EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hey there

total noob here, 20 days in, so please excuse and correct any errors

so, I ventured into a Worm Hole recently and whilst mining I lost my first ship, it was cool because I had a convo with the guy who shot me and he gave me some great tips.

But I'm a little confused and wanting to know more about W-space.

I understand that each solar system is connected by star gates and are referred to as rooms
Each solar system can connect to 1 or more other solar systems (rooms) via star gates
I assume that W-space is also another room but connected to known space by Worm Holes
In essence Worm Holes are similar to star gates but they are unstable, collapse and move randomly
I understand that W-space is uncharted and its location is not known or findable on the star map

I believe the above to be close enough to true but if not can I be corrected please.

What I'm wondering is the following
Will any Worm hole in a known solar system always connect to the same W-space room (by any I mean any new worm holes that respawn when the old one collapses)
How far away from the system I entered from am I likely to be if I leave W-space by a different Worm hole, ie if my entering Worm hole collapse's and I manage to find another worm hole will there be much of a change to jump my way home, ie same constellation or region?


hope the above makes sense
Cheers

Solar system != room.

Room is a term for a deadspace pocket. For example if you warp to a mission and it has in total three acceleration gates each leading to a different deadspace pocket, some would say that's a three 'room' mission.

Braxus Deninard -ty, so I guess the only fool proof way of getting home when the WH collapses is to be podded, and seeing as I was in a cheap Venture, the risks rewards make this worthwhile

Elena Thiesant - ty, So rooms are just mission areas, and solar systems are know as just systems?

Mara Rinn - ty, whoa, lots to think about here. I'm pretty pleased its not a simple as I was trying to make it. I came to Eve hoping to find a really deep experience

Answers to all your questions, as well as a lot of top secret information you can read to learn how to really make money and survive in wormhole space, all for free!

http://bit.ly/1dQDJwI

Wormhole space is friendly in the sense that someone is going to show up, blow up your ship, pod you, and then have a friendly conversation with a couple tips.

If you have no probes that is correct but normally no, it's perfectly normal to be stranded in WH space, many explorers like myself will find chains of wormholes to find our way into nullsec for secret riches, and escape back to my home through wormholes, imo it's the best way to travel.

1. Every wormhole system has a classification from C1-C6. You can use staticmapper to find the class of the system you are in quickly. The lower end wormholes have rats which can be soloed in a well skilled battlecruiser. C4 sites must be done in groups of strategic cruisers or battleships. C5-C6 sites are generally done with fleets of capital ships.

2. Wormholes have "fronts" and "backs". Although they are two way streets, meaning you can return the way you came, it's helpful to think of them as spawning in one location and opening a bridge to another system. The name of the wormhole at the front will vary, and tells you what class of system it leads to, something like "B274" "E175" or "H296". The name a the back of the wormhole is ALWAYS "K162", signifying that it was spawned in the other system.

3. All wormholes are unstable and can either collapse after certain period of time or if a certain amount of mass passes through them. You can see if they are close to collapsing by clicking show info on either side of the hole. It will say the wormhole "is nearing the end of it's natural life" if the wormhole has less than 4 hours until it collapses. A wormhole which says it's stability has been "critically reduced and is on the verge of collapse" could collapse if more mass passes through it. You should be careful when entering a wormhole with these conditions as it is likely to collapse before you wish to leave again.

4. Every wormhole system has a "static" wormhole connection which always connects to the same CLASS wormhole system (not the same system). For instance, I used to live in a class 5 system with a static class 4 connection. This means that at any given time there was guaranteed to be a wormhole called "E175" which lead to a C4 system. If the wormhole closed for any reason, a new one would spawn leading to a different C4 system. (The static connection is another piece of info that can be found using the staticmapper site). Knowledge of static connections is one of the most important things to have when scanning out wormhole chains.

5. Other wormholes called "casual" or "wandering" wormholes exist as well. These are not as predictable as static connections and are not guaranteed to exist. They can connect to any class of system (there are a few rules like C4s don't get casual connections, but that's advanced knowledge).

6. Empire systems do not have statics, so all of the wormholes you find in empire space will either be casuals or the back end of a wormhole system's static connection (K162). It's also possible for empire systems to link to other empire systems via casual connections.

Advanced Wormhole Knowledge:

7. Wormholes are color coded by class as well and can be memorized for quick identification. You can also get a hint at the class of the system by showing info. It will say the wormhole leads to :

-Unknown Space (C1-C3)
-Dangerous Unknown Space (C4-C5)
-Deadly Unknown Space (C6)

8. Wormholes have different aggression mechanics than stargates. Stargates do not allow you to jump for a minute after aggressing another player. Wormholes can be jumped through immediately after aggressing, but they cannot be jumped through the SAME DIRECTION within 5 minutes. So if you jump through a wormhole and then immediately jump back, you wil have to wait 5 minutes before you can jump through it again.

9. All wormhole sites have rats called sleeper drones, including data and relic sites! They are some of the toughest in the game to fight as they have special AI, omni damage, and use plenty of ewar (netus, scrams, etc). They do not have bounties, but drop "blue loot" (so called because the items are blue) which can be sold at a constant price to npcs, as well as valuable salvage items.

Can anybody point me to the memo saying that systems are now called rooms...

A room is either:

A. An area confined by 3 or more walls, usually enterable by one or more doors and can have optional windows to look beyond the walls.

B. A deadspace pocket that is only enterable by ways of an acceleration gate.

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