Low-Sec Camp
The EVE Uni Low-Sec Camp is an group of a Uni members who have made their permanent homes in Low-Sec space. If you want to experience life in low-sec or PVP, give it a try. This guide will attempt to explain how to join and survive your first few days in the camp.
Getting Into the Camp
Joining the Fleet
Your first step to get to the camp is to join the fleet. Currently, the camp fleet can be found in fleet finder. To open the fleet finder, look on the left-hand side of the screen and click the red triangular button that says "Fleet". Set the scope to "My Available Fleets", range "Any", and min standing "Any" and click "Find Fleets". Somewhere on the list will be a private fleet called "Lowsec Camp Fleet", "Camp Fleet", or something similar. Select it and click "join fleet".
Get Into Mumble!
Being in Mumble is essential to surviving. Nearly all communication about threats, action, and planned activities occurs through Mumble. If you need to undock, jump through a gate, or move ships, Mumble is the place to ask for intel about potential problems. It's not uncommon for gates or stations to be camped, and undocking our jumping without knowing what's on the other side can cost you a ship. At the time of writing, the Mumble channel used by the camp is Alpha. Usually, comms are open, so you're allowed to ask questions and talk freely. Just keep in mind that "break break" means that someone has some important info to share and comms should be cleared momentarily.
Wait for Clearance
Once you're in Mumble, ask which system the camp is in. You'll be given a highsec system to wait in until you're told that the way into the camp is safe. If the gates are being camped (by pirates), you may have to wait awhile. Once the gates are clear, jump into your first lowsec system. For each gate, you want to align to your next destination as quickly as possible and warp to it. Jump through every gate on contact unless told otherwise by your guides in Mumble.
What Ship Should I Bring?
Anything you're willing to lose! There are people in everything from frigates to battlecruisers. However, you should ensure that that your ship is ready for PVP. Ask about your fit if you want any suggestions. The first time you come out to camp, it's a good idea to bring a fast frigate for two reasons. One, a fast frigate is difficult to catch moving from gate to gate on your first trip in. Second, you'll want to create bookmarks in the camp system upon arrive and a frigate equipped with a microwarpdive is an excellent ship to do this in. Once you've made your bookmarks, feel free to take in any ships you want to fight in. (You might want to hold off on taking your industrial anywhere near the camp until you get the hang of things, and even then only if you're ready for it to be ripped apart by pirates.)
Staying Safe
In addition to paying attention to Mumble to be informed about potential problems and fights, there are some other important things you can do to stay safe in lowsec. Use these to minimize your losses.
Use the Uni Overview Settings
If you haven't set up your overview, do so before going out to camp. If your overview is not properly set up, you might find yourself engaging inappropriate targets, taking fire from ships that don't even show up, or other equally disastrous outcomes. Pay special attention to the Pod Saver tab and learn how to use it. See the Overview Guide for information about how to configure your overview.
Local Chat
Local chat shows you all the pilots in your current system. It's a good idea to separate this window from your other chat windows and make it as large as possible, so that you can see as many other pilots in local as possible. When you enter a system, you should check the names you see for anyone who you know causes trouble. You should also double-click their names and view their corp/alliance. Do several of them share a corp or alliance? If so, engaging them could mean an incoming gank for you. As you spend more time in the camp, you'll begin to recognize the names of players, corporations, and alliances and can roughly estimate how much trouble you might find in a given system.
D-Scan
Next to local chat and Mumble, D-Scan is your best source of information about who can blow you up. It's a complicated tool that has its own guide and classes. D-Scan is basically used to identify ships around yours. It can be used to roughly pinpoint where other ships are, as well, by narrowing down the angle at which you scan. While local tells you what players are nearby, D-Scan as telling you what ships are nearby. You should leave the D-Scan window open at all times and scan often to not be taken by surprise. Some notes about D-Scan:
- Not all ships on D-Scan are being piloted. If an empty ship is located inside a POS shield, it will show up on D-Scan.
- Cloaked ships do not appear on D-Scan.
- If you notice "Sisters Core Combat Scanner Probes" or "Combat Scanner Probes" on D-Scan, someone is trying to scan down ships. Be very cautious if you notice these probes on D-Scan. If the player using them finds your ship, he can warp an entire fleet on top of you. Ask in Mumble if the probes are one of yours, and if they're not, it's a good idea to get out. At the very least, align to something and be ready to warp out at a moment's notice and pay close attention to your overview.
Bookmarks
Your first few hours in lowsec should be spent making as many bookmarks as you can stand. See the bookmarks page for information about bookmarks. The following is a rough checklist for bookmarks you want to make:
- Two or more unaligned safe spots
- An instant undock from each station (at least the ones you use often)
- Tacticals off of stations and gates
- Tacticals off of asteroid belts if you plan on ratting
Making bookmarks for each system you're in often is a good idea.
