HOW-TO: PLANETARY INTERACTION

Planets produce harvestable resources and make up a significant portion of Battleship, Capital and Structure build cost:

Battleship: 8% PI
Capital Ships: 20% PI
Structures: 75% PI

These resources are typically bulky and difficult to move; so harvesting them in Nullsec near our Sotiyo's means we don't need to import from Jita to produce your infrastructure.

This guide will get you setup quickly with Harvesting & Factory planets.

There are also some great external guides, which show this great visually: Hanns PI Charter

There is only one type of ship you require for this; the Gallente Hauler "Epithal", which requires Spaceship Command III and Gallente Hauler I. This has a dedicated Command Center bay, which will be used later:

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Command Center Upgrades 4
Science 4
Remote Sensing 4
Planetology 4
Interplanetary Consolidation 4 (Provides 1 extra planet per level)
Advanced Planetology 3
Command Center Upgrades 5 (Recommended for max-yield, you can reduce the output if you have 4)

Each planet has 5 types of resources:

Planet	Resource 1	Resource 2	Resource 3	Resource 4	Resource 5
Barren	Aqueous Liquids	Base Metals	Carbon Compounds	Micro Organisms	Noble Metals
Gas	Aqueous Liquids	Base Metals	Ionic Solutions	Noble Gas	Reactive Gas
Ice	Aqueous Liquids	Heavy Metals	Micro Organisms	Noble Gas	Planktic Colonies
Lava	Base Metals	Felsic Magma	Heavy Metals	Non-CS Crystals	Suspended Plasma
Oceanic	Aqueous Liquids	Carbon Compounds	Complex Organisms	Micro Organisms	Planktic Colonies
Plasma	Base Metals	Heavy Metals	Noble Metals	Non-CS Crystals	Suspended Plasma
Storm	Aqueous Liquids	Base Metals	Ionic Solutions	Noble Gas	Suspended Plasma
Temperate	Aqueous Liquids	Autotrophs	Carbon Compounds	Complex Organisms	Micro Organisms

These resources aren't used independently, but can be converted into Basic "P1":

Resource	Tier 1 Product	Barren	Gas	Ice	Lava	Oceanic	Plasma	Storm	Temperate
Aqueous Liquids	Water	X	X	X		X		X	X
Autotrophs	Industrial Fibers								X
Base Metals	Reactive Metals	X	X		X		X	X
Carbon Compounds	Biofuels	X				X			X
Complex Organisms	Proteins					X			X
Felsic Magma	Silicon				X
Heavy Metals	Toxic Metals			X	X		X
Ionic Solutions	Electrolytes		X					X
Microorganisms	Bacteria	X		X		X			X
Noble Gas	Oxygen		X	X				X
Noble Metals	Precious Metals	X					X
Non-Cs Crystals	Chiral Structures				X		X
Planktic Colonies	Biomass			X		X
Reactive Gas	Oxidizing Compound		X
Suspended Plasma	Plasmoids				X		X	X

Planet Types can either be found in-game by choosing "Show Info" on a planet, but can also be found out-of game via Dotlan - Tribute, Vale.

Once you've found the planet type you're after, check the resource density. This tells you how much of that mineral appears on the planet; the higher number the better. Select "Show Info" on a planet, and choose "View Planetary Industry" at the bottom. In the top-left corner, "Build" is selected by default; switch this to "Scan" and it will show the 5 types of resources acquired, and hovering over each individually will show the amount of resources you will get.

After you've found a planet you're interested in, time to set it up!

CAUTION: PI is extremely large. It is advised to set this up in a small range of systems, or in a system in the buyback programme.

Grab your Epithal and put the relevent Command Center in its bay. Travel to the target system and tether on a structure. You do not need to be at the Planet to set this up!

Select the planet you're interested in and "Show Info". Then choose "View Planetary Industry". Switch to the "Scan" view and select the resource you're interested in. This will bring up a heat map, where the resources are most abundant.

Switch back to the "Build" tab, and place the Command Center NEAR the abundant resources, and select "Submit".

With the Command Center built, you can now select it and upgrade to as high level as your skills allow.

You will now have more build options available:

Name	CPU Required	Power Required	Cost	Description
Extractor Control Unit	400 tf	2600 MW	45,000.00 ISK	Used to harvest resources
Basic Industry Facility	200 tf	800 MW	75,000.00 ISK	Converts resources into P1
Advanced Industry Facility	500 tf	700 MW	250,000.00 ISK	Converts P1 → P2 → P3
High-Tech Industry Facility*	1100 tf	400 MW	525,000.00 ISK	Converts P1+P3 to P4
Storage Facility	500 tf	700 MW	250,000.00 ISK	A buffer between Extractor and Facilities
Launchpad	3600 tf	700 MW	900,000.00 ISK	Resources here can be accessed at the Customs Office

There are a few different ways to visually set this up, but the fundamentals of a harvest planet are:

Extractor Control Unit needs placing near the resources, and linking to:
Storage Facility, which needs linking to:
Basic Industry Facility - place 2 rows of 4 each*, all linked to:
Launchpad at the end of each route.

