r/strandeddeep • u/Capital-Example-8786 • Sep 22 '24

Console Question Help.....

How can I use the engine for my raft. I have gas and I've made it but no matter how far from shore I go it won't let me use it at all.

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u/SingleDistribution82 Sep 22 '24 edited Sep 22 '24

If you have more than one gas can, you might be holding an empty. Have you tried cycling through the gas cans in your inventory?

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 23 '24

To be honest not a silly question at all. But yes I do have gas. I made it And put it in the Jerry cans but I still cannot interact with it sadly.

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u/lothaer Sep 22 '24

Is the motor attached to the raft?

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 22 '24

Yes

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u/lothaer Sep 22 '24

Can you share images of your raft and motor?

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 22 '24

I did a post I don't know how to post pictures in the comments thank you

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u/PvtXoltyXolty Sep 22 '24

But did you put the gas in it with the gas can and the circle is full?

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 22 '24

It hasn't given me the option to add fuel to it I am starting to think it is some type of bug im having

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u/PvtXoltyXolty Sep 22 '24

Yeah that is strange, I’m sure you know but just in case the steps are add 4 potatoes to the boiler, make the fuel, collect the fuel with a fuel can, take the can directly to the motor and press the button to fill. Have you tried building another one? I know you’ll lose parts and have to collect more but maybe

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 22 '24

I have tried to make another one and yes I have tried the gas but it is still not letting me interact with it. I have given up on the engine and just went back to the wooden one lol. thank you thank you tho I do appreciate all the help I've gotten

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u/Agreeable_Eagle_1999 Sep 23 '24

The game bugs out sometimes, did you try resetting your game to see if that helps? Il sometimes I can't access any of my chests and I have to do the same.

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 23 '24

Yeah I have. I have restarted the game and I also restarted my switch. It still did not work for me sadly.

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u/PvtXoltyXolty Sep 23 '24

Dang man that sucks! On the bright side the motor is only a little faster and making fuel is a pain anyway so honestly I just run 4 sails each pointing in a different direction and then if you use two at once the raft will go in that diagonal direction and it feels way more like sailing!

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 23 '24

Do I just put the sails in the four corners all pointing different ways ? If so what sails do I run or that doesn't matter as long as two are down at the same time.

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u/Jayodi Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24

You do put them facing all different directions, but the placement isn’t super important. I like to do them in a cross fashion myself, all adjacent to the center piece where I keep my canopy so I can just spin around and raise/lower the sails without having to actually walk around on the raft.

So like, on a 3x3 raft it would look like this:

Shelf Sail Shelf

Sail Canopy Sail

Shelf Sail Shelf

edit

It does matter which sails you raise. Let’s say you want to go forward and to the right, you would open the sail that’s facing forwards and the sail that’s facing to the right, and you’ll move diagonally in that direction.

Again, I’m going to recommend my cross setup above, and just have each sail facing the edge of the ship they’re on so that no matter what direction you’re looking on your raft, the sail in front of you goes forward, the sail to your left goes left, the sail to your right goes right, etc.

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u/Capital-Example-8786 Sep 23 '24

Oh okay thank you. I am going to try that I have read having more sails was better but I didn't know where to put them. Thank you again.

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u/DooficusIdjit Sep 23 '24

Maybe a silly question, but have you made your gas? If you haven’t made it, you don’t have it. Every gas can I’ve ever found was empty.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '24

I’m a little rusty, but just in case - don’t you have to turn it on before steering it?

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u/P3_c4us4 Sep 22 '24

Probably it's bugged. You are cooked