Advanced Item Pipe — Minecraft block

Advanced Item Pipe

Advanced Item Pipe is the second tier of item transport in Ala Industrial, moving 4 items per second between chests and machines without using any energy.

Block ID alaindustrial:item_pipe_advanced
Game versions
All versions

Description

Advanced Item Pipe is the second tier of item transport in the Ala Industrial mod for Minecraft 26.2 Java Edition, and it moves 4 items per second between chests and machines — twice the 2 items per second of the basic Item Pipe. Advanced Item Pipe consumes no energy at all: one transfer of 4 items fires on its own every 20 ticks (a tick is 1/20 of a game second). Each side of the pipe is given a role with the mod's Wrench: an orange funnel pulls items out of the neighbouring inventory, a turquoise nozzle pushes items in, and on the advanced tier both markers are coloured along their whole length. Advanced Item Pipe is hard to confuse with the first tier even from a distance: the body is noticeably thicker, made of lighter steel, and every piece carries a viewing window in a dark frame.

A line runs at the speed of its slowest pipe: one basic Item Pipe forgotten in the middle of an advanced line cuts the whole route back to 2 items per second, so an upgrade means replacing the line end to end rather than plugging in a single segment. A batch is counted per receiver, and one source serves one receiver per interval — a chest feeding three furnaces delivers 12 items per second in total, while three chests pushing into one receiver still deliver 4. Advanced Item Pipe never loses or duplicates items: a full receiver simply makes the item wait in place. The recipe on a crafting table takes 4 Item Pipes on the sides, 4 Reinforced Cupronickel Plates in the corners and 1 Silver Plate in the centre, and returns 4 advanced pipes — the basic pipe sits inside the recipe, so the second tier cannot be reached around the first. Advanced Item Pipe works with both the Fabric and NeoForge loaders and is harvested with a pickaxe.

Block properties

Item ID alaindustrial:item_pipe_advanced
/give command /give @p alaindustrial:item_pipe_advanced
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Hardness 0.3
Blast resistance 0.6
Java Edition 26.2

Java Edition Guide

How to use the Advanced Item Pipe in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Craft four advanced pipes

    Open a crafting table, lay 4 Item Pipes on the sides, 4 Reinforced Cupronickel Plates in the corners and 1 Silver Plate in the centre; the grid returns 4 Advanced Item Pipes.

  2. 2

    Replace the whole line

    Swap every basic pipe in the old route for an Advanced Item Pipe: a line runs at the speed of its slowest pipe, and one basic segment caps the entire route at 2 items per second.

  3. 3

    Set the sides with the Wrench

    Right-click the side facing the source chest with the Wrench until an orange funnel appears, then right-click the side at the destination until a turquoise nozzle shows; the flow starts on its own.

  4. 4

    Check the throughput

    Count the flow through the viewing window: one receiver gets 4 items per second, and a chest feeding three furnaces moves 12 items per second in total.

When the receiver is full

Advanced Item Pipe never drops or duplicates items: a full target chest makes the item wait in the source until a slot frees up. A Shift-right-click with the Wrench disassembles the pipe, the same as any other Ala Industrial block.

How to craft this block

Ingredients:
Reinforced Cupronickel Plate Reinforced Cupronickel Plate x4
Item Pipe Item Pipe x4 Silver Plate Silver Plate x1
Crafting
Advanced Item Pipe
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Advanced Item Pipe

Frequently asked questions

Does the Advanced Item Pipe need energy?

No. Advanced Item Pipe is a passive logistics block: a transfer of 4 items fires by itself every 20 ticks, and the mod deducts no EU for it.

Why does my advanced line carry only 2 items per second?

A basic Item Pipe is still standing somewhere along the route. A line runs at the speed of its slowest pipe, so one basic segment throttles the whole line back to 2 items per second; replace it to restore the full rate.

Do several chests into one receiver move items faster?

No. A batch is counted per receiver, and one source serves one receiver per interval: three chests pushing into one receiver still deliver 4 items per second, while one chest feeding three furnaces delivers 12.

Can basic and advanced pipes be mixed in one line?

The pipes connect freely, but a mixed line behaves like a basic line: the speed of a route is taken as the minimum across its segments, which is 2 items per second.

Which loaders and versions support the Advanced Item Pipe?

Ala Industrial runs on Minecraft 26.2 Java Edition with the Fabric and NeoForge loaders; there is no Bedrock version of the mod.

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