Basic information
- Jpipes will transfer any item between storage areas.
- Jpipes are easy to setup (requires a hammer and some materials for upgrading).
- Jpipes will prevent you from building new walls, if the Jpipe is too close to what you wish to build (a wall).
- Each upgrade to the Jpipe, will increase item flow and amount of programmable slots.
- Physical appearance of a Jpipe is a low wall.
Internal information for the Jpipes.
Once you have upgraded your Jpipe, you will have all options enabled. That means, now you can program the pipe to your desires (not enabled for TWIG level pipes).
Chat commands
/p - start or stop placing a pipe with a hammer
/p c, /pcopy, or /p copy - copy pipe settings from one pipe to another
/p r, /premove, or /p remove - remove pipe with hammer
/p s, /pstats, or /p stats - pipe status with how many pipes you are using
/p h, /phelp, or /p help - JPipes in-game help
Can be used to automate, but are not limited to:
options inside the Jpipe:
TURN OFF (colored red, as it is automatically setup to be ON when created)
AUTOSTARTER (colored red, as it is DISABLED when Jpipe is created)
CHANGE DIRECTION - does exactly what you think.
MULTISTACK - Can change to SINGLE STACK.
ITEM FILTER - programming the pipe.
Explained:
AUTOSTARTER - Used primarily when you have a box connected to something that consumes wood. Like a furnace. Also works on other things, like a grill etc etc.
CHANGE DIRECTION - This is just reversing the flow of items between the 2 containers, connected through the pipe. Instead of going from box A -> B, it will flip it around, and transfer from B -> A.
MULTISTACK - This defines if the things you transfer, will exceed 1 stack in the receiver crate or not. - Example: if you wish to transfer wood into a furnace, and you don't want to feed it all the time, change it to SINGLESTACK. This means, you can have a crate full of wood, that is transferring wood into the furnace, but it will only transfer the equivalent of 1 stack into the furnace. it will however, as long as there is wood in the feed crate, keep the wood at full stack inside the furnace, without creating a second stack of wood.
ITEM FILTER - This is ONLY AVAILABLE after you upgrade the Jpipe to at least regular wood. Once you have upgraded the Jpipe.
The upgrade provides you with a set of predefined programmable slots as followed.
Twig - 0 rows + 1 (2) item pr second
Wood - 1 row + 5 (10) items pr second
Stone - 2 rows + 10 (20) items pr second
Sheet metal - 3 rows + 30 (60) items pr second
High Quality - 5 rows + 50 (100) items pr second
NOTE: pipes will transfer double the listed amount pr second.
Each row contains 6 slots, you can freely program as you wish.
Item filtering is a must, if you want to use Jpipes to transfer items OUT of a furnace or any “machines” like it. This is because the Jpipes will transfer any item(s) inside a furnace to the next crate, unless it has been programmed to transfer specific items.
-Filtering items automatically, is always nice. Setting it up, is just as time consuming as it sounds.
People usually do it for furnaces. As a basic setup for 1 or more furnaces, you should put down 2 crates as feed crates. One for wood and one for material.
Connect the 2 crates to the furnace(s). upgrade them to at least wood. hit them with your hammer, select ITEM FILTER, and put in 1 item of what you wish to transfer. When you are setting up the pipe for wood, remember to enable AUTOSTARTER function and switch to it SINGLESTACK.
The example given works with 1 or more furnaces connected. Add as many furnaces as you like, to the crate(s).
Once you have setup the feed crates, it is time to setup the leech crates. place 1 or 2 crates. set a pipe to the crate(s) and program them accordingly, for finished material and charcoal. This is done, so you don’t drain your wood/unfinished materials from the furnace.
After you have programmed all of the pipes, you can fill your feed crates with materials.
Note, before you start filling materials into the crate, make sure you have preplaced enough materials inside the furnace to make 2 or 14 slots, depending on the furnace size. This is due to the Jpipes being stupid, and not automatically splitting transferred items into certain amount of stacks (see advanced information on this matter)..
EXAMPLE: 1 iron ore in 2 stacks for small, 14 ore for large furnace. this enables the sorting of transferred materials into above mentioned stacks, on an equal split. Remember to upgrade the Jpipe accordingly, to avoid reduction in amount of stacks inside the furnace.
Also note, if you only use 1 feeding crate, and you put in ore/ore/ore/wood/ore, it will transfer the stacks in the same order, which is why you should use 2 separate crates. and NEVER set the same furnace smelt 2 different things(e.g. iron+sulfur) (see advanced information for more info).
