Wood burner generator working but not working

[ImOnABoat28]

It says it is producing power and before it worked perfectly, I have it powering a crematorium and a smelter. I have been able to use these things for ages but now they dont work, but there is no power signal saying that they dont have power. I havent built anything that consumes power and the wood burner has enough fuel.

[Helios]

Did one of your pawns break the power cable maybe? happens fast with a tantrum.

[ImOnABoat28]

I didnt orignally have to build a cable and they worked fine, I built some cables after although 1 they wont build at all even though I have one steel for it. But even with the cables it still doesnt work.

[Morkonan]

I recall reading a post where there was a bug with reporting on power output, likely related to a mod. Don't remember what mod or when I read the thread, though... sorry. :)

You say they don't work, but you can still use the attached appliances? Does the Smelter work? It can be used?

I don't know if there was any change to how power generation/consumption is displayed/measured when there isn't a current draw. That may need to be checked since we got a big patch and DLC.

[ImOnABoat28]

I dont have any mods installed, I only started playing this game last night. Nothing works anymore my smelter or my cremator but there is nothing tell me why they arent working.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by ImOnABoat28:

I dont have any mods installed, I only started playing this game last night. Nothing works anymore my smelter or my cremator but there is nothing tell me why they arent working.

Strange.

Let Steam Verify your local files: Steam-> Library-> Right-click on Rimworld-> Properties-> Local Files-> Verify

It's possible something got borked.

Put in a new light somewhere. Does it work? (Static draw) Both the Crematorium and Smelter have a static draw, too, as well as applicable benches. I'm just wondering if having something that isn't variable added to the circuit will kick over the power reporting function.

[ᖇIᑎ]

Can you provide some screenshots of your setup? With the generator selected and the power conduits visible?

Edit: Also the most obvious, was there a solar flare?

[ImOnABoat28]

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1691650624793392890/D44BB700C28DE56547315F3F52006AD868C70C44/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1691650624793393971/956AF716170BA32C544879AC5E9BE5F32825FB5A/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1691650624793392890/D44BB700C28DE56547315F3F52006AD868C70C44/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

[Maltsi]

how are they not working exactly? are you sure you have bills set correctly because based on those pictures they should work just fine

[ImOnABoat28]

Yeah i have the bills set, for the crematorium I have 5 bills set and I have 4 bodies in storage, it worked all fine before then suddenly it just doesnt work.

[Maltsi]

sounds like you had those bills set to do only once (thats default when setting new bills), try changing them to "forever". if that doesnt help then right click crematorium with pawn selected who used to do those tasks and see what it says

[ImOnABoat28]

I put it on forever and when I right click on it with someone selected it says cannot cremate materials required.

[ᖇIᑎ]

Make sure your bills are set up to accept rotten corpses. I'm guessing that's what you're trying to burn. Also that the radius for finding ingredients is large enough for pawns to register the corpses.

[Maltsi]

its either what Stariali said or your pawns has no access to the stockpile which haves the corpses or what ever you are trying to burn, which can be zoning issue. i have many times set everyone to home zone when raid happens and then forgot that, resulting in similar situations as yours because my corpse yard was outside

[ImOnABoat28]

I havent changed anything or the zones, it all worked perfectly before then all of a sudden they wont do anything. They used the same machine with the same zone before and it was fine just not sure whether I have hit a bug or not.

[ᖇIᑎ]

Were the corpses rotted before?