Patch Notes | Riverside Sawmill

NEW CONTENT

New Vehicles & Equipment

• Added new forestry vehicles

• Added an old-era log trailer with a vintage crane

  • Designed for 1960s-era log transport

  • Smaller and less efficient than the modern log trailer

• Added an old-era stump removal machine

• Added a modern stump removal machine

• Added a modern tree planter

NEW Era-Specific Tree Planting

• In the 1960s era, tree planting is now done manually

  • Players carry crates of tree seedlings

  • A dedicated planting tool is used to plant seedlings in the ground

• In the modern era, tree planting is done using the new tree planter vehicle

NEW Lumbermill

• Added a fully functional lumbermill

• Added a new water logistics route for transporting logs to the lumbermill

  • Logs must be dropped into water as the final part of the route to the sawmill

  • Logs slowly float toward the sawmill after being dropped into the lake

  • The sawmill conveyor belt collects floating logs from the water and moves them into processing

  • Dedicated log drop-off points have been added

  • Logs dropped elsewhere in the same lake will also slowly make their way to the sawmill

  • Logs dropped in the wrong place are not lost and can still be recovered

• Added clear log storage zones so players know where to unload and process logs

• Added dedicated pallet storage areas to keep the lumbermill workflow readable

  • Pallet storage supports five different wood types

NEW Sawmill Production

• Logs can now be debarked

  • Debarked logs can be sold directly

• Logs can be processed into plank pallets at the lumbermill

  • Plank pallets can be sold immediately for quick income

  • Plank pallets can be dried to increase their value

  • Only dried plank pallets can be used for crafting, rebuilding, and renovation

NEW Drying System

• Added a drying system for plank pallets

  • Wet plank pallets can be sold immediately

  • Dried plank pallets are worth more and unlock crafting, rebuilding, and renovation uses

• Two drying areas added, both clearly marked:

  • Powered heated drying area — dries planks faster

  • Roof-covered drying area — dries planks more slowly

• Each plank pallet now displays its drying progress as a percentage

NEW Forestry & Tree Regrowth

• Added land clearing support

  • Players can now cut all trees and bushes from an area

  • Players can remove all stumps

  • Cleared areas can effectively be turned into fields

• Added tree planting rules

  • Players can plant trees in valid areas

  • New trees must be placed at a proper distance from existing trees and seedlings

  • Placement validity is clearly shown in the interaction UI

• Regrowing trees now have three growth stages:

  • Seedling

  • Young tree (not harvestable)

  • Fully grown tree (harvestable)

• Added five categories of trees

  • Each tree category produces differently colored plank pallets

  • Using different dried plank types in rebuilding transfers the wood color to rebuilt walls and surfaces

  • These surfaces can still be repainted afterward

NEW Sawmill Byproducts

• The sawmill now automatically creates byproducts during operation:

  • Bark

  • Sawdust

  • Woodchips

• Each byproduct has its own dedicated silo

  • Byproducts can be collected from silos using grain trailers

• Added dedicated sale points near grain markets for Bark, Sawdust, and Woodchips

  • These sale points are clearly marked and display prices

• Added a special woodchip buyer at Ernesto & Ricardo's

  • They buy woodchips at double price because they use them for smoking meat

  • Their location is farther away, creating a higher-effort, higher-reward delivery option

NEW Crafting & Renovation

• Added new furniture items requiring dried planks to craft

  • The new furniture is more detailed and sophisticated than the basic furniture set

  • New furniture is added to the crafting table menu

• Rebalanced rebuilding and renovation tasks to make better use of dried plank pallets

  • This makes the practical value of drying and storing planks clearer

NEW Economy & Value Chain

• Added a clear value progression for sawmill products:

  • Raw logs → Debarked logs → Wet planks → Dried planks → Different wood species → Crafted outputs

• Higher-effort production steps now provide better rewards

• Drying planks clearly increases value and unlocks additional uses

NEW Farm Radio

• Added Hyperion Radio Station

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where logs on log trailers could push the trailer into the ground, causing multiple physics-related bugs

• Fixed blinking dirt at the old-era vehicle store

• Fixed road assistant not working when called via controller

• Fixed overlapping controller buttons for hitching/unhitching and entering areas like the garage and home fuel tank

• Fixed a patch of grass poking through the lumbermill floor

• Fixed several LOD distances that were too short, including cabinets and barrels

• Improved gravel driveways at crop markets

• Cleared terrain, foliage, driveways, and surrounding areas around the new log drop points

• Fixed log pickup warning messages mixing or blinking with chopping prompts when the player was holding an axe or chainsaw

• Fixed log pickup warnings now displaying correctly when the player attempts to pick up a log with empty hands