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This | This page explores the additional concerns or considerations for conducting Planetary Industry (PI) in Null Security ([[System_security#Null_security|Nullsec]]) space. Guidance presented here is generally valid for other areas of dangerous space, such as High Security (Highsec) space in [[Planetary_Industry#Planetary_Industry_During_War_.28Uni_only.21.29|wartime]] or Wormholes, though profitability and tactics will vary by region of space. | ||
==PI in Dangerous Space== | ==PI in Dangerous Space== | ||
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However, Nullsec PI is not without compromises or hidden costs: | However, Nullsec PI is not without compromises or hidden costs: | ||
* Nullsec is '''dangerous.''' [[Gate_Games#Bubbles|Bubbles]], stronger [[Rat|rats]], and [[Gate_camps|gatecamps]] are plentiful. [[CONCORD]] is not present to intervene in conflicts. Any neutral pilot is a potential aggressor, and many roaming gangs have a habit of returning during peak [[EVE_Lexicon#PvE|PvE]] times. | * Nullsec is '''dangerous.''' [[Gate_Games#Bubbles|Bubbles]], stronger [[Rat|rats]], and [[Gate_camps|gatecamps]] are plentiful. [[CONCORD]] is not present to intervene in conflicts. Any neutral pilot is a potential aggressor, and many roaming gangs have a habit of returning during peak [[EVE_Lexicon#PvE|PvE]] times. [[Surviving_Nullsec|Survival in nullsec]] is an evolving challenge. | ||
* Most high-volume trade hubs are found outside of Nullsec. If a player expects to sell PI products on the market, then the goods need to first reach the intended market. | * Most high-volume trade hubs are found outside of Nullsec. If a player expects to sell PI products on the market, then the goods need to first reach the intended market. | ||
* Certain areas of Nullsec do not have permanent NPC stations. Ships or materials staged in a [[Upwell_structures|player-anchored structure]] are [[Vulnerability|vulnerable]] to the structure being attacked. | * Certain areas of Nullsec do not have permanent NPC stations. Ships or materials staged in a [[Upwell_structures|player-anchored structure]] are [[Vulnerability|vulnerable]] to the structure being attacked. | ||
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===General Tips=== | ===General Tips=== | ||
These points are presented in addition to those for general [[Surviving_Nullsec|nullsec survival skills]]. | |||
* Join, monitor, and contribute to local intel channels. NSC-specific intel information is available in the EVE University Forum in a [https://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?p=913057#p913057 consolidated post]. | * Join, monitor, and contribute to local intel channels. NSC-specific intel information is available in the EVE University Forum in a [https://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?p=913057#p913057 consolidated post]. | ||
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===On Alts=== | ===On Alts=== | ||
[[Alternate_characters|Alternate characters]] (alts) are not a requirement for PI. However, many capsuleers opt to train alts for supporting larger or more complex PI operations. | |||
* If conducting [[Creating_a_Planetary_Industry_Alt|PI on an alt character]] then endeavor for the alt to have positive standings to locals. For NSC members, this means applying for the alt to be on the [https://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?p=941558#p941558 NSC Pocket-Blues] list or a member of the Ivy League Alt Alliance. | * If conducting [[Creating_a_Planetary_Industry_Alt|PI on an alt character]] then endeavor for the alt to have positive standings to locals. For NSC members, this means applying for the alt to be on the [https://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?p=941558#p941558 NSC Pocket-Blues] list or a member of the Ivy League Alt Alliance. | ||
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* Try to bring alts into the local standing fleet before undocking or warping between systems. | * Try to bring alts into the local standing fleet before undocking or warping between systems. | ||
* At best, failure to have positive standings with locals or not joining standing fleet results in spooking friendly capsuleers who may not recognize the alt character. At worst, locals will hunt the alt character down. | * At best, failure to have positive standings with locals or not joining standing fleet results in spooking friendly capsuleers who may not recognize the alt character. At worst, locals will hunt the alt character down. | ||
* If a PI operation requires crossing between systems, then | * If a PI operation requires crossing between systems, then consider using one or more alts (if [[EVE_Lexicon#Multiboxing|multiboxing]]) to monitor for new threats in either the source or destination system, whichever is likely to be more dangerous. | ||
===Keeping an Epithal Alive=== | ===Keeping an Epithal Alive=== | ||
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* Shield hardeners are not passive modules. Turn them on, and overheat them if under fire. An Epithal cannot survive for long, but the extra time permits additional threat assessment and potential assistance. | * Shield hardeners are not passive modules. Turn them on, and overheat them if under fire. An Epithal cannot survive for long, but the extra time permits additional threat assessment and potential assistance. | ||
* Call out the threat in intel channels. Drag character names, ship types, and the threat location into the appropriate in-game chat. | |||
* Link [[Killmail|killmails]] in intel channels to provide threat intel to other players and support the correct response to a threat. | * Link [[Killmail|killmails]] in intel channels to provide threat intel to other players and support the correct response to a threat. | ||
* Try not to also lose the pod, as this at least provides some intel on whether the threat has left the system. | * Try not to also lose the pod, as this at least provides some intel on whether the threat has left the system. | ||