Digital Chemistry Guide: From Asteroid to Schema in EVE Frontier
Digital Chemistry is the new materials system in EVE Frontier's Cycle 7 mid-cycle update. Asteroids drop Regolith rocks. A rock refines into Substances, and a Substance carries traits. A Schema, the new kind of recipe that replaces blueprints, has trait slots that take any material carrying the right trait, plus some exact item inputs.
The Digital Chemistry Guide in EF-Map lays that chain out so you can follow it in either direction. It reads its data from the game client files: refining recipes, yields, trait windows, Schemas and which asteroids hold each rock. It is free, and it needs no account and no wallet.
Two views, one search
The window has two views that share one search box. Open card and Show in chain move between them and keep your selection.
- Chain view is for wide desktop windows. Five columns show Asteroid, Regolith, Substance, Trait and Schema. Pick anything and the chain lights one step each way.
- Card view is the only view on narrow windows and phones. Each item gets a card in the style of the game's Show Info window, with tabs such as Reprocesses to, Mined from, Usually carried by, Best rocks and Used by, plus where to refine or make it. A Schema browser lists every Schema by category and has a Made at filter for the facility.
The eight older ores from before Digital Chemistry get small cards too, because they still refine for stock players already hold.
Work backwards from a Schema
Pick a Schema in Chain view and the chain lights backwards through its traits and Substances to the rocks that give them. Because a trait slot takes any material carrying the right trait, you often have more than one rock to choose from.
A Schema's exact item inputs are stepping stones. Select one and it opens that input's own Schema, one level at a time, with a Back trail to return. Inputs that no Schema makes say how you get them, such as salvage, rogue drones or refined crude.
Which asteroids hold which rock
Since the 10 November patch the game client carries its own asteroid table, the one behind the Mined From tab in the game's Show Info. The guide reads it, so every Regolith rock lists the asteroid kinds that hold it, from Dominant through Major, Moderate and Minor to Trace, and every asteroid lists the rocks it holds. The eight older ores are not in that table, because they no longer drop from asteroids.
Exact numbers vary from stack to stack, so the guide shows ranges. Hover your stack in game to see the exact split.
Keep it beside the game
The guide can pop out into an always-on-top floating window, so it stays in view above EVE Frontier in borderless windowed mode or on a second monitor. See Pop out for how it works and its limits.
It is a reference, not a production planner. It does not total a whole build or show prices.
Related Resources
- Pop out: float the guide above the game
- Item Codex: every published item as in-game note links
- EF-Map FAQ
- All EF-Map Features
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Digital Chemistry in EVE Frontier?
Digital Chemistry is the new materials system in Cycle 7's mid-cycle update. Asteroids drop Regolith rocks, a rock refines into Substances, and each Substance carries traits. A Schema, the new kind of recipe that replaces blueprints, has trait slots that take any material carrying the right trait, plus some exact item inputs.
Which rock do I need for a Schema in EVE Frontier?
Open the Digital Chemistry Guide, pick the Schema, and the chain lights backwards through its traits and Substances to the rocks that give them. Exact item inputs open their own Schema, one level at a time, with a Back trail. Inputs no Schema makes say how you get them.
Which asteroid holds which Regolith rock?
The guide's Mined from tab answers it for every Regolith rock. It reads the game's own asteroid table from the client files, the same table behind the Mined From tab in Show Info, and lists each asteroid kind that holds the rock with how much: Dominant, Major, Moderate, Minor or Trace. Pick an asteroid instead to see every rock it holds.
Does the guide give exact yields?
It shows ranges, because exact numbers vary from stack to stack. Hover your stack in game to see the exact split.
Is the Digital Chemistry Guide free?
Yes. It needs no account and no wallet. It is a reference, not a production planner, so it does not total up a whole build or show prices.