Thank you for devoting a whole video to this. I haven't run into any instances where I've needed any aquafers yet, but it's only a matter of time... so it's notice to have this guide when the time comes.
Thanks so much for this guide! My fortress has lost two miners trying different ways of getting through a heavy aquifer - this slower technique for the second layers is exactly what I was missing.
Not done with this video yet, I know it'll be good. Dude, the sheer amount of content you have is amazing. I love this game, rimworld, and going medieval. There's something to be said about figuring it out yourself. But with kids and traveling work, it's nice to get some good knowledge outside of when I can actually play.
Really like this video. I'm loving all the love that this game is getting :D A few comments: You can show/hide numbers in liquids from the # symbol on the minimap (top right). You can smooth walls instead of building walls, but you need some type of stone (in your case your two levels were sand and dirt, so you need to build walls) The Pump can pump from more than one tile at the time. So instead of moving your pump on your second level, you can make the slit 3 squares and place de pump in the middle. That pump will pump from the 3 squares and not from 1.
Man, my actual fortress have entire Z levels (15 through 30 (as deep we can dig)) of aquifer. I already watch your videos, but this one could change the fate of my fortress right now... uiahuiahuiah
Thank you for the video. It would be great to see a tutorial about how to make use of all this water, how to settle whells, channels, fishing spots and mashinery powering properly.
9:39 There's a button next to the overview map (a yellow hashtag symbol over a green and blue background) that will toggle showing numeric liquid levels on and off. I believe there's also a hotkey for it. Granted I have no idea why you'd ever turn it off.
@@Ic0nGaming Yeah, when I first loaded the game up I looked through all the options menus about twice before I finally found the setting to turn on numeric levels. Then I got out of the menus and glanced over at the map. "Huh, I wonder what that button does."
I'm getting back into df after almost a decade with the steam version and I love how similar this method is to the one I used ten years ago (we used way more pumps and windmills and pumped into channels outside the stairwell but same general idea)
I'm also on team inpatient when it comes to building, So I make multiple 1x1 stock piles set to hold each part needed for the pump or whatever I'm working on.
What if I want to not dig **through** an heavy aquifer, but I want to dig OUT a heavy aquifer? E.g. my room is 20x20 and it overlaps with 200+ heavy aquifer tiles. Is it possible to 'drain' them or is there more to it?
That's absolutely right. But the Aquifer offers sooooooo much free water :D Basically I'd avoid Heavy Aquifers too though, except I want to do some very specific scenario/build.
Is it possible to live (dig) in light aquifer, i have 22 levels of it, from 27 to 5, dunno what to do next... dwarfs travelling so long in this 22 levels stairs...
There are three possibilities there. First there is no stockpile the farms can use that can hold the seeds (both in terms of its rules and in terms of having space). Second is because you cooked them. Eating them raw and brewing them both return seeds, cooking them does not. So because you rely on them for booze, you need to tell the kitchen to not use plump helmets. Third is a shortage of empty bags to put the seeds into, those are needed in order to actually plant the seeds.
@@Latronibus I'm guessing it said no seeds, just because I've planted them all. They just kept trying to eat the fresh produce, instead of making the wine
What a pain in the arse, I'd definitely make mistakes doing this. Personally I'd just try to keep the heavy aquifers to the corners of your embark, so you can tap them for power or water if you want, or ignore them if you don't.
I read so as well while doing my research. I tried it and it didn't work smh. Let me know if I overlooked some procedure there (with this game you never know)
@@Ic0nGaming i just sealed off a light Aquafier this way It may have been a water depth issue scaring off dwarves which would be tougher with a heavy one but should still work
@@gabriellabelle3915 I can only assume, but my guess is as follows: Once the Water level is effectively above 1, you cannot construct on a tile anymore. I assume that Heavy Aquifer walls have kind of an "invisible water level" higher than 1. Or i just did misclick that moment and went away with a false positive. Gonna give it another look the other day. Cause smoothing would definitely be way less of a pain.
Aquifers almost made me uninstall the game. There's like 2% of the map that don't have aquifers and they tend to be real crappy spots to camp in. I didn't want to install a mod to get rid of them because it's a part of the game's function. I also know that they're your only reliable source of water unless you camp next to a river. I'm glad that this guide exists, though it kinda sucks that the game necessitates such a lengthy and complex process. And they're kind of unavoidable, really. Every fort I've tried to make in the past 20 hours has run into an aquifer layer (or multiple) starting at like... two levels under the surface.
Light Aquifers are quite easy to handle, heavy aquifers are literally made in hell. You can acquire water also without a river, by tapping into underground cavern water. That's an option for every map afaik.
Thank you for devoting a whole video to this. I haven't run into any instances where I've needed any aquafers yet, but it's only a matter of time... so it's notice to have this guide when the time comes.
It took you 10 hours to master this. It's gonna take me watching this video for 10 hours to grasp it. Good work bub.
Thanks so much for this guide! My fortress has lost two miners trying different ways of getting through a heavy aquifer - this slower technique for the second layers is exactly what I was missing.
Not done with this video yet, I know it'll be good. Dude, the sheer amount of content you have is amazing. I love this game, rimworld, and going medieval. There's something to be said about figuring it out yourself. But with kids and traveling work, it's nice to get some good knowledge outside of when I can actually play.
Really like this video. I'm loving all the love that this game is getting :D
A few comments:
You can show/hide numbers in liquids from the # symbol on the minimap (top right).
You can smooth walls instead of building walls, but you need some type of stone (in your case your two levels were sand and dirt, so you need to build walls)
The Pump can pump from more than one tile at the time. So instead of moving your pump on your second level, you can make the slit 3 squares and place de pump in the middle. That pump will pump from the 3 squares and not from 1.
