Adds long distance Item & Fluid pipelines and pipes. Inspired/ported from GT6 under LGPL.

18 files changed, 711 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
index e074da7618..17f171a953 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IIconRegister;
 import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.ChunkCoordinates;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.Fluid;
 
@@ -265,6 +266,8 @@ public class GregTech_API {
             sBlockCasings5,
             sBlockCasings6,
             sBlockCasings8;
+    public static Block
+            sBlockLongDistancePipes;
     /**
      * Getting assigned by the Config
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/ItemList.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/ItemList.java
index 420c371c40..55ea5cfa13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/ItemList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/ItemList.java
@@ -1401,6 +1401,12 @@ public enum ItemList implements IItemContainer {
     Super_Chest_HV,
     Super_Chest_EV,
     Super_Chest_IV,
+    
+    Long_Distance_Pipeline_Fluid,
+    Long_Distance_Pipeline_Item,
+
+    Long_Distance_Pipeline_Fluid_Pipe,
+    Long_Distance_Pipeline_Item_Pipe,
 
     NULL,
     Cover_RedstoneTransmitterExternal,
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Textures.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Textures.java
index e0d0ce6abe..213f9bbc14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Textures.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Textures.java
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ public class Textures {
 
         OVERLAY_SCHEST,
         OVERLAY_STANK,
+        
+        OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_BACK,
+        OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_FRONT,
+        OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_SIDE,  
+        
+        OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_BACK,
+        OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_FRONT,
+        OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_SIDE,
 
         MACHINE_CASING_TANK_1,
         MACHINE_CASING_TANK_2,
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java
index 8e135fbc85..9ab1ac0f67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ public interface IGregTechTileEntity extends ITexturedTileEntity, IGearEnergyTil
      */
     @Override
     default void onMachineBlockUpdate(){
-        if(!isDead() && getMetaTileEntity()!=null &&
-                getMetaTileEntity().getBaseMetaTileEntity()==this){
+        if(!isDead() && getMetaTileEntity() != null && getMetaTileEntity().getBaseMetaTileEntity() == this){
             getMetaTileEntity().onMachineBlockUpdate();
         }
     }
@@ -152,8 +151,8 @@ public interface IGregTechTileEntity extends ITexturedTileEntity, IGearEnergyTil
      */
     @Override
     default boolean isMachineBlockUpdateRecursive() {
-        return !isDead() && getMetaTileEntity()!=null &&
-                getMetaTileEntity().getBaseMetaTileEntity()==this &&
+        return !isDead() && getMetaTileEntity() != null &&
+                getMetaTileEntity().getBaseMetaTileEntity() == this &&
                 getMetaTileEntity().isMachineBlockUpdateRecursive();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/GT_Block_LongDistancePipe.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/GT_Block_LongDistancePipe.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a634df6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/GT_Block_LongDistancePipe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package gregtech.api.items;
+
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import gregtech.api.GregTech_API;
+import gregtech.api.enums.ItemList;
+import gregtech.api.enums.Textures;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_LanguageManager;
+import gregtech.common.blocks.GT_Item_LongDistancePipe;
+import gregtech.common.blocks.GT_Material_Machines;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EnumCreatureType;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
+import net.minecraft.util.StatCollector;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+public class GT_Block_LongDistancePipe extends GT_Generic_Block {
+    public GT_Block_LongDistancePipe() {
+        super(GT_Item_LongDistancePipe.class, "gt.block.longdistancepipe", new GT_Material_Machines());
+        setStepSound(soundTypeMetal);
+        setCreativeTab(GregTech_API.TAB_GREGTECH);
+        GregTech_API.registerMachineBlock(this, -1);
+        
+        GT_LanguageManager.addStringLocalization(getUnlocalizedName()+".0.name", "Long Distance Fluid Pipeline Pipe");
+        GT_LanguageManager.addStringLocalization(getUnlocalizedName()+".1.name", "Long Distance Item Pipeline Pipe");
+        GT_LanguageManager.addStringLocalization(getUnlocalizedName() + "." + 32767 + ".name", "Any Sub Block of this");
+        
+        ItemList.Long_Distance_Pipeline_Fluid_Pipe.set(new ItemStack(this, 1, 0));
+        ItemList.Long_Distance_Pipeline_Item_Pipe.set(new ItemStack(this, 1, 1));
+    }
+    public void onBlockAdded(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ) {
+        super.onBlockAdded(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ);
+        if (GregTech_API.isMachineBlock(this, aWorld.getBlockMetadata(aX, aY, aZ))) {
