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[[File:Gas Giant planet view.PNG|300px|thumb|A gas giant.]]
==Summary==
==Summary==
'''Gas Giants''' are a type of planets in the game. Gas Giants frequently have one or more planets in orbit around them, an example being the starting world. Since Gas Giants have no physical surface, [[Icarus]] cannot land on them; instead, it simply floats above the cloud layer.  
'''Gas Giants''' are a type of [[Stars and planets#Types of planets|planet]] in Dyson Sphere Program. They are (as the name suggests) giant worlds with no solid landmasses on their surface, instead being composed almost entirely of gases, primarily [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] and [[Deuterium|its isotopes]]. If [[Icarus]] flies onto a gas giant, it will not be able to land, and will be forced to fly around.
 
Icarus can manually collect resources from a Gas Giant, but [[Orbital Collector]]s can gather them automatically.


The aforementioned gaseous resources -- hydrogen, deuterium, and [[Fire Ice|fire ice]] in the case of ice giants -- can be collected by [[Orbital Collector|Orbital Collectors]] (placed on the planet's equator), or manually, by Icarus.
==Production==
==Production==
A maximum of 40 Orbital Collectors may be placed on a Gas Giant's equator (where the latitude is 0 degrees, marked by a thicker green line in construction mode). Each collector will produce resources at the rate listed on the planet information seen in the star map.
A maximum of 40 Orbital Collectors may be placed on a Gas Giant's equator (where the latitude is 0 degrees, marked by a thicker green line in construction mode). Each collector will produce resources at the rate listed on the planet information seen in the star map. Some of these resources will be consumed to power the collector (see the [[Orbital Collector]] page for details), while the rest will be outputted to storage. The Orbital Collector acts as its own [[Interstellar Logistics Station]]; its resources can be carried away by [[Logistics Vessel|Logistics Vessels]] directly from the station.
 
Some of these resources will be consumed to power the collector, see the [[Orbital Collector]] page for details.


There are two types of Gas Giant.
There are two types of giant planet:


===Gas Giant===
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* Since Gas Giants are not physical, a loose item will simply fall directly into the planet and become irretrievable. Take care when managing the inventory while on a Gas Giant's surface.
* Since Gas Giants are not physical, a loose item will simply fall directly into the planet and become irretrievable. Take care when managing the inventory while on a Gas Giant's surface.


[[Category:Astronomical Objects]]
[[Category:Planets]]
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[[Category:Natural Source]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 2 February 2024

A gas giant.

Summary

Gas Giants are a type of planet in Dyson Sphere Program. They are (as the name suggests) giant worlds with no solid landmasses on their surface, instead being composed almost entirely of gases, primarily hydrogen and its isotopes. If Icarus flies onto a gas giant, it will not be able to land, and will be forced to fly around.

The aforementioned gaseous resources -- hydrogen, deuterium, and fire ice in the case of ice giants -- can be collected by Orbital Collectors (placed on the planet's equator), or manually, by Icarus.

Production

A maximum of 40 Orbital Collectors may be placed on a Gas Giant's equator (where the latitude is 0 degrees, marked by a thicker green line in construction mode). Each collector will produce resources at the rate listed on the planet information seen in the star map. Some of these resources will be consumed to power the collector (see the Orbital Collector page for details), while the rest will be outputted to storage. The Orbital Collector acts as its own Interstellar Logistics Station; its resources can be carried away by Logistics Vessels directly from the station.

There are two types of giant planet:

Gas Giant

Mainly produces Hydrogen, and produces Deuterium at a lower rate.

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Hydrogen.png
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Icon Orbital Collector.png
Tech Gas Giants Exploitation.png
Icon Deuterium.png
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Icon Gas Giant.png
Icon Orbital Collector.png
Tech Gas Giants Exploitation.png

Ice Giant

Mainly produces Fire Ice, and Hydrogen at a lower rate.

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Hydrogen.png
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Icon Ice Giant.png
Icon Orbital Collector.png
Tech Gas Giants Exploitation.png
Icon Fire Ice.png
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Icon Ice Giant.png
Icon Orbital Collector.png
Tech Gas Giants Exploitation.png

Production Upgrades

While each level of the Veins Utilization upgrade increases the collecting rate by a flat 10%, the 30MW upkeep cost of the Orbital Collector effectively increases it by more than 10%. See the Orbital Collector page for the full explanation.

Player Tips & Tricks

  • Due to the large distance between where Orbital Collectors can be placed, construction drones can lag far behind if flying to place multiple collectors without waiting for each to be constructed.
  • As with resource quantities on planets, the typical production rate of Gas Giants is higher for those found in systems further from the starting system, scaling as distance increases.
  • Since Gas Giants are not physical, a loose item will simply fall directly into the planet and become irretrievable. Take care when managing the inventory while on a Gas Giant's surface.
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