*Skills dependent; you may need 2 rows of 3 each

Once these are build and linked, choose "Submit" once more. Note: the Command Center does not need to be linked anywhere!

Next, map the Facilities output. Using the charts above, select the output materials you are after. For example, if you planned to harvest "Noble Metals", select each of your Facilities and choose "Products" → "Precious Metals", and then "Install". This will allow you to route it - send them to the Launchpad at the end of the chain. Hit "Submit" once this step is completed!

The Facilities will now expect a certain input, so move to the Extractor and select "Install Extraction Program". This will open a new window for you to place up to 10 Extractor Heads. Select your resource on the right-hand side, and the amount of time you want them to extract for. Longer Cycles yeild more, but become less effective over time. I set mine for 3 days, but re-cycle them every 2 days.

Place the Extractor Heads where the yeild is highest, and route the entire batch to the Storage Facility. This will act as the buffer. You may need to upgrade the link, if you are pulling too much! Once routed to the Storage Facility, route this outwards to the individual facilities.

Once this is done, hit Submit. Congratulations, your planet is now setup!

MAINTENANCE

Access your planets by going into the Neocom → Industry → Planetary Industry.

Select your planet, select the Extractor Head, stop the extraction, move the heads wherever the resources are most abundant, then restart the extraction.

With 8 Facilities (Level 5), you will have a maximum output of 320 units of P1 per hour, assuming your extractors continuously yield above an average of 48k units per hour.

With 160 (60.8m3) going to each launchpad (10,000m3) per hour, you will need to collect your PI once every 6 days and 20 hours at max yield. With 120 (45.6m3) going to each launchpad (10,000m3) per hour, you will need to collect your PI once every 9 days and 3 hours at max yield.

Once your launchpads are full, travel to their Customs Office with your Epithal and bring them back to a station.

Panda Logistics will buy your PI!

This can be setup on any planet.

With Level 5 Command Center Upgrades, you can fit 4 Launchpads and 18 Factories producing 90 units of P2 per hour. You will need to take 26,000 Units to each launchpad every 3 days.

With Level 4 Command Center Upgrades, you can fit 4 Launchpads and 12 Factories producing 60 units of P2 per hour. You will need to take 26,000 Units to each launchpad every 4.5 days.

See below the combinations of P1 to make P2, and the 18-Factory Setup.

P2	P1 Input A	P1 Input B
Biocells	Precious Metals	Biofuels
Construction Blocks	Toxic Metals	Reactive Metals
Consumer Electronics	Chiral Structures	Toxic Metals
Coolant	Water	Electrolytes
Enriched Uranium	Toxic Metals	Precious Metals
Fertilizer	Proteins	Bacteria
Genetically Enhanced Livestock	Biomass	Proteins
Livestock	Biofuels	Proteins
Mechanical Parts	Precious Metals	Reactive Metals
Microfiber Shielding	Silicon	Industrial Fibers
Miniature Electronics	Silicon	Chiral Structures
Nanites	Reactive Metals	Bacteria
Oxides	Oxygen	Oxidizing Compound
Polyaramids	Industrial Fibers	Oxidizing Compound
Polytextiles	Industrial Fibers	Biofuels
Rocket Fuel	Electrolytes	Plasmoids
Silicate Glass	Silicon	Oxidizing Compound
Superconductors	Water	Plasmoids
Supertensile Plastics	Biomass	Oxygen
Synthetic Oil	Oxygen	Electrolytes
Test Cultures	Water	Bacteria
Transmitter	Chiral Structures	Plasmoids
Viral Agent	Biomass	Bacteria
Water-Cooled CPU	Water	Reactive Metals

Coming Soon

These can only be built on a Barren or Temperate planet.

P4 has three different templates:

Broadcast Node, Recursive Computing Modules and Self-Harmonizing Power Cores

Created by 3x P3, which require 2x P2 Input. You can produce 3 of these per hour, on a planet you setup with 3x Launchpad, 3x Hi-Tech Constructor, 18x Advanced Facility and 1x Storage Facility.

This requires 3,330 of 6 types of P2, to be maintained every 2d 7h.

Integrity Response Drones and Wetware Mainframes

Created by 3x P3, which require 3x P2 Input. You can produce 3 of these per hour, on a planet you setup with 3x Launchpad, 3x Hi-Tech Constructor, 18x Advanced Facility and 1x Storage Facility.

