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{{Work in Progress | Lists are usually nice, but this article is maybe a bit over-reliant on them, I'd like to remove some of that. Also, some simple yield calculations could be useful (e.g. with Mining Frigate III-V, T1-T2 harvesters, +maybe cycle time boost). If I don't get around to it during March 2015, feel free to remove this tag/do improvements of your own.}} | {{Work in Progress | Lists are usually nice, but this article is maybe a bit over-reliant on them, I'd like to remove some of that. Also, some simple yield calculations could be useful (e.g. with Mining Frigate III-V, T1-T2 harvesters, +maybe cycle time boost). If I don't get around to it during March 2015, feel free to remove this tag/do improvements of your own.}} | ||
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=Location= | '''Gas cloud mining''' is the process of collecting gas from interstellar clouds, for use in [[Messing With Your Head#Better living through chemistry: Intro to booster drugs|medical booster]] and [[Tech 3 Production|Tech III]] production. It is accomplished by finding a [[Scanning:Scan Results#Gas Sites (Known Space)|nebula]] in known space or a [[Wormhole Gas Sites|fullerite reservoir]] in wormhole space, and mining it with a gas cloud harvester module. | ||
==Location== | |||
*Gas clouds are found inside [[wormholes]] and known Space in low sec and null sec. They are only found very rarely in high sec and then only via [[Exploration]] or level 4 mining missions. | *Gas clouds are found inside [[wormholes]] and known Space in low sec and null sec. They are only found very rarely in high sec and then only via [[Exploration]] or level 4 mining missions. | ||
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*For wormhole specific gas mining see [[Gas in W-space]] | *For wormhole specific gas mining see [[Gas in W-space]] | ||
=Skills needed= | ==Skills needed== | ||
*To mine a gas cloud you will need the skill [[Skills:Resource Processing#Gas Cloud Harvesting|Gas Cloud Harvesting]]. The skill book currently runs 24M isk, and is available from all normal NPC sellers. | *To mine a gas cloud you will need the skill [[Skills:Resource Processing#Gas Cloud Harvesting|Gas Cloud Harvesting]]. The skill book currently runs 24M isk, and is available from all normal NPC sellers. | ||
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*If using a Venture you should train Mining Frigate to 3 or 4 at least as it gives an increased yield per level | *If using a Venture you should train Mining Frigate to 3 or 4 at least as it gives an increased yield per level | ||
=Equipment needed= | ==Equipment needed== | ||
===Gas cloud harvesters=== | |||
For each level of the {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting}} skill you can fit one additional gas cloud harvester (up to a total of 5 at skill level V); all gas cloud miners have a range of 1.5 km (the shortest of any of the mining modules by quite a margin). Note that the table below lists yield per minute (to make it easier to compare modules), while most in-game sources will list yield per cycle. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;text-align:left;" | Module | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Tech | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Meta | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|cpu|26|CPU required (TF)}} | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | <span title="Length of a cycle (sec)">Cycle</span> | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | <span title="Amount of gas mined per minute (m³)">Yield</span> | |||
! style="background-color:#222222;" | <span title="Skill required to use the module">[[Image:Skill.png|26px]] Skill</span> | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| Gas Cloud Harvester I | |||
| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | |||
| 0 | |||
| 60 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 20 | |||
| {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|I}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| 'Crop' Gas Cloud Harvester | |||
| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | |||
| 1 | |||
| 48 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 20 | |||
| {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|I}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| 'Plow' Gas Cloud Harvester | |||
| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | |||
| 1 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 20 | |||
| {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|I}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Icon tech2.png|16px]] Gas Cloud Harvester II | |||
| style="background:#9d6101;" data-sort-value=2 | <span title="Tech 2 module">II</span> | |||
| 5 | |||
| 70 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 40 | |||
| 30 | |||
| {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|V}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Icon faction.png|16px]] Syndicate Gas Cloud Harvester | |||
| style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | |||
| 6 | |||
| 26 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 20 | |||
| {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting|I}} | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=8 style="background-color:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailled explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | |||
|} | |||
The two meta 1 gas cloud harvesters have lower fitting requirements than the meta 0 module, however, even an average-skilled pilot should have no problem fitting a [[Venture]] with two meta 0 gas cloud harvesters. The tech 2 module has 50% more yield than its tech 1 counterparts, and is therefore a very worthwhile upgrade despite the long skill training time (and the slightly more demanding fitting - although it should still not cause problems for most miners). The Syndicate harvester (obtainable from the [[Intaki Syndicate]] LP store), is very rare, expensive, and almost never worth using unless you need every last drop of CPU fitting for other modules. | |||
Unlike regular mining, there are no modules or rigs to increase yield. There are no gas equivalents to the Mining Laser Upgrade. | |||
===Ships=== | |||
While gas cloud harvesters can be mounted on any ship with turret slots, only the [[Venture]] and [[Prospect]] have bonuses to their use. A Venture with [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Frigate|Mining Frigate]] trained to 4 has the equivalent yield to an unbonused ship with 5 harvesters. Additionally, it is far more agile than any ship that could fit 5 harvesters, and has a specialized ore hold for the gas. Thus it is by far the most common ship to use for harvesting gas. | |||
The Prospect is another option. It has the ability to fit a Covert Ops Cloaking Device, giving it more safety in the hostile environments that the more valuable forms of gas are found in. It also has a larger ore hold for the gas, and a larger regular cargo hold allowing for a mobile depot to be carried. However, it is more expensive, and harvests at the same rate as an equivalently skilled Venture. | |||
*You will need a ship that has enough high slot turrets. | *You will need a ship that has enough high slot turrets. | ||
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*The Venture's ore bay can also hold gas, however other ships will probably want to fit Expanded Cargoholds in their lows as gas is bulky. | *The Venture's ore bay can also hold gas, however other ships will probably want to fit Expanded Cargoholds in their lows as gas is bulky. | ||
=The process of Gas Cloud Harvesting= | ==The process of Gas Cloud Harvesting== | ||
[[File:Select_Harvestable_Cloud.jpg|right|Overview Settings]] | [[File:Select_Harvestable_Cloud.jpg|right|Overview Settings]] | ||
*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. | ||
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*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 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 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. | ||
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*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== | ===Gas Types=== | ||
*Mykoserocin - High and lowsec | *Mykoserocin - High and lowsec | ||
*Cytoserocin - Lowsec and nullsec | *Cytoserocin - Lowsec and nullsec | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Scanning:Scan_Results#Gas_Sites| | *[[Scanning:Scan_Results#Gas_Sites|Known space gas sites]] | ||
*[[Wormhole Gas Sites]] | |||
*[[Boosters]] | *[[Boosters]] | ||