Badwater Rig

The Badwater Rig is a specialized water-extraction building that must be constructed directly on top of a Badwater Source. Its sole function is to harvest badwater, a map-specific resource. The rig requires a significant industrial investment to unlock and build: 400 Gears, 200 Treated Planks, and 150 Metal block. Gears are produced in the Gear Workshop, Treated Planks are produced in the Wood Workshop, and Metal Blocks are produced in the Smelter.

Harvesting with the Badwater Rig is workforce-dependent and scales predictably with the number of workers assigned. Each worker takes 10 hours to harvest 40 units of badwater. The building’s UI displays the adjusted production time as more beavers are employed. At the maximum staffed rate of 10 workers, the rig produces 40 units of badwater every hour. The Badwater Rig continues producing badwater during drought if it is open and staffed.

Construction and placement require care because of the hazardous nature of badwater. If players place stairs or access routes to the source before construction finishes, beavers can accidentally walk into the badwater while building and become contaminated. Such incidents interfere with workforce availability and may require mitigation measures available elsewhere in the game.

• Build prerequisites and materials: requires 400 Gears, 200 Treated Planks, 150 Metal Blocks; must be placed on a Badwater Source.
• Production rates: 10 hours per worker for 40 badwater; with 10 workers the rig produces 40 badwater per hour. The UI updates to reflect production time as workers are added.
• Operates during drought: continues to produce while open and staffed even in drought conditions.
• Supply chains: Gears from Gear Workshop, Treated Planks from Wood Workshop, Metal Blocks from Smelter.
• Construction caution: avoid creating planned access (stairs or walkways) that allow beavers to enter the badwater during construction, as workers can become contaminated while building.