power transmitters not tranmitting

[William Afton]

so i built a thermal generator in the grand reef and built a line of transmitters back to my base. Unfortunately, they don't seem to want to transmit the power. I did make sure they were all under 100 meters apart and have no obstructions
Anybody have any suggestions? Is this a bug? Help is greatly appreciated

[IxianMace]

Does your base have a foundation anywhere?

[William Afton]

Originally posted by IxianMace:

Does your base have a foundation anywhere?

no, my base doesnt have any foundations, do i need to add one?

[Sterling]

You don't need a foundation to transmit power.

@OP: The very first transmitters can be incredibly finicky. My advice is to start with the first transmitter. Deconstruct it and then move it around until you see the power line pop up. Once you got that, it should make it easier to line the rest up.

[アゼム]

A thermal generator has a very short range and needs a transmitter almost right next to it to connect it to the rest of the network. Can you see a blue line directly from the generator?

[William Afton]

Originally posted by Sterling:

You don't need a foundation to transmit power.

@OP: The very first transmitters can be incredibly finicky. My advice is to start with the first transmitter. Deconstruct it and then move it around until you see the power line pop up. Once you got that, it should make it easier to line the rest up.

ok so just to test i put a transmitter a few meters away from the generator, and no connection line appears. I thought it should, or is it only once there is a complete connection?

[Pinger]

It shows between each transmitter but as sterling says it has to have it From the generator to the first one or it wont work

[IxianMace]

Originally posted by EVERY VILLIAN IS LEMONS:

no, my base doesnt have any foundations, do i need to add one?

I'm not sure. Power transmitters have always been a bit of an oddity in their behaviour for me. I built a base in the Lost River (which is sitting on one foundation), and as soon as I constructed the power transmitter within range of the thermal power plants I'd placed nearby, it 'found' my base and linked up to it just fine. Another base I buiilt at the safe shallows began transmitting to a foundation as soon as I built a power transmitter, but only the solar panels seemed to be hooked up to it and not the bioreactors.

I'll try removing the foundation in the Lost River base and see what happens.

[William Afton]

Originally posted by PacotheFriendlyTaco:

A thermal generator has a very short range and needs a transmitter almost right next to it to connect it to the rest of the network. Can you see a blue line directly from the generator?

figured it out, thanks guys!

[IxianMace]

I've done my tests, and foundations are indeed not required for power transmission. This is the setup I've got for a small outpost in the Lost River to extend my range of exploration:

Main base view:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1283858565

The power setup:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1283859375

Approximate range of transmission (maximum range may be greater):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1283859907