how work the power transmitter

[Meranius]

they refuse to connets with others transmitter whn i try to connect them from my base

[Testsubject276]

To my knowledge, Power Transmitters will only connect to and from Solar Panels and Thermal Plants, they do not connect to the base unless it's giving power to the base, i don't think it works the other way around, as in your base being a power station for other bases.

[Vhargon]

Originally posted by Testsubject276:

To my knowledge, Power Transmitters will only connect to and from Solar Panels and Thermal Plants, they do not connect to the base unless it's giving power to the base, i don't think it works the other way around, as in your base being a power station for other bases.

I'm having the same issues. The blue beam never appears, no matter what I'm trying to connect, and no matter how close the transmitters are to each other. Nothing blocking them or anything. I'm doing it the same way I did before, and it worked back then. This update seems to have broken it.

[Vhargon]

Nevermind, I figured it out... You can't put the generator on a foundation for some reason.

[Testsubject276]

Originally posted by Vhargon:

Nevermind, I figured it out... You can't put the generator on a foundation for some reason.

odd, i thought you could

[Vhargon]

Originally posted by Testsubject276:

Originally posted by Vhargon:

Nevermind, I figured it out... You can't put the generator on a foundation for some reason.

odd, i thought you could

If I had to guess, it's because the code isn't set to give priority to transmitters.

We've all seen the tiny blue beam that comes from a solar panel and goes into the foundation. I think that same blue beam is coming off the thermal generator, but we can't see it because it's so big. And since it's sitting on a foundation, the foundation is the closest thing to it. The transmitters never take over the beam.

In theory, if the generator was on the corner of the foundation, maybe it would work then. I've yet to test.

[TuanTaureo]

Yeah, the power transmitters always prioritize connecting to foundations. So don't put your solar panels and thermal plants on a foundation, the power transmitter will think the foundation already is the base and won't connect elsewhere.

Put solar panels on top of your base (they look very nice on the roofs of multipurpose rooms) and thermal plants directly on the ground.

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by Vhargon:

Originally posted by Testsubject276:

odd, i thought you could

If I had to guess, it's because the code isn't set to give priority to transmitters.

We've all seen the tiny blue beam that comes from a solar panel and goes into the foundation. I think that same blue beam is coming off the thermal generator, but we can't see it because it's so big. And since it's sitting on a foundation, the foundation is the closest thing to it. The transmitters never take over the beam.

In theory, if the generator was on the corner of the foundation, maybe it would work then. I've yet to test.

Solar pannels and thermal generator will send power to the nearest base structure, if they happen to be placed on a base structure (anything from the 'Base Pieces' list of the Habitat Builder Tool really) that is where they will send the power. Power transmiters work in the same way, just without the power generating bit.
If placed on the ground they will send the power in the direction of ether the nearest base or power transmiter with the transmiters getting priority most of the time.

I should also point out just in case, that transmiters can send power over a distance of about 100 meters or just short of that and will send the power in a straight line to ether the next transmiter or base structure as said above, this line will travel though anything in the way be it water, plants or solid rock. No need to plan to go around or over a mountain when you can send it though the middle.