Connectors not working

[D4N0]

The connectors in my game don't seem to be working I am definitely using the right connector size and I have uninstalled all mods to see if they were the issue, didn't work, I tried starting a new game, didn't work, I verified the game files, didn't work and I don't know what to do.

[Ydyp]

Perhaps start what you think is not working? Do they show up red (unpowered) or only white (powered). Do the lights turn yellow if you get a second connector lined up? So in other words more info on what you did try already and how you are trying to do make them to work.

[D4N0]

Originally posted by Ydyp:

Perhaps start what you think is not working? Do they show up red (unpowered) or only white (powered). Do the lights turn yellow if you get a second connector lined up? So in other words more info on what you did try already and how you are trying to do make them to work.

The lights are white until I connect the ship them they turn green, I tried putting the connector tubes in different directions to see if that works but I expect that wont change the result. And I changed the connector settings in the control panel to see if that worked but nothing

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

If they turn green they are locking, if its an issue with dragging stuff to and from storage then maybe its a conveyor issue. Small grid, small conveyors cant fit every part through, pretty much just ore. For moving steel plates around must use the large (small grid) conveyors/ports :)

[D4N0]

Originally posted by Karmaterrorᵁᴷ:

If they turn green they are locking, if its an issue with dragging stuff to and from storage then maybe its a conveyor issue. Small grid, small conveyors cant fit every part through, pretty much just ore. For moving steel plates around must use the large (small grid) conveyors/ports :)

Dragging items to and from storage is fine so it must be and issue with the connectors, I have been trying to transfer items from a medium storage container to a large one so the conveyor size would be large

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Im still unclear on what exactly isnt working then...

They lock and dragging stuff works so what isnt functioning?

[D4N0]

I don't know I think i might uninstall then re-install to see if that changes anything

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Why though, what isnt working??

What should be happening but isnt?

You havent actually told us this yet haha :D

[D4N0]

The items are not moving from my ship into my base storage when i connect it through a connector

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Ahh cool, we talking ore or parts?

If you have a refinery switched on it should drain all the ore automaticly.

If its parts and such then you are going to have to set up a sorter block to pull the items out of your ships storage into the base, or drag them manually :)

[D4N0]

parts, ok thank you for the sorter block idea

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

No worries, i usually stick one right behind the base connector, with the arrow pointing into the base. Then set it to drain all and whitelist all/blacklist nothing :)

[D4N0]

ok thanks

[Ydyp]

Originally posted by Dxn1el023:

The items are not moving from my ship into my base storage when i connect it through a connector

Stuff will not automove, except for ores/stone those get automaticly pulled by connected refineries.

Parts will get pulled from your ship as well if they are only there and are requested by your assemblers/ But then again as Karmaterror said parts will only fit through large conveyors and the large parts on a small grid.

So is your cargo of your ship where the parts are in connected by large conveyors to the connector? Easy to bugtest this is, drop some items directly into the ships connector. Then drag it from there to other connected cargo on the base. If that works then the conveyor system is working on the base part. Then do the same on the shipside and see if you can get the parts from the connector of the ship to your cockpit or other storage units in the ship. by dragging them.

Uninstalling and reinstalling is not going to solve a broken conveyor system, as when the connectors turn green they are working perfectly as they do lock and connect.

[TwitchyJ]

Just be aware that that will mean that you can't drag items back the other way. Sorter makes it one way only.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Originally posted by TwitchyJ:

Just be aware that that will mean that you can't drag items back the other way. Sorter makes it one way only.

Ahh yeah good point, you can make a quick bypass with a seperate line going around and a conveyor junction block in that line.

Then power off the sorter and power up the conveyor junction (via button is nice) and you can drag the other way. Press the button again and its back to auto drain with the bypass shut off :)