Timberborn - Advanced Tips for Early Game

Timberborn early game tips and advice.
I stream this a lot recently on Twitch.tv/AustinjohnPlays
0:00 What is this Game?
1:24 How Long is the Drought?
2:42 Prep before you start
7:05 Work Cycles
7:44 Farming
9:19 The Rush to the Forrester
13:03 Water Consumption
14:11 Population
15:36 Storage
18:44 Forest Planting
19:35 Fulfilling Needs
23:02 Hauling into the Early-Mid Game
28:49 Your First Drought!
33:03 Nutrition 2
34:55 Prep for Population Expansion
42:11 Expanding your Forest
45:27 Power & Industrial Districts
50:31 Your first Metal & District Limits

[@Kabanist]

3:27 On this map after you destroy the barrier, place a dam in its place. This way you will get a water reservoir for only 20 logs. This reservoir will not dry out during the grace period for droughts even on hard difficulty so you will keep a big part of your farming area. Even after you will build a dam across the river, this mini reservoir will be useful if you'll drink all the water in the dammed river. Unless you put pumps there, of course. 5:30 While planting mainly carrots is ok, you SHOULD plant some potatoes. Grill can be built using only logs so it's an early game building. Grilled potatoes give a Nutrition II buff that adds 30% strength to your beavers. Why is it important? Because 1 log weights 6kg. A beaver's default carrying capacity is 10kg. So it can only carry 1 log. But with the 30% buff beavers can carry 13kg, or 2 logs. So you will basically double your logging and construction speed. 19:18 Birches are not good for anything. They give only 1 wood per 9 days. If you're low on trees, plant some pines to get 2 wood per 12 days. But mainly plant maples (8 wood per 24 days). If you still have enough trees left in the area, plant only maples. In any case, phase out pines into maples after gathering them once. Maples are more space-efficient and more labor-efficient.

[@maksphoto78]

Wow, amazing tips, thanks!

[@chrisvids184]

also frustrated on lack of sleep for beavers it can cause them to oversleep in the morning ive found

[@joshswenk1967]

@@chrisvids184 great tip, thank you! Does it dry out quicker with a water pump?

[@SolasLunas]

@@chrisvids184 exhausted beavers recover at half the speed so you do not want to have exhausted beavers

[@SomeoneYouDontKnow15]

Can u make a blog or vid for tips ?

[@slotholopolis2314]

I know nothing about this game but AJP gets my clicks

[@Dragonubispwi]

from me he can get more than that anytime 🤤❤

[@callumtyler686]

Same never heard of it at all not even a mention

[@saniitv_]

deadass

[@Aquatech00]

I AJP could say I’m about to take a nap. I’d still be like oooh, this going to be good

[@TheSubtleCow]

I would like to say as a certified Canadian, that this is an excellent Canada simulator.

[@olethrus0863]

As an american i just assumed(as american does) that you were all just beavers in human suits.

[@williamchapman9277]

im leaving a comment for the algorithm and so austin is more likely to post different content than he normally does.

[@PeachShortcake_]

I've been curious about this game, I'm excited!

[@mcblanc900]

Very good tips, I learned a lot. Anyway the consumption of beavers is different than you stated, I checked it carefully by starting the game with 1000/1000 resources and just waiting 5 days. For settings of 100% and idle beavers: In total they consumed 60 food and 50 water. 2,4 food per day 2 water per day Food replenishes 16,(6)% less bar than water. Both bars disappear at the same rate. The actual consumption is even less, because when the strip is depleted you are actually saving food or water. This is most noticeable with porters when they have to walk a long way. Their consumption has dropped by 20%. Other beavers also tend to starve/need water for a short time too and it takes them a while to get there, so more realistic values are: 2.3 food per day 1.9 water per day Beavers eat/drink 3 units at a time when they are starving/ lacking water. When they are idle they eat one at a time without waiting for the bar to run out.

[@xNYRmike]

You absolute beauty. I've been playing this game for a few days and loving it. Jumped myself straight up to like 20 beavers and barely made it through the first few droughts before I got my bearings. I like the game, but I just felt so confused at times. This helped a TON. Gonna go start a new settlement, thanks for the tips bud 🤙

[@guillermogutierrez7544]

It was so satisfying watching you start out. How you didn't you think twice about the layout. You just went for it and it ended up looking nice.

[@dygon7663]

Playing on that map with that faction, build your starting farms around the little pond where you demolish the barrier in the beginning. That way you only have to build one dam when the drought is about to come in and at least your farms won't die.

