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removed the list of combat anomaly difficulty names, it was a duplicate of the table; improved the table; added mention that w-space has different cosmic anoms.
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* '''Ore sites''' contain [[Asteroids and Ore|asteroids]] to be mined for minerals or ice products.
* '''Ore sites''' contain [[Asteroids and Ore|asteroids]] to be mined for minerals or ice products.
* '''[[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]]''' (also known as "Covert Research Facilities") contain several data/relic cans to hack, that explode if the explorer fails the hack. Also, an invisible timer starts on warp-in, and once it is up, indestructible NPC rats will warp in, cause all cans to explode and shoot at the explorer for a while. Tanked ships or "egg-thief" (hacking only one can quickly, then leaving) tactics are recommended. Either analyzer (and its relevant skill) may be used for the hack.
* '''[[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]]''' (also known as "Covert Research Facilities") contain several data/relic cans to hack, that explode if the explorer fails the hack. Also, an invisible timer starts on warp-in, and once it is up, indestructible NPC rats will warp in, cause all cans to explode and shoot at the explorer for a while. Tanked ships or "egg-thief" (hacking only one can quickly, then leaving) tactics are recommended. Either analyzer (and its relevant skill) may be used for the hack.
* '''Contested Covert Research Facilities''' are very similar to the regular Covert Research Facilities (Ghost Sites). They contain 1 data/relic can, called a (Faction) Transponder tower, that explodes if the hacking/archaeology attempt fails. Just like Ghost Sites, there is also a hidden timer (45-60s) after which the tower explodes.
* '''Contested Covert Research Facilities''' may be found in high- or low-sec<ref name="Contested and Besieged Covert Research Facility – Mordus Legion Contraband sites">http://www.evemanufacturing.co.uk/contested-and-besieged-covert-research-facility/</ref> and are very similar to the regular Covert Research Facilities (Ghost Sites). They contain 1 data/relic can, called a Guristas Transponder tower, that explodes if the hacking/archaeology attempt fails. Just like Ghost Sites, there is also a hidden timer (45-60s) after which the tower explodes.
* '''Besieged Covert Research Sites''' are closer to combat sites, containing multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. In addition, they also have a couple of destructible structures with loot: (Faction) Research and trade Hubs and/or Thukker Labs.  
* '''Besieged Covert Research Facilities''', which are found only in low-sec<ref name="Contested and Besieged Covert Research Facility – Mordus Legion Contraband sites" />, are closer to combat sites, containing multiple cruiser- and battleship-class NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. In addition, they may also contain destructible structures with loot: Guristas Research and trade Hubs and/or Thukker Labs.  


==How to Find Cosmic Anomalies==
Note that this article only deals with the cosmic anomalies found in [[System Security#Known Space|known space]]; [[Wormhole Space|wormhole space]] has its [[Wormhole Sites|own sites]] which follow their own naming conventions etc.
 
== How to Find Cosmic Anomalies ==


Cosmic Anomalies can be found by using your [[Scanning#On-board_System_Scanner|onboard scanner]].
Cosmic Anomalies can be found by using your [[Scanning#On-board_System_Scanner|onboard scanner]].
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On occasion you may need to 'jiggle the wires' of your onboard scanner by de-selecting and re-selecting the show all check box to encourage them to appear.
On occasion you may need to 'jiggle the wires' of your onboard scanner by de-selecting and re-selecting the show all check box to encourage them to appear.


==Difficulty and Classification==
== Difficulty and Classification ==
 
{{Work in Progress|Until the information here is filled up, the exploration categories table at https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Category:Exploration has links to decent (not guaranteed to be up-to-date either) listings of all the various types of exploration sites, both signatures and anomalies. Evelopedia also has information on the Besieged/Contested sites, but not in those listings apparently.}}
===Combat sites===
Combat site anomalies are ranked in difficulty by 10 levels, these are:
*(Faction) Burrow / Drone Collection (easiest)
*(Faction) Hideaway / Drone Cluster
*(Faction) Refuge / Drone Assembly
*(Faction) Den / Drone Gathering
*(Faction) Yard / Drone Surveillance
*(Faction) Rally Point / Drone Menagerie
*(Faction) Port / Drone Herd
*(Faction) Hub / Drone Squad
*(Faction) Haven / Drone Patrol
*(Faction) Sanctum / Drone Horde (hardest)
 
The rank of the anomaly you could find depends on the [[System Security|security status]] of the system you are searching in. Within [[high-sec]] (security status 1.0 to 0.5) the lowest third will be found. [[Low-sec]] (security status of 0.4 to 0.1) contains the mid third of them and the highest third will be found within [[nullsec]].
 
An anomaly may be further sub-divided into 3 more categories:


* (Faction) Hidden (anomaly) [easiest]
{{Work in Progress|Until the information here is improved, especially for the non-combat sites, the exploration categories table at https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Category:Exploration has links to decent (not guaranteed to be up-to-date either) listings of all the various types of exploration sites, both signatures and anomalies. Evelopedia also has articles on the Besieged/Contested sites, but you'll have to search for e.g. "contested covert research" or "besieged covert research" to find them.}}
* (Faction) Forsaken (anomaly) [middle]
=== Combat sites ===
* (Faction) Forlorn (anomaly) [hardest]
Combat site anomalies are ranked in difficulty by 10 levels/classes, and follow a naming scheme of (faction) (anomaly).


