More actions
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
This article is dedicated to exploring the additional concerns or considerations for conducting Planetary Industry (PI) in Null Security (Nullsec) space. Some statements or conclusions here are valid for other areas of dangerous space, such as High Security (Highsec) space in wartime or Wormholes, though profitability will vary by region of space. | This article is dedicated to exploring the additional concerns or considerations for conducting Planetary Industry (PI) in Null Security ([[System_security#Null_security|Nullsec]]) space. Some statements or conclusions here are valid for other areas of dangerous space, such as High Security (Highsec) space in wartime or Wormholes, though profitability will vary by region of space. | ||
==PI in Dangerous Space== | ==PI in Dangerous Space== | ||
| Line 123: | Line 123: | ||
* 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]. | ||
* Join the local standing fleet to make it easier to coordinate with other capsuleers against threats. | |||
* Use [[Directional_scanning|D-scan]]. Though local chat displays other players in Nullsec, this is still good practice, and it might give some intel on the types of ships entering a system. | * Use [[Directional_scanning|D-scan]]. Though local chat displays other players in Nullsec, this is still good practice, and it might give some intel on the types of ships entering a system. | ||
* 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. | ||
| Line 131: | Line 132: | ||
===On Alts=== | ===On Alts=== | ||
* If conducting 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. | ||
* If running an operation with multiple alts, stagger each alt's activity to avoid multiple characters sitting idle. For example, one character can collect from a POCO while another is in warp, which is preferred to one idling at a POCO for a few moments. | * If running an operation with multiple alts, stagger each alt's activity to avoid multiple characters sitting idle. For example, one character can collect from a POCO while another is in warp, which is preferred to one idling at a POCO for a few moments. | ||
* 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. | |||
===Keeping an Epithal Alive=== | ===Keeping an Epithal Alive=== | ||
| Line 138: | Line 141: | ||
The most dangerous activity in PI is moving an Epithal to or from a POCO. | The most dangerous activity in PI is moving an Epithal to or from a POCO. | ||
* POCOs require a capsuleer to be within 2500 meters only while attempting to exchange material between a ship's cargo and POCO storage. | * Expect that sometimes, planned windows for PI activity will be thwarted by local threats. Plan ahead for this by exporting materials early to free space in on-planet storage, building additional storage if possible, or opting for simpler setups that require less time in space. Do not try to squeeze in a POCO run if a roaming gang is afoot. | ||
* POCOs require a capsuleer to be within 2500 meters only while attempting to exchange material between a ship's cargo and POCO storage. This should be the only recurring reason to undock in an Epithal. | |||
* Before venturing to POCOs to pick up a week's worth of advanced product, confirm via intel channels whether or not there has been any recent activity in the area. | * Before venturing to POCOs to pick up a week's worth of advanced product, confirm via intel channels whether or not there has been any recent activity in the area. | ||
* Materials can be launched to a POCO while mid-warp, in case this is left until the last second. Try not to linger at a POCO for longer than necessary. | * Materials can be launched to a POCO while mid-warp, in case this is left until the last second. Try not to linger at a POCO for longer than necessary. | ||
* There is a delay of several seconds for successive transfers between a POCO and storage on the planet surface. If there are multiple launchpads to retrieve material from | * There is a delay of several seconds for successive transfers between a POCO and storage on the planet surface. If there are multiple launchpads to retrieve material from then try to first consolidate material into fewer exports with [[Setting_up_a_planetary_colony#Intraplanetary_Logistics|expedited transfers]]. | ||
* Splitting stacks of input materials can make complex imports quicker and easier, particularly if running a more advanced factory setup. | |||
===Losing an Epithal=== | |||
This will eventually happen. Do not panic! | |||
* 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. | |||
| Line 152: | Line 165: | ||
* Use bookmarks on pocos, rather than warping to them; bonus points if the bookmark is situated such that you can start aligning as soon as you land, conduct your import or export, then be several seconds closer to warp | * Use bookmarks on pocos, rather than warping to them; bonus points if the bookmark is situated such that you can start aligning as soon as you land, conduct your import or export, then be several seconds closer to warp | ||
* You only need to be at the poco to remove or input material to the poco itself; you can undock in something cheap or tether at a Citadel to conduct the actual import to the planet's surface, if necessary | * You only need to be at the poco to remove or input material to the poco itself; you can undock in something cheap or tether at a Citadel to conduct the actual import to the planet's surface, if necessary | ||
* Try to have eyes in each system if operating in multiple systems, or at least eyes on the ingate to a pocket | * Try to have eyes in each system if operating in multiple systems, or at least eyes on the ingate to a pocket | ||
* If operating on a alt, be sure to have the alt join the local standing fleet asap, or apply for the alt to be 'blue' - else you will spook the locals every time they log in | * If operating on a alt, be sure to have the alt join the local standing fleet asap, or apply for the alt to be 'blue' - else you will spook the locals every time they log in | ||