Harvester

A harvester is a specialized structure used to automatically collect resources from the environment without requiring constant attention. This process is known as harvesting. They come in various types, each designed for specific kinds of resources.

 

Harvester Types

Mineral

A mineral extractor or mining installation can extract any mineral resource.

• Personal Mineral Extractor
• Mineral Mining Installation
• Heavy Mineral Mining Installation
• Elite Mineral Mining Installation
   

Chemical

A chemical extractor can extract any chemical resource.

• Personal Chemical Extractor
• Chemical Extractor
• Deep Crust Chemical Extractor
• Elite Deep Crust Chemical Extractor

Gas

A gas processor can extract any gas resource.

• Personal Natural Gas Processor
• Natural Gas Processor
• Heavy Natural Gas Processor
• Elite Natural Gas Processor

Flora

A flora farm can extract any flora resource.

• Micro Flora Farm
• Automated Flora Farm
• High Capacity Flora Farm
• Elite Flora Farm

Water

A moister vaporator can extract any water resource from the air.

• Personal Moisture Vaporator
• Moisture Vaporator
• High Efficiency Moisture Vaporator
• Elite Efficiency Moisture Vaporator
   

Energy Harvesters

There are four types of harvesters that extract energy resources. The wind, solar, and fusion generators correspond roughly with personal, medium, and heavy harvesters, respectively. The geothermal corresponds roughly with a medium harvester, but has the footprint of a personal harvester. Energy harvesters are self powering, but require maintenance costs to operate. All four types have the same maintenance cost of 30 credits per hour (720 credits a day), making it cost effective to upgrade whenever possible.

Wind

Wind Power Generator can capture any wind energy resource. The max BER is 10. The BER for these harvesters is determined solely by the quality of resources used as it has no components.

Solar

Solar Power Generator can capture any solar energy resource. It has a maximum BER of 15. The BER for these harvesters is determined solely by the quality of resources used and unaffected by component quality. In addition to having a higher BER than wind generators, solar energy concentrations can usually be found in higher concentrations than wind.

Radioactive

Fusion Power Generator can mine any radioactive resource, more efficiently than using a mineral harvester. It has a max BER of 19 and costs 4500 credits to redeed. The BER for these harvesters is determined by the Mining Unit BER (maximum 7) and quality of resources used.

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Generator can capture any geothermal energy resource. It has a max BER of 15. The BER for these harvesters is determined solely by the quality of resources used and unaffected by component quality. The incubation process for beasts requires geothermal energy

 

Harvester Sizes

 

Personal

Maximum BER of 5

• Pros: Cheap; small size makes it the easiest to place on rough terrain
• Cons: Slow extraction and small hopper size
  • 16 credits per hour to operate (384 credits per day)
  • 25 units of energy per hour to operate (600 units per day)
  • 1500 credits to redeed, harvester must be in perfect condition with an empty hopper

Medium

Maximum BER of 11

• Pros: Most efficient harvester to operate; larger hopper size than personal harvesters
• Cons: Larger size than personal harvesters makes it slightly more difficult to place on rough terrain
  • 30 credits per hour to operate (720 credits per day)
  • 50 units of energy per hour to operate (1200 units per day)
  • 3000 credits to redeed, harvester must be in perfect condition with an empty hopper

Heavy

Maximum BER of 14

• Pros: Highest extraction rate among material harvesters, largest hopper size
• Cons: Less efficient than medium harvesters, largest size limits placement on rough terrain
  • 90 credits per hour to operate (2160 credits per day)
  • 75 units of energy per hour to operate (1800 units per day)
  • 4500 credits to redeed, harvester must be in perfect condition with an empty hopper

Elite

Maximum BER of 44

• Pros: Digs very fast, and has a huge storage capacity. At max BER it is nearly as efficient as the medium harvester.
• Cons: Although very efficient in gathering a lot of ore in a very short period of time it takes 3 lots to place. Good for secondary characters or accounts where houses and other placeables aren't needed. No more than 3 harvesters would be allowed per character if no other lots were used. Self power deeds are now usable with Elite Harvesters, but you must collect three "Make a harvester self powered" deeds and combine them to create one Elite self power deed. The combine option appears on their radial menu once you have collected three self power deeds. Once combined, they cannot be separated.
  • 126 credits per hour to operate (3024 credits per day)
  • 206 units of energy per hour to operate (4944 units per day)
  • 12,375 credits to redeed, harvester must be in perfect condition with an empty hopper
• The harvester looks just like the heavy harvester and has the same footprint, it just takes 3 lots to place.

 

Using Harvesters

Here’s how it works:

1. Finding Resources: First, locate an area with a good concentration of the resource you want to extract using the appropriate survey tool.
2. Placing the Harvester: Position the harvester over the resource and set it down to start collecting.
3. Power Source: Provide a power source such as wind, solar, or radioactive energy to operate the harvester.
4. Maintenance: Pay the maintenance fee in credits.
5. Turn On the Harvester: Turn it on and periodically check and empty the harvester’s output hopper, and perform regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly.

Key Features:

• Base Extraction Rate (BER): This indicates how many units of resource the harvester extracts per minute, assuming a certain resource concentration.
• Hopper Capacity: This is the maximum amount of resource the harvester can hold before it needs to be emptied.

Both the BER and hopper capacity depend on the skill of the Trader who creates the harvester, so check these details before purchasing.

Setup and Space:

• Purchase: Harvesters are bought as deeds. You need to place the harvester on a designated lot, and its hopper must be emptied before you can move it or redeem the deed.
• Space Requirements: The size of the Space needed depends on the type of harvester. For instance, personal mineral extractors need less Space compared to heavy mineral extractors. Finding a suitable area with enough Space can be challenging.