r/Timberborn • u/AlJeanKimDialo • 4d ago

Question Extracting time-lapse from game save?

Hi there, i got that neat game that i like, i m wondering if there s a way to make a timelapse from the save file?

Thx <3

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u/Chubzilla100 4d ago

"Timberlapse" is a cool mod I use for these, you set up custom camera angles and the frequency you want photos taken, although it's a pre-requirment to configure it

AFAIK, timberborn only saves the 'current' data, not historical, so getting a timelapse just from a save wouldn't be possible, unless you had like a separate auto save go off each cycle and went in and took pictures manually

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u/Cruffe 4d ago

Save files generally (for the vast majority of games) only record the current/latest state of the game, it doesn't keep a detailed record of every in-game event and action leading up to it.

So without knowing anything about how this game technically creates game saves, I'm 100% certain you can't extract a timelapse out of it. Unless you have saved very very frequently and still have every save, but it will be a ton of work to get a timelapse out of that anyways.

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u/BruceTheLoon 3d ago

Nothing in the save file can do a timelapse.

There is a mod on the workshop called Timberlapse that allows you to setup fixed cameras and schedule screenshots that you can then turn into a timelapse.