Asteroid

Asteroids are highly concentrated deposits of Raw Material found in space orbiting stars. They are harvested with ship-based Salvage Modules.

Types

Asteroids are a vital part of mining, and resource acquisition in Starmade. There are eight types of asteroids, each with different mineral, crystal, and ore composition. They are located in asteroid orbital sectors in solar systems. Orbital sectors will have multiple asteroids at the center of them. If all the asteroids are destroyed, new ones will be generated eventually on a sector reload.

Appearance	Mineral	Crystal	Ore	Location	Notes
Volcanic	Tekt	Mattise	Jisper	Inner belts	Also contains Lava.
Icy	Dolom	Hattel	Hylat	Outer belts	Also contains Ice.
Purple	Sugil	Sintyr	Threns	Inner, middle and outer belts	Also contains Lava.
Blue	Larimar	Rammet	Sertise	Outer belts	Hard to find due to the extreme distance from the star. Mostly in systems with distant belts and very slanted orbits.
Sandy (Yellow)	Lukrah	Bastyn	Fertikeen	Inner, middle and outer belts
Green	Varis	Nocx	Macet	Middle and outer belts	Also contains Sand and Lava.
Sandy (Orange)	Chabaz	Parseen	Sapsun	Outer belts	Also contains Ice.
Sandy (Red)	Cinnabar	Varat	Zercaner	Middle and outer belts	Also contains Lava.

Asteroid Spawning

Asteroids spawn throughout star-systems in a very predictable, and structured manner, making it easy to find resources.

Trivia

• Asteroids cannot be inhabited like planets or stations, but Faction Modules may be placed on them and the asteroid can then become associated with a faction. This can allow players to make a weapon entity that is mobile through the use of Pull/Push effects or a Push-Pulse System and appears neutral, but houses weapons or turrets.
• Asteroids can be moved around using Pull/Push effects or a Push-Pulse System to be utilized as a weapon on its own by being "thrown" towards enemy structures or ships (so long as collision damage is turned on).

References

Starmadedock: Asteroid Belts