How do you get more water?

[subanark]

It rained a few days until like day 5... and then I eventually died day 18 with no rainy days. I used 2 water holes, went through about 20 coconuts... what am I missing?

[joek0]

You need to work on Mud and clay items. Go to the wetlands and gather mud from a wet puddle. Digging dirt is ok, but you need to wet it with water or salt water. Work towards a kiln so you can make clay vases. Once you make a vase, you unlock the reservoir. I will leave the rest for you to discover, but keep in mind there is a system of seasons in the game which affects the weather.

If you are a beginner, I suggest you play as the hunter so that food isn't an issue at the start of the game. With food worries out of the way. you can focus on securing a good water source by working on the things mentioned above. The key to any start no matter the character is securing a fresh water supply. Food is important, but you can fast a bit as long as you don't starve too often and keep tabs on your weight.

[subanark]

Ok, I started with a mud hut... maybe that was a mistake? How long do you have to go after the initial few rains. I wasn't prepared for 2 weeks of no rain I guess.

[subanark]

I just looked up a reservoir. How does that help me. I don't think I can make one by day 5? And if it doesn't rain it doesn't help me at all.

[bulbatrs]

there is a regenerating water puddle in the dark cave in the wetlands. make a light source, like a torch, and explore it. If you chop down a banana tree, you can place there a coconut shell and it will slowly fill it with water.
Water puddle regenerates roughly once per day and holds 2 shells of water. just don't forget to keep yourself cool all the time by washing in the ocean to keep water consumption low. always carry/have nearby a shell or two of salt water to wash if away from the ocean. keeping yourself cool all the time makes a huge difference.
Some foods also give a bit of water, like cooked conches and lemongrass.

[subanark]

Yea, I was in the process of trying to find more water when a lizard bit me, and I couldn't recover from that. I could have sworn that on my first attempt there was more rain. Making a torch is kind of a pain though... is it not possible to just use a campfire.

[bulbatrs]

no, has to be a light source that can be carried like a torch. just rip up your shirt, it's well worth it.
rain is rng, so you just low rolled and got unlucky.

[subanark]

Shirt? What shirt? I mean I know I can make one, but why not just make the cloth directly.

[bulbatrs]

well, to make a cloth you have to learn some basic tailoring, make a loom etc. lots of time investment but sometimes you need that water/bandage here and now.
My bad, some starts without a shirt like a hunter.

[subanark]

The hunter doesn't start with a shirt though. Also, I tested it out, you can make a campfire in the dark... but I only tried on the beach day one at 20:00

[joek0]

You can build campfire in the dark cave in the wetlands to reach the puddle. Mud hut is built way too early. Outdoor shelter is good enough until you secure a reliable water source.

As for rain, there is a guaranteed rain on day 2 and a good chance of light rain until day 10 where you are reliant on RNG for rain. Day 30 is the wet season however and and you get lots of rain, but storms now become an issue. the dry season comes at day 60 and rain is very rare. It all repeats every 90 days with the normal season.

[Anderson6]

don't you need a water filter to drink the cave water though?

[bulbatrs]

Originally posted by Anderson6:

don't you need a water filter to drink the cave water though?

you can just boil it.

[Tystefy]

Something similar happened to me on my most recent run. Here's what I learned to survive:

- If you harvest a banana tree three times, you can chop it down. The stump will slowly drip water for about a week. You have to put a container in the stump though (a coconut shell will do). Since the drip is so slow, it is best to do this in advance if you think you'll soon be in trouble.

- "Stool looseness" increases as you consume coconut water and coconut meat. This can make you thirsty insanely quickly. The more coconut water you drink, the more loose your stool, and the harder it will be to recover naturally. EAT CHARCOAL to instantly reduce your stool looseness. You can harvest one piece of charcoal for every 4 - 6 hours a campfire burns.

- Water evaporates relatively quickly in coconut shells. If you have many water-filled coconut shells, click-drag them on to each other to transfer water. Since every shell evaporates at its own rate, having LESS filled shells total will slow evaporation. For example, say I have 20 coconut shells at 50% full. I click drag them on to each other until I have 10 shells at 100%. Thus, it will evaporate twice as slow.

- Boiling unsafe water makes safe water. Boiling ocean water only makes salt.

- A filled clay vase evaporates 4 times as slow as a coconut shell and can hold a lot.

- Both the clay cooking pot and the small jar are immune to evaporation.

[Anderson6]

Originally posted by bulbatrs:

Originally posted by Anderson6:

don't you need a water filter to drink the cave water though?

you can just boil it.

ah, thank you

[Tomruler]

Originally posted by bulbatrs:

there is a regenerating water puddle in the dark cave in the wetlands. make a light source, like a torch, and explore it. If you chop down a banana tree, you can place there a coconut shell and it will slowly fill it with water.
Water puddle regenerates roughly once per day and holds 2 shells of water. just don't forget to keep yourself cool all the time by washing in the ocean to keep water consumption low. always carry/have nearby a shell or two of salt water to wash if away from the ocean. keeping yourself cool all the time makes a huge difference.
Some foods also give a bit of water, like cooked conches and lemongrass.

I've tried the keeping yourself cool strategy before and one side effect is the bacterial fever that builds up due to wetness. Shouldn't be too big of an issue with a decent immune system, but definitely something not to overdo. It took me about 4 days of being constantly wet with a weak immune system to die from an uncontrollable fever.