Suggestion: Make "Ore Compression" a searchable/visible structure service

Hello CCP team,

I would like to suggest a quality-of-life improvement for the structure interface.

Currently, it is impossible to verify if a structure provides “Ore/Gas Compression” services without docking at the station personally. This service does not appear in the “Services” list in the structure’s “Show Info” window, nor is it searchable via filters.

The Issue: For players, especially those involved in mining, this leads to unnecessary travel time and wasted logistics. We often travel to a citadel expecting to be able to compress our ore, only to find the service is missing or not configured.

Proposed Solution: Please add “Compression” as a distinct, searchable service in the structure’s “Services” tab in the “Show Info” window. Additionally, it would be extremely helpful to be able to filter or search for structures that offer compression services on the in-game map or structure browser.

This change would significantly improve the gameplay experience for miners and reduce the frustration of “blind” logistics.

Thank you for your hard work on EVE Online!

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The reprocessing service module in structures is what allows compression, and can already be found in the structure browser list.

Also you won’t find any structure that does gas compression, it doesn’t exist and is done by Porpoise/Orca/Rorquals only.

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Thank you for the clarification regarding Gas Compression — I stand corrected on that point. However, the core of my suggestion remains: even if Reprocessing module includes Compression, it is not explicitly stated in the ‘Services’ list. For a new player, the assumption that Reprocessing = Compression is not intuitive. Adding a simple ‘Compression: Yes/No’ to the structure info would save a lot of ‘dock-and-check’ time, regardless of how the backend works.

If it has a refinery module it has compression. It can’t be turned off. What it doesn’t show however is if you have access to that structure…

Services also will not work if the structure is not fueled

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