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Timberborn 1.0: All Ways to Perfectly Treat Polluted WaterIn Timberborn, contaminated water (Badwater) can pose a significant threat to your settlement. This guide introduces various strategies to effectively manage contaminated water and protect your settlement, from simple diversion systems for beginners to fully automated advanced solutions. Build a thriving beaver settlement without worrying about contaminated water anymore.
1. 💧 Building a Contaminated Water Diversion System (Beginner's Guide)
· Build a basic diversion system to prevent contaminated water from entering your settlement.
· First, identify the water source and a diversion point to send the contaminated water off the map.
· Construct levees to create a diversion path and install floodgates to control water flow.
· You can use temporary levees to gauge the floodgate height.
· Connect stairs or paths appropriately so beavers can complete construction.
· It's crucial to install dams to contain fresh water, preventing it from flowing into the diversion path.
· When Badwater starts, manually raise the floodgates to divert the contaminated water, and lower them again when Badwater ends to allow fresh water to flow.
· First, identify the water source and a diversion point to send the contaminated water off the map.
· Construct levees to create a diversion path and install floodgates to control water flow.
· You can use temporary levees to gauge the floodgate height.
· Connect stairs or paths appropriately so beavers can complete construction.
· It's crucial to install dams to contain fresh water, preventing it from flowing into the diversion path.
· When Badwater starts, manually raise the floodgates to divert the contaminated water, and lower them again when Badwater ends to allow fresh water to flow.
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1. 💧 Building a Contaminated Water Diversion System (Beginner's Guide)
· Build a basic diversion system to prevent contaminated water from entering your settlement.
· First, identify the water source and a diversion point to send the contaminated water off the map.
· Construct levees to create a diversion path and install floodgates to control water flow.
· You can use temporary levees to gauge the floodgate height.
· Connect stairs or paths appropriately so beavers can complete construction.
· It's crucial to install dams to contain fresh water, preventing it from flowing into the diversion path.
· When Badwater starts, manually raise the floodgates to divert the contaminated water, and lower them again when Badwater ends to allow fresh water to flow.
· First, identify the water source and a diversion point to send the contaminated water off the map.
· Construct levees to create a diversion path and install floodgates to control water flow.
· You can use temporary levees to gauge the floodgate height.
· Connect stairs or paths appropriately so beavers can complete construction.
· It's crucial to install dams to contain fresh water, preventing it from flowing into the diversion path.
· When Badwater starts, manually raise the floodgates to divert the contaminated water, and lower them again when Badwater ends to allow fresh water to flow.
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2. ⚙️ Manual Automation using Floodgate Levers
· To reduce the hassle of manually operating floodgates, build a manual automation system using levers.
· Install a lever and connect it to the floodgate that diverts contaminated water and the floodgate that supplies water to the settlement.
· Set the configuration of each floodgate differently based on the lever's ON/OFF state, allowing you to control the entire system with a single lever.
· Set the lever to ON for fresh water to flow into the settlement, and OFF for contaminated water to flow into the diversion path.
· Pin the lever to easily access and operate it on screen.
· Install a lever and connect it to the floodgate that diverts contaminated water and the floodgate that supplies water to the settlement.
· Set the configuration of each floodgate differently based on the lever's ON/OFF state, allowing you to control the entire system with a single lever.
· Set the lever to ON for fresh water to flow into the settlement, and OFF for contaminated water to flow into the diversion path.
· Pin the lever to easily access and operate it on screen.
| Lever State | Settlement Floodgate | Diversion Floodgate |
|---|---|---|
| ON (Normal Flow) | Height 0 (Open) | Height 1 (Closed) |
| OFF (Badwater) | Height 1 (Closed) | Height 0 (Open) |
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3. 🧪 Full Automation using Contamination Sensors and Relays
· Build a system that automatically handles contaminated water without manual operation.
· A single contamination sensor might turn off before all contaminated water has completely drained after Badwater ends, potentially allowing contaminated water into the settlement.
· To solve this problem, use two contamination sensors (upstream and downstream) and a relay.
· Configure the relay with an 'OR' condition so it activates if either of the two sensors detects contamination.
· Connect the floodgates to this relay, ensuring the contaminated water diversion system remains active until neither sensor detects contamination.
· This effectively prevents residual contaminated water from entering the settlement even after Badwater ends.
· A single contamination sensor might turn off before all contaminated water has completely drained after Badwater ends, potentially allowing contaminated water into the settlement.
· To solve this problem, use two contamination sensors (upstream and downstream) and a relay.
· Configure the relay with an 'OR' condition so it activates if either of the two sensors detects contamination.
· Connect the floodgates to this relay, ensuring the contaminated water diversion system remains active until neither sensor detects contamination.
· This effectively prevents residual contaminated water from entering the settlement even after Badwater ends.
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4. 🌊 Blocking Contaminated Water at the Source (Using Weather Stations)
· This method completely blocks contaminated water from flowing from the source to the settlement.
· Install a Weather Station to detect the onset of Badwater.
· Clear the area around the water source and install Fill Valves or Throttling Valves. Fill Valves are cheaper to build.
· Link the Weather Station to the valves: when Badwater occurs, close the valve towards the settlement and open the diversion valve to immediately send contaminated water off the map.
· A small amount of contaminated water might enter during valve switching, but it won't be enough to cause problems for the settlement.
· Install a Weather Station to detect the onset of Badwater.
· Clear the area around the water source and install Fill Valves or Throttling Valves. Fill Valves are cheaper to build.
· Link the Weather Station to the valves: when Badwater occurs, close the valve towards the settlement and open the diversion valve to immediately send contaminated water off the map.
· A small amount of contaminated water might enter during valve switching, but it won't be enough to cause problems for the settlement.
| Weather Station State | Settlement Valve | Diversion Valve |
|---|---|---|
| OFF (Normal Flow) | Unlimited Flow (Open) | Height 0 (Closed) |
| ON (Badwater) | Height 0 (Closed) | Unlimited Flow (Open) |
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5. 🚀 Pressurized Water Source: The Ultimate Contaminated Water Block Solution
· This is the most efficient and compact contaminated water blocking system, useful in the late game.
· Build platforms and impermeable flooring over the water source to completely cover it.
· Block any gaps around the water source with levees to prevent contaminated water from leaking out.
· With this system, contaminated water is diverted off the map as soon as it's generated at the source, virtually eliminating any contaminated water entering the settlement.
· You can add Throttling Valves for even more precise control over water flow.
· Build a reservoir above the water source to store water and install dams on top to manage overflow.
· Build platforms and impermeable flooring over the water source to completely cover it.
· Block any gaps around the water source with levees to prevent contaminated water from leaking out.
· With this system, contaminated water is diverted off the map as soon as it's generated at the source, virtually eliminating any contaminated water entering the settlement.
· You can add Throttling Valves for even more precise control over water flow.
· Build a reservoir above the water source to store water and install dams on top to manage overflow.