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Routed Junction Pipe

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Routed Junction Pipe
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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

v4.0.0

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.

Transport pipes are also required if a system needs to run long distances, as there is a limit on how many normal 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.


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