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= Incursions.E-UNI mailing list =
 
Normally there will always be a recon mail in the '''Incursions.E-UNI''' mailing list with information about the current constellation we're in.
 
 
The recon mails will have all the information you'll need. It will list the staging system, the various vanguard and assault sites as well as the headquarter system. Most of the time it will also have additional information about distance to our home system, closest tradehubs and general travel information and warnings.
 
  
 
= How to find Incursions =
 
= How to find Incursions =
Open up your '''Journal''' (either from your shortcut or the [[NeoCom|Neocom]]) and go to the '''Incursions''' tab and then click the '''Global Report'''. There you will see all current incursions that are active in EVE, which can be sorted by security for convenience.
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You can also find the incursions by opening up your [[Star Map]] (F10), click the '''Star map''' if it isn't already in map-mode, go to the '''Star Map''' tab and under '''Stars''' select '''Incursions'''. The incursions will then show up on the map. Staging systems will show up in yellow and other systems in orange.
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| valign="middle" style="padding:5px;" | For members of the [[EVE University Incursion Community]] there will always be a focus mail in the {{co|lightgreen|Incursions.E-UNI}} mailing list. The focus mails will have all the information you'll need. It will list the staging system, the relevant vanguard and picket systems. It also has additional information about general travel information and warnings. If you recently joined the mailing list and don't see a focus mail, just ask someone to forward you the latest focus mail.
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| valign="top" | [[image:incursions_journal.png|thumb|left|280px|The journal will tell you how many incursions there are and where.]]
 
| valign="top" | [[image:incursions_starmap.png|thumb|left|280px|Not as easy to use if you quickly want to see where the incursion is, but the starmap shows incursions too.]]
 
 
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{{bug|The journal doesn't update right away when an incursion is finished or withdraws. Similarly the star map doesn't always update in any timely fashion. The delay can be up towards half an hour and isn't the same for everyone, nor does it help to update the journal or star map.}}
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Open up '''The Agency''' (shortcut is {{button|Alt}} + {{button|M}} or use the [[NeoCom]]) and click ''"Encounters"'' then click ''"Incursions"''. There you will see all current incursions that are active in EVE.
= Constellation layouts =
 
While the incursions will spawn in a random constellation, the systems of a given constellation will always have the same type of sites. Some systems are also taken out of the ''"incursion rotation"'', such as major trade hubs.
 
  
On http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=IncursionConstelationLayout you can find out what systems will have vanguard, assault or headquarter sites, without having to visit the constellation first.
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You can also find the incursions by opening up your [[Star Map]] (shortcut is {{button|F10}}, then click ''"Colour by"'' second icon) and find ''"Incursions"'' under the ''"NPC Activity"'' header. The incursions will then show up on the map. Staging systems will show up in yellow and other systems in orange.
  
== Finding an ideal staging system ==
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The actual staging system of a constellation isn't necessarily the best system to stage out of, in fact it usually isn't. When you look for a good staging system there are a few things to consider.
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:EveUiTheAgency-Encounters.png|thumb|left|'''The Agency''' - Encounters, click Incursions]]</li>
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:EveUiTheAgency-Incursions.png|thumb|left|'''The Agency''' will then tell you how many incursions there are and where.]]</li>
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:Incursions_starmap.png|thumb|left|250px|Not as easy to use if you quickly want to see where the incursion is, but the '''starmap''' shows incursions too.]]</li>
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</ul>
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{{bug|It is currently impossible to see incursions when you're in [[wormhole space]], due to the inability of judging system distance to known space.}}
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== Wollari's DOTLAN ==
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As of March 12th 2014 you can also get information about incursions from Wollari's [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/incursions DOTLAN].
  