+            GregTech_API.causeMachineUpdate(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ);
+        }
+    }
+    public void breakBlock(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ, Block par5, int par6) {
+        GregTech_API.causeMachineUpdate(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ);
+        super.breakBlock(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ, par5, par6);
+    }
+    public String getHarvestTool(int aMeta) {
+        return "wrench";
+    }
+
+    public int getHarvestLevel(int aMeta) {
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    public String getUnlocalizedName() {
+        return this.mUnlocalizedName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLocalizedName() {
+        return StatCollector.translateToLocal(this.mUnlocalizedName + ".name");
+    }
+    
+    public IIcon getIcon(IBlockAccess aIBlockAccess, int aX, int aY, int aZ, int aSide) {
+        return Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_LV_SIDE.getIcon();
+    }
+
+    public IIcon getIcon(int aSide, int aMeta) {
+        return Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_LV_SIDE.getIcon();
+    }
+
+    public boolean canCreatureSpawn(EnumCreatureType type, IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public int quantityDropped(Random par1Random) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    public Item getItemDropped(int par1, Random par2Random, int par3) {
+        return Item.getItemFromBlock(this);
+    }
+
+    public int damageDropped(int par1) {
+        return par1;
+    }
+
+    public int getDamageValue(World par1World, int par2, int par3, int par4) {
+        return par1World.getBlockMetadata(par2, par3, par4);
+    }
+
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public void getSubBlocks(Item aItem, CreativeTabs par2CreativeTabs, List aList) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            ItemStack aStack = new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i);
+            if (!aStack.getDisplayName().contains(".name")) aList.add(aStack);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/GT_Client.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/GT_Client.java
index e528323da4..83591b322a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/GT_Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/GT_Client.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import gregtech.api.enums.Materials;
 import gregtech.api.interfaces.tileentity.ICoverable;
 import gregtech.api.interfaces.tileentity.ITurnable;
 import gregtech.api.metatileentity.BaseMetaPipeEntity;
-import gregtech.api.metatileentity.BaseTileEntity;
 import gregtech.api.objects.GT_ItemStack;
 import gregtech.api.util.GT_Log;
 import gregtech.api.util.GT_PlayedSound;
@@ -24,7 +23,14 @@ import gregtech.api.util.GT_Recipe;
 import gregtech.api.util.GT_Utility;
 import gregtech.common.entities.GT_Entity_Arrow;
 import gregtech.common.entities.GT_Entity_Arrow_Potion;
-import gregtech.common.render.*;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_CapeRenderer;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_FlaskRenderer;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_FluidDisplayStackRenderer;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_MetaGenerated_Item_Renderer;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_MetaGenerated_Tool_Renderer;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_PollutionRenderer;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_Renderer_Block;
+import gregtech.common.render.GT_Renderer_Entity_Arrow;
 import ic2.api.tile.IWrenchable;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
@@ -40,7 +46,13 @@ import net.minecraftforge.oredict.OreDictionary;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Scanner;
 
 // Referenced classes of package gregtech.common:
 //            GT_Proxy
@@ -315,8 +327,10 @@ public class GT_Client extends GT_Proxy
                 do {
                     if (i >= GregTech_API.METATILEENTITIES.length)
                         continue label0;
-                    if (GregTech_API.METATILEENTITIES[i] != null)
+                    if (GregTech_API.METATILEENTITIES[i] != null) {
                         GregTech_API.METATILEENTITIES[i].getStackForm(1L).getTooltip(null, true);
+                        GT_Log.out.println("META " + i + " " + GregTech_API.METATILEENTITIES[i].getMetaName());
+                    }
                     i++;
                 } while (true);
         } catch (Throwable e) {e.printStackTrace(GT_Log.err);}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Item_LongDistancePipe.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Item_LongDistancePipe.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b177eee9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Item_LongDistancePipe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package gregtech.common.blocks;
+
+import gregtech.api.GregTech_API;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_LanguageManager;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class GT_Item_LongDistancePipe extends ItemBlock {
+    protected final String mNoMobsToolTip = GT_LanguageManager.addStringLocalization("gt.nomobspawnsonthisblock", "Mobs cannot Spawn on this Block");
+    protected final String mNoTileEntityToolTip = GT_LanguageManager.addStringLocalization("gt.notileentityinthisblock", "This is NOT a TileEntity!");
