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*Unlike other mining, gas cloud mining can not be performed in any type of exhumer. (They can not mount high slot turrets.) | *Unlike other mining, gas cloud mining can not be performed in any type of exhumer. (They can not mount high slot turrets.) | ||
*You will also need at least one Gas Cloud Harvester. You can only mount one harvester per trained skill level, and each one uses a turret slot. A battlecruiser works nicely for this, or a cruiser with 5 turret slots such as a Thorax. | *You will also need at least one Gas Cloud Harvester. You can only mount one harvester per trained skill level, and each one uses a turret slot. A battlecruiser works nicely for this, or a cruiser with 5 turret slots such as a Thorax. | ||
*Unlike regular mining, there are no gas equivalents to the Mining Laser Upgrade. | *Unlike regular mining, there are no gas equivalents to the Mining Laser Upgrade. | ||
*You'll probably want to fit some cargohold expanders as well -- gas is bulky. | *You'll probably want to fit some cargohold expanders as well -- gas is bulky. | ||
*A ship with gas harvesters attached appears to have nozzles coming from the body of the ship. The number of nozzles does not necessarily match the number of gas harvesters fitted. | *A ship with gas harvesters attached appears to have nozzles coming from the body of the ship. The number of nozzles does not necessarily match the number of gas harvesters fitted. | ||
*A hurricane works extremely well for gas cloud mining in w space. With all the low and high slots you can harvest away without sacrificing much dps and also have enough cargo expanders to make each trip worth while. | |||
=The process of Gas Cloud Harvesting= | =The process of Gas Cloud Harvesting= | ||