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{{Wormhole Links}}<onlyinclude>'''Wormhole Space''', also known as the Anoikis Galaxy, is a collection of semi-charted systems full of opportunity and danger. The discovery of [[Sleepers]], an ancient Artificial Intelligence that dwells within Wormhole Space, led to groundbreaking new technology which in turn enabled the creation of [[Strategic Cruisers]]. Wormhole Space (W-Space, or J-Space because all wormhole system names consist of a J followed by 6 numbers) is lawless and has no CONCORD presence, Empire oversight, or Sovereign Alliances.</onlyinclude>

Cosmic Signatures need to be probed down. They come in 5 types:

In addition to Tech 3 production, processes that aren't allowed in highsec space can be found in W-Space. The most notable is [[Messing With Your Head#Better living through chemistry: Intro to booster drugs|Drug Manufacturing]], utilizing the often short travel times to trade hubs -assuming you aren't unlucky- to import the necessary materials and exporting or locally selling the manufactured end-goods.

C1 systems are not very popular for harvesting or site running purposes. C1 statics only allow medium-sized ships, preventing anything larger than a battleship to enter. This makes rolling C1 holes fairly difficult. They are excellent for beginners. They're relatively safe, easy to run and require a low amount of skillpoints. A battlecruiser can solo the sites and a small cruiser gang will easily run the sites efficiently.

C1 systems have a niche role of being used by small Tech 3 Manufacturing Corporations. The low desirability of these locations and minimal assets make evictions less likely, although not unheard of. While some C1 corporations have reportedly tried to ward off intruders by building carriers, changes such as the Surgical Strike update and the introduction of Triglavian ships have reduced the effectiveness of capitals against mid-sized fleets and made this strategy relatively uncommon.

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Magnetars are among the most dangerous and sought-after systems in wormhole space. While they greatly penalize weapon accuracy and damage application, those penalties come as trade-offs for an enormous bonus to raw damage. Ships, both NPC and Capsuleer, die very fast in Magnetars.

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Red Giants are very specialized. While their main bonuses may not affect many commonly-used modules, the large bonus to [[Smartbomb]] damage and range opens up several combat strategies related to using dedicated smartbomb ships to clear fields of enemies. The other major effects, [[Overheating|Overheat]] Effects and Overheat Damage, promote life on the edge (and training {{sk|Thermodynamics}}...), as overheated modules become far more powerful than they would be normally, but also far more likely to burn out.

Wolf Rayets are partially opposite to Pulsars, penalizing shields, enhancing armor, and reducing signature radii to reduce the strength of large weapons. However, the most striking aspect of the Wolf Rayet effect is the unbelievably huge bonus to ''Small'' weapon damage. This damage bonus means that the rulers of Wolf Rayet combat are Frigates, [[Tactical Destroyers]], and Cruisers fitted with Rapid Light Missile Launchers (as Rapid Lights are also considered "small" weapons, and are one of the few weapons systems that can effectively damage extremely-small-signature Frigates and Destroyers).

[[Drifters#Drifters Wormhole Systems|Drifter Wormhole systems]] are galactic portal hubs, with each generally having around 50-70 connections to known space, a static C2 connection, and every Cosmic Signature in a Drifter Wormhole is guaranteed to be an incoming wormhole. The known space to Drifter wormholes are special in that they have a beacon called "unidentified wormhole" on the known space side, so they do not need to be scanned down from that side. They have unique wormhole signatures in known space:

Inside the wormhole from inside the Drifter system has a normal K162 signature when opened and needs to be scanned down as usual, but is deadspaced, so can only be warped to at 80km. Drifter battleships guard these wormholes and attack anybody trying to pass them. The nature of these wormholes and the Drifter systems is still shifting and a mystery.

Each of the Drifter wormholes also contains a single multi-room Combat Site (of different design in each system), which resets periodically, is patrolled by Sleepers and Drifters, and can be run (ideally with a small fleet) to obtain materials and produce the [[Medical boosters|Antipharmakon medical boosters]].