Recycling those Debris Fields
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Finding Debris Fields
When you look around the Galaxy Map, you may see a T next to certain planets. This means there is a Debris Field there.
To find out how much debris, and what kind (Metal or Crystal or Both), hover your mouse over the letter T. You will get a tooltip window in your browser that shows how much debris is there.
The Recycler
Befiore you can harvest a debris field, you need at least one Recycler. Each Recycler can hold a maximum of 20,000 resources. This cargo space is also used for fuel to get to and from the debris field.
You can send multiple Recyclers to a debris field. This is essential when you start harvesting the larger debris fields (1 million+ resources).
The Harvest
Use the Galaxy map to locate a debris field. Make a note of its location. For instance: 3:27:12
- Switch to your Fleet view
- Select the number of Recycler ships you wish to send
- Click Proceed
- Enter the coordinates to send to. EX: 3:27:12
- Select the speed to send the ships at (typically you use 100% for a collection mission, use a much slower speed if you are fleet saving).
- Choose DF as the target (instead of Planet)
- Choose harvest as the mission (this option is only available if a Recycler is in the fleet)
- Send the mission on its way!
NOTE: Sending cargo ships on the recycle haul will not help the carrying space. They will just eat up your deuterium and go along for the ride. Only Recyclers can collect debris from a debris field.
Once the Recycler(s) reach the Debris Field, they will attempt to collect the debris there. It is possible that someone else collected the debris while your fleet was enroute. If so, your ships will return empty.
If the debris field was still there, then your ships will harvest those debris and return them to your planet.
NOTE: When you send a fleet to a planet on a Recycling Mission, that planet does not know they exist. So not only are they not exposed to any defenses (they go to the debris, not the planet itself), but that player doesn’t even know who collected the debris.
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— Slaynest Jul 26, 02:00 PM #
can I send, say, 1 recycler and 2 small cargo and get their cargo capacity combined?
I mean… I need at least one recycler, but if I add other ships do they count or they just go and have a nice trip around the universe doin’ nothing?
Thank you!
PS: very useful website ;-)
— MaLkAv Aug 7, 07:05 AM #
— John Aug 10, 12:54 PM #
— Eric Aug 11, 05:37 AM #
— shepehrd Aug 12, 01:19 PM #
— Luci Aug 13, 06:39 PM #
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— sling Sep 15, 02:17 PM #
— Scott Sep 15, 04:57 PM #
— christianrocker Sep 16, 03:51 PM #
— joiz0 Oct 15, 11:33 AM #
There is no harvest option, and I am sending only two recyclers :-S
— James Nov 4, 04:48 AM #
Select “DF” as your destination when you send the fleet, instead of “planet” or you won’t get the harvest option.
— Phyre Nov 20, 07:38 AM #
you have to go to the right, pull down the menu that says “planet” and click on DF! that is CRITICAL
— Dan Nov 21, 08:15 PM #
Q.) Can I send, say, 1 recycler and 2 small cargo and get their cargo capacity combined?
A.) They just go on a nice trip. To get large DF’s you need to send 2 or more Recycler’s.
— Mark Nov 30, 06:33 PM #
What if the moon is present near the DF?
Does it respond to recycler activity?
— Shime Dec 18, 12:04 PM #
@ shime
No.— quincy Jan 5, 02:42 AM #
For the newest upgrade for uni. 5 (7.2b i think), when i try to check the amount of resources in a df, it won’t let me. it’s probably becasue i have a mac and ogame is meant for pcs, but i was wondering if there still is a way to check the dfs on a mac.
— Alien Jan 9, 01:11 AM #
can i just say, that i also am a noob and have been playing for just over a month. i have never had to ask any questions on the forum. if you READ, dont look, READ… then u wont have to ask these silly questions like “there is no “harvest” mission when i select my recycler from the fleet”. these people who have wrote the tips in the forum know what they are talking about and if u cant find what they are saying then it is you that is doing something wrong. if you READ again. youll see that i am right.
— VIPER Jan 18, 02:16 AM #
that’s the kind of helpful response i like to see…
— bob Jan 29, 09:44 PM #
Ok, i am a beginer and just started 3 days ago, and i have a light fighter. Can it pick up resources from debris feilds?
— Vyper132 Feb 17, 08:59 AM #
you people need to read and quit relying on everyone else to tell you what to do. everything you need to know is listed above about recycling. quit being stupid and READ. Viper is right. READ
— Ooobla from uni 3 Feb 25, 08:41 AM #
no u cant i mean i have been playing for 8 days and u need a recycler
— Talius Mar 4, 07:23 AM #
Hey Vyper132! Look what it says in the article!
