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====Nebulae====
 
====Nebulae====
  
Nebulae are gas sites that contain either mykoserocin or cytoserocin, and are found only in known space. Once spawned, they will despawn either when fully harvested, or after three days elapse. Rarely, nebulae may include loot cans containing blueprints or skillbooks related to drug use or manufacturing. See also [[Combat_sites#Chemical_Labs|Chemical Labs]].
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Nebulae are gas sites that contain either Mykoserocin or Cytoserocin, and are found only in known space. Once spawned, they will despawn either when fully harvested, or after three days elapse. Rarely, nebulae may include loot cans containing blueprints or skillbooks related to drug use or manufacturing. See also [[Combat_sites#Chemical_Labs|Chemical Labs]].
  
 
Nebulae found in nullsec may spawn hostile pirate NPCs. Additionally, nullsec nebulae are unstable. Everytime a Gas Cloud Harvester finishes its circle there is a chance for 1000 damage to harvesting ships in the area. For some clouds at least, this damage is pure thermal. But this is not confirmed for all types of clouds.
 
Nebulae found in nullsec may spawn hostile pirate NPCs. Additionally, nullsec nebulae are unstable. Everytime a Gas Cloud Harvester finishes its circle there is a chance for 1000 damage to harvesting ships in the area. For some clouds at least, this damage is pure thermal. But this is not confirmed for all types of clouds.
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! style="background:#222222" | Region(s)
 
! style="background:#222222" | Region(s)
 
! style="background:#222222" | Security Level
 
! style="background:#222222" | Security Level
! style="background:#222222" | Contents
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! style="background:#222222" | Gas Prefix
 +
! style="background:#222222" | Gas Type
 +
! style="background:#222222" | Number of Gas Clouds
 +
! style="background:#222222" | Units per Cloud
 +
! style="background:#222222" | Total Number of Units
 +
! style="background:#222222" | NPCs
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Blackeye Nebula]]
 
| [[Blackeye Nebula]]
 
| Aridia
 
| Aridia
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 3,000 units of malachite mykoserocin (verified)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Boisterous Nebula]]
 
| [[Boisterous Nebula]]
 
| Feythabolis
 
| Feythabolis
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 1,000 units of vermilion cytoserocin (unverified)
+
| Vermillion
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 1000?
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Bright Nebula]]
 
| [[Bright Nebula]]
 
| Placid
 
| Placid
| High/Low
+
| High, Low
| 1,000 units of viridian mykoserocin
+
| Viridian
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Calabash Nebula]]
 
| [[Calabash Nebula]]
 
| Solitude
 
| Solitude
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 1,000 units of celadon mykoserocin
+
| Celadon
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hidden Nebula]]
 
| [[Hidden Nebula]]
 
| Delve
 
| Delve
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 2 clouds of malachite cytoserocin (1,500 units each)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 1500, 1500
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Cobra Nebula]]
 
| [[Cobra Nebula]]
 
| Delve
 
| Delve
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5 clouds of malachite cytoserocin (50 units each)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 5
 +
| 50, 50 ,50 ,50, 50
 +
| 250
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Crab Spider Nebula]]
 
| [[Crab Spider Nebula]]
 
| Delve
 
| Delve
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5 clouds of malachite cytoserocin (total of 750 units)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 5
 +
| 750, 750, 750, 750, 750
 +
| 3750
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hazy Nebula]]
 
| [[Hazy Nebula]]
 
| Delve
 
| Delve
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 1 cloud of malachite cytoserocin (9000 units)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 1
 +
| 9000
 +
| 9000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Whirling Nebula]]
 
| [[Whirling Nebula]]
 
| Delve
 
| Delve
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 2 clouds of malachite cytoserocin (1,500 units each)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 1500, 1500
 +
| 3000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Crimson Nebula]]
 
| [[Crimson Nebula]]
 
| Aridia
 
| Aridia
 
| Low
 
| Low
| malachite cytoserocin (2 clouds with 200 and 300 units)
+
| Malachite
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 200, 300
 +
| 500
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Crystal Nebula]]
 
| [[Crystal Nebula]]
 
| Wicked Creek
 
| Wicked Creek
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5,000 units of azure cytoserocin (unverified)
+
| Azure
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 5000?
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Diablo Nebula]]
 
| [[Diablo Nebula]]
 
| The Forge
 
| The Forge
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 3,000 units of amber mykoserocin (unverified)
+
| Amber
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 3000?
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Flame Nebula]]
 
