POSPlayer Owned Structures & Moon Mining Operations

An Unofficial Guide

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Written and Composed by: Zhuge Liang Forum Moderator Interstellar Services Department

Designed & Published by: BoBoZoBo Minister of Propaganda Foundation Corporation Coalition of Empires

Library of EVE Catalog Publication Data Ref N0. 0000110POS: Player Owned Stations & Minig Operation - An Unofficial Guide ,1st Edition

-Manuals -Guide -Strategy -Refrence -HowTo

Special thanks to CCP and the EVE community.

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CONTENTS

1- Player Owned Structures 5 [1.1]WhatisaPOS? [1.2]Structuresavailableandwhatdotheydo [1.2.1]ControlTower [1.2.1.1]TypesofControlTower [1.2.1.2]ControlTowerFeatures [1.2.1.3]AnchoringyouControlTower [1.2.1.4]SettingControlTowerandShipPassword [1.2.1.5]FuelRequirement [1.2.1.6]Whatarethefuelsspecificallyusedfor? [1.2.1.7]Addingfueltoyourcontroltower [1.2.2]RefiningArrays [1.2.3]CorporationHangerArray [1.2.4]ShipmaintenanceArray [1.2.5]MoonHarvestingArrays [1.2.6]Silo [1.2.7]CouplingArray [1.2.8]ShieldHardeningArray [1.2.9]ElectronicWarfareStructures [1.2.10]TurretBatteries&Missilebatteries �- Ice Mining 11 [2.1]What,WhereandWhy? [2.2]TypesofIce [2.3]MiningBarges [2.4]Skillsneeded �- Moon Surveying 1� [3.1]ScanningMoons [3.1.1]Whatdoyouneed? [3.1.2]FittingyourshipforMoonSurveying. [3.2]Moonprobes [3.3]Surveying 4- Moon Mining 17 [4.1]Whatisit? [4.2]WhatdoIneedtomoonmine? [4.3]ReactionBlueprints [4.4]Configuration [4.5]Stage1:RawMaterials [4.6]Stage2:ProcessedMaterials [4.7]Stage3:AdvancedMaterials [4.8]Stage4:Tech2Component [4.9]Teamwork

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1- Player Owned Structures

[1.1]WhatisaPOS?‘POS’isofficiallyshortforPlayerOwnedStructures.Althoughitreferstomanystructures,theacronymamongsttheplayerbaseusuallyreferstoasinglecompletebasemadeupofmanystructures.(E.g.XYZCorp’sPOS).POS’scanonlybeanchoredatmoonsin0.3securitysystemsandbelow.PlayersinstartingNPCcorporationscannothaveaPOS.

[1.2]StructuresavailableandwhatdotheydoTherearemanystructuresavailabletohelpyoutobuildandcustomiseyourPOSbase.Youcanbuythestructuresonthemarket,transferthemtoyourPOSviaahaulerandsetthemup.Eachstructurehasaspecificpurposeandplaysanimportantpartofyourbasesoperationandenhances itscapabilities.StructuresmustbeanchoredatyouPOSandbroughtonlineviayourControlTowerbeforetheyareoperational.HerearethedifferentPOSstructures:

[1.2.1]ControlTowerTheControlTower[CT]isthemainhubofanyPOS,nothingcanoperateunlesstheControlTowerisonline.TheControlTowerisusedtoanchorallotherstructuresarounditandmanagestheiroperation.TheCTalsogovernstherulesofhowyourPOSdefendsitselfagainstothercorporationsanddetermineswhoisallowedwithinitsshieldsandwhoislockedout.

JustlikeyourshiphasalimitedamountofpowergridandCPU,thesameappliestoControlTowers.EachPOSstructuretakesacertainamountofpowergridandCPUwhichisdeductedfromyourCT’stotal,soyouhavetobearthatinmindwhenbuildingyourbase.

[1.2.1.1]TypesofControlTower:Thereare4flavoursof theControlTower -one foreachrace.Eachcontroltowerhasitsownuniqueracialbonuses.

MinmatarControlTowerCaldariControlTowerAmarrControlTowerGallenteControlTower

ControlTowerscomeintwosmallersizestofityourcorporationsneeds:MediumandSmall.MediumCT’susehalfthefuelofthenormalbuthavelessshields,gridandCPU,meaninglessdefenceandlessstructuresthatcanbeanchoredaroundit.TheSmallControlToweruses1/4thefuelofanormalbutagainhasevenlessshield,gridandCPU.

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Youwillneedtodecidewhatsizecontroltowerbestsuitsyourneeds.IfyouareanNPChuntingCorp.whorarelyvisit0.0butwouldliketooperateoutofthereoccasionally,thenasmallControlTowerisgoodforyou.IfyouareaPVPCorp.thatneedanoutposttosafespot,reload,changeshiporgenerallyoperateoutof,thenaMediummaybebetterforyou.IfyouareanindustrialCorp.thatisintotoheavy0.0miningormoonminingthenanormallargeCTwouldbebestforyou.

