How to Get Fresh Drinking Water?

[Wild🖤Rose]

This may be a silly question that has been asked a million times by now, but I can't find any updated answer online. Simply put, how do I get fresh drinking water? I've already made a still, but even after it rains (which is quite rare) I only have one serving of drinking water. I've already made a coconut flask, I have explored shipwrecks and crates and lockers for rations, but I haven't found much. So far, I've been surviving off coconut milk, but after learning the hard way that coconut milk gives me diarrhea, I've been spacing out my drinks to only when I absolutely need to, then I'll drink two coconuts at a time.

Any help?

[Gladi8er65]

The Water still is a 2-part "machine" which requires additional materials added to it to make more water...

The upper portion is where you drink the water and the lower portion is where Palm fronds or fibrous leaves are added ...

Hold the leaves in your hand and aim cursor at lower portion of the still and hold E to place more plants to the still...

The still will hold a maximum of 4 drinks of water and also 4 maximum leaves at a time....

For each leaf added to the still, 1 unit of water will be produced, so a good practice is to add an additional leaf for each drink you take from the still.

It's also a good idea to craft several stills (as each one only holds 4 servings)... I usually build 4 to 6 stills to ensure I have enough water to completely fill up my hydration when needed.

Palm fronds work but I prefer to use fibrous leaves as the yucca and young palms respawn over time whereas the palm trees do not.

If you manage it right, you should never have to drink coconuts except in extreme emergencies.

[Wild🖤Rose]

Originally posted by Gladi8er65:

The Water still is a 2-part "machine" which requires additional materials added to it to make more water...

The upper portion is where you drink the water and the lower portion is where Palm fronds or fibrous leaves are added ...

Hold the leaves in your hand and aim cursor at lower portion of the still and hold E to place more plants to the still...

The still will hold a maximum of 4 drinks of water and also 4 maximum leaves at a time....

For each leaf added to the still, 1 unit of water will be produced, so a good practice is to add an additional leaf for each drink you take from the still.

It's also a good idea to craft several stills (as each one only holds 4 servings)... I usually build 4 to 6 stills to ensure I have enough water to completely fill up my hydration when needed.

Palm fronds work but I prefer to use fibrous leaves as the yucca and young palms respawn over time whereas the palm trees do not.

If you manage it right, you should never have to drink coconuts except in extreme emergencies.

Ah, thank you! You're a life saver, literally!

[Graf Schokola]

Water stills also fill up when raining. I have 18 stills and can supply 7 plant pots and my needs with only the rain.

[Wild🖤Rose]

Originally posted by Graf Schokola:

Water stills also fill up when raining. I have 18 stills and can supply 7 plant pots and my needs with only the rain.

You're lucky then. It seems to only rain once a week in my game.

[Graf Schokola]

Originally posted by WildRose:

Originally posted by Graf Schokola:

Water stills also fill up when raining. I have 18 stills and can supply 7 plant pots and my needs with only the rain.

You're lucky then. It seems to only rain once a week in my game.

Not luck - its a bug. Every time i leave my island to cut trees on other islands and return to the main island: all waterstills are full of water and the bottom is full of leaves.