Di-hydrogen

The subject of this article is from the Orbital update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 28 May, 2024.

Di-hydrogen

Category	Earth
Type	High Energy Substance
Rarity	Common
Blueprint Value	34.0
Used for	Building, Crafting, Charging, Upgrading
Symbol	H
Updated	Orbital

Di-hydrogen is a resource.

Summary[]

Di-hydrogen (H) is a resource and one of the earth elements. It is a main ingredient required to craft fuel for both starships and frigates.

Game description[]

A stable, crystalline form of hydrogen remarkable both for its extreme energy density and its stability at atmospheric pressures.

Common to all worlds, Di-hydrogen is found in the form of large blue crystals. It is a key component of Starship Launch Fuel.

Source[]

Found as blue crystal minerals on the surface of every planet. The largest crystals require an Advanced Mining Laser to be mined. All crystals within a short radius of the player are shown as a blue (H) symbol on the HUD for a short period of time after activating the Scanner.

Found as a secondary element in some individual minerals (must be identified with the Analysis Visor first).

Also available for purchase from Galactic Trade Terminals in pirate controlled systems.

Di-hydrogen can be refined using a Refiner with the following ingredients:

Di-hydrogen Jelly ×1 → Di-hydrogen ×40 ("Di-hydrogen Cycling", 4 sec./unit output)
Tritium ×5 → Di-hydrogen ×1 ("Tritium Cycling", 0.36 sec./unit output)

Exploit[]

Once the player has at least 30 Di-hydrogen and a Refiner, they can produce their own Di-hydrogen for free.

Refine 30 Di-hydrogen to produce a Di-hydrogen Jelly (rather than crafting in the inventory which costs 40 Di-hydrogen).
Refine the Di-hydrogen Jelly to produce 40 Di-hydrogen.
Repeat steps 1 and 2, to produce 10 Di-hydrogen per cycle.

However, do note that refining a single unit of Di-hydrogen Jelly from Di-hydrogen requires a full 60 seconds and that Di-hydrogen Jelly only stacks to 20, making this process very slow and tedious if you are looking to produce large quantities of Di-hydrogen (net yield of 200 units of Di-hydrogen per refiner after approximately 22 minutes, or roughly 545 units/hr). And while this could be scaled up with as many refiners as desired, it cannot be fully automated, requiring manual setting of each refiner at each part of the two-step cycle.

Therefore in most cases, players will find it easier and faster to simply mine the Di-hydrogen crystals found in abundance on all planets. However, there is yet one more method that is arguably more efficient than either cycle-refining or surface mining.

Alternative Recommendation[]

Some Galactic Trade Terminals found on Space Stations, Trading Posts and Colossal Archives will sell Di-hydrogen Jelly in bulk. Unlike the method previously described, refining Di-hydrogen directly from sourced Di-hydrogen Jelly is simpler, faster and results in a higher yield. One stack of Di-hydrogen Jelly (20) can be refined into 800 Di-hydrogen in 80 seconds. Using multiple refiners can speed up this process considerably.

Provided you can locate/make note of any terminals selling Di-hydrogen Jelly (and have sufficient units), this method is both renewable and the fastest method to acquire Di-Hydrogen in bulk.

Use[]

Crafting[]

Di-hydrogen is used as an ingredient for crafting the following products:

Di-hydrogen Jelly -- Di-hydrogen x40 → Di-hydrogen Jelly
Exocraft Specialist's Room -- Silver x50 + Di-hydrogen x25 + Chromatic Metal x20 → Exocraft Specialist's Room
Exocraft Terminal -- Chromatic Metal x40 + Di-hydrogen x25 → Exocraft Terminal
Frigate Fuel (100 Tonnes) -- Di-hydrogen x100 + Tritium x100 → Frigate Fuel (100 Tonnes)
Frigate Fuel (200 Tonnes) -- Di-hydrogen x200 + Tritium x200 → Frigate Fuel (200 Tonnes)
Frigate Fuel (50 Tonnes) -- Di-hydrogen x50 + Tritium x50 → Frigate Fuel (50 Tonnes)
Hydraulic Wiring -- Carbon Nanotubes x2 + Salt x20 + Di-hydrogen x40 → Hydraulic Wiring
Minotaur Laser -- Chromatic Metal x80 + Di-hydrogen x65 + Wiring Loom x1 → Minotaur Laser
Resonance Amplifier -- Di-hydrogen x160 + Gravitino Ball x3 + Radiant Shard x1 → Resonance Amplifier
Spicy Chum -- Mordite x80 + Phosphorus x25 + Di-hydrogen x90 → Spicy Chum x30
Starship Launch Fuel -- Di-hydrogen x40 + Metal Plating x1 → Starship Launch Fuel
Trade Rocket -- Wiring Loom x2 + Tritium x120 + Di-hydrogen x90 → Trade Rocket

