Low efficiency MkII power generator cannot be paused

[RCIX]

I went to pause an MkII Power generator that said it had low efficiency (i was trying to eek out some extra production to boost my resource reserves), and it would not pause.

[Revenantus]

I went to pause an MkII Power generator that said it had low efficiency (i was trying to eek out some extra production to boost my resource reserves), and it would not pause.

Was your net energy balance greater than the amount of energy that the reactor was producing? You won't be able to pause a reactor if it would cause your net energy total to become negative.

[RCIX]

I specifically made sure to not pause the normal efficiency one, and IIRC the first loss from efficiency is ~8k, so no it wouldn't have been a problem. Maybe it's not taking the efficiency in to account when determining whether i can pause it? (I had almost but not quite 24k energy)

[Revenantus]

Can you please post your save game so I can observe the issue first hand? It sounds as though there could well be a serious problem there, so I'd like to confirm it if possible.

[RCIX]

Sure; here ya go.

[Revenantus]

Your save game shows that your net energy balance is 13,150.

The Mark II reactor you are trying to pause is producing 24,000 energy, so it cannot be paused.

[RCIX]

Sorry, the game had progressed a little.
Shut down ships till you have 23,750 energy then try and pause the Poor efficiency MkII reactor on my home planet. It shouldn't work.

[Revenantus]

Sorry, the game had progressed a little.
Shut down ships till you have 23,750 energy then try and pause the Poor efficiency MkII reactor on my home planet. It shouldn't work.

It won't work because that poor efficiency reactor is producing 24,000 energy. Your net energy balance will need to be greater than that amount in order to pause the reactor.

[RCIX]

Ok i get it now i thought 24k energy was the baseline.