This requires 2,220 of 9 types of P2, to be maintained every 1d 13h.

Nano-Factory, Organic Mortar Applications and Sterile Conduits

Created by 2x P3 which require 2x P2 input, and 1x P1 Input. You can produce 4 of these per hour, on a planet you setup with 3x Launchpad, 4x Hi-Tech Constructor, 16x Advanced Facility and 1x Storage Facility.

This requires 3,330 of 4 types of P2, to be maintained every 2d 2h. The 3rd Launchpad is specifically for the P1.

P4	P3	P2	P1	P4	P3	P2	P1	P4	P3	P2	P1
Broadcast Node	Neocoms	Biocells	Biofuels	Integrity Response Drone	Gel-Matrix Biopaste	Biocells	Biofuels	Nano-Factory	Industrial Explosives	Fertilizer	Proteins
		Biocells	Precious Metals			Biocells	Precious Metals			Fertilizer	Bacteria
		Silicate Glass	Oxidizing Compound			Oxides	Oxygen			Polytextiles	Industrial Fibers
		Silicate Glass	Silicon			Oxides	Oxidizing Compound			Polytextiles	Biofuels
	Data Chips	Supertensile Plastics	Oxygen			Superconductors	Water		Ukomi Super Conductors	Superconductors	Water
		Supertensile Plastics	Biomass			Superconductors	Plasmoids			Superconductors	Plasmoids
		Microfiber Shielding	Industrial Fibers		Hazmat Detection Systems	Polytextiles	Industrial Fibers			Synthetic Oil	Electrolytes
		Microfiber Shielding	Silicon			Polytextiles	Biofuels				Oxygen
	High-Tech Transmitters	Polyaramids	Oxidizing Compound			Transmitter	Chiral Structures				Reactive Metals
		Polyaramids	Industrial Fibers			Transmitter	Plasmoids	Organic Mortar Applications	Condensates	Coolant	Water
		Transmitter	Plasmoids			Viral Agent	Bacteria			Coolant	Electrolytes
		Transmitter	Chiral Structures			Viral Agent	Biomass			Oxides	Oxygen
Recursive Computing Module	Guidance Systems	Transmitter	Plasmoids		Planetary Vehicles	Mechanical Parts	Reactive Metals			Oxides	Oxidizing Compound
		Transmitter	Chiral Structures			Mechanical Parts	Precious Metals		Robotics	Consumer Electronics	Toxic Metals
		Water-Cooled CPU	Water			Miniature Electronics	Silicon			Consumer Electronics	Chiral Structures
		Water-Cooled CPU	Reactive Metals			Miniature Electronics	Chiral Structures			Mechanical Parts	Reactive Metals
	Synthetic Synapses	Supertensile Plastics	Oxygen			Supertensile Plastics	Oxygen				Precious Metals
		Supertensile Plastics	Biomass			Supertensile Plastics	Biomass				Bacteria
		Test Cultures	Water	Wetware Mainframe	Biotech Research Reports	Construction Blocks	Reactive Metals	Sterile Conduits	Smartfab Units	Construction Blocks	Reactive Metals
		Test Cultures	Bacteria			Construction Blocks	Toxic Metals			Construction Blocks	Toxic Metals
	Transcranial Microcontrollers	Biocells	Biofuels			Livestock	Biofuels			Miniature Electronics	Silicon
		Biocells	Precious Metals			Livestock	Proteins			Miniature Electronics	Chiral Structures
		Nanites	Reactive Metals			Nanites	Reactive Metals		Vaccines	Livestock	Biofuels
		Nanites	Bacteria			Nanites	Bacteria			Livestock	Proteins
Self-Harmonizing Power Core	Camera Drones	Rocket Fuel	Electrolytes		Cryoprotectant Solution	Fertilizer	Proteins			Viral Agent	Bacteria
		Rocket Fuel	Plasmoids			Fertilizer	Bacteria				Biomass
		Silicate Glass	Oxidizing Compound			Synthetic Oil	Electrolytes				Water
		Silicate Glass	Silicon			Synthetic Oil	Oxygen
	Hermetic Membranes	Genetically Enhanced Livestock	Proteins			Test Cultures	Water
		Genetically Enhanced Livestock	Biomass			Test Cultures	Bacteria
		Polyaramids	Oxidizing Compound		Supercomputers	Consumer Electronics	Toxic Metals
		Polyaramids	Industrial Fibers			Consumer Electronics	Chiral Structures
	Nuclear Reactors	Enriched Uranium	Toxic Metals			Coolant	Water
		Enriched Uranium	Precious Metals			Coolant	Electrolytes
		Microfiber Shielding	Industrial Fibers			Water-Cooled CPU	Water

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