Lots of pipes making sections that expand the area you need to way to long because the pipes can fusion without you notice if it is too near and those problems. For the game this would be an improvment for gameplay and Logistics secction. Making it more please to build long way factories with fliuds + energy + belts.
Soo my idea to keep it clear and easy (but with some downgrades) is to make a Two Way Pipe and a Three Way Pipe with some T Pipe Section, Two and Three way pumps as well as the Two and Three Pipe to ground
**Maybe a Selective Pipe (that works with electricity)
-The blueprint for them i suggest (as well for templates):
Two Way Pipe: 2 Pipes and 1 Iron Plate ( Two connected Pipes at the Horizontal oo)
Three Way Pipe: 3 Pipes and 1 Iron Plate ( 2Way pipe with an other at the up middle o*o )
T Pipe Section: 4 Pipes, 1 Steel Plate, -maybe a gear- (A box that 3 ways go out and 1 side goes in)
Two Way Pump: Steel plate, Engine Unit, Two Way Pipe
Three Way Pump: Steel plate, Engine Unit, Three Way Pipe
2x Two Way Pipe to ground: 4x Pipe to ground, and 10 Iron Plate
2x Three Way Pipe to ground: 6x Pipe to ground, and 10 Iron plate
**(would have Two and Three way) Selective Pipe: Pipe, Electronic circuit, Gear
For the research level suggestion- I would suggest After the Advanced Oil Processing soo the Search Tree there would leave 2 segments one for the Lubrificant and other for the 2/3 Way Pipes and T Section, after it other for the 2/3 Way pumps (btw could make it all together too).
Work: Since it could mess up a lot with the Fluids Tanks i would recomend the tanks and pumps to have an way to Select what type of fluid you want to flow into them.
To get a Normal Pipe to flow inside the new ways pipe you would need a T pipe Section, connect Pipes flowing with any fluid inside the Section and you select wich way you want the fluid you want the fluids go out and plug the type of pipe you want it to flow inside (now your fluid would be changed from normal pipel for a Two or Three way pipe) AND the reverse is true too, you can connect a Three or Two way pipe into the T Section and make it go out at the other 2 or 3 sides - that is where it would be bennefit the "Selective Pipe" to make sure where you want to flow wich fluid.
Two way and Three way Pipes would need the Two/Three way Pumps for the pump interaction.
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Soo the Downgrade that would have theses pipes would be:
Since the 1Pipe hold 100 of One Fluid (water), the Two Way would hold 45 of each fluid (10% loss of total pipe hold capacity divided by 2), the Three Way would hold 25 of Each Fluid (25% loss of total Pipe hold capacity divided by 3)
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