Wormholes

The term Wormhole is used to describe both the portals to unknown space and the space itself on the other side of the portal. Wormholes are tranisient phenomena that allow instantaneous transit across vast distances in space. They may be found in every solarsystem in New Eden. Wormhole Space is the lawless (0.0) solarsystems that exist apart from the known solarsystems of New Eden. These solarsystems can at times be extremly rewarding. Wormholes were introduced with the Apocrypha expansion and give pilots an extra 2500 solarsystems to play around in.

Wormholes - General Information

You can scan down Wormholes from anywhere within New Eden by using the System Scanner (found in the same menu as the Directional Scanner). This is done by fitting a Scan Probe Lancher and loading it with Probes. The results of the probes' findings are read on the System Scanner.

Wormholes link Known Space (k-space) with Wormhole Space (w-space). K-space includes all the solarystems contained in the Star Map. If you can set a destination to it, a system is k-space, even if it is deep within nullspace (0.0).

Wormholes also link separate w-space solarsystems (or pockets).

ALL wormholes are randomly placed and are temporary. A given wormhole allows only a certain amount of mass to go through it before it will destabilize and close forever.

Wormhole Space - General Information

There are no Stargates in w-space. Once inside w-space, wormholes are the only way to get from one system to another. If a wormhole closes and you are inside a pocket, there are only two ways to get out - find another WH or self-destruct your pod. The good news is, there's always another wormhole. The moral is, never go into w-space without a scan probe launcher and probes.

Wormhole pockets often contain Exploration sites that can be exploited. The sites are almost always guarded by Sleepers

Wormhole Tactical Information

Any new wormhole you find in WH space may lead to ANYWHERE (even deep 0.0) in Eve. It may also lead to another pocket deeper into w-space (D6 calls this "going deeper down the rabbit hole"). There are often several wormholes into and out of the same w-space solar system, which may be a combination of low-sec, high-sec, 0.0, and other wormhole spaces. If you're lucky, you can occasionally find a wormhole pairing that will let you go between two interesting systems in a couple of jumps.

A wormhole's state will be determined by two factors: Time and Mass. When it spawns, it will be open for a given time, determined by the type of the wormhole, and allow a set amount of mass through. When either variable reaches zero, the wormhole collapses forever. Every time a ship jumps through the wormhole, the mass of the ship (can be seen in the "Show Info" of the ship) will be subtracted from the remaining mass limit of the wormhole. The type of wormhole can be looked up and will tell some basic attributes of the wormhole.

(See Wormhole Size and Stability Information.)

One side of the wormhole will always be the "exit" and is named K162. The "entrance" is the side which was first scanned down and will have the real name of the wormhole.

There are three stages or states in a wormhole's life, which you can get with a 'show info' on the wormhole:

• Not Yet Disrupted (aka Pristine)
• Disrupted But Not Critically (aka Intermediate)
• Critical.

There is a fourth relevant status, which may be displayed below the stage information: "reaching the end of its natural lifetime". This means the wormhole will collapse of old age within two hours or less.

You can tell the state of the wormhole you are about to enter by right-clicking and selecting "Show Info". A pristine wormhole has not yet had 60% of its allotted mass pass through it. An Intermediate wormhole has between 40% and 10% of its allotted mass left. A Critical wormhole has less than 10% of its allotted mass left. Be very sure you want to jump through any Critical wormhole.

When a wormhole spawns, the wormhole is only an entry in your scanner. The destination of that wormhole is not set. The destination is determined randomly the moment the first player lands on grid with the wormhole. When that happens, the corresponding "exit" of the wormhole is spawned in another system and the link between the two systems is established. This can be used to some advantage in gathering information. If you find a wormhole and warp to it, and it is named K162 it means that someone else already found that wormhole from the other side. This can be tactically important -- you know that someone else has visited a K162 wormhole. That means some mass has probably been used, and also that you may have company.

On the other end, if you have just collapsed the last remaining wormhole in a W-Space system and want to be alone for a while, you can scan down and bookmark the newly spawned wormhole, but not warp to it. The link between the systems is never established. However be aware that this will not completely lock other players out, since a new "exit" of another wormhole can spawn at any time in your system.

