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| rowspan="2" | Viridian /[[File:Icon drop.png|24px|link=|]]Drop || [[Bright Nebula]] || [[File:Logo_faction_gallente_federation_clean.png|24px|link=|Gallente]]Essence<br>[[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Fountain<br>[[File:Logo_faction_gallente_federation_clean.png|24px|link=|Gallente]]Placid<br>[[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Tenal<br>[[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Venal || 1000, 1000 || 2000 | | rowspan="2" | Viridian /[[File:Icon drop.png|24px|link=|]]Drop || [[Bright Nebula]] || [[File:Logo_faction_gallente_federation_clean.png|24px|link=|Gallente]]Essence<br>[[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Fountain<br>[[File:Logo_faction_gallente_federation_clean.png|24px|link=|Gallente]]Placid<br>[[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Tenal<br>[[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Venal || 1000, 1000 || 2000 | ||
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| rowspan="2" | Azure /[[File:Icon soothsayer.png|24px|link=|]]Sooth Sayer || [[Ghost Nebula]] || [[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Curse<br>[[File:logo_faction_amarr_empire_clean.png|24px|link=|Amarr]]Derelik<br>[[File:logo_faction_amarr_empire_clean.png|24px|link=|Amarr]]Devoid<br>[[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic_clean.png|24px|link=|Minmatar]]Heimatar<br>[[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic_clean.png|24px|link=|Minmatar]]Molden Heath || 1000, 1000 || 2000 | | rowspan="2" | Azure /[[File:Icon soothsayer.png|24px|link=|]]Sooth Sayer || [[Ghost Nebula]] || [[File:Icon corporation.png|24px|link=]]Curse<br>[[File:logo_faction_amarr_empire_clean.png|24px|link=|Amarr]]Derelik<br>[[File:logo_faction_amarr_empire_clean.png|24px|link=|Amarr]]Devoid<br>[[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic_clean.png|24px|link=|Minmatar]]Heimatar<br>[[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic_clean.png|24px|link=|Minmatar]]Molden Heath || 1000, 1000 || 2000 |
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Gas cloud harvesting is the process of collecting gas from interstellar clouds, for use in combat booster and Tech III production.
Players harvesting (or "huffing") gas locate a "nebula" in known space or a "fullerite reservoir" in wormhole space, and collect it with a gas cloud harvester module. Note that although the in-game probing window classifies "chemical labs" as a type of gas site, they are actually combat-and-hacking locations, and should be avoided by gas harvesting ships.
Types of gas
The three types of gas are all found in cosmic signatures which need to be probe scanned down in order to harvest.
Most Nebula sites will display the following pop-up message when warped to. This can be useful to determine if a bookmark is still connected to an active site or if it has despawned. The message's title will be the name of the type of gas within the site.
Pop-up message — (Type of gas in site) |
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Originally thought to be little more than a picturesque deviation from the monotonous emptiness of space, scientists and unscrupulous entrepreneurs alike have begun to appreciate the various gas cloud formations that have been discovered in recent years. Initial research into the properties of the gaseous phenomena revealed that when it came to facilitating the growth of certain types of crystal, they were one of the most conducive environments in the entire cluster.
At first the crystal byproducts were viewed as a potential military innovation, offering slightly improved cost efficiency in electronics and weapons manufacture. When their massive potential for use in booster production was discovered however, viewpoints shifted dramatically, and nowadays they are coveted as a fundamental resource driving the burgeoning booster industry. |
Mykoserocin
Mykoserocin is used to produce synth variation of combat boosters, and neurolink enhancers, which are part of faction and capital ship production chain. Nebulae with Mykoserocin can be found in high, low and null security space. All of them reside in non-deadspace areas and are not guarded by NPCs.
Please note that list of locations where each Nebula site spawns is not exhaustive. It was expanded and new data is still being added.
