So...dirty water

[wolf]

I have wells everywhere and no one seems to use them as they just continue to drink dirty water.... getting sick and dying.... also have water storages full of water.

[Conqueror]

I asked the Devs on twitter if this was a bug or not but got no reply

Wonder if it's a timing thing of when the well was built b4 the nuggets decided to drink or not ?

[Metalton]

Also be aware of the max number of drinks each well supports. Until you have modern variants you need many, many Wells. If a well only has 5 drinks and 6 nuggets try to queue up for it, the sixth will go find another well or the lake. Keep in mind too that Wells do have queues. You may see 5 drinks, but those drinks might already be spoken for. (Distance plays a factor too)

Pretty much keep building Wells until your lake problem goes away ;)

(Taverns also provide longer lasting drinks.. but they regenerate much slower, only think of them as a supplement to wells..)

[Conqueror]

Originally posted by Metalton:

Also be aware of the max number of drinks each well supports. Until you have modern variants you need many, many Wells. If a well only has 5 drinks and 6 nuggets try to queue up for it, the sixth will go find another well or the lake. Keep in mind too that Wells do have queues. You may see 5 drinks, but those drinks might already be spoken for. (Distance plays a factor too)

Pretty much keep building Wells until your lake problem goes away ;)

(Taverns also provide longer lasting drinks.. but they regenerate much slower, only think of them as a supplement to wells..)

Thx never thought of like that but makes sense

[wolf]

All my well cap pretty high but guess need lot when have over 170 nuggets oof also eatery are upgraded

[Metalton]

Originally posted by wolf:

All my well cap pretty high but guess need lot when have over 170 nuggets oof also eatery are upgraded

Yup yup :) I usually take my well max drink number and divide that into my pop and call that my "minimum" amount of wells needed. You'll probably want a few extra to cover refill rates.. space 'em out so there's 1 in walking distance of pretty much everywhere. Then you'll be covered for a worst case scenario where you entire pop wants a drink at the same time :D

(Which, if they were waiting out a windstorm in a bunker, could happen ;) )

[wolf]

Originally posted by Metalton:

Originally posted by wolf:

All my well cap pretty high but guess need lot when have over 170 nuggets oof also eatery are upgraded

Yup yup :) I usually take my well max drink number and divide that into my pop and call that my "minimum" amount of wells needed. You'll probably want a few extra to cover refill rates.. space 'em out so there's 1 in walking distance of pretty much everywhere. Then you'll be covered for a worst case scenario where you entire pop wants a drink at the same time :D

(Which, if they were waiting out a windstorm in a bunker, could happen ;) )

Yea going have too lol

[MageCoerlin]

Queuing is for sure an important part of this. Even if you see an empty well with water to be drunk, and a nugget walk past that well to go and drink at the lake, it's likely because the other nuggets queued there just haven't gotten to the well. So having lots of wells and eateries is important. And be sure to also pick up the upgrades that increase well refill rate and such.