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'''Exploration''' in EVE involves using scanning probes to locate [[cosmic signatures]] in space which may contain hackable containers with items inside, resources like [[Gas cloud harvesting|gas clouds]] or ore, [[wormholes]] to distant star systems, or collections of NPCs which may drop rare items. As a profession, exploration can be profitable and engaging, and offers better rewards for players willing to travel in more dangerous space. It has a low skill barrier, and new players can start exploring almost from day 1.

'''Exploration''' in EVE involves using [https://everef.net/market-groups/1199 scanning probes] to locate [[cosmic signatures]] in space which may contain hackable containers with items inside, resources like [[Gas cloud harvesting|gas clouds]] or [[Asteroids and ore|ore]], [[wormholes]] to distant star systems, or collections of NPCs which may drop rare items. As a profession, exploration can be profitable and engaging, and offers better rewards for players willing to travel in more dangerous space. It has a low skill barrier, and new players can start exploring almost from day 1.

Players will learn what [[Exploration skills|skills]] are required to start exploring, what ships and equipment are best for the new explorer, what sorts of areas can be [[probe scanning|located]] using the exploration mechanics, how to use probes to track down hidden exploration sites, and how to use analyzer modules to hack into loot containers in exploration sites.

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The main object of an explorer is to track down hidden areas found in systems across all of the EVE universe. These areas contain valuable items or other points of interest, but cannot be warped to initially. Instead, a player must use their ship's scanner and their Probe Launcher to track down the “signals” of these hidden areas through a process generally referred to as “probing,” or “scanning,” or “exploring.” If you’ve ever heard someone mention that they are going to “probe down a site”… this is it!

The main object of an explorer is to track down hidden areas found in systems across all of the EVE universe. These areas contain valuable items or other points of interest, but cannot be [[Warp|warped to]] initially. Instead, a player must use their ship's scanner and their [https://everef.net/market-groups/712 Probe Launcher] to track down the “signals” of these hidden areas through a process generally referred to as “probing,” or “scanning,” or “exploring.” If you’ve ever heard someone mention that they are going to “probe down a site”… this is it!

You’ve found a quiet system to explore and are safely nestled in a comfortable spot. Cocoa and blankets are optional. Time to explore! Pop open your ship’s scanner using the little button on your ship’s HUD that has a picture of a radar screen on it (or press {{button|ALT}} + {{button|P}}). While you were parking your ship somewhere, your scanner was busy! It’s more than likely tracked down a few points of interest throughout the system. Note that if your scanner readout says “No Signals Detected,” that means the system is currently empty. Head to a different system to explore, but note that you can always come back to this system again later to see if anything juicy has appeared.

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=== A Good Place to Start ===

When you first begin exploring, you will likely want to stick to high-security space: systems with a security status anywhere from 0.5 to 1.0. You will be pretty safe in these systems, but there are some best practices you can start to follow so that they are routine as you move into exploring more dangerous space.

When you first begin exploring, you will likely want to stick to [[System security|high-security]] space: systems with a security status anywhere from 0.5 to 1.0. You will be pretty safe in these systems, but there are some best practices you can start to follow so that they are routine as you move into exploring more dangerous space.

* Explore in quiet systems

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Mapping tools generally focus on wormhole chains to be used by travelers. EVE University uses the [https://wanderer.eveuniversity.org/ Wanderer] mapper.

Using Wanderer: [https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Wormhole_Community_Navigation#Using_Wanderer Guide and WHC Server]

Using Wanderer: [https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Wormhole_Community_Navigation#Using_Wanderer Guide and WHC Server] , [[Lowsec Community#LSC Wanderer and mapping|LSC Server]]

The EVE University Wanderer server only holds the maps for the WHC~~, so unless~~ you are part of the WHC you cannot use it. Instead, you can use the public servers for Wanderer or Pathfinder. You can add other characters to your Wanderer maps on the public server by using the access lists.