Gas Flavor | Nebula Type | Location | Units per Cloud | Total Number of Units |
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Lime /![]() |
Sister Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Helix Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Malachite /![]() |
Wild Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Blackeye Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Amber /![]() |
Sunspark Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Diablo Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Golden /![]() |
Smoking Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Ring Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Celadon /![]() |
Calabash Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Glass Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Viridian /![]() |
Bright Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Sparking Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Azure /![]() |
Ghost Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Eagle Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | |
Vermillion /![]() |
Flame Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1000, 1000 | 2000 |
Pipe Nebula | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 |
A long, long time ago... |
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Mykoserocin used to spawn similarly to Cytoserocin, highly concentrated in a specific constellation of a specific region. This was changed on 2021-04-13, when its spawn locations were significantly extended to accommodate increased demand. List of old spawn locations is below:
Now, these areas don't seem to be special when it comes to gas harvesting. But, each constellation always has a synth booster laboratory, a hacking site which drops synth reactions, among other things. |
Cytoserocin
Cytoserocin is used to produce stronger variations of combat boosters. It is used in neurolink enhancers' production just like Mykoserocin, but amounts needed for that are much more modest. Unlike most exploration sites, nebulae are not randomly distributed throughout space. Each flavor of gas will be concentrated in one constellation of one region, and some regions will never have a cytoserocin nebula appear.
Majority of Cytoserocin nebulae are unstable. Every time a Gas Cloud Harvester finishes its cycle there is a chance that the cloud will "explode", dealing some damage to your ship. For exact numbers and damage types refer to the table below. There, each row represents an individual possibility. Bear in mind that damage area seems to be defined separately from gas cloud area. Depending on nebula type, damage area center might not coincide with the gas cloud center, and damage radius might be bigger or smaller than the cloud's radius as well.
Gas Flavor | Location | Nebula Type | Units per Cloud | Total Number of Units | Cloud Damage | NPCs | Deadspace |
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Lime /![]() |
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Emerald Nebula | 200, 300 | 500 | None | No | No |
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Cheetah Nebula | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 thermal | No | No | |
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Duo Nebula | 2500, 500 | 3000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | No | No | |
Leopard Nebula | 18,000 | 18,000 | 1400 explosive | Yes | No | ||
Rimy Nebula | 1000, 2000 | 3000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Malachite /![]() |
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Crimson Nebula | 500, 500 | 1000 | None | No | No |
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Cobra Nebula | 100, 100, 100, 100, 100 | 500 | 800 EM + 800 Thermal | No | No | |
Crab Spider Nebula | 400, 400, 280, ~100 | ~1180 | None | Yes | No | ||
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Hazy Nebula | 18000 | 18000 | 800 EM + 700 thermal | Yes | No | |
Hidden Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | No | No | ||
Whirling Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | Yes | ||
Amber /![]() |
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Bandit Nebula | 500, 500 | 1000 | None | No | No |
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Fluttering Nebula | 100, 100, 100, 100, 100 | 500 | 1000 thermal | No | No | |
Rocky Nebula | 166, 166, 166, 166, 166 | 832 | 2500 thermal | No | No | ||
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Dewy Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | |
Foggy Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Shimmering Nebula | 18000 | 18000 | 1400 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Spacious Nebula | 1000, 1000, 2000, 2000 | 6000 | No damage 1000 EM + 1000 thermal |
No | No | ||
Golden /![]() |
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Profiteer Nebula | 500, 500 | 1000 | None | No | No |
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Moth Nebula | 1000, 1000 | 2000 | None | Yes | No | |
Swarm Nebula | 400, 400, 400, 400, 400 | 2000 | 1000 thermal | No | Yes | ||
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Lion Nebula | 6000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | No | No | |
Shiny Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Gaseous Nebula | 18000 | 18000 | 700 EM + 700 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Celadon /![]() |
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Phoenix Nebula | 500, 500 | 1000 | None | No | No |