ADVANCED INFORMATION
Transfer amount:
-Remember to upgrade your Jpipes to be able to transfer the amount you actually need/get.
Setting up a wood pipe to feed iron/sulfur/HQ into a large furnace, will not provide sufficient materials pr second.
Limitations:
Jpipe system requires at least 1 empty slot in the receiver, to be able to transfer item(s) into any given crate or machine. in comparison, you can manually put 15 stacks of iron and 1 wood into a large furnace, but the Jpipe system will not function correctly if you attempt to do that with the pipe system. 1 stack for wood, 14 for materials, 1 for charcoal and 1 for finished product, leaves 1 open slot, so that the system can feed automatically.
2 or more types of materials:
If you desire to smelt more than 1 type of material at the same time, you have to setup the pipe correctly. That means, 1 stack for charcoal, 2 stacks for 2 different types of finished product, 1 free slot to enable auto feeding. The rest of the slots are free for you to use as you want.
ADDITIONAL MODS INFO:
Some servers also use FURNACE SPLITTER (automatically split dropped off items into a fixed amount of stacks equally). This is a feature, that also works with Jpipes. to use this feature (if the mod is installed on the server), you will, when you interact with a Jpipe connected as a feed pipe to a machine), have the option on the left side to set a specific amount of stacks, the Jpipe has to create inside the furnace. to enable this, make sure it shows the TURN OFF button (it has to be red to be turned on). use the arrows to increase the fixed amount of stacks you want.
ADDITIONAL INFO: You don’t have to use the biggest Jpipes as wood feeder or as drain. as wood feeder, you can use stone, as it provides more than enough burntime pr second. Drains should be no less than stone, since it transfers 20 items pr second.
When adding additional pipes to a system, remember to upgrade them according to what they might have to transfer at maximum capacity.
10 large furnaces can produce up to 140 items at once, but requires “only” a stone pipe as drain from each furnace. those drain pipes should be connected to the same receiver crate. This crate, should then be connected to another crate, but with a HQM pipe (transfers 100 items pr second). This is because the first box will at some point, contain 140 “ready to use” materials. and if you don’t transfer them fast enough, it can clog up the entire system.
- Jpipes will transfer any item between storage areas.
- Jpipes are easy to setup (requires a hammer and some materials for upgrading).
- Jpipes will prevent you from building new walls, if the Jpipe is too close to what you wish to build (a wall).
- Each upgrade to the Jpipe, will increase item flow and amount of programmable slots.
- Physical appearance of a Jpipe is a low wall.
Internal information for the Jpipes.
Once you have upgraded your Jpipe, you will have all options enabled. That means, now you can program the pipe to your desires (not enabled for TWIG level pipes).
Chat commands
/p - start or stop placing a pipe with a hammer
/p c, /pcopy, or /p copy - copy pipe settings from one pipe to another
/p r, /premove, or /p remove - remove pipe with hammer
/p s, /pstats, or /p stats - pipe status with how many pipes you are using
/p h, /phelp, or /p help - JPipes in-game help
Can be used to automate, but are not limited to:
- Item Sorting
- Furnaces
- Recycling items (you can not hit a recycler you placed, without removing it, so have a friend help you out)
- Refining Crude Oil
- Cooking
options inside the Jpipe:
TURN OFF (colored red, as it is automatically setup to be ON when created)
AUTOSTARTER (colored red, as it is DISABLED when Jpipe is created)
CHANGE DIRECTION - does exactly what you think.
MULTISTACK - Can change to SINGLE STACK.
ITEM FILTER - programming the pipe.
Explained:
AUTOSTARTER - Used primarily when you have a box connected to something that consumes wood. Like a furnace. Also works on other things, like a grill etc etc.
CHANGE DIRECTION - This is just reversing the flow of items between the 2 containers, connected through the pipe. Instead of going from box A -> B, it will flip it around, and transfer from B -> A.
MULTISTACK - This defines if the things you transfer, will exceed 1 stack in the receiver crate or not. - Example: if you wish to transfer wood into a furnace, and you don't want to feed it all the time, change it to SINGLESTACK. This means, you can have a crate full of wood, that is transferring wood into the furnace, but it will only transfer the equivalent of 1 stack into the furnace. it will however, as long as there is wood in the feed crate, keep the wood at full stack inside the furnace, without creating a second stack of wood.
ITEM FILTER - This is ONLY AVAILABLE after you upgrade the Jpipe to at least regular wood. Once you have upgraded the Jpipe.
