Settlement Lights sometimes not working?

[mcsproot]

Maybe I'm just missing something.

Some of the electrical decorations such as ceiling lights and ceiling fans (not light panels) work and some don't.

I have attached a power point to the outside of the building which is attached to a generator. Some of the lights work and some don't. My understanding is that lights etc require power but don't consume any.

Only 'pattern' I've been able to see is that the lights nearest the power point are on but the rest are not. I assume I need to wire power through the building and not just attach TO the building?

[I am Groot]

Yeah i found this its random sometimes some of the spot lights stop working, the only way i found is to scrap it then rebuild it then it works unless you get the bug again.

[μCeph]

Sometimes lights are really finicky about their proximity to switches/power pylons. Try placing another switch/pylon nearer to it.

[wat]

Noticed that too, must be a bug. No need to scrap it, just store it and place it again.

[Serrel]

The only way I have got it working properly is to lead the pylon type things into almost every room , its trial and error and then they work. You could try leading them on the outside of the building but close the each room.

[darthokkata]

Thre's a range that power gets sent too around a pylon or box. Put a pylon on the ceiling or wall and string some more wire and it should work. Sometimes it's kind of picky about what type of connection you need to get it to work.

Sometimes all you need to do is stick one of those pylon things on the wall or ceiling in a house that's connected to a generator and you don't need to even string wire to get it to work. The game is weird about how power gets distributed in buildings.

Learn to love pylons when powering things in this game. Especially when building a defense grid or trying to route power through larger structures. Sometimes just sticking one nearby to something that needs power is enough, sometimes you need to run wire, and sometimes you need a specific type of pylon or connector to get the wire to hook properly.

[Fit Strong Girl]

This just started for me a few days ago in most of my settlements all lights out accept for a few if I try to scrap one or even a generator the game CTD's on me I tried all I know and hope somebody has a fix for this I redone my ini file disabled all mods still same thing not lights at all! this is so annoying

[Gal]

Use a switch connecting to all of the lights that turn off, switch the switch on and off and it should work, (found this thread years later to try to help anyone who finds it)

[ironfistorganics]

I can't believe bethesda is too stupid to figure out lights... What an embarrassment... Not like they did any better on FO76, lmao... I'm not paying these fools again.

[bacca400]

Side note: I found a decoration of candles that you can use to put on the floor or a table. They provide a little light.

But yes I found this too. Sometimes the lights work when attached to the ceiling, sometimes they don't.