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Flowing Nebula | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 Thermal | No | ? | |
Thick Nebula | 1000 | 1000 | ? | Yes | No | ||
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Diamond Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | |
Massive Nebula | 14,224 | 14,224 | 800 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Peacock Nebula | 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | No | No | ||
Viridian /![]() |
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Forgotten Nebula | 500, 500 | 1000 | None | No | No |
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Frosty Nebula | 1000, 1000 | 2000 | None | Yes | No | |
Goose Nebula | 400, 400, 400, 400, 400 | 2000 | 1000 thermal | No | No | ||
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Icy Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | |
Pale Nebula | 3000, ? | ? | 1000 thermal | No | No | ||
Polar Bear Nebula | 18000 | 18000 | 800 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Azure /![]() |
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Rapture Nebula | 700, 700 | 1400 | None | No | No |
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Crystal Nebula | 50, 200, 250, 250, 250 | 1000 | 400 thermal | No | No | |
Snowy Owl Nebula | 1000 | 1000 | None | Yes | No | ||
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Arctic Fox Nebula | 9000 | 9000 | 700 EM 700 thermal |
Yes | No | |
Glistening Nebula | 1500, 1500 | 3000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | ||
Murky Nebula | 1500, 1500 | 3000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | No | No | ||
Vermillion /![]() |
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Saintly Nebula | 200, 300 | 500 | ? | No | No |
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Boisterous Nebula | 2000 | 2000 | 1000 thermal | No | No | |
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Cardinal Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | Yes | No | |
Red Dragonfly Nebula | 18000 | 18000 | 700 EM 700 thermal |
Yes | No | ||
Wispy Nebula | 3000, 3000 | 6000 | 1000 EM + 1000 thermal | No | Yes |
Fullerenes
- Main article: Wormhole gas sites
Fullerenes are used in Tech 3 and Capital production, and can only be found at sites in wormhole space. It comes in several different flavors of varying value. Fullerite gas sites spawn in all classes of wormhole, but the valuable Instrumental Core Reservoir and Vital Core Reservoir will only spawn in C5 and C6 wormholes, or shattered wormholes of any class.
Most fullerene sites are empty when first warped to, but will spawn several Sleepers after a certain amount of time, usually about 15-20 minutes. Thus, it is possible to "ninja harvest" wormhole gas sites by harvesting gas until the sleepers arrive, and then warping away before they can attack. However, the Ordinary Perimeter Reservoir starts with 5 sentry drones, which will blow up any Venture that warps there, and should be avoided until they are cleared.
Most fullerenes are very profitable, though dangerous to harvest.
Name | Volume (m3) | Found in | Value | |
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Primary | Secondary | |||
C50 | 1 | Barren Perimeter Reservoir | Sizable Perimeter Reservoir | Low |
C60 | 1 | Token Perimeter Reservoir | Barren Perimeter Reservoir | Low |
C70 | 1 | Minor Perimeter Reservoir | Token Perimeter Reservoir | Mid |
C72 | 2 | Ordinary Perimeter Reservoir | Minor Perimeter Reservoir | Mid |
C84 | 2 | Sizable Perimeter Reservoir | Ordinary Perimeter Reservoir | Low |
C28 | 2 | Bountiful Frontier Reservoir | Vast Frontier Reservoir | Mid |
C32 | 5 | Vast Frontier Reservoir | Bountiful Frontier Reservoir | Low |
C320 | 5 | Instrumental Core Reservoir | Vital Core Reservoir | High |
C540 | 10 | Vital Core Reservoir | Instrumental Core Reservoir | High |
Harvesting process
Harvesting a gas cloud is very similar to mining an asteroid. Equip the appropriate harvesting module to a ship, locate a gas cloud, approach and target it, and activate the harvesting module. At the end of each module cycle, gas will be deposited into the cargo or mining hold. The visual effect of the harvesters is much more subdued than mining lasers, requiring you to zoom the camera very close to the ship to see.
Make sure you have gas clouds displayed in your overview, as they are not selectable by default. 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 (see screenshot right).
Gas can be stored in the mining/gas holds of specialized mining and hauling ships. Units of mykoserocin and cytoserocin are bulkier than individual ore units at 10 m3, while the various types of fullerite gas range from 1 to 10 m3. The range of the harvester module is much shorter than a mining laser at only 1.5 km, but the clouds are large and non-collideable.
Skills
Gas harvesting has very few skills related to it. The primary skill is Gas Cloud Harvesting, which can be bought for 30M ISK from the specialized NPC vendors, or marked up PC sell orders. This skill is trainable by alpha clones to level II. This skill requires Mining IV. You can only use one gas cloud harvester per trained skill level. Note that this is very different from normal mining, where the number of mining lasers is not determined by skills. Getting the skill to V allows for Tech 2 harvesters to be used, which have 100% increased yield over Tech 1. Gas Cloud Harvesting should be trained either to II (to equip two harvesters on a Venture or Prospect) or V (to use T2 harvesters).