So you don't need to construct walls, but only need to smooth the aquifer tiles surrounding your stairs?
@@Ascaron1337 thats right
@tomich Tested it already and it worked. Thx, mate! Appreciated.
Man, my actual fortress have entire Z levels (15 through 30 (as deep we can dig)) of aquifer. I already watch your videos, but this one could change the fate of my fortress right now... uiahuiahuiah
Best double slit tutorial on youtube!
Thank you for the video. It would be great to see a tutorial about how to make use of all this water, how to settle whells, channels, fishing spots and mashinery powering properly.
Still learning around those bits in detail, will do as soon as I understood my way around these well enough
9:39 There's a button next to the overview map (a yellow hashtag symbol over a green and blue background) that will toggle showing numeric liquid levels on and off. I believe there's also a hotkey for it.
Granted I have no idea why you'd ever turn it off.
Thanks, that button is way easier than the options menu =)
@@Ic0nGaming Yeah, when I first loaded the game up I looked through all the options menus about twice before I finally found the setting to turn on numeric levels.
Then I got out of the menus and glanced over at the map. "Huh, I wonder what that button does."
@@Wlerin7 The one right below of the liquid levels is equally awesome. It makes Ramps more visible which I find invaluable by now
The one place where ASCII still makes sense. Numbers for water level.
I'm getting back into df after almost a decade with the steam version and I love how similar this method is to the one I used ten years ago (we used way more pumps and windmills and pumped into channels outside the stairwell but same general idea)
This is the best video about aquifers I have seen, thank you!
I'm also on team inpatient when it comes to building, So I make multiple 1x1 stock piles set to hold each part needed for the pump or whatever I'm working on.
Exactly what I need. Thanks so much.
What if I want to not dig **through** an heavy aquifer, but I want to dig OUT a heavy aquifer? E.g. my room is 20x20 and it overlaps with 200+ heavy aquifer tiles. Is it possible to 'drain' them or is there more to it?
Always good tutorials as always, thanks man
Great content and narration, awesome taste in games my dude
It's so much easier to just pick an embark spot without an aquifer :P
That's absolutely right. But the Aquifer offers sooooooo much free water :D
Basically I'd avoid Heavy Aquifers too though, except I want to do some very specific scenario/build.
You have 'show numeric' icon in the right top coner around the map.
Yes, yes - absolutely right! I don't know how I could've not noticed it back then ^^
Thanks, this helped so much!
Is it possible to live (dig) in light aquifer, i have 22 levels of it, from 27 to 5, dunno what to do next... dwarfs travelling so long in this 22 levels stairs...
Thanks for this Ic0n! legend!
I tried and water is spilling everywhere, it isnt dissapearing on the left...?
Useful guide, thank man!
Thats aquafilter so annoying, wait mod for off this shit)
Do you mind doing a guide on farming? My farm isnt doing so great and I dont understand why it says no seeds. Im using those purple mushrooms
Yeah, sure! Thanks for the idea =)
There are three possibilities there. First there is no stockpile the farms can use that can hold the seeds (both in terms of its rules and in terms of having space). Second is because you cooked them. Eating them raw and brewing them both return seeds, cooking them does not. So because you rely on them for booze, you need to tell the kitchen to not use plump helmets. Third is a shortage of empty bags to put the seeds into, those are needed in order to actually plant the seeds.
@@Latronibus i was allowing them to eat them over making my shroomwine
@@burritoman9361 Eating them raw can be an issue for wine but it won't make them run out of seeds.
@@Latronibus I'm guessing it said no seeds, just because I've planted them all. They just kept trying to eat the fresh produce, instead of making the wine
What are you storing the wood blocks in?
They go into Bins
What a pain in the arse, I'd definitely make mistakes doing this. Personally I'd just try to keep the heavy aquifers to the corners of your embark, so you can tap them for power or water if you want, or ignore them if you don't.
You can smooth walls instead of construction them. Seals off water as well
I read so as well while doing my research. I tried it and it didn't work smh. Let me know if I overlooked some procedure there (with this game you never know)
Like dwarves wouldn't smooth walls or after smoothing water still came through?
@@gabriellabelle3915 They didn't accept the smoothing command at all. I went off with the assumption that damp walls behave differently.
@@Ic0nGaming i just sealed off a light Aquafier this way
It may have been a water depth issue scaring off dwarves which would be tougher with a heavy one but should still work
@@gabriellabelle3915 I can only assume, but my guess is as follows: Once the Water level is effectively above 1, you cannot construct on a tile anymore. I assume that Heavy Aquifer walls have kind of an "invisible water level" higher than 1. Or i just did misclick that moment and went away with a false positive. Gonna give it another look the other day. Cause smoothing would definitely be way less of a pain.
Aquifers almost made me uninstall the game. There's like 2% of the map that don't have aquifers and they tend to be real crappy spots to camp in. I didn't want to install a mod to get rid of them because it's a part of the game's function. I also know that they're your only reliable source of water unless you camp next to a river.
I'm glad that this guide exists, though it kinda sucks that the game necessitates such a lengthy and complex process. And they're kind of unavoidable, really. Every fort I've tried to make in the past 20 hours has run into an aquifer layer (or multiple) starting at like... two levels under the surface.
Light Aquifers are quite easy to handle, heavy aquifers are literally made in hell. You can acquire water also without a river, by tapping into underground cavern water. That's an option for every map afaik.
Yeah... I'll just choose an area withouth aquifers thanks
Man this game is hard to fully understand