OK, so just seeking some clarification here - my current understanding:

Harvesters go to a planet (the source), sit there sucking up resources until they're full, then drop off resources at their destination

Unclaimed planets cannot be harvested - you can send a harv there, it will just sit there - there are no resources accessible for it to access and they don't do the second half of their run until they're full

Planets you claim (via a *colony ship) can be harvested

Planets claimed by others can be harvested by you - they get a bonus from your harvesting but they could also attack and destroy your harvesters (the meanies!)

Questions:

  1. Is there a set time for uploading / downloading - and is it by ship capcity or ship class - does a ship with four times the capacity take four times as long?
  2. Does uploading and downloading take the same amount of time?
  3. What is the nature of the bonus to the player you harvest from? A percentage of what you harvest? A set amount?