Timberborn

Power Shafts

• Added visualizations for a few missing Power Shaft connections.
  

Misc.

• Added the link to the Update 7 Steam patch notes to the main menu. The link will stay broken for now but will work as soon as the update goes live.
  
• The game no longer logs drive information, which could slow down launching the game with cloud disks connected.
  

Power Shafts

• Updated certain Power Shaft gear models to show their rotation and interactions better.
  
• Power Shafts no longer spawn unneeded reversing variants in some remaining edge cases.
  

Maps

• Revised Cliffside and Meander.
  

Misc.

• Added missing Update 7 translations.
  

Bug fixes

• Terrain blocks are no longer built until any structures supporting them from below are finished, rather than only being blocked by other terrain blocks.
  

Adaptive Power Shafts

• Added the missing T-junction variant. No more wireless charging.
  
• Adaptive Power Shafts no longer go overboard with the reversing variants.
  
• Removed the "Blocked power connection" status from newly placed Power Shafts, as it was not very helpful.
  

Maps

• Revised Canyon, Helix Mountain, Thousand Islands, and Waterfalls.
  
• Removed that dead berry bush on Beaverome.
  

Modding

• Our example mods - including Shanty Speaker - are now fully compatible with Update 7.
  
• Workplaces no longer softlock themselves if a mod adds a new recipe and then you remove that mod.
  

Bug fixes

• In the preview mode, the Engine’s entrance no longer lights up.
  
• Power Shafts no longer show themselves when finished while hidden by the layer tool.
  
• The blue markers indicating possible Power Shaft connections are no longer visible when the layer tool hides the objects on which they would appear.
  
• Some panels in the map editor no longer open twice, doubling the number of clicks needed to save a map.
  
• The Dirt Excavator no longer self-destructs despite the ground it’s standing on still being there.
  
• Added extra safety measures to prevent beavers in the Wind Tunnel from smashing into the terrain above.
  

• Added more logging to help us squash some rare termites bugs.
  
• Minor improvements in the multithreading code which might mitigate some of the rare crashes on i9 and other CPUs.
  

Adaptive Power Shafts

• New building: Power Shaft (No SP cost; 1x Log)
  
• New building: Solid Power Shaft (40 SP; 2x Log, 2x Plank, 1x Gear; Solid)
  
• Removed old fixed-shape Power Shafts from the game. Setups on existing saves are still compatible - the old shafts have been automatically converted to Power Shafts and Solid Power Shafts.
  

Performance

• Made further tweaks to save files to make them smaller and improve saving times. Combined with the previous batch of experimental tweaks, we expect savefiles to be about 20% smaller and saving times to be about 20% shorter.
  
• The loading process no longer gets suspended in the middle if the Run in background checkbox is unchecked when the game is out of focus. So when you ALT-TAB back to the game, the loading process should now be 100% complete instead of taking a few more seconds to wrap up.
  
• The loading screen now always disappears after loading, even if the Run in background checkbox is unchecked.
  
• The game now loads 1 second faster. 💪
  

Misc.

• It is now possible to build tunnels directly under the plants. However, they’re deleted as part of the process.
  
• In the map editor, brushes now only spawn and delete resources on the initial level.
  
• In the map editor, the relative terrain brush shows grayed out tiles if they’d be outside of the map’s limit instead of hiding them completely.
  
• Made minor tweaks to the tutorial’s text.
  

Bugs

• Ruins hidden by the Layer tool can no longer be selected.
  
• Added the missing “ov” “of” to the Metal Fence’s description.
  

Bug fixes

• Fixed the bug that prevented placing Metal Platforms, Gravity Batteries, Water Pumps, and some other buildings in valid locations.
  

3D Terrain

• Changed how placing overhanging terrain works. If you drag the cursor over a horizontal surface, it will not add any overhanging blocks. To add overhanging blocks, you need to start dragging the cursor from a vertical surface.
  

Maps

• Revised Plains and Beaverome.
  
• Made minor adjustments to Craters.
  

Misc.

• Added the new Update 7 key art to the main menu.
  

Bug fixes

• Fixed the map editor's terrain sculpting tool breaking when the cursor points outside the map.
  
• Fixed the map editor's relative terrain brush showing tiles even if they’d be outside of the map’s limit.
  

Bug fixes

• Fixed the beaver-bot workplace toggle reverting to the district-wide setting after loading the game.
  

Bug fixes

• In the map editor, guidelines are now correctly displayed on Ruins and the now-returned Natural Overhangs.
  
• Added the missing warning when terrain blocks block demolishing Natural Overhangs they’re on.
  
• The Farmhouse no longer resets its toggle upon loading the game.
  
• The map editor brushes are now displayed correctly when interacting with Natural Overhangs.
  
• Fixed the crash while saving the game.
  
• Fixed the crash upon deleting a settlement.
  
• Fixed the crash upon uploading a map to Steam Workshop.
  
• Fixed the crash occurring when hovering the path preview over an unfortunate place at an unfortunate moment.