Fire Powered Generator not working properly?

[Tuile]

So I've placed the conductive wooden flooring, and then placed the FPG and two of the comprehensive machines on one set-up, and then 2 set-ups of one civil furnace + FPG + industrial furnace (not enough materials yet to get everything optimal yet), and here's the thing.

The production of bars, materials, and pretty much everything dropped to a pretty slow rate for me. It's all at 100% efficiency, so that's not the problem. I'm starting to wonder if investing in this has been a mistake.

Is there anything else I can do, other than ditching all this work?

[annako]

The types of items you're making differ in production time (for example, charcoal are 1 hour per item vs magnese steel bars which takes like 4 hours per bar or something), but otherwise everything works fine in my current build.

[deanbarrett1]

I'm sure you probably have already but make sure the entire base of the FPG sits on conductive flooring. If even part of isn't on then it won't be powering anything.

[Kyr]

Originally posted by Lapyxs:

The only thing I found that slowed the production rate was if each FPG was supplying more than 2 machines. Other than that, they perform very well and save a huge amount of time with energy supply.

EDIT: Could you by any chance place a screenshot of the set up and problem? Because reading your description everything should be working fine.

I found that the 1 Generator could supply 4 of the top machines at 100% power(3 if one was the Electric Furnace), while all 4 were running, using hardwood as fuel.
By top machines I mean, it could supply 2 Industrial Furnaces, 1 Comprehensive Cutter and 1 Comprehensive Grinder.
If an Electric Furnace: 1 Electric Furnace, 1 Comprehensive Cutter and 1 Comprehensive Grinder.
Electric Furnaces and Industrial Furnaces can't be on the same Generator though....seems they take it down to 40% if together.

[Kyr]

Originally posted by Lapyxs:

Maybe?? *shrugs* I wouldn't know if it had changed since I can't play Portia right now. I've been knocked out since the 3rd Hot Fix.

[deanbarrett1]

Yep, I can definately only power 2 machines at a time at 100% per single generator no matter what they are. Any more and the efficiency drops, so Lapyxs if yours can do that you are a very lucky man lol :-)

[Kyr]

I'm Female lol.

[Kyr]

Originally posted by Lapyxs:

Please, forgive me. In mind I was referencing you as "player" (in my native language a masculine word). I'm new socializing in English, should have used “they”. Will fix that. =D

Oh it is fine, just thought you should know.
English isn't my first language either, though I have used it for a long time.

[Tuile]

Hey guys! Thanks so much for responding. My problem turned out to be two-fold. Both were my fault: xD

1. I didn't place a FPG on one of my set ups, and didn't notice that. That's gonna be fixed soon.
2. Now this is the main reason for why I posted: I'm too greedy.

However, when I really took the time to compare w/o FPG, I saw that in the end, w/FPG is better. Not as fast as I'd like, but my set up feels more compact now, you know what I mean?

Thanks once again. Do you think they'll raise the number of machines a FPG can run at 100% efficiency? Maybe a better FPG in the future that runs on the same stuff? I'm really looking for a more efficient way to deal with all the crafting, especially since I used a lot of materials to make the current one happen.