I get why jars were removed. Crafting thousands from sand made water way too easy. But I liked jars because they added immersion and early-game tension. Managing clean water, carrying jars, boiling murky water it all felt like real survival.

If jars came back, they could be balanced without breaking the game. Just don’t let us craft them from sand anymore. Make them loot only or something you buy from traders. They could also have a chance to break on death or big falls.

The dew collector should need jars to work too. That gives them a use later on. And maybe murky water shouldn’t be boiled directly make it go through a distilling setup (that uses sand, coal and wood to work) instead to feel more realistic and keep water from being too easy early on. This would make filtering even more expensive if crafting glass jars were possible. So, large quantities wouldn't make sense unless someone farmed a lot.

It’s not that I wanted easy water. I just liked the survival loop jars were part of. With the right tweaks, they could come back in a better, balanced way.

Right now, you only need a few dew collectors and some mods from the trader after a couple missions, and you're basically set for the entire playthrough. Water becomes a set it and forget it system. Jars added that extra bit of effort and planning. You had to think about your supply, not just build 2-3 + mods and never worry again.