There are no aggression timers on wormholes. This means that, unlike stargates, you can jump through a wormhole even if you have just initiated combat. However, there is a time limit on sequential jumps through one wormhole.

You can make a maximum of 2 jumps through a wormhole in 4 minutes. If you try to jump a third time through a wormhole inside those 4 minutes, you will receive a message informing you how long you have to wait before you can jump again. Be extremely careful with this if you initiate combat and try to outmaneuver your opponent by jumping repeatedly through a wormhole -- you don't want to end up trapped for four minutes in an unfriendly place.

Wormhole Space Tactical Information

All W-Space solar systems are null sec (0.0), even the ones you enter from empire. This means anyone can shoot at you at any time with no response from Concord. You're on your own. PvP is only one cloaky ship away whether you want it or not. Prepare accordingly.

Every W-Space system's difficulty is identified through the class of the Wormhole leading to it. The class can range from 1 (easy) to 6 (insanely hard). See Wormhole information sheet below. Another way to identify the W-Space system's class is to look up the Locus Signature of the system in a system database such as: http://www.ellatha.com/eve/WormholeSystemslist.asp

The only way to enter a W-Space system is through wormholes. It is not possible to cyno ships in or out, nor is it possible to clone jump into or out of W-Space.

It is entirely possible to get stuck in W-space. If your Wormhole closes you will have to find another one via scanning. If your scanner ship isn't in W-space with you then you will be stuck and a petition to a GM will NOT get you out. You have two choices if you end up stuck and unable to scan down a Wormhole from within W-Space:

• Self destruct both your ship and your pod.
• Wait until other players come in and hope they are nice enough to gang you and let you warp to them and allow you to leave via the Wormhole they came through. This may take some time.

Consider fitting a probe launcher to your combat ship -- there are around 2500 W-Space systems, so there is plenty of space to get lost in.

W-space can NOT be found in the EVE map, so you will not see where you are. You can however bookmark things the normal way. (And indeed, you should. I have to remind myself that I don't need to bookmark stargates, these days.)

Every W-Space System can spawn multiple exploration sites which can be scanned down with probes and the System Scanner. These sites are guarded by the remnant drones of the now vanished Sleeper race, which have a much better AI then normal NPCs and can prove to be very difficult opponents.

The sites can be broken down into "cosmic anomalies" and "cosmic signatures". Cosmic Anomalies are the equivalent of K-Space combat sites and can be found without probes via the System Scanner. Just warp to a planet and start the scan. if you don't find one, warp to another planet and repeat the process. Some cosmic anomalies can be heavily guarded, so be careful if you warp to one.

Cosmic Signatures need to be probed down. They come in 5 types:

• Ladar - These Sites will contain gas clouds, which can be harvested through a Gas Harvester. The gas is needed in Tech 3 production and is lightly guarded.
• Radar - Radar Sites will contain locked containers, containing items like datacores, which can be unlocked through Hacking. Sometimes there will be a Talocan ship wreck, which can be salvaged and will drop ancient hull sections for Tech 3 Ships. The sites are heavily guarded.
• Magnetometric - Those sites will contain ancient relics in containers, which have to be opened through an Analyzer (see Archaeology). Mag Sites are heavily guarded. Ancient relics are needed to generate T3 blueprints through reverse engineering.
• Gravimetric - A grav site contains asteroids which can be mined. In higher class Wormholes the sites can contain enough ore to keep a dozen Hulks busy for days. A grav site can contain every known ore (even Mercoxit) and is lightly guarded. (Huge, huge rocks: Once, D6 worked one asteroid in shifts for 3 days. Ask any of us about the Spud of Doom.)
• Unknown - A unknown site is always another Wormhole and is not guarded by Sleepers (though maybe by players).

In higher class wormholes additional Sleeper reinforcements may spawn after you have been mining, gas harvesting or salvaging for a time. So be prepared and never go AFK while at a site.