Refining[]

Di-hydrogen is used as an ingredient for refining the following products using a Refiner:

Ammonia -- Nitrogen x1 + Di-hydrogen x1 → Ammonia x1 ("Organic Fusion", 0.16 sec./unit output)
Condensed Carbon -- Uranium x1 + Di-hydrogen x1 → Condensed Carbon x2 ("Harness Energy", 0.04 sec./unit output)
Deuterium -- Di-hydrogen x1 + Silicate Powder x1 → Deuterium x1 ("Di-hydrogen Cycling", 0.24 sec./unit output)
Deuterium -- Di-hydrogen x1 + Tritium x1 → Deuterium x1 ("Di-hydrogen Cycling", 0.24 sec./unit output)
Di-hydrogen Jelly -- Di-hydrogen x30 → Di-hydrogen Jelly x1 ("Condense Di-hydrogen", 60 sec./unit output)
Faecium -- Di-hydrogen x1 + Carbon x1 → Faecium x1 ("Assisted Decomposition", 0.08 sec./unit output)
Life Support Gel -- Oxygen x10 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Di-hydrogen x10 → Life Support Gel x1 ("Advanced Oxygen Capture", 45 sec./unit output)
Mordite -- Di-hydrogen x1 + Condensed Carbon x1 → Mordite x1 ("Organic Reassembly", 0.08 sec./unit output)
Phosphorus -- Methane x1 + Di-hydrogen x1 → Phosphorus x1 ("Organic Fusion", 0.16 sec./unit output)
Salt -- Di-hydrogen x1 + Oxygen x1 → Salt x1 ("Rapid Formation / Evaporation", 0.08 sec./unit output)
Solanium -- Di-hydrogen x1 + Sulphurine x1 → Solanium x1 ("Sulphur Injection", 0.16 sec./unit output)
Starship Launch Fuel -- Di-hydrogen x10 + Ferrite Dust x20 + Sodium Nitrate x5 → Starship Launch Fuel x1 ("Di-hydrogen Capture", 45 sec./unit output)
Starship Launch Fuel -- Di-hydrogen x10 + Magnetised Ferrite x10 + Sodium Nitrate x5 → Starship Launch Fuel x1 ("Di-hydrogen Capture", 45 sec./unit output)
Starship Launch Fuel -- Di-hydrogen x10 + Pure Ferrite x20 + Sodium x10 → Starship Launch Fuel x1 ("Di-hydrogen Capture", 45 sec./unit output)
Uranium -- Radon x1 + Di-hydrogen x1 → Uranium x1 ("Catalyse Radiation", 0.16 sec./unit output)

Cooking[]

Di-hydrogen is not used as an ingredient for cooking using a Nutrient Processor.

Additional Information[]

Blue crystals used to be a source of Chrysonite before the NEXT update.
Prior to the Fractal update, you could also gain Di-hydrogen by crafting Di-hydrogen Jelly, then refining it back to Di-hydrogen. This method yielded 10 Di-hydrogen per cycle.

Release History[]

NEXT - Added as a resource.
Visions - Hidden changes: The information panel has an additional icon indicating its purpose.
Outlaws - Added to trade terminals in pirate controlled systems.
Waypoint - Added as a secondary element in some minerals.
Fractal - Duplication exploit was nerfed.

Gallery[]

Information panel
(Origins)
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(Beyond)
Information panel
(Visions 1.77)
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(NEXT)