Hue Advanced Flow - Am I missing something?

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So I feel like I must me be missing something with the advanced flow.

I thought that I could have a flow trigger Multiple lights on, change colour, brightness etc.

But it seems the only way I can do this is to have multiple cards for EACH LIGHT?

Button
>light1ON>Light1Brightness>Light1Colour
>light2ON>Light2Brightness>Light2Colour
>light3ON>Light3Brightness>Light3Colour

I thought the entire point of flows was to be able to make multiple things happen and branch off etc. like the image attached?

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I’m not sure if you have made a mistake with the numbers in your examples, but it doesn’t make sense to me.
Maybe show a real screen shot of the Flow you are creating so we can understand what you are doing?

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Make a group of lamps.

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I did! I was very tired! I have edited it.

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Ah thanks that is a method that works. I had assumed the nodes were more powerful and I could Create groups within the advanced nodes.

A “Grouping node” for example to link multiple devices and just switch on. Or if they are the same type Groups then colour, then dim, then on.

The issue with this pre grouping is I cannot check a state of one with in the group and have It brach off to do something else.

Having nodes LOCKED to a single entity makes it a bit pointless for me.

I think I am used to MORE ADVANCED nodes in other apps like cinema 4d.

Object > IF > Action > Action.

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Homey has a different way of thinking and syntax:

WHEN something happens 
THEN perform action.

The Object > IF > Action in Homey is the WHEN card in the app of the application of the device. In your way of thinking this would result in

WHEN the lamp is being switched off 
THEN switch it on.

It is more use full to use a trigger like WHEN it is eight o’clock or WHEN the motion sensor is detecting motion.

WHEN time is 20:00
THEN switch group-livingroom-lamps on

PS: Homey advanced flow does not have nodes, but charts. It looks like you are use to object oriented. Advanced flows are just a graphical way of presenting normal flow, plus some extra’s.
So maybe it is better to start with normal flows.

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I am getting that. I think I’ll have to give up and send it back. It’s no more advanced than using shortcuts in Homekit and I think I can do more with that.

Or try and work out node-RED in HA.

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You can create groups within Flows, you just add each device to the Action section.
So if you want any one of the lights to turn on the other lights then add the three When cards and attach them to the three Action cards that turn the lights on.
You can also add the And cards to check if the light is off first.

In your example you don’t specify what is being turned on.