Underground wells.

[pawnchito]

Why can't we make them underground? There are rivers and shit down there. Makes no sense.

[VDZ]

I would assume because the ground isn't soft enough to dig (you also cannot dig anywhere underground other than in shallow water). Would be cool if there were softer places underground, though.

[MagicManICT]

Thought: could excavate them similar to cellars, with the amount based on something akin to how well costs are calculated.

[VDZ]

Thought: could excavate them similar to cellars, with the amount based on something akin to how well costs are calculated.

If it uses the same mechanics as cellar excavation (with the boulders you need to carry away), that sounds very tedious.

[Fostik]

I'm afraid ability to build wells underground will let any village to find appropriate quality water under their village to build own well and dig it with hearth magic without need of collaboration to build community hub/well.
And since I'm a big fan of community projects I'm not confident that I really want this consequences.

[MagicManICT]

Thought: could excavate them similar to cellars, with the amount based on something akin to how well costs are calculated.

If it uses the same mechanics as cellar excavation (with the boulders you need to carry away), that sounds very tedious.

Agree, but seeing how it is an underground well, in rock, I don't think you should just be allowed to build a well without this difficulty. Maybe costs should be increased in other ways similar to how mine holes are done. it was a quick brainstorm, not meant to be the only possible solution.

I'm afraid ability to build wells underground will let any village to find appropriate quality water under their village to build own well and dig it with hearth magic without need of collaboration to build community hub/well.
And since I'm a big fan of community projects I'm not confident that I really want this consequences.

I don't think this would replace that. We have "Dig Deeper" hearth magic to keep improving the quality of a well. Quite possibly, overall quality of public water goes up even more. And it takes a functioning realm to get enough XP to keep water quality going up and up. It just gets too expensive for individuals after a few applications.

[pawnchito]

I quest a lot when I need to and the hearth magic cost of upgrading a well significantly is 100% a realm only thing because of the crazy cost after a few upgrades. Underground wells would be neat because there are good water nodes in caves and because it would help conceal a factions high q well if they felt inclined.

[VDZ]

Agree, but seeing how it is an underground well, in rock, I don't think you should just be allowed to build a well without this difficulty.

But why must the floor in every single underground location be rock?

[MagicManICT]

Agree, but seeing how it is an underground well, in rock, I don't think you should just be allowed to build a well without this difficulty.

But why must the floor in every single underground location be rock?

It all looks like rock? You have a good point. I wasn't even thinking of some of the added in biomes the last couple of worlds at first.