Update 6 is basically all the most requested features

[EleventhStar]

They actually did it.

-aqueducts / multiple levels of water.
-dams at the bottom of leevees.
-automated sluices for badwater management.
-more options for building vertically, including stacking buildings.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1062090/announcements/detail/6233625359675151562?snr=2___

personal favorite: "Beavers are now granted a slightly randomized life expectancy at birth."

[Powerthrucontrol]

I'd like to say thank you to the dev's. You all are amazing, and your work is hugely appreciated.

[Dardomor]

+1 to all of the above, plus an extra special thank you to the devs !! ❤️

[City Builder]

Thanks Devs, time to play it again. Total time played so far 750 hours+

[bcrehore]

Been playing since the demo came out. There have been many changes, but today's update, taking into account the players requests, has to be the best. AND it didn't break my old saves! Thanks.

[Greytusks]

I also love all those changes

[stonelock99]

As long as we can turn off bad tides and edit out bad water it sounds great.

[City Builder]

Originally posted by stonelock99:

As long as we can turn off bad tides and edit out bad water it sounds great.

In custom game you can turn off bad tide water and if you want to edit maps and remove bad water I believe you can do that too,

[TwoWholeWorms]

Loving the sluices so far, the only thing I think that's missing in this update with all the changes is "Close below upstream depth" so you can turn off a gate when the feeding water level drops. This together with the other options would fully allow you to manage everything relating to badtides, allowing for the older gates to change levels and open / close channels when you want or need to. :)

[Wolfman]

It indeed sounds promising. I look forward to it!

[jjjcarels]

Holy smokes, that's some update... The water simulation has been the bedrock of the game since it's very first demo's. It couldn't have been easy to redevelop that into true multi-level capable model and _not_ break the whole game. Truly, truly, deepest respect, even before having played the new update. It takes courage to touch this deep into your game, this far into development.

[Obi-Wonka Nobi]

So far, changing the floodgates to adjust by 5% increments is my favorite. I'm able to direct water flow from a singe source into 1 major and 1 minor channel. (And keep my water topped up at 90%!)

It also eradiated a problem with frequent, temporary flooding by adding an extra floodgate as a relief valve. The main channel is set at 90% floodgate height and the relief is 95%. The excess spills out into a "who cares" area instead of overtopping the irrigation channel by exceeding 100% depth.

[Puppy Cat Underfoot]

I'm torn: do I keep my rebuilding colony (had a near extinction die off) and see where they can go, or go experimental now?

[BigSamoan01]

I really really want the beavers to be able to use resources in rubble instead of having to pick it up, take it to storage and then someone else has to get it and take it to the construction. builders should be able to just get the resource from rubble

[grilled.dev_Mechanistry]

Originally posted by Puppy Cat Underfoot:

I'm torn: do I keep my rebuilding colony (had a near extinction die off) and see where they can go, or go experimental now?

You can do both, Update 5 saves are compatible with the experimental update :)

[macky_07]

Great.. It seems that a Roman aqueducts can now be built. Which I longed for.