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| ======Ice Mining====== | ======Ice Mining====== | ||
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| =====Overview===== | =====Overview===== | ||
| - | Ice harvesting is the process of mining ice fields (commonly called "ice belts"). This mined ice can then refined and used to fuel capital ship jump drives, manufacture fuel for player-owned starbases (POS), and light cynosural fields. Ice mining can only be done with specialized modules (ice miners and ice mining lasers) which can only be fit to Mining Barges and Exhumers or Expedition Frigates. Unlike ore mining, ice miners mine one block of ice (with a volume of 1000 m3) per cycle; as it's not possible to increase this yield, the only way to mine ice more efficiently is to decrease the ice miners' cycle times. | + | Ice harvesting is the process of mining ice fields (commonly called "ice belts"). This mined ice can then refined and used to fuel capital ship jump drives, manufacture fuel for citadel services and player-owned starbases (POS), and light cynosural fields. Ice mining can only be done with specialized modules (ice miners and ice mining lasers) which can only be fit to Mining Barges and Exhumers or Expedition Frigates. Unlike ore mining, ice miners mine one block of ice (with a volume of 1000 m3) per cycle; as it's not possible to increase this yield, the only way to mine ice more efficiently is to decrease the ice miners' cycle times. |
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| =====Ice Harvesting Mechanics===== | =====Ice Harvesting Mechanics===== | ||
| - | Ice mining works in much the same way as ore mining: equip a ship with ice mining modules, approach and target an ice asteroid, and activate the mining module. At the end of each cycle, one unit of ice will be deposited in your ship's cargo or ore hold (despite its name, the ore hold can hold ice too). However (unlike ore mining) ice mining modules can only be fit on Mining Barges and Exhumers, and mining drones cannot be used. | + | Ice **[[eve:industry:mining:start]]** works in much the same way as ore mining: equip a ship with ice mining modules, approach and target an ice asteroid, and activate the mining module. At the end of each cycle, one unit of ice will be deposited in your ship's cargo or ore hold (despite its name, the ore hold can hold ice too). However (unlike ore mining) ice mining modules can only be fit on Mining Barges and Exhumers, and mining drones cannot be used. |
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| - | ====Ice Harvesting ships==== | + | ====Ice Harvesting Ships==== |
| ===Expedition Frigates=== | ===Expedition Frigates=== | ||
| - | The Prospect and the Endurance can both fit Ice Mining Lasers, but the Endurance has bonuses that reduce the cycle duration. Neither frigate has the yield, tank, or ore hold of any of the mining barges, but they are much more maneuverable and can fit cloaking devices, making them well suited to operating in dangerous wormhole space. In particular, they are the only ships capable of mining the ice found in Shattered Wormhole Space. | + | The **[[eve:ships:frigates:prospect]]** and the **[[eve:ships:frigates:endurance]]** can both fit Ice Mining Lasers, but the Endurance has bonuses that reduce the cycle duration. Neither frigate has the yield, tank, or ore hold of any of the mining barges, but they are much more maneuverable and can fit cloaking devices, making them well suited to operating in dangerous wormhole space. In particular, they are the only ships capable of mining the ice found in Shattered Wormhole Space. |
| ===Mining Barges=== | ===Mining Barges=== | ||
| - | Of the three mining barges, only the Covetor has a role bonus to ice mining (25% reduction in cycle time). All three barges have a 2% per level of Skill.png Mining Barge). The Covetor however, has a fairly small ore hold (7000 m3), and will fill up fairly quickly. The Procurer and the Retriever have a bonus of 2% each and the same ice mining yield, and each ship has a different strength (the Retriever has a very large ore hold, and the Procurer a very tough tank). While all Barges now use two ice harvesters, the Procurer only has two low slots, while the Covetor and Retriever each have three allowing for an additional harvester upgrade. As when using these ships for ore mining, the choice depends on your play style. Flying in a dangerous region of space? Use a Procurer. Want to mine for long stretches without returning to a station? Use a Retriever. Want to get the absolute maximum amount of ice you can? Use a Covetor. | + | Of the three mining barges, only the **[[eve:ships:mining_barges:covetor]]** has a role bonus to ice mining (25% reduction in cycle time). All three barges have a 2% per level of Mining Barge). The Covetor however, has a fairly small ore hold (7000 m3), and will fill up fairly quickly. The [[eve:ships:mining_barges:procurer]] and the [[eve:ships:mining_barges:retriever]] have a bonus of 2% each and the same ice mining yield, and each ship has a different strength (the Retriever has a very large ore hold, and the Procurer a very tough tank). While all Barges now use two ice harvesters, the Procurer only has two low slots, while the Covetor and Retriever each have three allowing for an additional harvester upgrade. As when using these ships for ore mining, the choice depends on your play style. Flying in a dangerous region of space? Use a Procurer. Want to mine for long stretches without returning to a station? Use a Retriever. Want to get the absolute maximum amount of ice you can? Use a Covetor. |
| ===Exhumers=== | ===Exhumers=== | ||
| - | Exhumers are straight upgrades from their Mining Barge counterparts, and the same reflections hold true for them. One small difference is that both the Skiff and the Mackinaw get a smaller (2%) reduction to ice harvester cycle time per level of Skill.png Exhumers (the Hulk gets a 3% reduction per skill level). The skiff also gets an additional low slot giving all three Exhumer three low slots, unlike it's Barge counterpart the Procurer | + | Exhumers are straight upgrades from their Mining Barge counterparts, and the same reflections hold true for them. One small difference is that both the **[[eve:ships:mining_barges:skiff]]** and the **[[eve:ships:mining_barges:mackinaw]]** get a smaller (2%) reduction to ice harvester cycle time per level of Exhumers (the Hulk gets a 3% reduction per skill level). The skiff also gets an additional low slot giving all three Exhumer three low slots, unlike it's Barge counterpart the Procurer |
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| ====Improving yield==== | ====Improving yield==== | ||
| - | In contrast with ore mining, all ice mining modules mine exactly one unit (1000 m3) of ice per cycle; therefore, the only way to increase your mining efficiency is to decrease your modules' cycle time. This can be done by training skills (see above), installing more advanced ice mining and mining upgrade modules, fitting Ice Harvester Accelerator rigs, flying more advanced ships (Exhumers instead of Mining Barges), or using implants (the IH-100x Inherent Implants 'Yeti' Ice Harvesting series). Additionally, if you are in a fleet, you can receive further bonuses through fleet boosts.\\ | + | In contrast with ore mining, all ice mining modules mine exactly one unit (1000 m3) of ice per cycle; therefore, the only way to increase your **[[eve:industry:mining:mining_efficiency]]** is to decrease your modules' cycle time. This can be done by training skills (see above), installing more advanced ice mining and mining upgrade modules, fitting Ice Harvester Accelerator rigs, flying more advanced ships (Exhumers instead of Mining Barges), or using implants (the IH-100x Inherent Implants 'Yeti' Ice Harvesting series). Additionally, if you are in a fleet, you can receive further bonuses through fleet boosts.\\ |
| While each bonus may seem small, when taken together they can make a significant difference: | While each bonus may seem small, when taken together they can make a significant difference: | ||
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