+
+    public GT_Item_LongDistancePipe(Block par1) {
+        super(par1);
+        setMaxDamage(0);
+        setHasSubtypes(true);
+        setCreativeTab(GregTech_API.TAB_GREGTECH_MATERIALS);
+    }
+    
+    public int getMetadata(int aMeta) {
+        return aMeta;
+    }
+
+    public String getUnlocalizedName(ItemStack aStack) {
+        return this.field_150939_a.getUnlocalizedName() + "." + getDamage(aStack);
+    }
+
+    public void addInformation(ItemStack aStack, EntityPlayer aPlayer, List aList, boolean aF3_H) {
+        super.addInformation(aStack, aPlayer, aList, aF3_H);
+        aList.add(this.mNoMobsToolTip);
+        aList.add(this.mNoTileEntityToolTip);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d8895339a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/**
+ * 
+ * Inspired/ported from GregTech 6 under the LGPL license
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 GregTech-6 Team
+ *
+ * This file is part of GregTech.
+ *
+ * GregTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * GregTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with GregTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.long_distance;
+
+import gregtech.GT_Mod;
+import gregtech.api.GregTech_API;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.ITexture;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.metatileentity.IMetaTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.tileentity.IGregTechTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.items.GT_Block_LongDistancePipe;
+import gregtech.api.metatileentity.BaseMetaTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.metatileentity.implementations.GT_MetaTileEntity_BasicHull_NonElectric;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_Utility;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.ChunkCoordinates;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Queue;
+
+public abstract class GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase extends GT_MetaTileEntity_BasicHull_NonElectric {
+    protected GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase mTarget = null, mSender = null;
+    protected ChunkCoordinates mTargetPos = null;
+    
+    public GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase(int aID, String aName, String aNameRegional, int aTier, String aDescription) {
+        super(aID, aName, aNameRegional, aTier, aDescription);
+    }
+    
+    public GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase(String aName, int aTier, String aDescription, ITexture[][][] aTextures) {
+        super(aName, aTier, aDescription, aTextures);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void saveNBTData(NBTTagCompound aNBT) {
+        super.saveNBTData(aNBT);
+        if (mTargetPos != null && mTarget != this) {
+            aNBT.setBoolean("target", true);
+            aNBT.setInteger("target.x", mTargetPos.posX);
+            aNBT.setInteger("target.y", mTargetPos.posY);
+            aNBT.setInteger("target.z", mTargetPos.posZ);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void loadNBTData(NBTTagCompound aNBT) {
+        super.loadNBTData(aNBT);
+        if (aNBT.hasKey("target")) {
+            mTargetPos = new ChunkCoordinates(
+                aNBT.getInteger("target.x"),
+                aNBT.getInteger("target.y"),
+                aNBT.getInteger("target.z")
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isSameClass(GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase other) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean onRightclick(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity, EntityPlayer aPlayer) {
+        if (aBaseMetaTileEntity.isClientSide()) return true;
+        ItemStack tCurrentItem = aPlayer.inventory.getCurrentItem();
+        if (tCurrentItem != null) {
+            if (GT_Utility.isStackInList(tCurrentItem, GregTech_API.sSoftHammerList)) {
+                scanPipes();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isDead() {
+        return getBaseMetaTileEntity() == null || getBaseMetaTileEntity().isDead();
+    }
+
+    public boolean checkTarget() {
+        final IGregTechTileEntity gt_tile = getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+        if (gt_tile == null || !gt_tile.isAllowedToWork() || gt_tile.isClientSide()) return false;
+        World world = gt_tile.getWorld();
+        
+        if (mTargetPos == null) {
+            // We don't have a target position, scan the pipes
+            scanPipes();
+        } else if (mTarget == null || mTarget.isDead()) {
+            // We don't have a target, or it's dead.  Try checking the target position
+            mTarget = null;
+            if (world.blockExists(mTargetPos.posX, mTargetPos.posY, mTargetPos.posZ)) {
+                // Only check if the target position is loaded
+                TileEntity te = world.getTileEntity(mTargetPos.posX, mTargetPos.posY, mTargetPos.posZ);
+                final IMetaTileEntity tMeta;
+                if (te instanceof BaseMetaTileEntity && 
+                    ((tMeta = ((BaseMetaTileEntity)te).getMetaTileEntity()) instanceof GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase) &&
+                     isSameClass((GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase)tMeta)) 
+                {
+                    // It's the right type!
