Pipe Visualizer 2.0

by Ashier

Visualize the layout and contents of pipe networks. Press Y to draw the selected entity's fluid systems. Press Shift + Y to draw all visible fluid systems. Press Alt + Y to automatically visualize systems on mouse-over. Press Control + Y to toggle between color-by-fluid and color-by-system.

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Changelog

Version: 2.4.4
Date: 2025-11-15
  Changes:
    - Added rendering to the map view! It can be hard to see at times due to the limitations of the 
      rendering system used in the mod. But seen with the overlay and pollution off it's easier to see.
    - Added player option to scale up the overlay view range.
      - This was added specifically to increase the utility via map view. Untested with large numbers
        and so it might cause lag. I haven't yet seen any lag at 8x however.
Version: 2.4.3
Date: 2025-09-28
  Changes:
    - Added setting to enabled ultra-wide support.
      - This increases the max overlay size and could potentially cause lag or long delays when enabling and disabling the overlay
Version: 2.4.2
Date: 2025-09-26
  Changes:
    - Removed .git and screenshots.
Version: 2.4.1
Date: 2025-09-24
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when FluidsMustFlow was not enabled
Version: 2.4.0
Date: 2025-09-23
  Features:
    - Added an option in the player options to enable colored pumps (and buildings with singular fluidboxes) when using the Shift+Y overlay feature.
    - Added compatibility for Fluids Must Flow. Future compatibility can be added easily for oother mods that don't show as expected. 
      - Submit a request on the mod portal with information or a PR/Issue on github for compatibility additions
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed boxes not showing for pumps and other complex fluid boxes
Version: 2.3.3
Date: 2025-01-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Changed default keybind for "Color By System" to CTRL + SHIFT + Y so it doesn't conflict with the redo function
Version: 2.3.2
Date: 2025-01-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fix to rendering displaying incorrect rotations for arrows and underground pipes
Version: 2.3.1
Date: 2025-01-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash on start up
Version: 2.3.0
Date: 2025-01-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Updated to Factorio 2.0 and changed default keybind to "Y" to not conflict with the default "H" being flipping horizontally. Does not modify existing 2.0 pipe visualization.
    - Developer changed to AmberAtelier (amberatelier on Discord)
Version: 2.2.2
Date: ????
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when the overlay background is (somehow) destroyed. (#35)
Version: 2.2.1
Date: 2024-03-29
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when a cached render object is destroyed. (#28)
  Compatibility:
    - Added a remote interface to blacklist entities from being visualized. (#26)
Version: 2.2.0
Date: 2023-11-24
  Features:
    - Added a map setting to adjust the number of entities visualized per tick. (#24)
    - Re-added mouse-over visualization, toggled with Alt+H or the shortcut button. (#20)
      - Pressing H while hovering will make that entity's fluid systems persist.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when an entity is invalidated while in the queue to be visualized. (#21)
Version: 2.1.0
Date: 2023-10-15
  Features:
    - Added a per-player setting to adjust overlay opacity. (#19)
  Changes:
    - Box colors are more consistent, being decided by prototype order instead of fluid system ID.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that underground connections would cause entity rendering to end prematurely.
    - Fixed that the default pipe color was semitransparent.
Version: 2.0.1
Date: 2023-10-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when visualizing a fluid wagon.
    - Fixed that the color mode GUI from 1.0.x would be left behind when migrating (#17).
    - Fixed offshore pump boxes being off-center.
Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2023-10-14
  Features:
    - Added a hotkey to visualize an individual system without needing to remain hovered over it (default: H).
    - Pipe connections on each entity are visualized individually.
  Changes:
    - Changed color mode selection from a GUI toggle to a hotkey (default: Control + H).
    - Changed overlay hotkey from Control + P to Shift + H.
    - Removed hover-over visualizer in favor of the individual system visualization hotkey.
    - Visualization is performed over multiple ticks.
Version: 1.0.6
Date: 2023-03-26
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that the visualizer would show two output-only fluidboxes as connected (#11)
Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2023-03-09
  Changes:
    - Pumps are now drawn with a diode shape (by nekizalb)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed blue fluid colors being distorted to similar shades of cyan
    - Fixed that fluid-burning labs would not be visualized
Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2022-03-18
  Changes:
    - Improved shortcut icons
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when hovering over a flamethrower (#9)
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2022-03-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when hovering a reactor with a fluid energy source (#8)
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2022-03-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when iterating a reactor with a fluid energy source (#8)
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2022-02-27
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when starting a new freeplay game (#5)
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2022-02-24
  Features:
    - Initial release