Planetary Industry at the NSC

Planetary Industry (PI) (previously called Planetary Interaction, is a type of Industry that allows pilots to create industrial colonies on just about any planet in the EVE universe. The aim of this is producing goods from raw materials extracted from the planet. Planetary Industry can produce a range of commodities which can be used in blueprints to create POS Structures, Fuel Blocks, Sovereignty structures, Boosters, Nanite Repair Paste, and T2 components.

Planetary Industry is a very simple way to generate (near) passive income in EVE with very little investment of both skills and ISK. There are a number of different ways to go about PI but in short, it is the process of setting up a combination of extractors and factories on a planet that will extract resources. Resources and their density are dependent on the type of planet.

Resource Availability: High-Sec versus non-High-Sec

Main article: Planetary Industry

The abundance of resources available on a planet depends on two factors.

• The System Security will affect how abundant resources are on a planet. The lower the security, the higher the resources abundance.
• The number of extractors operating on a planet will reduce the amount of resources available on a planet. If there is too many extractors, the regeneration of resources might end up being lower than the total amount extracted on the planet. There seems to be a lower ceiling of how many resources are available however, meaning a planet will never run out of resources.

The combination of these two factors can lead newer players to believe that PI just isn't worth the hassle. However, this holds only true for PI in High-Sec. As planets in High-Sec already have poor resource density to begin with due to the higher System Security, as well as a significantly higher number of actual players being set up to extract resources per planet, the profit available through PI in High-Sec is often very low. On top of that comes the 10% NPC tax for import/export that is specific to High-Sec and comes on top of the tax charged by the corporation owning the Customs Office of each planet. While this NPC tax can be lowered with the Customs Code Expertise skill, we do not recommend training this skill or setting up Planetary Industry in High-Sec except for learning purposes.

If you are considering Planetary Industry as a serious income source, we recommend considering setting up your PI in EVE University's Null-Sec staging area. The resources available on a wide variety of planets in the NPC Null-Sec staging area of EVE University are rich and the local traffic of hostiles is relatively low, meaning you can easily turn a great profit for very little effort. Depending on the markets, very simple P0>P2 extraction planets can generate between 3-5M ISK a day. If you are running 5 planets, that is roughly 15-25M ISK or a fully fit T1 Cruiser, per day.

With that in mind, your profits can be significantly higher or lower depending on the markets, which PI you chose to produce and how often you are willing to reset your extractors or micromanage your setup.

Recommended Skills

See also: Creating a Planetary Industry Alt

These are the recommended skills for successfully conducting PI. You will only need the recommended skills, however the advanced skills are definitely worth the train in the long run. The recommended PI skills will allow you to build 5 P0>P2 planets in the PC9 backpocket, while the advanced PI skills will allow for a 6th planet, and the required upgraded Command Center, that can be used for a P4 production planet. The recommended ship skills will allow you to fly the standard E-UNI WH/Null-Sec Epithal fit. The Epithal is the preferred PI hauler due to its unique planetary commodities cargo hold. The advanced ship skills will increase the survivability of the Epithal and the amount of PI materials that it can carry.

Recommended PI Skills	Recommended Ship skills	Advanced PI Skills	Advanced Ship Skills
~ 12 days and 22 hours	~ 6 days and 1 hour	~ 40 days and 8 hours	~ 9 days and 14 hours
Remote Sensing III Planetology IV Advanced Planetology III Command Center Upgrades IV Interplanetary Consolidation IV	Cloaking III Gallente Hauler I Shield Upgrades IV Tactical Shield Manipulation IV	Command Center Upgrades V Interplanetary Consolidation V	Acceleration Control III Evasive Maneuvering IV Gallente Hauler IV High Speed Maneuvering III Navigation IV Spaceship Command IV

The Epithal

The Epithal is a specialist Gallente hauler, similar to the Miasmos, with unique cargo bays that can hold very large amounts of planetary commodities and command centers. At Gallente Hauler IV, the Planetary Commodities Hold can hold 63,000 m3. It can use the cloak trick to travel in relative safety. It is fitted with an Interdiction Nullifier to escape bubbles. Ship and Fittings cost approximately 17M ISK, you can make that back in two days with Null-Sec PI. You will often find free Epithals in the Main Hangars of EVE University (accessible for Sophomore). If you are not a Sophomore yet, simply ask another player to help you retrieve one from the hangars.