+                    mTarget = (GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase)tMeta;
+                }
+                else if (te != null) {
+                    // It isn't the right type, kill the target position
+                    mTargetPos = null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (mTarget == null || mTarget == this) return false;
+        if (mTarget.mSender == null || mTarget.mSender.isDead() || mTarget.mSender.mTarget == null || mTarget.mSender.mTarget.isDead()) mTarget.mSender = this;
+
+        return mTarget.mSender == this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ArrayList<String> getSpecialDebugInfo(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity, EntityPlayer aPlayer, int aLogLevel, ArrayList<String> aList) {
+        if (mSender != null && !mSender.isDead() && mSender.mTarget == this) {
+            final ChunkCoordinates coords = mSender.getCoords();
+            aList.addAll(Arrays.asList("Is the Target", "Sender is at: X: " + coords.posX + " Y: " + coords.posY + " Z: " + coords.posZ));
+        } else {
+            aList.addAll(
+                Arrays.asList(checkTarget() ? "Has Target" : "Has no loaded Target", 
+               "Target should be around: X: " + mTargetPos.posX + " Y: " + mTargetPos.posY + " Z: " + mTargetPos.posZ
+            ));
+        }  
+
+        return aList;
+
+    }
+    
+    protected void scanPipes() {
+        if (mSender != null && !mSender.isDead() && mSender.mTarget == this) return;
+        GT_Mod.GT_FML_LOGGER.info("ScanPipes()");
+        
+        // Check if we need to scan anything
+        final IGregTechTileEntity gtTile = getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+        mTargetPos = getCoords();
+        mTarget = this;
+        mSender = null;
+        
+        // Start scanning from the output side
+        Block aBlock = gtTile.getBlockAtSide(gtTile.getBackFacing());
+        byte aMetaData = gtTile.getMetaIDAtSide(gtTile.getBackFacing());
+        
+        if(aBlock instanceof GT_Block_LongDistancePipe) {
+            HashSet<ChunkCoordinates>
+                tVisited = new HashSet<>(Collections.singletonList(getCoords())),
+                tWires   = new HashSet<>();
+            Queue<ChunkCoordinates> 
+                tQueue = new LinkedList<>(Collections.singletonList(getFacingOffset(gtTile, gtTile.getBackFacing())));
+
+            while (!tQueue.isEmpty()) {
+                final ChunkCoordinates aCoords = tQueue.poll();
+                
+                if(gtTile.getBlock(aCoords.posX, aCoords.posY, aCoords.posZ) == aBlock) {
+                    // We've got another pipe/wire block
+                    // TODO: Make sure it's the right type of pipe/wire via meta 
+                    ChunkCoordinates tCoords;
+                    tWires.add(aCoords);
+                    
+                    // For each direction, if we haven't already visisted that coordinate, add it to the end of the queue
+                    if (tVisited.add(tCoords = new ChunkCoordinates(aCoords.posX + 1, aCoords.posY, aCoords.posZ))) tQueue.add(tCoords);
+                    if (tVisited.add(tCoords = new ChunkCoordinates(aCoords.posX - 1, aCoords.posY, aCoords.posZ))) tQueue.add(tCoords);
+                    if (tVisited.add(tCoords = new ChunkCoordinates(aCoords.posX, aCoords.posY + 1, aCoords.posZ))) tQueue.add(tCoords);
+                    if (tVisited.add(tCoords = new ChunkCoordinates(aCoords.posX, aCoords.posY - 1, aCoords.posZ))) tQueue.add(tCoords);
+                    if (tVisited.add(tCoords = new ChunkCoordinates(aCoords.posX, aCoords.posY, aCoords.posZ + 1))) tQueue.add(tCoords);
+                    if (tVisited.add(tCoords = new ChunkCoordinates(aCoords.posX, aCoords.posY, aCoords.posZ - 1))) tQueue.add(tCoords);
+                } else {
+                    // It's not a block - let's see if it's a tile entity
+                    TileEntity tTileEntity = gtTile.getTileEntity(aCoords.posX, aCoords.posY, aCoords.posZ);
+                    if (
+                        tTileEntity != gtTile && tTileEntity instanceof BaseMetaTileEntity && 
+                        ((BaseMetaTileEntity)tTileEntity).getMetaTileEntity() instanceof GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase) 
+                    {
+                        final GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase tGtTile = (GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase)((BaseMetaTileEntity) tTileEntity).getMetaTileEntity();
+                        if (isSameClass(tGtTile) && tWires.contains(
+                            tGtTile.getFacingOffset((BaseMetaTileEntity)tTileEntity, ((BaseMetaTileEntity) tTileEntity).getFrontFacing())    
+                        )) {
