Pipez in All the Mods 11

Pipez adds simple, highly configurable pipes that are built to cause as little lag as possible. If you're sick of laggy item transport on a big base, this is the mod for you. The pack includes Pipez 1.2.31+26.1.2 for NeoForge.^[1][2]

What you get

• Item Pipes, Fluid Pipes and Energy Pipes for moving each of those around your base.^[1]
• Gas Pipes, which are tied to Mekanism.^[1]
• Universal Pipes, which combine all four pipe types in one. You pick which type to configure with the tabs on the left of the GUI.^[1]

Who it's for

It suits anyone who wants flexible logistics without a heavy performance cost. Only extracting pipes have block entities, and pipes don't load unnecessary chunks. The project page also compares Pipez item pipes with Mekanism's logistical transporters. At about 7,200 pipes, Mekanism's connection calculation crashes with a stack overflow.^[1]

The basics of setting up

Pipes don't transfer anything until one is set to extract. Sneak-click the end of a connected pipe with a wrench to set it to extract. Then click the extracting part to change modes, add filters or add upgrades. Sneak-clicking with a wrench also disconnects or reconnects a pipe.^[1]

Pipes are relatively slow by default, and upgrades are the only way to speed them up. Higher upgrade tiers give a higher transfer rate. There are five tiers: Basic, Improved, Advanced, Ultimate and Infinity. Redstone modes need a Basic upgrade, distribution modes need Improved, and filter modes and filters need Advanced.^[1]

Progression in this pack

Unverified The sources I have don't show where Pipez fits in the pack's progression. No quests or ATM Star path steps for it are documented, and neither is how the Infinity upgrade is obtained in this pack. The project page only says it is not craftable by default.

Pipez gives you simple, highly configurable pipes that are built to cause as little lag as possible. Here's the order I'd make things in, and why each step matters.^[1]

Pipe Wrench first

Start with the Pipe Wrench. Pipes don't move anything until one is set to extract, and the wrench is how you do that: sneak-click the end of a connected pipe. The same sneak-click disconnects and reconnects pipes, and a plain click on a pipe configures it.^[1][3][4]

Pipe WrenchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Flint	Empty slot
Empty slot	any rod	Flint
any rod	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: pipez:wrench

Your first pipes

Next comes the pipe for the job. The Item Pipe moves items, the Fluid Pipe moves fluids and the Energy Pipe moves energy. Only the extracting pipes have block entities, which is why the mod stays so light on lag. The recipes are just below.^[1][3]

16× Item PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Dropper	any redstone dust	Dropper
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:item_pipe

16× Fluid PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Bucket	any redstone dust	Bucket
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:fluid_pipe

16× Energy PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
any redstone storage block	any redstone dust	any redstone storage block
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:energy_pipe

Upgrades

Pipes are relatively slow by default, and upgrades are the way to speed them up. Higher upgrade tiers give a higher transfer rate. The first one to make is the Basic Pipe Upgrade, which also unlocks redstone modes.^[1][3]

Basic Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron nugget	any iron ingot
any iron nugget	any redstone dust	any iron nugget
any iron ingot	any iron nugget	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:basic_upgrade

The Improved Pipe Upgrade unlocks distribution modes. The Advanced Pipe Upgrade unlocks filter modes and filters. The Ultimate Pipe Upgrade is the next tier up for even more speed.^[1][3]

Improved Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any gold ingot	any redstone dust	any gold ingot
any redstone dust	Basic Pipe Upgrade	any redstone dust
any gold ingot	any redstone dust	any gold ingot

Recipe id: pipez:improved_upgrade

Advanced Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any diamond gem	any redstone storage block	any diamond gem
any redstone storage block	Improved Pipe Upgrade	any redstone storage block
any diamond gem	any redstone storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: pipez:advanced_upgrade

Ultimate Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any netherite ingot	any redstone storage block	any netherite ingot
any redstone storage block	Advanced Pipe Upgrade	any redstone storage block
any netherite ingot	any redstone storage block	any netherite ingot

Recipe id: pipez:ultimate_upgrade

Filters and destinations

Once you have an Advanced upgrade, you can filter on item, fluid and gas pipes. If a filter should only apply to one destination, craft the Filter Destination Tool. Click the block your pipe inserts into to store its location and face, then put the tool into the destination slot of the filter GUI. This won't work if you click a side of the block that the pipe isn't connected to.^[1][3][4]

