Ice harvesting: Difference between revisions

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'''Advantages of Ice Mining'''

* Reduced ~~work for~~ the miner.

* Reduced attention required by the miner.

* ~~Ability be self~~-~~sufficient~~ in terms of POS fuels.

* Self-sufficiency in terms of POS fuels.

* Lower penalty for working without a hauler - longer cycle times mean fewer trips to the station.

* Ice asteroids are huge - ~~very small~~ chance of ~~actually~~ having one pop.

* Ice asteroids are huge - there is little chance of having one pop while filling your hold.

'''Disadvantages of Ice Mining'''

* Reduced ISK yield compared to normal mining.

* Smaller demand for ice products

* Smaller demand for ice products.

* Increased chances of suicide ganks.

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==Ice Asteroids==

In Empire space, there are a few systems in each region that have an Ice Field. The nearest ~~one~~ to Aldrat is in Eygfe~~, and more~~ can be found on ~~maps~~ such as [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Metropolis dotlan].

In Empire space, there are a few systems in each region that have an Ice Field. The nearest to Aldrat is Eygfe. More can be found on external map sources such as [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Metropolis dotlan].

Ice fields are ~~very~~ visually distinctive~~. Hundreds~~ of kilometers long~~, each huge asteroid can contain~~ well over 100,000 pieces of ice.

Ice fields are visually distinctive, often hundreds of kilometers long with asteroids often containing well over 100,000 pieces of ice.

===Ice Ore===

There are 4 basic types of ice asteroid ~~that~~ match the faction that controls ~~the~~ local space. With perfect ice refine, each type will always produce:

There are 4 basic types of ice asteroid. These match the faction that controls local space. With perfect ice refine capability, each type will always produce:

* 50 Heavy Water

* 25 Liquid Ozone

* 1 Strontium Clathrates

* 1 faction-specific isotope, as follows:

~~as well as one~~ faction-specific isotope:

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==Basic Ice Mining Requirements==

Ice Harvesting modules can only be fit on Mining Barges or Exhumers. As ~~usual~~, the Retriever is the recommended starting point:

Ice Harvesting modules can only fit on Mining Barges or Exhumers. As with normal ore mining, the Retriever is the recommended starting point:

===Retriever===

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 '''Advantages of Ice Mining'''
-* Reduced work for the miner.
+* Reduced attention required by the miner.
-* Ability be self-sufficient in terms of POS fuels.
+* Self-sufficiency in terms of POS fuels.
 * Lower penalty for working without a hauler - longer cycle times mean fewer trips to the station.
-* Ice asteroids are huge - very small chance of actually having one pop.
+* Ice asteroids are huge - there is little chance of having one pop while filling your hold.
 '''Disadvantages of Ice Mining'''
 * Reduced ISK yield compared to normal mining.
-* Smaller demand for ice products
+* Smaller demand for ice products.
 * Increased chances of suicide ganks.
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 ==Ice Asteroids==
-In Empire space, there are a few systems in each region that have an Ice Field. The nearest one to Aldrat is in Eygfe, and more can be found on maps such as [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Metropolis dotlan].
+In Empire space, there are a few systems in each region that have an Ice Field. The nearest to Aldrat is Eygfe. More can be found on external map sources such as [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Metropolis dotlan].
-Ice fields are very visually distinctive. Hundreds of kilometers long, each huge asteroid can contain well over 100,000 pieces of ice.
+Ice fields are visually distinctive, often hundreds of kilometers long with asteroids often containing well over 100,000 pieces of ice.
 ===Ice Ore===
-There are 4 basic types of ice asteroid that match the faction that controls the local space. With perfect ice refine, each type will always produce:
+There are 4 basic types of ice asteroid. These match the faction that controls local space. With perfect ice refine capability, each type will always produce:
 * 50 Heavy Water
 * 25 Liquid Ozone
 * 1 Strontium Clathrates
+* 1 faction-specific isotope, as follows:
-as well as one faction-specific isotope:
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 ==Basic Ice Mining Requirements==
-Ice Harvesting modules can only be fit on Mining Barges or Exhumers. As usual, the Retriever is the recommended starting point:
+Ice Harvesting modules can only fit on Mining Barges or Exhumers. As with normal ore mining, the Retriever is the recommended starting point:
 ===Retriever===