Upcoming patch & fresh beta opportunities (one expires today)
Wood day, everyone!
Here's what to expect from Team Timberborn in December. In short: there are more ways of snapping a closed beta key and the game will receive an update with droughts! 👇
[h3]IndieDB giveaway and voting[/h3]
The first opportunity to grab a beta key is a flash giveaway on IndieDB, the go-to source of information on indie games. To participate, go here. Important note: the giveaway lasts until 23:59 GMT December 7th. That means there are about 8 hours left to participate!
While there, we have a request. IndieDB is running Indie of the Year 2020 Awards. Timberborn isn’t released yet, but we do have a shot in the “Best upcoming” category. We haven’t participated in any similar contests yet, so your vote would mean a world to us. The voting is open until December 10th, it requires a single click here and no registration.
[h3]Upcoming patch & regular beta wave[/h3]
Of course, we will also have a regular wave of beta invitations sent to those signed up via our sign-up form. We want to match it with the next important update to the closed beta – which should be deployed before Holidays. Here's what's coming:
[h3]Developer stream (and a bonus video)[/h3]
We're still working on the update, and we'll let you know as soon as we have an exact release date. There will also be a short developer stream on Twitch beforehand! By the way, our debut stream held on November 2nd didn't record properly. However, we have prepared a separate gameplay video with developer commentary. You can find it here.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h3]Twitter beta key shenanigans[/h3]
Before the patch hits, you'll be able to grab a beta key via our second Twitter giveaway. It will go live this Friday, December 11th, and last through the weekend. It's a matter of simple “retweet & follow” – so you could already fulfil the second condition and follow us there. When the giveaway post goes up, you’ll be the first to know!
Finally, each day from December 25th through December 31st, we'll have a little Twitter challenge where you can get a closed beta key if you're quick and nimble as a beaver!
---
That's it for today! Thanks for reading and until next time – we'll be even closer to the Early Access launch planned for Q1 2021. We should have some exciting news! 🤩
Here's what to expect from Team Timberborn in December. In short: there are more ways of snapping a closed beta key and the game will receive an update with droughts! 👇
[h3]IndieDB giveaway and voting[/h3]
The first opportunity to grab a beta key is a flash giveaway on IndieDB, the go-to source of information on indie games. To participate, go here. Important note: the giveaway lasts until 23:59 GMT December 7th. That means there are about 8 hours left to participate!
While there, we have a request. IndieDB is running Indie of the Year 2020 Awards. Timberborn isn’t released yet, but we do have a shot in the “Best upcoming” category. We haven’t participated in any similar contests yet, so your vote would mean a world to us. The voting is open until December 10th, it requires a single click here and no registration.
[h3]Upcoming patch & regular beta wave[/h3]
Of course, we will also have a regular wave of beta invitations sent to those signed up via our sign-up form. We want to match it with the next important update to the closed beta – which should be deployed before Holidays. Here's what's coming:
- You’ll notice there is a timer warning you about an upcoming drought that causes rivers to disappear for a while. You need to prepare for that by stockpiling food and water. It's a recurring event, and further droughts may be longer or more frequent.
- Droughts are a danger because starting with the new update, forests and crops will need to be on the watered ground to survive (duh). You will have to dig canals!
- While it's still an early iteration of the system, you will also be able to build a Scavenger’s Hut and extract metal from ruins (that are often scarce and remote). You need metal to build an engine, a carousel, the most advanced monument etc.
- Allowing all beavers to play with dynamite isn’t safe, so we're also adding an Explosives Factory, a new building that handles the hazardous production (below).
- There are other tweaks coming, including new desert visuals. Yay, post-apocalypse!
[h3]Developer stream (and a bonus video)[/h3]
We're still working on the update, and we'll let you know as soon as we have an exact release date. There will also be a short developer stream on Twitch beforehand! By the way, our debut stream held on November 2nd didn't record properly. However, we have prepared a separate gameplay video with developer commentary. You can find it here.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h3]Twitter beta key shenanigans[/h3]
Before the patch hits, you'll be able to grab a beta key via our second Twitter giveaway. It will go live this Friday, December 11th, and last through the weekend. It's a matter of simple “retweet & follow” – so you could already fulfil the second condition and follow us there. When the giveaway post goes up, you’ll be the first to know!
Finally, each day from December 25th through December 31st, we'll have a little Twitter challenge where you can get a closed beta key if you're quick and nimble as a beaver!
---
That's it for today! Thanks for reading and until next time – we'll be even closer to the Early Access launch planned for Q1 2021. We should have some exciting news! 🤩