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Timberborn Gameplay: Drought Challenges and Shaft Expansion
00:00:45 Drought Impact: An 8-day drought begins, immediately stopping water wheels and causing power shortages as gravity batteries deplete.
00:01:10 Power Solutions & Problems: Plans are made to dynamite a shallow area deeper for more gravity battery capacity, but power loss impacts industrial production like dynamite needed for the project.
00:02:09 New Production: A new food factory is set up to produce eggplant rations.
00:03:06 Water Channel Planning (Initial): The player starts planning extensive dynamiting and sluice gate placement to create a new water channel and control water levels downstream.
00:05:53 Water Channel Planning (Revised): The plan is revised to dynamite the entire strip down to a lower level and use a tall sluice/dam structure at the end for better long-term water storage during droughts.
00:06:21 Accidental Detonation: While clearing the area with dynamite for the new channel, a beaver (Arch Nemesis Attack) is accidentally killed.
00:07:34 Resource Shortages: Dynamite production halts due to lack of power, caused by the drought and an unfinished "bad water discharge" project needed for a power source.
00:07:49 Prioritizing Power: Construction of the bad water discharge is prioritized to restore power for essential industries like dynamite production.
00:10:55 Sluice Gate Correction: The player realizes levies alone won't allow stored water release during droughts and corrects the plan to use adjustable sluice gates down the entire height of the dam.
00:11:22 Critical Power Failure: Gravity batteries completely deplete, leading to a widespread power outage.
00:12:03 Water Storage Crisis: The existing water reservoirs empty rapidly, revealing a critical lack of storage capacity to survive the drought.
00:13:08 Irrigation Attempt: The "Fluid Dump" building is unlocked to manually transport drinking water to irrigate critical areas, sacrificing water reserves to save plants.
00:13:40 Beaver Injuries & Healthcare: Several beavers are injured, prompting the need for more medical beds; a "hospital in the sky" is planned.
00:14:49 Aqueduct Redesign Consideration: The player considers unlocking the Dirt Excavator and Terrain Blocks to replace the aqueduct's log levies with dirt, allowing trees to be planted on top for aesthetics and sustainability.
00:16:20 Dirt Excavator Placement: After considering placement options, the Dirt Excavator is planned for the industrial area, requiring significant rearrangement of existing buildings.
00:19:23 Committing to Terrain Blocks: The player unlocks Terrain Blocks and begins demolishing large sections of the existing log levy aqueduct to replace them with dirt.
00:19:54 Bad Water Discharge Complete: The power-generating bad water discharge is finished and activated.
00:21:17 Gear Shortage: A lack of gears hampers construction progress on multiple projects, leading the player to convert a plank workshop into a gear workshop.
00:22:02 Drought Ends & Aqueduct Test: The drought ends, water flow resumes. A test confirms water flows correctly along the planned aqueduct path.
00:24:52 Terrain Block Issue: An unexpected problem arises where terrain blocks cannot be placed on a specific section of the demolished aqueduct.
00:26:15 Dirt Production & Use: The Dirt Excavator starts producing dirt, which beavers use to construct the new terrain block aqueduct walls.
00:28:39 Persistent Power Issues: Despite the drought ending, power generation is insufficient, leading the player to reluctantly consider using wood-burning engines.
00:30:31 Terrain Block Issue Resolved: The inability to place terrain blocks is traced to previously placed "impermeable floor"; removing it solves the problem.
00:32:08 Major Reservoir Expansion Plan: A large-scale dynamiting project is planned to significantly deepen the main water reservoir area, aiming to solve the critical water storage shortage for future droughts. This is prioritized over other construction.