[@mattvarley3462]

Truly enjoyed watching you play this on Twitch

[@SkervyBoi]

Tried this game for the first time a few days ago, really fun. I was just sort of guessing at the water and food requirements, so this helped a lot. Turns out my instinct for things worked out somewhat in line with what is suggested, but i didn't realize the huge advantage of having haulers. That would have made my first play through a bit smoother.

[@philosofize2629]

18 mins in, this is an absolute brilliant tutorial. Thanks for putting in the time for this game.

[@rolandhill1881]

Nice one mate, glad you posted it on YT being loving the twitch

[@Brooke052]

Enjoyed watching this on twitch. Made some weird lore for this game on twitch with another user. I laughed so hard with how much fun we were having and your reactions to it 🤣

[@kenmercadante4565]

I just picked up Timberborn a couple days ago, and with Update 2 just out a couple of the game mechanics appear to have changed since you made this video, but it was still very helpful. This is rapidly on its way to becoming one of my favorite games. Thanks!

[@mikedavis4561]

I've been following the game for a few weeks now, never heard of you or your channel but came up during my standard "insert game tips & tricks", super helpful and I'm glad that overall the mechanics are very similar to Banished or Surviving Mars. Took notes to help me for my playthrough, and for that you deserve my thumps up and sub. Great job on this video, may check out some of your others!

[@BallerDan53]

Great video. The tip about setting the warehouse inventory is very helpful! I can't wait for more game updates, I hope they have a campaign or something eventually.

[@ZacharyRedford]

I don't know if I've ever commented on a KZbin video in my life but I want to ensure the ratio is great so Austin John can keep making content that he enjoys talking about. Thank man for always putting out interesting videos!

[@highbronze6769]

Now I have to find out when I can watch this live. It was so fun and relaxing to watch. Thanks for the unique video and I hope to see more

[@PlagueXKill3R]

This may be the best early game tutorial ever. No fluff, just all useful info! Thank you! I found so much value in this!

[@duhalt]

its great to watching you play some different games, I do love the city building games, and it was a very nice suprise to see you explaining it better than most. Loved it.

[@APhoenixWithin]

Been really loving this game! Happy to see you stretching out from just the Nintendo stuff.

[@SapioiT]

If you use a water dump and levees, optionally also stairs, you can irrigate the land much cheaper than with an irrigation tower, and lets you have all-season non-aquatic plants and always-irrigated land. That way, you only need to worry about proximity to the processing and storage buildings, and nothing else.

[@saveriojoseph2728]

this game looks awesome and the video was very informative and enjoyable, i would love to see more videos on this game

[@GeneralNickles]

7:40 missed opportunity for "Jeff Beavos".

[@MYshamanEYE]

Great video ,.. informative, well-paced, well-spoken, easy to understand. Thank you for making this video, and you earned my subscription with a top-quality prroduction.

[@MkMcCraight]

Yessssss, I’ve been waiting for this!

[@GIN_LD]

Thank you for the tips and tricks! I'm currently on building dynamite I wish I watched this video on the start, keep up the the good work! 👍👍👍

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

we started this game with my wife and this video saved us a LOT of testing time, thanks!

[@AkSeapilot]

This is one of the best videos i have seen.. Thanks very much!

[@ikorraks]

I've jumped into this game in the last month and boy is it so much fun! I would love you to return to this with a KZbin series with Update 5.0 rolling out

[@juliaskriek9700]

Started this game few days ago and now I’m hooked 😄

[@nocdful]

After about 10 play throughs, watching this was awesome

[@jimhoward2831]

Really good video and great explanation of early to start of mid game. Would love you to do another carrying on from this video. Really easy to listen to, speak at a good pace and packed with information. Need to get you off that console stuff onto PC games!!

[@Niko_Dragovich]

So many tips ! Thanks man ! :D

[@GeneralNickles]

13:59 I looked it up. The 4th one is called "quaternary". The more you know. 🌈

[@Strattos22]

You can build over water so if you want to cheese gears without losing green land you can make a platforms to build over the water.

[@jameschu8376]

OMG the power sharing, it even tells you in the pop up and I didn't know and was doing crazy gear chains XD!! thanks!!

[@lvbcoan660]

I was struggling so much with my wood supply, so many things I didn't understand... Thank you for your video, I'm sure it's going to help a lot of people ^^

[@estherc3618]

This video is so helpful. Thanks so much.

[@ashtristis9341]

Sad I couldn't stick around for the whole stream, but it was a lot of fun! Always cool to see you doing stuff outside the normal Nintendo-centric.