+                            // If it's the same class, and we've scanned a wire in front of it (the input side), we've found our target
+                            mTarget = tGtTile;
+                            mTargetPos = tGtTile.getCoords();
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        
+                        // Remove this block from the visited because we might end up back here from another wire that IS connected to the
+                        // input side
+                        tVisited.remove(aCoords);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+    }
+    
+    public ChunkCoordinates getFacingOffset(IGregTechTileEntity gt_tile, byte aSide) {
+        return new ChunkCoordinates(
+            gt_tile.getOffsetX(aSide, 1), gt_tile.getOffsetY(aSide, 1), gt_tile.getOffsetZ(aSide, 1)
+        );
+        
+    }
+    
+    public ChunkCoordinates getCoords() {
+        final IGregTechTileEntity gt_tile = getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+        return new ChunkCoordinates(gt_tile.getXCoord(), gt_tile.getYCoord(), gt_tile.getZCoord());
+    }
+
+    @Override 
+    public void onMachineBlockUpdate() {
+        GT_Mod.GT_FML_LOGGER.info("You're dead to me"); 
+        mTargetPos = null; mSender = null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ITexture[][][] getTextureSet(ITexture[] aTextures) {
+        return new ITexture[0][0][0];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldTriggerBlockUpdate() { return true; }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84ecde7af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Inspired/ported from GregTech 6 under the LGPL license
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 GregTech-6 Team
+ *
+ * This file is part of GregTech.
+ *
+ * GregTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * GregTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with GregTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.long_distance;
+
+import gregtech.api.enums.Textures;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.ITexture;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.metatileentity.IMetaTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.tileentity.IGregTechTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.objects.GT_RenderedTexture;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_Utility;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidTankInfo;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.IFluidHandler;
+
+public class GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid extends GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase {
+    final static FluidTankInfo[] emptyTank = {new FluidTankInfo(null, Integer.MAX_VALUE)};
+    
+    public GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid(int aID, String aName, String aNameRegional, int aTier) {
+        super(aID, aName, aNameRegional, aTier, "Sends fluids over long distances");
+    }
+    
+    public GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid(String aName, int aTier, String aDescription, ITexture[][][] aTextures) {
+        super(aName, aTier, aDescription, aTextures);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSameClass(GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase other) {
+        return other instanceof GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid;
+    }
+ 
+    public IFluidHandler getTank() {
+        final IGregTechTileEntity tTile = mTarget.getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+        TileEntity tankTile = tTile.getTileEntityAtSide(tTile.getBackFacing());
+        if (tankTile instanceof IFluidHandler) return (IFluidHandler)tankTile;
+        else return null;
+    }
+       
+    @Override
+    public FluidTankInfo[] getTankInfo(ForgeDirection aSide) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            final IFluidHandler tankTile = getTank();
+            if (tankTile != null) return tankTile.getTankInfo(aSide);
+
+        }
+
+        return emptyTank;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public int fill(ForgeDirection aSide, FluidStack aFluid, boolean aDoFill) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            final IGregTechTileEntity tTile = mTarget.getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+            final IFluidHandler tankTile = getTank();
+            if (tankTile != null) return tankTile.fill(ForgeDirection.getOrientation(tTile.getFrontFacing()), aFluid, aDoFill);
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public FluidStack drain(ForgeDirection aSide, FluidStack aFluid, boolean aDoDrain) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public FluidStack drain(ForgeDirection aSide, int aMaxDrain, boolean aDoDrain) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IMetaTileEntity newMetaEntity(IGregTechTileEntity aTileEntity) {
