EVE General Discussion

Several months ago, I was poring over DOTLAN maps and using a program called "yEd Graph Editor" to make a map of all junctions in EVE Online.

I define a "junction" as any solar system that can plot three different routes to Yulai that don't overlap anywhere except the junction itself and Yulai. For example, Eygfe is not a junction because it can only draw two non-overlapping routes, one that goes through Olbra Junction, and the other that goes through Moselgi Junction. At a junction, you can make a decision to "turn" and take a different route to get to your destination without backing up the way you came in.

I exported it to PDF, but the resulting file was so big that I couldn't get it up to the UniWiki at the time, so I forgot about it for several months. Just now, I started looking at the upload options, again, and was able to get the file uploaded, this time.

PDF: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/w/images/7/70/Junctions_in_EVE_Online.pdf
SVG: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/File:Junctions_in_EVE_Online.svg
GRAPHML: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/w/images/f/fd/Junctions_in_EVE_Online.xml <-- This is the original file from which I created the PDF and SVG. If you have the "yEd" program, then you can rearrange the nodes and annotate the map as you see fit. Note that on a Macintosh, you will probably have to change the extension from .XML to .GRAPHML for the file to open. This may also be true for Windows, but I'm not sure.

yEd may be obtained from here.

From studying my own map, I've discovered something.

While Contiguous High Security space is quite extensive and laid out in a loop with 5 chokepoints (Jark, Lisudeh, the Niarja-Kaaputenen pipe, Sivala, and Colelie), the largest pocket of Contiguous Low Security space is tortuous and branches out from Lermireve/Nadire/Sinq Laison. When I first realized this, I was shocked at how difficult it was to plot a course from one place to another that's entirely Low Security without ever going into High Security (where one has CONCORD and the faction navies) or Null Security (where one has warp disruption bubbles).

From (what I shall call) The Great Low Security Junction of Lermireve, there are three branches of contiguous LowSec. Moving from one branch to another without ever entering High or Null Security requires going through Lermireve, through a wormhole (I'm talking direct Low-to-Low wormholes; w-space is still Null Security), or with a jump drive.
1) Raeghoscon-Goinard path, which reaches Domain, Kador, Genesis, Aridia, Solitude, and Kor-Azor. (Amarr, with some Gallente.)
2) Palmon-Vitrauze path, which reaches Essence, Verge Vendor, Placid, Black Rise, The Citadel, and Lonetrek. (Gallente and Caldari, including the Factional Warfare areas.)
3) Angatalie-Mannar path, which reaches The Bleak Lands, Devoid, Heimatar, other pieces of Sinq Liaison, Metropolis, Molden Heath, Derelik, and The Forge. (Mostly Amarr and Minmatar, including the Factional Warfare areas. A little Gallente and Caldari.)

The most notable Isolated Low Security pockets are Aridia-Khanid (it's on the Nalnifan side of Sazilid), Derelik, and Lonetrek.

Awesome piece of work!! Must have taken ages to get it all together.
I was planning a "visit all stations in the universe" quest and this will be a huge help. Yes, I know it has been done before, but I want to do it as well.

Any tips on a reasonably cheap ship/fit ? I know I'm going to lose at least 20+ ships in my effort.

Cheers and thanks again.

Why did you choose Yulai? I mean Yulai was the old trading hub, people stopped using it because CCP toyed with the jump connections after which we somehow decided it should be Jita. So, while I respect the effort the outcome isn't interesting that much, as you choose a starting point (Yulai) that has no meaning in the current game due to the changed map layout.

Also, but that might be more my issue than someone else's, what's the point of this other than "hmm, interesting"?