Could we add something that could configure copper pipes, like a wrench of some sorts or use existing vanilla tools? I think you could shift and right click a segment with said tool and it would configure that face to either be connecting, none, or sticking outwards

That could work well if you want adjacent pipes but don't want them to connect together! Lemme know what you think

I personally feel like the lack of configurability is good, it forces players to think about how they design their routing, much like hoppers.

Yea the simplicity of it is great but I was thinking like hoppers only face one direction and you can "configure" that by basically facing the direction and placing the thing down. Maybe right clicking on a face of the copper pipe toggles it to a input/output vs "no face" mode?

The pipes were designed with simplicity in mind, that's why there's no configuration or anything like that, you can control them with redstone and that's as far it goes.

oki