+        return new GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid(mName, mTier, mDescription, mTextures);
+    }
+    @Override
+    public ITexture[][][] getTextureSet(ITexture[] aTextures) {
+        return new ITexture[0][0][0];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ITexture[] getTexture(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity, byte aSide, byte aFacing, byte aColorIndex, boolean aActive, boolean aRedstone) {
+        if (aSide == aFacing) 
+            return new ITexture[]{Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_CASINGS[mTier][aColorIndex + 1], new GT_RenderedTexture(Textures.BlockIcons.OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_FRONT)};
+        else if (aSide == GT_Utility.getOppositeSide(aFacing))
+            return new ITexture[]{Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_CASINGS[mTier][aColorIndex + 1], new GT_RenderedTexture(Textures.BlockIcons.OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_BACK)};
+        else 
+            return new ITexture[]{Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_CASINGS[mTier][aColorIndex + 1], new GT_RenderedTexture(Textures.BlockIcons.OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_SIDE)};
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d7e6fb39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/tileentities/machines/long_distance/GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Inspired/ported from GregTech 6 under the LGPL license
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 GregTech-6 Team
+ *
+ * This file is part of GregTech.
+ *
+ * GregTech is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * GregTech is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with GregTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.long_distance;
+
+import gregtech.api.enums.Textures;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.ITexture;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.metatileentity.IMetaTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.interfaces.tileentity.IGregTechTileEntity;
+import gregtech.api.objects.GT_RenderedTexture;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_Utility;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.ISidedInventory;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+
+public class GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem extends GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase {
+    final static int[] emptyIntArray = new int[0];
+    
+    public GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem(int aID, String aName, String aNameRegional, int aTier) {
+        super(aID, aName, aNameRegional, aTier, "Sends Items over long distances");
+    }
+    
+    public GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem(String aName, int aTier, String aDescription, ITexture[][][] aTextures) {
+        super(aName, aTier, aDescription, aTextures);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSameClass(GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineBase other) {
+        return other instanceof GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem;
+    }
+
+
+    public IInventory getInventory() {
+        final IGregTechTileEntity tTile = mTarget.getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+        TileEntity invTile = tTile.getTileEntityAtSide(tTile.getBackFacing());
+        if (invTile instanceof IInventory) return (IInventory)invTile;
+        else return null;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack decrStackSize(int aSlot, int aDecrement) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.decrStackSize(aSlot, aDecrement);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getStackInSlotOnClosing(int aSlot) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.getStackInSlotOnClosing(aSlot);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getStackInSlot(int aSlot) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.getStackInSlot(aSlot);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public String getInventoryName() {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.getInventoryName();
+        }
+        return super.getInventoryName();
+    }
+    @Override
+    public int getSizeInventory() {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.getSizeInventory();
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public int getInventoryStackLimit() {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.getInventoryStackLimit();
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void setInventorySlotContents(int aSlot, ItemStack aStack) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) iInventory.setInventorySlotContents(aSlot, aStack);
+        }
+    }
