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==Grid manipulation==

'''Grid manipulation''', often referred to as ''"grid-fu"'' by the community, is the manipulation of the size and shape of a grid. This is now mainly a historical technique after grid sizes were changed from 250km to 8000km in December 2015. Although the mechanics below still work, they are no longer practical due to the increased travel time needed to create new grids (32 times more distance needed). Some grids are larger than 8000 km - for example, locations like Jita 4-4 are around 70000 km. These aren't necessarily manipulated per se, but created naturally due to the large player congestion around the more popular [[trade hubs]].

'''Grid manipulation''' ~~refers~~ to the manipulation of the size and shape of a grid. This is now mainly a historical technique after grid sizes were changed from 250km to 8000km in December 2015 ~~which is usually called grid-fu~~. Although the mechanics below still work, they are no longer practical. Some grids are larger than 8000 km - for example, locations like Jita 4-4 are around 70000 km.

Grid walls can be moved inwards, decreasing the size of the grid, or outwards, expanding the size of the grid. There are several ways of accomplishing this, but they all include moving or placing an object (any object) very close to the boundary of the original grid and thereby extending the grid outwards from the new object. The easiest way is to fly in a straight line from an object in space for less than 8000 km. There you have to either drop some sort of placeholder, like a jet can or any other object and then continue to fly in the same direction. Or have another ship continue on the same path onward using the former ship as a placeholder. After doing this the grid(using these 3 objects in space) can be a total of 32000 km in length (16000 km(the original diameter)+ 8000 km(the first object extending the grid)+ 8000 km(the second object)) however this is only extending the grid in one direction. The width of the grid is therefore only 8000 km still.

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 ==Grid manipulation==
+'''Grid manipulation''', often referred to as ''"grid-fu"'' by the community, is the manipulation of the size and shape of a grid. This is now mainly a historical technique after grid sizes were changed from 250km to 8000km in December 2015. Although the mechanics below still work, they are no longer practical due to the increased travel time needed to create new grids (32 times more distance needed). Some grids are larger than 8000 km - for example, locations like Jita 4-4 are around 70000 km. These aren't necessarily manipulated per se, but created naturally due to the large player congestion around the more popular [[trade hubs]].
-'''Grid manipulation''' refers to the manipulation of the size and shape of a grid. This is now mainly a historical technique after grid sizes were changed from 250km to 8000km in December 2015 which is usually called grid-fu. Although the mechanics below still work, they are no longer practical. Some grids are larger than 8000 km - for example, locations like Jita 4-4 are around 70000 km.
 Grid walls can be moved inwards, decreasing the size of the grid, or outwards, expanding the size of the grid. There are several ways of accomplishing this, but they all include moving or placing an object (any object) very close to the boundary of the original grid and thereby extending the grid outwards from the new object. The easiest way is to fly in a straight line from an object in space for less than 8000 km. There you have to either drop some sort of placeholder, like a jet can or any other object and then continue to fly in the same direction. Or have another ship continue on the same path onward using the former ship as a placeholder. After doing this the grid(using these 3 objects in space) can be a total of 32000 km in length (16000 km(the original diameter)+ 8000 km(the first object extending the grid)+ 8000 km(the second object)) however this is only extending the grid in one direction. The width of the grid is therefore only 8000 km still.