| [[Flame Nebula]]
 
| Heimatar
 
| Heimatar
| High/Low (Unverfied)
+
| High(, Low?)
| 2 clouds of Vermilion Mykoserocin (500 Each)
+
| Vermillion
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 500, 500
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Forgotten Nebula]]
 
| [[Forgotten Nebula]]
 
| Placid
 
| Placid
 
| Low
 
| Low
| 2 clouds of Viridian Cytoserocin (200 units and 300 units)
+
| Viridian  
 +
| Cytoserocin  
 +
| 2
 +
| 200, 300
 +
| 500
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Ghost Nebula]]
 
| [[Ghost Nebula]]
 
| Molden Heath
 
| Molden Heath
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 2 clouds of azure mykoserocin (quantity unknown)
+
| Azure
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Glass Nebula]]
 
| [[Glass Nebula]]
 
| Solitude
 
| Solitude
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 3,000 units of celadon mykoserocin
+
| Celadon
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Helix Nebula]]
 
| [[Helix Nebula]]
 
| Derelik
 
| Derelik
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 3 clouds of lime mykoserocin (3000 units)
+
| Lime
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 3
 +
| ?
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Emerald Nebula]]
 
| [[Emerald Nebula]]
 
| Derelik
 
| Derelik
 
| Low
 
| Low
| 1 cloud (500 units) or 2 clouds (200 + 300 units) of lime cytoserocin
+
| Lime
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 200, 300
 +
| 500
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Phoenix Nebula]]
 
| [[Phoenix Nebula]]
 
| Solitude
 
| Solitude
 
| Low
 
| Low
| celadon cytoserocin (2 clouds 200 + 300 units)
+
| Celadon
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 200, 300
 +
| 500
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
| Flowing Nebula
+
| [[Flowing Nebula]]
 
| Fountain
 
| Fountain
 
| Null
 
| Null
| celadon cytoserocin (1 cloud 1000 units)
+
| Celadon
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 1
 +
| 1000
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Pipe Nebula]]  
 
| [[Pipe Nebula]]  
 
| Heimatar
 
| Heimatar
| High/?low
+
| High(, Low?)
| 3 clouds of vermillion mykoserocin (570, 1000, 1000)
+
| Vermillion
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 3  
 +
| 570, 1000, 1000
 +
| 2570
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Profiteer Nebula]]
 
| [[Profiteer Nebula]]
 
| Lonetrek
 
| Lonetrek
 
| Low
 
| Low
| 500 units (200 + 300 units) of golden cytoserocin
+
| Golden
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 200, 300
 +
| 500
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Red Dragonfly Nebula]]  
 
| [[Red Dragonfly Nebula]]  
 
| [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Feythabolis/I-3ODK#sov Feythabolis (I-3ODK)]
 
| [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Feythabolis/I-3ODK#sov Feythabolis (I-3ODK)]
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has a large number of Angel NPCs - 9000 units of vermillion cytoserocin
+
| Vermillion
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 9000
 +
| Yes - large number of [[Angel Cartel]] NPCs
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Saintly Nebula]]
 
| [[Saintly Nebula]]
 
| Heimatar
 
| Heimatar
| High/low?
+
| High(, Low?)
| 2 clouds of vermillion cytoserocin (300) (200)
+
| Vermillion
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 200, 300
 +
| 500
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sister Nebula]]
 
| [[Sister Nebula]]
 
| Derelik
 
| Derelik
| High/?low
+
| High(, Low?)
| 2 clouds of lime mykoserocin (500 units each)
+
| Lime
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 500, 500
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Smoking Nebula]]
 
| [[Smoking Nebula]]
 
| Lonetrek
 
| Lonetrek
 
| High
 
| High
| 2 clouds of golden mykoserocin (500 units each)
+
| Golden
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 500, 500
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sparkling Nebula]]
 
| [[Sparkling Nebula]]
 
| Placid
 
| Placid
| High/low?
+
| High(, Low?)
| 3,000 units of viridian mykoserocin
+
| Viridian
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sunspark Nebula]]
 
| [[Sunspark Nebula]]
 
| The Forge
 
| The Forge
 
| High
 
| High
| 1,000 units (2 Clouds - 500 units each) of amber mykoserocin
+
| Amber
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 500, 500
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wild Nebula]]
 
| [[Wild Nebula]]
 
| Aridia
 
| Aridia
| High/low
+
| High, Low
| 1,000 units of malachite mykoserocin
+
| Malachite
 +
| Mykoserocin
 +
| ?
 +
| ?
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dewy Nebula]]
 
