Everything I Wish I Knew Before Playing TIMBERBORN! Guide - Tips for Beginners and BEYOND!

I go over basics you might have missed as well as some more advanced ideas - such as logistics and manufacturing optimization. I also show a few cheeky builds and strategies for late game, as well as some easy bonuses and ideas you might be overlooking.
0:00 Intro
0:35 Building Ranges & Pathing Strategy
3:45 Storage Planning & Productivity
5:12 Storage Optimization
6:45 Small Warehouse Utilization
7:25 Power Transfer
8:01 Small Warehouse Utilization
10:13 Construction Strategies
11:32 Dynamite Placement
13:06 Dynamite Strategy
14:40 Hauling Importance
16:04 Flags are Haulers
17:26 Hauling Prioritizing for Productivity
19:47 Farming Strategies
21:30 Well-being Bonuses
24:24 Water Sources
25:43 Early Game Building
26:50 Tree Rant
27:28 Think in Levels
Everything I Wish I Knew Before Playing TIMBERBORN! Guide - Tips for Beginners and BEYOND!
#timberborn #m0ro

[@m0ro]

My first guide/tips video, I'd love to hear any feedback on what I could do better next time.😅

[@prisonbread]

This was super helpful and I like your communication style. Would have never guessed it was your first guide! Subbed

[@familhagaudir8561]

"Stick a warehouse under it" is great space management tip. Production chains become alot more efficient when supplies and finished products are stacked just under. Thank Devs for warehouses transfering power.

[@charlieinabox1164]

Helpful as someone starting brand new, thanks!

[@tomcoon9038]

Oh...My...God! This is, without question, the most helpful tip video for Timberborn ever! All at the stage that I am at right now. I consider it "mid game". I was having problems with the long paths and flags and you answered it first thing!!! My second issue was pathing when trying to build a dam. You got on that too! You rock at giving important useful tips concisely to the point. Thanks for taking the time.

[@redpandaarara4259]

God bless for timestamps, underrated feature

[@m0ro]

YES! It was the only salvation out of the disorganized mess that my brain made out of this video hahaha.

[@nope5578]

Thank god this video exist. I just started playing recently and some of these tips helps me a lot ! You're the only one I discover that explained clearly about the haulers and how the hauling priority works. Plus I love when youtubers put timestamps especially when doing tips/tutorial videos.

[@m0ro]

Glad to be of help! I should really do a new updated video, so much has been learned since hahah.

[@never2354]

You Channel is 100% going to blow up...Your explanation style, combined with your enunciation, is Top Tier!!

[@m0ro]

Thank you! I'm hoping so. 😄

[@DarkNexarius]

I have another tip that helped me in my game. You only need explosives but then you can make your paths arounds your farms into canals with platfroms on top to maximize farmland without wasting any extra space. You can also make a small water reservoir under the farmhouse with explosives and platforms. If you make it 2-3 deep it will keep all the plants alive through the drought. You can also "build downwards" with explosives. Make a hole and some stairs and you have several storages in the ground for example. You only need 1 space at the surface for stairs the rest can be built over with platforms.

[@sil3ntxswisha]

I can tell that this might be your first tip video, but honestly you are a natural at this. The intro and outro was slightly awkward but you were on a roll the rest of the time. You packed tons of helpful info You don't stutter or jam up You have a joyous natural humor And I did catch you repeating some words or phrases, but I do not think it was bad or unnecessary at all, in fact I thought it was funny and enjoyed it. Great job and thank you so much for the help

[@lukekilmartin2571]

Only got the game a few days ago, and this was incredibly useful! Thank you for the tips :D

[@m0ro]

Glad to be of service! Some of the advice might be a bit outdated but still better than nothing hahaha.

[@UrsinoPro]

Extremely helpful video!! Thank you

[@ShinjiDude]

Thank you for the tips!

[@jjcn4359]

HAHAHAHHAHAH i like how the ending just escalates to insanity “JUST BUILD UP! you done with that? JUST BUILD PLATFORMS then BUILD UP” “Dont have wood!? JUST MAKE MORE” HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA LOVE IT

[@Stormcrow41]

Best informative video on the game I've seen so far. Good work dude.

[@Gsoda35]

This video is magnificent! All this knowledge fits perfectly for my new mirror map which I created today. probably should share it someday.

[@magic777ize]

Loved your video. Really helped me.

