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Darius Onok
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-07-12 21:36:45 UTC
Hey guys,

I know this is a noob question but I've only been playing for like 8 days so I'm still a noob and have come to terms with that.

I have been having a lot of fun learning how the scanner and probe system works and tracking down and jumping into wormholes. As I am reading the forums though I keep seeing people talk about Static holes and living in wormholes and things like that so I guess my question is What is a Static wormhole?

I've tried looking it up online to do research and I have found some exploration sites that tell what is in each wormhole but nothing about what it means to be a static wormhole.

Also for people who live in wormholes, How do you know where the entrance to your wormhole will open up since from what I gather the entrances can pop up in any system?

I've tracked down a few so far that had the name K162 but the sites I have looked at say that is an exit hole.

Anyway if anyone can explain this a bit I would appreciate it. Or better yet provide me with a link to a guide that I can read about it on. I tried looking but couldn't find a good one.

Thanks in advance for anyone that is able to help. I'm having a lot of fun in the game so far and love the whole wormhole idea. Just need to learn more about them.
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-07-12 21:44:25 UTC
http://eve-wormholes.blogspot.com/

Go there.

Start from the oldest post and read forward.

Then when you are done you may end up doing what i did. Get the bug, scrape toegether all the isk you have, and at 5months into the game, move solo into a C1. then move up from there.
Darius Onok
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-07-12 21:46:35 UTC
Awesome! Thank you
Funshine Bear1
Arrakis Survey and Scouting
#4 - 2013-07-12 21:48:54 UTC
A static wormhole refers to the wormhole(s) that any given w-system will have. They always lead to the same class of space, but not always to the same location. When the static closes due to time or mass of ships passing through, another static will open, again leading to the same class of space.

For example, I live in a C4 wormhole. My particular WH has a C2 static, so I will always have an exit to a C2 system (although not always the SAME C2 system). C2 WHs have 2 statics, one to w-space, and the other to k-space. So by going through my home static and then scanning the C2 statics down, I always have a route into K-space within 2 jumps of my home hole.

K162 is the "exit" side of a WH that someone else scanned from the other side and then warped to. In my example, the static on my home side is called N766, while on the C2 side it will show as a K162.
Moirae Nemesis
Kill All Ships In Style
#5 - 2013-07-12 21:52:27 UTC
Welcome to wormhole space.
Do as the poster said...

Also get out noob :D
Darius Onok
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2013-07-12 21:55:27 UTC
Funshine Bear1 wrote:
A static wormhole refers to the wormhole(s) that any given w-system will have. They always lead to the same class of space, but not always to the same location. When the static closes due to time or mass of ships passing through, another static will open, again leading to the same class of space.

For example, I live in a C4 wormhole. My particular WH has a C2 static, so I will always have an exit to a C2 system (although not always the SAME C2 system). C2 WHs have 2 statics, one to w-space, and the other to k-space. So by going through my home static and then scanning the C2 statics down, I always have a route into K-space within 2 jumps of my home hole.

K162 is the "exit" side of a WH that someone else scanned from the other side and then warped to. In my example, the static on my home side is called N766, while on the C2 side it will show as a K162.



Oh okay that makes a lot more sense. Thanks a lot for your response.
chris elliot
Lazerhawks
L A Z E R H A W K S
#7 - 2013-07-12 22:55:16 UTC
Job Valador
Professional Amateurs
#8 - 2013-07-13 08:08:55 UTC
my friend welcome to the best part of new eden... which is in another part of the universe... away from new eden... Just listen too derath and get yourself a c1 and start from there Lol

you can PM me if you have more questions, id be happy too answer them for you.

"The stone exhibited a profound lack of movement."
Nix Anteris
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
#9 - 2013-07-13 08:13:45 UTC
Protip:

When you make a forum thread like this. Try calling it "What is a static wormhole?" rather than "Noob question". It helps other new folk find it more easily in the future.
Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-07-13 12:25:12 UTC
Ok, let me explain. Mommy has a wormhole. Daddy has a ship. When a mommy and daddy love each other......

Don't ban me, bro!