Fitted cheaply and with only basic skills needed to fly it, it makes for the perfect PI hauler in Null-Sec. Additionally to a large cargo hold for PI material, it also has a 6000 m³ Command Center Hold, which is sufficient for hauling 6 command centers, making it the go-to PI hauler.

NullSec PI Hauler

Epithal: NullSec PI Hauler

EFT

[Epithal, NullSec PI Hauler]
Improved Cloaking Device II
Interdiction Nullifier I

Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
EM Shield Hardener II
Medium Shield Extender II
50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive

Warp Core Stabilizer II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

YC118 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

• Relevant information:
3.6 AU/s warp speed.
7 sec align time
8,487 effective hit points @ All 5.
550+67,500 m3 cargo capacity @ All 5

What to Manufacture?

Main article: Planetary Commodities

Now that we have the required skills and an Epithal for moving our goods around, we need to choose what to produce with our PI planets. When it comes to what to produce, there is no single right or wrong answer. The markets and the demand for certain goods do change, however three broadbrush groups of PI commodities do turn a solid profit.

Coolant (P2), Enriched Uranium (P2), Mechanical Parts (P2), Oxygen (P1) and Robotics (P3) are all used to produce Fuel Blocks and are therefore always in constant demand. This means they also sell well locally and there is no requirement to ship them to Jita. For those who want to go the extra mile,

Microfiber Shielding (P2), Polyaramids (P2) and Silicate Glass (P2) are all P2 products that cannot be manufactured on a single planet. They require P1 materials need to be imported from separate planets. As the majority of players want minimal involvement with PI once set up, these are generally under-produced and therefore can bring excellent margins for players willing to put in the extra effort.

All the P4 commodities are required for the production of a variety of high-end production such as Upwell Structures, certain Implants sets, Capital ships and their modules and more. They are therefore always in high demand and provide a very solid return. They do require the use of a P2>P4 or a P1+P2>P4 factory planet to manufacture, which again requires more effort than the average capsuleer is willing to put into PI.

To make the most ISK from PI, you should look at both the local market and the Jita market, then compare what items are selling fast with the items that are selling for more ISK. If you find something that is both quick selling and for a higher than the normal amount, that is the product to manufacture. If you want to support EVE University's Production Department, keep an eye on EVE University's Discord channel: #buy-or-sell, where the Production Manager keeps an updated list of PI material in high demand by our Production Department.

Where to Manufacture?

One of, if not the most dangerous places to be in Null-Sec, is on a Gate. Where possible, it is better to limit all your PI production to one system and ideally a system that also has an NPC Station or Upwell Structure blue to the Uni. The tables below show all the planets and systems within the PC9 pocket and also what PI commodities can be produced completely within each system.

Taxes - Player Owned Custom Office (POCOs)

POCOs in Null-Sec are always controlled by a player corporation. Traditionally, POCOs change ownership relatively frequently.

The tax

While the current tax rate(s) might inform your decision where to set up your planets, be aware that they might change and thus should not be the sole decider on your PI setup in the PC9 pocket.

THIS AREA WILL NEED PLANETS SCANNED IN ORDER TO GIVE INFORMATION.

How to Manufacture?

Main article: Colony Management

One Planet P0 > P2 - Commander Center Upgrades IV

Simple Manufacturing Setup

The most common setup used by players to generate passive PI income with minimal effort will be the production of P2 commodities on a single planet.

With Command Centers IV trained, we will want to extract 12,000 Units of P0 per hour to keep our 4 Basic and 2 Advanced Industry Facilities running at all times to produce 240 units of P2 commodities in a 24hr period.

Find following a basic step-by-step guide on how to setup a P0 > P2 planet for characters with the Command Centers IV skill.

