Is there an easy way to route power to the inside of buildings?

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I like all of my smog machines (i.e.: power generators) to be outside of my structures, so as not to suffocate the inhabitants. (Yeah, I know there's not an actual mechanic for that. But stick with me here.) I also like all of my buildings to be fully enclosed, with solid-looking walls - not those shabby-looking, hole-y walls.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a construction option that allows for this and at the same time permits routing of wires through those walls from the generators. For now, I've been finagling the wires through the slight gap in a section of curved roof. But this tends to be really tricky, requiring extra-special placement of the generator and conduits, and I don't like those types of roofs either.

Is there something I'm missing? Is there a "right" or "easy" way to bring power through the walls? (Non-console solutions preferred - I play on XB1.)

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Best Answer

Put "wall conduits" (Power > Connectors & Switches) on the inside and outside of the structure, and the power will transmit between them.



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How do you route power into a building?

If you want to properly do it, put either small conduits or power pylons along the top of the building or across the side, whichever is more aesthetically pleasing to you. Use large power pylons as your main tool for getting power from your generator over long distances.


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Answer 2

I have the real answer you are looking for! I had your same question and I just stumbled on the answer. Go to power - conduits - wall pass through. Set one on each side of the wall, they should connect together noticeably. Hope this helped!

Answer 3

Many building pieces have small holes in them that can have wires strung through them or conduits placed in them in order to allow inside lighting. For example, take a look at one of the small metal walls you can build

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The top right corner can have wire threaded through it or you can place an upside-down conduit inside it to link wire on both sides.

Many different wall segments allow this in places so experiment to find one that suits your build.

Answer 4

You usually only need power conduits on the outside of your building. The power seems to be available inside a sphere or cube around that conduit automatically. So you don't need ugly cabling on the inside, just make sure there are some on the outside.

For example, when you scrap and rebuild the building to the right of the workshop building in Sanctuary, you only need two power conduits on the outside to power most of the building (I built a two-story building here, placed both conduits on the side facing away from the road on the "roof" line of the ground floor).

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