Timberborn’s Badwater Update: A New Ecological Challenge for Your Beaver Colony

The latest update for the beloved beaver colony sim, Timberborn, brings a new and formidable challenge for players: Badwater. This toxic sludge, created by us, humans, filters into your rivers from several spots across the map, making your beavers sick, killing your crops, and tainting your lush blue streams a hellish red. But fear not, as the update also introduces 25 new faction-specific buildings designed to help you harness the power of the bad water and turn it into something good.

The Badwater update doesn’t just bring bad news in the form of pollution. It also introduces a new in-game season called Badtide, which slots neatly into the rotation of Droughts and Wet Seasons. Bad water is not a random occurrence; instead, it’s a result of human actions. It’s toxic sludge that filters into your rivers from several spots across the map, putting your beavers’ health and your crops at risk.

To combat this new ecological hazard, the update introduces 25 new faction-specific buildings. These structures are designed to help you extract the badwater gunk and transform it into something useful. Decontamination pods and new production chains mean you’re able to extract the badwater gunk and transform it into new types of dynamite for faster terraforming, a way to supercharge your bots, and even a means to mass produce new beavers.

Besides the swathe of sickness and pollution, the update also adds new faction-specific decorations and attractions. Hammocks, lanterns, exercise plazas, and even big fans where beavers can participate in mock skydives. The update also brings several quality of life changes, including custom keybinds and the ability to flip asymmetrical buildings.

Timberborn was already a unique building game when it first launched, with its focus on using the land to your advantage. Instead of a sprawling mess awkwardly strung around rocks and trees or a boring, efficient grid-shagging bureaucrat’s idea of a town, you can build up and create elaborate warrens with a visible history, local preferences, and ideas.

You can find Timberborn on Steam, GOG, Epic Games, and Humble Bundle. The game’s latest update, Badwater, is now available for all players.

As you navigate this new challenge, remember that your beavers won’t appreciate the bad water one bit. But with the new buildings and attractions, you’ll be able to harness its power and turn it into something good for your colony. So, roll up your sleeves, and get ready to face the bad water head-on.

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