Ice harvesting

Teronredoran · Post by **Teronredoran** » Sat, 1. Jun 13, 21:42

So far I've searched about 4-5 different sectors in Terran space and haven't found any ice asteroids (AP, unmodded beyond bonus pack). However, I do have the ability to purchase Ice harvesting factories, so before I buy one I'd like to know if they work on any asteroid, or if I just haven't had any luck yet.

InFlamesForEver · Post by **InFlamesForEver** » Sat, 1. Jun 13, 21:43

There are ice asteroids but they are few and far between, you may have to extend your search beyond Terran space.

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Sun, 2. Jun 13, 16:00

If the production code is like other mineral mineral mines,you'll get a residual amount of ice production.
But not enough to make it really worth while spending that cash and wasting a good 'roid.

Mines placed on low yield 'roids do make good extra storage for a complex though.

Sovereign01 · Post by **Sovereign01** » Sun, 2. Jun 13, 18:15

Only 11 sectors have asteroids that have ice- Asteroid belt has the highest yield by far

Kirlack · Post by **Kirlack** » Sun, 2. Jun 13, 21:22

One of the previously unknown sector beyond Unholy Descent has a high yield Ice 'roid (or did in TC). You could dispense with the mine and use a mobile mining fleet, with CLS handlers, and get a much higher final output that you would with a mine

SIMON POPPLEWELL · Post by **SIMON POPPLEWELL** » Sun, 2. Jun 13, 21:32

Kirlack wrote:One of the previously unknown sector beyond Unholy Descent has a high yield Ice 'roid (or did in TC). You could dispense with the mine and use a mobile mining fleet, with CLS handlers, and get a much higher final output that you would with a mine

This would be a waste as small rocks don't respawn in AP, did this to stop the exploit of nividium mining iirc.

Sovereign01 · Post by **Sovereign01** » Mon, 3. Jun 13, 01:44

Thing with Nvidium mining was that you couldn't instruct your freighters to mine it directly, you had to break up the asteroids into their smallest chunks yourself and have them collect the rocks. Very tedious and time-consuming.

Solomon Short · Post by **Solomon Short** » Mon, 3. Jun 13, 04:27

Sovereign01 wrote:Thing with Nvidium mining was that you couldn't instruct your freighters to mine it directly, you had to break up the asteroids into their smallest chunks yourself and have them collect the rocks. Very tedious and time-consuming.

This is still true, but in TC you only had to break up a few (one would do), & then the infinitite respawn meant you could have as many ships as you wanted mining that small collection of rocks forever (as long the playership was never back in that sector).

Lone Jedi · Post by **Lone Jedi** » Mon, 3. Jun 13, 14:06

There is one with very high yield (70+) in Saturn 3. Don't break any of those roids, you will need them for Terran complexes.

Honved · Post by **Honved** » Mon, 3. Jun 13, 14:12

In TC, there's a low-yield (high single digit?) Ice rock in Treasure Chest next to Omicron Lyrae, which is barely worth building a mine on. At least you wouldn't need to supply it with E-Cells very often...

Sovereign01 · Post by **Sovereign01** » Mon, 3. Jun 13, 22:33

The highest yield ice asteroid is in Asteroid Belt (where else?) 133!

Ripskar · Post by **Ripskar** » Mon, 3. Jun 13, 23:34

Asteroid Belt (133)

Saturn 3 (78)

Oort Cloud (44)

Circle of Labour (25)

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