Filter Destination ToolMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
any redstone dust	any glass panes	any redstone dust
any iron ingot	any button	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:filter_destination_tool

Universal Pipe

When you're ready to simplify your builds, the Universal Pipe combines every other pipe type in one. Switch between the types you want to configure using the tabs on the left of its GUI.^[1][3]

6× Universal PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Item Pipe	Energy Pipe	Fluid Pipe
any iron ingot	any redstone storage block	any iron ingot
Item Pipe	Energy Pipe	Fluid Pipe

Recipe id: pipez:universal_pipe

Pipez is built around a simple idea: lightweight pipes that move things between inventories, tanks and energy storage with as little lag as possible. In this pack you can make the Item Pipe, Fluid Pipe, Energy Pipe and Universal Pipe. The mod page also lists a gas pipe that depends on Mekanism, but this pack has no recipe for it.^[1][3]

16× Energy PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
any redstone storage block	any redstone dust	any redstone storage block
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:energy_pipe

16× Fluid PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Bucket	any redstone dust	Bucket
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:fluid_pipe

16× Item PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Dropper	any redstone dust	Dropper
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:item_pipe

Pipes only move things when they extract

This catches a lot of people out: a pipe that is not set to extract transfers nothing. To fix that, grab the Pipe Wrench and sneak-click the end of a connected pipe to set it to extract.^[1][3][4]

Once a pipe end is extracting, click that extracting part to change modes, add filters or insert upgrades. Sneak-clicking a pipe with the wrench disconnects or reconnects it, which is how you stop a pipe from linking to a neighbour you don't want it touching. The wrench tooltip says: click on a pipe to configure.^[1][4]

Pipe WrenchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Flint	Empty slot
Empty slot	any rod	Flint
any rod	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: pipez:wrench

Why it's lag friendly

Only extracting pipes have block entities, pipes don't load unnecessary chunks, and rendering is efficient. The mod page also compares Pipez item pipes to Mekanism's logistical transporters. With about 7200 pipes, Mekanism's recursive connection calculation crashed with a stack overflow.^[1]

Transfer speed and upgrades

By default, pipes are relatively slow, and their speed can only be increased by adding an upgrade. Higher upgrade tiers give a higher transfer rate. The mod lists Basic, Improved, Advanced and Ultimate tiers, and all four can be crafted in this pack.^[1][3]

Pipe tooltips show the current rate. Energy pipes show FE transferred every tick, fluid pipes show mB every tick, and item pipes show how many items move every given number of ticks. I can't give you the actual rate for each tier here, because the pack's config files weren't available to check.^[4]

• Basic Pipe Upgrade: unlocks redstone modes (ignore, on when powered, off when powered).^[1][3]
• Improved Pipe Upgrade: unlocks distribution modes (round robin, nearest first, furthest first, random).^[1][3]
• Advanced Pipe Upgrade: unlocks filter modes and filters.^[1][3]
• Ultimate Pipe Upgrade: the top craftable tier here. It gives the highest transfer rate of the craftable upgrades.^[1][3]

Basic Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron nugget	any iron ingot
any iron nugget	any redstone dust	any iron nugget
any iron ingot	any iron nugget	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:basic_upgrade

Improved Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any gold ingot	any redstone dust	any gold ingot
any redstone dust	Basic Pipe Upgrade	any redstone dust
any gold ingot	any redstone dust	any gold ingot

Recipe id: pipez:improved_upgrade

Advanced Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any diamond gem	any redstone storage block	any diamond gem
any redstone storage block	Improved Pipe Upgrade	any redstone storage block
any diamond gem	any redstone storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: pipez:advanced_upgrade

Ultimate Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any netherite ingot	any redstone storage block	any netherite ingot
any redstone storage block	Advanced Pipe Upgrade	any redstone storage block
any netherite ingot	any redstone storage block	any netherite ingot

Recipe id: pipez:ultimate_upgrade

Every setting you change and every filter you add is stored in the upgrade itself. To copy that setup onto other upgrades, craft them together.^[1]

Filters

Filters work with item, fluid and gas pipes. You need an Advanced upgrade or higher to use them. They support blacklisting and whitelisting, tag filtering, multiple filters at once, and custom NBT data.^[1]