All sites have a maximum life time which seem to range from 24-72 hours after they are found. The despawn timer of a site which has not been not warped to seems to be much higher. If a site despawns, either through completion of the site or expired time, the site will randomly respawn in another system of the same constellation as the W-Space system. This can lead to extreme rich systems where 20 or more cosmic signatures or anomalies are found. The downside of this is that a W-Space system which is farmed over and over again will be nearly barren of signatures and anomalies because the sites will amass in other, unvisted systems.

Wormholes are the exception to this rule. Every W-Space system will have at least one wormhole at any time. If the last wormhole in a W-Space system despawns the "default" wormhole of the system will spawn nearly instantly. This wormhole will mostly be of the same type, i.e. the same mass and time limits, though the destination will be random.

Some W-Space systems will have a "default" wormhole which leads only to other W-Space systems. Those systems, called hubs, will rarely connect to K-Space and can be used for extended W-Space operations.

You can anchor a POS in W-Space. However, there are no ice belts in W-Space nor is ice found in the grav sites, which means you have to import all POS fuel from K-Space. A POS, correctly set up, is very hard to destroy in W-Space. In some classes (1 or 2) it would be nearly impossible since the mass limit of the wormholes does not allow enough large ships in. It is not possible to bring Motherships or Titans through a wormhole due to their high mass.

Though unconfirmed, it is rumored a POS in a class 6 system can attract a Sleeper Dreadnought which will raze the POS (even a DeathStar) to the ground and is extremely tough to defeat. (Who starts these rumors anyway?) The developers have hinted that occupying wormhole space may become more dangerous in future releases.

Exploring/Exploiting Wormholes

Exploring/exploiting wormholes can be a fun and profitable activity, it can also cost you a lot if not planned and executed properly. It is also one of the few activities that Eve University members may engage in during times of war. Since wormholes are effectively 0.0 space and have much harder rats (Sleepers), there is a generally high risk when entering them, but this risk can be mitigated in several ways.

War Time - Wormhole Operations Procedures

As previously stated, Eve University members are permitted to engage in wormhole operations during times of war. However, extra precautions must be taken for any/all planned wormhole operations. Below are a list of rules governing conduct for wormhole operations during a war.

1) Solo (single player) wormhole operations are strictly prohibited.

• Players are only allowed to perform wormhole operations within a Uni fleet.
• The fleet must contain at least two (2) or more damage dealing ships.
• All ships must be PvP-fitted.

2) Before undocking,

• You are required to check "Local" for any possible war targets.
• If the system is clear, you may undock and warp to either a Uni-owned POS, or a safe spot.

3) All scanning must be performed from either a Uni-owned POS, or a safe spot.

• Scanning can be done in any space that Uni members are allowed, such as Hi-sec (1.0 - 0.5), Lo-sec (0.4 - 0.1), and NPC Null-sec (0.0).
• Scanning may also be performed under an out-of-corp alt account, which would not require an Uni fleet escort.

4) Covert ops or cloak-fitted ships are not required (though recommended for scanners, salvagers, and/or scouts).

5) Mining and gas harvesting are strictly prohibited in wormhole space.

6) There is no rule #6.

7) After Action Reports (AAR) are only necessary if hostilities were encountered during the operation.

8) It is not necessary to request clearance from either Division 6 (D6) or a director before, during, or after the wormhole operation.

Scouting the Wormhole Space

Before entering w-space, and during your time in w-space, you should scout out the area for information. This information includes information about the w-space itself (locus, anomaly, wormhole time and mass limitations) and other people that might be in the w-space pocket already. It is becoming more common these days to see POS's set up in W-Space, and this is not always an indicator that the wormhole is unsafe to enter.

Many wormhole ops have found it useful to take along a permanent covert ops (or cloaking in general) scout whose sole responsibilities are scanning for sites and exits and keeping tabs on any other players entering or moving about in the wormhole. You should always be aware of your surroundings in w-space.

