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| inputs = Power
| power_consumption = 2 MW idle<br>11 MW collecting
| inputs = [[Power]]
| outputs = [[Metreon Gas]]
| outputs = [[Metreon Gas]]
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A '''Gas Collector''' is a piece of Logistics equipment used to collect [[Metreon Gas]] from [[Gas Cloud|gas clouds]] in space.
A '''Gas Collector''' is a piece of Logistics equipment used to collect [[Metreon Gas]] from gas clouds in space. Metreon gas can be refined into [[Fuel]] or [[Explosives]].


== History ==
==Collecting Gas==
To collect gas, the ship must be in a star system [[Sector Map#Gas Clouds|overlapping a gas cloud]].
 
===Collection Rate===
Within a star system containing a gas cloud, the density of the gas cloud will vary by location. Gas is collected faster where the cloud is denser. The rate of collection can vary from 1 unit per second to more than 17.
 
The gas cloud appears as a pink haze that is thicker where the cloud is denser. This density is best observed by zooming out in normal view, though parallax effects can make it difficult to judge exact locations.
 
[[File:GasCloudDensity.png|frameless]]
 
==History==
{{History|Alpha 2|Introduced.}}
{{History|Alpha 2|Introduced.}}


[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Equipment]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 14 April 2025

Gas Collector
The air Gas Collector sprite
Grid size 4 x 3
Power consumption 2 MW idle
11 MW collecting
Power category Logistics
Inputs Power
Outputs Metreon Gas

A Gas Collector is a piece of Logistics equipment used to collect Metreon Gas from gas clouds in space. Metreon gas can be refined into Fuel or Explosives.

Collecting Gas[edit | edit source]

To collect gas, the ship must be in a star system overlapping a gas cloud.

Collection Rate[edit | edit source]

Within a star system containing a gas cloud, the density of the gas cloud will vary by location. Gas is collected faster where the cloud is denser. The rate of collection can vary from 1 unit per second to more than 17.

The gas cloud appears as a pink haze that is thicker where the cloud is denser. This density is best observed by zooming out in normal view, though parallax effects can make it difficult to judge exact locations.

History[edit | edit source]