[1.2.1.2]ControlTowerFeatures:WhenaControl Tower is online, it emits a force field around it as a shield.Ifaplayer isnot inyourcorporationordoesnothaveapasswordthentheycannotentertheshield.TheshieldlookslikeabigblueishbubbleandcompletelysurroundstheTower.Thestrengthof theshield isdependentontheControlTower’sraceandsize.

Foranormal(large)Controltowerthiscanbeanythingupto50millionhitpoints,whichasyoucanimagine,willtakenothinglessthanahundredsofbattleshipspoundingitforhourstotakeitdown.WhentheshieldsarecompletelygoneyourPOSwillenterReinforcedMode.ThisisamodewhereyourPOSconsumesfuelataveryhighratetowithstanddamage.ReinforcedmodeisautomaticbutwillonlyhappenifyouhaveStrontiumClathrates(iceproduct)inyourfuelstorage.

Asstatedearlier,theControlTowerisusedtomanageallotherstructures-thisincludesturretsand launchersyouanchor toprotectyourbase.TheControlTowercanbesettofireonanyonebasedonstandings,theirstandingstoyourcorporationorwhethertheyfireonyouorthePOS.Therearealsooptionstosetapasswordsofriendliescanpassthroughyourshieldsandhavesafetywithinitsfield.EnemiescannottargetyouifyouarewithintheshieldsofyourPOS.TheycanonlytargettheControlToweritself.

[1.2.1.3]AnchoringyouControlTower•Jettisonyourtower(foryourCorp.)•Right-clickonthetower•Click‘AnchorStructure’•Positionthetowerbyholdinganddraggingthearrows•Right-clickonanarrowonceyou’rehappywiththeposition•Click‘AnchorHere’

Anchoringtakestime,bearthatinmindifinapotentiallyhostilesystem.

Onceyouhaveanchoredyourtower,youshouldsetapasswordforitforaccess.Youwill also need to enter that POS password on your ship. The passwordoptionismainlyusedtoallownon-Corp./alliancememberstopassthroughtheshield.

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Note:Youhavetwotickboxoptions,allowCorp.membersandallowalliancemembers.Thiswillallowbothtopassfreelythroughtheshieldwithouttheneedforapassword.

[1.2.1.4]SettingaPasswordonControlTowerandyourShip•Right-clickontheTower•Click‘SetPassword’•Right-clickonyourship•Click‘EnterPOSPassword’

Afteryouhaveapasswordset,youshouldaddfueltoyourtower(nextsection).Youcannowbringthetoweronlineonceyouhavefuel.

Activatingthetower:•Right-clickonthetower•Click‘PutOnline’•Waitpatiently(30minutes)

[1.2.1.5]FuelRequirementAControlTowerrunsonfuel.ThefuelsneededtokeepaControlToweronlinearetradegoodsandiceproducts.YourControlTowerhaslimitedspaceforyoutoplacethesefuels in.Thefuelunitsareconsumedeveryhour(MediumCT:every2hours,SmallCT:every4hours).

Tradegoodsneededperhour:•EnrichedUranium:4units•Oxygen:25units•MechanicalParts:5units•Coolant:8units•Robotics:1unit

IceProductsneededperhour:•NitrogenIsotopes:500units(usedbyCaldaritowersonly)•HeliumIsotopes:500units(usedbyAmarrtowersonly)•OxygenIsotopes:500units(usedbyGallentetowersonly)•HydrogenIsotopes:500units(usedbyMinmatartowersonly)

•LiquidOzone:150units(ControlTower’sCPUusage)•HeavyWater:150units(ControlTower’spowerusage)•StrontiumClathrates:200units(‘ReinforcedMode’)

[1.2.1.6]Whatarethefuelsspecificallyusedfor?•EnrichedUranium,Oxygen,MechanicalParts,Coolant,Robotics:UsedtopoweryourControlTower,withoutit,youcannotbringyourtower’spoweronline.

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•NitrogenIsotopes,HeliumIsotopes,OxygenIsotopes,HydrogenIsotopes:UsedtopoweryourControlTower.Thetypeyouneed,willvarydependingonthetypeoftower.

•LiquidOzone:UsedtofuelpowergenerationforallofthestructurespluggedintoyourControlTower.

•HeavyWater:UsedtofuelCPUgenerationforallofthestructurespluggedintoyourControlTower.

•StrontiumClathrate:UsedtofuelyourPOS’s“ReinforcedMode”.Themorefuelyouhave,thelongeryourStarbasecanremaininthismode,whichmeansitcanwithstandanassaultlonger.

Whilstyoucanobtaintradegoodseasilyofftheregionalmarkets,Iceproductsmustbeminedorboughtfromotherplayers.

