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*You will need a ship that has enough high slot turrets.
*You will need a ship that has enough 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.)
*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. The Venture frigate is
*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. The Venture frigate seems to be the standard hull used for gas cloud mining as of 2013.
*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.
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*To be able to target a gas cloud you need it selected to display on your overview.
*To be able to target a gas cloud you need it selected to display on your overview.
*To do this, right click the overview, select open overview settings, select the filter tab, open the celestials folder, and check the Harvestable Clouds box.
*To do this, right click the overview, select open overview settings, select the filter tab, open the celestials folder, and check the Harvestable Clouds box.
*Find a harvestable cloud.
*Find a harvestable cloud.
*Move within 1500m of the harvestable cloud (the range of a Gas Cloud Harvester module).
*Move within 1500m of the harvestable cloud (the range of a Gas Cloud Harvester module).
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*With a Gas Cloud Harvester 1 you will receive 10m3 (1 unit) of gas per 30 seconds (1 cycle).  T2 harvesters are faster, yielding 20 m3 every 40 seconds.
*With a Gas Cloud Harvester 1 you will receive 10m3 (1 unit) of gas per 30 seconds (1 cycle).  T2 harvesters are faster, yielding 20 m3 every 40 seconds.
*At 10m3 each it does not take a lot of gas to fill most ships' cargo holds.
*At 10m3 each it does not take a lot of gas to fill most ships' cargo holds.
*Unfortunately, High sec gas does not sell well or for much ISK.
*Unfortunately, High sec gas does not sell well or for much ISK, but null sec gas is more profitable.
*Notice this is just for high sec gas and is not the same for null sec gas.
*Gas from wormhole sites can be very profitable.
*Gas from wormhole sites can be very profitable.


=Uses=
=Uses=
*Gas from gas cloud sites is used in the manufacture of [[Boosters]].   
*Gas from gas cloud sites is used in the manufacture of [[Boosters]].   
*Gas from [[wormholes]] is not used in booster production but instead is used in [[Tech_3_Production|T3 manufacturing]].  This can be extremely profitable.
*Gas of the Fullerite variety from [[wormholes]] is not used in booster production but instead is used in [[Tech_3_Production|T3 manufacturing]].  This can be extremely profitable.
*Gas from high/ low sec exploration sites is of the Mykoserocin variety. These produce the basic synth boosters.
*Gas from high / low sec exploration sites is of the Mykoserocin variety. These produce the basic synth boosters.
*Synth boosters are NOT illegal and have no possible side effects.
*Synth boosters are NOT illegal and have no possible side effects.
*Other gases from low and null sec make higher grades of boosters that are illegal and have "possible" side effects.
*Other gases from low and null sec make higher grades of boosters that are illegal and have "possible" side effects.
*On these boosters you are guaranteed the good effect, but there are 4 "possible" bad side effects.  (You may get none, you may get all 4; there is a percentage chance for each side effect, modified by various skills.)
*On these boosters you are guaranteed the good effect, but there are 4 "possible" bad side effects.  (You may get none, you may get all 4; there is a percentage chance for each side effect, modified by various skills.)


==Gas Types==
*Mykoserocin - High sec
*Cytoserocin - Low sec and null sec
*Fullerite - Wormholes


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Scanning:Scan_Results#Gas_Sites|Exploration sites : Gas Sites]]
*[[Scanning:Scan_Results#Gas_Sites|Exploration sites : Gas Sites]]
*[[Boosters]]
*[[Boosters]]
==External Links==
*[https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ore/gas.html?region=10000002 Fuzzwork - The Forge Gas prices] - measured in isk / Venture load.


*(Special Thanks to Artemeo for finding a ladar site in high sec, that allowed the pictures on this page.)
*(Special Thanks to Artemeo for finding a ladar site in high sec, that allowed the pictures on this page.)