I don't understand how power works

[Ghostpro71]

My settlement: Starlight Drive-in

I built a decently sized fortress there where i'm creating a military barracks-like establishment. So far I have a medium-sized generator and hooked it up a switch and then placed conduits on the sides of the outer walls.

I don't understand how the power is given to a building. Does the generator need to be connected to a "switch"? What about the power conduits? Do those provide power to extend around a building?

Like I have lights working on one side but there's this one light that has no power. If a medium generator provides 5 power units then does each light take up 1 power?

Sorry if this is elementary but it's confusing to me.

[Ghostpro71]

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[NeXuS23]

Light use 0 Energy, only uses Ambient Energy ... the smallest Generator can illuminate 1000 Lightbulbs, no Problem... ;)

Also the Connectors covers an Area for Lights, no need to connect...

I do it like this to save Time and Connectors.... I simple put small Connector Poles (the little wooden ones) on the Top of the Houses, one Pole covers approx the Area of small House (Box) so if its bigger place more... Also it seems that Space doesn't matter, only the Area, what i mean is it covers everything from top to below, no need to place more connectors in House... Once done, you can place Bulbs on the full House.

Also another Thing i found, those better Industrial Bulbs only work well if placed on flat metal Walls, even if the House os wooden there are some Metalwalls, they dont seem to work on wood, dunno why, but Bulbs works.

[Ghostpro71]

Ok so I need to use those power towers (poles) instead of the small switches to power a huge buildng. hehe

[Simpson3k]

Still not easy at those generic houses. I dont really want that toxic exhaust blowing generator in my living or badroom. Usually i close that carboard with walls at the side and put the generator there, still its difficult to lay powerlines from there far enough to power the whole house.

Hm..

[NeXuS23]

Does not matter where Generator is, simply put outer House, then connect it to a Big wooden Pole and from there wire to the little wooden Poles placed on the Top of the Houses and if you have more connect from there to the others, if theey are to far away simply put another Big Pole in between...

I have a very huge Settlement, its like Town of its own and floating in the Air, i have about 20 Houses there, every House has one little Pole on the Top, and i can even Place Industrial Lights on the Outside of the Houses beneath the Door without any Problem...

But sometimes they also bug out, they not glow but the surroundings is illuminated like they do, no big deal, sometimes moving them a bit helps... ;)

[Zefar]

The Spacebar creates a wire from the generator when you aim at it. After that you can aim that wire to whatever needs power to give it power.


After that it should be more clear on how to give structures power.