Archive:Project Solitude

E-Uni home system: Oerse

E-Uni home station: Oerse VI - Moon 10 - Quafe Company Retail Center

Regional Trade Hub: Octanneve III – Moon 1 – Federation Customs Logistics Support

Mission Statement

“To establish a University presence and trade hub in the Solitude region.”

Project Solitude Background

Towards the end of July 2012, the Eve University management decided to launch project Solitude. The initial announcement by CEO Kelduum Revaan outlining a brief history of the Uni and putting this project in its context can be found here.

In a nutshell, the primary aim of Project Solitude is to establish a University presence in a high-sec pocket surrounded by low-sec and 0.0 space, and to help build a centralised trade hub for the region.

Overview of the Solitude Region

Solitude is a smallish region consisting of only 43 systems under the sovereignty of the Gallente Federation. Wedged between Aridia and Syndicate, it is made up of roughly two large parts. To the west of the region is a low-sec area bordering both Syndicate and Aridia with the home of the LSC only a few jumps away. To the east is a high-sec pocket consisting of 17 systems with a second entrance to Syndicate. This pocket also contains the systems of Oerse where the E-Uni regional HQ is located, and Octanneve, which has been chosen as the place to establish a trade hub. A further high-sec pocket of 3 systems can be found to the north of the region.

After weighting the pro’s and con’s, members already living in the area settled on Octanneve III – Moon 1 - Federation Customs Logistics Support as the station of choice for the regional trade hub. People are of course free to put up their sales orders in any station they desire. However, in order to help achieve the goal of a centralised trading hub, it is advised to use Octanneve III-1 for trading activities as much as possible.

What it means to live in Solitude

Living in Solitude has certain advantages over the main high-sec Empire regions. Having said that, the confined nature of the area also has its challenges. Things to be considered before deciding whether to move or not are:

Advantages

• Less WT’s than can be found in and around Aldrat
• Easier to organize awareness of WT’s in the region and their location
• Enough fellow Unista’s are always close by to help out with missions and running complexes
• Significantly shorter waiting times and reduced cost for use of public research installations
• Easier access to low-sec PI while still living in the relative safety of high-sec
• Ditto for low-sec ores

Disadvantages

• Limited availability of items on the local market
• Some items are hard to come by or not available at all
• Moderate to reasonably higher prices for items that are available on the market
• Shipping stuff in and out of the region can be a challenge
• Certain Uni programs (BOYM / POYS / Ship Replacement Program) are yet to be extended to Solitude

Who runs the project?

No one in particular outside of the Uni management…! Project Solitude is a consolidated effort of volunteers and pioneers with the aim to establish an area where people can flourish. Although there are no restrictions on venturing into low-sec and null-sec space, the project mainly revolves around the larger high-sec pocket in the region. As such, no additional rules and procedures are required. This is not to say that members are exempt from those rules already established by the Uni. Although Solitude is located far from the prying eyes of the management, E-Uni SOP, ROE and WSOP procedures should be followed at all times. Living in Solitude is no different than living in or around Aldrat.

• Eve University Rules
• Eve University Overview Setup

The 'Solitude Coordinated Scanning Endeavour'

There are only two possible routes to Solitude via known space. One goes via a low-sec pipe trough Aridia, the other via a null-sec pipe trough Syndicate. Although it is relatively easy to reach the high-sec pocket in a fast frigate (or even a shuttle), shipping stuff in and out poses more of a challenge. As such an active scanning program is in place to find wormholes leading directly to Empire.

Participating in the scanning endeavour is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged. There are very little requirements for members wanting to help out finding those precious wormholes. All that is needed to start out is a frigate and some training of the Astrometrics skill. Probe launchers and scanning probes are freely available from the Uni hangar in Oerse for those who need them.

• Scanning & Probing

What do I need to become a 'Solidude'?

The only mandatory requirement for a life in Solitude is a healthy dose of pioneer/explorer spirit along with a determination to overcome the challenges of living in a confined high-sec area. All other skills are optional. Project Solitude is open to members of all levels: from people who only just started out in EVE and are new to the Uni, to advanced industrialists, explorers, PVP’ers, etc…

How to get to Solitude

Taking the 'Pod Express'

• As long as you don’t have any implants in your clone and your new medical clone is fairly cheap, you can travel to Solitude by “Pod Express”. Change your medical clone location to one of the stations in Oerse and then self-destruct your pod. It might be a good idea to get a jump clone in empire first so you can jump back to HQ if need be.

Dodging pirates in low-sec

• This is the long route via Aridia , from Bherdasopt (high-sec) through Gondista, Otakod, Agaullores anf Yveve to Yvelet (high-sec). The biggest risk of this particular route is a persistent gatecamp just of the Bherdasopt gate in Gondista. When planning to take this route, it might be a good idea to contact the LSC and check if the area is safe.

Facing the quiet dangers of null-sec

• For those brave enough to venture into null-sec, there are two possible routes through Syndicate to get to Solitude:
  • Route1 starts in Stacmon (0.6) and goes through two low-sec systems (Ostingele and Harroule) and enters Syndicate at MHC-R3. It then carries on via M2-CF1, Y9G-KS, Pertnineere (low-sec) and then Boystin (high-sec)
  • Route 2 starts in Chesiette and goes through one low-sec system (Reblier) and enters Syndicate at 6-CZ49. This route also ends up at M2-CF1 and follows the rest of the path to Solitude as mentioned above.

• Please visit the Solitude.E-Uni channel before travelling through Syndicate. The above mentioned pipes are frequently bring travelled by members already based in Solitude and some viable intel might be available.

Jumping down a Rabbit Hole...

• … or a wormhole to be exact. The ‘Solitude Co-ordinated Scanning Endeavour’ finds hisec-to-hisec wormholes on average two to three times a week. This makes it a lot easier for those wanting to move assets into the region without having to go through the dangerous low-sec or null-sec pipes. Entry and exit points for active WH’s can usually be found in the Project Solitude bookmarks folder. Notifications are being sent out via a mailing list that has been created specifically for this purpose. Please check the forum or ask in Solitude.E-Uni for further details.

Making use of courier services

• Wormholes have a limited time and mass. As such, it might not always be possible for members to make good use of them. An alternative is to use a courier to move assets into the region. Although there are many courier services around, Black Frog is probably the best known. Note though that using courier services can be a quite costly exercise. Black For example, charges 100,000,000 ISK to move up to 320,000 m3 from Aldrat to Oerse.