Setting up a planetary colony: Difference between revisions

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* Create Route Launchpad to Processor. Select Processor,

* Create Route Launchpad to Processor. Select the Processor, Click on the Routes icon, choose one of the incoming routes, and click on the Create Route button at the bottom.

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* Submit

* Wait 15 minutes

* Wait 15 minutes for the Extractors to dump into storage.

* Had a little bit of power/CPU left, so add 2 more extractors, Submit. While we are waiting, I notice we have a little bit of power and CPU left, so let us add some more extractors. First upgrade the link between the last extractor and the Launchpad storage, since it was at 96%, to make sure we are not going to run out of PG halfway through this operation.

* Had a little bit of power/CPU left, so add 3 more extractors, Submit. While we are waiting, I notice we have a little bit of power and CPU left, so let us add some more extractors. First upgrade the link between the last extractor and the Launchpad storage, since it was at 96%, to make sure we are not going to run out of PG halfway through this operation. Notice the additional ISK cost, and the CPU and PG differencial usage lines above the submit button. [[File:PI_YFC-28-ThreeMoreExtractors.png|400px|frameless]]

* Check out the Competition

* Check out the Competition: While we are waiting, we could also check out who else is on the planet. The other colonies are small and subtle. Sometimes you just see an extractor here or there, sometimes you see the Command Centre. If you click on the Command Centre you can see all the nodes in their network. Right click on the background to hide or show other players colonies. Mostly you can just ignore them, except when they are sitting on top of the juicy resource node that is rightfully yours. Until Dust 541, there is little to be done about this, except that if you both drink from the same resource node, each gets less. This is also a danger if you place your own extractors too close to each other. For more details, see [[Planetary Interaction PvP]].

* Check on Processor Buffer

* Wait 15 minutes

File:PI_YFC

* Processor ~~Starts~~

PI_YFC-28-Competition.png

* ~~Wait~~ 30 minutes

PI_YFC-29a-InfoOnCompetition.png

* Horray! Product. Now you can move to ~~Interplanetary Logistics~~ to get your stuff off planet.

PI_YFC-29b-Competition_PINs.png

* Observe that this is in really good deposit, and will be building up a backlog for the first 24 hours, and then work on that backlog over the next little while waiting for you to come back to and re-survey the extractors.

PI_YFC-29b-CompetitionNetwork.png

* Teardown colony

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* Check on Processor Buffer. Ok, enough time has elapsed for the extractors to have run a cycle by now, let's check out how we are doing at building up in the Processor's buffer. [[File:PI_YFC-30-CheckOnProgress.png|350px|frameless]].

* Oh dear, I have waited too long, and it has built up enough input to get started on the processor cycle, and is building up for the next cycle already. Now we must wait 30 minutes for the Output to come out. In the mean time, the buffer filled up waiting for the processing cycle to complete and backlog is building in the storage. You can use this to adjust your extraction renewal schedules by letting stuff build in storage and then coming back anytime while the Processor(s) are working on that buffer of inputs to renew your Extractors. [[File:PI_YFC-31-ProcessorRunningFull.png|350px|frameless]] [[File:PI_YFC-30a-BacklongBuildingUp.png|350px|frameless]]

* Horray! Product. Now you can move to [[Planetary_Interaction#Interplanetary_Logistics]] to get your stuff off planet. [[File:PI_YFC-31-Product.png]]

* Observe that this is in a really good deposit, and will be building up a backlog for the first 24 hours, and then work on that backlog over the next little while waiting for you to come back to and re-survey the extractors.

* Teardown colony. You can tear down your whole colony by deleting the Command Center. You might need to do this if you decide to upgrade your Command Center to make your operation larger. You will lose the investment you made in the old command centre, and all the buildings you built.

Hint: select the right size of Command Center first, because to deploy a new one, you must destroy the entire colony, losing all the investment you made in extractors, all unprocessed inputs stuck in the Processors,etc. It does not destroy the items that had been exported to the Customs Office, and you can deploy a new Command Centre immediately rather than waiting for downtime.

