PIBLE - PI Documentation
Planetary Interaction guide for EVE Online, based on the PI Bible specification.
Part 1
- The Planetary Environment
An overview of planet types, resource themes, and how they shape your PI colonies
- Core Player Attributes: Skills & Setup
The skills, ships, and habits that make Planetary Interaction smoother and more profitable
- Planetary Structures: Your PI Building Blocks
Command centers, storage, extractors, and processors, and how they fit together into a functioning colony
- Powergrid & CPU: Fitting Your Colony
Understanding CPU and powergrid as the fitting limits that shape your planetary layouts
Part 2
- Extraction (P0): How Resource Harvesting Works
How to scan, place extractors, choose program lengths, and keep your heads on the best hotspots
- Manufacturing (P1–P4): Schematics & Ratios in Practice
Turning raw resources into higher-tier products and keeping your factories busy without overflow or starvation
- Internal Logistics: Routes, Storage, and the Pull Model
How materials move inside a colony and how to avoid bottlenecks using links, routes, and storage
- Export & Taxation: Getting Goods Off-World
How PI goods leave the planet, how customs taxes work, and how to plan profitable hauling
Part 4
- How PI Information Appears In-Game
What the client shows you about your colonies and how to read the key PI screens
- Understanding Your Planet Layout at a Glance
How to read your PI colony map, recognise common layouts, and quickly spot problems
- The Limits of PI Information
What you cannot see about planets and colonies, and how to work around those blind spots
Part 5
- Forecasting Your PI: Thinking in Cycles and Days
How to estimate Planetary Interaction output over time and plan hauling and production around it
- Alerts, Checklists, and Routines for Stable PI
Building simple habits and checklists so your PI runs steadily without constant micromanagement
- Multi-Character PI: Managing Many Colonies
How to organise Planetary Interaction across several characters and keep it manageable
- Designing Optimal PI Setups for Your Goals
Choosing and refining Planetary Interaction layouts that match your time, risk, and income targets