* '''Repair facilities'''
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* '''Convenient location'''
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:incursions_dotlan_overview.png|thumb|left|240px|You can quickly get an overview of active incursions on dotlan, with information similar to that of the journal.]]</li>
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:incursions_dotlan_details.png|thumb|left|240px|There's also detailed information available for each constellation, such as when an incursion spawned, changed state, despawned etc.]]</li>
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:incursions_dotlan_map.png|thumb|left|240px|Another useful feature is that the constellation map clearly indicates all the systems under incursion with a visual effect. This is quite useful when roaming in low and null security space, so you're not caught unawares.]]</li>
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</ul>
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== MikeRoni's EVE-Incursions ==
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In March 2015 MikeRoni's [https://eve-incursions.de/ EVE-Incursions] launched with even more specific information.
  
So for a really good staging system, try finding a system that has the type of sites you want to run, has a station with repair facilities and has jump gates leading directly to the other systems of interest.
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:incursions_shadowlauch.png|thumb|left|280px|You can quickly get an overview of active incursions on shadowlauch, with some additional information not readily available on dotlan.]]</li>
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<li style="border:none; vertical-align:top; display:inline-block;">[[image:incursions_shadowlauch_history.png|thumb|left|280px|The most recent history of incursions.]]</li>
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</ul>
  
== Update the mailing list ==
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= Moving between Incursions =
Whenever we move to a new constellation, someone has to send out a mail to the ''Incursions.E-UNI'' mailing list. This is done so that people know where to go when they log in or when they feel like doing incursions after having done something else.
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Incursions are nomadic in nature with a single focus lasting less than a week, often only for a few days, forcing the incursion community to constantly move in order to continue taking part of the content.
  
This is a collective effort and anyone can and should send out this recon mail. Just look at previous recon mails for an appropriate format. You can click on the forward button and change the system names if you like, that way you won't have to retype all the additional information.
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Given the profitability of suicide ganking and how hard it is to actually use the extra cargo of a freighter, it is usually much better to [[Travel_fits|travel fit]] your battleship and fly it than to carry it around in a freighter, especially if you have a faction battleship or costly ships. Flying a ship yourself as opposed to hauling a ship inside another ship means the ship itself as well as the rigs lose their value, as they are destroyed if they suicide gank you. This drastically reduces the value of ganking you. Also remember that if you're carrying an expensive defensive module, fit it.
  
= Moving between Incursions =
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Since moving is the most dangerous part of incursioning, try to avoid moving your incursion ship as much as possible. For example, if you need to go elsewhere it is best if you leave your incursion ship in the system and simply use a [[Travel_fits#Using_dedicated_ships_for_moving_around|dedicated travel ship]] (like shuttles, travelceptors etc) to fly back and forth. That way you only put a very cheap ship on the line, instead of your more expensive incursion ship.
Incursions are nomadic in nature, with focus lasting less than a week per constellation, forcing the incursion community to constantly move in order to continue taking part of the content.
 
  
In order to facilitate moving more than one ship at a time, people often utilize the [[Orca]] as well as their racial [[freighter]] of choice. The '''Orca''' excel at moving several smaller ships, like logistics and strategic cruisers, while still having good maneuverability and an excellent buffer whereas freighters have a much larger hold and are the only ones who can move a rigged battleship in highsec.
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In order to facilitate moving more than one ship at a time, you can either use the [[Orca]], the [[Bowhead]], or your racial [[freighter]] of choice.
  
Given the profitability of suicide ganking and how hard it is to actually use the extra cargo of a freighter, it is usually much better to travel fit your battleship and fly it yourself, than carry it around in a freighter. Especially if you have a faction battleship or costly ships. Flying a ship yourself as opposed to hauling a ship inside another ship, means the ship itself as well as the rigs lose their value, as they are destroyed when they suicide gank you. This drastically reduce the value of ganking you. Also remember that if you're carrying an expensive defensive module, fit it.
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The '''Orca''' excels at moving several smaller ships, like [[Logistics#Tech_II_Logistics_Cruisers|Logistics Cruisers]] and a [[Command Ship]] (or even strategic cruisers), while still having good maneuverability and an excellent buffer (see [[Preparing_for_Incursions#Orca|training up an Orca alt]] for more information). The '''Bowhead''' has an enormous ship maintenance bay able to move multiple battleships, but is slower and has a smaller cargo hold. Carrying multiple battleships, especially if they are obviously incursion ships, does increase the risk of getting attention from gankers. '''Freighters''' have a much larger hold but are much slower, has less tank and are limited to courier contracts if they are to move assembled ships. Being slower and bulkier they are also easier to catch and bump for suicide gankers.
  
