New Space Features

Space Mining, Mining Ship, Interplanetary Teleportation, and more

Space Mining

A groundbreaking new feature has arrived! Space mining will open up many new opportunities, including new skills and professions you can develop.

What exactly is space mining?
Space mining involves extracting valuable materials from asteroids floating in space. These materials can be sold as they are, utilized in crafting, or used to purchase items at Space Mining Terminals available at any space station.

Your ship will need Mining Lasers to start mining in space. As described below, Mining Lasers come in different varieties.

Mining Lasers
All spaceships can mine using Mining Lasers, which are available in Attached and Mounted models.

The attached versions of Mining Lasers can only be used by smaller non-capital ships. Mounted versions can be used by any ship with gunner seats.

View the table below for general guidelines on whether your ship allows for mounted or attached mining lasers.

The mining lasers use either Universal Ammo or Explosive Projectiles as ammunition.

The How-To
Purchase or craft your Mining Lasers for your ship and set off to locate asteroids you wish to mine. You will be able to find mining lasers and mining laser blueprints in the Space Mining Terminals.

Asteroids can be found around planets and the Howling Mine. Pay attention to the asteroid's appearance, as different types contain different materials. Arrows will be visible above any minable asteroids. Use the mining laser to destroy the asteroids and obtain the different minerals. When you successfully destroy the asteroid, the minerals will automatically end up in your inventory.

Each space station is equipped with Tailing Recycle Stations, which you can use to process your mined materials and obtain valuable minerals. To process the materials, you will need Recycling Scrips.

Tips

Some Mining Skills gained from planetary mining positively affect Professions used in Space Mining
There are High-Powered Mining Lasers that can only be used on the Pioneer and Prospector. "View Information" on the Mining Laser and check under "Power Rating" to find relevant details
Pay attention to whether your ship needs Attached or Mounted lasers
Weaker mining lasers cannot impact larger asteroids, so ensure you’re equipped with the correct equipment before embarking on your mining endeavor
Minable asteroids can be found in Safe Zones, PVP, and lootable PVP

New Space Mining Terminal
All Space Stations just got an addition—a Space Mining Terminal specialized for Space Mining. This terminal offers Basic variants of Space Mining Lasers, Mining Laser Blueprints, Teleportation Token Blueprints, Recycling Scrip Blueprints, and a sell and recycle tab.

You can find the Space Mining Terminals at the same location as the Trade, Recycle, and Storage terminals at any Space Stations.

Genesis Star Offers Rewards
Genesis Star personnel offer a set of daily space hunting and mining missions at all Space Stations. Search them out, as they offer nice rewards for a helping hand.

Pioneer Mining Ship

Shipwright Shoal in Howling Mine has a mission for you - complete it, and he will offer you a Pioneer Mining Ship (L). Similar in size to the Quad-Wing and Sleipner, the Pioneer is the perfect choice for small-scale operations and efficient space miners.

This Mining Ship is a 3-seater and a smaller version of the Prospector. Each passenger in the Pioneer can choose to equip either a Mounted Mining Laser or a Mounted Defensive Weapon. The Mounted Defensive Weapon is new of its kind, and only the Pioneer can wield it. You discover the Blueprint of this weapon by crafting.

Interplanetary Teleportation

Recent upgrades to the space station teleportation network have opened this once very limited system for new uses. In addition to the already existing ability to teleport to a planet from the space station orbiting it, it will now be possible to teleport between different space stations across the frontier.

However, due to the incredible energy costs involved in safely moving matter such great distances, there will be some limitations on using this new infrastructure. Users will be required to pay a fee of 15 Teleportation Tokens with each use, and you will only be able to carry up to 150 kg in your inventory to be able to use the interplanetary teleportation system.

The new update to the teleportation network has also made travel from space stations to the planets they orbit free of charge. However, teleportation directly from a planet's surface to a space station is still impossible.

Updated Look And Map Zones

Improved Visibility
When traveling in space, you will notice that the universe is brighter and more colorful than before. This will also make it easier for you to spot enemies, ships, and asteroids.

Mining Zones
The closest area around planets now includes asteroid belts, an easy-to-spot landmark for you to find minable asteroids. Most of the asteroid belts are situated in non-lootable PVP zones, except for the area around the Howling Mine, which is lootable PVP. However, each space station includes a safe zone without PVP, and the area allows for safe exploration of both hunting and mining.

Navigation Relay Beacons
Navigation Relay Beacons are repositioned into new locations near lootable PVP areas. These Beacons now feature pinned map locations for ease of access. More than just a landmark for lootable PVP, the Space Pirates use these beacons to ambush capital ships.

Outlaw Zones
Shipwrecks mark a new zone called the Outlaw Zone. These zones can be discovered and registered on your map. Make sure to explore and circulate the area of the ship to add these zones to your space map successfully. Once discovered, these Zones can be used for warping. But be careful; the edges of the zones crawl with pirates ready to jump your ship.

Hunting Grounds
These areas in the universe are populated with native space creatures.

Space Pirates

With space opening up to further trade and resource extraction, the Federal Empire has issued a general warning about space pirate activity along the frontier.

Many of these pirates were previously retained as privateers by megacorporations invested in the colonies to help limit smuggling and other illegal trade by non-chartered companies. However, when the practice was outlawed due to recurring violations of codes, including an attack on an Imperial diplomatic vessel, a large number of crews seized control of their ships and continued preying on ships rather than become unemployed.

Their numbers have since grown further, and there are even rumors that some of them have established bases and started manufacturing their own ships using the resources pillaged from unwary travelers.

Beware of these pirates as you travel through space, as they are opportunists and will attack when given the chance.

Your Space Mining Adventure Awaits!

We hope you enjoy starting your space mining adventure in Entropia Universe. If you have any questions or wish to share your experiences and strategies about space mining, we invite you to join the discussion on our forum.

Check out the release notes here for the full list of features for this release.

New Space Features