Pipez in FTB Evolution 2

Same as in the All the Mods 11 0.8.0-beta guide

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.

Same as in the All the Mods 11 0.8.0-beta guide

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 one simple idea: a network of pipes does nothing until you tell part of it to pull from a block. Once you understand that, plus upgrades and filters, you understand the whole mod.^[1]

Making a pipe actually move things

Pipez has item, fluid, energy and universal pipes, plus a gas pipe that is tied to Mekanism. You do all the setup with the Pipe Wrench. Its tooltip just says to click on a pipe to configure it.^[1][5][6]

After that, click the extracting part of the pipe. That is where you change modes, add filters and add upgrades. Sneak-clicking a pipe with the wrench also disconnects or reconnects it.^[1]

Pipe WrenchMod recipe

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

Recipe id: pipez:wrench

The wrench is the tool for every pipe setup step.

Upgrades and what they unlock

By default pipes are relatively slow, and you speed them up by adding an upgrade. Higher upgrade tiers mean a higher transfer rate. The Basic Pipe Upgrade, Improved Pipe Upgrade, Advanced Pipe Upgrade and Ultimate Pipe Upgrade are the four you can make in this pack. The mod also has an Infinity upgrade, but it is not craftable by default.^[1][7][8]

Upgrades also unlock features, so you can't use everything from the start:^[1]

• Basic Upgrade: redstone modes (ignore, on when powered, off when powered).^[1]
• Improved Upgrade: distribution modes (round robin, nearest first, furthest first, random).^[1]
• Advanced Upgrade: filter modes and filters.^[1]

Transfer rates in this pack

The rates live in the server config. In this pack every value matches the mod default, so nothing has been changed from the original mod. Each pipe type has one value per upgrade tier, and the pipe tooltip shows the live rate. Energy and fluid pipes move their amount every tick. Item pipes move a set number of items every so many ticks, where a speed of 1 means every tick.^[5][6]

Item Pipe

• No upgrade (item_pipe.amount.no_upgrade and item_pipe.speed.no_upgrade): 4 items every 20 ticks.^[5][6]
• Basic (item_pipe.amount.basic and item_pipe.speed.basic): 8 items every 15 ticks.^[5][6]
• Improved (item_pipe.amount.improved and item_pipe.speed.improved): 16 items every 10 ticks.^[5][6]
• Advanced (item_pipe.amount.advanced and item_pipe.speed.advanced): 32 items every 5 ticks.^[5][6]
• Ultimate (item_pipe.amount.ultimate and item_pipe.speed.ultimate): 64 items every tick.^[5][6]

Fluid Pipe

• No upgrade (fluid_pipe.amount.no_upgrade): 50 mB per tick.^[6]
• Basic (fluid_pipe.amount.basic): 100 mB per tick.^[6]
• Improved (fluid_pipe.amount.improved): 500 mB per tick.^[6]
• Advanced (fluid_pipe.amount.advanced): 2,000 mB per tick.^[6]
• Ultimate (fluid_pipe.amount.ultimate): 10,000 mB per tick.^[6]

Energy Pipe

• No upgrade (energy_pipe.amount.no_upgrade): 256 FE per tick.^[6]
• Basic (energy_pipe.amount.basic): 1,024 FE per tick.^[6]
• Improved (energy_pipe.amount.improved): 8,192 FE per tick.^[6]
• Advanced (energy_pipe.amount.advanced): 32,768 FE per tick.^[6]
• Ultimate (energy_pipe.amount.ultimate): 131,072 FE per tick.^[6]

Gas Pipe

Gas pipes only exist if Mekanism is installed, and their config entries carry the same note. Their rates are in mB per tick.^[1][6]

• No upgrade (gas_pipe.amount.no_upgrade): 200 mB per tick.^[6]
• Basic (gas_pipe.amount.basic): 400 mB per tick.^[6]
• Improved (gas_pipe.amount.improved): 2,000 mB per tick.^[6]
• Advanced (gas_pipe.amount.advanced): 8,000 mB per tick.^[6]
• Ultimate (gas_pipe.amount.ultimate): 40,000 mB per tick.^[6]

Filters

Filters work with item, fluid and gas pipes, and you need an Advanced Upgrade or better to use them. You can use whitelisting or blacklisting, tag filtering, and several filters at once. To add a specific item, click it onto the slot in the filter screen, or type its ID in the text field next to it. Tags are written with a # prefix.^[1][5]

If the item you inserted has NBT data, the NBT string shows up in a second text area. You can delete that text if you don't want to match NBT. There is also a button that restricts matching to the provided data, and an exact mode that only accepts items matching that tag exactly. Any single filter can be inverted with the paper button, which makes it apply to the opposite of what you entered (the destination is not inverted).^[1][5]

Filter destinations

Each filter can also 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, then put the tool in the destination slot of the filter screen. The destination block then shows in the filter list. It won't work if you click a side of the block that the pipe isn't connected to.^[1][5]

Filter Destination ToolMod recipe

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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

Click a target block with it to store a destination.

