Having a Power Issue
I was building a Creative Works Coal Power Plant, learning how to use the building mechanics more, when I ran into a power issue. For some reason my power shut off while I was placing Metal PIllars to hide my Power poles. Then I tried to turn it on and no Fuses would appear. I thought it had something to do with the Pillars blocking the lines or something. Turns out Even if I built a brand new plant, new water extractor, and gave it all materials needed, Hooked up a power line to a biomass burner, It still would not turn on. And No Fuses to turn on either.
A friend of mine also tried, Same result. We both loaded a Creative Test World In straight Vanilla and it works fine.
What could be causing the issue? The only mods both of us have that are the same is Doggo Transportation, Doggo Collector, and the Normal Satisfactory Mod Loader. This problem occurred Prior to the Doggo Transportation Mod update today.
And Only AFTER the Game Updated to the new V1.1.1.4 patch update. All worked fine Previously. Please Help.
A friend of mine also tried, Same result. We both loaded a Creative Test World In straight Vanilla and it works fine.
What could be causing the issue? The only mods both of us have that are the same is Doggo Transportation, Doggo Collector, and the Normal Satisfactory Mod Loader. This problem occurred Prior to the Doggo Transportation Mod update today.
And Only AFTER the Game Updated to the new V1.1.1.4 patch update. All worked fine Previously. Please Help.
69 Replies
UPDATE:
Upon Further testing, My Friend and I loaded common mods one by one. Then Loaded Old Saves from prior to Satisfactory Game Update V1.1.1.4 and Power is Not working. ( Problem Persist ).
Then Loaded New Games and found it works. Both Tested with Mods On and Tested with Mods Off.
We Think that the Satisfactory Update V1.1.1.4 Has broken Our Save Files.
Then Loaded New Games and found it works. Both Tested with Mods On and Tested with Mods Off.
We Think that the Satisfactory Update V1.1.1.4 Has broken Our Save Files.
>qa
Satisfactory Q&A
The Satisfactory Questions and Answers website is a place to report bugs, suggest features, and look for fixes to any issues you run into.
Report it here, hopefully they'll get it fixed!
Vanilla Works Fine.
Its Modded Game not working, Save Corrupted.
Its Modded Game not working, Save Corrupted.
Oh I think I must have misunderstood
>debughere
We need more information to help you. Before launching the game again, open the Mod Manager and use the "Generate debug info" option, then send the zip file produced here in this channel.
If you need to access older log files, see https://docs.ficsit.app/satisfactory-modding/latest/faq.html#Files_Logs
I am looking on my computer and my friend was looking on his too. The debug info for Satisfactory is not showing up anywhere. My friend is headed to bed ( its 3:49 am ). Will keep looking.
Everything we need is in the zip file the message above explains how to make
Did that but, dont think you want GTA 2,3,4,and 5, Oxygen Not included, etc.
I am going into the C: Drive, Users, ((( ME ))), App Data, Local Low, FactoryGame, Saved, Logs to find the actual logs. which I am not sure will be much help cause my Friend and I have been trying to work it out for over 3 hours.
I am going into the C: Drive, Users, ((( ME ))), App Data, Local Low, FactoryGame, Saved, Logs to find the actual logs. which I am not sure will be much help cause my Friend and I have been trying to work it out for over 3 hours.
No, those are in the zip
just hit generate debug info and send the zip
Oh wait Do I click SAVE ???
yes, save the zip somewhere and send it here
but I think you might need some sleep 🤣
-# Responding to
Key Details for SMMDebug-2025-09-10-08-54-38.zip triggered by @Moons_StarLOL I am good on Sleep. I only woke up 8 hours ago. I am Night Owl.
Well, the only unusual things I see in your logs are hundreds of
(along with similar for
Warning: 3 and Warning: 4)
No idea what mod could be causing those, because that seems to me like temporary debugging code that someone's left in their mod
>debugmods
This is generally the fastest method to work out which mod is causing problems, luckily I see you only have 7 mods on this save right now (along with 5 dependencies to make them work)Follow this flowchart to troubleshoot issues caused by mods (crashes, unexpected behavior, etc.). More information can be found on the docs: https://docs.ficsit.app/satisfactory-modding/latest/faq.html#_how_can_i_troubleshoot_crash_issues
I'd start with anything which affects power though, so put hover pack ultimate and powered foundations in the first batch you try turning off
Done all of that. It does it even with ONE mod enabled. Does not matter what mod. It kills Old Saves.
OK! That's interesting. So this is a power circuit in the save which just won't turn on at all?
New games, No Issues, Old Saves power goes nuts. One minute they work, the next the breaker blows, The Fuse Vanishes, you cant restart the power, Sometimes the Power starts and just keeps running when NOTHING is connected. Its Weird
>scim
Next step. Upload your save here - hovering over this button should tell you where to find your save. Just upload it, then download it, and load the _calculator save it gives you
SCIM is the Satisfactory Calculator Interactive Map. It can be accessed via its website:
https://satisfactory-calculator.com/en/interactive-map
You can also join their discord at https://discord.com/invite/0sFOD6GxFZRc1ad0
[SCIM] Satisfactory - Calculator
Satisfactory helper to calculate your production needs. | Gaming Tool/Wiki/Database to empower the players.
(just the map link, you don't need to join their discord)
[SCIM] Satisfactory - Calculator
Satisfactory helper to calculate your production needs. | Gaming Tool/Wiki/Database to empower the players.
Wait Which one ( My Save File or that link ) ??
you don't need to send anything here
download your save file (button is near the one you used to upload it) and load it in game
Huh???
* Open the map
* Upload your save file to the map
* Download your new save file from the map
* Open your new save file in the game
* Hopefully, profit
Its not letting me. says " File not found "
What are you doing in order the generate that message?