[@ashla2187]

i am always up for a building and customizing game. i didn't know about this game until you posted the video. its kinda like city skylines (which i find more facinating watching ppl play and explain what they're doing than playing myseld) but beavers and thats super cute.

[@craigmcfly]

51:38 The scavenger flag will reach *most* of the ruins without moving the District Center.

[@TheZiiFamily]

Never heard of this game but youve sparked my interest

[@nathankrick2524]

Thanks for this info 😀

[@orange5423]

Amazing guide for this game! I was still wondering if I should get the game or not, but it looks so fun

[@genaro192]

awesome video!

[@frankenfaery1583]

I'm glad to see Austin doing other things outside Nintendo stuff. Came for the pokemon, stayed for the great content.

[@kiwibird1980]

Thankyou! I’ve found my next game, I LOVE old school Pharoah and have never quite found something ‘similar enough’ but this looks like it might be it :)

[@WesDawson]

14:00 I believe the word you are looking for is "quaternary" :)

[@williamheard4390]

Great video, sir.

[@suicune2001]

Never heard of this game but maybe I'll check it out since you made such a good tutorial.

[@ThePrinceOfSpace413]

thank you so much for this vid, it helped so much I got the iron teeth!

[@whitemagus2000]

Thanks. After the tutorial I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing.

[@bimbobomb]

Austin you are looking incredible handsome these days. Glad you’re keeping well ✌🏼

[@jollyvoqar195]

Awesome video

[@raef404]

even thou i got my self stage 9 i got lots of new info here! great tips.

[@cmdrleo]

You're so damn efficient it's blowing my mind.

[@mizuhashitsunoka]

I recently got timbertown and it's the first of its kind for me and I honestly felt a bit lost during the tutorial. Heck when I saw that I lost one of the beavers, I freaked out and thought that I was doing something wrong. And watching this video made me realize that the tutorial just wastes your time because it doesn't tells you how important it is to stock up on food and water, or to even plant farm houses. Thank you for the video. Honestly it was a lot to take in but I got a lot of useful tips to keep in mind for my next restart at the game, coz the previous one is pretty botched up at this point

[@stinkfinger8700]

actually, in my experience, the 1st thing you want to research ( for 20 points) is shrub in decorations. place them on top of your lodges so they get the full dose of aesthetics while they sleep to get the +10% to work speed or place one by the 1st water tank/pump so they get it from going to get water.

[@andyflores735]

I've missed you man thought you were gone

[@rwick921]

Thanks for the tips. If u think about it how many spaces do the power lines take up.

[@LiqwdE]

Actually, when you build your scavs at the end of the red line. Their individual range goes a pretty good ways past the district boundary. You might not need to move district center on that map to reach. Would have to test though. Cause builders can build slightly past the red line. They just won't be part of that district.

[@ke6gwf]

Yes, I can confirm that if you build the metal flag at the end of the red line, they can reach the ruins. I did not know until yesterday that you could simply move the district center, and man, that would have made life so much easier! Lol I put an upper dam in and than ran a levee around to turn that area where the metal flags can go into farmland, but I can only get the metal during the dry season by deleting a section of levee, because it's too far if you put stairs over the levee...

[@LiqwdE]

@@ke6gwf yep, it's distance traveled not as a bird flies. So having efficient routes extends the area to the maximum as well

[@mastersushimi]

First I'm hearing about this game but if Austin John's playing it I'll definitely give it a watch

[@rhueoflandorin]

made a tiny early game mistake: not attacking the forest to the left, and not placing the first dam on that early game reservoir that had the natural debris you disassembled. (put your first dam block where the debris was originally and that will keep a modest portion of your base lush during the first seven droughts so crops continue to grow.

[@logicalfundy]

Great game, just got into it. Although this video being about a year old, anybody picking up the game should be aware of a few changes: * You shouldn't get rid of all of the free time at the beginning of the game anymore, as the stats can now go negative, punishing you a bit. * There is now a priority system for working, so you don't have to micromanage pausing and unpausing workplaces anymore. * Nutrition has changed - foods are broken down individually rather than being categorized. So the more variety, the better. However, blueberries don't appear in the list, so they should still be treated as a starter food. * Large water tanks are now a thing. Very useful. * Personal opinion, you probably don't need to micromanage so much unless you're playing at the harder levels. * Not sure why he edited out the second drought? It's really important to know that once you've dammed the river, it will last much longer. It can still dry out, but it takes a few days. That means your land is fertile longer and you can get away with less water tanks. However, since the water stops flowing your water wheels will stop. That said - most of the advice is still good, I still learned a few good tips.