[@ShokujiAkai]

Thanks for making this video, helpful info. :)

[@m0ro]

Glad to be of service! I should really make a more detailed one with all the new stuff I've learned since then.

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

I recently figured out that storage is probably the most helpful aspect of efficiency and large stockpiling to support builds and population growth. The game has changed a lot since this video came out, so several features you highlighted have been altered but having effective storage systems has helped significantly and on larger maps, strategic placement of multiple hauling posts helps too. Additionally, as soon as I start a new map, I really like to place roads going out from my city center in all directions to help with the road efficiency. and road planning early game can help a bit with later game.

[@rolandrebek8298]

Really helpfull guide thanks 😊

[@Megaverser]

Hi, thank you, this had a lot tips I didn't know about and I've been playing for a bit. Deserves more views.

[@m0ro]

Glad I could help! It would probably have helped if the video was more a structured guide and less of brain vomit. I tried my best to keep it organized and that's what I got hahaha.

[@Megaverser]

​@@m0ro No worries, it was good. :)

[@HodinSteinei]

Just draw a path around your District Center, so you can have shortcuts in every direction and dont end up cut off by fields or anything. Great vid!

[@menechne]

This game is my new obsession and a good amount of tips you gave will be really useful to me. Good job!

[@GamersAhoy]

i am watching this video 1 week into playing the game... i feel so stupid not having watched/stumbled upon this video, the first day i began to play... The pain ..... Wished i saw this video sooner :D

[@ratmouse088]

very helpful video thanks!

[@m0ro]

I aim to please! Hahaha.

[@VestigialCode]

this felt like you listed of all the lessons of my first playthrough lmao

[@m0ro]

So the title was like, super accurate then?🤣👍

[@RomanCanda]

It was helpful :)

[@oneoldcurmudgeon403]

Well done.

[@m0ro]

Thanks dude! 👍😆

[@leandrobanchio5230]

Excellent tips! Just another to add: resources from deleting buildings are returned?

[@m0ro]

Huuuh? They don't get returned though?? Do they? Am I nuts?

[@christinamoxon]

@@m0ro The devs have announced a new update soon that will return some of the materials, yes. But at the time of this video, you don't get the materials back.

[@Bobbacuda]

Hello! This was super helpful. Just bought the game the other day. My colony died of thirst 6 hours into my first ever game. Sure wish I watched this beforehand 😁

[@m0ro]

I think everyone had to go through at least once or two colony deaths before you're allowed to be successful. It's part of the experience hahah.

[@danielburke911]

I also built a city on diorama on hard mode with fox tails. I dynamited the lower pond as deep as possible and the river as deep as possible and then dynamited down six levels in the upper water source area. The entire rest of the map is green because of water dumps and it runs on auto pilot with no micromanaging. I also dynamited the mountain next to the mine down to the same level as the rest of the map and built up the mountain with the water source for gravity batteries and tree farms.

[@kansalsid]

Nice

[@genaro192]

nice videoo!

[@30250623]

as a brand new beginner i learnt some tips the very hard way lol... early game wood is pain, and late game food is pain. absolute pain

[@RDLASLB]

I'll have to look & see if you have already done what I'm going to suggest: Make an update video on these (and other) topics/points since the changes that have been made. I'd love to see what you would do differently because of those changes. I noticed some differences in the warehouses (your video vs. my recent gameplay), so the question came to mind. 1: THANK YOU for the information! It was needed & gratefully received. 2: Your explanations were concise & still entertaining. Delivery was beautiful & fun! 3: Loved the timestamps. Shows effort and organization. My adhd brain needed it (chaotic day). I better understand this new (to me) game. Maybe it'll be less frustrating. 😆 Time to go delve into your videos.

[@m0ro]

Yeah, this video is several updates old at this point and I also learned a lot since then as well. I've got a new series starting soon so that should give me a good refresher on getting started hahah,

[@tonyyt8368]

I love "tip" videos. Well done on this one.

[@m0ro]

What'd you think of it? Anything I could improve?

[@tonyyt8368]

@@m0ro I personally like this type of videos, longer and with a lot of information. But from what I've seen, the shorter vids are the ones that do better in terms of views. That's why I'm trying to play a little more with editing.

[@m0ro]

@@tonyyt8368 Yeah, that might be true, but I can barely keep my videos below 30 minutes so I've just given up on that hahah. Even at 30ish minute videos I still cut out just as much game time and it's a struggle hahah. Working on the recording side to make it easier to cut is the key I think. What are you using to edit?