• To add a specific object, click it onto the slot in the filter GUI, or type its ID into the text field next to it. The tooltip says the field accepts tags prefixed with # or item IDs.^[1][4]
• If the object has NBT data, the NBT string appears in the second text field. Delete that text if you don't want to match NBT. The NBT button can switch to exact mode, which only accepts items matching that tag exactly.^[1][4]
• The button with the paper on it inverts the filter, so it applies to the opposite of the data you gave it. The destination is the one exception.^[1]

Per-filter destinations

A filter can be limited to one destination. For that you need the Filter Destination Tool. Click the block your pipe inserts into to store its location and face. The tool's tooltip then shows the stored X, Y and Z coordinates.^[1][3][4]

Put the tool into the destination slot of the filter GUI to assign the location to that filter. The destination block then shows up in the filter list.^[1]

Filter Destination ToolMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
any redstone dust	any glass panes	any redstone dust
any iron ingot	any button	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:filter_destination_tool

The Universal Pipe

The Universal Pipe has every feature of the other pipes combined. Use the tabs on the left of its GUI to pick which pipe type you want to configure.^[1]

6× Universal PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Item Pipe	Energy Pipe	Fluid Pipe
any iron ingot	any redstone storage block	any iron ingot
Item Pipe	Energy Pipe	Fluid Pipe

Recipe id: pipez:universal_pipe

Pipez in this pack comes with pipes for moving things around and a ladder of upgrade items. Every item below is made with a shaped crafting recipe, and the recipe blocks show the exact in-pack ingredients.^[3]

The pipes

There is a pipe for each resource: the Item Pipe for items, the Fluid Pipe for fluids and the Energy Pipe for energy. The Universal Pipe is a separate item with its own recipe.^[3]

16× Item PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Dropper	any redstone dust	Dropper
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:item_pipe

16× Fluid PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
Bucket	any redstone dust	Bucket
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:fluid_pipe

16× Energy PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
any redstone storage block	any redstone dust	any redstone storage block
any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:energy_pipe

6× Universal PipeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Item Pipe	Energy Pipe	Fluid Pipe
any iron ingot	any redstone storage block	any iron ingot
Item Pipe	Energy Pipe	Fluid Pipe

Recipe id: pipez:universal_pipe

The upgrade tiers

The upgrade items are the Basic Pipe Upgrade, Improved Pipe Upgrade, Advanced Pipe Upgrade and Ultimate Pipe Upgrade. Each of them has its own crafting recipe.^[3]

Basic Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron nugget	any iron ingot
any iron nugget	any redstone dust	any iron nugget
any iron ingot	any iron nugget	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:basic_upgrade

Improved Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any gold ingot	any redstone dust	any gold ingot
any redstone dust	Basic Pipe Upgrade	any redstone dust
any gold ingot	any redstone dust	any gold ingot

Recipe id: pipez:improved_upgrade

Advanced Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any diamond gem	any redstone storage block	any diamond gem
any redstone storage block	Improved Pipe Upgrade	any redstone storage block
any diamond gem	any redstone storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: pipez:advanced_upgrade

Ultimate Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any netherite ingot	any redstone storage block	any netherite ingot
any redstone storage block	Advanced Pipe Upgrade	any redstone storage block
any netherite ingot	any redstone storage block	any netherite ingot

Recipe id: pipez:ultimate_upgrade

Tools

The Pipe Wrench and the Filter Destination Tool round out the set. Both are craftable.^[3]

Pipe WrenchMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Flint	Empty slot
Empty slot	any rod	Flint
any rod	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: pipez:wrench

Filter Destination ToolMod recipe

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron ingot	any iron ingot	any iron ingot
any redstone dust	any glass panes	any redstone dust
any iron ingot	any button	any iron ingot

Recipe id: pipez:filter_destination_tool

Unverified The sources here do not show any quest-book guidance for Pipez, so where the pack's quests place this mod in your progression is not confirmed. The quest chapters themselves are where that would be told.

All the Mods 11 0.8.0-beta ships Pipez 1.2.31+26.1.2, and the mod has been in the pack since 0.0.1 or earlier.^[2]

Here are the recent changes from the mod's own changelogs, newest first:^[5][6][7]

• 1.2.31+26.1.2: added compatibility with sable.^[5]
• 1.2.30+26.1.2: added support for the latest NeoForge version.^[6]
• 1.2.29+26.1.2: added support for 26.1.2.^[7]