[@fuko1620]

I would love to see continue of those series from AJP

[@mackadam5894]

I always rush 4 things to research: Forester (obviously), Levee, Stairs, and Water Dump. You can build 4 Levees around an empty space, put stairs going up one Levee, and build a Water Dump on the Levee. The worker will fill the 1x1 square with water and will hydrate a huge circle of land around it. Then you can pause the building and still get the water effect. It's an early game Water Tower for both factions. A lot like blighted ground in WC3. Make sure to assign workers and fill them all up right before the drought, and they will last through a 9 day drought.

[@CiroTroncososervicebar]

Thanks!

[@Jprojects1]

Bought it just from this video. Would live to see a mid game video. I managed to survive my first drought, but carrots took a while to grow. Half my team starved to death. Rolling smooth now.

[@felinecontrolled]

Ooh, I love city builders! I'm currently playing Banished but may have to give this one go too.

[@ShadowSword88ee]

I knew nothing about this game, but I like these types of games and I enjoyed the video. I think I will need to buy and play this game on Steam.

[@graham1034]

TIL non-powered buildings also transfer power. Entire video was worth it just for that. I also somehow never thought of using raised platforms to transfer power and allow beaver to walk under.

[@nickbarnes7179]

I would love a commentary on a full playthrough of this, i oddly enjoyed watching this

[@mattahrens5338]

I didn't fall asleep, because I paused in the middle for a second cup of coffee. ;)

[@rescervatillos]

Even with some things outdate because the update of the game, still a really good help. Thanks.

[@rhueoflandorin]

and my pro tip is to build out your roads with intent on how you plan to build out your industry areas (Always place power cables on platforms above roads as often as you can... use "adjuacenet building" layouts to minimize gears and power posts needed, and use different levels to your benefit to arrange things in a way that maximizes efficiency in both cable usage, pathfinding, and producer-storage-distance.

[@calvin10]

man the space chikin shirt. good times

[@jadekaiser7840]

Beavers can build downwards as far as you want, not just one space. It's only up one space, but you can have them standing on the top of a 9-layer tall cliff and building levies at the bottom.

[@KnightNWreckz]

Thanks for the cool vid beaver god!

[@mattyzekky]

I really want to play this, I’m so intrigued. Can you share more vids?

[@DarthPoyner]

Probably already been told, but the water is not evaporating it is absorbing into the surrounding land to feed plants and trees. That's why it looks like it is flowing out under the map.

[@connorbragg507]

I really wish this would come out on switch. I really want to play this game. It seems so fun.

[@leemotosuwa]

Please man, show more 😍

[@Howdy10]

This game looks sick

[@DragonGamer-ml4mq]

I hope more people continue watching click on the video. i enjoy watching the Twitch livestream of Timberborn

[@dangerfly]

Speaking of "people" it's kinda interesting that he calls them people instead of beavers. Makes you wonder if the theme was aliens or microbes instead of beavers if he'd still call them people.

[@brit1981]

I just started playing yesterday, i was getting so frustrated on how the lines worked/district worked basically everything lol.. TY for the tips, will def be doing this in my next play throug h:)

[@_Sebastiaan]

Do you have a series of this game? or is this the only video?

[@idoelbaz1859]

Thanks

[@ccowwboyy]

no idea what this game is and no intentions to play but i will leave it on in full because i love listening to you speak lol

[@Deikybara]

i'm unironically buying this now

[@andyflores735]

Let's go !!!

[@SaintedKarma]

This was soo good, very informative for those that aren’t aware I’d love an Austin Tips on the mid/end game

[@bostoncharmichael3927]

I was SUPER intimidated to play this game until i watched this thanks

[@josteinseterstoen1486]

my bever usualy die after the second drought of either thirst or hunger. when do you recomend uilding second district?

[@kistuszek]

Small criticism here. With that amount of platforms you did for the powershafts, you can put production right between your forests, over the water.

[@galibrabat4237]

I got no idea about this game but I wanna pass some time so cliiick

[@uhavemooface]

You can make a custom game where you don't even have to worry about droughts. Its amazing that they have the feature in the game. I still have a hard time keeping my beavers a live though. I also have a hard time getting everything I need to build a fully functional city.

[@Quizzicality]

What keyboard shortcuts are you using, specifically for deleting things so fast?

[@Nickerino617]

didn’t know you played this