Water is a precious resource, but it’s contaminated by wasteland radiation.

You’ll need to set up rooms to clean the water so that Dwellers don’t get sick.

Just when you thought the wasteland couldn’t get any more challenging.

Fallout Shelter Vault Boy water rooms

While they have similarities, they are different.

Thankfully, you canget more waterthat’s cleanin the right rooms.

You’ll immediately have access to the Water Treatment rooms, whichcost about 100 bottle capsto start building.

Fallout Shelter dwellers in a survival vault

The price will increase with each additional Water Treatment room you add.

Pros

The primary pros to the Water Treatment room are thecost and ease of access.

you’re free to startbuilding and upgrading roomsright away to increase your storage and output.

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As your Vault grows, you’ll needmore water to support your Dweller population.

A steady supply of waterprevents Dwellers from getting irradiated, and an excess will heal radiation damage.

These rooms represent thenext tier of water production, making them a beneficial addition to your Vault.

Fallout Shelter Ma June in the Purification Station

However, there are both pros and cons to be aware of.

The pros to Water Purification rooms start with the increased output.

Whilenot a significant difference, it can quickly add up if you regularly check your Vault.

Fallout Shelter Vault Boy Water

Your Vault will seemore water with each collection, which helps combat radiation damage in the Vault.

The majordownside is the high cost.

If you’re just playing more casually or not worried about resources stick with the Water Treatment.

Fallout Shelter dwellers entering vault with junk card overlay

Since thestorage is the samefor both the Treatment and Purification rooms, there’sno benefit other than the outputof resources.

If you check back into your Vault regularly, this canmake a small difference.

It’s only worth the investment if you’renot strapped for bottle caps.

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