Bodies of Water

Bodies of Water

CAUTION! Any item dropped into a Body of Water will be lost forever!

Bodies of Water are any Water tile physically found out in the New World. If you are looking for info about Water used in crafting, Boiling, or Gardening, see Potable Water. Bodies of Water cannot normally be built on, however a Mysterious Lillypad can be placed on any Body of Water to allow Structures to be placed on top of it.

Forageables

• Beautiful Seashell
• Lilypad Bulb
• Oyster
• Reeds
• Seaweed
• Torn Tentacle

Creatures

• Beaver
• Crab
• Frog
• Sperm Whale

Depth

Two Water Depths exist in the New World - The Shallows and The Deep, and while tiles exist of just one Depth or the other, the two are most often inter-mixed. Pilgrims can Fish in either The Shallows or The Deep.

The Shallows

The Shallows are denoted by a light blue color on both the mini map and in the world. The Shallows can be crossed by foot or by Steed, but Vehicles will cause them to instantly stop.

The Deep

The Deep is denoted by a dark blue color on both the mini map and in the world. There are no Forageables found in The Deep, but a Shellfish Trap can be placed in The Deep to catch Shellfish. The Deep cannot be crossed by foot and can only be crossed by using Swim or Watercraft.

Watercraft

Watercraft are Transport Vehicles which can travel over Water. Objects can be loaded into a Watercraft by Lifting it and right-clicking the Watercraft, and unload by right-clicking any of the sacks in the Watercraft. Watercraft themselves cannot be Lifted when cargo is loaded inside of them.

Craft	Cargo Room	Passengers	Speed	Notes
Canoe	1	1	Fast	Backpack Transport
Rowboat	4	3	Slow
Raft	8	5	Moderate

Swimming

Swim can be toggled on or off to allow for the crossing of The Deep tiles of Water. Swim drains Phlegm based on your Skill at Swimming. Running out of Phlegm while Swimming will cause you to become Knocked Out. Most Creatures cannot Swim so combat can be disengaged from in a pinch by Swimming into The Deep. Notably, both Wishpooshes can Swim and Furfurs can fly over Water.

Skill	Phlegm Drain
Swimming	Great
Long Distance Swimming	Minor

Salinity

The Salinity of a Body of Water determines what type of Fish and Shellfish can be caught there. Fish

Freshwater Only	Salt Water Only	Both
Darkwater Bluegill	Angel-Winged Seabass	Red Herring
Ghostly Whitefish	Blueback Tuna	Sargasso Eel
Gold Pickerel	Cape Codfish
Long-Whiskered Catfish	Hellish Halibut
Raging Bullhead	Medusa Head Jellyfish
Shin Spinner	Red-Finned Mullet
Silt-Dwelling Mudsnapper
Tiger Trout
Trunk-Nosed Lake Perch

Shellfish

Freshwater AND Salt Water	Salt Water Only
Crab	Ill-Tempered Lobster
Crawdad
Mermaid's Purse
Oyster

Salt Water

The Ocean is the only Salt Water in the New World. While it is possible to explore by Watercraft it forms the New World's Easternmost boundary. It is the large Body of Water due East of Providence. This it the only place Sperm Whales are found. The Ocean can NOT be used to get Potable Water.

Freshwater

Freshwater is all other non Salt Water tiles of Water in the New World. Freshwater tiles can be classified as Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers, although these are no actual difference between these in terms of Foragables or Creatures.

Body of Freshwater	Main Difference	On Salem Dev Map?
Pond	Large Body of Water.	No
Lake	Very Large, at least 1 tile of The Deep.	Yes
River	Long, but generally not very wide.	No

Related Terrain Types

Many Lakes and Ponds will have Beaches. Rivers often culminate in a Swamp. Swamps are often filled small pools of Standing Water which can NOT be used for Potable Water but CAN be walked over and Vehicles can be Pulled over.