Quick answer: For Wild West Pioneers well placement, turn on show underground water view and put the well over a highlighted underground-water area. Build homes inside the blue circle around the well so they have water access. Water tanks can extend the water's range beyond the well's initial coverage. Placement replies · Range replies · Blue-circle reply
Players also call this problem Anyone having problems placing wells? or rough start, the titles of the placement and early-game Steam discussions.
Quick facts
- Place on: Highlighted underground water in the underground water view. Player replies · Confirmation
- Home coverage: Houses need to be inside the blue circle around the well. Steam reply
- Extend coverage: Add water tanks to extend the water's range. Steam reply
- Trouble spot: A player reports that highlighted water along a river did not accept a well. Player report
Place a well and cover your homes
Show underground water
Place the well on a highlighted area
Check the blue coverage circle
Extend water access if needed
If the well will not place, check the underground water view and try a highlighted area away from the river itself. One player reports that underground-water highlights along a river failed while areas outside the river worked; another could not place a well in surface water. These are player reports, so the exact river-edge rule is not confirmed yet. River report · Surface-water report
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