Systems
Filters, drones, pumps, pipes, and logistics troubleshooting.
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Drones are part of Sandustry's confirmed automation toolset, but exact capacity and behavior are version-sensitive. Use them where flexible transport solves a real routing problem, then verify pickup, delivery, charging or support requirements in the current build before depending on them.
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Place a filter at the earliest point where mixed flow must become separate outputs. Verify which material should continue and where rejected material can safely go. A filter without a valid reject path can simply move the blockage to a harder-to-see location.
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Pumps and pipes are confirmed Sandustry systems for fluid logistics. Begin with a contained source and destination, verify flow direction and environmental reactions, and keep fluids away from vulnerable material lanes until the route behaves consistently.
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