Mining

Mining in Outer Space transforms passive reward distribution into an active gameplay loop that encourages regular ecosystem engagement. The Mining system creates scheduled opportunities where players can earn rewards by deploying extractors at specific locations, waiting for extraction to complete, and returning to claim their reward.

The system operates through stationary Mine objects distributed across each State, twelve per region, floating in space and shrouded in distinctive Nebula clouds that make them visible from a distance. These Mines serve as renewable resource points that reset every three hours, creating eight daily sessions where the extraction cycle begins anew.

Why Mining

Mining addresses a fundamental challenge in reward distribution: how to compensate engagement without creating pure farming behavior that degrades the experience. By requiring physical navigation to Mine locations, waiting periods that prevent instant extraction, and return trips to claim completed rewards, the system ensures that earning requires genuine participation rather than bot automation. You can't mine without exploring, and you can't claim without returning, which both actions that naturally increase time spent in Outer Space and familiarity with the map.

Session Economics and Reward Flow

Each three-hour session represents a discrete reward pool distributed across all Mines in all States. When players deploy extractors and complete extractions, they draw from this pool until it depletes.

The reward claiming process separates extraction from economic realization. Even after returning to a Mine and retrieving your completed extractor, the reward you've earned doesn't automatically appear in your wallet. Instead, it flows to your Backspace reward inventory, where it joins other unclaimed earnings from Keys, Capsules, Governance participation, and Staking.