[1.2.1.7]Addingfueltoyourcontroltower•Right-clickonthetower•Click‘AccessResources’• Drag and drop the Isotopes, Heavy Water, Liquid Ozone, and StrontiumClathrate you purchased Along with the other necessary robotics, coolant,enricheduranium,coolantandOxygen.

POS’sdonotrefuelthemselves,theyonlytakewhatisavailableinsidetheresourcestoragepartoftheoftheCT.IfaspecificfuellikeLiquidOzonehasrunout,thenyourstructureswillstarttogooffline.Don’tjustshovetonesoffuelinthere,balanceitoutsoeverythinghasroughlythesameamountofdayssupply.

IfyourunoutofIsotopes,yourwholeControlTowerwillgooffline,shieldswilldropandyouwillbeasittingduck.Thisispreciselythereasonwhyfuelissuchacriticalissueandshouldbethemostimportantthingtotakeintoconsiderationwhenplanningyourbase.AskyourselfifyourCorp.canmine/buytherequiredfuelregularly,howmanymemberscanhaveminingbarges?Doyouhaveeasyaccesstoicebelts?

Alwaysmineinadvance,have1monthssupplystoredinyourCorporateHangerArrayatthePOS.Ifyoumineonthespurofthemomentwheneveryouneedfuelyouwillfallbehindandriskputtingyourbaseatrisktoopenattack.

[1.2.2]RefiningArraysRefiningArrays(betterknownasMobileRefineries)allowyoutoreprocessoreatyourPOSinspacesimilarlyasyouwoulddoinastation.YouloadtheRefinerywiththeore(onlyoneoretype isallowed intherefineryatatime).Once loadedyourightclicktheRefineryandstarttheprocess,unlikestations,theprocessisnot

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immediate.Youhavetowaitbetween1and3hoursbeforethecontentsoftheRefineryarechangedintominerals.

TherearecurrentlytwotypesofMobileRefinery.RefiningArray:35%refiningyield.(1Hour)IntensiveRefining:upto75%refiningyield.(3Hours)

[1.2.3]CorporationHangerArrayTheCorporationhangerallowsyoutostoreanythingyouwant.Whenopened,thelayoutandnamingofthehangersisexactlythesameasyourcorporationofficeorHQhangers.Althoughlimitedinspace,thereismorethanenoughtostoreore,modsandloot.

[1.2.4]ShipmaintenanceArrayTheShipMaintenanceArraystructureallowsyoutostoreshipsinsideit.Whenyoustoreyourshipinside,itejectsyououtsideinyourpod.YouaresafebecauseyouarestillwithintheshieldofyourPOSandcannotbetargeted.TheArrayalsoallowsyoutochangeyourmodulesinspace.Todothis,movewithin3000moftheArray,ensurenoothershipsarenear.Havethemodulesyouwishtochangealreadyinyourcargohold.Simplydragthemoduleoutfromyourlow/mid/hislotpanelsintoyourcargobayanddragthemodulesyoudowantfromyourcargoholdintotheslots.Onlinethemodulesandyou’reallset!

Theprocessofrefittinganentireshipcantakeawhileasyouneedatleast95%captoonlineamodule.Manycorpskeepacruiserofbattleshipspeciallyfittedwithenergytransfermodulestohelpboostthefittingship’scapsoitcanonlinemodulesquicker.YouwillneedtogooutsideyourPOSshieldbubbletotargettheothershipforanenergytransfer.

[1.2.5]MoonHarvestingArraysMoonHarvestingArraysarestructures,which,whensetupcorrectlywillextractrawmaterialsfromthemoonyouPOSisanchoredat.Dependingonyourconfiguration,theHarvesterArraywillpassthematerialsontoaReactorArrayforreactionorwillstoretheminaSilo.

[1.2.6]SiloSilosareusedtostoreRawMaterials,Processedmaterials,AdvancedMaterialsorMinerals.ASilocanonlyholdonetypeofmaterialinsideitatatimeandmustbeputofflinetochangetypeortoemptyit.

[1.2.7]CouplingArrayCouplingArraysactasaintermediaryholdingpipebetweentwostructures.TakeforinstancetheMoonHarvestingArrayandSilo.Ifyouwanttoemptyyoursiloyouhavetoofflineit,thismaycostyoutolooseacycleofrawmaterials.ByplacingaCouplingArraybetweentheHarvesterandSilo,youcansafelyofflinetheSilowhile

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youempty itandanyRawMaterials thatarrivewill temporarilybestored intheCouplerArray.

TheCouplerArrayisalsousefulforwhentheHarvestersandareactorarerunning/processingatdifferentspeeds.I.e.TwoHarvestersmayproduce100unitseachanhour.TheReactormayonlybeabletoprocessthesaidunitsevery2hours.Thisleavesyouwitha100surpluswhichwillbelostintheprocess.ACouplingArrayactsasabuffertotemporarilyholdthesurplusmaterialsuntiltheReactorisfree.

