barrels & pipes?

[Buffalo_Wings_Master]

Quick question:
can provider pipes (from logistics pipes) be connected to the back of a barrel?
will they then provide supplier pipes with requested items?
or does it have to be on the top? the bottom?

 

[Whovian]

Hmm. Barrels accept from the top, output from the bottom. So probably only if Provider Pipes can work like Routers and insert into a particular side.

 

[Buffalo_Wings_Master]

Hmm. Barrels accept from the top, output from the bottom. So probably only if Provider Pipes can work like Routers and insert into a particular side.

provider pipes dont insert
but would buildcraft pipes be able to both input and output from the top of a barrel?

 

[Whovian]

Again, I *think* they should only be able to input through the top and output through the bottom.

 

[SteveTech]

I'm pretty sure you can input to the bottom of a barrel, at least up to the current full stack, but I'm not sure if that was a bug that was ever fixed or something intentional.

 

[JHoliness]

Provider pipes will work on (I believe) any side of a barrel. The back definitely works, as I have done so myself.

 

[khorozm]

yes the provider pipe works just like they are attached to the bottom
i didn't look at the code so i dont really know what happen (or even provider pipe sided?)

P.S. you can use the sneaky (top) with an itemsink module, so you can have a seamless barrel wall

 

[Buffalo_Wings_Master]

Provider pipes will work on (I believe) any side of a barrel. The back definitely works, as I have done so myself.

Thanks for that
what i plan on doing is putting mk2 chassis on top of barrel with provider module and item sink (if the provider works there)
otherwise i will put a provider pipe on the back

 

[JHoliness]

Thanks for that
what i plan on doing is putting mk2 chassis on top of barrel with provider module and item sink (if the provider works there)
otherwise i will put a provider pipe on the back

I see no reason as to why it shouldn't work. As; logistics pipes can interact with the barrels correctly, regardless of the side they are connected to. Be it inserting or extracting.

That's why I love using logistics pipes with barrels - barrels are already very handy, but coupled with the functionality of logistics they're immensely useful.

 

[DZCreeper]

Sneaky upgrades make pipes work on the back of barrels? Time to rebuild my warehouse. . .