Crylum Posted July 8, 2025 Report Posted July 8, 2025 (edited) For context Please also see: related water mechnics Quote @7embre said: [...] I really want to have wells [...] @idiomcritter said: underground water tables that can be tapped (artisian well?!) I am aware that we already have hot springs in the game but I would like to add a small variety of new water sources ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Idea 1: Ground water I believe adding a dedicated water layer covering the whole map would be to annoying, therefore I would suggest having "bean shaped" water deposits inside or a couple of blocks below the dirt (simular to how some ore are generated), which can be tapped. You will be able to find them by just wandering around and drilling down. Also you will be able to create a well simular of the shown in Hydrate or Diedrate - https://mods.vintagestory.at/hydrateordiedrate (see well image) * ground water is pushed up * side view: dirt blocks replaced by glass to show water below ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Idea 2: Ground water At higher altitudes, like mountain springs will be generated (while testing in game I readly found this, but I was not sure if this was coincidence or if spring are already a feature) This water soucre can ideally be use in combination of the new aqueduct feature (thread for this still need to be create, will follow soon) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feedback New ideas, suggestion? Just let me know! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That's all for now! Best, Crylum Edited July 18, 2025 by Crylum Content update 3
Steel General Posted July 8, 2025 Report Posted July 8, 2025 I recently found iron ore while spelunking, and when I broke it it seemed to be waterlogged - left a water source-block in its place (I think a true waterlogging would have been outflowing before I broke it). It occurred to me that could be a good mechanism for springs - there could be mantle-adjacent water bodies with a waterlogged seam of rock pluming from them to the next surface, be it cavern, mountain, or anywhere in between. It would produce the mountain-side waterfalls we now have, but also underlie some ponds, and result in groundwater shields like that you describe. Then, we could establish new mechanics that depend on the waterlogged stone, such as well construction. ... it should probably be cracked stones, but it occurs to me as interesting to have such spring water also propagate through cracked layers it encounters. 3
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