Setting up a planetary colony: Difference between revisions

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There are eight types of planets in EVE: Barren, Gas, Ice, Lava, Oceanic, Plasma, Storm and Temperate. To do anything on a planet, you need to have a Planetary Command Center matching that planet's type. These are sold by NPCs throuout New-Eden. E-Uni home systems should have them avaible in the general hangars. If you are in E-Uni and have not have access yet, feel free to ask someone who has to help you out.

=== Deploying the command center ===

=== Step 1: Deploying the command center ===

[[File:System information window.png|left|thumb|Solar system: Information]]

[[File:Planet information.png|left|frameless]]

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The location of the Command Center is not relevant. In most cases it will not be connected to the rest of the colony and usually not used to export products from the planet. Your Command Center provides Powergrid and CPU to your entire colony. This limits how many buildings you can put in a colony. Everything takes a certain amount of CPU and Powergrid, including the links between the buildings. The Command center itself does not need to be connected by a link for this. However, if you double-click anywhere on the planet it will center the view on the Command Center, so having it close to the rest of the colony might make navigating back there easier.

If you are building a ~~manufacturing~~-~~only~~ colony, ~~then~~ you ~~need~~ processors ~~and a way of getting things~~ to and from the planetary surface. ~~You can put~~ the ~~colony in a small area, anywhere on your chosen planet~~.

Once you are happy with the location, select your Command Center in the Build-tab and place it on the planet. The "edits pending" will show you the cost in ISK (zero in this case) and an option to submit or cancel. Nothing is paid and can always be changed or reverted back to the original state until the submit button is pressed. A few actions can not be done while there are edits pending.

===== Upgrading the command center =====

[[File:Level 1 Command Center.png|left|thumb]]

A Command Center is always deployed at its lowest level. The CPU and Power it provides for the colony is very limited. To upgrade the Command Center you have to

=== Step 2: Getting resources ===

There are two methods to get resources to the planets surface. Extracting and Importing.

* Extracting: If you are building a extraction colony, you mine the resources from the planet with extractors, usually refine the extracted materials to some degree and export them up from the planetary surface into space.

* Importing: If you are building a factory-colony, you import the resources from space, refine it with processors to one or more higher grade materials and export them up again from the planetary surface into space.

There are hybrid configuration, that use both methods, but in most cases it is more efficient to do one or the other.

===== Step 2.1: Extracting resources =====

===== Step 2.2: Importing resources =====

~~If you are building a resource-extraction colony, you need resource extractors and a way to get things up from the planetary surface.~~

If you want smooth processing without waste, if you have excess of one resource/product building up, or need to store your output for later pickup you will need storage. For storage, you can use (in order of capacity) a Planetary Command Center (500 m3), Launch Pad (10,000 m3), or Storage Facility (12,000 m3).

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 There are eight types of planets in EVE: Barren, Gas, Ice, Lava, Oceanic, Plasma, Storm and Temperate. To do anything on a planet, you need to have a Planetary Command Center matching that planet's type. These are sold by NPCs throuout New-Eden. E-Uni home systems should have them avaible in the general hangars. If you are in E-Uni and have not have access yet, feel free to ask someone who has to help you out.
-=== Deploying the command center ===
+=== Step 1: Deploying the command center ===
 [[File:System information window.png|left|thumb|Solar system: Information]]
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 The location of the Command Center is not relevant. In most cases it will not be connected to the rest of the colony and usually not used to export products from the planet. Your Command Center provides Powergrid and CPU to your entire colony. This limits how many buildings you can put in a colony. Everything takes a certain amount of CPU and Powergrid, including the links between the buildings. The Command center itself does not need to be connected by a link for this. However, if you double-click anywhere on the planet it will center the view on the Command Center, so having it close to the rest of the colony might make navigating back there easier.
-If you are building a manufacturing-only colony, then you need processors and a way of getting things to and from the planetary surface.  You can put the colony in a small area, anywhere on your chosen planet.
+Once you are happy with the location, select your Command Center in the Build-tab and place it on the planet. The "edits pending" will show you the cost in ISK (zero in this case) and an option to submit or cancel. Nothing is paid and can always be changed or reverted back to the original state until the submit button is pressed. A few actions can not be done while there are edits pending.
+===== Upgrading the command center =====
+[[File:Level 1 Command Center.png|left|thumb]]
+A Command Center is always deployed at its lowest level. The CPU and Power it provides for the colony is very limited. To upgrade the Command Center you have to
+=== Step 2: Getting resources ===
+There are two methods to get resources to the planets surface. Extracting and Importing.
+* Extracting: If you are building a extraction colony, you mine the resources from the planet with extractors, usually refine the extracted materials to some degree and export them up from the planetary surface into space.
+* Importing: If you are building a factory-colony, you import the resources from space, refine it with processors to one or more higher grade materials and export them up again from the planetary surface into space.
+There are hybrid configuration, that use both methods, but in most cases it is more efficient to do one or the other.
+===== Step 2.1: Extracting resources =====
+===== Step 2.2: Importing resources =====
-If you are building a resource-extraction colony, you need resource extractors and a way to get things up from the planetary surface.
 If you want smooth processing without waste, if you have excess of one resource/product building up, or need to store your output for later pickup you will need storage.  For storage, you can use (in order of capacity) a Planetary Command Center (500 m3), Launch Pad (10,000 m3), or Storage Facility (12,000 m3).