up. Use it to make certain information (as in: certain input signals being active) easier to notice. In addition to being visible in the game world, you can also pin it in the UI, and even make it add journal entries or show a warning when switched on.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Speaker (4x Plank, 2x Gear, 4x MetalBlock, 500 Science Points). You may have it play music (or anything, really - you can add custom sounds, even some that would make Gary Oldman laugh until he cries). Music will play when the input signal is active - either once or continuously. You may also make it play within the game world, around the speaker, or make it heard globally.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Firework Launcher (1x Gear, 2x Treated Plank, 700 Science Points). If you needed a visually pleasing reward for your automation shenanigans, here’s one! The Firework Launcher is now in the game, allowing you to shoot fireworks of customizable style and frequency.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Detonator (1x Metal Blcok, 1x Explosives, 1x Extract, 1400 Science Points). And if you are really into explosions, hook up the Detonators to your Dynamite. As soon as the input signal comes through, your beavers will start blastin’.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Timer (1x Treated Plank, 1x MetalBlock, 600 Science Points). With the Timer, you can modify other signals, for example by delaying them or triggering an oscillation signal instead. The Timer can be set to reset at a certain condition.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Memory (1x MetalBlock, 1x Extract, 100 Science Points). Now we’re talking! With Memory modules, you can create the most advanced automation setups - for example, a Memory can switch on when one signal comes through and then reset after receiving another.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: HTTP Lever (2x Gear, 2x Scrap Metal, 5000 Science Points). It's like a Lever but can be switched on and off or recolored via API. Either you or your programmer friend will find a good use for it. The high science cost is only paid once and unlocks the building for all your future settlements.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: HTTP Adapter (2x Gear, 4x Scrap Metal, 7500 Science Points). Exposes the on and off state of in-game signals via API and makes webhook calls. Or, in hooman-speak, with a moderate amount of tinkering, it can light up your IRL light bulb when your beavers are low on water. The science cost is also paid only once for all your settlements. [/p][/*]

Additional buildings and automation-related changes

• [p]New building: Gate (6x Plank, 4x Gear, 4x Scrap Metal, 200 Science Points). You can now cut off parts of the settlement - either at will or using automation. Is badwater about to hit our town? Oh, we'd better close that shortcut path leading through the river. Want to limit access to the attractions to after-work hours only? Sure, that will finally make the beaver bean counters happy![/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Clutch (2x Gear, 6x Metal Block, 400 Science Points). We may not have cars in the game, but with this little thing, you can easily connect or disconnect a part of your power network. The Clutch can be engaged or disengaged manually or using an input signal from one of the automation buildings.[/p][/*]
• [p]New building: Valve (5x Plank, 5x Metal Block, 400 Science Points). This building replaces Sluice and works differently despite its similar appearance. When it’s not automated, you may simply regulate its water flow limit (where 0 means “fully closed”). When automated, you can control the allowed flow rate when the input signal is off and when it’s on, as well as how quickly it adapts to changing states.[/p][/*]
• [p]Removed building: Sluice. Since Valve can do everything that Sluice could and much more, Sluice is no longer available in the game. Sluices already placed in existing save games remain in place to ease the transition.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated building: Floodgate. Without automation, a Floodgate’s behavior doesn’t change. But automate it, and you will be able to set the desired height based on whether the input signal is on or off.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated building: Dome. You can now automate the Dome to close and open automatically.[/p][/*]
• [p]The tooltip for goods now lists three counters: Storage (such as goods in warehouses), Outputs (such as produce in Farmhouses), and Inputs (such as ingredients in Bakeries). Storage and Outputs are included in the main counters in the top bar because those are the goods available for whoever needs them. Inputs can optionally be included in Resource Counter measurements in some advanced setups.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added the "Tick once" key binding, defaulting to \[.], which advances the game's time by one tick. Use it to analyze complex automation setups.[/p][/*]

