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[tHe_silent_H]

I Tried embarking on the ocean today, having done a bit of research on the wiki first i found out that you need a pump and constructed floors to desalinate the water. I did this and then decided to power it with a water wheel as it was next to the ocean. Upon building it next to the pump the water wheel wasn't producing power, is this a bug or intended?

here's a rough diagram of what the setup look like

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z1:
. . . . . . . .
. . . . +++ .
. . . . . .+ >
. . . . +++ .
. . . . . . . .

z0
. . , , , ,
. ) ,= = =
.( %%~ = <
.) , = = =
. . , , , ,

z-1
~~#####
~~#####
~~#####
~~#####
~~#####

where . =open space, , = solid ground, () is the water wheel, # is solid rock, ~ is water, = =a wall, += a floor, >< = stairs and %% is the pump

[TheyTarget]

I dont think water wheels transfer power that way. And even if it did, you might be blocking off the source its pumping from. But on a third note. I'm probably 90 percent sure, theres no flow in the ocean across the coast line like that, so it wouldn't power it. You need to have moving water for that to work. If you dont wanna be complex, just build a windmill above it, since it looks like you have access anyways. Its what I always do. If you really want a waterwheel. You'd have to dig a channel, and not have water in it yet, build your water wheels in the channel, then put your pump at the end of the channel, then another pump pumping water out of your reservoir into another channel that goes back into the ocean, but be careful cause this will flood a little bit/alot. Yeah experience there. Easiest way to stop flooding is to build a second building all the way around the pump and second channel like completely floor the second one off. Then if will have to go into the ocean. You probably dont understand what I mean, but I'm sure someone can explain it better.

[tHe_silent_H]

Well, it seems it does transfer power like that, as the new windmill is powering both pump and the water wheel, another quick query: why can't I zone the ocean for fishing? (would a channel allow me to catch all those jelly fish i keep seeing or just regular fish?

[Psieye]

Quick counter-question: are you designating that fishing zone over both land and sea? Are you doing so without involving a beach?

[tHe_silent_H]

it's on the beach, next to the waters edge(next to desalinater actually)

[Quietust]

The center tile of a water wheel is impassable, and it will prevent an attached pump from drawing liquid through it.