For a game in which you are surrounded by water, Stranded Deep makes staying hydrated extremely difficult. When you first start playing, prepare to overheat, get dehydrated, and ultimately die a lot.

Like most survival games, Stranded Deep doesn’t do a great job at explaining what you need to do to find water. This is especially dangerous when you get diarrhea in the game, which can happen very easily. This guide will cover various ways to get water and stay hydrated in Stranded Deep.

How To Drink From Coconuts In Stranded Deep

Coconuts are the easiest way to stay hydrated early on in Stranded Deep. To find Coconuts, you need to climb palm trees. At the top, you will find a bunch of coconuts that can be picked.

If you don’t want to climb up, you could also chop down palm trees using a Stone Tool or a Refined Knife. It might take a while, but you will get other valuable resources that you will need to make other items, such as sticks and palm fronds.

How To Make A Water Still In Stranded Deep

After playing for a while, you will begin to feel the monotony of spending every waking hour climbing trees to find coconuts in Stranded Deep. It can be exhausting, but fortunately, there is another way to get water that requires less effort.

The Water Still is a renewable source of water that you can build in Stranded Deep. This generates water passively, so you don’t need to spend all of your time climbing trees. You can build a Water Still with the following resources:

  • 1 Coconut Flask 1 Palm Frond 1 Lashing 1 Cloth 3 Rocks

When you have built the Water Still, you need to use either palm fronds or fibrous leaves to make water. Place them in the Still to start generating water, which you can then drink as you need it. You can drink from the Water Still four times before it runs out, after which you need to wait for it to refill.

How To Avoid Diarrhea In Stranded Deep

You can contract Diarrhea in Stranded Deep, which makes staying hydrated extremely difficult. This can be fatal early in the game, so you need to know how to avoid it.

You will contract Diarrhea if you eat more than two coconuts or potatoes in a row. After eating two of either food source, you must wait a day before eating any more. Eating a third will instantly give you Diarrhea. There is no cure for Diarrhea, so you must wait until it passes.