Power facilities

[HunterSThompson]

I find it really frustrating how power facilities such as solar panels can’t just be placed on the roof, surely you can add some sort of system where the panels have a sphere of influence that has to be close to a battery on the ground for the mechanic to get to? And make the battery something you can just plonk against a wall, not something huge which is the size of a tile.
I just find the current system just frustrates me, doesn’t add to my gameplay, it’s just a constant pain in the ass the make it look nice.

 

[IM Weazel]

You can put them on the roof of other buildings, you'll just need to connect them to a path. PaulsLey made a great tutorial video about this:

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-dFBk7MKc

Although I'd prefer to have an option just to attach a ladder to it, so you wouldn't need an entire stairway to the upper level. It's not realistic for staff buildings to access it by ladder, but it shouldn't be a problem for a mechanic to climb it just for maintenance.

 

[HunterSThompson]

I can't see a ladder working with the systems they have in place. But yeah it's flawed, the solar pieces have a base to them so you can't exactly use them on your roofs to make a nice realistic looking roof solar panel. It's frustrating.

 

[marcnesiumHH]

Oh all these "tutorials" done in Sandbox mode, never tested in Franchise or Challenge for at least several ingame years. Waste of time. Stacking paths heavily increases the walking time/ distance for the staff, which adds to the problems with feeding costs and the current problem with high refunds.