EVE New Citizens Q&A

Always best to check the map for low pop systems for scanning. Also make sure your filters are set correctly. Low sec offers more reward and more NPCs in sites. As well as unexpected "friends."

Right... So use your map features an filters to the best of your ability. Use http://evemaps.dotlan.net/ to compare the results of your Eve Map if preferred for safety.

I find a system at the end of a pipeline, I have one chain of systems I use for ratting in NPC sov, and the pipe I have picked out has about 12 systems that are low population. However, They are often bubbled gates, and activity in some of the systems. Usually ones near or with stations in them. The trick is, to take your time, use your maps, like this one helps as well, http://www.ombeve.co.uk/Eve_Regions.pdf and use your cloak... IDK if you have a t2 cov ops or not... If you do, then you really dont have too much to worry about, IF you take your time, and work each system.

My technique I use is simple. I use bookmarks, and enter the systems when they are low in activity. When I enter a 0.0 pipe for the first time, I will use a special fit frigate, not a cov ops... I use a rifter, with special rigs that allow me to warp in speeds at 10 au/sec, and I can align in 2-3 seconds... I fit a mwd, and a Medium shield extender just in case there is an interdictor or bubble and a camp. I never burn back to the gate... in a frigate. I have lost a few frigs this way. I usually wait out my cloak, and when I appear on the other side of gate, I take note of the direction I am already facing. still cloaked, I find the nearest celestial to align and warp off to... Usually, there is something in a similar direction to warp to. This prevents me from doing a 180, which takes more time to align to.

If there is a bubble or interdictor, fly smart, all you need is to keep distance, and burn away from him. My MWD rifter moves in access of 2500 m/sec and I can usually manage to get out of his disruptor bubble and/or disruptor range. I then simply pull distance and warp away.

Each system I enter for the first time, I make bookmarks in. each gate has a 175km plus observation safe, and a safe off grid 450km plus but withing 14au for scanning for clearing the gate. I don't do this to every gate in that system, just the ones I tend to use.

When I make these safes, with a cheap ol frig... not a 20 mil plus t2... can you can still loose a t2 cov ops in a gate camp... I tend to bounce from safe to safe. then to the gate if it is clear. Only when Im being careless, impatient, or not paying attention, will I get popped or tackled and ransomed... So learn from others mistakes, and take ur time.

When you find system with 0 in local feel free to relax a lil, but always have your local open, extended and not stacked so you can observe it. when someone comes in behind you, simply cloak up, or warp to your safe, or move to the next system. I have been popped out in 0.0, but only when I rush.

When you get all your safes made, place them in a folder in your people and places. That way, you can extend said folder, and see all the systems and safes related to that chain or pipeline. Then you can bring out your cov ops and probe with peace of mind... Make a safe to sit at while cloaked after you deploy your probes as well. Make sure it is NOT INLINE with two gates or planets etc... use your f10 map, but in system map mode, when making accurate safes. This way you can place a safe where you want it, using triangulation. :)

Hope this helps.

One more thing, When you make your 175 observation safe on grid with the gates, make sure you burn away in a direction that is not inline with any gates!!! If you find a planet that is near the gate, align to it, and pull off from the gate about 75km, and then burn off in a direction where you are not inline with anything. The reason this is helpful is:

Say I warp from gate a to gate b. I make a safe inline on the way. If I use that safe to cloak at, I could be de cloaked by pilots warping from gate a to b. Also, If you are warping from gate a to gate b and you safe is 175km away from gate b but inline with the gates, you can still get sucked in by a warp bubble. It has happened to me... So make sure you burn off in a direction that is not inline and well away from a POSSIBLE bubble location. That way, if there is a gate camp, and 12 in system, you can still warp to your safe, and to the gate and jump on contact. :)

Not really because, the ships that have a scan bonus aren't capable of actual combat, it's a bit of a gap in the ship lineup and we've asked CCP many times to fill it but nothing so far. There is a T3 sub system that gives a probing bonus and they can fight quite well if set up for it. thing is that it's a T3 which isn't easy to train or pay for as a newer player and it's very much overkill in high sec exploration, while being so expensive that it'll hurt would you lose one in low sec, WH or 0.0

You have 3 options;

- use two ships, one to scan and one for combat. Not very easy to do on a single account tbh.
- get into a T3 with the right subs
- use a ship that's very good at combat while not needing rigs for it and then fit gravi rigs for your scanning (droneboats, most BCs) so your probing isn't [i]that[/i ]bad.

Having been an explorer since the start, the best 2 non t3 all in one exploration ships are the Arbitrator and the Myrmidon

They both use drones to fight, so you can fit support modules in the high and mid slots, whilst, both ships use armour tank, which leaves your low slots free. Since there are no exploration modules in low slots, you should be able to tank pretty well if you run combat sites.

Basically with your Abri or Myrm, fit a scanner, a salvager, a tractor beam (optional), cloak (optional for low sec), drone link upgrade (optional) or guns if you prefer extra dmg.

Low slots fit a code breaker, analyzer (optional), AB (for high sec), WMD (for low sec), and cap rechargers of omnidirectional tracking device for your drones.

Low slots for tanking.

Alternatively, fit a scanner to a Drake and scan only combat sites, and skip the rest


With decent scanning skills, you should have no problem scanning down sites, use a sisters probe launcher if you are getting 85% on the hard to scan sites.


Until you get into a t3 or a Pilgrim or a Ishtar, these ships will be your main exploration ships.

If you want to run some exploration, in high sec, low sec or WH, contact me in game, i have regular fleets going with a couple of friends, so you are most welcome to join

First, you need to decide whether you are going to run many types of sites or only a specific one. An important thing to remember is that sites have a constant signal strength, so you can 'farm' a particular bandwith (sites do share signal strengths). I personally look for DED 4/10 sites. So I stick in the regions where the ded 4/10s are found. As far as the actual route across the region, I do indeed pick a few random waypoints from the star map, usually about 25-30 jumps total and get to it. I'll usually find 2-4 4/10's along a route that long.

Some explorers like myself cherry pick their favorite bandwidth, some run everything looking for all the escalations/faction spawns they can. I've heard success with both methods, but prefer cherry picking personally. St Mio's DSP guide will explain more if you're interested in learning a bit more.

many thanks everyone