Gas Giant Mining

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Gases from the gas giants (gas planets) can be collected by flying through them at speed.
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Gas can be collected by skimming the surface of Gas Giants (gas planets) at high speed. The colour of the atmosphere, and your speed travelling through the atmosphere surface, will determine the quantity and the type of gas (Hydrogen or Oxygen) collected. Gas is used to manufacture your own [[Space Stations|Space Station]],as fuel for your [[Hyperdrive]] or sold on the [[Completing Contracts|Contracts]] board.
  
Gas mining is currently one of the best ways for the smaller starter ships to get some credits.
 
  
The colour of the atmosphere and the speed traveling at will determine what and how much gas is collected.
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Gas mining is difficult for players that do not have Gas Mining level 6 or higher. Once you have level 6, gas mining becomes extremely easy.
  
The gasses are collected by just skimming the surface and you will need to have gravity anchor off to get enough speed.
 
 
Several different gases will be collected for use in manufacture in your own [[Space Stations|space station]],as fuel for your [[Hyperdrive]] or sold on the [[Completing Contracts|Contracts]] board.
 
 
Currently only hydrogen and Oxygen are available to be harvested.
 
  
 
* Hydrogen is obtained by skimming the pure white gas. colour example:-
 
* Hydrogen is obtained by skimming the pure white gas. colour example:-

Revision as of 08:25, 7 April 2014

Gas can be collected by skimming the surface of Gas Giants (gas planets) at high speed. The colour of the atmosphere, and your speed travelling through the atmosphere surface, will determine the quantity and the type of gas (Hydrogen or Oxygen) collected. Gas is used to manufacture your own Space Station,as fuel for your Hyperdrive or sold on the Contracts board.


Gas mining is difficult for players that do not have Gas Mining level 6 or higher. Once you have level 6, gas mining becomes extremely easy.


  • Hydrogen is obtained by skimming the pure white gas. colour example:-

Hydrogen is white

  • Vestra is a god place to get Hydrogen. Example of where to aim.

Gas Giant at Vestra

  • Oxygen is obtained by skimming the green gas of the right shade. colour example:-

Oxygen is a shade of green

  • Ubertus is a good system to get Oxygen. Example of where to aim.

Gas Giant at Ubertus

Best results are obtained by starting at a distance, ie:- the star base or jump gate, setting your view to 1st person, lining up the relevant part of the gas planet, turning gravity anchor off and going flat out into the colour at as fast a speed as possible.

Your ship comes with a class 1 gas mining scoop, larger ones can be built at your space station shipyard or purchased from other players and fitted to your ship to provide higher yield when skimming.

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