[@tonyyt8368]

@@m0ro I use Cyberlink Power Director 18. It's pretty good, but I guess just like every other editing software it's got a learning curve. Deciding what to cut and leave out of a video is always hard. I'm trying to copy the editing style of some of the bigger creators. I wonder if they write things down or just wing it like I do. What software do you use?

[@m0ro]

@@tonyyt8368 I tried a bunch of different ones but mostly ended up just using premier elements which I had bought a few years ago. I found it to be the most comfortable interface and it's fairly advanced once you get past the "anyone can use this" stuff on top. Eventually I said screw it and just started using premier pro cause there were a few things that bothered me about elements. It's not exactly "cheap" but the monthly price isn't toooo bad. Makes editing less frustrating and it's SO easy to look up tutorials cause it's the standard for most editors. I did also go for the month to month option rather the cheaper yearly rate *just in case* hahah. As far as the editing style goes, yeah, I totally get the frustration. Part of me wants to take half my videos down and redo them, but that would just take time away from doing new ones. I definitely feel just doing it more and trying things out is all you can do. I feel like I've barely done any videos and already my sensibilities are changing when editing. I'm obviously still super new so who knows, but a few people seem to like it so always forward hahah.

[@weckar]

Have needs bonuses been removed? I don't see those anymore.

[@nicholasleung7832]

Most of the stuff is outdated with the latest game update. would be good to have an updated guide.

[@firemyst9064]

Idk why, but I love optimization.

[@pawekwiecien8701]

I don't get it, how did you provide water from this big container into the river? Excellent tips, thanks!

[@m0ro]

Are you talking about the side tank for filling the rivers?

[@pawekwiecien8701]

@@m0ro yeah, exactlyml. On the video it's totally separated from the tank. I'm playing on this map and I sacrified a lot of tertile terain to build extra tank for water and I can't stop wondering how you provided water into the River on this video. Btw your tip regarding to water tanks with platforms is brilliant! Thanks mate!

[@m0ro]

@@pawekwiecien8701 I just had a look and at the point at which I filmed this video, the tank was in the process of expansion. If you look at the playlist for that series, I did an overview/final tour of the map that would show how all the things ended up working. That tank was there for water storage for pumping so we had floodgates at the top for waterflow during wet season.

[@pawekwiecien8701]

@@m0ro I appriciate your Quick responses and I'll check it later - now i'm watching Chelsea vs Arsenal and beavers have to wait untill tomorrow :D good luck with your yt channel, moro's water tanks are brilliant! :D

[@m0ro]

@@pawekwiecien8701 No worries, it's just the easiest way you'd get all the answers probably, but also, it's been quite a few months since this map/series so I also just don't remember a lot of it hahahha. Also, you caught me in the middle of responding to comments on today's video so it was easy to just hop in and respond to you as well, lol.

[@joelanderson2041]

I feel like I just got a lecture from my dad. I'm sorry, papa. I never thought about beavers so in depth

[@m0ro]

I keep telling your mother that you never pay attention and that's the only reason I have to get stern with you. You see, it's not that I don't love you, I just sometimes feel like we're different people.

[@11piesang]

The only think i hate about this game sofar and its the only thing is the different districts with trading.. just let me have one big one, or if you must just make one trading route that can trade anything

[@steeneugenpoulsen8174]

I don't get how you view storage. Gather, Process is always going to be better than Gather, Move, Storage, Move, Process. All buildings has build in storage, now the water pump has 15 storage, but a single pump can gather more than 15 water in a day, so when your daily water drinking becomes higher than 15, it make sense to create water storage, instead of another water pump. Lumberjack flags can all store 20 lumber, so you have to ask yourself why you need 180*3 lumber storage, what is the reason that you EVER need 600+ lumber stored? Now with water you have a clear burst use each day, but why do you use lumber, gears and other stuff SLOWER than you make them, that make no sense. You should always be using the resources faster than you can build them, so no point having any storage. Haulers deliver resources to workplaces, that is the ENTIRE point of haulers, that workers don't have to do the lifting.

[@ParadoxMusicc]

it's sounds like motivational speech at the end

[@m0ro]

I always try to motive in *some* way.... good or bad. 🤣

[@nicolofurlan2278]

Thank you very much! Amazing tutorial, i'm a super noob I really needed this, my beavers are dying of thirst or starving, Can't get a population of 100.🦫 But now I understood much better the dynamics thank to you brother.