In Space Engineers, a wide range of blocks exist but in terms of importance, not many match that of the connector. I've connected a ship to my station.. connectors are locked.. can not see other grid or transfer materials.. video attached. If you are having difficulty attaching files you can optionally use Google Drive. As the items eject, it also applies a small amount force of 1 m/s that pushes the items away from it. Hope this helps! By doing so, you can still find your way home if the main reactors get damaged. Keen Software House is the developer of Space Engineers and their customer service will assist users who have run into problems they cannot fix by themselves. They can do both when they're connected directly to each other, which I suspect the OP is doing. Usually, if its status is white, the connector should be up and running. What Is The Meaning Behind The Color Status? Players build space ships, space stations, planetary. This was on the Keen NA1 server. Cookie Notice All of a sudden multiple small ships aren't connecting to their own storages correctly. You'll have to use a collector block (looks like a hopper) in order to conduct a transfer. Connectors not transferring? :: Space Engineers General Discussions Cant Transfer Power or Resources through conveyor :: Space Engineers Thats really strange. Both connectors tick once every 80 frames (1.33 seconds), giving a maximum rate of 1,875 L/s and 375 L/s, respectively. Blocks play a key role in the construction of structures in the game and players could create them by welding. If another connector moves in front of it, they will start to pull each other at about 3 meters. SOLVED As said in title above. So yeah.. I've also tried turning off and on the pistons, rotor and the drill, disassemble it just under the line and repair it, connecting the first junction to a cargo block, etc. Items, power and gas can be freely transferred. The problem is that no matter what I've tried the connectors aren't transferring power or cargo. Copyright 2013-2022 Keen Software House s.r.o. Valve Corporation. The process is simple but it could take care of all sorts of errors that plague the connectors. I just started playing so i'm still a bit lost sometimes. Then its strongly recommended that you depower and repower the connectors then see how things turn out. thanks for letting us know about this issue that you are experiencing. The large and small Connector may eject up to 2.5 m3 (2,500 L) and 0.5 m3 (500 L) of material per tick, respectively. Try drag something from your inventory over the connected inventory and look out for greyed out containers. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. At that point, you can lock the connectors by pressing P. That will get the connectors to hold firm at half a meter from each other. Cookie Notice Blocks play a key role in the construction of structures in the game and players could create them by welding. Privacy Policy. So yes.. would say that connector did something on it's own. Keep a spare reactor on your ship and separate it from other reactors. I do remember making the choice to stop using trading mode and just go back to turning off the connector. trying to connect with ship connector (that was OFF), to it and expecting to be able to view inventories of whole base? All rights reserved. After that i fiddled around a bit so the connector didn't lock when my landing gear unlocked, and now i can't transfer items anymore! It also helps reduce the odds of portions of the ship being removed by accident which can block the building process. Engineer Apr 7, 2019 @ 2:57am. All rights reserved. This tells the Connector to lock itself with another Connector (status will be Yellow before locking), This unlocks the Connector from the other Connector (status will be Green before unlocking). The connector has many functions. Just in-game press Ctrl+B while pointing on the object in order to save the blueprint. It also has a final interesting function in that it has a small magnetic pull in front of it. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. There should be a folder with your SteamID and your saves. This problem began to occur after the release of the Heavy industry update. Only the side with the small clamps can merge. However, reports of connectors refusing to lock still surface from time to time. Docking | Space Engineers Wiki | Fandom