rain collector @ the hub

[nex]

has anyone used the rain collector at the hub? i've been buying buildings and setting up hydroponics and i thought it would be awesome to have rain collectors so i don't have to build a well (which would mean a "outpost" and raids that come with it.

now its been 30 days and no water is this just the wrong area for this?

[Cian]

For a rain collector it has to actually rain. Right now many biomes don't get any rain at all, and the Border Zone is one of them.

[ZombiePotatoSalad]

It doesn't rain in the Hub.

EVER.

[Cian]

Most of the desert areas get absolutely no rain. They don't even have a rainy season. At least if they had a rainy season that would fill up a bunch of rain collectors every so often you could get water there, but as-is no matter how long you wait in most of the map you will literally have zero chance of rain. Even arid areas with fertility and visible plants get zero rain ever.

[Bored Peon]

Honestly I think this is one of those things that will be fleshed out later.

Contrary to popular belief it does rain in the desert in the real world. The soil just dont hold the water to allow other types of vegetation to grow.

[Disco-Dave]

It rains in the Vain , mainly on the plain.

[nex]

if i were to make the hub my main base i wouldn't mind dropping a well but as i said i don't want assaults when i only have a few people there.. still as Bored Peon says maybe in the future this will be viable..

[ZombiePotatoSalad]

Originally posted by Disco-Dave:

It rains in the Vain , mainly on the plain.

If Vain were a plain, then it would be flooded from the rain.
"But Vain isn't a plain," most remark with disdain.
To dwell within Vain, one must be insane.
To coexist with the creatures that want to eat your brain.

[Zee_]

If you want to live in a town or desert with little or no water for wells or water collectors, mods are the answer.

The Moisture Farming mod is really good and not cheaty at all since it has to be researched, requires a decently sized building to plant it in, water collects slwer than a good well, and requires power to keep it running.

Its what I use for my hydroponics setup in Hub. I have it installed in the building next to the bar with 5 small windmills on the roof to power the operation.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1321702013

I use the Hub as a training grounds for my new recruits and as a resupply base when traveling on the western side of the map. I just leave a couple hive workers in the building farming and cooking while my recruits are out beating on bandits and my main troops are exploring or dealing with larger threats. If you do something like that just make sure to set the building to private and lock the door to keep the occasional passing groups of starving bandits, traders and slavers out.

[paulbrittgarcia]

No well = No attacks! If this is true ----> (Why didn't someone tell me???) Lol!

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by paulbrittgarcia:

No well = No attacks! If this is true ----> (Why didn't someone tell me???) Lol!

Not true. Well is jsut one of the bulidings on the "claim land" list. Which almost all of them are.