About Hot Pipes
From Factorio Mod PortalInsulated pipes needed for moving molten metal around that cant go underground or utilize pumps.
Special insulated pipes are now required for transporting molten iron and copper between foundries. Much like plasma from fusion reactors and generators, these pipes are incompatible with normal fluid pipes and therefore can't go underground or utilize pumps for long distance transport. This is intended to add some extra challenge to balance out the massive rewards associated with using foundry recipes. As an added bonus, molten fluids in insulated pipes are also slightly brighter and faintly glow in the dark
NOTE: Due to the way pipe categories work, as well as some foundry recipe inputs and the offshore pump utilizing non-molten fluids, raw lava can be transported in normal pipes into foundries. Water, Fulgora oil, and ammoniacal solution can be transported from offshore pumps into insulated pipes. Given the niche nature of the former case and the uselessness of the latter cases, this behavior will currently be kept as is.
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 4 mo ago.
Hot Pipes on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.0.4, released 2026-07-02
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.4 | 2026-07-02 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.3 | 2026-06-27 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.2 | 2026-01-20 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.1 | 2025-03-25 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.0 | 2025-03-19 | 2.0 | n/a |
Dependencies
- Required: [reserved]
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Hot Pipes on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogTechnology & automation
Machines, power, logistics and automation.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Hot Pipes as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
- ✓AuthorC-mers, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree

