Electric generator

[Noe]

I have the problem that my generator breaks while it is on. I'm in Scorched Earth. Does anyone know how to fix it?

[Alphaturian]

This is intentional, I believe the generator takes overheat damage from that map.

[Noe]

Originally posted by Alphaturian:

This is intentional, I believe the generator takes overheat damage from that map.

I've been watching videos. And they could put their generators without worrying. On the same map.

[esthergray]

Does it happen when there is a lightening storm? Electrical things and your guns won't work during one of those.

[blueghost]

Originally posted by esthergray:

Does it happen when there is a lightening storm? Electrical things and your guns won't work during one of those.

I do believe that this is correct. I don't really know if it makes any difference or not, but you might also consider putting it in an adobe hut to see if that will minimize the issue.

[Noe]

Originally posted by esthergray:

Does it happen when there is a lightening storm? Electrical things and your guns won't work during one of those.

No, it is weird

[Noe]

Originally posted by blueghost:

Originally posted by esthergray:

Does it happen when there is a lightening storm? Electrical things and your guns won't work during one of those.

I do believe that this is correct. I don't really know if it makes any difference or not, but you might also consider putting it in an adobe hut to see if that will minimize the issue.

Tried this but their health keeps dropping

[esthergray]

Originally posted by :)::

Originally posted by esthergray:

Does it happen when there is a lightening storm? Electrical things and your guns won't work during one of those.

No, it is weird

That is weird but, if you are in the high desert where wind is 100% you can use a windmill, instead. It isn't affected by storms and I've never had one break.

[Lordbufu]

Electrical Generators lose durability while turned on. Placing the Electrical Generator inside an Adobe Building with Air Conditioners does not stop this decay. They need to be repaired around every real-time day or the generator will be destroyed.

Source - https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Electrical_Generator

You can keep it out of render, and reduce the decay slightly, but its more trouble then its worth.

The only way to completely avoid it, is either using windmills like esthergray mentioned, or a tek generator if you can keep that running with element shards.

[Alphaturian]

Perhaps the videos you saw people were using something like S+? A mod.

[Noe]

Originally posted by Alphaturian:

Perhaps the videos you saw people were using something like S+? A mod.

Maybe, anyway thank you guys

[Liralen]

To be honest, I don't know the reason for playing Scorched Earth, other than enduring pain. If that floats your boat, cool. It doesn't float mine.

Edited Note: I played the Island, Center, Ragnarok, Aberration, and Extinction before playing Scorched Earth, so your mileage may vary. After playing those maps, there was just not much reason to play Sorched Earth, although I did make a base on it for some reason that I can't recall, but being able to obtain it didn't even require an electrical generator.

[Noe]

Originally posted by Liralen:

To be honest, I don't know the reason for playing Scorched Earth, other than enduring pain. If that floats your boat, cool. It doesn't float mine.

Edited Note: I played the Island, Center, Ragnarok, Aberration, and Extinction before playing Scorched Earth, so your mileage may vary. After playing those maps, there was just not much reason to play Sorched Earth, although I did make a base on it for some reason that I can't recall, but being able to obtain it didn't even require an electrical generator.

I just wanted to put a base there. In case something happened to the main bases.