help with liquid filter to make clean water

[Kzual]

just bought the game, this is my first try at it

description of the problem:
- intake: polluted water
- selected output: water
- actual output: polluted water

objective: making clean water

why is it outputting polluted water when regular water (which I guess is purified water) is selected as the output in the Liquid Filter Outputs menu?

when I select "Polluted Water", it outputs polluted water from the middle pipe (the orange one)

sidenote: I wish I could attach screencaps to this thread. Gabe, get to work please! XD

[Geargrinder]

The liquid you select will come out of the orange output. The remaining liquids will come out of the green output.

[Kzual]

Originally posted by Geargrinder:

The liquid you select will come out of the orange output. The remaining liquids will come out of the green output.

well this is weird then because that is not what is happening. when I select "Water", polluted water comes out of the green output and nothing comes out of the orange output (yes I did put an exit pipe on both outputs).

when I select "Polluted Water", polluted water comes out of the orange output and nothing comes out of the green output.

[Grek]

post screenie with water overlay and selected filter

[Kzual]

Originally posted by Grek:

post screenie with water overlay and selected filter

how? there's no "attach file" option anywhere :/

[Clonefarmer]

Filters only seperate liquids. You can't filter polluted water to make clean water.

[Clonefarmer]

Originally posted by Kzual:

Originally posted by Grek:

post screenie with water overlay and selected filter

how? there's no "attach file" option anywhere :/

Copy and paste the the address.

[Kzual]

Originally posted by Clonefarmer:

Filters only seperate liquids. You can't filter polluted water to make clean water.

then is there a way to produce clean water?

[Clonefarmer]

Yes, water sieves can filter polluted water. You can also heat polluted water till it becomes steam, the steam will condense into clean water.

[Kzual]

Originally posted by Clonefarmer:

Originally posted by Kzual:

how? there's no "attach file" option anywhere :/

Copy and paste the the address.

there's no address, the screencap is a png file on my PC. unless you're telling me to put it up on some other forum that has the option but that seems like alot just for a screencap... this steam forum really should natively have the option to attach a jpg/png file

[Kzual]

Originally posted by Clonefarmer:

Yes, water sieves can filter polluted water. You can also heat polluted water till it becomes steam, the steam will condense into clean water.

ooh nice. I'm gonna test this out and if it works I'll be marking your answer as the solution to this thread :)

[Clonefarmer]

Originally posted by Kzual:

Originally posted by Clonefarmer:

Copy and paste the the address.

there's no address, the screencap is a png file on my PC. unless you're telling me to put it up on some other forum that has the option but that seems like alot just for a screencap... this steam forum really should natively have the option to attach a jpg/png file

Ah my fault, I assumed they were uploaded to steam already.
Not sure if it will work for you, but when I press f12 in game it takes a screenshot, upon exiting the game it gives me the option to upload to steam.

[Mr. Goblin]

I am having the exact same problem as the OP.

[Angpaur]

You have the exact same 2 problems - you most probably connected pipes in wrong way and you haven't posted any screenshots, that could help to troubleshoot.

[believor in Prawn]

Originally posted by Mr. Goblin:

I am having the exact same problem as the OP.

then why didnt you read the awnser?

[Vanagandr]

Originally posted by believer in prawn:

Originally posted by Mr. Goblin:

I am having the exact same problem as the OP.

then why didnt you read the awnser?

Because they're not having the same problem.

OP's issue was believing a liquid filter could be used to remove contaminants from polluted water and convert it to clean water - which is not unreasonable, but ONI liquids don't work that way. Their solution was to connect the pipe to a water sieve instead.

Goblin's issue is a liquid filter not working properly, possibly due to being placed on an existing line of piping. As well as whatever was going on with the sink upstream to mix polluted and clean water in the same pipe line.