Missions & Complexes

A Backup scanner frig; just because. Are you going to PVP or simply PVE?

As you are on your own, I would limit yourself to C1/C2 Wormholes. Your Tengu will not survive a C4 site. (Neuting)
You also need to remember that the only way to make a significant amount of money from wormhols PVE is to salvage all the wrecks, which I recommend a noctis/destroyer for.

If you are bringing an iteron in, do PI. You can make a significant amount of money this way.

Feel free to convo me in game for w-space advice.

I've heard of people doing this. Keep in mind that the Orca pilot will basically be stuck piloting the Orca full time. No way you want to leave it floating in space to be probed out.

Personally I would only do this for short stays. Basically for WH diving I would handle them this way.

If I found a WH with sites I wanted to run, and I knew I could finish them up in one sitting (you will have to figure out the # of sites you could do in one sitting) I would take my main in a Tengu and alt in a Noctis. I'd leave the Noctis cloaked at a safe while running sites, and then salvage behind. Finish up the sites and get back out.

If it was a system where there were so many sites I might need to spend a few days, I'd do the cloaky Orca thing.

If I were to do PI, I'd just find a WH I could setup shop in and setup a POS (which I have done).

Keep in mind the Orca plan will only work with C2 or higher.

I used to run WH's out of an orca (stay for a day or two, then move on). I would recommend sticking to C2 sites simply for the matter of how long it would take to run sites in a solo tengu in C3's (c3's are everyone's favorite WH to go hunting in, whether it is sleepers or other players that they are hunting). However, I would recommend putting a small POS inside your orca for when you decide you need a bit of safety. Only put it up when you need it, then take it down again when you are done. I would recommend finding a C2 with C2 static, then go through your static WH each day to run sites, then come back to your "home" WH. This guarantees that you have C2 sites to run at any time, while keeping a direct exit for your orca in case you need to get out in a hurry.

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Not a chance. The k162 has the same limits as the other side. And all C1 wormholes have a max per jump limit of 20mil. An orca has a mass of 250 mil.

Only way to get an orca into a C1 is to build it inside.

Slight thread ninja, but oh well...

What is needed to put up a pos? Anchoring?
What do one need besides a sma to be relatively safe from the odd solo/small gang roam?

OK how about instead of an ORCA to base out of use a carrier instead ( in a c4 or higher WH ) That's an idea that i being dying to try when i finish training both my toons. Would that be wise?

p.s. cloacky carriers and it would be 2 carriers, 2 basi ,2-3 tengus for dps. Good idea or not?

p.s.s. sorry for high jacking you thread

I think Comy has nailed it here.

We all have dreams of what we can or want to do in eve, but many of them are not so firmly grounded in 'reality'. We gotta keep on dreaming, because that's fun and lets us set ourselves challenges etc, but we also have to take the occasional reality check.

The best reality check?? Get out there, start where your skills allow, and give it a go. Once you have some experience operating at an achievable level, up the ante and give something tougher a try.

So for the OP .... can I live out of an orca in a w-system?

Yes, you can, but I'd suggest getting a little more hands-on experience in w-space first. You may find, as I did, that POSes are not as daunting as they initially seem and it's way easier to use a POS (even a temporary one) than to live out of an orca. It can be done, and people do do it, but there are many good reasons for the vast majority of w-space denizens using POSes ... even us solo operators.

Suggestion: Chase-up and join a w-space corp and get yourself involved in wormhole efforts.

And, despite whatever the clown was smoking, you cannot get orcas into C1s except by building them there.

And for the "I wanna try a carrier" poster, yes that is do-able also ... but you should probably get some w-space experience and some carrier experience before you commit to trying this. To operate carriers in C4 and below you need to build them in the system. That requires a POS and you cannot take them out of the system. If you didn't already know that, then you're not up for operating in middle - high level w-space without the support of a bundle of more experienced folk.

Again, I'd suggest chasing up a w-space corp and getting involved. That way you get to learn how w-space works, and how people have evolved different strategies for enjoying and profiting from their w-space lives. Then, once you understand w-space a bit better and know what others do, you will be in a way better position to develop your own approach, and enjoy the avant garde life you adopt.

Get a pos with some ecm, hardeners, 2 scrams and a few guns. ecm makes your pos annoying to attack, and there are plenty of pos's that are easier to crack.

Fuel: plan how long you think you want to stay in the wormhole, and move that amount of fuel + 1 week in. when it starts dropping below 1 week, either start getting out or refuel if you really like the place you have.

Bring as little as possible. If you use the orca, you can do without sma and corp hangar. those mods smell like loot so better not have them. bring the tengu, a salvager, 2 scanning ships, and if you get a c2, a dedicated analyzer for the mag sites. Also remember to bring a dozen extra probe launcher and dozens of probes. cant have too many.

When logging off, put everything into the orca, and log another toon off in a safespot within dscan range of your pos. Use that to check there aren't nasty people attacking your pos. If there are, stay logged off until they are gone.

As for joining a corp, ideally a wormhole has 23/7 coverage. your irregular times aren't always an objection, and can in fact be an asset. If you really want to live in wormhole space, just talk to people. I know for a fact that Talocan united has several wormhole corporations that wouldn't mind someone with irregular hours. And having a corp instead of solo adds a lot of security.