What in the ♥♥♥♥ does it take to connect an electric cable? I can't power anything

[Paro]

Even though I've carefully, METICULOUSLY connected my electric cable DIRECTLY to the wind generator, it still shows "Electric Cable not connected." What in the mother ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ name of god does it require to actually connect the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cable? This game is really a huge step down from the first.

[ImKrazyK]

At first, I was confused too. But then I started to read what all the different stations in the power section and suddenly things made sense.

My suggestion: Start a test city with unlimited funds and learn the basics that way.

[Paro]

https://i.imgur.com/mObIyF5.jpg

^^ Wires going into the generator

https://i.imgur.com/iLQgB6N.jpg

^^ Message stating not connected

https://i.imgur.com/g85CkTQ.jpg

^^ Another view clearly showing it's all connected

[KasparL]

the connection is clunky as hell, check ground/under ground level if there's any unused cable

also there's two types of connection, 1 is line , another is cable, for some reasons there are different

[Paro]

Originally posted by FM ImKrazyK:

At first, I was confused too. But then I started to read what all the different stations in the power section and suddenly things made sense.

My suggestion: Start a test city with unlimited funds and learn the basics that way.

This was never an issue in Cities 1. between this, and the fact that the colors get all ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up every time you try to do anything, ("filters") and the terrible performance, I don't see why this would ever be more fun to play than Cities 1

[Paro]

Originally posted by KasparL:

the connection is clunky as hell, check ground/under ground level if there's any unused cable

also there's two types of connection, 1 is line , another is cable, for some reasons there are different

This is a fresh map. I've done nothing but build a wind generator and literally just ONE piece of wire. That's all there is. One piece of wire and a generator. And it's not connected.

[ImKrazyK]

Originally posted by Paro:

Originally posted by FM ImKrazyK:

At first, I was confused too. But then I started to read what all the different stations in the power section and suddenly things made sense.

My suggestion: Start a test city with unlimited funds and learn the basics that way.

This was never an issue in Cities 1. between this, and the fact that the colors get all ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up every time you try to do anything, ("filters") and the terrible performance, I don't see why this would ever be more fun to play than Cities 1

All they did was just make the game more realistic. It's really not all that hard. There are now Power substations.

Small lines connect into it as well as the large ones.
Connect the large lines into the sub station, then use the smaller ones to power your town.

[Paro]

Originally posted by FM ImKrazyK:

Originally posted by Paro:

This was never an issue in Cities 1. between this, and the fact that the colors get all ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up every time you try to do anything, ("filters") and the terrible performance, I don't see why this would ever be more fun to play than Cities 1

All they did was just make the game more realistic. It's really not all that hard. There are now Power substations.

Small lines connect into it as well as the large ones.
Connect the large lines into the sub station, then use the smaller ones to power your town.

I played many hours of Cities 1 and never once, EVER had problems doing basic things like this.

[Trouter]

Originally posted by Paro:

https://i.imgur.com/mObIyF5.jpg

^^ Wires going into the generator

https://i.imgur.com/iLQgB6N.jpg

^^ Message stating not connected

https://i.imgur.com/g85CkTQ.jpg

^^ Another view clearly showing it's all connected

Looking at the picture, the power line at the far end away from the generator isn't connected to anything - that is what the icon means.

[Paro]

Originally posted by Trouter:

Originally posted by Paro:

https://i.imgur.com/mObIyF5.jpg

^^ Wires going into the generator

https://i.imgur.com/iLQgB6N.jpg

^^ Message stating not connected

https://i.imgur.com/g85CkTQ.jpg

^^ Another view clearly showing it's all connected

Looking at the picture, the power line at the far end away from the generator isn't connected to anything - that is what the icon means.

It's connected to the generator

[Paro]

Here I just took another SS


you can CLEARLY see that it is connected

https://i.imgur.com/psufdOk.png

[Trouter]

Originally posted by Paro:

Originally posted by Trouter:

Looking at the picture, the power line at the far end away from the generator isn't connected to anything - that is what the icon means.

It's connected to the generator

Yeah but it has to be connected to your road network for it to do anything.

[Paro]

Originally posted by Trouter:

Originally posted by Paro:

It's connected to the generator

Yeah but it has to be connected to your road network for it to do anything.

Wait, so you *HAVE* to use that one free wire included with the city? The one that's coming in from the adjacent place?

[ImKrazyK]

Originally posted by Paro:

Originally posted by FM ImKrazyK:

All they did was just make the game more realistic. It's really not all that hard. There are now Power substations.

Small lines connect into it as well as the large ones.
Connect the large lines into the sub station, then use the smaller ones to power your town.

I played many hours of Cities 1 and never once, EVER had problems doing basic things like this.

This isn't Cities 1 though. This is Cities 2 and it's clear they've made some changes from the first game.

[Trouter]

The game is trying to tell you that the power wire isn't connected to anything. A power generator can't do anything if it has nothing to power.

[Trouter]

Originally posted by Paro:

Originally posted by Trouter:

Yeah but it has to be connected to your road network for it to do anything.

Wait, so you *HAVE* to use that one free wire included with the city? The one that's coming in from the adjacent place?

I'm not sure if you have to use that, but you should connect into it so you can automatically purchase power if your generation isn't high enough.