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<p>UtilityConnect wiki</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A &#039;&#039;&#039;network&#039;&#039;&#039; is a group of blocks that are connected to each other. Utility Connect keeps track of which blocks belong together. What a network is used for, for example sharing the contents of storage units, is decided by the mod that adds the blocks.<br /> <br /> == Network blocks ==<br /> Only blocks that a mod registers with Utility Connect take part in networks. Every such block, a &#039;&#039;&#039;node&#039;&#039;&#039;, has one of two roles:<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Role !! Examples !! Connects to<br /> |-<br /> | &#039;&#039;&#039;Device&#039;&#039;&#039; || storage unit, terminal, machine || connectors only<br /> |-<br /> | &#039;&#039;&#039;Connector&#039;&#039;&#039; || pipe, cable || everything next to it: devices and other connectors<br /> |}<br /> <br /> The mod that adds a block decides which role it has.<br /> <br /> == Connection rules ==<br /> * Two network blocks are connected when they &#039;&#039;&#039;share a face&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;at least one of them is a connector&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> * All six directions count: north, south, east, west, up and down. Blocks that only touch at an edge or corner (diagonally) do not connect.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Two devices side by side are not connected.&#039;&#039;&#039; Placing two storage units next to each other gives you two separate networks. Put a pipe between them, or next to both, to link them.<br /> * A single network block with nothing attached is a network of its own.<br /> * Connections work across chunk borders.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Layout (side view) !! Result<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;[Device][Device]&lt;/code&gt; || two networks<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;[Device][Pipe][Device]&lt;/code&gt; || one network<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;[Device][Pipe][Pipe][Pipe][Device]&lt;/code&gt; || one network<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;[Device][Pipe] gap [Pipe][Device]&lt;/code&gt; || two networks<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Building and breaking ==<br /> Changes apply immediately:<br /> * Placing a block next to a network joins it. A block that touches two networks merges them into one.<br /> * Breaking a block can split a network. If the broken pipe was the only link between two parts, you now have two networks.<br /> <br /> == Worlds ==<br /> Each world has its own networks. Blocks in different worlds never belong to the same network, even at the same coordinates.<br /> <br /> == Unloaded chunks ==<br /> Only blocks in &#039;&#039;&#039;loaded&#039;&#039;&#039; chunks count. When a chunk unloads, its blocks leave their networks for the time being, and a network that ran through that chunk can fall apart into pieces. Nothing is lost: when the chunk loads again, the exact same network comes back. Long pipelines that run far away from players therefore only work as far as their chunks are loaded.<br /> <br /> More on saving and loading is on [[UtilityConnect:Persistence|Persistence]].<br /> <br /> {{UtilityConnect Nav}}</div>

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