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Ancient Tree

Glowing special trees, formerly Legendary Trees, that need a better axe and give bonus wood.

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Axe Needed forAlpha 5 Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) at 1:56:25 (opens in a new tab)

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3 versions

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VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Glowing trees that give special wood with crafting bonuses; need a tier 2 axe to chop.
  • Spawn by a procedural layer on top of normal trees; different species give different bonuses.
  • Special trees that yield special wood; oak, cypress and hemlock ancient trees were seen.
  • Special glowing trees that give better wood; need a Tier 2 axe.
  • Ancient redwoods let players make furniture with higher comfort.
  • Former Legendary Trees were renamed Ancient Trees.
Alpha 5
  • Ancient trees give special wood but need a better axe to chop; an ancient eucalyptus also exists.
March alpha
  • Needs a Tier 2 axe; logs taken to a lumber mill yield even more of the special wood.

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SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20263

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