 
== Wartime logistics ==
 
== Wartime logistics ==
You should '''never''' move your ship to an incursion constellation alone when your corporation or alliance is at war. War targets relish catching slow and expensive ships fit for PvE<small> <ref>The only exception would be if you have a scout (alt or someone helping you) and you know how to travel-fit with stabs, microwarpdrive and cloak.</ref></small>. Even if there are no war targets logged on, they could be waiting offline with their main characters, while keeping an eye on you with their alts.
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{{important note box|We '''highly recommend''' unistas to train a [[Preparing_for_Incursions#Valet_alt|valet alt]] to move their ships safely between incursions during war, so as not to serve your ship up on a silver plate for our war targets.}}
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You should '''never''' move your ship to an incursion constellation alone when your corporation or alliance is at war. The only exception would be if you have a scout (alt or someone helping you) and you know how to travel-fit with stabs, microwarpdrive and cloak.
  
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War targets relish catching slow and expensive ships fit for PvE. Even if there are no war targets logged on, they could be waiting offline with their main characters, while keeping an eye on you with their alts.
 
==== Use an alt to move your ship(s) ====
 
==== Use an alt to move your ship(s) ====
Not everyone will have alts to do this (or have the appropriate skills on their alt), but the fastest and safest way is always to fly the ship yourself on an alt. Naturally this doesn't work with your uni main, nor does it work if your alt is at war as well.
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Not everyone will have alts to do this (or have the appropriate skills on their alt), but the fastest and safest way is always to fly the ship yourself on an alt. Just contract or hand over the ship to your alt, let them move it, then move yourself over in a fast and cheap frigate or interceptor/covert ops. See [[Preparing_for_Incursions#Valet_alt|valet alt]] for a quick overview of the skills needed.
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The main benefit of moving the ship by itself, is that the cost of the hull and the rigs become somewhat irrelevant. If you were to haul a pirate faction battleship in a freighter or the Bowhead, then the hull and rigs would be potential loot. But if you fly it, the ship and rigs would be destroyed and thus not potential loot for suicide gankers. Also remember that if you're bringing a deadspace hardener or other defensive modules with you, keep it fitted on your ship instead of moving it in your cargo hold where it does no good.
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To move a '''uninsured ship''' with your valet you can simply contract it to your alt via item exchange, move it and contract it back to your main.
  
The main benefit of moving the ship by itself, is that the cost of the hull and the rigs become somewhat irrelevant. If you were to haul a pirate faction battleship in a freighter the hull cost and rigs would be potential loot, but if you fly it the ship and rigs would be destroyed and thus not potential loot for suicide gankers. Also remember that if you're bringing a deadspace hardener or other defensive modules with you, keep it fitted on your ship instead of moving it in your cargo hold where it does no good.
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To move a '''insured ship''' with your valet you need to work with courier contracts, because an item exchange would void the existing insurance. To keep the insurance, you need to:
  
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#Move your alt to the ship's position
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#Create a private courier contract containing your ship on your main for your alt. The target system is irrelevant, since you will be failing the contract on your alt
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#Accept and then fail the contract on your alt, right-click the item container containing the ship, select break
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#Board the ship with your alt and move it to the staging system
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#Create a private courier contract containing your ship on your alt for your main
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#Accept and then fail the contract on your main, right-click the item container containing the ship, select break
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==== Travel fleets ====
 
==== Travel fleets ====
 
If the last incursion you were in just disappeared and you all need to move, the simplest thing to do is to take the whole fleet, including everyone else who wants to come with you to the next constellation and move as a fleet. Strength in numbers.
 