I uploaded my Save. Downloaded and it said to save it. then said File not found
reattempting
says Download save game
saving changes
Clicked Show in folder
that should open your downloads folder
Renaming the file to not mix it up
it should already end in _CALCULATOR.sav for that reason
transferred to saved games file.
loading Satisfactory now
Looks like it saved twice so had to rename it
At least now its finally registering the 16 Bio Fuel Generators. Testing other functions.
Welp Now Excited photonic matter will not transfer to a storage
Now I cant even get it to give me anything at all for testing the systems. errrr
changed the converter to make dark matter, went into Advanced game settings to get reannimated Sam, and it wont let me click on it to get the sam.
This is sounding increasinly cursed
>verifysteam
Its in Creative mode ( vanilla via advanced settings ) and its just going bonkers. I will run verify files and see what happens.
these sound like issues which mods could not cause
Sad part is, its not just me having this issue. My friend lives several states and a full time zone away. And his is doing the same thing.
I'd expect any issues on the host to also cause issues on the client
He hasnt played on my game. we both have private single player games.
I think, in that case, you must both be misunderstanding something about the game. Because I've seen none of the issues you're describing here before, and the chances of only you and your friend experiencing them completely independently are astronomically low.
I know. For the life of me I have no idea what caused it.
I woke up, watched some vids, Loaded a steam, Updated the game, started this Creative build save. Spent hours building 6 water pumps, 16 Coal factories, 16 Bio Fuel Generators, A Steel building with windows, and started added details in with Metal Pillars. Both Small and Large and POOF it Broke. He did the same thing testing it on his own game. and It Broke I only saw the update for Doggo Transportation just before he and I started to try working out what might have broken it.
I woke up, watched some vids, Loaded a steam, Updated the game, started this Creative build save. Spent hours building 6 water pumps, 16 Coal factories, 16 Bio Fuel Generators, A Steel building with windows, and started added details in with Metal Pillars. Both Small and Large and POOF it Broke. He did the same thing testing it on his own game. and It Broke I only saw the update for Doggo Transportation just before he and I started to try working out what might have broken it.
if you drop the save in this thread I can take a look after work, but that won't be for a good 7 hours
but maybe someone else with more time will come along in the meantime
Its not fully rolled back to when it broke. Its kinda halfway into it, due to the auto save. I spent well over 2 hours trying to fix it. relogged 5 times.
I drop a copy of the save here cause yeah I am very well confused. And any help is greatly appreciated. ( And hopefully we get it figured out, cause if others start having this on their old save files, It might be very bad ).
I drop a copy of the save here cause yeah I am very well confused. And any help is greatly appreciated. ( And hopefully we get it figured out, cause if others start having this on their old save files, It might be very bad ).
Mods used in my game are:
Doggo Transportation
Doggo Loot Collector
Super Chainsaw
Powered Foundations
Vanilla Green House
Hover Pack Ultimate
All Fluids are Gases
Dependencies:
Satisfactory Mod Loader
Yep, it's all in the zip 🙂 There's a few more dependencies too
yeah I think there is 4 more that dont show up on the mod manager. But do when you look at the files.
Actually, just to save some time, if you export your SMM profile and upload it here that'll make life easier
I tried to click export ( to export a copy of the profile ) and it said INVALID
screenshot? (win+s)
I have multiple screens I have to get it to my main screen, one sec
ah sorry
win+shift+s
ah yeah take the forward slash out of the name
it's illegal in filenames
And All I wanted to do was learn how to make Beams on a Diagonal.
Loaded up your save & interacted with the power poles poking out of the roof - says there's 3000MW production
same when interacting with the big power tower
Capacity is showing as 3480, which is also what I'd expect since biofuel generators only burn fuel on demand
Yeah it should have 3480, did you try to build anything and get it to work tho?
At least it finally registered the bio gens as being there. ( it would not do that before ).
I didn't, what did you build which made it trip?
It was weirdest thing. All I was doing was building T3 power poles and puting them inside of Large Metal Pillars to hide the pole and use the top of it like a Light decoration on the building.
They were not even hooked up to power just there for decorations.
Okay even more weird. I just loaded the save. Saw a power pole I had placed when trying to fix it. And removed it. Then I deleted the Large metal beams on the left corner where I hid the power ( actual power line ) and its still working.
I also just built a converter and 6 bio gens. added the fuel, turned them on and its all working. Its letting the pipes move stuff from the coverter to the storage without issue. I have no idea what is going on with this game. And yes it is registering the 16 bio mass generators now. Weird part is ... They are not hooked up to the grid. Oh wait, found a power pole i did hook up, when trying to fix it. I still dont get it, Why did it break, start going off the walls bonkers, and now its working again. ?!?!? Ohhh I loaded the wrong save file ( my end right now ). Okay I loaded the right one this time. And its still working. I dont get it. I didnt change anything. I did play around with the beams placements. I am so confused on why it broke and now its working. How ???? Why is the water pipe black ???
I also just built a converter and 6 bio gens. added the fuel, turned them on and its all working. Its letting the pipes move stuff from the coverter to the storage without issue. I have no idea what is going on with this game. And yes it is registering the 16 bio mass generators now. Weird part is ... They are not hooked up to the grid. Oh wait, found a power pole i did hook up, when trying to fix it. I still dont get it, Why did it break, start going off the walls bonkers, and now its working again. ?!?!? Ohhh I loaded the wrong save file ( my end right now ). Okay I loaded the right one this time. And its still working. I dont get it. I didnt change anything. I did play around with the beams placements. I am so confused on why it broke and now its working. How ???? Why is the water pipe black ???
I am just gonna start over from scratch. This save is cursed !!!