Automation and logistics
Ice and Hydrogen
Ice provides feedstock for an O2/H2 Generator, which produces hydrogen and oxygen for storage and use.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Ice and Hydrogen
Ice-bearing planetary surfaces, moons, and asteroid voxels. Detector signals can identify deposits beyond exposed surface ice.
Before you go
- Hand Drill or ship drills and cargo capacity.
- O2/H2 Generator connected to power.
- Conveyor access and suitable oxygen or hydrogen storage tanks, if storing gas.
Farming steps
- Scan exposed terrain or asteroid voxels with the Ore Detector, or inspect visible ice deposits.
- Mark the ice location and approach with enough cargo room to carry the collected material.
- Mine ice with a Hand Drill or ship drills; collect the ore-like resource into inventory or ship cargo.
- Return to a powered O2/H2 Generator and put the ice into its input inventory.
- Connect generator and tanks through conveyors where needed, then check that the generator has power and the tanks can accept output.
- Allow gas production and monitor the connected tank inventory.
- Use stored hydrogen or oxygen for the relevant ship or base systems, and keep remaining ice available for another processing pass.
- Ice is generator feedstock; a Refinery is not the processing block for this loop.
- Check tank connections and capacity before a long mining run so output has somewhere to go.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat mining and generator processing whenever gas reserves need replenishing. Each cycle converts collected ice into stored gas as long as power and tank capacity are available.
Common mistakes
- Putting ice into a Refinery: load it into an O2/H2 Generator.
- Running a generator without power: restore grid power and confirm the block is active.
- Expecting tanks to fill without a usable connection or free capacity: inspect conveyors and tank inventory.
When to stop or switch
Stop mining when the connected tanks hold enough gas for the next trip or operation, or when cargo is full; resume when reserves fall.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.