If the last incursion you were in just disappeared and you all need to move, the simplest thing to do is to take the whole fleet, including everyone else who wants to come with you to the next constellation and move as a fleet. Strength in numbers.
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==== Freighter services ====
 
==== Freighter services ====
There are several options to have your ship freighted to the new constellation. You have '''Red Frog''' as well as people within the community offering to haul ships with their alts.
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There are several options to have your ship freighted to the new constellation. You have '''Red Frog''', '''PushX''' as well as people within the community offering to haul ships with their alts. Depending on how fast the courier contract can be fulfilled this might be a less than desirable option, as you might lose valuable game time waiting for your ship to arrive.
  
= Longevity =
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==== The microwarpdrive and cloak trick ====
Incursions last for around five to six days and go through three different stages; '''Established''', '''Mobilized''' and '''Withdrawing'''<small> <ref>The exact mechanics for when an incursion enters a new stage is unknown, but a popular theory is that the time is somewhat based on the effort put up by the incursion communities. If they fend off the Sansha the stages lasts considerably longer.</ref></small>.
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| style="padding:8px;" | ''The microwarpdrive and cloak trick does '''not''' mean you should travel alone, you should still have someone scouting ahead for you to avoid gatecamps. The cloak is just to reduce the chance of getting caught, it doesn't ensure that you'll make it. A proper gatecamp will catch you, especially if you're in a battleship or something with a high signature.''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Stage'''
 
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Explanation'''
 
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| nowrap | '''Incursion <span style="color: green;">established</span>'''
 
| Whenever an incursion spawns, this will be the first stage. Sansha Kuvakei's forces have poured into the constellation and are trying to take control of the systems.
 
'''This stage can last from a day up to several days.'''
 
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| nowrap | '''Incursion <span style="color: orange;">mobilized</span>'''
 
| The incursion has been around for a bit and Sansha Kuvakei's forces are either getting ready to finish off the incursion or they are losing too much ground and prepare to withdraw from the constellation.
 
'''Once the incursion enters this stage, it usually enters the last stage within a couple of days.'''
 
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| nowrap | '''Incursion <span style="color: red;">withdrawing</span>'''
 
| The incursion is ending, either due to Sansha Kuvakei's forces overrunning the constellation or because the incursion community managed to keep them at bay.
 
'''This stage means the end of the incursion within a day, one way or another.'''
 
 
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== Number of Incursions and respawns ==
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Using a microwarpdrive and an improved cloaking device is an additional layer of safety you could use. See [[cloak trick]] or [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVi1CWcbSUE Seamus Donohue's video] on how to do this.
There can be up to seven incursions up at any given time, three in highsec and four in low- and nullsec. The incursions will all spawn new incursions in the same type of security space as the one they are replacing. This means that whenever a highsec incursion is despawned, either by Sansha withdrawing or when someone finishes the mothership site, a new highsec incursions will soon spawn in its place.
 
 
 
A new incursion will spawn a day and a half up to two days later.
 
 
 
== Mothership sighted ==
 
The mothership site can occur as early as within the first '''Established''' stage, assuming the incursion runners fight down the influence and starts running headquarter sites. Once the mothership has been sighted, the incursion can be defeated by destroying the mothership and all accrued CONCORD Loyalty Points released.
 
 
 
CONCORD Loyalty Points payouts are directly tied to the completion of the mothership site. Historically speaking the communities have always beaten the mothership site of highsec incursions, to ensure loyalty point payouts and potential loot from the mothership itself.
 
 
 
== Community drama ==
 
While a lot of people would leave incursions up until they actually entered the '''Withdrawing''', or at least '''Mobilized''' stage before completing the mothership site. But sometimes individual incursion communities decides to finish off the mothership site prematurely. Sometimes they just try to beat the crowd and do it just before it enters the withdrawing stage, but other times they finish the mothership site several days in advance for various personal reasons.
 
