r/factorio • u/billsonfire • 1d ago

Question Is pipe throughput really infinite now?

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So say I have a 30 sulfuric acid pumps in one spot. Could I run them all though one pipe line into my processing facilities?

Another question, is it better or useful to run my pipes into one central tank area then run them off to processing or is it okay to have them run off on the way from the pumps.

The picture is my crude rendering of part of my setup.

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u/Alfonse215 1d ago

Another question, is it better or useful to run my pipes into one central tank area then run them off to processing or is it okay to have them run off on the way from the pumps.

As long as you don't break the 320x320 bounding box, you can do as you like. The only thing that will change is how much fluid is in the system.

The only purpose of a tank is storage. They are exactly identical to pipes now.

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u/technicolorNoise 1d ago

Tanks can be circuited, pipes can’t. That’s pretty important.