Water Pump and wind turbine

[thekilt_]

I have tried multiple times to get my stuff working. I cannot make bio fuel as i need water. I place the pump in the water and hook it to 1 Wind Turbine and power cable to the pump and water line to my bio fuel gen and nothing i see the blue bar rise and fall but not supplying water. Is it because the bio fuel gen is on the 2nd floor above the lake or something else i am doing wrong? any tips from the pros here?

[Lexor]

No water is needed. At least not for the composter. Place a biofuel canister and organic waste, sticks or wood in a biofuel composter and watch how quickly your container fills up.

Edit: Tree resin is also needed! I've overlooked that several times! Maybe that's what you're missing too?

[Caleon]

The biofuel generator makes power from biofuel, it doesn't spit out biofuel. Did you mean the composter? That thing will run faster when it has water but it's not required.

[Rekal]

Biofuel Composter creates biofuel using tree sap and a bunch of other material options and requires no water or power. The water hookup is strictly to increase speed. Place an empty can plus the material of choice into the composter and like a campfire or forge it will automatically pick the recipe and start to work.

The Biofuel Generator creates power by consuming biofuel. Place a full biofuel canister into the bottom fuel slot and turn it on or off using the activate button.

Also, each power supplier or consumer can only have one connection electrical and one water connection. So connecting them directly means nothing else will be allowed on the network. By left clicking with the wire tool or the pipe tool you can create a node pretty much anywhere in range. These nodes can be used as junctions that spit off wires to other benches. Right click with the tool is used to delete these nodes.

[thekilt_]

Originally posted by Rekal:

Biofuel Composter creates biofuel using tree sap and a bunch of other material options and requires no water or power. The water hookup is strictly to increase speed. Place an empty can plus the material of choice into the composter and like a campfire or forge it will automatically pick the recipe and start to work.

The Biofuel Generator creates power by consuming biofuel. Place a full biofuel canister into the bottom fuel slot and turn it on or off using the activate button.

Also, each power supplier or consumer can only have one connection electrical and one water connection. So connecting them directly means nothing else will be allowed on the network. By left clicking with the wire tool or the pipe tool you can create a node pretty much anywhere in range. These nodes can be used as junctions that spit off wires to other benches. Right click with the tool is used to delete these nodes.

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It does now i cannot do anything with it. I have the materials in it and no option as all the recopies need water to make the bio fuel. Unless i am forgetting to add the canester.

[thekilt_]

Originally posted by Caleon:

The biofuel generator makes power from biofuel, it doesn't spit out biofuel. Did you mean the composter? That thing will run faster when it has water but it's not required.

Yes the bio fuel composter. I have the Sap and the mats in there but all the recipes need water to make the fuel. or is the water an option to make it go faster, i think i am forgetting the fuel can maybe that is my issue. However the water pump is vexing me it does not seem to work.

I get the bars moving up and down for power and water, so i go to my crafting table and see it doing the same. I take it that means it is good?

[Caleon]

Yes, if the water bar is animated and has a checkmark it's good. There's also a tooltip in case something is wrong.

[thekilt_]

Originally posted by Caleon:

Yes, if the water bar is animated and has a checkmark it's good. There's also a tooltip in case something is wrong.

So there should be no issue with the pump pumping water to a 2nd floor? Just trying to cover all bases so when i get home i can give it a try. I appreciate all the help so far.

[thekilt_]

Originally posted by Lexor:

No water is needed. At least not for the composter. Place a biofuel canister and organic waste, sticks or wood in a biofuel composter and watch how quickly your container fills up.

Edit: Tree resin is also needed! I've overlooked that several times! Maybe that's what you're missing too?

Thank you I appreciate the info. I think i was neglecting the canester I will try once i get home.

[thekilt_]

Originally posted by Lexor:

No water is needed. At least not for the composter. Place a biofuel canister and organic waste, sticks or wood in a biofuel composter and watch how quickly your container fills up.

Edit: Tree resin is also needed! I've overlooked that several times! Maybe that's what you're missing too?

I had that in there but i think it is the canester. Is there a place for it or is it just placed in the inventory of the composter?

[Rekal]

Try watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAhnipgDTQ

[thekilt_]

Originally posted by Rekal:

Try watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAhnipgDTQ

Aeesome!!!! Thank you THat was what the doctor ordered!!

[Dragonlord]

The big issue everyone has is the biofuel canister. I really think they should change the biofuel creation to have an internal tank that fills up, kind of like the rain reservoir, then when you put a canister in it, it fills the canister from the reservoir, that way you can keep making biofuel even if there is no canister in it, and you don't have to put a ton of them in there to make sure you have spares for later, just have them in a slot like you do the canteens in the rain catcher.