It says “Only Recyclers can collect debris from a debris field.”
Amazing!
— dek Mar 10, 08:37 AM #
if you have firefox you can download a useful tool, Foxgame, this alters certain things about the way the game appears- its free and allowed by the GO’s and it highlights major debris fields, the ones worth harvesting and not the hundreds of “crystal 300” ones it also shows time of arrival (server time) for fleets and when something will finish building (server time) etc.
— giles Mar 30, 03:27 PM #
i was just wondering how much recources go into the debris field when ships are destroyed…example:
10 probes and 10 light fighters
— dark saruman Apr 22, 12:32 PM #
everyone should just read what there supposed to do. most of the questions above were asked over and over again. just read the text it will answer most of your questions.
— Salavar Apr 26, 02:21 PM #
no…u didn’t understand me.
Example…
Q: how much recources go into the debris field when ships are destroyed
A: About 50% of theirs value( how much they cost)
— dark saruman Apr 27, 07:46 AM #
I hav been attacked a few times and it always says “At these space coordinates now float X amount or resources” Can i send a recycler to my own planet to recover them?
— Barry May 9, 03:26 PM #
yes you can send a recycler to your own planet. just do the same
— ayt May 14, 03:35 AM #
30% of their value is left behind, once, my 10 espionage probes got pwned, so they left 3000 crystal
— teh_pwnerer May 31, 09:55 PM #
I know that loads of people have already said about the reading thing but as we are the only ones who read the previous posts, is there any point in writing this sort of thing?
There should be a new section for people who don’t want to read.
— Jimbob Jun 20, 01:21 PM #
if you send your recyclers with your attacking fleet, to attack a fleet, will it collect the debris aswell or just go along for the ride? or do you have to send them after to the debris field?
— lolies Jun 20, 04:15 PM #
OK ive read all the forums but im still stuck. I have a recycler and when I hover over the DF it shows how many recources are their and the word “harvest” is gray meaning I cant click on it. So I try to send my recycler by doing it manually and typing in the coordinates manually but the option to recycle or attack the DF is not their. Further help please.
— abendugo Jun 21, 09:04 AM #
OK im not for sure but I may have answered my own Q. maby that stuff doesnt pop up because I currently have my hole fleep out on a mission and my research isnt high enough to send out my recycler and fleep at the same time.
— abendugo Jun 21, 09:12 AM #
lol noobs
— xolren Jun 30, 01:28 AM #
yeah noobs…just try,if your fleets end up dead thats great but if they come back,either it worked or not :)
— 6CrA6Zy6 Jul 16, 02:36 PM #
hey umm with DF’s if you get a moon, is the debris still there, or is it used 2 make the moon?
— thecat Jul 30, 03:06 PM #
All the debris go into making the moon.
— Rana_Ohtar Aug 23, 02:18 PM #
I have a recycler fleet arriving 1 second after my attacking fleet. Is this interval long enough that I can collect debris from my attack?
— Griffinner Sep 13, 03:58 PM #
griffinner, how long have u been playing? have u attacked anyone? with attack things, it takes 0 seconds 2 get the battle report, and theres no interval crap involved…. omfg how stupid are some ppl? lolz ive made fun of so many ppl but not afraid 2 do it again…
— thecat Sep 28, 04:35 PM #
How to speed up a Recycler
— slow jack Oct 4, 02:19 PM #
Can u recycle more than 1 field with 1 recycler?
— Me Oct 13, 09:24 AM #
Increase ur combustion drive level :)
— Me Oct 13, 09:25 AM #
Hi, I’d like to ask if anyone knows, if I can collect only crystal or only metal from a DF and how do I do that? Thx.
— John_1 Nov 21, 01:06 AM #
You can’t. it collects the same of everything.
— 12345sniper Jan 1, 03:16 PM #
I have 1 recycler on my colony; I have computer tech 3-4; I have 1 fleet on a mission out of all my fleets; i have 3000+ deut in that colony and the field is only 6 planets away. When i hover over the debris field, harvest is grey.
— F15pilotX Feb 11, 04:17 PM #
Oh nvm, stupid me…harvest is grey still, but i just forgot to change it to DF in the fleet menu >_
— F15pilotX Feb 12, 12:43 PM #
Can an enemy fleet attack recyclers that are harvesting a debris field? Like an ambush or something similar….