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasCustomInventoryName() {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.hasCustomInventoryName();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public boolean isItemValidForSlot(int aSlot, ItemStack aStack) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory != null) return iInventory.isItemValidForSlot(aSlot, aStack);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+//    // Relay Sided Inventories
+//
+
+    @Override
+    public int[] getAccessibleSlotsFromSide(int aSide) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            final IGregTechTileEntity tTile = mTarget.getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory instanceof ISidedInventory) return ((ISidedInventory)iInventory).getAccessibleSlotsFromSide(tTile.getBackFacing());
+            if (iInventory != null) {
+                int[] tReturn = new int[iInventory.getSizeInventory()];
+                for (int i = 0; i < tReturn.length; i++) tReturn[i] = i;
+                return tReturn;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return emptyIntArray;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canInsertItem(int aSlot, ItemStack aStack, int aSide) {
+        if (checkTarget()) {
+            final IGregTechTileEntity tTile = mTarget.getBaseMetaTileEntity();
+            IInventory iInventory = getInventory();
+            if (iInventory instanceof ISidedInventory) return ((ISidedInventory)iInventory).canInsertItem(aSlot, aStack, tTile.getBackFacing());
+            return iInventory != null;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canExtractItem(int aSlot, ItemStack aStack, int aSide) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IMetaTileEntity newMetaEntity(IGregTechTileEntity aTileEntity) {
+        return new GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem(mName, mTier, mDescription, mTextures);
+    }
+    @Override
+    public ITexture[] getTexture(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity, byte aSide, byte aFacing, byte aColorIndex, boolean aActive, boolean aRedstone) {
+        if (aSide == aFacing) 
+            return new ITexture[]{Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_CASINGS[mTier][aColorIndex + 1], new GT_RenderedTexture(Textures.BlockIcons.OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_FRONT)};
+        else if (aSide == GT_Utility.getOppositeSide(aFacing))
+            return new ITexture[]{Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_CASINGS[mTier][aColorIndex + 1], new GT_RenderedTexture(Textures.BlockIcons.OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_BACK)};
+        else 
+            return new ITexture[]{Textures.BlockIcons.MACHINE_CASINGS[mTier][aColorIndex + 1], new GT_RenderedTexture(Textures.BlockIcons.OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_SIDE)};
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_Item_Block_And_Fluid.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_Item_Block_And_Fluid.java
index 145ab6ac30..a2fe30ff05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_Item_Block_And_Fluid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_Item_Block_And_Fluid.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;
 import gregtech.GT_Mod;
 import gregtech.api.GregTech_API;
 import gregtech.api.enums.*;
+import gregtech.api.items.GT_Block_LongDistancePipe;
 import gregtech.api.items.GT_Generic_Item;
 import gregtech.api.items.GT_RadioactiveCellIC_Item;
 import gregtech.api.metatileentity.BaseMetaPipeEntity;
@@ -220,17 +221,11 @@ public class GT_Loader_Item_Block_And_Fluid
         GregTech_API.sBlockCasings6 = new GT_Block_Casings6();
         GregTech_API.sBlockCasings8 = new GT_Block_Casings8();
         GregTech_API.sBlockGranites = new GT_Block_Granites();
+        GregTech_API.sBlockLongDistancePipes = new GT_Block_LongDistancePipe();
         GregTech_API.sBlockConcretes = new GT_Block_Concretes();
         GregTech_API.sBlockStones = new GT_Block_Stones();
         GregTech_API.sBlockOres1 = new GT_Block_Ores();
-//        if (Loader.isModLoaded("UndergroundBiomes")) {
-//            GregTech_API.sBlockOresUb1 = new GT_Block_Ores_UB1();
-//            GregTech_API.sBlockOresUb2 = new GT_Block_Ores_UB2();
-//            GregTech_API.sBlockOresUb3 = new GT_Block_Ores_UB3();
-//        }
-        //if(Loader.isModLoaded("GalacticraftCore") && Loader.isModLoaded("GalacticraftMars")) {
-        //    GregTech_API.sBlockOresGC = new GT_Block_Ores_GC();
-        //}
+
         GregTech_API.sBlockMetal1 = new GT_Block_Metal("gt.blockmetal1", new Materials[]{
                 Materials.Adamantium,
                 Materials.Aluminium,
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_MetaTileEntities.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_MetaTileEntities.java
