The Ultimate Guide to Pipes

[Nu_Gundam]

Instead of posting to every pipe thread, I thought it might be easier to create one with the guide itself:

https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/images/3/39/Pipeline_Manual.pdf

That's it.

This one PDF found on the official wiki contains step-by-step tutorials to achieving perfect flow rates under every circumstance as long as you aren't lazy and skip over what it's saying.

Lesson 7 provides troubleshooting steps to resolve every situation as well.

Once you understand how to use its designs, you can perform some truly black magic physics bull**** with it (such as Lesson 12 to trivialize pipe verticality).

Examples:
Lesson 8's Pipe manifold with backflow loop: https://imgur.com/a/xO9g5wo

Lesson 12's Water Towers (I didn't end up using these, but would have provided me with free pumpless head lift): https://imgur.com/a/KTaxBSF

Take your time and go through it carefully, because every nuance matters when it comes to pipes since pressure (head lift) is something you don't need to think about for belts.

[Doc✪Hollywood]

Publicado originalmente por Nu_Gundam:

Instead of posting to every pipe thread, I thought it might be easier to create one with the guide itself:

https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/images/3/39/Pipeline_Manual.pdf

Lawn-Mower himself has written with his knowledge from over 3000 hours an newer and much better Pipe Guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3337976896


The one you posted above is no longer "ultimate" but a little outdated guide. The explanations you find in there are not really how the game handles the fluid physics.

Thank Lawn-Mower later for his excellent work!

[Doc✪Hollywood]

Please update the link

Thank you!

[Pan Filuta]

Publicado originalmente por Gordon✪Gekko:

Publicado originalmente por Nu_Gundam:

Instead of posting to every pipe thread, I thought it might be easier to create one with the guide itself:

https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/images/3/39/Pipeline_Manual.pdf

Lawn-Mower himself has written with his knowledge from over 3000 hours an newer and much better Pipe Guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3337976896


The one you posted above is no longer "ultimate" but a little outdated guide. The explanations you find in there are not really how the game handles the fluid physics.

Thank Lawn-Mower later for his excellent work! :ccveryhappy:

but he even linked the PDF at the bottom of his guide

[Usagi-sama]

Publicado originalmente por SpudTheBlackLab:

So I measured and put a Mk 1 pump just below the 10 meter mark and that first pump is working.

And Mk 1 pumps are supposed to be able to push the fluid up 20 meters. So I measured and a pump just below the 20 meter mark and it's just not working. I tried moving it a little further down and it still didn't work, so I tried moving it even further down and it's still not working. I have it within 10 meters of the previous pump now and it's just not working at all, no pressure, no pumping whatsoever.

Absent flow can have a number of causes. I have listed below a few things that I have to check whenever a pipe network is acting up. They may seem stupid, but sometimes the problem is simple.

1. Is the pump in the right direction, and is it powered? (which means: is it connected to a power pole, and is this power pole connected to a powered network? You can check by pressing the interact key (default: E) while looking at the power pole, which will show an overview of the network's power production)
   
2. Is the inspected pipe connected to the next pipe section? In doubt, remove both offending pipes and install them anew. (they may look connected without having a real connection, for example after placing two supports close to each other and mistakenly connecting each pipe to a different support)
   
3. Is the oil extractor powered?
   
4. Is the inspected pipe full? If it is, then the problem may concern the next section, and so you should inspect the next section and repeat steps 1 and 2; if it is not, then it may be a problem with headlift.
   
5. What is the reading for "headlift" on the first installed pump? If it shows "Maximum headlift exceeded" or something equivalent, then adding a pump ~20m higher should fix it (if it is in the right direction, and powered); if not, then the problem may lie in the connection of sections further up.

This is all I can think of for now. Hopefully it helps, and best of luck.

Addendum: placing pumps does not absolutely require measuring. It is possible to simply:

• place the extractor and pipes;
  
• wait a bit for the network to fill up;
  
• place a pump on the first upward pipe that is not completely filled (if the pipe is X% filled, place the pump a tad before the Xth% of the pipe's length. So if the pipe is filled up to 20/50, this is 40% and the pump goes near the third of the length for a bit of leeway);
  
• wait a bit, and repeat.

[Thorn]

It is a really good manual. It covers everything. It builds on previous sections, as the examples get more specific and situational, so you can't skip sections when you read it. Words are not wasted on explaining things a second time.
The only problem is that when the built in maths bug strikes, and causes a pipe section not to fill to 100%, then most of those examples don't work as they should.

[Doc✪Hollywood]

Publicado originalmente por Thorn:

The problem is that when the built in maths bug strikes, and causes a pipe section not to fill to 100%, then most of those examples don't work as they should.

And that is exacly why you should read Lawn-Mower's successor guide. It's more accurate and most of all more practical. It doesn't explain real world physics but how the game (really) handles the fluids and the pipes.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3337976896