Customizable lights

• [p]Automation buildings share a common element: a clearly visible light. And that light’s color can be changed. Click the paintbrush icon in the upper right corner of a building’s panel to pick from a few default colors or enter the RGB code for something entirely custom.[/p][/*]
• [p]Color customization is especially important in the case of Indicators - they have even more prominent lights and can be pinned in the UI.[/p][/*]
• [p]Light color can now also be changed for buildings whose color isn't controlled by the assigned worker type. This applies to Tubeway Stations, Control Towers, Lanterns, Decorative Clocks, and Numbercrunchers.[/p][/*]

Iron Teeth: Metalsmith and metal balance

• [p]New building: Metalsmith (30x Plank, 10x Scrap Metal, 150 Science Points; Iron Teeth only). Produces 1x Metal Part from 1x Scrap Metal. Consumes Logs as fuel.[/p][/*]
• [p]For the Iron Teeth, the Scavenger Flag is now unlocked right from the start.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Explosives Factory’s cost from 30x Plank, 30x Gear, 30x Metal Block to 30x Plank, 30x Gear, 60x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Oil Press’ cost from 20x Log, 20x Plank, 20x Gear to 40x Log, 10x Metal Part[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Hydroponic Garden’s cost from 20x Plank, 10x Gear, 5x Metal Block to 20x Plank, 10x Gear, 5x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Numbercruncher’s cost from 30x Plank, 100x Gear, 25x Metal Block to 30x Plank, 100x Gear, 50x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Charging Station’s cost from 5x Plank, 15x Gear, 5x Metal Block to 5x Plank, 15x Gear, 10x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Steam Engine’s cost from 20x Log, 25x Gear, 20x Metal Block to 20x Log, 25x Gear, 40x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Exercise Plaza’s cost from 50x Log, 50x Plank, 10x Metal Block to 50x Log, 50x Plank, 20x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Brazier’s cost from 12x Plank 2x Metal Block to 12x Plank, 4x Scrap Metal.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Beaver Bust’s cost from 5x Metal Block to 4x Scrap Metal, 2x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Metal Fence’s cost from 3x Metal Block to 6x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Flame of Unity’s cost from 300x Plank, 50x Metal Block to 300x Plank, 100x Metal Part.[/p][/*]
• [p]Smelters and Metal Blocks are still used for the more advanced buildings.[/p][/*]

Misc.

• [p]Cleaned up the measurement units usage across the UI, as well as how they're written. For example, the game now uses metres (m), previously used only by Ziplines, as the measurement unit for both depth and distance. Similarly, Stream Gauge uses m³/s to measure the water flow.[/p][/*]
• [p]Tubeway Station can now be connected to Tubeways in front of it.[/p][/*]
• [p]If you have a huge number of buttons on the toolbar, for example because of the mods you have installed, they will now wrap neatly.[/p][/*]
• [p]Now that we have Chronometers in the game, we’ve renamed Iron Teeth’s Clock to Decorative Clock.[/p][/*]
• [p]Moved Stream Gauge to Decorations.[/p][/*]

Bug fixes

• [p]Fixed a typo in the Haulers tutorial path.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed blurred icons in the map editor storage's dropdowns.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fluid Dump's particles are no longer visible under terrain after loading a save.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug with Power Wheels not animating after loading a save.[/p][/*]
• [p]It is no longer possible to place an Impermeable Floor on one of the Campfire's tiles.[/p][/*]
• [p]The goggles of the Iron Teeth wonder's workers no longer emit light. Worry not, a pilot is cool as heck no matter what.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a lag when opening Construction mode. This sadly reverts the fix for the sometimes-broken construction preview for Impermeable Floor.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed the lag spike occurring when jumping between toolbar categories.[/p][/*]
• [p]Restored the sometimes-broken construction preview for Impermeable Floor.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a rare crash upon loading a game with a missing object name.[/p][/*]

1.0 coming March 12, 2026!