For those of you that have been in the game a little while then paste (or Nanite Repair Paste) will not be new to you, and you may already be spending a fortune on this stuff. There is some argument about its value vs just repairing in station, whatever your stance on this (and you can comment here or continue the argument out on the forums), however it exists out there, people use it and it is not cheap (EVE-Metrics quote). Therefore it is definitely worth starting to produce this if you plan on using it in any sort of quantity.
Paste is used to repair modules that have become damaged either through overheating or because you are hull tanking and ran it a little too close to the bone. To repair this you can get yourself to a station and get yourself repaired up or you can use paste to fix your modules (but only if they have not reach 100% damage, in which case they will need to be repaired in station).
In order to use paste you will need the science skill Thermodynamics (requires Engineering V, Science IV and Energy management III). This will allow you to use paste with each level reduces the amount of heat damage you receive by 5% per level. I wont go into overheating in too much detail as there are some great write ups on this already. In addition to this there are two additional skills that will improve the effectiveness of your paste: Nanite Interfacing (requires Mechanic V and Nanite Operation 3) and Nanite Operation (requires Mechanic V). Operation reduces the amount of paste you use per level and Interfacing increases the repair amount per level. These are very worthwhile skills if you are planning on using paste.
Anyhow that is the basics on using paste and skill requirements. To make paste you will need to get yourself involved in Planetary Interaction which came out with the latest expansion Tyrannis. There are some great PI guides out there; EVE Online Forum Sticky ... forum post gives a great source for everything PI. The only thing I found I needed (and you will find this below) was an operational map that said where I should extract what and then where those items needed to be moved to for production. I still need to optimise the balance of extractors and processors per planet to make sure I can maximise output etc., however the planet orientated map below gives a good production base for paste.
Could someone who makes paste possibly start a decent supply at Alentene in Verge Vendor. Top station is preferred.
ReplyDeleteBlue needs it, and its hassle to ship when at perma war.