 
 
There are also individuals who go into sites with the intention of keeping the site from respawning even when it's finished. Unless they leave, by their own volition or forcefully, the site will not despawn and no new site will be taking its place. As of January 17th 2013 this is considered an exploit and anyone found doing it will be dealt with accordingly, see the official [http://community.eveonline.com/news/newsFromEve.asp?newsTitle=incursion-site-exploit-notification Incursion Site Exploit Notification]
 
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: '''Incursion Site Exploit Notification'''
 
: ''reported by CCP Falcon | 2013-01-17T16:48:38Z''
 
: Good evening internet spaceship captains.
 
: We would like to inform you all that after thorough investigation, the GM Team have come to the decision that loitering in completed Incursion sites with the intent of preventing further continuation of the Incursion is now considered an exploit.
 
: Any players found engaging this activity will be dealt with according to our policies on exploits.
 
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= Clarifications =
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Make sure you practice this in a less expensive ship, like a frigate, before you attempt to do this on a battleship. Getting the timing right is everything with this trick, if someone locks you up before you cloak up you'll be unable to cloak. Preventing you from cloaking usually gives them all the time in the world to catch up and point you, keeping you in place, which means you're dead.
<small><references /></small>
 
 
[[Category:Incursions]]
 
[[Category:Incursions]]

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How to find Incursions

Incursionlogosmall.png For members of the EVE University Incursion Community there will always be a focus mail in the Incursions.E-UNI mailing list. The focus mails will have all the information you'll need. It will list the staging system, the relevant vanguard and picket systems. It also has additional information about general travel information and warnings. If you recently joined the mailing list and don't see a focus mail, just ask someone to forward you the latest focus mail.

Open up The Agency (shortcut is Alt + M or use the NeoCom) and click "Encounters" then click "Incursions". There you will see all current incursions that are active in EVE.

You can also find the incursions by opening up your Star Map (shortcut is F10, then click "Colour by" second icon) and find "Incursions" under the "NPC Activity" header. The incursions will then show up on the map. Staging systems will show up in yellow and other systems in orange.

  • The Agency - Encounters, click Incursions
  • The Agency will then tell you how many incursions there are and where.
  • Not as easy to use if you quickly want to see where the incursion is, but the starmap shows incursions too.

Bug icon red.png Bug: It is currently impossible to see incursions when you're in wormhole space, due to the inability of judging system distance to known space.

Wollari's DOTLAN

As of March 12th 2014 you can also get information about incursions from Wollari's DOTLAN.

  • You can quickly get an overview of active incursions on dotlan, with information similar to that of the journal.
  • There's also detailed information available for each constellation, such as when an incursion spawned, changed state, despawned etc.
  • Another useful feature is that the constellation map clearly indicates all the systems under incursion with a visual effect. This is quite useful when roaming in low and null security space, so you're not caught unawares.

MikeRoni's EVE-Incursions

In March 2015 MikeRoni's EVE-Incursions launched with even more specific information.

  • You can quickly get an overview of active incursions on shadowlauch, with some additional information not readily available on dotlan.
  • The most recent history of incursions.

Moving between Incursions

Incursions are nomadic in nature with a single focus lasting less than a week, often only for a few days, forcing the incursion community to constantly move in order to continue taking part of the content.

Given the profitability of suicide ganking and how hard it is to actually use the extra cargo of a freighter, it is usually much better to travel fit your battleship and fly it than to carry it around in a freighter, especially if you have a faction battleship or costly ships. Flying a ship yourself as opposed to hauling a ship inside another ship means the ship itself as well as the rigs lose their value, as they are destroyed if they suicide gank you. This drastically reduces the value of ganking you. Also remember that if you're carrying an expensive defensive module, fit it.