Safety

Sleepers are much harder than normal rats you would find in k-space. They have been known to show up in large numbers and often use MWDs, target painters, webifiers and warp scramblers. Because of this you should take extra caution when engaging them and err on the side of caution. Fighting aligned is suggested as getting out of combat when your tank is low should be a priority. For anything higher than a class 1 it might be advisable to take along logistics capabilities in your fleet.

W-Space Fleet Composition

Below are some suggestions on fleet composition based on people's experiences. Note that a rigged salvaging ship can be used to salvage with lower skills than mentioned (-1 level per rig).

Class 1

3-4 cruisers, 1 battlecruiser

With good skills, solo-able in a Heavy Assault Ship

Class 2

3-5 Cruisers or 2-3 battle cruisers, logistics, scout, salvager with level 3 salvaging

With good skills, solo-able in a Heavy Assault Ship

Class 3

4 or more battle cruisers / battleships, logistics, scout, salvager with level 4 salvaging

Class 4

1 Scorpion plus 5+ RR battleships. Rigged salvager. Be sure of wormhole mass limits going in.

Class 5

2 Scorpions plus 5+ RR battleships to run anomolies only. Much more for the Radar/Mag sites. Be sure of WH mass limits -- there are some with only 1B mass.

Class 6

Need suggestion

These are recommended fleet compositions. You don't have to follow them, yet without these compositions and added to that the necessary support skills trained up high enough it still might not be possible to do the sites in the WH's

Wormhole, Wormhole Size and Stability Information

Wormhole Information More and more information is gathered by the exploring EVE Pilots over time. I try to put this information together on this page, and keep it updated. This table shows the characteristics of a Wormhole. K162 is the generic exit name of a Wormhole, jump to the other side to get the ‘real’ type of the Wormhole. Of course, this information gives no guarantee whatsoever; the information can be more random than we anticipate and/or CCP might change it overnight !

Wormhole Type	Leads to	Total Mass Allowed (Kg)	Max Individual Mass (Kg)	Mass Regeneration (Kg/day)	Wormhole Classification	Max Stable Time (Hours)
A239	Lowsec	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	8	24
A641	Highsec	2,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	0	7	16
A982	Class 6 W-space	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	6	24
B041	Class 6 W-space	5,000,000,000	300,000,000	500,000,000	6	48
B274	Highsec	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	7	24
B449	Highsec	2,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	0	7	16
B520	Highsec	5,000,000,000	300,000,000	500,000,000	7	24
C125	Class 2 W-Space	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	2	16
C140	Lowsec	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	8	24
C247	Class 3 W-space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	3	16
C248	Nullsec (0.0)	5,000,000,000	1,800,000,000	500,000,000	9	24
C391	Lowsec	5,000,000,000	1,800,000,000	500,000,000	8	24
D364	Class 2 W-space	1,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	2	16
D382	Class 2 W-space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	2	16
D792	Highsec	3,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	0	7	24
D845	Highsec	5,000,000,000	300,000,000	500,000,000	7	24
E175	Class 4 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	4	16
E545	Nullsec (0.0)	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	9	24
G024	Class 2 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	2	16
H121	Class 1 W-Space	500,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16
H296	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	5	24
H900	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	5	24
I182	Class 2 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	2	16
J244	Lowsec	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	8	24
K329	Nullsec (0.0)	5,000,000,000	1,800,000,000	500,000,000	9	24
K346	Nullsec (0.0)	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	9	24
L477	Class 3 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	3	16
L614	Class 5 W-Space	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	5	24
M267	Class 3 W-Space	1,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	3	16
M555	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	0	5	24
M609	Class 4 W-Space	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	4	16
N062	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	5	24
N110	Highsec	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	7	24
N290	Lowsec	5,000,000,000	1,800,000,000	500,000,000	8	24
N432	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	5	24
N766	Class 2 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	2	16
N770	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	5	24
N944	Lowsec	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	8	24
N968	Class 3 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	3	16
O128	Class 4 W-Space	1,000,000,000	300,000,000	100,000,000	4	24
O477	Class 3 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	3	16
O883	Class 3 W-Space	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	3	16
P060	Class 1 W-Space	500,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16
Q317	Class 1 W-Space	500,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16
R051	Lowsec	3,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	0	8	16
R474	Class 6 W-Space	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	6	24
R943	Class 2 W-Space	750,000,000	300,000,000	0	2	16
S047	Highsec	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	7	24
S199	Nullsec (0.0)	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	9	24
S804	Class 6 W-Space	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	6	24
T405	Class 4 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	4	16
U210	Lowsec	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	8	24
U319	Class 6 W-Space	50,000,000,000	1,800,000,000	500,000,000	6	48
U574	Class 6 W-Space	3,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	6	24
V283	Nullsec (0.0)	3,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	0	9	24
V301	Class 1 W-Space	500,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16
V753	Class 6 W-Space	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	6	24
V911	Class 5 W-Space	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	5	24
W237	Class 6 W-Space	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	6	24
X702	Class 3 W-Space	1,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	3	24
X877	Class 4 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	4	16
Y683	Class 4 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	4	16
Y790	Class 1 W-Space	500,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16
Z060	Nullsec (0.0)	1,000,000,000	20,000,000	0	9	24
Z142	Nullsec (0.0)	3,000,000,000	1,350,000,000	0	9	24
Z457	Class 4 W-Space	2,000,000,000	300,000,000	0	4	16
Z647	Class 1 W-Space	500,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16
Z971	Class 1 W-Space	100,000,000	20,000,000	0	1	16

