GAS AND MINERAL EXTRACTORS?

[WOLFHORS3]

I don't seem to be able to build these. Can't find them in the build menu. Where are they? Tech, portable? I can't seem to find them anywhere. And, yes, I have the blueprints. i even went back to the anomaly to be sure, says I already know the BP

[WOLFHORS3]

So wait, I have to find a gas node and then build a base there before I can extract the gas? How stupid is that? Or am I missing something?

[Gumsk]

You use the resources scanner to find a hotspot, make sure it is within your base range, place the proper type of extractor, run power to it, build a storage silo somewhere, run a pipe from the extractor(s) to the silo(s).

[Playbahnosh]

Originally posted by WOLFHORS3:

So wait, I have to find a gas node and then build a base there before I can extract the gas? How stupid is that? Or am I missing something?

That's exactly true. You have to use the Survey Device upgrade to look for 'hotspots' on planets, then construct and outpost there. Then you can find the extractors under Tech, Industrial.

You can switch visor modes to detect Gas, Mineral or Electro-magnetic hotspots, the latter of which is for the new Electro-magnetic Generator. Hotspots also come in tiers, from C to S, the better tier, the better yield you'll get. The closer you build the extractor to the center of the hotspot, the better yield you get. Build the extractor then connect it to a Supply Depot with supply cables so it can store your mined resources. The extractors need power, but the Supply Depots don't. Adding more extractors will increase the yield, adding more Supply Depots will increase the storage size. You can remove the extracted resources by taking it out of a Supply Depot, doesn't matte which one, the connected ones share storage.

[WOLFHORS3]

yeah I understand HOW to do it, just didn't realize you had to build a base, unlike the autonomous mining unit, atmo harvesters, etc. Just seems illogical that we can put THESE atmo harvesters and mining units down w/o a base but not THOSE mining and extracting units. Just a little extra hoop NMS decided to make us jump thru...BTW anyone seen any Nitrogen hotspots?

[Playbahnosh]

Originally posted by WOLFHORS3:

.BTW anyone seen any Nitrogen hotspots?

Sure, there are several around my main base, I found an S tier one just the other day, so I switched over to that one. Getting tens of thousands of nitrogen every few hours now.

[Gumsk]

Every mineable resource shows up in hotspots, too.

[WOLFHORS3]

well ya know...uh..what kind of planet is your main base on? that would be helpful

[Playbahnosh]

Originally posted by WOLFHORS3:

well ya know...uh..what kind of planet is your main base on? that would be helpful

What I meant to say was, yes, there are nitrogen hotspots. My planet is a temperate moon, but that doesn't really tell you anything. To be honest I don't know how to reliably find planets with nitrogen pockets.

[Gumsk]

Lush and Toxic biomes have Nitrogen.

[WOLFHORS3]

Thank you that helped a lot. got er dun lol