[1.2.8]ShieldHardeningArray

SimilartoShieldhardenermodules,ShieldHardeningArraysincreaseyourControlTowers shield resistance to certain damage types. There are4 types of ShieldhardeningArrayscoveringeachtype,Kinetic,Explosive,EMandThermal.

[1.2.9]ElectronicWarfareStructuresYoucanhaveWarpScrambler,WarpDisrupter,SensorDampening,StasisWebifingandECMbatteriesanchoredatyourPOS.TheyworkautomaticallyinconjunctionwithyourControlTowerssecuritysettings.

[1.2.10]TurretBatteries&1.2.11MissilebatteriesThedifferencebetweenadangerousPOSanda lethal one is all in its ability tospankanyonethatcomesclose.POSweaponryisveryverymeanandgorightuptotheXLsize.ProjectileTurretbatteriesforinstancehavea85xdamagemodifierandcanhitupto400KmonaMinmatarTower.SmallPOSturretstakeMEDIUMammo.MediumPOSturretstakeLARGEammo.XLPOSTurretstakeXLammowhichwillrequireyoutobuyablueprintfor.

Turretbatterieshavelimitedcargospaceforyoutoputammointo.Youmaymixammotypebutnotammosize.Lasersarealittledifferent,thelasercrystalswhenusedreceivesdamageandneedtobeeventuallyreplaced.

[1.4]SkillsNeededYouneedtheanchoringskilltobeabletoanchordifferentPOSstructures,youwillalsoneed the Starbase role from your corporation to manage the control tower operatestructuresliketheRefineryandShipMaintenanceArray.

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�- Ice Mining

[2.1]What,whereandWhy?WithExoduspatchcameIceFields.Icefieldsaresimilartoasteroidbelts,butinsteadofcontainingasteroidstheycontainiceorewhichyoucanonlyminebyusingaMiningBargefittedwithIceHarvesters.Icebeltsaredottedaroundempireand0.0space.Theicein0.0spacebeltsarerarerbuthaveiceoreswithmorevariationofcontent.

[2.2]TypesofIceIceOreisracebased,certainoreswillonlygiveyoutheIsotopesneededtorunaspecificControlTower.E.g.GlacialMasscontainsHydrogen Isotopeswhichareneededto fuelaMinmatarControlTower.WhiteGlazecontainsNitrogenIsotopes,whichisneededtofuelaCaldariControlTower.Thesespecificoresaregenerallyfoundintheirrespectivefactionsspace.SoyouwillonlyfindWhiteGlazeinCaldariregionsor0.0regionswithCaldariNPCssuchastheGuristas.

WhatiscommontoalliceoreisthattheyallgiveLiquidOzone,HeavyWaterandStrontiumClathrates-whicharealsoessentialfuelsforyourPOS.Theamounttheygiveofeachvariesontheore,someiceoreswillexclusivelygivemoreofoneproductthantheothers.

[2.3]MiningBargesAsstatedearlier,youcanonlymineIcewithaMiningBarge.Iceminingtakesaverylongtimeandeachunitminedis1000m3involume.YoureprocessIceasyouwouldnormaloreinastation.AlternativelyyoucanprocessiceinyourPOS’smobilerefineryandget100%yield.

[2.4]SkillsneededToicemineyouwillneed:AMiningBarge(IndustryV,ScienceIV,MiningIV,AstrogeologyIII)IceHarvesters(MiningIV,IceHarvestingI)IceHarvestingSkill:(MiningIV)

TorefineIceyouneed:IceProcessingSkill(RefineryEfficiencyV,RefiningV,industryI,HyromagneticPhysicsIV,ScienceV,EngineeringV)

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�- Moon Surveying

[3.1]ScanningMoonsBeforeyoucanharvestamoonitprobablypaystofindoutwhatitproducesfirst.ThiscanbeachievedbyMoonSurveying.MoonSurveyingisanactivitywhichinvolvesflyingtoamoonandlaunchingaprobeintoittofindwhatRawMaterialsitcontains.

Youcanprobeanymoonin0.3Securityspaceandbelow.

WARNING:Warpingtoamoonwhichalreadyhassomeone’sPOSresidingtherewilllikelyresultinaswiftandprettydamnquickepisodeofwtfpwned.APOSturretcanpopyouindustrialinoneshot.

[3.1.1]Whatdoyouneed?-AnIndustrial(oranyshipwithlotsofCPUandcargospace)-MoonProbeLauncher-Moonprobes

[3.1.2]FittingyourshipforMoonSurveying.IadvisetouseanIndustrial.Reasonbeing,MoonprobeLauncherstakeanenormousamountofCPUandthemoonprobesthemselvesare100m3involumeeach.

FityourfavouriteIndustrialasfollows;

Hislot:MoonProbeLauncher(onlyoneneeded)Hislot:CloakingDevice(tohideifyouarebeingchasedwhilstsurveying)MidSlot:AfterburnerorMicrowarpdrive,LowSlots:NanofibreModules:Toimproveyouragility,speedandtohelpyoulineupwithamoonquicker.