Universal pipes and lag

The Universal Pipe has every feature of the other pipe types combined. Use the tabs on the left of its screen to pick which pipe type you are configuring.^[1]

6× Universal PipeMod recipe

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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

One craft makes 6 universal pipes.

Pipez is designed to create as little lag as possible. Only extracting pipes have block entities, and pipes don't load unnecessary chunks.^[1]

Pipez progression in this pack is all about crafting: you build the pipes first, grab a couple of tools, then work up through the upgrade tiers. The sources for this section only cover the recipes and the upgrade list, so this page sticks to those.^[7][8]

Start with the pipes

Each transport type has its own pipe: Item Pipe for items, Fluid Pipe for fluids and Energy Pipe for energy. Every one of those recipes makes 16 pipes per craft.^[7]

16× Item PipeMod recipe

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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

One craft gives you 16 Item Pipes.

16× Fluid PipeMod recipe

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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

One craft gives you 16 Fluid Pipes.

16× Energy PipeMod recipe

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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

One craft gives you 16 Energy Pipes.

If you would rather run one line for several resource types, the Universal Pipe is the all-in-one option. It is a smaller batch than the single-purpose pipes: one craft makes 6.^[7]

6× Universal PipeMod recipe

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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

One craft gives you 6 Universal Pipes.

Tools

The Pipe Wrench and the Filter Destination Tool both have their own crafting recipes.^[7]

Pipe WrenchMod recipe

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

Recipe id: pipez:wrench

Filter Destination ToolMod recipe

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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 upgrade tiers

Pipe upgrades come in tiers. The mod's upgrade tag lists them in this order: Basic Pipe Upgrade, Improved Pipe Upgrade, Advanced Pipe Upgrade and Ultimate Pipe Upgrade. Each of these has its own crafting recipe in the pack, shown below.^[7][8]

Basic Pipe UpgradeMod recipe

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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

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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

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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

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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

The same tag also lists an infinity upgrade, but the recipe dump for this pack has no crafting recipe for it.^[7][8]

Same as in the All the Mods 10 0.51 guide

Pipez keeps its tuning in one file, the server config. Every pipe type has a transfer value for each upgrade tier, from no upgrade up to ultimate. If you want to know how fast your pipes really move things, this is where to look.^[1][9]

Energy pipes

Energy pipes move a set amount of FE each tick. In this pack the values are 256 with no upgrade, then energy_pipe.amount.basic at 1,024, energy_pipe.amount.improved at 8,192, energy_pipe.amount.advanced at 32,768 and energy_pipe.amount.ultimate at 131,072. The no-upgrade value is energy_pipe.amount.no_upgrade.^[9]

Fluid pipes

Fluid pipes are measured in mB per tick. This pack sets them as follows:^[9]

• No upgrade: 50 mB (fluid_pipe.amount.no_upgrade)^[9]
• Basic: 100 mB (fluid_pipe.amount.basic)^[9]
• Improved: 500 mB (fluid_pipe.amount.improved)^[9]
• Advanced: 2,000 mB (fluid_pipe.amount.advanced)^[9]
• Ultimate: 10,000 mB (fluid_pipe.amount.ultimate)^[9]

Gas pipes

Gas pipes also use mB per tick, and they only exist when Mekanism is installed. The pack values are 200 with no upgrade (gas_pipe.amount.no_upgrade), 400 for basic (gas_pipe.amount.basic), 2,000 for improved (gas_pipe.amount.improved), 8,000 for advanced (gas_pipe.amount.advanced) and 40,000 for ultimate (gas_pipe.amount.ultimate).^[9]

Item pipes

Item pipes have two settings per tier. The amount is how many items move per transfer, and the speed is how often a transfer happens. A speed of 1 means every tick, so a lower speed number is faster.^[9]

• No upgrade: 4 items, speed 20 (item_pipe.amount.no_upgrade, item_pipe.speed.no_upgrade)^[9]
• Basic: 8 items, speed 15 (item_pipe.amount.basic, item_pipe.speed.basic)^[9]
• Improved: 16 items, speed 10 (item_pipe.amount.improved, item_pipe.speed.improved)^[9]
• Advanced: 32 items, speed 5 (item_pipe.amount.advanced, item_pipe.speed.advanced)^[9]
• Ultimate: 64 items, speed 1, so every tick (item_pipe.amount.ultimate, item_pipe.speed.ultimate)^[9]

Unverified The sources don't list the mod's default values, so I can't say which of these numbers the pack changed from the defaults. Treat all of them as the pack's own values.

FTB Evolution 2 1.1.0 ships Pipez version 1.2.31+26.1.2. The mod was already in the pack in 1.0.2 or earlier, so it isn't a new addition in this release.^[10]

Mod changelog: 1.2.31+26.1.2

• Added compatibility with sable.^[11]

Unverified Whether the pack's own release changelogs mention any Pipez changes is unverified. The sources here include no pack changelog entries for this mod, so check the pack's changelogs directly.