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~~{{Update|See: [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/equinox-update-enhanced-skyhooks Equinox Update: Enhanced Skyhooks]}}~~

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The '''Orbital Skyhook''' is required to extract resources from [[planets]] in null security space. It retains the functionality of the [[Player Owned Customs Office|customs office]], allowing characters to continue using planets for [[Planetary Industry]], while also opening up access to colony resources<ref group=note >Introduced in the Equinox expansion</ref>.

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If reagents are stolen from a Skyhook, the entirety of the Surplus Bay will drop into space to be collected.

Theft can only be attempted during a 1-hour period every 3-4 days, roughly ~~based on~~ a 6-hour exit window chosen by the Skyhook owner for their reinforcement timer. If the ~~skyhook~~ is not raided during this window, it will no longer be vulnerable; instead the contents of the Surplus Bay will roll over. When it becomes vulnerable again, it will have resources equivalent to 6-8 days. This process continues until the Skyhook is raided again.

Theft can only be attempted during a 1-hour period every 3-4 days, roughly around a 6 hour exit window chosen by the Skyhook owner for their reinforcement timer.

Specifically, Skyhook vulnerability windows are based on the defender's chosen hour, offset by a value taken from a Gaussian distribution (bell curve) with a standard deviation of 3 hours. This means that it is possible (though unlikely) for a Skyhook to roll a vulnerability timer well outside of a defender's chosen hour[https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/skyhook-enhancements-live-now-faq].

Following this distribution, a Skyhook has a 68.2% chance to come out some time within a 6 hour window of the defenders' chosen hour. Otherwise, there is a 27.2% chance that it will instead come out at some time in the 3 hour window before or after their preferred time, a 4.2% chance it will come out 6 hours before or after their preferred 6 hour long time window, or 0.2% chance to end up at a time in the completely opposite timezone.

If the Skyhook is not raided during this window, it will no longer be vulnerable; instead the contents of the Surplus Bay will roll over. When it becomes vulnerable again, it will have resources equivalent to 6-8 days. This process continues until the Skyhook is raided again.

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-{{Update|See: [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/equinox-update-enhanced-skyhooks Equinox Update: Enhanced Skyhooks]}}
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 The '''Orbital Skyhook''' is required to extract resources from [[planets]] in null security space. It retains the functionality of the [[Player Owned Customs Office|customs office]], allowing characters to continue using planets for [[Planetary Industry]], while also opening up access to colony resources<ref group=note >Introduced in the Equinox expansion</ref>.
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 If reagents are stolen from a Skyhook, the entirety of the Surplus Bay will drop into space to be collected.
-Theft can only be attempted during a 1-hour period every 3-4 days, roughly based on a 6-hour exit window chosen by the Skyhook owner for their reinforcement timer. If the skyhook is not raided during this window, it will no longer be vulnerable; instead the contents of the Surplus Bay will roll over. When it becomes vulnerable again, it will have resources equivalent to 6-8 days. This process continues until the Skyhook is raided again.
+Theft can only be attempted during a 1-hour period every 3-4 days, roughly around a 6 hour exit window chosen by the Skyhook owner for their reinforcement timer.
+Specifically, Skyhook vulnerability windows are based on the defender's chosen hour, offset by a value taken from a Gaussian distribution (bell curve) with a standard deviation of 3 hours. This means that it is possible (though unlikely) for a Skyhook to roll a vulnerability timer well outside of a defender's chosen hour[https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/skyhook-enhancements-live-now-faq].
+Following this distribution, a Skyhook has a 68.2% chance to come out some time within a 6 hour window of the defenders' chosen hour. Otherwise, there is a 27.2% chance that it will instead come out at some time in the 3 hour window before or after their preferred time, a 4.2% chance it will come out 6 hours before or after their preferred 6 hour long time window, or 0.2% chance to end up at a time in the completely opposite timezone.
+If the Skyhook is not raided during this window, it will no longer be vulnerable; instead the contents of the Surplus Bay will roll over. When it becomes vulnerable again, it will have resources equivalent to 6-8 days. This process continues until the Skyhook is raided again.
 == Notes ==