Asinglesystemwillhaveanythingfrom5moonstoabout50,soyouwillneedamoonprobeforeachmoonyouwanttosurvey.

[3.2]Moonprobes:Amoonprobeworkssimilartoascannerprobe,youlaunchitanditreturnsresults.

QuestsurveyprobeI:Takes40minutestoscanamoon.DiscoverysurveyprobeI:Takes10minutestoscanamoon.GazesurveyprobeI:Takes5Minutestoscanamoon.

Theaboveprobesalldothesamejobbutvaryintimeittakestoscan.TheProbesthatscanthequickestaremoreexpensiveandrequiremoreskillstouse.

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Howtosurvey

Nowyouhaveyourfittedindustrialandprobes,flytotheplanetofthemoonyouwanttoscan.NoteIsaidplanetandnotmoon.Thereasonforthisisifyouflydirectlytoamoon,andithappenstohaveaPOSthere,youwillgetwtfpwnedandtheownerwillgetanicelittleEVEmailtellinghimhisPOSjustpwnedyou.Worsestillyoudon’twanttocarelesslyloose20millionISKworthofprobes.

SodoNOTwarpstraighttoamoon.

Whenyouarriveattheplanet,openyourscanneranddoa360degreescanatmaxkmrange.Sorttheresultsandlookcarefullydownthelist.WhatyouarelookingforisaControlTower.IfyouseeoneonthelistthenyouknowoneofthemoonshasaControlTower,thereforeit’slikelytohavedefencesthatwillgankyouifyouwarptoit.

Ifyoudon’tfindanyControlTowerthenyoumayproceedtoscanning.IfyoufindaControlToweryouhavetothenisolatewhichmoonitisatsoyoucanavoidit.

Youcoulddoadirectionalscanoneachmoonbutunlessyouarereallygoodatspacescanningit’sprobablynotagoodidea.

ThebestandfastestwaytofindwherethePOSisasfollows:

1.Createamid-spacesafespot.2.Bookmarkthesafespot.3.Ejectfromyourindustrial(Note:Whenyoueject,yourskillswontapplyforyourshipscargobonusanymoresoyourprobesmaybejettisonedinacannexttoyou).

Warptoeachmoonat60kminyourpod.POSdefencesdonotpodpeoplesoyouaresafe,howeverplayersdosodon’thangaround!AssoonasyoufindwhichmoonthePOSisat,makeanotesoyoucanavoidit.

Warpbacktoyoursafespotbookmarkandjumpbackintoyourindustrial.

Duetothelengthyprocessofmoonsurveyingyoushouldreallytrytodoitwhenyouhavenoone inthesystem.Manycorporationshavebig interests inparticularsystemsandmoons,andwillhuntyoudowniftheyfindyouintheretryingtoeattheircake.

[3.3]Surveying:Nowthatit’sallclear,warptotheMoonofyourchoiceat15km.Trytodoyoursurveyinginchronologicalorder,goingdownthelistnumerically.

1. Fly to moon:Onarrivalyoumaynotseethemoonasmoonsvaryinsizeandshade(butyouwillbe5kmfromit).Gotoyouroverviewsettingsandchecktoshowmoons.Nowsimplyclickthemoonontheoverviewtohighlightit.

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�. Aligning to moon:Thisisthehardestpart.Alignyourselfascentraltothemoonaspossible,thiswillbedifficultbecausedoubleclickinginthemiddleofthemoonwillhighlightitinsteadofmakingyouapproachit,alsosomemoonsareverysmall.Doubleclickonthemoonbutjustslightlyoffthecenter.ActivatingyourMWDhelpsyougetagoodspeedonapproachwhichhelpsyoujudgeyourlineuptothemoon.

�. Fire probe: When you are 100% sure you are aligned and that the probe whenlaunchedwillhitthemoonthenlaunchtheprobebyclickingtheProbeLauncherModule.Theprobewillshootoutthefrontofyourshipwitha“whoooosh”andheadinastraightlinetowardsthemoon.Ifyoudidn’talignproperly,theprobewillmissthemoon(probecommunicationfailed).

Onceyouhavelaunchedtheprobe,openyourscanner.Itwillshowtheprobescountdowntimeuntilitreturnsresults.Youwillalsonoticethereisanewtabinthescannerwindowcalled‘MoonAnalysis’,yourresultsflashinthereoncethetimerhits0.

Youcanmoveontothenextmoonwhilsttheprobeisenroutetothemoon,youdonothavetowaituntiltheprobehitsitandyoudonothavetowaituntilascanisfinished,justkeepyourscannerwindowopenandcontinueyoursurveying.

WARNING:Ifyouleavethesystem,changeship,ordock,yourscanresultswillbelost.Youhavetostayinthesystemtoreceivetheresults.

