how does the water tank work?

[Cement]

like, does there need to be water nearby to actually gather? or does it produce it on it's own? like, i feel stupid but i can't tell if it's actually making water or if i have to gather water anyways

[G.C.Stargazer]

All the water tank does is allow a rat to go gather water from wherever there is some. I'm not sure if it has a "radius" of affect, but yeah. They don't even take it to the water tanks, it still goes in your box.

[FreedomFighter]

It act like any other gathering post. It doesn't store/collect water on its own. You need to assign a rat to work on it then set the radius in case you want to control it more.

[G.C.Stargazer]

Originally posted by FreedomFighter:

It act like any other gathering post. It doesn't store/collect water on its own. You need to assign a rat to work on it then set the radius in case you want to control it more.

Wait- There's a way to set the radius in a building? I'm not sure I even noticed that option!

Edit- Nevermind, didn't even ever notice that little gear icon before.

[Cement]

Originally posted by FreedomFighter:

It act like any other gathering post. It doesn't store/collect water on its own. You need to assign a rat to work on it then set the radius in case you want to control it more.

any idea how to get more water then? because my starting location is garbage and there's barely any water, and i can't keep waiting for rain

[ARKYmouse]

For now, it's just a very limited method to gather water until it gets changed. Right now, water is... kind of in a weird spot as a resource. Not easy to just tap into and it turns into a collectible once "broken" from its source block. I think they really ought to revise how water works at a categorical level.

All you can really do is set up a water tank near a pond or underground spring. Otherwise, you might want to create a retention pool to collect rain water. There's no other way to gather water for now.

Because farms need this a lot, it might just be easier to build a gathering camp and a silviculture post for collecting wild grain, grass fiber, and whatever else might be around. I don't know how reliable rainwater is as a means of collecting water in the game right now.

[eternalsway]

Originally posted by Double-U:

Originally posted by FreedomFighter:

It act like any other gathering post. It doesn't store/collect water on its own. You need to assign a rat to work on it then set the radius in case you want to control it more.

any idea how to get more water then? because my starting location is garbage and there's barely any water, and i can't keep waiting for rain

1. dig a huge hole from the from the surface, wait for rain.
2. build rain collectors on the surface

[Flavalicious]

Get the spider dew building and go find some spider homes. 4 webs gets you 1 water generator. You need 1 of these for every 2 grain plots (and 1 water hauler for every 3 water generator)

[Celestirr]

Originally posted by eternalsway:

Originally posted by Double-U:

any idea how to get more water then? because my starting location is garbage and there's barely any water, and i can't keep waiting for rain

1. dig a huge hole from the from the surface, wait for rain.
2. build rain collectors on the surface

Some of the biomes with fish have these squishy anemone looking creature things. If you can find one, they ~create~ water! Got lucky and found a couple during my last city.

[end_game_13]

You can make a mini storage and force it to accept only water as like a water tank.

[Baxter]

Originally posted by ARKYmouse:

For now, it's just a very limited method to gather water until it gets changed. Right now, water is... kind of in a weird spot as a resource. Not easy to just tap into and it turns into a collectible once "broken" from its source block. I think they really ought to revise how water works at a categorical level.

All you can really do is set up a water tank near a pond or underground spring. Otherwise, you might want to create a retention pool to collect rain water. There's no other way to gather water for now.

Because farms need this a lot, it might just be easier to build a gathering camp and a silviculture post for collecting wild grain, grass fiber, and whatever else might be around. I don't know how reliable rainwater is as a means of collecting water in the game right now.

Actually, there is a structure which collects water 'from air'. It is Deweb. Make a place for your water pool. Put deweb above on 2 block and it will drop water down.
I bullt 3 dewebs one above another above one pool. and they produce decent amount of water every day.

[Doomeetrue]

If you find a couple of water tiles, it is best to just go there and gather it all up yourself. One of the quickest ways to get experience and upgrade a skill. Quick and easy.

[ARKYmouse]

Originally posted by Baxter:

Originally posted by ARKYmouse:

For now, it's just a very limited method to gather water until it gets changed. Right now, water is... kind of in a weird spot as a resource. Not easy to just tap into and it turns into a collectible once "broken" from its source block. I think they really ought to revise how water works at a categorical level.

All you can really do is set up a water tank near a pond or underground spring. Otherwise, you might want to create a retention pool to collect rain water. There's no other way to gather water for now.

Because farms need this a lot, it might just be easier to build a gathering camp and a silviculture post for collecting wild grain, grass fiber, and whatever else might be around. I don't know how reliable rainwater is as a means of collecting water in the game right now.

Actually, there is a structure which collects water 'from air'. It is Deweb. Make a place for your water pool. Put deweb above on 2 block and it will drop water down.
I bullt 3 dewebs one above another above one pool. and they produce decent amount of water every day.

Huh! I've gotta try that. Provided the next seed I generate actually spawns spiders...