| [[Dewy Nebula]]
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 2 clouds of amber cytoserocin (1,000 + 2,000 units)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 1000, 2000
 +
| 3000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Foggy Nebula]]
 
| [[Foggy Nebula]]
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 2 clouds of amber cytoserocin (1,500 units each)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 1500, 1500
 +
| 3000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Fluttering Nebula]]
 
| [[Fluttering Nebula]]
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5 clouds of amber cytoserocin (50 units each)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 5
 +
| 50, 50, 50, 50, 50
 +
| 250
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rocky Nebula]]
 
| [[Rocky Nebula]]
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5 to 6 clouds of amber cytoserocin (between 166 and 167 units each)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 5
 +
| 166, 166, 166, 166, 166
 +
| 832
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Shimmering Nebula]]
 
| [[Shimmering Nebula]]
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 1 clouds of amber cytoserocin (9,000 units)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 1
 +
| 9000
 +
| 9000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Spacious Nebula]]
 
| [[Spacious Nebula]]
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Vale of the Silent
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 4 clouds of amber cytoserocin (2 x 1,000 + 2 x 500 units)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 4
 +
| 500, 500, 1000, 1000
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Gaseous Nebula]]
 
| [[Gaseous Nebula]]
 
| Tenal
 
| Tenal
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 1 cloud of golden cytoserocin (9,000 units)
+
| Golden
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 1
 +
| 9000
 +
| 9000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lion Nebula]]
 
| [[Lion Nebula]]
 
| Tenal
 
| Tenal
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 1 cloud of golden cytoserocin (3000 units)
+
| Golden
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 1
 +
| 3000
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Shiny Nebula]]
 
| [[Shiny Nebula]]
 
| Tenal
 
| Tenal
 
| Null
 
| Null
| Has NPCs - 2 clouds of amber cytoserocin (1,500 units each)
+
| Amber
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 1500, 1500
 +
| 3000
 +
| Yes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Swarm Nebula]]
 
| [[Swarm Nebula]]
 
| Tenal
 
| Tenal
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5 clouds of golden cytoserocin (200 units each)
+
| Golden
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 5
 +
| 200, 200, 200, 200, 200
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wispy Nebula]]
 
| [[Wispy Nebula]]
 
| [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Feythabolis/I-3ODK#sov Feythabolis (I-3ODK)]
 
| [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Feythabolis/I-3ODK#sov Feythabolis (I-3ODK)]
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 2x 1500 units of vermillion cytoserocin
+
| Vermillion
 +
| Cytoserocin
 +
| 2
 +
| 1500, 1500
 +
| 3000
 +
| No
 
|-
 
|-
| Goose Nebula
+
| [[Goose Nebula]]
 
| Cloud Ring
 
| Cloud Ring
 
| Null
 
| Null
| 5 clouds of Viridian Cytoserocin (200+250+150+150+250=1000)
+
| Viridian  
 +
| Cytoserocin  
 +
| 5
 +
| 150, 150, 200, 250, 250
 +
| 1000
 +
| No
 
|}
 
|}
  

Revision as of 07:48, 8 August 2020

Gas cloud harvesting is the process of collecting gas from interstellar clouds, for use in combat booster and Tech III production. It is accomplished by locating a nebula in known space or a fullerite reservoir in wormhole space, and collecting it with a gas cloud harvester module.

Types of gas

The two types of gas are both found in cosmic signatures which need to be scanned down in order to harvest.

Mykoserocin and cytoserocin

Mykoserocin and cytoserocin, which are used to produce combat booster drugs, are found in nebulae in known space. Mykoserocin, which is used to make the milder and less profitable Synth boosters, are found in high and low security space, while cytoserocin, which can make the more effective but dangerous forms of boosters, is found in low and null security space. Nebulae are rare in high sec, and more common in low and null sec. Mytoserocin and cytoserocin are further broken down into eight "flavors", each used to create a different booster effect.

Unlike most exploration sites, nebulae are not randomly distributed throughout space. Each flavor of gas will only spawn in one region, and some regions will never have a gas site appear. Additionally, within the gas type's region, there is one 'hot spot' constellation where at least one site will always be present.

Mykoserocin tends not to be very profitable to harvest, as demand for Synth boosters is low. Cytoserocin, however, is fairly profitable, although more hazardous to acquire.

Cytoserocin gas clouds can also be found in level 4 mining missions as well, but the varieties present have no use beyond turning in to complete the mission.

