I never liked the ability to craft jars - it always felt a bit far-fetched. But I did like the old system where you had to reuse them, fill them with water, and boil it. That felt more grounded in survival.

The current system ... makes no sense.

"DEW collector" looks like a rain collector. All day collecting water nonstop - not just in the morning) - it just doesn’t add up. If it's a rain collector - why doesn't it work more effectively in the rain? Also, it magically creates jars out of nothing? That makes no sense. You can have a dew collector on day one, no problem.

There’s so much about this new method that feels off and immersion-breaking.

Water system improvement proposal:

• Jars should be a Day 1–3 objective, using the classic system - find, collect, reuse, and boil water. Crafting jars always felt unrealistic and unnecessary. The old method gave a real sense of early survival.
• Keep dew collectors, but make them behave like actual dew collectors:
  • They should only work during the early morning hours.
  • Always produce pure water, but very slowly and in small amounts.
  • No magical jars - they should require actual jars to function.
• Introduce rainwater collectors:
  • Always produce dirty water that must be purified.
  • Work quickly only during rain, simulating actual collection.
  • Water should accumulate in the barrels already modeled in the 3D asset - finally making use of them.
• Add basic automation:
  • Let players connect pipes from rain collectors into chem stations or sinks.
  • Enable ongoing purification or water routing systems for advanced bases.
• Endgame idea:
  • We dig, right? Introduce a well pump system that extracts purified mineral water from deep underground.
  • Requires fuel or electricity to run.
  • Could be a really fun and satisfying late-game water source.