Routed Junction Pipe
| Type |
Multipart Block? |
|---|---|
| Physics |
No |
| Transparency |
Yes |
| Luminance |
? |
| Blast resistance | |
| Tool |
Any tool |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Availability |
Survival |
| First appearance | |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Name |
routed_junction_pipe |
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Red Illumar + Infused Silicon + Green Illumar + Diamond (Gem) + Glass Pane |
Usage
If a normal Transport Pipe is used as a junction in a Transport Pipe network, items will randomly choose which direction to travel in (unlike pipes do from other mods, where they choose the shortest route to a valid destination). This is obviously inefficient, as items could end up travelling around networks for a long time without ever reaching their destination. The solution to this problem is to use Junction Pipes.
When an item enters a Junction Pipe, the Junction Pipe decides which direction it is best to send the item, in order to reach a valid destination. This pipe can communicate with all other specialized pipes, so is crucial in operating large pipe networks. Another benefit of Junction Pipes is that they give items travelling a slight speed boost for a small amount of time.
In the case that no valid destination is found, a random direction is chosen (although never in the direction the item has just come from). This can happen if a valid destination existed, but was removed before the items arrived.
Junction Pipes are also required if a system needs to run Transport Pipes longer than 49 blocks, as this is the limit on how many Transport Pipes specialized pipes can communicate through (similar to a redstone repeater).
All other specialized pipes work as Junction Pipes. This allows for large walls of inventories to be networked, without the need for Junction Pipes.
History
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| v4.0.0 | Added the Routed Junction pipe. |
