how do i get pipe to distribute water evenly?

  • candyman
    29th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink


    i want an even ammount between all three cups
  • edza101
    29th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Hmm maybe ratio the size to length size:length
  • candyman
    29th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    nah, it just doesnt go through the other two
  • edza101
    29th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    None unless you get water on the top and have a fork of three things down.
  • Catelite
    29th Apr 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink


    Fixed. Pipe depends a lot on going in one straight line. Without making an -extremely- tiny pipe, you can't make one go in more than one direction.
  • candyman
    30th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    i was trying to avoid portal, but i'm just going to have to use it
  • Cr15py
    30th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Just use a random number generator to randomly open certain EWALLs with portals behind them. Well... you can also have it lead to separate pips, but that would take longer.
  • Tazman12345
    30th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    i've got a way.. it takes some work and a bit of tweaking..
    (do all of this in pause mode)
    1. build the cups and everything else
    2. build the pipe in a kind of arch motion where the split is facing straight down
    3. split the pipe but make all ends the same length
    4. open the three ends
    (unpause)
    5. when the pipe starts to build itself make sure all three pipes meet in the split's middle AT THE SAME TIME.
    6. if they meet at the same time you should be good... otherwise, keep going
    (pause)
    7. as long as opening the pipe ends was the last thing you did in TPT,for windows, press "Ctrl + z" to go back to when you cut the pipes ends. (Mac users i don't know what to press)
    8. whichever of the 3 pipe ends was the slowest, slightly shorten that pipe.
    9 . repeat steps 5-8 until they meet at the middle at the same time.

    Thanks for reading this and i hope it helps
    P.S. i have done this, for some reason i cannot log on to the powder toy so i cannot upload my version..sorry

    P.P.S. i got my TPT to log in. if you want to see a very simplistic 3-way pipe. search "tri pipe" and find mine hope this clears up any confusion you may have
  • Cr15py
    30th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Tazman12345 (View Post)
    This could help a lot of people, good job!