Small Generator wont generate enenrgy?

[Pak0tac]

Hey guys, so i built my first station, placed a small fuel tank in it and a small generator.
I then placed 2 light thingies on the walls, but they wont work...
I made sure the fuel tank got fuel in it, but it appears the generator is dead,
how do i use the generator thing?
Is it possible that the problem is because the entire base is made out of hull cubes and not internal cubes? (the fuel tank in not near the generator)

[fractalgem]

CV or Base? if it's a base, you need to stand on one of its tiles and press "y" to turn it on. if it's a CV, you may need to build a control station and sit in that first. Alternatively, press "p" while pointing at the generator, and manually turn everything in the list on.

[MoonCrystal]

I've got something similar yesterday, but all was on. I have a small generator and a fuel tank. Put 3 lamps for plot in my base. 2 out of 3 worked. I broke the third and ma a new one, put it on it and it worked...

[Pak0tac]

Yeah it works now, i guess it was a bug.
After i reloaded the game it worked.

One more question, why do i only have base and ground vehicle as building options?
What about all the cool space stuff?

[Deadjack]

check your recipes you have colored dots that explain the use of every devices (not components, check the section on the right side).

Some recipes are for capital ship, ships, bases, ground ships.

As an exemple the small generator serves for bases, the generator for ships.

[Pak0tac]

Originally posted by Deadjack:

check your recipes you have colored dots that explain the use of every devices (not components, check the section on the right side).

Some recipes are for capital ship, ships, bases, ground ships.

As an exemple the small generator serves for bases, the generator for ships.

Yeah i know this one, looks like there is no Fridge for a base... or its called something ales

[Bob the Viking]

I know this thread is old, but it came up as one of the top results in a google search I just did. So I'm gonna go ahead and post some answers to the above posts, in case someone else ends up here and would like them.

Originally posted by CommanderChappie:

looks like there is no Fridge for a base... or its called something ales

I believe it is called "Frige 2" or something like that. But you have to craft a large constructor and put it down in your base to make it. The small constructor that you start with cannot make certain recipes. The base fridge is one of those.

Originally posted by CommanderChappie:

One more question, why do i only have base and ground vehicle as building options?
What about all the cool space stuff?

This also is due to using the small constructor. Once you make the larger one, you will be able to craft SV and CV starters.

Hope this helps anyone who comes across this.

[Robocreator223]

Thanks @pssturg good thinking