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Arphahat

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Trying to embark without saltwater
« on: November 21, 2023, 01:59:24 am »
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?
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Re: Trying to embark without saltwater
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2023, 09:29:31 pm »
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).
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Re: Trying to embark without saltwater
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2023, 03:26:48 pm »
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.
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Re: Trying to embark without saltwater
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2023, 06:50:03 am »
Quote from: anewaname on November 21, 2023, 09:29:31 pm
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.
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Re: Trying to embark without saltwater
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2023, 09:44:39 am »
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.  :) ;)
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Re: Trying to embark without saltwater
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2024, 10:50:47 pm »
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.
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