System security: Difference between revisions

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== True Security ==

A given system's security level is ~~actually~~ a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0]. This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec. It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:<ref name="CCP Explorer">[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1282632&page=1#4 CCP Explorer forum post]</ref>

A given system's security level is a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0]. This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec. It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:<ref name="CCP Explorer">[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1282632&page=1#4 CCP Explorer forum post]</ref>

* [-1.0, 0.0] = nullsec ~~(always 0.0)~~

* [-1.0, 0.0] = nullsec

* (0.0, 0.05) = rounded up to lowsec (0.1 security level)

* [0.05, 0.45) = rounded half up (lowsec)

* [0.45, 1.0] = rounded half up (highsec)

A system's true security may be desirable to know because nullsec systems may have a truesec range from -1.0 up to 0.0 which continues to affect various game mechanics, such as asteroid belt and rat quality. A system's truesec value is ~~not accessible by any means~~ in-game, ~~but it is available via~~ the [[official datadump]] or any third-party utilities that use the datadump or the data extracted from it.

A system's true security may be desirable to know because nullsec systems may have a truesec range from -1.0 up to 0.0 which continues to affect various game mechanics, such as asteroid belt and rat quality. A system's rounded truesec value is available via the in-game map, and the unrounded value can be found through the [[official datadump]] or any third-party utilities that use the datadump or the data extracted from it.

=== Legacy Rounding Glitch ===

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This bug has been fixed <ref name="Revelations I">[http://www.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp?patchlogid=99 Revelations I patch notes]</ref>, and the game now uses the rules above. This ensures that any system displayed as "0.0" is truly nullsec. Some third-party utilities may not know of the above rules, and so may incorrectly identify some lowsec systems as nullsec.

==References==

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 == True Security ==
-A given system's security level is actually a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0].  This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec.  It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:<ref name="CCP Explorer">[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1282632&page=1#4 CCP Explorer forum post]</ref>
+A given system's security level is a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0].  This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec.  It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:<ref name="CCP Explorer">[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1282632&page=1#4 CCP Explorer forum post]</ref>
-* [-1.0, 0.0] = nullsec (always 0.0)
+* [-1.0, 0.0] = nullsec
 * (0.0, 0.05) = rounded up to lowsec (0.1 security level)
 * [0.05, 0.45) = rounded half up (lowsec)
 * [0.45, 1.0] = rounded half up (highsec)
-A system's true security may be desirable to know because nullsec systems may have a truesec range from -1.0 up to 0.0 which continues to affect various game mechanics, such as asteroid belt and rat quality.  A system's truesec value is not accessible by any means in-game, but it is available via the [[official datadump]] or any third-party utilities that use the datadump or the data extracted from it.
+A system's true security may be desirable to know because nullsec systems may have a truesec range from -1.0 up to 0.0 which continues to affect various game mechanics, such as asteroid belt and rat quality.  A system's rounded truesec value is available via the in-game map, and the unrounded value can be found through the [[official datadump]] or any third-party utilities that use the datadump or the data extracted from it.
 === Legacy Rounding Glitch ===
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 This bug has been fixed <ref name="Revelations I">[http://www.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp?patchlogid=99 Revelations I patch notes]</ref>, and the game now uses the rules above.  This ensures that any system displayed as "0.0" is truly nullsec.  Some third-party utilities may not know of the above rules, and so may incorrectly identify some lowsec systems as nullsec.
 ==References==