Build high Q water well?

[toon]

Could I predict water quality in a well basing on well depth, i.e. how many materials it demands?
If not, how could I do that otherwise?

[MagicManICT]

Depth has nothing to do with quality. You can test for quality if there is any other open water nearby. otherwise you just have to build and pray. Try to find high water marks nearby to drop cheaper wells, and sometimes you can use those to get an idea of where the peak water is and the quality of it.

[loskierek]

i believe amount of rope indicates how fat from water node ou are, so if you want it closer to your house or fsacilities it costs more as of quality you just have to get lucky

[Sevenless]

i believe amount of rope indicates how fat from water node ou are, so if you want it closer to your house or fsacilities it costs more as of quality you just have to get lucky

It's unrelated. There's a random "depth" value that has nothing to do with water proximity or quality that determines rope.

There's a well near me that took 40 rope and is within view distance of a river. highest quality well on that node, and the two wells deeper inland/lower Q took less rope.

[loskierek]

really? i remember the amount of rope was based on the distance of water node you can find with the magic stick - havent build a well in ages so my info might be wrong

[Agame]

really? i remember the amount of rope was based on the distance of water node you can find with the magic stick - havent build a well in ages so my info might be wrong

True. But that node is for depth (rope numbers) NOT for quality. Quality and depth are 2 different maps. Magic stick also points the depth nodes. Nothing points to quality, but trial and error.
Thank Jorbtar for this

Also, it would be cool if more rope would mean better quality water, but it doesn't.

[MagicManICT]

Also, it would be cool if more rope would mean better quality water, but it doesn't.

More XP means better quality water. Have to have something to sink all that into.

[Sevenless]

Also, it would be cool if more rope would mean better quality water, but it doesn't.

More XP means better quality water. Have to have something to sink all that into.

To clarify: The dig deep hearth magic spell increases the quality of a well by +5->+10 per use. Starts at 20k and doubles for each use on that well.

So there is a mechanism to increase Q ^^