I have a Tekkit server running and I just started using a quarry. Twice now I have logged in and it has been SUPER laggy. I have discovered that this is because the pipes are getting clogged. After minutes of destroying my transport pipes, one I destroyed popped out this monster!
What could be causing this? Is there a known bug with pipes I haven't heard about? Maybe could it be because it is going into the earth and being surrounded on all sides? I do also have some powered gold pipes in this system, the rest being cobblestone
Best Answer
there are multiple reasons for buildcraft pipes to be "gummed up"
the main one being chunks in the pipe system unload. the solution would be use chunk loaders, or pipe into an ender chest/item tesseract.
another possible cause is that the pipes have nowhere to go, in build craft it will usually spit the item at the ground if it cannot find a destination, but sometimes if the network is elaborate it will indefinitely loop and clog the system.
I should also point out that gold pipes no longer need to be powered, by default they speed items up (but you need to use at least 2 to achieve speed. Powering them will slow items down, so this could be a cause as well. having many golden pipes powered will congest a system.
do NOT log out and leave the quarry running unless it is properly chunk loaded.