[2.0.76] Pump filter has plasma as option

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[2.0.76] Pump filter has plasma as option

Post by DamnPhotons »

Setting the liquid filter on a pump allows filtering for only plasma, even though plasma cannot travel through pumps and pipes. This is not only useless but could confuse new players about how plasma functions.
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Re: [2.0.76] Pump filter has plasma as option

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Thanks for the report however I don't believe we will be doing anything about this. The way fluid and pipes interact means there's no way to know if a given fluid will ever exist in a given pipe/pump. The pipe/pump itself does not care what fluid ever exists in it. Simply: the fusion reactor won't connect its fluid inputs/outputs to pipes.
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Re: [2.0.76] Pump filter has plasma as option

Post by computeraddict »

Rseding91 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 4:01 pm Simply: the fusion reactor won't connect its fluid inputs/outputs to pipes.
I think the potential for confusion is if someone tries connecting fusion machinery directly to a pump.
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