water

[ryanandlori5]

how do i give water to the animals

[Jaggid Edje]

Put down either one of the water trays/bowls or the water pipe from the habitat menu, OR use the terrain edit tools to add a pool/pond/river to the habitat.

If you do a water bowl/tray it will add a small amount of work to your keepers, as they will need to refill it.
If you add the water pipe it doesn't take any work from the keeper, but adds a small ongoing cost.
If you do the natural pond/lake/river you will also need to add a Water Treatment pump whose radius overlaps the habitat (if you don't have one nearby already), which has a regular maintenance cost though it can serve multiple habitats.

None of the costs are at all significant though. I just wanted to make sure you understood the cons of each approach.

[Just Kevin]

I think the water pipe has to be researched by the mechanics? Unless in the Sandbox. Whatever. If you click on the habitat tab and select which animal, the tabs within that will tell you what is available for that animal. The animal's own stats (click on it) will also tell you if you have filled there needs or not.

[TinnaAres]

Water pipe is always there, does not need research. You find these under the habitat and under feeders. You can choose in the filter for which species it is and it will show you appropriate items. Water pipe does not need to be refilled, while water trays are refilled when the keeper comes.

You can also place water in the habitat with the terrain tool, you just have to make sure the access to water is not too steep. Often if you have natural water, you need to use water cleaner to keep it from getting dirty.

[Just Kevin]

Yes, I cannot remember I have played in the sandbox for so long. Perhaps rather than some things needed to be researched before you can have them, there's a cost handicap. A tap costs more than a bowl.

[TinnaAres]

Originally posted by Just Kevin:

Yes, I cannot remember I have played in the sandbox for so long. Perhaps rather than some things needed to be researched before you can have them, there's a cost handicap. A tap costs more than a bowl.

That is alright, it was not a critic

[ryanandlori5]

thanks