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-* Create Route Launchpad to Processor.  Select Processor,
+* Create Route Launchpad to Processor.  Select the Processor, Click on the Routes icon, choose one of the incoming routes, and click on the Create Route button at the bottom.
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 File:PI-YFC-26-CreateStorageToProcessorRoute.png
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 * Submit
-* Wait 15 minutes
+* Wait 15 minutes for the Extractors to dump into storage.
-* Had a little bit of power/CPU left, so add 2 more extractors, Submit.   While we are waiting, I notice we have a little bit of power and CPU left, so let us add some more extractors.  First upgrade the link between the last extractor and the Launchpad storage, since it was at 96%, to make sure we are not going to run out of PG halfway through this operation.
+* Had a little bit of power/CPU left, so add 3 more extractors, Submit.   While we are waiting, I notice we have a little bit of power and CPU left, so let us add some more extractors.  First upgrade the link between the last extractor and the Launchpad storage, since it was at 96%, to make sure we are not going to run out of PG halfway through this operation.  Notice the additional ISK cost, and the CPU and PG differencial usage lines above the submit button.   [[File:PI_YFC-28-ThreeMoreExtractors.png|400px|frameless]]
-* Check out the Competition
+* Check out the Competition: While we are waiting, we could also check out who else is on the planet.  The other colonies are small and subtle.  Sometimes you just see an extractor here or there, sometimes you see the Command Centre.  If you click on the Command Centre you can see all the nodes in their network.  Right click on the background to hide or show other players colonies.  Mostly you can just ignore them, except when they are sitting on top of the juicy resource node that is rightfully yours.  Until Dust 541, there is little to be done about this, except that if you both drink from the same resource node, each gets less.   This is also a danger if you place your own extractors too close to each other.  For more details, see [[Planetary Interaction PvP]].
-* Check on Processor Buffer
+<gallery>
-* Wait 15 minutes
+File:PI_YFC
-* Processor Starts
+PI_YFC-28-Competition.png
-* Wait 30 minutes
+PI_YFC-29a-InfoOnCompetition.png
-* Horray! Product.   Now you can move to Interplanetary Logistics to get your stuff off planet.
+PI_YFC-29b-Competition_PINs.png
-* Observe that this is in really good deposit, and will be building up a backlog for the first 24 hours, and then work on that backlog over the next little while waiting for you to come back to and re-survey the extractors.
+PI_YFC-29b-CompetitionNetwork.png
-* Teardown colony
+</gallery>
+* Check on Processor Buffer.  Ok, enough time has elapsed for the extractors to have run a cycle by now, let's check out how we are doing at building up in the Processor's buffer.   [[File:PI_YFC-30-CheckOnProgress.png|350px|frameless]].
+* Oh dear, I have waited too long, and it has built up enough input to get started on the processor cycle, and is building up for the next cycle already.  Now we must wait 30 minutes for the Output to come out.  In the mean time, the buffer filled up waiting for the processing cycle to complete and backlog is building in the storage.   You can use this to adjust your extraction renewal schedules by letting stuff build in storage and then coming back anytime while the Processor(s) are working on that buffer of inputs to renew your Extractors. [[File:PI_YFC-31-ProcessorRunningFull.png|350px|frameless]] [[File:PI_YFC-30a-BacklongBuildingUp.png|350px|frameless]]
+* Horray! Product.   Now you can move to [[Planetary_Interaction#Interplanetary_Logistics]] to get your stuff off planet.  [[File:PI_YFC-31-Product.png]]
+* Observe that this is in a really good deposit, and will be building up a backlog for the first 24 hours, and then work on that backlog over the next little while waiting for you to come back to and re-survey the extractors.
+* Teardown colony.  You can tear down your whole colony by deleting the Command Center.   You might need to do this if you decide to upgrade your Command Center to make your operation larger.  You will lose the investment you made in the old command centre, and all the buildings you built.
-Hint: select the right size of Command Center first, because to deploy a new one, you must destroy the entire colony, losing all the investment you made in extractors, all unprocessed inputs stuck in the Processors,etc.  It does not destroy the items that had been exported to the Customs Office, and you can deploy a new Command Centre immediately rather than waiting for downtime.
+  Hint: select the right size of Command Center first, because to deploy a new one, you must destroy the entire colony, losing all the investment you made in extractors, all unprocessed inputs stuck in the Processors,etc.  It does not destroy the items that had been exported to the Customs Office, and you can deploy a new Command Centre immediately rather than waiting for downtime.
 = Manufactured Goods =