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Orbital Skyhooks also attract hostile pirate NPCs just like asteroid belts do. This can make the space around skyhooks dangerous to unprepared ships but also provides more PVE opportunities for clever players.

== Reagents ==

Reagents are assets that are produced passively by planets that have an Orbital Skyhook attached to them. Reagents start out in an immature state, but over time they will become mature and extractable. This maturation will ramp up in yield over time, effectively creating extractable resources faster.

* Magmatic Gas - Is provided by Lava Planets, and is used to fuel the moon drill on the Metenox Moon Miner, as well as the Cynosural Navigation (Pharolux Cyno Beacon) and Cynosural Suppression (Tenebrex Cyno Jammer)

* Superionic Ice - Is provided by Ice Planets, and is used fuel the Advanced Logistics Network (Ansiblex Jump Gate) and the Supercapital Construction Facilities upgrades

=== Maturation ===

As stated above, reagents start out in an immature state when initially extracted, and are then automatically converted to a processed state which can be extracted. This conversion happens automatically every 3 days and is about 15-16% of the amount of immature reagents currently held by the Skyhook.

For example, assuming a 15% conversion rate and a production of 100 reagents every day, then after 3 days the Skyhook will convert 45 reagents to a processed state, leaving 255 reagents in an immature state. Then after another 3 days the Skyhook will hold 555 immature reagents of which 83 will be converted to a processed state.

=== Theft ===

In addition to the automatic conversion every 3 days, immature reagents can also be converted to the processed state by theft. The conversion rate when stealing is 40% and it can be done by both enemies and allies, allowing for self-theft to force an extraction.

For example, assuming the Skyhook holds 300 immature reagents, then after stealing you will have 120 processed reagents and the Skyhook will hold 0 immature reagents.

Importantly, if reagents are stolen any immature reagents not converted are destroyed.

=== Maximizing output ===

The optimal strategy for maximizing processed reagents depends on your appetite for risk. This is because the longer you wait to self-steal, the more processed reagents are gained, but the more attractive the Skyhook becomes for theft.

At no point in time does the output solely from automatic conversion become better than automatic conversion plus self-steal, however, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every day after 15 days, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every third day after 24 days, and so on.

In general you should always wait as long as possible then self-steal AFTER automatic conversion has happened, but if you know there is a risk of theft then you should self-steal.

[[Category:Structures]]

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 Orbital Skyhooks also attract hostile pirate NPCs just like asteroid belts do. This can make the space around skyhooks dangerous to unprepared ships but also provides more PVE opportunities for clever players.
+== Reagents ==
+Reagents are assets that are produced passively by planets that have an Orbital Skyhook attached to them. Reagents start out in an immature state, but over time they will become mature and extractable. This maturation will ramp up in yield over time, effectively creating extractable resources faster.
+* Magmatic Gas - Is provided by Lava Planets, and is used to fuel the moon drill on the Metenox Moon Miner, as well as the Cynosural Navigation (Pharolux Cyno Beacon) and Cynosural Suppression (Tenebrex Cyno Jammer)
+* Superionic Ice - Is provided by Ice Planets, and is used fuel the Advanced Logistics Network (Ansiblex Jump Gate) and the Supercapital Construction Facilities upgrades
+=== Maturation ===
+As stated above, reagents start out in an immature state when initially extracted, and are then automatically converted to a processed state which can be extracted. This conversion happens automatically every 3 days and is about 15-16% of the amount of immature reagents currently held by the Skyhook.
+For example, assuming a 15% conversion rate and a production of 100 reagents every day, then after 3 days the Skyhook will convert 45 reagents to a processed state, leaving 255 reagents in an immature state. Then after another 3 days the Skyhook will hold 555 immature reagents of which 83 will be converted to a processed state.
+=== Theft ===
+In addition to the automatic conversion every 3 days, immature reagents can also be converted to the processed state by theft. The conversion rate when stealing is 40% and it can be done by both enemies and allies, allowing for self-theft to force an extraction.
+For example, assuming the Skyhook holds 300 immature reagents, then after stealing you will have 120 processed reagents and the Skyhook will hold 0 immature reagents.
+Importantly, if reagents are stolen any immature reagents not converted are destroyed.
+=== Maximizing output ===
+The optimal strategy for maximizing processed reagents depends on your appetite for risk. This is because the longer you wait to self-steal, the more processed reagents are gained, but the more attractive the Skyhook becomes for theft.
+At no point in time does the output solely from automatic conversion become better than automatic conversion plus self-steal, however, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every day after 15 days, automatic conversion becomes better than self-stealing every third day after 24 days, and so on.
+In general you should always wait as long as possible then self-steal AFTER automatic conversion has happened, but if you know there is a risk of theft then you should self-steal.
 [[Category:Structures]]
 [[Category:Planetary Industry]]