Automated Water Pump

An Automated Water Pump supplies a route that begins at a natural water source and ends at a consumer. The pump supplies water; a reservoir buffers it; a drone station or trough uses it. Putting a reservoir beside a river does not turn the reservoir into a pump. Likewise, a pipe route with no water supplier cannot be fixed just by adding generator Energy. Water and Energy solve different shortages. The historical Milestone 12 unlock identifies the older pump entry. The new Milestone 4 automation start is a broader system change and does not establish the pump own unlock. Keep that distinction when comparing a video made before 1.0 with current progression.

Acquisition and published details

The item and progression fields below are historical 0.8 wiki data; changes explicitly described in the 1.0 release notes are identified separately.

Obtaining it: Unlock at the water/automation milestone and place it next to a natural water source.

Main use: Replaces the Irrigation Hose for watering; pair with a Water Reservoir to buffer peak demand.

category: Automation / Water. recipe was not published, so the cell stays empty. milestone: 12 (0.8); 1.0 moves automation start to Milestone 4. power: None (0.8); water source. input: No. output: Yes (water). effect: Pumps water from rivers, lakes or the ocean through Connector Pipes into Watering Drone Stations, Water Troughs and Water Reservoirs. version change: 1.0: Automation Pipes replace Automators and automation unlocks earlier; pump role unchanged.