# Planetary Bases **Resource Gathering:** Players can set up automated mining operations, harvest materials, and farm resources that are scarce or difficult to obtain elsewhere. These resources can be used for crafting, ship repairs, or traded with other factions. **Crafting Stations:** Players can construct crafting stations to create new items, weapons, and ship upgrades from the materials gathered on the planet. These stations allow for more specialized crafting, with the ability to refine raw materials into more useful forms. **Research Station**s: Establish research facilities to unlock new technologies, upgrade existing systems, or study alien lifeforms and artifacts discovered on the planet. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://nebula-19.gitbook.io/pulsar-odyssey-project-documentation/gameplay-mechanics/planetary-bases.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.