Additionally, Ventures and Prospects decrease their gas harvesting cycle duration with the Mining Frigate skill. This is the only other skill that increases gas harvesting yield.
General fitting and tanking skills are also recommended in order to safely fly a well fitted harvesting ship.
Equipment
To get gas, you need gas cloud scoops/harvesters and a ship to put them on. There are very few real options in fitting a gas harvesting ship. Unlike regular mining, there are no modules or rigs to increase yield. There are no gas equivalents to the Mining Laser Upgrade. For each level of the Gas Cloud Harvesting skill you can fit one additional gas cloud scoop/harvester(up to a total of 5 at skill level V); all gas cloud miners have a range of 1.5 km
Gas cloud scoops
Gas cloud scoops are placed in the high slots and require a turret hardpoint each. These modules are intended to be used with Mining frigates, but can be fit to any ship that has a turret hardpoint.
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Yield per minute |
Residue Multiplier | Residue Probability | ![]() |
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Gas Cloud Scoop I | I | 0 | 60 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 x | 0 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting I |
'Crop' Gas Cloud Scoop | I | 1 | 48 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 2 x | 100 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting I |
'Plow' Gas Cloud Scoop | I | 1 | 60 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 4 x | 100 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting I |
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II | 5 | 70 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 1 x | 34 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting V |
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◇ | 6 | 26 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 0 x | 0 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting I |
Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation. More information: Skills - Tech and Meta levels. |
Gas cloud harvesters
Gas cloud harvesters are placed in the high slots. These modules are restricted to be used with Mining Barges and Exhumers. Harvesters mine a larger amount but with a longer cycle time.
Module | Tech | Meta | ![]() |
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Cycle | Yield per cycle |
Yield per minute |
Residue Multiplier | Residue Probability | ![]() |
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Gas Cloud Harvester I | I | 0 | 60 | 10 | 200 | 100 | 30 | 0 x | 0 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting I |
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II | 5 | 66 | 10 | 160 | 200 | 75 | 1 x | 34 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting V |
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◇ | 6 | 50 | 10 | 160 | 200 | 75 | 0 x | 0 % | Gas Cloud Harvesting V |
Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailed explanation. More information: Skills - Tech and Meta levels. |
Ships
While gas cloud scoops can be mounted on any ship with turret slots, only the Venture and
Prospect have bonuses to their use. A Venture with two harvesters and
Mining Frigate trained to IV has the equivalent yield to an unbonused ship with five harvesters. Additionally, it is far more agile than any ship that could fit five harvesters, and has a specialized mining hold for the gas. Thus it is by far the most common ship to use for harvesting gas.
The Prospect has the ability to fit a Covert Ops Cloaking Device, giving it more safety in the hostile environments in which the more valuable forms of gas are found. It also has a larger mining hold for the gas, and a larger regular cargo hold allowing for a mobile depot to be carried. However, it harvests at the same rate as an equivalently skilled Venture, and is considerably more expensive.
Implants
- Main article: Skill Hardwiring
The Eifyr and Co. 'Alchemist' Gas Harvesting is the only implant range which affects gas harvesting. It reduces gas harvester cycle time, and is available in 1%, 3%, and 5% varieties. They are sold in most LP stores.
Gas value
Gas does not have to be refined in order to use it, as ore and ice products do. It can be used in Tech III production by turning it into a polymer using a Standup Hybrid Reactor I (see Tech 3 Production § Hybrid Polymer Reactions). The difference in value between gasses can be extreme, due to the scarcity of the gas and the value of the end products. While C320/540 is highly valuable, the risk versus reward is often too high for beginners. Many find that a more manageable target is to harvest C50 as the risk is low and the reward is decent. Harvesting C320/540 will normally require several people working together, which usually means using haulers and a dedicated scout.
External links
- Fuzzwork - The Forge Gas prices - measured in isk / Venture load.
- Wormhole Gas Sites (Google Spreadsheet)
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