Modron Core help

[Halcyon]

Can someone smarter than me take a look at my core and tell me why it's flowing so well to the right of the source and so poorly to the left? Thanks!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371339387

[nth_henchman]

Not smarter, I have the achievement for powering a node with zero flow.
You have a directed multi-input t-junction feeding the right side, which multiplies output; everything else is dividing your flow. Anyplace you can split and recombine a branch without causing a feedback loop, you'll increase your flow.
You might have a look at Gaarawarr's Guide to Modron Flow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WszvCqc_00M

[Sapwn]

undirected pipes can multi output but never multi input, whatever pipe inputs into it first decides which ends become outputs ... if that makes sense,

so you midsection does not really work (the square) since the pipes don't really connect into flow as i think you believe they do :)

edit: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371508970

the zigzag line indicates broken flow

[taniwhat]

https://ic.byteglow.com/modron

Look at "Layout library" - pick one of the high level ones as a starting point when the modron is near fully populated.

Catch is, the 'best' layout varies with how much of the modron has opened up so using those as a template early doesn't really work, but it'll give you some idea of how much those recombine loops contribute.

[nth_henchman]

That layout library will also show where the flow is broken if you try to populate it with undirected parts, or mismatched directed parts.

[JC]

well you want to try to go in one direction, and then loop back into the main line when you can to get boosts. For instance, at the start you see a couple of loops flowing into the very early start to boost things. Then as the flow goes around you see at some point it overcharges and goes beyond purple for even more boost.

It all comes down to the parts and you can always rebuild later. Just make sure to save builds before you tear um apart to make things easier if you want to go back. This isn't a maxed out build for this core, it is what i could do with the parts i have. I've been collecting chests for 4 months now for another rebuild.

But perhaps you can see some of the basic strat layouts in my set up.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3371932118