Pipeline Overextended

[Rattus Rattus]

So everything was going well before the last update but pipelines are now "overextended" and production is down 90%. What the hell is going on?

[That Fish Guy]

Is your pipeline over 320 units of distance? You may need to add some collection to recreate head pressure

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

or just put in a pump works wonders ^^
they changed liquids they now travel instantly but you need a pump every now and then so no more blockage or little bits of leftover fluid in the pips....

[Strategic Sage]

The fluid system has changed. Pumps divide pipelines. Add pumps.

[Rattus Rattus]

Thank you for the replies but unfortunately, yeah the pipelineS are much more than 320 units as this is my 600+ hours game. I was close to 500 science per second and now nothing works. I tried adding (more) pumps left and right, as well as more storage (assuming this is what you meant by adding "collection") but nothing happens and I have no idea if this can even be fixed.
I'm all for new content but dropping an update that just breaks your game beyond repair without giving you a hint bout what is going on or how to fix it is kinda lame.
Now let's celebrate the day I am no longer addicted to this game.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

[jagholin]

For being addicted to this game you don't seem to follow the news

Pipeline overextension mechanic was first mentioned in https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-430 , and it's also easy to fix the old setup since the game suggests you exact spots where you have to put the pumps in.

[Overeagerdragon]

Originally posted by Rattus Rattus:

Thank you for the replies but unfortunately, yeah the pipelineS are much more than 320 units as this is my 600+ hours game. I was close to 500 science per second and now nothing works. I tried adding (more) pumps left and right, as well as more storage (assuming this is what you meant by adding "collection") but nothing happens and I have no idea if this can even be fixed.
I'm all for new content but dropping an update that just breaks your game beyond repair without giving you a hint bout what is going on or how to fix it is kinda lame.
Now let's celebrate the day I am no longer addicted to this game.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Just to be sure...
You're cutting the pipesegments in multiple segments by adding pumps right?

Pump+Pump->Pipex500->Pump+Pump doesn't do anything
Pump -> Pipe x250 -> Pump -> Pipex250 -> Pump is the general idea

[Chindraba]

Originally posted by Overeagerdragon:

Originally posted by Rattus Rattus:

Thank you for the replies but unfortunately, yeah the pipelineS are much more than 320 units as this is my 600+ hours game. I was close to 500 science per second and now nothing works. I tried adding (more) pumps left and right, as well as more storage (assuming this is what you meant by adding "collection") but nothing happens and I have no idea if this can even be fixed.
I'm all for new content but dropping an update that just breaks your game beyond repair without giving you a hint bout what is going on or how to fix it is kinda lame.
Now let's celebrate the day I am no longer addicted to this game.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Just to be sure...
You're cutting the pipesegments in multiple segments by adding pumps right?

Pump+Pump->Pipex500->Pump+Pump doesn't do anything
Pump -> Pipe x250 -> Pump -> Pipex250 -> Pump is the general idea

I've been told that the 250 has been changed to 320. Untested but trusted.

[Overeagerdragon]

Originally posted by Chindraba:

Originally posted by Overeagerdragon:

Just to be sure...
You're cutting the pipesegments in multiple segments by adding pumps right?

Pump+Pump->Pipex500->Pump+Pump doesn't do anything
Pump -> Pipe x250 -> Pump -> Pipex250 -> Pump is the general idea

I've been told that the 250 has been changed to 320. Untested but trusted.

I was just using 500 because it's more easy to divide... could've done 10 into 2x5 too but then ppl would comment you don't put a pump in between 10 pieces. I could also have done 544 into 2x 272 but I also know people don't like "dirty math" xD

EDIT: so yeah you can do x300 -> pump -> x200 too or any combination... I just meant to emphasize to put the pump SOMEWHERE in the MIDDLE of the pipe line rather than at both ends

[dhitch89]

Originally posted by Rattus Rattus:

I'm all for new content but dropping an update that just breaks your game beyond repair without giving you a hint bout what is going on or how to fix it is kinda lame.
Now let's celebrate the day I am no longer addicted to this game.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

They've been mentioning stuff in blogs for months now - seen in the update history on the store page, if you somehow don't see it elsewhere - that a major update was coming, both via a free update and the actual DLC.

A major update sometimes means existing games might break in some way, shape, or form, precisely because of the changes coming. Sometimes the devs can keep things compatible, but sometimes they just can't, as coding efforts aren't kind to trying to merge entirely different scripts of stuff (which often includes local save games, for better or worse).

So all-in-all, this result seems like it came from your own negligence, and thus fault doesn't lie with the devs. Maybe you've already left and won't see this, but it's still true imo.