Classifications of Wormholes

Class 1, 2 and 3	This wormhole seems to lead into unknown parts of space.
Class 4 and 5	This wormhole seems to lead into dangerous unknown parts of space.
Class 6	This wormhole seems to lead into deadly unknown parts of space.
Class 7	Highsec Wormhole
Class 8	Lowsec Wormhole
Class 9	Nullsec (0.0) Wormhole

Wormhole Space Designation

Class 1	H121	P060	Q317	V301	Y790	Z647	Z971
Class 2	C125	D364	D382	G024	I182	N766	R943
Class 3	C247	L477	M267	N968	O477	O883	X702
Class 4	E175	M609	O128	T405	X877	Y683	Z457
Class 5	H296	H900	L614	M555	N062	N432	N770	V911
Class 6	A982	B041	R474	S804	U319	U574	V753	W237

Known Space Designation

Class 7 High Sec	A641	B274	B449	B520	D792	D845	N110	S047
Class 8 Low Sec	A239	C140	C391	J244	N290	N944	R051	U210
Class 9 Null Sec	C248	E545	K329	K346	S199	V283	Z060	Z142

Special Designation

Wormhole

K162

This is the exit point of a wormhole that has been entered.

Wormhole Phenomena

Pulsar Phenomena

Effects	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Shield	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Armor Resists	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Cap recharge	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Targeting range	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Signature	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%

Black Hole Phenomena

Effects	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Missile velocity	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Ship velocity	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100
Drone control range	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Inertia	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Lock Range	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Falloff	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%

Cataclysmic Variable Phenomena

Effects	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Repair amount	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Shield transfer amount	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Shield repair	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Remote repair	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Capacitor capacity	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Capacitor recharge	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%

Magnetar Phenomena

Effects	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
ECM eff	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
TP eff	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Damp eff	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
TD eff	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Damage	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
AOE Velocity	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Drone Velocity	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Targeting Range	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Tracking Speed	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%

Red Giant Phenomena

Effects	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Heat Damage	+10%	+19%	+27%	+34%	+41%	+50%
Overload Bonus	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Smart Bomb Range	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Smart Bomb Damage	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%

Wolf Rayet Phenomena

Effects	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Armor Resist	+10%	+19%	+27%	+34%	+41%	+50%
Shield Resist	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%
Small Weapon Damage	+25%	+44%	+55%	+68%	+85%	+100%
Signature Size	-10%	-19%	-27%	-34%	-41%	-50%

source:

• http://www.eve-metrics.com/wormholes
• http://eve.allakhazam.com/wiki/Wormholes