Thisiswherethecloakingdeviceonyourindustrialcomesinhandy.Attheendwhenyouarestillwaitingforthelastfewresults,warptoasafespotandcloak.BycloakingotherslookingforyouwithscanprobeswillnotfindyouandyoucanpeacefullygoAFKorjotdowntheresultsonpaper.

OK,soallscansarenowcompletedandtheMoonanalysistabisflashingfuriously.Clickitandexaminewhatisthere.Ifamoondoesnothaveanymaterialsyouwillreceiveapopupmessageafterthescantellingyouso.

Theresultsarelistedbyplanetandmoon.Clickingonewillexpandittoshowwhatrawmaterials can be harvested from that particularmoon.Next to the nameof the rawmaterialyouhavetheabundancewhichreferstothebatchquantitythatcouldpotentiallybeharvested.Abundancemayrangefrom1to4.

It’s nowup to you to decide if the rawmaterials foundat a specificmoonareworthharvesting.

Remember,aPOSisnotatoy,theyrequirealotofmaintenanceandoperation.Themoonyouchoosehastobeprofitableenoughtomakeitallworthitunlessyouwillbecoveringthecostby0.0mining.Also,takeintoconsiderationyourlocation,ifyouareinhostilespaceaskyourselfhoweasywillitbetogetfuelthere?

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[3.4]SkillsNeededGazesurveyprobeI:AstrometricsV,SurveyV,ScienceIII,ElectronicsIDiscoverysurveyprobeI:AstrometricsIII,SurveyIII,ScienceIII,ElectronicsIQuestsurveyprobeI:AstrometricsIII,SurveyIII,ScienceIII,ElectronicsI

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4- Moon Mining

[4.1]Whatisit?Moon-mininginvolvesusingyourPOStoextractRawMaterialsfromamoon.TheMoonHarvestingArraystructurewillminethemoonyourPOSisanchoredat.Thisisonprovisionthatthemoonhasmaterials.Tofindifyouhaveasuitablemoon,youhavetodosomeMoonSurveying(previoussection).

Thematerialsyouharvestcanbesoldtootherplayersordevelopedintomorecomplexmaterials-eventuallypossiblyallowingtheconstructionofaT2component.

[4.2]WhatdoIneedtomoonmine?Youcannotmoonminewithyourshiporminingbarge,moonminingcanonlybeachievedbyusingaMoonHarvestingArraystructureatyourPOS.

Youwillatleastneed:MoonHarvestingArray:Neededtoextractmaterialsfromamoon.Silo:NeededtostoreMoonmaterials

YoumayneedaCouplingArray.YoumayneedaReactorifyouplantoprocesstheMaterials.

WherecanImoonmine?Moonsin0.3securityratedsystemsandbelowallhavethepotentialofhavingmaterialstomine.

[4.3]ReactionblueprintsReactionblueprintsaremuchlikeablueprintusedformanufacturingshipsormodules.WheninstalledintoaReactorArraystructure,ittellsthereactorwhattypeofmaterialtocreatebasedon thematerialsbeing fed into it. Inmostcasesyourreactorwillbeconnecteddirectlytoyourmoonharvesters,soyouwillneedtogetaReactionBlueprintthatmatchesthematerialsproducedbyyourmoon.WithoutaReactionblueprint,yourReactorArraywillnotwork.YoumustensureyouusetherightReactionBlueprintoryourreactorwillnotbeabletoprocessyourmoonmaterialsintosomethingbetter.

WhydoIneedtocreatereactions?Thereareseveralstagestomoonmaterialprocessing.RawMaterials->ProcessedMaterials->AdvancedMaterials

TogetfromonematerialstatetothenextyouneedtoputthematerialsintoaReactorArrayandinserttherightReactionBlueprinttocreatethenextlevelofamaterial.TherearemanytypesofmaterialsandmanytypesofReactionsbutthe3groupsremainthesame,thinkoftheabove3likethis,Wheat->Flour->Bread

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YoucanselltheWheat,butitcanalsobeturnedintoFlour.YoucanselltheFlourbutitcanalsobeturnedintoBread-whichisobviouslythemostwanted.

TherearetwotypesofReactionBlueprint:

SimpleReactionsSimpleReactionblueprintsareusedas thefirststageofprocessingproducts fromamoon.TheyareusedtoturnRawMaterialsintoProcessedMaterials.(Wheat->Flour)Rawmaterials->[Simplereactionblueprint]->ProcessedMaterials.

ComplexReactionsComplexReactionblueprintsareusedasthesecondstageofprocessingproductsfromamoon.TheyareusedtoturnProcessedMaterialsintoAdvancedMaterials.ProcessedMaterials->[Complexreactionblueprint]->AdvancedMaterials.

InstallingAReactionBlueprintinyourReactor*Right-clickonyourReactorArrayandclick‘AccessResources’*DragandDroptheReactionblueprintinthatcorrespondswiththematerialsproducedbyyourmoon

Youwill thenneedtoconfiguretheprocessviayourControlTowerbeforeonliningthestructure..

