Its because the only strategic resource on ice worlds is usually Tyderios (gas). Everything else is a luxury. So a gas mining station (with gas+luxury extractors) is correct.

<t> Wow, I've got to try out that mini stacked starbase mining exploit.<br/>
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About mining ships; I wouldn't put gas extractors on an orehauler. I've never seen one willingly head for a gas giant, they'd much rather rummage around on some random asteroid for lead or iridium than be caught ...

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The only positive effect was that the super low population allowed a large variety of other races to enter my faction, so I have huge racial bonuses from minorities in my empire. I had -20 percent ship maintenance from the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Aeson<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Ok, new question then - how do I tell what is stockpiled at a given base/planet/starport? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
For planets: open the colony list, select the planet you want to examine, go to the cargo tab.<br/>
For bases ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nanaki<br/>
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Racial bonuses are completely different. Most global racial bonuses, such as research and colony income, do not work at all. Planet bonuses like happiness are also worthless because you have no starting population. Troop maintenance ...

<t> I believe someone here determined you need precisely 1 of each type of manufacturer per 30 construction yards, although 2 is probably good just to be safe. They seem to make parts as orders come up, although you'll often seen small amounts of excess components in your starport/planet stockpile ...

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Are you sure you are accounting for the pirate playstyle differences? Mercenary and Raider gets a +25% bonus to boarding pod strength while Smugglers get a -25% penalty to pod strength. When Pirate Bases/Fortresses get attacked, it seems to ...

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- Most Race-wide modifiers do not work with pirates, I only confirmed two to work so far (Extra Intelligence Agents, Military/Civilian Ship Size modifier), rest do not function at all<br/>
(Note: This only gives you three viable choices ...