| Gathering Target | Gas Giant | |
| Work Consumption | 30.0 MW | |
| Gathering Speed | 8 * Mining speed * GG base - Cons. | |
| Made In | Assembler | |
| Hand-Make | Replicator | |
| Stack Size | 10 |
Summary
Generates Hydrogen and Deuterium when placed on the equator of a Gas Giant, or Hydrogen and Fire Ice on the equator of an Ice Giant.
The resource collection rate depends on the yield of the giant and the gathering speed of the Orbital Collector. The default gathering speed is 8. The gathering speed can be increased with the Veins Utilization upgrade. The collection rate is calulated as yield * gathering speed.
However, some of the collected resources will be used to power the Orbital Collector, which drastically lowers how much resources are actually usable. Both resources will be used to fuel the Orbital Collector, regardless of how much is stored of each resource. The resources are used proportionally to how much is collected per second, and how much energy is generated by burning the resource.
For example: A giant has a yield of 0.5 fireice/s and 0.25 hydrogen/s. The actual resource yield can be calculated like this:
| Collection rate | Power value | % of total power collected | Power diverted to Orbital Collector | Resources remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 fireice/s * 8 = 4 fireice/s | 4.8 MJ/fireice * 4 fireice/s = 19,2 MW | 55% | 0.55 * 30MW = 16.5 | (19.2 MW - 16.5 MW) / 4.8 MJ/fireice = 0,56 fireice/s |
| 0.25 hydrogen/s * 8 = 2 hydrogen/s | 8 MJ/hydrogen * 2 hydrogen/s = 16 MW | 45% | 0.45 * 30MW = 13.5 MW | (16 MW - 13.5 MW) / 8 MJ/hydrogen = 0,3125 hydrogen/s |
With the default gathering speed, most of the resources are lost to power the Orbital Collector. Researching higher levels of the Veins Utilization is important to get good yields, as this increases the gathering speed of the Orbital Collector while keeping the power consumption the same.
Maximum amount of Orbital Collectors to be placed onto a single giant planet is 40.
Production Chain
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Player Tips & Tricks
It is possible to place more than one collector on a Gas Giant, although there is a minimum distance between collectors required, placing them at the minimum required distance will let you place a maximum of 40 collectors.
In order to export products from an orbital collector set to the collector to remote supply then on planet you wish to receive the collected products set get fire ice | hydrogen | deuterium remotely supplied and stored locally.