Gas prefix Booster

(attribute)

Empire region

(constellation)

Null region

(constellation)

Amber Blue Pill (Shield boosting) CaldariThe Forge (Mivora) Icon corporation.pngVale of the Silent (E-8CSQ)
Golden Crash (Missile explosion radius) CaldariLonetrek (Umamon) Icon corporation.pngTenal (09-4XW)
Viridian Drop (Tracking speed) GallentePlacid (Amevync) Icon corporation.pngCloud Ring (Assilot)
Celadon Exile (Armor repair) GallenteSolitude (Elerelle) Icon corporation.pngFountain (Pegasus)
Lime Frentix (Optimal range) AmarrDerelik (Joas) Icon corporation.pngCatch (9HXQ-G)
Malachite Mindflood (Capacitor capacity) AmarrAridia (Fabai) Icon corporation.pngDelve (OK-FEM)
Azure Soothsayer (Falloff range) MinmatarMolden Heath (Tartatven) Icon corporation.pngWicked Creek (760-9C)
Vermillion X-Instinct (Signature radius) MinmatarHeimatar (Hed) Icon corporation.pngFeythabolis (I-3ODK)

Nebulae

Nebulae are gas sites that contain either Mykoserocin or Cytoserocin, and are found only in known space. Once spawned, they will despawn either when fully harvested, or after three days elapse. Rarely, nebulae may include loot cans containing blueprints or skillbooks related to drug use or manufacturing. See also Chemical Labs.

Nebulae found in nullsec may spawn hostile pirate NPCs. Additionally, nullsec nebulae are unstable. Everytime a Gas Cloud Harvester finishes its circle there is a chance for 1000 damage to harvesting ships in the area. For some clouds at least, this damage is pure thermal. But this is not confirmed for all types of clouds.

Nebula Type Region(s) Security Level Gas Prefix Gas Type Number of Gas Clouds Units per Cloud Total Number of Units NPCs
Blackeye Nebula Aridia High, Low Malachite Mykoserocin ? ? 3000 No
Boisterous Nebula Feythabolis Null Vermillion Cytoserocin ? ? 1000? No
Bright Nebula Placid High, Low Viridian Mykoserocin ? ? 1000 No
Calabash Nebula Solitude High, Low Celadon Mykoserocin ? ? 1000 No
Hidden Nebula Delve Null Malachite Cytoserocin 2 1500, 1500 3000 No
Cobra Nebula Delve Null Malachite Cytoserocin 5 50, 50 ,50 ,50, 50 250 No
Crab Spider Nebula Delve Null Malachite Cytoserocin 5 750, 750, 750, 750, 750 3750 No
Hazy Nebula Delve Null Malachite Cytoserocin 1 9000 9000 Yes
Whirling Nebula Delve Null Malachite Cytoserocin 2 1500, 1500 3000 Yes
Crimson Nebula Aridia Low Malachite Cytoserocin 2 200, 300 500 No
Crystal Nebula Wicked Creek Null Azure Cytoserocin ? ? 5000? No
Diablo Nebula The Forge High, Low Amber Mykoserocin ? ? 3000? No
Flame Nebula Heimatar High(, Low?) Vermillion Mykoserocin 2 500, 500 1000 No
Forgotten Nebula Placid Low Viridian Cytoserocin 2 200, 300 500 No
Ghost Nebula Molden Heath High, Low Azure Mykoserocin 2 ? ? No
Glass Nebula Solitude High, Low Celadon Mykoserocin ? ? 3000 No
Helix Nebula Derelik High, Low Lime Mykoserocin 3 ? 3000 No
Emerald Nebula Derelik Low Lime Cytoserocin 2 200, 300 500 No
Phoenix Nebula Solitude Low Celadon Cytoserocin 2 200, 300 500 No
Flowing Nebula Fountain Null Celadon Cytoserocin 1 1000 1000 No
Pipe Nebula Heimatar High(, Low?) Vermillion Mykoserocin 3 570, 1000, 1000 2570 No
Profiteer Nebula Lonetrek Low Golden Cytoserocin 2 200, 300 500 No
Red Dragonfly Nebula Feythabolis (I-3ODK) Null Vermillion Cytoserocin ? ? 9000 Yes - large number of Angel Cartel NPCs
Saintly Nebula Heimatar High(, Low?) Vermillion Cytoserocin 2 200, 300 500 No
Sister Nebula Derelik High(, Low?) Lime Mykoserocin 2 500, 500 1000 No
Smoking Nebula Lonetrek High Golden Mykoserocin 2 500, 500 1000 No
Sparkling Nebula Placid High(, Low?) Viridian Mykoserocin ? ? 3000 No
Sunspark Nebula The Forge High Amber Mykoserocin 2 500, 500 1000 No
Wild Nebula Aridia High, Low Malachite Mykoserocin ? ? 1000 No
Dewy Nebula Vale of the Silent Null Amber Cytoserocin 2 1000, 2000 3000 Yes
Foggy Nebula Vale of the Silent Null Amber Cytoserocin 2 1500, 1500 3000 Yes
Fluttering Nebula Vale of the Silent Null Amber Cytoserocin 5 50, 50, 50, 50, 50 250 No
Rocky Nebula Vale of the Silent Null Amber Cytoserocin 5 166, 166, 166, 166, 166 832 No
Shimmering Nebula Vale of the Silent Null Amber Cytoserocin 1 9000 9000 Yes
Spacious Nebula Vale of the Silent Null Amber Cytoserocin 4 500, 500, 1000, 1000 3000 No
Gaseous Nebula Tenal Null Golden Cytoserocin 1 9000 9000 Yes
Lion Nebula Tenal Null Golden Cytoserocin 1 3000 3000 No
Shiny Nebula Tenal Null Amber Cytoserocin 2 1500, 1500 3000 Yes
Swarm Nebula Tenal Null Golden Cytoserocin 5 200, 200, 200, 200, 200 1000 No
Wispy Nebula Feythabolis (I-3ODK) Null Vermillion Cytoserocin 2 1500, 1500 3000 No
Goose Nebula Cloud Ring Null Viridian Cytoserocin 5 150, 150, 200, 250, 250 1000 No

