Редактирование: Guide to the Supermatter (раздел)

=== Removing Pumps ===

[[File:MetaSM_NoPumps.png|alt=|thumb| Pumpless MetaStation Supermatter]]
Read more on gas equalizations and pipe networks [[Guide_to_Atmospherics#Pipeline_and_Pipenet_Theory | here]].

<b>You want to replace most pumps you can find with either straight pipes or with valves. </b> It is recommended to do this in the start of the round, so that we don't lose any gases from unwrenching atmospheric devices. 

This is because gas in a network is always evenly spread through all connected pipe. Pumps exist only to create pressure gradients, but in the supermatter where gas is always flowing in a circular fashion it will only restrict flow, or even worse clog on delaminations.

Pictured to the right is the roundstart MetaStation SM setup, but modified to have all the unneeded pumps / filters removed. Pumps have a set limit on the amount of gas that can flow through each tick, and when dealing with a SM Delamination, every second counts.