The EVE University Wanderer server only holds the maps for the WHC and LSC. Unless you are part of the WHC, you cannot use it WHCs mapper. Instead, you can use the public servers for Wanderer or Pathfinder, or when you work out of the LSC, you can try your first mappings in the LSC Wanderer. LSC does not relay on WHs like WHC does, so for LSC its optional, not mandatory. You can add other characters to your Wanderer maps on the public server by using the access lists.

Additional [[third-party tools]] are available for mapping wormhole chains.

The organization EVE-Scout and corp Signal Cartel maintains a publicly-available map of [[Thera]] connections on their website and 3rd-party tool Tripwire.

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Pirate relic and data sites do not contain any dangers. You just need to scan the site down, [[hacking|hack]] the containers with and grab the goods. This is usually done in defenseless frigate in lawless space so watch out for other players. Drone data sites are similar but failing the hack spawns hostile drones. The drones are weak and even T1 scanning frigate can handle them. Pirate relic and data sites are found in normal space and class 1-3 wormholes. In drone regions only drone data sites are found.

[[Ghost ~~Site~~]] are ~~more~~ dangerous data sites found in ~~normal~~ space. In them you have limited time to hack and failed ~~hacks~~ will ~~blow up~~ the container ~~and~~ damage your ship. These sites can be identified from "Covert Research Facility" in their ~~name~~.

[[Ghost Sites]] are dangerous data sites found in all [[System security|categories of space]]. In them you have limited time to hack and a single failed hacking attempt will trigger the container to explode, dealing high [[Damage types|explosive]] damage to your ship. These sites can be identified from "Covert Research Facility" in their names.

Sleeper caches are the most complicated data sites. They contain traps and environmental hazards, single mistake can get poorly fit ship killed. The come in three flavors: [[Limited Sleeper Cache]], [[Standard Sleeper Cache]] and [[Superior Sleeper Cache]]. The limited sleeper cache is for frigates while the other two require more powerful ships.

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== See also ==

* [[Probing In Simple Steps]]

* [[Guide to combat sites]]

[[Category:Exploration| ]]

