Ranged Pumps Mod Wiki

Ranged Pumps is a streamlined technical mod designed to solve the problem of large-scale fluid collection. Unlike traditional pumps that often leave behind flowing liquid source blocks (causing significant server lag) or have limited reach, the Ranged Pump operates across a massive horizontal and vertical area. It is the only block added by the mod, focusing entirely on providing a reliable, configurable, and performance-friendly way to power your base with lava or gather water for industrial processes.

The mod is highly compatible with energy systems (Forge Energy) and fluid transport mods, making it a staple for players using Refined Storage, Mekanism, or Thermal Expansion. It features a unique scanning algorithm that searches for liquids in a spiral pattern and replaces them with stone blocks to prevent the creation of infinite flowing liquid streams.

The Pump

The Pump is the singular block added by this mod. It serves as the harvester, storage tank, and fluid distributor all in one.

Behavior:

• Placement: The pump should be placed at least one block above the liquid you wish to collect. It scans downward from its own Y-level.
• Redstone Control: By default, the pump requires no redstone signal to run. Applying a redstone signal (via lever, torch, or wire) will immediately pause the machine.
• Auto-Pushing: The pump is designed to automatically eject its stored fluids into any adjacent fluid containers (tanks) or pipes. It can push to the top, bottom, or any side.

Scanning and Range

The Ranged Pump uses a sophisticated scanning logic to ensure it captures every available liquid block within its reach:

1. Horizontal Scan: It searches in a rectangular spiral shape starting from the block directly beneath it. It expands outward until it reaches the configured range (default 64 blocks in each direction, creating a 129x129 area).
2. Vertical Scan: For every horizontal coordinate, it scans vertically from one block below the pump all the way down to Bedrock.
3. Nearest-First: The pump always prioritizes the closest liquid blocks to minimize the time spent searching.

Liquid Replacement

To prevent the performance issues associated with "flowing" liquid physics, the pump replaces every source block it removes with a Stone block by default. This ensures that the terrain remains solid and no new flowing liquids are generated to fill the void. This behavior can be toggled or the block type changed in the configuration.

Energy Requirements

While the pump can be configured to run for free, it typically requires Forge Energy (FE) or Redstone Flux (RF) to operate.

• Standard Cost: 100 FE per block pumped.
• Power Input: Energy can be piped into any side of the block using standard energy cables from other mods.

Status Monitoring

Players can check the real-time status of the pump by Right-Clicking the block. This will display a status message in the chat containing:

• Whether the pump is currently running or stopped.
• The current internal tank levels (mB).
• The current energy levels (FE).
• The specific X, Y, Z coordinates it is currently scanning.

The Pump is crafted using standard vanilla materials, though it requires a pre-existing bucket of lava to initialize its internal heat/pumping mechanism.

Pump Crafting Recipe

The mod provides a configuration file (usually found in /config/rangedpumps-common.toml) that allows server owners to balance the machine's power.

Note on Chunkloading: The Ranged Pump does not include built-in chunkloading. If you leave the area, the pump will stop working unless you use a separate chunkloading mod to keep the pump and the area it is scanning active.

Ranged Pumps is a pure utility/technology mod. It does not add any of the following:

• Mobs: No new creatures or entities are added.
• Biomes: No world generation changes or new biomes are included.
• Dimensions: The mod does not add new dimensions, though the Pump is most commonly used in the Nether for lava collection.