• Use the scanner to highlight two high density areas of the two resources you want to extract on the planet. Use the scan slider until you find the white spots pf those two resources that are as close together as possible.

• Drop the Command Center (CC) somewhere close to where you want to build your set-up and hit submit.

While it doesn't matter where you place the CC, whenever you (accidentally) double click somewhere else than your structures, your camera will center on the Command Center.

• Open up the Command Center, upgrade it to level IV and hit submit again.
• Start your setup by placing the Launchpad in the center between the two high-density resource spots you previously identified.
• Add two Basic Industry Facilities on both sides of the Launchpad.

• Add one Advanced Industry Facility on both sides of the Basic Industry Facilities.
• Add one Storage Facility on both sides of the Advanced Industry Facility.

• Place an Extractor Control Unit at the end of each side.
• Using Planetary Links, link each part of your factory together in one long line. There is no need to link the Commander Center.

• Install the correct Schematics for the commodities that you wish to build in each Industrial Facility.
• Basic Industrial Facilities produce P1 while Advance Industrial Facilities produce P2.
• Whenever you install a Schematic, you will be prompted to route the output of the Facility. All Facility outputs (Basic & Advanced) go to the Launchpad in the centre of your setup. Simply double-click the Launchpad after installing the Schematic.
• Hit Submit to complete your production setup.

Extraction

• Once you have your production setup (including links) completed, it's time to install the extractor heads to start extracting P0 material.
• Open up the Extractor Control Unit and start placing Extractor Heads around the most dense areas of the respective P0 resource you are extracting.
• We want to extract at than 12,000 Units per hour to keep our Basic and Advanced Industry Facilities running at all times. The longer your extraction cycles, the lower your per hour output will be. The more Extractor Head Units you use, the higher the per hour output will be.
• Do this for both Extractor Control Units, making sure you are extracting the required P0 resource. Play around here, see what works, but generally 4 Extractor Heads and a 1 day extraction cycle should be more than enough to achieve maximum efficiency in the PC9 pocket.
• Always try to aim for as much extract per hour as you can, as this will leave a surplus supply of P0 resources in your Storage Facilities that will allow the (Basic and Advanced) industry facilities to continue to produce P1/P2 in case you are a couple of hours late to reset the Extractors.

• Now comes the slightly more complex part of the build. We need to create routes to ensure that our products flow correctly between the various Industry Facilities.

1. Route each P0 resource from the Extractor Control Unit to the closest Storage Facility. Click on Products, double-click on the extracted P0, followed by a double-click on the Storage facility.
2. Route each P0 from the Storage Facilities to the two Basic Industrial Facility that requires that product (the two closest ones in the line). If done correctly, the Basic Industrial Facilities should turn (visually) from red to orange.
3. Route the output P1 material from all Basic Industrial Facilities to the Launchpad. (Already done if you installed schematics correctly as described above)
4. Route one of each type of P1 material in the Launchpad (You will see four listed if done right, two of each P1) to both Advanced Industrial Facilities respectively.
5. Route the P2 output from both Advanced Industrial Facilities back to the Launchpad. (Already done if you installed schematics correctly as described above)

• Hit submit one last time to turn the whole process on. If you wait a few hours, you can check your Launchpad to see if there is a nice pile of P2 commodities there. If you did, the Planet is set up correctly.
• The only interaction with your planet from here on out is to re-start the Extractor Control Units and occasionally reposition the extractor heads to ensure that you maintain that magic number of 12,000 Units per Day.

One Planet P0>P2 - Commander Center Upgrades V

Command Center Upgrades V allows us to add 2 additional Basic Industry Facilities and one additional Advanced Industrial Facility. This will increase the productivity of the Planet by 50%. To achieve maximum efficiency, the Extractor Control Units will need to be running at 18,000 Units per Hour to keep up with the increased demand, you might need to drop to 3 Extractor Heads on one of your extractors to have enough space to fit the Advanced Industrial Facility. This might be difficult to achieve even with daily resets, depending on the resource density and size of planets. If you are using less frequent resets, it is probably best to simply add more extractor heads and stick with the previously described set-up of 4 basic and 2 advances facilities.