Since moving is the most dangerous part of incursioning, try to avoid moving your incursion ship as much as possible. For example, if you need to go elsewhere it is best if you leave your incursion ship in the system and simply use a dedicated travel ship (like shuttles, travelceptors etc) to fly back and forth. That way you only put a very cheap ship on the line, instead of your more expensive incursion ship.

In order to facilitate moving more than one ship at a time, you can either use the Orca, the Bowhead, or your racial freighter of choice.

The Orca excels at moving several smaller ships, like Logistics Cruisers and a Command Ship (or even strategic cruisers), while still having good maneuverability and an excellent buffer (see training up an Orca alt for more information). The Bowhead has an enormous ship maintenance bay able to move multiple battleships, but is slower and has a smaller cargo hold. Carrying multiple battleships, especially if they are obviously incursion ships, does increase the risk of getting attention from gankers. Freighters have a much larger hold but are much slower, has less tank and are limited to courier contracts if they are to move assembled ships. Being slower and bulkier they are also easier to catch and bump for suicide gankers.

Wartime logistics

We highly recommend unistas to train a valet alt to move their ships safely between incursions during war, so as not to serve your ship up on a silver plate for our war targets.

You should never move your ship to an incursion constellation alone when your corporation or alliance is at war. The only exception would be if you have a scout (alt or someone helping you) and you know how to travel-fit with stabs, microwarpdrive and cloak.

War targets relish catching slow and expensive ships fit for PvE. Even if there are no war targets logged on, they could be waiting offline with their main characters, while keeping an eye on you with their alts.

Use an alt to move your ship(s)

Not everyone will have alts to do this (or have the appropriate skills on their alt), but the fastest and safest way is always to fly the ship yourself on an alt. Just contract or hand over the ship to your alt, let them move it, then move yourself over in a fast and cheap frigate or interceptor/covert ops. See valet alt for a quick overview of the skills needed.

The main benefit of moving the ship by itself, is that the cost of the hull and the rigs become somewhat irrelevant. If you were to haul a pirate faction battleship in a freighter or the Bowhead, then the hull and rigs would be potential loot. But if you fly it, the ship and rigs would be destroyed and thus not potential loot for suicide gankers. Also remember that if you're bringing a deadspace hardener or other defensive modules with you, keep it fitted on your ship instead of moving it in your cargo hold where it does no good.

Travel fleets

If the last incursion you were in just disappeared and you all need to move, the simplest thing to do is to take the whole fleet, including everyone else who wants to come with you to the next constellation and move as a fleet. Strength in numbers.

Keep your incursion-fits, including logistics and work on your aligns and fleet warps on the way, keeping one fleet member a jump ahead acting as a scout (and possibly someone a jump behind as well to cover the rear). Unless the war targets amass in considerable numbers, they pose no threat to your fleet as long as you keep the fleet together, warping together, never leaving anyone behind. Only one person needs to have PvP-experience for this to work, the rest just have to keep their wits and follow orders.

Freighter services

There are several options to have your ship freighted to the new constellation. You have Red Frog, PushX as well as people within the community offering to haul ships with their alts. Depending on how fast the courier contract can be fulfilled this might be a less than desirable option, as you might lose valuable game time waiting for your ship to arrive.

The microwarpdrive and cloak trick

Icon large red x.png The microwarpdrive and cloak trick does not mean you should travel alone, you should still have someone scouting ahead for you to avoid gatecamps. The cloak is just to reduce the chance of getting caught, it doesn't ensure that you'll make it. A proper gatecamp will catch you, especially if you're in a battleship or something with a high signature.

Using a microwarpdrive and an improved cloaking device is an additional layer of safety you could use. See cloak trick or Seamus Donohue's video on how to do this.

Make sure you practice this in a less expensive ship, like a frigate, before you attempt to do this on a battleship. Getting the timing right is everything with this trick, if someone locks you up before you cloak up you'll be unable to cloak. Preventing you from cloaking usually gives them all the time in the world to catch up and point you, keeping you in place, which means you're dead.