How do wall lights work?

[[FeVR]StarSageVR]

I'm having trouble figuring this one out. I've tried placing them in different ways, one block high, two blocks, placing them specifically on the "wall" blocks rather than what I normally build with, and so on. Nothing I do seems to power my lights inside or outside my factory, even if I make an extra foundation part stick out past my walls. Any tips on getting wall lights to work?

Edit: Found my answer, apparently my walls have to be foundation blocks for lights. Definitely feel this is a bit of a downer, I'd like to be able to design a factory how I like, and not use those cold, unpaintable metal blocks for my walls just to have lights.

[Phoenix Cat]

Originally posted by FeVRStarSageVR:

I'm having trouble figuring this one out. I've tried placing them in different ways, one block high, two blocks, placing them specifically on the "wall" blocks rather than what I normally build with, and so on. Nothing I do seems to power my lights inside or outside my factory, even if I make an extra foundation part stick out past my walls. Any tips on getting wall lights to work?

Edit: Found my answer, apparently my walls have to be foundation blocks for lights. Definitely feel this is a bit of a downer, I'd like to be able to design a factory how I like, and not use those cold, unpaintable metal blocks for my walls just to have lights.

Yes, this is a common complaint of those that build bases. Hopefully the devs listen to you and give you some kind of fix.