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 {{Exploration links}}
 {{related class | Exploration (CORE class) }}
-'''Exploration''' in EVE involves using scanning probes to locate [[cosmic signatures]] in space which may contain hackable containers with items inside, resources like [[Gas cloud harvesting|gas clouds]] or ore, [[wormholes]] to distant star systems, or collections of NPCs which may drop rare items. As a profession, exploration can be profitable and engaging, and offers better rewards for players willing to travel in more dangerous space. It has a low skill barrier, and new players can start exploring almost from day 1.
+'''Exploration''' in EVE involves using [https://everef.net/market-groups/1199 scanning probes] to locate [[cosmic signatures]] in space which may contain hackable containers with items inside, resources like [[Gas cloud harvesting|gas clouds]] or [[Asteroids and ore|ore]], [[wormholes]] to distant star systems, or collections of NPCs which may drop rare items. As a profession, exploration can be profitable and engaging, and offers better rewards for players willing to travel in more dangerous space. It has a low skill barrier, and new players can start exploring almost from day 1.
 Players will learn what [[Exploration skills|skills]] are required to start exploring, what ships and equipment are best for the new explorer, what sorts of areas can be [[probe scanning|located]] using the exploration mechanics, how to use probes to track down hidden exploration sites, and how to use analyzer modules to hack into loot containers in exploration sites.
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 {{main|Probe scanning}}
-The main object of an explorer is to track down hidden areas found in systems across all of the EVE universe. These areas contain valuable items or other points of interest, but cannot be warped to initially. Instead, a player must use their ship's scanner and their Probe Launcher to track down the “signals” of these hidden areas through a process generally referred to as “probing,” or “scanning,” or “exploring.” If you’ve ever heard someone mention that they are going to “probe down a site”… this is it!
+The main object of an explorer is to track down hidden areas found in systems across all of the EVE universe. These areas contain valuable items or other points of interest, but cannot be [[Warp|warped to]] initially. Instead, a player must use their ship's scanner and their [https://everef.net/market-groups/712 Probe Launcher] to track down the “signals” of these hidden areas through a process generally referred to as “probing,” or “scanning,” or “exploring.” If you’ve ever heard someone mention that they are going to “probe down a site”… this is it!
 You’ve found a quiet system to explore and are safely nestled in a comfortable spot. Cocoa and blankets are optional. Time to explore! Pop open your ship’s scanner using the little button on your ship’s HUD that has a picture of a radar screen on it (or press {{button|ALT}} + {{button|P}}). While you were parking your ship somewhere, your scanner was busy! It’s more than likely tracked down a few points of interest throughout the system. Note that if your scanner readout says “No Signals Detected,” that means the system is currently empty. Head to a different system to explore, but note that you can always come back to this system again later to see if anything juicy has appeared.
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 === A Good Place to Start ===
-When you first begin exploring, you will likely want to stick to high-security space: systems with a security status anywhere from 0.5 to 1.0. You will be pretty safe in these systems, but there are some best practices you can start to follow so that they are routine as you move into exploring more dangerous space.
+When you first begin exploring, you will likely want to stick to [[System security|high-security]] space: systems with a security status anywhere from 0.5 to 1.0. You will be pretty safe in these systems, but there are some best practices you can start to follow so that they are routine as you move into exploring more dangerous space.
 * Explore in quiet systems
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 Mapping tools generally focus on wormhole chains to be used by travelers. EVE University uses the [https://wanderer.eveuniversity.org/ Wanderer] mapper.
-Using Wanderer: [https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Wormhole_Community_Navigation#Using_Wanderer Guide and WHC Server]
+Using Wanderer: [https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Wormhole_Community_Navigation#Using_Wanderer Guide and WHC Server] , [[Lowsec Community#LSC Wanderer and mapping|LSC Server]]
-The EVE University Wanderer server only holds the maps for the WHC, so unless you are part of the WHC you cannot use it. Instead, you can use the public servers for Wanderer or Pathfinder. You can add other characters to your Wanderer maps on the public server by using the access lists.
+The EVE University Wanderer server only holds the maps for the WHC and LSC.  Unless you are part of the WHC, you cannot use it WHCs mapper. Instead, you can use the public servers for Wanderer or Pathfinder, or when you work out of the LSC, you can try your first mappings in the LSC Wanderer. LSC does not relay on WHs like WHC does, so for LSC its optional, not mandatory. You can add other characters to your Wanderer maps on the public server by using the access lists.
 Additional [[third-party tools]] are available for mapping wormhole chains.
 The organization EVE-Scout and corp Signal Cartel maintains a publicly-available map of [[Thera]] connections on their website and 3rd-party tool Tripwire.
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 Pirate relic and data sites do not contain any dangers. You just need to scan the site down, [[hacking|hack]] the containers with and grab the goods. This is usually done in defenseless frigate in lawless space so watch out for other players. Drone data sites are similar but failing the hack spawns hostile drones. The drones are weak and even T1 scanning frigate can handle them. Pirate relic and data sites are found in normal space and class 1-3 wormholes. In drone regions only drone data sites are found.
-[[Ghost Site]] are more dangerous data sites found in normal space. In them you have limited time to hack and failed hacks will blow up the container and damage your ship. These sites can be identified from "Covert Research Facility" in their name.
+[[Ghost Sites]] are dangerous data sites found in all [[System security|categories of space]]. In them you have limited time to hack and a single failed hacking attempt will trigger the container to explode, dealing high [[Damage types|explosive]] damage to your ship. These sites can be identified from "Covert Research Facility" in their names.
 Sleeper caches are the most complicated data sites. They contain traps and environmental hazards, single mistake can get poorly fit ship killed. The come in three flavors: [[Limited Sleeper Cache]], [[Standard Sleeper Cache]] and [[Superior Sleeper Cache]]. The limited sleeper cache is for frigates while the other two require more powerful ships.
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 == See also ==
+* [[Probing In Simple Steps]]
 * [[Guide to combat sites]]
 [[Category:Exploration| ]]