Hover Pack Ultimate gives power
So this is a little interesting thing. I am using the Mk.U Hover Pack to get around and it has some small power sources (coal, geysers) in the different corners of the world to take from. However, recently as I was connecting machines together without a power source they started running. When I placed and removed a power pole they stopped. On the power pole it said there was 12 000 MW. Just recently did I notice the cause. The machine(s) sparked to life as soon as the white line to connect the hover pack struck. This means that I am carrying a battery around for machines to leach off of? My mod settings are as follows:
Speed: 50000
Accel: 20000
Friction: 0.8
Use Distance: 50000
Jump Time: 0.5
Crouch Time: 0.5
Power Radius: 999999
Power Search: 10
Power Disconnect: 10000
Power Capacity: 100000
Power Drain: 0
Power Consumption: 0
Fall Speed: 0
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probably because you have set power capacity to 100000 and it's giving it back since it's full? idk since I'm not the mod maker
try to lower the power capacity to the original and see if now you're a battery
Ok. Setting that to 0 still kept machines powered until I flew miles away and got Fuse Broken. Setting that to 10 seems to give a Fuse Broken more often.
And a 1 doesn't seem to ignite any machines.
i think this is a bug with the base game
Solution
the Hover Pack is known to unintentionally connect grids together
And so with an "infinite" range I am now the grid's hub. 😅
right
one thing you can try is to swap to the jetpack and back to the hover pack, see if the issue goes away
that solves the bug with power switches and the hover pack which causes machines to pause when you fly around
at least for that session
it's possible it also solves the grid connecting bug too but i've never personally experienced that one
i also limit the range with this mod