[4.4]ConfigurationBelowyouwillfindoutabouttheprocessofmakingaconstructioncomponent(Tech2part)frommoonmining.

YourMoonHarvestingArrayminesthemoonandstoresthecontents inyourSilo.AllofthismustbeconfiguredviayourControlTowerpriortoonliningyouMoonHarvestingArrays.

Onceyouhavesurveyedagoodmoon,youcanbeginminingitwithyourMoonHarvesterArrays.Moonsallvaryinmaterialcontentandabundanceofcontentbutneverrunoutofthematerialtheyprovide.

NOTE:ChangingHarvesterandSilo typecanonlybedonewhile theMoonHarvestingArrayandSilostructuresareoffline.

ToconfigureyourPOSforMoonharvesting:

ConfigureYourHarvesters

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•OpenyourControlTower’smanagementwindow•Clickthe‘Production’tab•Click‘Changetype’foryourMoonHarvester•Selectoneofthematerialsproducedbyyourmoon•Click‘Apply’onthemanagementwindow

ThenextstepischangethetypefortheSilototellittostorethesamethingthatyouareharvesting.

Clickthe‘changetype’buttonontheSilo.YoucannowselectaRawmaterialyouwishtobestoredinsideit.Youcanonlyselectonetypeofmaterialtostoreinasiloatatime.PleasebeawarethatthedropdownlistfortheMoonHarvestingArrayandSilodifferslightly.

NextyouneedtoshowthePOShowyouwanttheprocessflowtobe.DragtheoutputoftheHarvesterArray(whichshouldnowbearawmaterialicon)intotheInputofyourSilo.

ClickApplytosave.Nowonlineyoursilo,thentheharvesters).

YourHarvesterArraywillbeginwarminguponecyclethenwillstartharvesting.

[4.5]Stage1:RawMaterialsOK,weknowthatonceharvested,moonswillproduceRawmaterials,butwhatexactlyareRawMaterials?Well,therearetwotypesofRawMaterial,theseareGasesandMetals.Gasesarecommon,Metalsarerarer,butbothareessentialifyouplantoprocessyourmaterials.

Gases:AtmosphericGases,Evaporite,Hydrocarbons,Silicates.Metals:Cadmium,Cesium,Chromium,Cobalt,Dysprosium,Hafnium,Mercury,Neodymium,Platinum,Promethium,Scandium,Technetium,Thulium,Titanium,Tungsten,Vanadium.

AMoonHarvestingArraycanmine100unitsofwhicheverrawmaterialyourmoonhas.SoifyourmoonproducesAtmosphericGasesandTungsten,youcanmine100ofeitherbutnotbothatthesametimeunlessyouhavetwoMoonHarvestingArrays(oneminingeach).

YourMoonHarvestingArrayswillminethendeposityourrawmaterialsintothesiloyouspecifiedduringconfiguration.ThiswillcontinueuntilyoustoptheprocessoruntilyourSiloisfull.YouwillneedtoofflinetheSilobeforeyoucanemptyit,thisiswhereaCouplingArraycomesinhandy.

To avoid missing a moon cycle you can anchor a Coupling array. In the productionconfiguration you would simply pipe the output from your Harvester into the input of

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theCouplingArray,thenpipetheoutputoftheCouplingintotheinputofyourSilo.TheCouplingArraywilltemporarilyholdanymaterialsthatcomeoutwhilstyouareemptyingyoursilo.

YounowhavetheoptiontoeithersellyourRawmaterialsorprocessthemintosomethingmorecomplex:ProcessedMaterials.

[4.6]Stage2:ProcessedMaterialsSoyou’vedecidedtoturnyournewlyacquiredRawMaterialsintoamoreusefulmaterial(WheatintoFlour).YoudothisbycombiningthemtogetherinaReactorArraytocreatetheProcessedMaterial.

ItisatthisstageofMoonMiningwhereyoufirstusetheReactorArray.

TheReactorArraymixesvariousmaterials(canberaworProcessed)togethertoproducethenextmorecomplexmaterialintheprocess.ReactorArraysneedaReactionBlueprinttodeterminewhichmaterialstoproduce.ThinkoftheBlueprintlikeashipblueprintwhereyouneedTritaniumandMexallon,butinsteadofmineralsthinkRawmaterials(Titanium,Silicatesetc.)

NOTE:Notallmaterialswillcreateareaction.Youneedthecorrectmaterials fortheReactionblueprint.

SettinguptheReactorisalwaysdonebeforeonliningit.YouinsertthecorrectReactionBlueprintandtheReactorwillautomaticallyprepareitselfanddetectifyouhavethetwoormorematerialsitneedsfortheReaction.TheReactorwilllookinyourSilosandcanalsobefeddirectlyfromyourHarvesters.TheReactorisconfiguredontheProductiontabofyouControlTower,dragtheoutputoftheReactorintoaspareSilo.IfallisdonecorrectlytheReactorArraywillstartup.