The upgrade provides you with a set of predefined programmable slots as followed.
Twig - 0 rows + 1 (2) item pr second
Wood - 1 row + 5 (10) items pr second
Stone - 2 rows + 10 (20) items pr second
Sheet metal - 3 rows + 30 (60) items pr second
High Quality - 5 rows + 50 (100) items pr second
NOTE: pipes will transfer double the listed amount pr second.
Each row contains 6 slots, you can freely program as you wish.
Item filtering is a must, if you want to use Jpipes to transfer items OUT of a furnace or any “machines” like it. This is because the Jpipes will transfer any item(s) inside a furnace to the next crate, unless it has been programmed to transfer specific items.
-Filtering items automatically, is always nice. Setting it up, is just as time consuming as it sounds.
People usually do it for furnaces. As a basic setup for 1 or more furnaces, you should put down 2 crates as feed crates. One for wood and one for material.
Connect the 2 crates to the furnace(s). upgrade them to at least wood. hit them with your hammer, select ITEM FILTER, and put in 1 item of what you wish to transfer. When you are setting up the pipe for wood, remember to enable AUTOSTARTER function and switch to it SINGLESTACK.
The example given works with 1 or more furnaces connected. Add as many furnaces as you like, to the crate(s).
Once you have setup the feed crates, it is time to setup the leech crates. place 1 or 2 crates. set a pipe to the crate(s) and program them accordingly, for finished material and charcoal. This is done, so you don’t drain your wood/unfinished materials from the furnace.
After you have programmed all of the pipes, you can fill your feed crates with materials.
Note, before you start filling materials into the crate, make sure you have preplaced enough materials inside the furnace to make 2 or 14 slots, depending on the furnace size. This is due to the Jpipes being stupid, and not automatically splitting transferred items into certain amount of stacks (see advanced information on this matter)..
EXAMPLE: 1 iron ore in 2 stacks for small, 14 ore for large furnace. this enables the sorting of transferred materials into above mentioned stacks, on an equal split. Remember to upgrade the Jpipe accordingly, to avoid reduction in amount of stacks inside the furnace.
Also note, if you only use 1 feeding crate, and you put in ore/ore/ore/wood/ore, it will transfer the stacks in the same order, which is why you should use 2 separate crates. and NEVER set the same furnace smelt 2 different things(e.g. iron+sulfur) (see advanced information for more info).
ADVANCED INFORMATION
Transfer amount:
-Remember to upgrade your Jpipes to be able to transfer the amount you actually need/get.
Setting up a wood pipe to feed iron/sulfur/HQ into a large furnace, will not provide sufficient materials pr second.
Limitations:
Jpipe system requires at least 1 empty slot in the receiver, to be able to transfer item(s) into any given crate or machine. in comparison, you can manually put 15 stacks of iron and 1 wood into a large furnace, but the Jpipe system will not function correctly if you attempt to do that with the pipe system. 1 stack for wood, 14 for materials, 1 for charcoal and 1 for finished product, leaves 1 open slot, so that the system can feed automatically.
2 or more types of materials:
If you desire to smelt more than 1 type of material at the same time, you have to setup the pipe correctly. That means, 1 stack for charcoal, 2 stacks for 2 different types of finished product, 1 free slot to enable auto feeding. The rest of the slots are free for you to use as you want.
ADDITIONAL MODS INFO:
Some servers also use FURNACE SPLITTER (automatically split dropped off items into a fixed amount of stacks equally). This is a feature, that also works with Jpipes. to use this feature (if the mod is installed on the server), you will, when you interact with a Jpipe connected as a feed pipe to a machine), have the option on the left side to set a specific amount of stacks, the Jpipe has to create inside the furnace. to enable this, make sure it shows the TURN OFF button (it has to be red to be turned on). use the arrows to increase the fixed amount of stacks you want.
ADDITIONAL INFO: You don’t have to use the biggest Jpipes as wood feeder or as drain. as wood feeder, you can use stone, as it provides more than enough burntime pr second. Drains should be no less than stone, since it transfers 20 items pr second.
When adding additional pipes to a system, remember to upgrade them according to what they might have to transfer at maximum capacity.
10 large furnaces can produce up to 140 items at once, but requires “only” a stone pipe as drain from each furnace. those drain pipes should be connected to the same receiver crate. This crate, should then be connected to another crate, but with a HQM pipe (transfers 100 items pr second). This is because the first box will at some point, contain 140 “ready to use” materials. and if you don’t transfer them fast enough, it can clog up the entire system.