The rank of the anomaly depends on the [[System Security|security status]] of the system you are searching in. Within [[high-sec]] (security status 1.0 to 0.5) the lowest third (in terms of difficulty/value) will be found. [[Low-sec]] (security status of 0.4 to 0.1) contains the mid third of them and the highest third will be found within [[nullsec]]. The anomaly names are identical for all factions with the exception of Rogue Drone sites, which also differ slightly in which classes of space they are found in.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
! Angel Cartel !! Blood Raider !! Guristas !! Rogue Drone !! Sansha's Nation !! Serpentis
! Class !! Found in !! Angel Cartel !! Blood Raider !! Guristas !! Sansha's Nation !! Serpentis !! Rogue Drone !! Drone sites found in
|-
|-
| [[Angel Burrow]] || [[Blood Burrow]] || [[Guristas Burrow]] || [[Drone Collection]] || [[Sansha Burrow]]|| [[Serpentis Burrow]]
| 1 || High sec || [[Angel Burrow]] || [[Blood Burrow]] || [[Guristas Burrow]] || [[Sansha Burrow]] || [[Serpentis Burrow]] || [[Drone Collection]] || High sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Hideaway]]|| [[Blood Hideaway]]  || [[Guristas Hideaway]]|| [[Drone Cluster]]|| [[Sansha Hideaway]]|| [[Serpentis Hideaway]]
| 2 || High sec || [[Angel Hideaway]] || [[Blood Hideaway]]  || [[Guristas Hideaway]] || [[Sansha Hideaway]] || [[Serpentis Hideaway]] || [[Drone Cluster]] || High sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Refuge]]|| [[Blood Refuge]] || [[Guristas Refuge]] || [[Drone Assembly ]] || [[Sansha Refuge]] || [[Serpentis Refuge]]
| 3 || High sec || [[Angel Refuge]] || [[Blood Refuge]] || [[Guristas Refuge]] || [[Sansha Refuge]] || [[Serpentis Refuge]] || [[Drone Assembly ]] || High & Low sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Den]]|| [[Blood Den]] || [[Guristas Den]] || [[Drone Gathering ]]|| [[Sansha Den]] || [[Serpentis Den]]
| 4 || High & Low sec || [[Angel Den]] || [[Blood Den]] || [[Guristas Den]] || [[Sansha Den]] || [[Serpentis Den]] || [[Drone Gathering ]] || High & Low sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Yard]] || [[Blood Yard]] || [[Guristas Yard]] || [[Drone Surveillance ]] || [[Sansha Yard]] || [[Serpentis Yard]]
| 5 || Low sec || [[Angel Yard]] || [[Blood Yard]] || [[Guristas Yard]] || [[Sansha Yard]] || [[Serpentis Yard]] || [[Drone Surveillance ]] || Low & Null sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Rally Point]] || [[Blood Rally Point]] || [[Guristas Rally Point]] || [[Drone Menagerie ]]|| [[Sansha Rally Point]] || [[Serpentis Rally Point]]
| 6 || Low & Null sec || [[Angel Rally Point]] || [[Blood Rally Point]] || [[Guristas Rally Point]] || [[Sansha Rally Point]] || [[Serpentis Rally Point]] || [[Drone Menagerie ]] || Low & Null Sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Port]] || [[Blood Port]] || [[Guristas Port]] || [[Drone Herd]] || [[Sansha Port]] || [[Serpentis Port]]
| 7 || Low & Null sec || [[Angel Port]] || [[Blood Port]] || [[Guristas Port]] || [[Sansha Port]] || [[Serpentis Port]] || [[Drone Herd]] || Null sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Hub]] || [[Blood Hub]] || [[Guristas Hub]]|| [[Drone Squad]] || [[Sansha Hub]] || [[Serpentis Hub]]
| 8 || Low & Null sec || [[Angel Hub]] || [[Blood Hub]] || [[Guristas Hub]] || [[Sansha Hub]] || [[Serpentis Hub]] || [[Drone Squad]] || Null sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Haven]] || [[Blood Haven]] || [[Guristas Haven]] || [[Drone Patrol]] || [[Sansha Haven]] || [[Serpentis Haven]]
| 9 || Null sec || [[Angel Haven]] || [[Blood Haven]] || [[Guristas Haven]] || [[Sansha Haven]] || [[Serpentis Haven]] || [[Drone Patrol]] || Null sec
|-
|-
| [[Angel Sanctum]] || [[Blood Sanctum]] || [[Guristas Sanctum]] || [[Drone Horde]] || [[Sansha Sanctum]] || [[Serpentis Sanctum]]
| 10 || Null sec || [[Angel Sanctum]] || [[Blood Sanctum]] || [[Guristas Sanctum]] || [[Sansha Sanctum]] || [[Serpentis Sanctum]] || [[Drone Horde]] || Null sec
|}
|}


==See Also==
Some anomaly types may have more difficult variants in addition to the basic version, sub-divided into 3 more categories:
* (Faction) Hidden (anomaly) - easiest, but still harder than the basic version
* (Faction) Forsaken (anomaly) - middle
* (Faction) Forlorn (anomaly) - hardest
 
== See Also ==
*[[Exploration combat sites for new players]]
*[[Exploration combat sites for new players]]


[[Category:Exploration]]
[[Category:Exploration]]
[[Category:Cosmic Anomaly]]
[[Category:Cosmic Anomaly]]
== References ==
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