index a9199a52b4..96e206ffd7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_MetaTileEntities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/loaders/preload/GT_Loader_MetaTileEntities.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.basic.*;
 import gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.multi.*;
 import gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.steam.*;
 import gregtech.common.tileentities.storage.*;
+import gregtech.common.tileentities.machines.long_distance.*;
 import gregtech.loaders.postload.GT_ProcessingArrayRecipeLoader;
 import ic2.core.Ic2Items;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
@@ -108,10 +109,6 @@ public class GT_Loader_MetaTileEntities implements Runnable {//TODO CHECK CIRCUI
         GT_ModHandler.addShapelessCraftingRecipe(ItemList.Casing_SolidSteel.get(1L), bits, new Object[]{ItemList.Casing_FrostHazard});
         GT_ModHandler.addShapelessCraftingRecipe(ItemList.Casing_SolidSteel.get(1L), bits, new Object[]{ItemList.Casing_NoiseHazard});
 
-        //GT_ModHandler.addShapelessCraftingRecipe(ItemList.Casing_Coil_Cupronickel.get(1L), bits, new Object[] {ItemList.Casing_Coil_Cupronickel_Deprecated});
-        //GT_ModHandler.addShapelessCraftingRecipe(ItemList.Casing_Coil_Kanthal.get(1L), bits, new Object[] {ItemList.Casing_Coil_Kanthal_Deprecated});
-        //GT_ModHandler.addShapelessCraftingRecipe(ItemList.Casing_Coil_Nichrome.get(1L), bits, new Object[] {ItemList.Casing_Coil_Nichrome_Deprecated});
-
         ItemList.Machine_Bricked_BlastFurnace.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_BrickedBlastFurnace(140, "multimachine.brickedblastfurnace", "Bricked Blast Furnace").getStackForm(1L));
         GT_ModHandler.addCraftingRecipe(ItemList.Machine_Bricked_BlastFurnace.get(1L), GT_ModHandler.RecipeBits.NOT_REMOVABLE | GT_ModHandler.RecipeBits.BUFFERED, new Object[]{"BFB", "FwF", "BFB", 'B', ItemList.Casing_Firebricks, 'F', OreDictNames.craftingIronFurnace});
 
@@ -277,6 +274,9 @@ public class GT_Loader_MetaTileEntities implements Runnable {//TODO CHECK CIRCUI
         ItemList.Super_Chest_EV.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_SuperChest(138, "super.chest.tier.04", "Super Chest IV", 4).getStackForm(1L));
         ItemList.Super_Chest_IV.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_SuperChest(139, "super.chest.tier.05", "Super Chest V", 5).getStackForm(1L));
 
+        ItemList.Long_Distance_Pipeline_Fluid.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineFluid(1900, "long.distance.pipeline.fluid", "Long Distance Fluid Pipeline", 1).getStackForm(1L));
+        ItemList.Long_Distance_Pipeline_Item.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_LongDistancePipelineItem(1901, "long.distance.pipeline.item", "Long Distance Item Pipeline", 1).getStackForm(1L));
+        
         ItemList.Hatch_Input_Bus_ULV.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_Hatch_InputBus(70, "hatch.input_bus.tier.00", "Input Bus (ULV)", 0).getStackForm(1L));
         ItemList.Hatch_Input_Bus_LV.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_Hatch_InputBus(71, "hatch.input_bus.tier.01", "Input Bus (LV)", 1).getStackForm(1L));
         ItemList.Hatch_Input_Bus_MV.set(new GT_MetaTileEntity_Hatch_InputBus(72, "hatch.input_bus.tier.02", "Input Bus (MV)", 2).getStackForm(1L));
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_BACK.png b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_BACK.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..171c2e9b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_BACK.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_FRONT.png b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_FRONT.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..500e594028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_FRONT.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_SIDE.png b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_SIDE.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47136fe5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_FLUID_SIDE.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_BACK.png b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_BACK.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a52e83e3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_BACK.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_FRONT.png b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_FRONT.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19e84f1778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_FRONT.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_SIDE.png b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_SIDE.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d5cff3496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/gregtech/textures/blocks/iconsets/OVERLAY_PIPELINE_ITEM_SIDE.png