Alt missioning
In a peaceful universe, we'd all be free to mission to our heart's content without any interference from griefers or pirates. But (for better or worse) EVE is not a peaceful universe, and the threat of war always looms on the University's horizon. During such times, it's absolutely forbidden to run missions on a University character, even in HiSec, but, barring a lockdown, there is an accepted way to legitimately and (relatively) safely complete them without finding oneself vaporized to space ash by war targets or, worse, the University itself. This process requires an alt and the ability to run both characters at the same time.
There are two relevant types of missions: those that require sojourns into deadspace, and those that don't. Those that don't (like courier missions) can usually be accomplished easily enough. Simply have an alt do the heavy lifting and leave the University main in station. Complete when done.
Missions that require a trip into deadspace, however, are a little more complicated.
The Seven Step Process
- Have your University character form a fleet and invite the out-of-corp alt.
- Check local for hostiles. Do not undock if there are hostiles in local.
- Accept the mission.
- Undock (carefully). Orbit close (less than 2000 m) to the station.
- As fleet commander, warp the fleet (with alt) towards the deadspace location. (You can do this in the same right-click-activated context menu where you select "Warp to location".)
- Immediately stop your University character's ship and dock (never leaving the station orbit). Do not let your ship enter warp.
- Perform the mission on the alt.
- Complete mission on the main back at the station. (Whether you split the rewards is up to you.)
Not only is this process allowed, but it is the only way to mission on your University character during wartime. However, make sure to follow the rest of the Wartime SOP while doing so, and remember: if a lockdown is in effect, even this process is off limits.
Good luck!