TheRawmaterialswillflowoutfromyourHarvesterArraysintoyourSilos.TheReactorthen takes the raw materials it needs and mixes them together according to whichReactionBlueprintyouhaveplacedintoit.Ifdonecorrectly,theoutputinyoursparesilowillbeaProcessedMaterial.YoumayhavetobuyotherRawMaterialsyourmoondoesnotproduceandplacethemintosparesilostomakesomereactions.

ProcessedMaterialsaremixturesofgasesandsolids,theseare:CaesariumCadmide,Carbonpolymers,CeramicPowder,CrystalliteAlloy,Dysporite,FerniteAlloy,Ferrofluid,FluxedCondensates,,Hexite,Hyperflurite,NeoMercurite,PlatinumTechnite,Prometium,Rolled Tungsten Alloy, Silicon Diborite, Solerium, Sulfuric Acid, Titanium Chromide,VanadiumHafnite.

OnceyouhaveaProcessedMaterialyoucaneithersellitorprocessitintosomethingevenmorecomplex:AdvancedMaterials.

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[4.7]Stage3:AdvancedMaterialsSimilartothepreviousstageyoucannowchangeyourProcessedMaterialsintoAdvancedMaterials(theingredientsforTech2components).AdvancedMaterialsrequiretwoormoreProcessedMaterialstomake(rememberprocessedmaterialsaremadeupofamanydifferentrawmaterials).FortheProcessedMaterialsyouneedbutdon’thave,youcanbuyortradethemfromanothercorporationandstoretheminSilosforthenextlevelreaction.

AgainyouneedaReactionBlueprinttomakeaspecificAdvancedmaterial.ThistimeyouwillneedaComplexReactionBlueprint.YouwillneedtoofflinetheReactorinordertochangeReactionBlueprint.EnsureyourSilowhich isbeingusedastheoutputofyourreactorisemptiedofanypreviousmaterial.

After the reaction of Processed Materials, the output in your designated Silo will beanAdvancedMaterial. Just like the previous stage, only certain ProcessedmaterialstogetherwiththerightReactionBlueprintwillmakesomething.

[4.8]Stage4:Tech2ComponentYounowhavesomeAdvancedMaterialsyay!!!AdvancedMaterialsarethebasicingredientsrequiredtobuildtech2components.($$$!!)

Youwillnowneed tobuyaTech2componentBlueprint frommarket. (E.g.MagpulseThrusterblueprint).

Now,simplytaketheT2componentblueprinttoanormalstationfactoryandputyouradvancedmaterials in yourhanger.Check the ingredients, youwill findyourAdvancedMaterialsareprobablyonly1/3theingredientsneededtobuildthecomponent.

YouwillhavetotradeorbuythemissingAdvancedMaterialsthatmakeupthecomponentfromothercorporationsthatalsocreatereactions.

ForbreakdownsofRawMaterials(SimpleReaction)andProcessedMaterials(ComplexReaction).SeethisLINK.

[4.9]TeamworkAsyoucansee,thereisNOWAYyoucanbuildaT2partfromstarttofinishwithonePOS.Youwillsimplynothaveallthematerialsneededthroughouteachstagetodoso.YouwillneedmultiplePOS’stoobtaineverythingyouneedandprocessthem.BearinmindCT’shavelimitedpowergridandCPUmeaningthereareonlysomanystructuresyoucanhaveatyourPOS.

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Thereisalsoahugediversityofmaterialsneededforitalltobepossibletodoinonego.Butthenagainthisverymuchdependsonyourmoon.IfyoufindaUbermoonwhichhastherightmaterialsyoucandoalotonyourown.Manylargercorporationswillrun2or3POS’stoachievethisfeatandprovideaendproduct,butalwaystakeintoconsiderationfuel,time,locationandcosts-itmaybebettertoworkwithothers.

ThemostefficientandcosteffectivewayofT2productionisworkingwithoneormorededicatedindustrialpartnercorporations.Basedonwhattheyproduce,youproducetheotherhalf.Forinstance,ifyoubothmakeProcessedMaterials,combinedthemwithyourpartnertomakeaspecificAdvancedmaterialthensplitthequantityorprofitsbetweenyourselves.

Alternatively,youdon’thavetogoallthewaytoTech2components,youcanpickwhatstageyouwanttocomfortablyworkatanddoyourbestatit.Ifit’sjustyouandacoupleoffriendsinyourCorp.,thenyoucanrunaSmallControlTowerandharvestRawmaterialstosellontotoothers.IfyouareamediumsizedCorp.andhavefoundagoodmoon,youcouldrunSimpleReactionsandproduceProcessedmaterialstoSell.IfyouarealargecorporationandhaveseveralPOS’s,youcouldgoallthewaytoashinyandverymuchsoughtafterTech2Component.

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