Probably Stolen How to Get Water: Sources and Purity
Water can come from rations, bottles, a connected faucet, or specialist customers. Whatever the source, test it before drinking, relabeling, or selling it. The container name is not reliable proof of purity.
Quick answer
The simplest early source is a Sealed Water Ration, which can be poured into a liquid container. You can also buy bottled water, connect a Water Faucet, or display a Water Neon Sign to attract water sellers. Use a Water Testing Strip or AquaScan, then choose a treatment that removes the contamination actually present.
Where to get water
Sealed Water Rations
A Standard Sealed Water Ration contains 750 ml of Basewater. Pour it into a suitable container when you need a known starting supply.
Bottled water and customers
Regular customers and specialist water traders may sell water. Placing a Water Neon Sign in a Display Case helps attract sellers after the relevant water-trading progression is available.
Water Faucet
A connected Water Faucet is another shop water source. The supplied research does not establish its complete connection steps or required upgrades; those details remain 待确认 (Pending confirmation).
Water Merchant scenario
Water Merchant begins with tools and stock suited to testing, purifying, relabeling, and reselling water. It is the fastest way to focus an entire run on the system, but the same core tools can be acquired from other starts.
Always test water first
Use a Water Testing Strip or AquaScan before choosing a treatment. Different contaminants require different tools. Repeatedly using a filter that does not target the remaining problem will not continue improving the water.
Test again after every important processing stage. This avoids selling mislabeled water or wasting another night in a machine that has already reached its maximum purity.
What each purification tool does
- HydraTech Micro Water Purifier: a portable tool with durability that can raise water in a container to Basewater.
- Water Filter: works through a compatible container and targets its supported contamination; remove the filter before selling the pitcher.
- UV Lamp: primarily handles microbial contamination.
- Water Purifier: a powered overnight machine whose Quality controls Max Purity, Performance controls daily throughput, and Efficiency affects energy use.
- Moisture Farm: produces water and can reach Pure Water at sufficiently high Quality.
These tools are complementary. One device is not a universal answer for every input.
How to make Basewater
Start by testing the input. Use the HydraTech Micro Water Purifier, appropriate purification tablets, or a supported filtered container according to the detected problem. Test the result before relabeling it as Basewater.
If you already have a Sealed Water Ration (Standard), its 750 ml contents provide Basewater directly, making it the clearest early-game option.
How to make High-Quality Water
Load a tested water container into a powered Water Purifier and allow the overnight process to complete. A current formal-release demonstration shows Rustwater becoming High-Quality Water, but that does not prove every Rustwater sample reaches the same result in one night. Starting contaminants and machine quality still matter.
How to make Pure Water
The Water Purifier needs a displayed Max Purity of at least 99.9% to reach Pure Water. Formal-release gameplay demonstrated this with a Quality 100 Water Purifier. Another current demonstration showed a Quality 150 Moisture Farm producing Pure Water.
Those Quality values are player-tested examples, not a permanent developer guarantee. Check the current Max Purity shown on your machine after balance updates.
Why the filter or purifier stopped improving water
- The remaining contaminant is outside the tool's treatment range.
- A consumable filter is exhausted.
- The Water Purifier has reached its current Max Purity.
- The machine lacks power.
- The input has a different contaminant mix from the guide example.
- You relied on the label instead of testing the liquid itself.
Version 1.0.0.2 reworked the Water Purifier, so fixed treatment times from older Demo guides should not be used for the current game.
Choose a source before expanding
For an immediate known supply, the Standard Sealed Water Ration gives a clearer starting point than an untested container bought from a stranger. For repeated purchases, the Water Neon Sign connects the shop to water sellers. A faucet is another source once connected, but this guide does not establish its complete installation procedure.
Separate getting water from improving it. A dependable supply does not prove that the liquid is ready for a customer, and a powerful purifier is not useful without suitable input. Test what you actually acquired before deciding which tool needs to act on it.
Read the three machine statistics separately
Quality determines the Water Purifier's Max Purity ceiling. Performance concerns how much it can process in a night, while Efficiency affects energy use. Improving one statistic is not evidence that the other two changed, so check the displayed values when deciding which bottleneck you are solving.
If treatment stops below the level you wanted, compare the tested liquid with the machine ceiling. If output is smaller than expected, inspect throughput instead of assuming the liquid must be contaminated. If the machine did not work, verify power before purchasing a different purification tool.
What the demonstration can establish
The supplied release footage records a Quality 100 Water Purifier and a Quality 150 Moisture Farm example. It supports those configurations; it does not establish that every contaminated input completes in one night. The current Max Purity display and an output test remain the useful checks for your own batch.
待确认 (Pending confirmation): processing nights for every contamination mix, faucet connection prerequisites, and final prices across vendors and difficulties. The 250-credit official base-price adjustment does not establish the quote from every supplier.
FAQ
How do I get water early?
Use a Sealed Water Ration, buy bottled water, or purchase from water sellers. A connected faucet becomes a repeatable source later.
How do I make Pure Water?
Use a powered Water Purifier whose Max Purity reaches at least 99.9%, or a sufficiently upgraded Moisture Farm, then test the result.
Why is my Water Filter not working?
The filter may be depleted or the remaining contaminant may require UV, tablets, or a Water Purifier instead.
How much does a Water Purifier cost?
The official 1.0.0.5 base-price change lowered it from 300 to 250 credits, but the amount you actually pay can still reflect vendor and difficulty modifiers.