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==Exiting Warp and Bubbles==

Up to this point, we have assumed that when you warp to an object, you will land at your object. This is not always the case. When you are exiting warp, there is an invisible line that is 150km long that has your intended warp exit point in the middle. However, if any part of this invisible line intersects an interdiction sphere (i.e. a warp bubble), your Warp Exit Point will MOVE to the surface of the interdiction sphere. This means that when you exit warp, you could be a very long way in front of (or behind!) your intended target. It is for this reason that people almost never warp to zero on any permanent objects in Null/Wormhole space. They always set up tactical bookmarks that are more than 150km away from common warp to objects (gates, stations, etc…) that are also not in line with anything else. That way they can warp to a position that is “on grid” with there destination and (hopefully) not inline with a bubble.

Up to this point, we have assumed that when you warp to an object, you will land at your object. This is not always the case. When you are exiting warp, there is an invisible line along your direction of travel that is 150km long and that has your intended warp exit point in the middle. However, if any part of this invisible line intersects an interdiction sphere (i.e. a warp bubble), your Warp Exit Point will MOVE to the surface of the interdiction sphere. This means that when you exit warp, you could be a very long way in front of (or behind!) your intended target. It is for this reason that people almost never warp to zero on any permanent objects in Null/Wormhole space. They always set up tactical bookmarks that are more than 150km away from common warp to objects (gates, stations, etc…) that are also not in line with anything else. That way they can warp to a position that is “on grid” with there destination and (hopefully) not inline with a bubble.

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 ==Exiting Warp and Bubbles==
-Up to this point, we have assumed that when you warp to an object, you will land at your object.  This is not always the case.  When you are exiting warp, there is an invisible line that is 150km long that has your intended warp exit point in the middle.  However, if any part of this invisible line intersects an interdiction sphere (i.e. a warp bubble), your Warp Exit Point will MOVE to the surface of the interdiction sphere.  This means that when you exit warp, you could be a very long way in front of (or behind!) your intended target.  It is for this reason that people almost never warp to zero on any permanent objects in Null/Wormhole space.  They always set up tactical bookmarks that are more than 150km away from common warp to objects (gates, stations, etc…) that are also not in line with anything else.  That way they can warp to a position that is “on grid” with there destination and (hopefully) not inline with a bubble.
+Up to this point, we have assumed that when you warp to an object, you will land at your object.  This is not always the case.  When you are exiting warp, there is an invisible line along your direction of travel that is 150km long and that has your intended warp exit point in the middle.  However, if any part of this invisible line intersects an interdiction sphere (i.e. a warp bubble), your Warp Exit Point will MOVE to the surface of the interdiction sphere.  This means that when you exit warp, you could be a very long way in front of (or behind!) your intended target.  It is for this reason that people almost never warp to zero on any permanent objects in Null/Wormhole space.  They always set up tactical bookmarks that are more than 150km away from common warp to objects (gates, stations, etc…) that are also not in line with anything else.  That way they can warp to a position that is “on grid” with there destination and (hopefully) not inline with a bubble.
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