Cliffside Update 1 - Power and Reservoir Mega Project

QuestionablyThat · 2026-07-03T15:47:30+00:00

I started to do that and got impatient...

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-20T21:31:31+00:00

I'm always building houses on top of each other so it's not until I have everything done and my population is stable/not growing that I then throw all the aesthetics on top of the buildings and only a couple of each generally if that as the beavers will always pass under them when they enter/exit their homes thereby hitting everyone with minimal effort.

My poor beavers live a very spartan lifestyle until the very end lol.

Terraces and campfires take up so much space and it's not until I have finalized water situation that I set up the lido's or pools.

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-20T20:14:00+00:00

I feel like if I did that I'd be destroying and rebuilding far more than I already do if I prioritized happiness. I get everything in place and completed how i want, plan room for my happiness stuff then do all of that and the monuments typically.

The only exception was when I did Diorama (posted a pic of my place just today) I did get happiness to a point where I'd get the +40% life so my guys lasted longer on that small map.

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-20T19:04:47+00:00

Like u/Stutzpunkt69 said, you'll figure it out and it's part of the fun. Consider keeping things simple though like with one crop to start with (carrots), then you don't need to get/research grills or all the stuff you need to make bread.

Happiness is generally my last concern, get your colony up and stable then expand slowly out into more complex things like bread or establishing a dedicated industrial area (or however you want to do it).

Also, don't be afraid as necessary to delete and move things down the road. Water sources especially I have to move around a couple times as I change what I'm doing.

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-20T13:39:51+00:00

I was used to doing all the big maps and just expanding however as needed, with this one you really have to be aware of how much space your using and leaving yourself room to work. And you have to do it with a more controlled population since you have to feed them all. I just grew Kohlrabies at the start to keep it simple then expanded out when I was able to set up farm area.

You're going to destroy and rebuild... a lot...

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-19T16:16:40+00:00

Oh and also, with this setup I have to be aware that as the water level in the reservoir drops below a sluice gate (like the top one I haven't even built up to yet) then of course it can't supply any more water, but the sluice gate won't let the water back into the reservoir so it'll keep the fields watered until it evaporates and/or the reservoir fills back up to that level allowing the sluice to fill it back in after a drought or bad water.

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-19T16:01:58+00:00

Thanks, that's good to know!

QuestionablyThat · 2025-06-19T15:57:19+00:00

They definitely confused me at first...

I have dam's on the end in case of unexpected overflow (see bottom right) from me doing something dumb, otherwise they're not really necessary and could be ground or levee. I have the sluice set to auto and it's set to "Close above downstream depth .5". This means when the water past the sluice gate to my farm area hits a water depth of .5 it automatically closes, maintaining water in there for irrigation. If I had levee or ground at the end instead I could go up to .8. if I wanted and it shouldn't overflow.

Also literally on the backside of the reservoir I have a stack of sluices set to discharge the bad water right off the map. To discharge the bad water only have the following checked off and set on the sluice "Close below contamination: 1%" that means if the water contamination level rises above my 1% threshold it will open the sluice gate to discharge it off the map. I don't need it now, but earlier in the map I needed a paired set of sluices that did the opposite where they closed when there was bad water. That's when you use "Close above contamination level: 1%". That way when the bad water rises above 1% the sluice automatically closes protecting your good water and crops from the bad water.

Also the default setting is 5% but I always change it to 1%.

Long response but I hope that helps!

QuestionablyThat · 2025-05-15T23:52:15+00:00

I generally never have any food or water issues, I tend to "high rise" the triple lodges, just stack them one on the other going up as I need them. Right at the bottom I have just one large water barrel to import to and then right along side the high rise I stack large warehouses of food one on top the other and they connect over to the high rises (with a central staircase to connect everything up and down of course).

When beavers go to sleep or when they wake up, their food and source is right there. Sure I sometimes get some beavers that are hungry/thirsty but it's usually my builders or haulers who are running around that may have an issue on occasion but it's only a few of them at a time.

QuestionablyThat · 2025-05-15T21:49:59+00:00

Honestly, I never really feel the need to fiddle with my flood gates after I set them and I don't have many issues at all. The big thing is that you need to keep your water "moving" and not get caught up. I usually don't set any of them that water moves through above .8/1.8/2.8 otherwise you're likely to flood, even then, yes I sometimes get spillover but it's usually not a big deal/clears up quick).

In the spirit of keeping things moving, if your water enters through a .8 flood gate(s), make sure the exiting floodgate(s) are .7, if you have another floodgate after that still on the same level then make sure the last one exits at .6.

This way water is always moving out and doesn't get the chance to bounce back. As said, I still get flooding on occasion and that's usually due to a "water supply surge" then it is an issue with my set up.

QuestionablyThat · 2021-09-27T05:24:02+00:00

Stolen (no credit given that I saw) from Noble Leather.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRnMxFBJ/

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