Water pressure?

[spike_mf]

Why percentage instead of bar or psi? It's confusing. If I put up 100 pipes that would lower the pressure with 100% so no pressure left.
Do the pump, which pumps at 50% (for some reason) add 50%, in that case does it add 50% of the first pumps 50% (25%) or...?!

also my pressure meter always show 0 no matter what I do...

[Lizzard]

Intakes add 50% no more and no less, no matter how many you add to a line. Water pressure can't drop below 1%. So if you connect 100 pipes, by the 49th, you'll be down to 1% and the other 51 will all be at 1%. Connect a pressure tank and the pressure will rise by 25%. Pressure flows in the direction of the water though, so any machinery before the pressure tanks will function as though they are not pressurized.

Pressure meters, I've never personally bothered with since it's just easier to count pipe pieces and have a rough estimate.

[spike_mf]

aa ok, was trying to avoid the pressure tank, thank you

[Zorz]

Originally posted by Lizzard:

Intakes add 50% no more and no less, no matter how many you add to a line. Water pressure can't drop below 1%. So if you connect 100 pipes, by the 49th, you'll be down to 1% and the other 51 will all be at 1%. Connect a pressure tank and the pressure will rise by 25%. Pressure flows in the direction of the water though, so any machinery before the pressure tanks will function as though they are not pressurized.

Pressure meters, I've never personally bothered with since it's just easier to count pipe pieces and have a rough estimate.

i think the fluid system and how pressure works needs to be reworked to make pipe loops working.. also we need pumps to be able to move fluid in one direction inside the pipe systems

[spike_mf]

Originally posted by BKNE Zorz:

i think the fluid system and how pressure works needs to be reworked to make pipe loops working.. also we need pumps to be able to move fluid in one direction inside the pipe systems

Sign on that. Would make more sense to just go with the actual physics of it; all algorithms are already done, copy and paste from your schools physic book.

[Joe_Pickles]

Having a Pipe fail pressure would be an idea, closer to real world, and a more critical reason to use pressure meters. This way you could use as many pumps at the start as you need, but with consequence.

[spike_mf]

Originally posted by Joe_Pickles:

Having a Pipe fail pressure would be an idea, closer to real world, and a more critical reason to use pressure meters. This way you could use as many pumps at the start as you need, but with consequence.

That is an excellent idea!