Yeah, this one trips everyone up. You've found the Ferrium Ore mineral beds in Origin Lodespring, you've built power infrastructure nearby, and nothing happens. The ore rigs just sit there, unpowered and useless. Here's the thing: those mineral beds don't want local power. They need electricity routed in from somewhere else entirely.
Route Power from Originium Science Park
The mineral beds in Origin Lodespring are designed to pull power from Originium Science Park, not from any hub you build locally within Origin Lodespring itself. If you keep trying to energize these nodes from a nearby local source and nothing takes, that's why—the network you're connecting to is simply the wrong origin.
To get these ore rigs operational, you need to establish an upstream connection from Originium Science Park. Once that connection is in place and the mineral bed recognizes the correct supply network, it will transition out of its unpowered state and become a functional extraction point.
Why Local Power Doesn't Work
This isn't a case where you need more generators or a bigger local grid. Some Origin Lodespring mineral beds are specifically gated to require Originium Science Park power. Building additional power infrastructure within Origin Lodespring won't solve the problem because the mineral bed is checking for a specific source network, not just any available electricity.
The common failure modes here are straightforward:
- Using the wrong grid—attempting to feed the mineral bed from a local Origin Lodespring hub when it requires Originium Science Park power
- No recognized upstream supply—the physical connection exists, but the mineral bed isn't attached to the required source network
Once you've got the correct upstream connection established, you'll know it worked when the rig becomes operable rather than remaining inert. That's your confirmation—functional behavior, not just a visual indicator.
