Rainwater Collection System

[Lianya 70]

Hello, I'd like to suggest a rainwater collection system.

 

If possible, have a platform item that can hold buckets, barrels, and or amphorae. When the item is "loaded" with suitable containers, it will run periodic checks to see if it is outside of buildings and if it is raining. If it is raining, the containers will gradually fill with water in the same manner as wells. If it is not raining the containers just sit there. When there are no containers, it will not perform weather/outdoors checks at all. With full containers it will stop performing checks.

 

Collecting rainwater would be fantastic, but I suspect that having all containers performing constant weather checks could really bog down the servers. So, I propose an item that will create a specific case for performing that kind of a check which can also be "turned off". If there are no containers or full containers, there will be no weather check.

 

An alternative to the platform idea would be attaching containers to preexisting items such as a cart or wagon.

[Pingpong 1,070]

+1 Would give people without water access an alternative means of water collection.

[Finnn 3,321]

+1 / -1 

Right now there are 2 alternatives for water inland without a well/fountain/container - fog-spiders and foraged berries/fruits/etc-turned-to-juice, fog spiders are a pain to kill for new/average players(not to mention waiting for a fog), making a fruit press and finding the berries/fruits to get a drink at a random place and time.. is also a pain.

 

Wurm might need an update for the thirst at random places, but filling random buckets and barrels with rain water isn't the way to go, having all containers that could hold liquids be filled with water every time they are left outside of a building without roof could turn into annoying feature pretty fast.

 

Easier for new players to use a 1-2-3 Clay jars, cook in a campfire, fill with water, explore, start a house/fenced area, make a cart, get a small/large barrel and travel to a well/fountain to fill it, than eventually get a pendulum and well/fountain closer to their place later for convenience.

[Lianya 70]

This idea is specifically meant to avoid filling all containers all the time when they are out of doors. It should only fill certain containers under certain circumstances. Also, it's meant to be useful for more than new players. The idea is to provide an alternative water source and take advantage of a logical place to gather water.

[Tallios 307]

I think the simplest idea, is to have a programming re-work of wells.  

 

The well should hold 12 liters of water.  When this water is consumed, used, or whatever.  All a person needs to do is "Fetch Water" and wait out a timer. Basically winching down the bucket and then lifting it back up.  At which point the bucket is re-filled with up to 12 liters of water.  This would allow for wells to be placed virtually anywhere and not subject to the limitations of water tiles.