Large size pump equivalent for iron teeth - upgraded IT pump

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• 30 Apr
  Gin Fuyou System

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  "Iron Teeth should have a late game mechanical water pump" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-04-30), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 08 Nov, '23
  Grey Kylia

  I disagree 100% IT don't need to get one of the very few benefits that FT finally has over them.
  
  The large pump helps FT a huge amount because they have a terrible time making reservoirs. You need to make multiple layers of pumps to drain it all out OR multiple small reservoirs that feed into each other and both are annoying. With the larger pumps they can make slightly larger reservoirs or just pump up enough during the wet season to not need reservoirs so much. It relieves, not eliminates, one of the worst things about FT in one fell swoop.
  
  IT has always had a HUGE advantage because they can make super deep reservoirs and thats fine, it was their thing. They basically have no need for the faster and larger pumps because they can afford to take it slower due to more depth. SUPER late game you can even have a 12 depth reservoir and be able to drain it dry fully with just 2 levels of pumps. FT would take 12 layers for the same reservoir and thats ridiculous. FT NEEDED a better pump.

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• 09 Nov, '23
  Gin Fuyou Admin

  You don't really need deep reservoirs if you don't play on difficulty above normal, in late game FT can pump deep easily with mechanical pumps, putting aside that natural reservoirs are generally very inefficient in the late game.
  So i would call this "HUGE" advantage just a minor pleasant bonus.
  FT have far superior farming and super easy power, it's clearly IronT should be balanced not to fall back now.

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• 12 Feb, '24
  Laura Merged

  I think Ironteeth should have access to a better waterpump considering they use it for multiple things other than just drinking. Breeding pods, Hydroponic garden, Coffee....

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• 16 Feb, '24
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Ironteeth better water pump" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2024-02-12), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 06 Oct, '24
  Kyle Pearson Merged

  To keep with the theme, maybe make it require power. With sluice gates, the depth is less of an important factor mid & late-game but water extraction makes building large colonies too unbalanced.

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• 07 Oct, '24
  Gin Fuyou System

  "The Iron Teeth need a 2nd tier water pump." (suggested by <Hidden> on 2024-10-06), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 02 Apr, '25
  Adam Merged

  The Iron Teeth need a mor efficient water pump to balance with Folktail's Large Water Pump. I feel like a powered pump that requires power and a worker to function would fit the feel of the IronTeeth very well.

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• 05 Apr, '25
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Powered Water Pumps for IronTeeth" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2025-04-02), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 16 Apr, '25
  Egil Merged

  a large pump for IT, it needs 40x planks 30x gears and 10x metal blocks to be built. it needs 100 hp to function at max efficiency, it does not need workers and pumps up the same amount of water as the folktails one does.

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• 19 Apr, '25
  Gin Fuyou System

  "large iron teeth mechanical pump" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2025-04-16), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 23 Jun, '25
  Mila Merged

  Iron Teeth are supposed to be more advanced. Why is it that they do not have a larger water harvesting building like the Folktales? Also, why do both species not have an option to update the water harvesting buildings making them automated? I know that we can put robots in there, but it would be nice to be able to update the harvesters to leave more workers to do other things earlier than robots are available. And why do Iron Teeth not have a direct from bad water harvesting "lids"?

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• 24 Jun, '25
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Larger and automated water harvesting buildings" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2025-06-23), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 05 Nov, '25
  ullrik Merged

  There are suggestions for fully automated water filters, but this one is slightly different. It is the IT equivalent to the FT large filter, but not fully automated:
  
  Rapid Sand Filter
  Pumps and filters water for beavers and steam engines to drink.
  
  Requires: submerged in water
  Power input: 100 hp
  Workers: 1 (just an operator beaver, requires haulers for maximum use)
  Output: similar to FT version but will keep running outside working hours until the storage is full.
  
  Costs:
  40 planks
  40 gears
  40 metal blocks
  100 dirt ("sand")
  
  Design:
  Basically a large tank, with additional tubing, a small pump and a shower head on top of the tank. Should be filled with "sand" when inactive, water spray animation and visible water layer on top while in use.

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• 14 Nov, '25
  Gin Fuyou System

  "Rapid Sand Filter - Iron Teeth lategame water filter" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2025-11-05), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 30 Apr
  er1k Merged

  Aside from the fact that they need too much water nonetheless - I mean, seriously why they are getting thirsty when they sleep - Iron Teeth should have a way of pumping water more efficiently at mid / late game.
  A mechanical water pump should not need Workers, only Haulers to pickup the produced water. The power consumption should be mild as well. Though it could be only as efficient as a normal water pump so the only benefit is sparing workers, which would feel huge for those picky compulsively eating Iron Teeth...
  In comparison, I can have 60 to 80 Folktails and last easily until cycle 20 with 3x Medium Tanks and 3 to 4 Pumps. I only have 40 Iron Teeth right now and those 4x Medium Tanks with 4 Pumps feel sketchy as hell. There should be something to counter this with a more advanced Beaver civ, don't you think?
  The constant lack of water doesn't really make me feel the industrial superiority of the Iron Teeth. It's just extra tedium to set up the more advanced power network but n

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