Why isn't my comm station receiving power?

[Ayrad]

No matter which grid I set it to, attempting to interact with it shows that it's unavailable because it is unpowered.


http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197999441583/screenshot/258216987910003965

[Grishnerf]

i think u need to press B on the comm station to reconnect to powergrid.

[Ayrad]

Have attempted that, still not receiving power.

[Ficelle]

Not related, but...

Your batteries are outside, in case of rain, you wont like it (rain can happen too in desert)

Your beacon zone looks like it is roofed, ship traders wont be able to buy or drop anything if that is the case.

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Do you have the power switched off on the comms station? Try selecting the bench and clicking the power toggle. Then wait for a pawn to flick the switch.

[Grishnerf]

your comm staion is connected to only 1 wind panel to the right.
maybe you need to press B few times, to connect to the left power network with the batteries.
and yes like ficelle said, your setup is not really optimal in many factors.
but im sure you will find them out soon enough.

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Nothing wrong with beacon under a roof, dro off will just be nearest outdoor tile. As long as that tile doesn't just happen to be in a hidden mountain zone, which isn't a worry in this case.

[Ayrad]

Switch flicked was the problem, thank you everyone for your assistance. I did not remember the comm console needing to be flicked on or off, so I didn't check for that.

[twinkypillow]

wait.. so i can't have this??


https://s14.postimg.org/k9h3guwpd/Screenshot_77.png

[Ficelle]

You can, but you wont sell anything from there to a ship trader and any silver you have there cant be used in a trade.

[twinkypillow]

I've already used it calling a trader though with 300 silver i think.. it worked ... i think anyway...

gotta try it again..

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Originally posted by Ficelle:

You can, but you wont sell anything from there to a ship trader and any silver you have there cant be used in a trade.

You haven't needed to have orbital beacons exposed to the sky since before Alpha 12 I believe.

[Ficelle]

Really ?

Mmm, im so used to have them unroofed ive not tested otherwise.

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Originally posted by Ficelle:

Really ?

Mmm, im so used to have them unroofed ive not tested otherwise.

Yeah the only issue is where supplies drop. If you have an inside-the-mountain base, the nearest outdoor tile may well be an area you have not yet revealed. So dropped supplies could potentially pile up there, and look like the game is bugging out.

At that point it is great to have one outdoor beacon just for receiving, or for anything you may want to sell that won't deteriorate, and that you don't want raiders to steal, depending on location.

[Ficelle]

Oki.

Still, it is great as it was a pain to store and sell degradable stuff.

I was used to the old alphas way of beacons.