Getting Started (Logistics Pipes)

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Introduction
You have probably heard about it. Maybe you are currently playing Infinity Evolved Expert Mode, or Infinity Evolved Skyblock, and you want to autocraft items because doing 20 crafting steps manually to get one item becomes boring after a while. But Applied Energistics is so expensive! You will need something to automate crafting a long time before you can afford the required wrench. So people have been telling you to use Logistics Pipes.

But this mod seems daunting. So many different pipes and modules with strange names - what is a "polymorphic item sink"? Or a "satellite pipe"? And you don't know how anything works either. How do you even get items out of a machine to transport it to a chest? How can you autocraft items with it? What pipes do you have to use for what?

Of course, as with many other mods, it is not as difficult as you think. And learning about it pays off. Logistics Pipes is a solid item transport and routing system with many neat tricks. You can use it to automate crafting and machines, keep certain items stocked, and remotely order items from your storage. It can handle items as well as fluids, can transport RF and EU power, and it even has special handling for Forestry's bees!

This guide assumes that you are using the latest version of Logistics Pipes, as it is currently used in 1.7.10 FTB modpacks.

Getting started
Some items you are going to need to get started are:


 * BuildCraft-compatible wrench
 * Logistics Power Junction
 * Unrouted Transport Pipe
 * Basic Logistics Pipe

A wrench is necessary to do almost anything with Logistics Pipes (LP). A Crescent Hammer or Buildcraft's own Wrench will do the job nicely. Unlike other mods, to open the GUI of the mod's special pipes you will need to right-click it with the wrench - be sure to keep it handy!

Like an ME Network, a Logistics Pipes network will not simply work as it is. It requires power, which is supplied with a Logistics Power Junction. This device accepts either RF or EU power and will convert it to Logistics Power, which is used by most pipes. An LP network does not need much power and can be used quite early, but power requirements rise together with the size of the network. You will only need one Logistics Power Provider

Unrouted Transport Pipes are the simplest and cheapest pipes. They serve only to transport items and Logistics Power; they do not have any special functions. They do not connect to machines or inventories.

The Basic Logistics Pipe is the most important pipe you will use. Unrouted Transport pipes will send items in random directions if they intersect - that's why Basic Logistics Pipes have to be placed at every intersection! They are also used to connect to machines and chests.

Item storage
The first thing you want to have in your LP network is item storage. LP is mostly about transporting items to specific places, so it needs a place to store items - and take items out of.

(To be continued)