# What does the mass attribute actually do?

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**Category:** New Citizens Q&A\
**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047 "2023-10-07T14:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaizen\_Oramara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kaizen_oramara/32/384869_2.png) [@Kaizen\_Oramara](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kaizen_Oramara)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047/1 "2023-10-07T14:45:20Z")

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On some cargo items like Metal Scraps, the Attributes tab has an attribute “Mass”. What does that do, if anything?

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**Author:** ![Nicen\_Jehr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicen_jehr/32/388048_2.png) [@Nicen\_Jehr](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicen_Jehr)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047/2 "2023-10-07T14:58:00Z")

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i am not aware of any mechanic that cares about metal scraps mass

enough _ship_ mass collapses wormholes, i’d love to know if the mass of a transiting ship’s cargo is counted towards the wormhole mass budget

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**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/516281_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047/3 "2023-10-07T17:02:17Z")

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The “mass” of things in Cargo currently has no effect. Only the mass of installed modules (which can vary by them being active or not) counts. For both your agility and when jumping through wormholes.

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**Author:** ![ISD\_Drew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_drew/32/395254_2.png) [@ISD\_Drew](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Drew)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047/4 "2023-10-07T19:25:20Z")

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Moved this to [New Citizens Q&A - EVE Online Forums](https://forums.eveonline.com/c/new-citizens/12)

Mass generally only is relevant on ship hulls. Items inside of a ship do not affect mass.

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**Author:** ![Mephiztopheleze](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mephiztopheleze/32/381036_2.png) [@Mephiztopheleze](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mephiztopheleze)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047/5 "2023-10-07T21:53:46Z")

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It doesn’t.  
At least if taking a freighter with a keepstar in it through an xl hole and not having it instantly collapse is any guide.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/what-does-the-mass-attribute-actually-do/423047/6 "2024-01-05T21:54:04Z")

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Closed on January 5, 2024, 9:54pm UTC

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