I have the same problem? Something to do with not being able to attach battery with the wire,Think the mod needs updated

Also cant look into inventory, i cant look though scope, i cant fire my weapon i can only walk around after interacting with the solar panels

same issue cant attach a wire

wait put in direct sunlight insert battery !!!attach 4pin plug!!! then place plug down and attach cable reel gonna try this and report back

Yeah I believe this needs a fix. You are unable to attach the truck battery to the solar panel when the wire is attached to the battery. I tried attaching the wire to the truck battery after the battery was attached to the solar panel, but you cannot do that either. I believe this prevents any use of the solar panels. I messed around trouble shooting options for 30min or so and I also had to relog a bunch because the 4 socket plug or other items would get bugged and think something was in my hand when nothing was so I was unable to pick things up or remove the truck battery from the solar panel. The items I was messing with were the cable reel, 4 plug socket, truck battery, wire, and solar panel when I was having issues putting things into my hands or my clothing/inventory.

im having same issue with not being able to turn on or attach metal wire to the solar panels

Originally posted by Jooaaay:

Yeah I believe this needs a fix. You are unable to attach the truck battery to the solar panel when the wire is attached to the battery. I tried attaching the wire to the truck battery after the battery was attached to the solar panel, but you cannot do that either. I believe this prevents any use of the solar panels. I messed around trouble shooting options for 30min or so and I also had to relog a bunch because the 4 socket plug or other items would get bugged and think something was in my hand when nothing was so I was unable to pick things up or remove the truck battery from the solar panel. The items I was messing with were the cable reel, 4 plug socket, truck battery, wire, and solar panel when I was having issues putting things into my hands or my clothing/inventory.

same issues here. also not working when solar is installed on the base roof. but i will try one more time when i get back from work.

It's not working since 1.11. They changed how the batteries work, so the Mod needs a fix for this.

Originally posted by Jappe Hallunken:

It's not working since 1.11. They changed how the batteries work, so the Mod needs a fix for this.

They didn't change how batteries work, they just made additional checks for slot insertion for which BBP isn't prepared for.

Anyway, if you want to fix the solar panels for your server, just pack this into a mod (script goes in 4_world):

modded class BBP_Solar : PowerGenerator
{
override bool HasSparkplug(){
if ( m_TruckBattery ) {
if ( !m_TruckBattery.IsRuined() ) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}

I also fixed it's functionality as a >solar< generator, but that's not part of the fix per se and shall remain exclusive :P

Originally posted by Xamy:

Originally posted by Jappe Hallunken:

It's not working since 1.11. They changed how the batteries work, so the Mod needs a fix for this.

They didn't change how batteries work, they just made additional checks for slot insertion for which BBP isn't prepared for.

Anyway, if you want to fix the solar panels for your server, just pack this into a mod (script goes in 4_world):

modded class BBP_Solar : PowerGenerator
{
override bool HasSparkplug(){
if ( m_TruckBattery ) {
if ( !m_TruckBattery.IsRuined() ) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}

I also fixed it's functionality as a >solar< generator, but that's not part of the fix per se and shall remain exclusive :P

Do you want to make a "Fix BBP solar panel"-mod, maybe? :)

OK I made a mod with your code, but it's still not working.
I tested it on namalsk (it should also work with namalsk?).

I tested truck battery with metal wire and without.
Truck battery with wire:
I can't insert the battery into the panel when using the inventory, but I can attach via left click. From there I can't connect anything on the battery, but on the panel itself. But there is no current flow.

Truck Battery WITHOUT metal wire:
I can insert the battery into the panel via inventory. I can connect the 4 plug and the spotlight, but it also doesn't work: no current flow.

Any ideas?

It should work without the wire attached. Did you turn on the panel? There won't be any current flowing if you don't turn it on.

I had no option to turn the panel on, but I will have a look into that now.

I have no option to switch on the panel, so I guess my mod is not working correctly (it still thinks there is no spark plug inside, maybe?)
sorry I'm new to modding :D

I confirm this. I had no option to turn the panel on.
Has anyone managed to get the solar panel to work?