— not to experienced Apr 16, 06:05 PM #
no
— jason Apr 19, 05:24 PM #
wat will happen if someone harvests the debree field that you have set your fleet save co-ords to?
— Fat Question May 7, 01:58 AM #
i belive the text above has awnsered a lot of questions. SO READ IT
— ZeUs9471 May 28, 04:09 AM #
I have a debris field near my colony. How to collect the resources from there?? Do i need to have a recycler??
Please help
— indika May 31, 03:13 AM #
@ indika— Read what the guy has to say at the very top, and if that does not answer your question, read the comments made by other people, starting with the first and reading all until the last. If your question still has not been answered, THEN ask.
— Trevyr Jun 8, 10:05 PM #
I sent a recycler to a field that had a lot more rez in it than my recycler would hold and just maxed it capacity (12000 cry & 8000 metal) it only harvested 48 of each. Why??
— Randy Q Jun 13, 10:29 AM #
if i send harvester can the planetary defence and the fleet at that planet attack me???
— steve Jul 25, 03:25 PM #
Please, for the love of god, read the actual article and the comments asked afterwards.
— SVD Jul 27, 08:49 AM #
If someone asks a question that they could have read by actually READING THE ARTICLE, just give them the wrong answer — like ‘load your cargo and send it to coordinates that happen to be your planet ;)
Just read the darn article above folks — then ask questions. READ FIRST.
— batman_ Jul 27, 06:48 PM #
May i use a recycler as a cargo? I mean to send it to an attack mission with a fleet. Would it work the same way as a cs?
— darkbaxter Aug 10, 06:17 PM #
when i scroll over the debree field harvest comes out grey (meaning i cant click) i dotn have any fleets out…
— kayakguy429 Aug 11, 10:04 PM #
DarkBaxter — yes, recyclers can be used as cargo ships. However, your entire fleet only moves as quickly as your slowest ship, so having even one recycler in your fleet will make it painfully slooooooooow.
— Ride-My-Rocket Oct 5, 02:25 PM #
Well, there are two debris field in my system.. _ .....but I still dont have a recyclyer….
Is there an easier way to find debris fields..?
— Flamma Oct 6, 06:08 AM #
i hover over a debris field with my mouse and “harvest” at the bottom cannot be clicked…i then send my 2 recyclers manually to the df field…but they come back empty…why is this?
— neil1 2 3 Oct 17, 01:07 PM #
I am a noob, and have realised that reading the posts from absolute numptys is more entertaining than….than…
I was going to say the game itself, but i’m quite into it. So finish the sentance yourself.
— May West Oct 20, 09:07 PM #
Thanks, your info. really helped.
— Drake Nov 17, 02:32 AM #
IDIOTS, read the coments before u post, noobs,
To have harvest mission u have to type in the coords where u find the debris field, and then next to the coords there is a drop down list and u select DF(Debris Field) and then u proceed and the harvest option will apear, and if your recyclers return empty that means someone get to the debris field before u did
— Gandlaf Jan 5, 04:15 AM #
Harvest option is grey… I have a recycler, an available fleet slot and a ton of Deuterium for fuel. The harvest option is grey when I hover over a DF, and also when I specify the coordinates and DF specifically. What am I doing wrong? The answer is not listed above I am sure. The DF is in the same system too! Help me please!
talk2stu
— talk2stu Jan 21, 08:56 AM #
talk2stu, the “Harvest” option will be grayed out when you hover over a debris field in the Galaxy view, unless you have bought a Commander. If you don’t have a Commander, you simply cannot start a harvesting mission from the Galaxy view, period. The only way to harvest then is by starting the mission from the Fleet view and entering the coordinates of the debris field manually (and don’t forget to specify “DF” as the target destination instead of the default “Planet”).
— bontchev Jan 24, 07:50 AM #
if there are multiple slots within one system, could i send out a recycler once to get them all?
— haotian Jan 30, 11:44 AM #
@ haotian
No, there is no way to set waypoints for ships to go to. You need to send a recycler to each one. (though if one recylcer can hold all of the resources I’d wouldn’t go to them, I’d look for a bigger debris field.)
— Luthien Mar 25, 09:03 PM #
i can not resicol
— tomy Apr 13, 05:28 PM #
by making this you really do help pepole! :)
— Mr Greatful Apr 15, 06:31 PM #