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· When starting the game, you can choose between two beaver factions. 'Folktales' are available by default, and 'Iron Teeth' can be unlocked later.
· The two factions have slight differences in building choices and technological focus, but most of the guide content applies to both.
· Folktales reproduce in a traditional manner, while Iron Teeth raise kits in 'growth vats,' which must be built for population growth.
· Upon starting the game, you are given a district center and a small amount of food. You should immediately begin harvesting resources to keep your population healthy.
· Wood is the primary building material in the game, so you should place a Lumberjack Flag immediately after loading the game to start production.
· Place the Lumberjack Flag near trees, mark trees for felling within its blue influence radius, and beavers will begin working.

· Beaver survival primarily depends on two resources: food and water.
· Wild berry harvesting is a good initial food source, but its regeneration rate is slow, so you should build farms to cultivate various crops.
· The first crop to plant should be carrots. They grow quickly and can be consumed directly without further processing, making them highly efficient for early food supply.
· Sunflowers increase well-being but have low yields and long growth times, so they are better considered later.
· Potatoes and wheat require additional processing, so it's best to cultivate them after researching relevant buildings and securing labor.
· Build sufficient storage for all resources (food, building materials, etc.) to balance production and consumption and prepare for emergencies.
· Water is supplied by building water pumps next to clean water sources, and a central reservoir can be built to improve water accessibility.
· To prepare for droughts, build enough water tanks and pumps, or use dams to impound water and secure direct reserves. Dams also help maintain soil moisture.

· Once food and water supplies are stable, you should build an 'Inventor' to gain Science Points. Science is essential for unlocking late-game buildings and technologies.
· Early power systems include the 'Power Wheel' and 'Water Wheel'.
· The Power Wheel produces a small amount of energy by beavers directly operating it; it doesn't rely on water flow but consumes labor.
· The Water Wheel must be placed in water and requires water flow, but it produces a large amount of power and doesn't require labor, making it efficient.
· Your first powered building will likely be the 'Lumber Mill,' which processes logs into planks. Place it close to a power source to save on power shaft construction costs.
· To increase your population, you need to build more housing. Beavers only reproduce when there is empty living space.
· Population growth should proceed slowly. Kit beavers cannot work but consume resources, so rapid population growth can lead to food or water shortages.
· Among the first buildings to unlock with Science, I recommend the 'Forester'. This building allows beavers to plant trees and bushes, enabling an infinite wood supply.
· Foresters should ideally be placed in terrain that doesn't dry out during droughts, and sufficient space should be secured as trees take time to fully grow.
· Growth times and log yields for each tree type are as follows:

Tree Type	Growth Time	Logs Produced
Birch	7 days	1
Maple	15 days	4
Oak	30 days	8

· In the long term, trees with longer growth times but higher yields are more efficient, but initially, planting Birch can be considered for quick wood acquisition.
· Some trees also have secondary products that can be harvested from Collection Flags or Tapper buildings.

· Once a stable supply of food, water, and building materials is secured, you can focus on increasing beaver 'well-being'.
· Higher well-being leads to longer beaver lifespans and faster movement and work speeds, maximizing productivity.
· Early methods for improving well-being include diverse food, social activities, and decorations.
· Diverse Food:
· Sunflowers increase well-being but have low yields, so cultivate them after securing sufficient food reserves.
· Potatoes can be cooked on a grill for consumption, and wheat must be milled into flour and then baked into bread at a bakery.
· Water farms can cultivate spatterdock and cattail, and chestnuts and syrup can also be harvested from chestnut and maple trees.
· Social Activities:
· Building social structures like campfires and rooftop terraces allows beavers to use them without additional resources, increasing well-being.
· Decorations:
· Placing decorative items near residences and workplaces can increase well-being.
· As well-being improves, advanced materials like gears or metal may be required. It's crucial to establish production chains for these resources in advance.
· Gears are relatively simple to produce with planks and power, but metal requires scrap metal, Scavenger Flags, and a smelter, demanding more investment.
· Since the game does not have a traditional tech tree, you should check the production chains of necessary buildings in advance and unlock them to avoid wasting Science Points.

· As the game progresses, droughts become longer, so you must continuously increase your water reserves.
· Utilize dams and other landscaping tools to block water flow during droughts and store as much water as possible.
· Power management becomes more complex during long droughts. You can use wind turbines and gravity batteries.
· Wind turbines produce power based on wind, so they should be placed in high locations; they operate during droughts but have low reliability.
· Gravity batteries store surplus energy for later use, which is useful for balancing power production and reducing wasted energy.
· The key to drought preparedness is 'surplus production' of all resources. If resources are scarce during non-drought periods, you need to increase production.
· Along with droughts, you must also prepare for 'badwater'. Badwater contaminates waterways, drying out land and killing crops.
· Badwater spreads quickly, so use landscaping structures like floodgates and contamination barriers to control its flow and prevent it from reaching your settlement.
· The goal is to divert badwater away from your settlement and manage it like a regular drought.

· Each district center can only service a limited area. To explore new resources like metal or badwater, you will eventually need to build multiple districts.
· It is crucial to make your first district completely self-sufficient before building new ones. Managing two districts that both require constant attention can be overwhelming.
· Build a new district center where needed, and send a few beavers to start it using the 'Migrate Population' button. Around 10 beavers should be sufficient.
· A new district is initially completely isolated, so it must produce everything itself: food, water, building materials, etc. It's like starting a new game.
· You can trade goods between districts by building 'District Crossings'.
· Adjust import/export settings at District Crossings to ensure smooth movement of goods. For new districts, set 'Import no matter what', and for existing districts, lower the 'Export threshold'.
· If a new district no longer needs certain resources, adjust the settings to prevent unnecessary item movement.
· If a new district fails, you can always send the beavers back to the main settlement, so there's no need to be perfect from the start.