Fullerenes

Main article: Wormhole Gas Sites

Fullerenes are used in Tech 3 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.

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 (# of units) Value
Primary Secondary
C50 1 Barren Perimeter Reservoir (3000) Sizable Perimeter Reservoir (1500) Low
C60 1 Token Perimeter Reservoir (3000) Barren Perimeter Reservoir (1500) Low
C70 1 Minor Perimeter Reservoir (3000) Token Perimeter Reservoir (1500) Mid
C72 2 Ordinary Perimeter Reservoir (3000) Minor Perimeter Reservoir (1500) Mid
C84 2 Sizable Perimeter Reservoir (3000) Ordinary Perimeter Reservoir (1500) Low
C28 2 Bountiful Frontier Reservoir (5000) Vast Frontier Reservoir (1000) Mid
C32 5 Vast Frontier Reservoir (5000) Bountiful Frontier Reservoir (1000) Low
C320 5 Instrumental Core Reservoir (6000) Vital Core Reservoir (500) Very High
C540 10 Vital Core Reservoir (6000) Instrumental Core Reservoir (500) High

Harvesting process

Overview Settings

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 hold or ore bay. 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 ore holds of specialized mining and hauling ships even though it is not technically an ore. 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 5 allows for Tech 2 harvesters to be used, which have 50% increased yield over Tech 1. Gas Cloud Harvesting should be trained either to 2 (to equip two harvesters on a Venture or Prospect) or 5 (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 harvesters and a ship to put them on. There 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.

Gas cloud harvesters

Gas cloud harvesters are placed in the high slots and require a turret. For each level of the 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.

Module Tech Meta CPU required (TF) Powergrid required (MW) Cycle Yield
per cycle
Yield
per minute
Icon skillbook2.png Skill
Gas Cloud Harvester I I 0 60 2 30 10 20 Gas Cloud Harvesting I
'Crop' Gas Cloud Harvester I 1 48 2 30 10 20 Gas Cloud Harvesting I
'Plow' Gas Cloud Harvester I 1 30 2 30 10 20 Gas Cloud Harvesting I
Icon tech2.png Gas Cloud Harvester II II 5 70 5 40 20 30 Gas Cloud Harvesting V
Icon faction.png Syndicate Gas Cloud Harvester 6 26 2 30 10 20 Gas Cloud Harvesting I
Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailled explanation.
More information: Skills - 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 two meta harvessters are in practice like storyline modules with low fitting and are only available from specific static sites. 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.

Ships

While gas cloud harvesters can be mounted on any ship with turret slots, only the OREVenture and OREProspect have bonuses to their use. A Venture with two harvesters and Icon skillbook2.png Mining Frigate trained to 4 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 ore 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 ore 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#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.

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