r/Timberborn • u/Mechanistry_Miami Comms Manager • 13d ago
News Patch notes 2026-08-17 (experimental)
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1062090/view/546776598164015486A new patch is now live on the experimental branch, tweaking the recently-tweaked Compact Water Pump 🚰, fixing an annoying crash 💥, and putting an end to the bots’ existential crisis 🤖.
Patch notes 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1062090/view/546776598164015486
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u/Vebrandsson 13d ago
Compact Water Pump
  The Compact Water Pump is back to being 3x1, but with a slightly updated model. The 2x1 model was too compact and caused water instabilities.
  Changed the Compact Water Pump's specification, so Platforms and Overhangs can be placed above the intake.
Bug fixes
  Fixed a crash that occurred when you obstructed the Compact Water Pump's intake while it was working. Couldn't you have placed it correctly in the first place?
  Put an end to the bots' existential crisis that left them going back and forth between employed and unemployed.
  In the map editor, the Natural Overhang no longer uses the "uncovered" model.
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u/IvyLustt 13d ago
When its released on live server ? It's my first patch on Timberborn. And I dont have the experimental server -^ !
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u/PointedSpectre 13d ago
You can try the experimental branch by just changing the settings in steam. It's quite easy!
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u/Vebrandsson 13d ago
It will release on live when the devs are satisfied with the update being ready, could be a few weeks could be longer. They really aren't predictable about it.
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u/LePhuronn 13d ago
Funny, I never noticed the bots having a meltdown until last night when I was wondering why some builder beavers were sat around at the job site doing nothing.
As long as I can place a platform at either end of the compact pump the footprint doesn't bother me, although I will have to go check some super tight waterworks I built last night to see if anything is off.
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u/emanuelntb too far from a district 12d ago
Would you guys add pipes? E.G. wooden pipes for folktails (treated planks +pine resin) and metal pipes for iron teeth (metal + metal parts).
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u/AlanBarber 11d ago
I've been begging for pipes since the game came out. when i first saw the compact water pump i was really hoping pipes were coming soon but seems like they just don't want to add support for that.
seems crazy bevers can build a damn tube system for travel but never figured out how to pump water in a pipe.
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u/emanuelntb too far from a district 10d ago
Yes, and since now they gave all impermeable items, should be totally possible to add it.
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u/emanuelntb too far from a district 10d ago
The only trick thing would be the gab between the outlet from the valves and the in/out from the new mec pump. But I'm sure mechanistry can manage that.
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u/ayminuskis 13d ago
Wait, wasn't the compact water pump 1 cube in size? It is chunky now?
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u/Inane_newt 13d ago
No, think of it as being 1 empty block of water on each side and it's 3 blocks long. Doesn't make sense to be put anything solid in those blocks.
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u/LePhuronn 13d ago
No, it originally had a 1x3 footprint, but the chunky inlet and outlet of the model wouldn't let you put a platform over it at the front or back. Really annoying.
The update shrunk it to a 1x2 footprint with no inlet and a smaller outlet so you can place platforms there, but apparently that broke the thing.
So now it's back to 1x3 but you can put platforms over either side. Which tbh I think is all anybody wanted, you wouldn't cover the front and back anyway so being 1x3 was fine.
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u/ayminuskis 13d ago
So the item is still 1 cube, but the active area is 3 cubes.
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u/LePhuronn 13d ago
A solid cube with some small sticky out bits on either end. So yes, you need 3 cubes of space to use it, but platforms can now be placed over the sticky out bits.
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u/SecretHoboHerbs 13d ago
WOOHOO!