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[Arphahat]

I'm trying to play the Steam version of the game. It has been awhile since I last played and am just trying to get a nice easy start. Searching embark locations, there doesn't seem to be a way to filter out saltwater, and hovering over the zones doesn't show saltwater or not (except sometimes in the biome name, like Saltwater Marsh). Is there a way to see if an area has saltwater or not and is there a way to filter out the saltwater when searching embark locations?

[anewaname]

Not that I know of, but an aquifer should provide fresh water, or it should be possible to use a pump to filter the water (I haven't tried this recently, not sure if it still works).

[IronyOwl]

IIRC saltwater marshes do not actually contain saltwater, and their aquifers are delicious and normal. I don't think I've ever been unable to drink the water in the steam version.

[Findulidas]

Not that I know of, but an aquifer should provide fresh water, or it should be possible to use a pump to filter the water (I haven't tried this recently, not sure if it still works).

It still works. I had no idea the aquifers werent salty though.

[sniper_231996]

1. If you pump sea water from a pump then at the output of the pump you get fresh water.
2. Digging into aquifer gives you fresh water.
3. Digging into carvers gives you a place to obtain fresh water.

Rest all is up to you.. this filtering and all doesn't matter much. One small pump oughta do it. 

[DerpFortress]

I'm guessing the bug with wells got fixed?

I'm still on 0.47.05, but isn't saltwater only a problem in coastal embarks? Embark inland, it's all fresh non-saline.