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Hacking can be done in any ship that has mid slots for Data and/or Relic Analyzers. However, exploration ships have a role bonus for both Virus and scan Strength.

Each Empire's Tech 1 Exploration Frigate has a role bonus of +5 Virus Strength to both Data and Relic Analyzers. These ships also get an 7.5% (37.5% max) increase to scan strength per racial frigate level, which helps in scanning down Cosmic Signatures.

Each Empire's Tech 1 Exploration Frigate has a role bonus of +5 Virus Strength to both Data and Relic Analyzers. These ships also get an 7.5% (37.5% max) increase to scan strength per racial frigate level, which helps in scanning down Cosmic Signatures. The Navy Exploration frigate is a small upgrade with more defense and movement speed at the tradeoff of greater cost.

* {{sh|Magnate}}

* {{sh|Magnate}} / {{sh|Magnate Navy Issue}}

* {{sh|Heron}}

* {{sh|Heron}} / {{sh|Heron Navy Issue}}

* {{sh|Imicus}}

* {{sh|Imicus}} / {{sh|Imicus Navy Issue}}

* {{sh|Probe}}

* {{sh|Probe}} / {{sh|Probe Fleet Issue}}

Covert Operation ships are the direct upgrade from Tech 1 Exploration Frigates. They get a +10 bonus to Virus Strength, +10% (50% max) per level bonus to scanning, and can use Covert Ops Cloaking Device II.

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* {{sh|Proteus}}

* {{sh|Loki}}

[[Society of Conscious Thought]] special edition frigate is given away yearly for capsuleer day events, making the price variable.

* {{sh|Metamorphosis}} has a +10 bonus to virus strength, a 37.5% bonus to both Core Scanner Probe strength and deviation, and a +2 bonus to ship warp core strength and can use a Covert Ops Cloaking Device making it a very slippery exploration vessel.

* {{sh|Sunesis}} / {{sh|Gnosis}} / {{sh|Praxis}} have a bonus to Core Scanner Probe strength but not virus strength.

=== Ship equipment ===

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* '''Use the Rule of Six'''. This rule is slightly complicated, but can make your life when hacking much easier. The rule is that if you have a node that has six edges leading away from it ( a "complete" node with no missing nodes in the hexagon around it), then that node is guaranteed to 1) Have no Defensive Subsystems in it OR 2) be adjacent to the System Core. What that means in practice is that you can use these squares to move safely through the board, and any Defensive Subsystems you find tell you where the System Core is. It is usually worthwhile to try to reach and use areas of the map with many of these "complete" nodes when hacking. You can find a video tutorial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5uQC74VvVQ here].

* '''Rule of 8, or "Before 8 it's Bait"'''. The core is always placed at least 8 grid-spaces (including empty spaces) away from the starting point. If such placement is impossible, the core is placed randomly anywhere on the board.

[[File:Image-ruleof8.png|thumb|442x442px|Rule of 8 in its simplest form]]

[[Category:Exploration]]

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 Hacking can be done in any ship that has mid slots for Data and/or Relic Analyzers. However, exploration ships have a role bonus for both Virus and scan Strength.
-Each Empire's Tech 1 Exploration Frigate has a role bonus of +5 Virus Strength to both Data and Relic Analyzers. These ships also get an 7.5% (37.5% max) increase to scan strength per racial frigate level, which helps in scanning down Cosmic Signatures.
+Each Empire's Tech 1 Exploration Frigate has a role bonus of +5 Virus Strength to both Data and Relic Analyzers. These ships also get an 7.5% (37.5% max) increase to scan strength per racial frigate level, which helps in scanning down Cosmic Signatures. The Navy Exploration frigate is a small upgrade with more defense and movement speed at the tradeoff of greater cost.
-* {{sh|Magnate}}
+* {{sh|Magnate}} / {{sh|Magnate Navy Issue}}
-* {{sh|Heron}}
+* {{sh|Heron}} / {{sh|Heron Navy Issue}}
-* {{sh|Imicus}}
+* {{sh|Imicus}} / {{sh|Imicus Navy Issue}}
-* {{sh|Probe}}
+* {{sh|Probe}} / {{sh|Probe Fleet Issue}}
 Covert Operation ships are the direct upgrade from Tech 1 Exploration Frigates. They get a +10 bonus to Virus Strength, +10% (50% max) per level bonus to scanning, and can use Covert Ops Cloaking Device II.
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 * {{sh|Proteus}}
 * {{sh|Loki}}
+[[Society of Conscious Thought]] special edition frigate is given away yearly for capsuleer day events, making the price variable.
+* {{sh|Metamorphosis}} has a +10 bonus to virus strength, a 37.5% bonus to both Core Scanner Probe strength and deviation, and a +2 bonus to ship warp core strength and can use a Covert Ops Cloaking Device making it a very slippery exploration vessel.
+* {{sh|Sunesis}} / {{sh|Gnosis}} / {{sh|Praxis}} have a bonus to Core Scanner Probe strength but not virus strength.
 === Ship equipment ===
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 * '''Use the Rule of Six'''. This rule is slightly complicated, but can make your life when hacking much easier. The rule is that if you have a node that has six edges leading away from it ( a "complete" node with no missing nodes in the hexagon around it), then that node is guaranteed to 1) Have no Defensive Subsystems in it OR 2) be adjacent to the System Core. What that means in practice is that you can use these squares to move safely through the board, and any Defensive Subsystems you find tell you where the System Core is.  It is usually worthwhile to try to reach and use areas of the map with many of these "complete" nodes when hacking. You can find a video tutorial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5uQC74VvVQ here].
 * '''Rule of 8, or "Before 8 it's Bait"'''. The core is always placed at least 8 grid-spaces (including empty spaces) away from the starting point. If such placement is impossible, the core is placed randomly anywhere on the board.
+[[File:Image-ruleof8.png|thumb|442x442px|Rule of 8 in its simplest form]]
 [[Category:Exploration]]