System security: Difference between revisions

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= True Security =

A given system's security level is actually a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0]. This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec. It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:

A given system's security level is actually a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0]. This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec. It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:<ref name="CCP Explorer">[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1282632&page=1#4 CCP Explorer forum post]</ref>

* [-1.0, 0.0] = nullsec (always 0.0)

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In the past, truesec values in the range (0.0, 0.5) were rounded half up, i.e. rounded down to 0.0 because all numbers in that range are below 0.5. This was a bug, because EVE considers all systems above a trusec rating of 0.0 to be lowsec but the game displayed their security level as "0.0". This bug not only caused some confusion (there were sentry guns within apparently nullsec systems) but also some problems in the form of inadvertent security status loss in what seemed like nullsec.

This bug has been fixed, and the game now uses the rules above. This ensures that any system displayed as "0.0" is truly nullsec. Some third-party utilities may not know of the above rules, and so may incorrectly identify some lowsec systems as nullsec.

This bug has been fixed <ref name="Revelations I">[http://www.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp?patchlogid=99 Revelations I patch notes]</ref>, and the game now uses the rules above. This ensures that any system displayed as "0.0" is truly nullsec. Some third-party utilities may not know of the above rules, and so may incorrectly identify some lowsec systems as nullsec.

'''References'''

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 = True Security =
-A given system's security level is actually a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0].  This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec.  It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:
+A given system's security level is actually a real number in the range [-1.0, 1.0].  This is known as the system's True Security Level, True-Sec, or Truesec.  It is modified to the value displayed in-game by the following range and rounding rules:<ref name="CCP Explorer">[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1282632&page=1#4 CCP Explorer forum post]</ref>
 * [-1.0, 0.0] = nullsec (always 0.0)
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 In the past, truesec values in the range (0.0, 0.5) were rounded half up, i.e. rounded down to 0.0 because all numbers in that range are below 0.5.  This was a bug, because EVE considers all systems above a trusec rating of 0.0 to be lowsec but the game displayed their security level as "0.0".  This bug not only caused some confusion (there were sentry guns within apparently nullsec systems) but also some problems in the form of inadvertent security status loss in what seemed like nullsec.
-This bug has been fixed, and the game now uses the rules above.  This ensures that any system displayed as "0.0" is truly nullsec.  Some third-party utilities may not know of the above rules, and so may incorrectly identify some lowsec systems as nullsec.
+This bug has been fixed <ref name="Revelations I">[http://www.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp?patchlogid=99 Revelations I patch notes]</ref>, and the game now uses the rules above.  This ensures that any system displayed as "0.0" is truly nullsec.  Some third-party utilities may not know of the above rules, and so may incorrectly identify some lowsec systems as nullsec.
+'''References'''
+<references/>