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'''Bookmarks''' are used to identify unique locations in space so they can be easily warped to. Bookmarks do not need to be associated with an actual in-game object and are often used to mark locations far from surrounding celestial objects.
  
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== What is a bookmark? ==
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== Using bookmarks ==
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[[File:Locations.png|thumb|Bookmarking an object in space.]] [[File:NewLocation.png|thumb|Bookmarking window. The name and note can be changed later but the automatic expiration can not be changed after the bookmark is saved.]]
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There are two main ways of creating bookmarks.
  
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Bookmarks are used to identify unique locations in space defined by numerically x, y and z coordinates.  
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If you wish to bookmark your current location there are several methods:
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* Open the Neocom "Personal -> Locations" window and Select "Add Location" at the bottom and it will open up a new window that will allow you to bookmark the location you are presently at in space.
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* Open the Locations shortcut in the Neocom bar and Select "Add Location" at the bottom and it will open up a new window that will allow you to bookmark the location you are presently at in space.
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* Faster way is to use the "Save location..." hotkey. The default is {{button|CTRL}} + {{button|B}}.
  
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[[Image:NewBookmark.jpg]]
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If you wish to bookmark the location of an object on grid you can right-click an item in space or on your overview and select “Save Location”. Or use the radial menu to do the same.
  
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== Where do we use bookmarks and why do we need them? ==
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The only difference between these methods is that using the first method bookmarks your ship's current position in space while the second method bookmarks another entity's location in space. You can bookmark cans, POS (Player Owned Station), wrecks, and various site locations found during core probing. You can often even bookmark objects that do not have the "warp to" option. This is useful if you are trying to position yourself on large grids.
  
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In Eve game system, celestial objects and star bases are defined by coordinates in our current maps. Other than those locations already defined in astrometry charts, there could be variable locations which you may want to identify so that you can return later. Bookmarks are used to identify those locations in-game. [[Image:SolarSystemCelestials.jpg]]
 
  
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=== Bookmarks for Various Roles! ===
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'''Important:'''
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* You can bookmark many entities in space, but if the item's location is changed by force or is destroyed, the bookmark will only indicate the original location coordinates.
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* The 'Add location' command works both when you are at a dead stop or while moving - including warping. '''The coordinates you bookmark will indicate the exact location when you click the 'Submit' button and confirm the bookmark.'''
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** One exception to the above occurs if you open the 'Add location' window in a station. If you undock and use that 'Add location' window in space, the bookmark will be set at the station and NOT at the point in space you were at when 'ok' was clicked.
  
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A miner ship has a limited cargo hold for ores. So miners usually collect ores in a can and leave it in space. After they deplete the source they return to their base of operation and come back with a hauler to haul their ores. These cans are variable objects floating in space, and if you don’t bookmark their location you cannot return to them and collect your ores.  
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=== Tips and tricks ===
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* Any bookmark folder or subfolder can be opened into separate window by double-clicking the folder.
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* Don’t try to write labels and notes in stressful situations - just take the necessary bookmark. The client will give an automatic label to the bookmark. You can even use the same label for different bookmarks. Because their coordinates are different, they won’t overwrite each other.
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* Bookmarks can be moved between folders and subfolders by dragging them to the new location. Opening the target folder in separate window makes the dragging much easier.
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* Bookmarks can be copied from one folder to another by holding {{button|shift}} key while dragging (up to 10 at a time).
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* Bookmark window shows various information on the bookmark in separate columns: Label, type, distance, solar system, constellation, region, creation date, expiry and creator. The folder contents can be sorted by any of them.
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* Bookmarks that are in your current system are highlighted with green.
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* You can bookmark probes in space, useful for creating perches on gates for example. See [[Bookmarking probes]]
  
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Salvaging is one of the most profitable operations in Eve universe. During your agent missions you will probably leave lots of wrecks behind after engagements. A ship fitted with both PvE and salvage equipment will not be an efficient way to complete missions. Most of the mission runners bookmark their wrecks, complete their missions and return to bookmarks for salvaging with a dedicated salvage ship.  
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== Shared bookmark folders ==
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[[File:BookMarksInSpace.jpg|thumb|Personal and shared bookmarks have different icons in space.]]
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Shared bookmark folders allow sharing bookmarks with other people.
  
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If you are in PvP or military operations, direct approach to any celestial object could create potential risks. You could end up in a trap, be easily hunted down and killed. For that reason there are sets of tactical bookmarks used for this kind of situation. There are also observation bookmarks, safe spots in space, for blockade running from a station, and instant warp-out bookmarks.
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To create a shared bookmark
  
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Either you are a miner, explorer, a combat capsuleer or just a traveler; you will be in need of bookmarks for various reasons. From the first days of your capsuleer life you could start creating your own bookmarks without need of any skills at all.  
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* If you haven't already, from '''Neocom -> Social -> Access Lists''' make an [[Access Lists|Access List]] and add the contacts you wish to share with to the list.  
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* Open '''Neocom -> Personal -> Locations''' window (default shortcut {{button|L}})
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* Select the '''Create Folder''' button
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* Select the '''Shared folder''' option and assign the Access List to the desired usage right levels.
  
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== How do we create bookmarks? ==
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The access to the bookmark folder is governed by [[Access Lists]]. Before you create the shared bookmark folder you will need to make at least one access list that you will use for the folder. Shared bookmark folder has five different levels of access. Higher access levels also include all the features of lower access levels.
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* View access: View and warp to locations.
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* Use access: Add locations, edit/delete locations added by yourself, copy locations, add subfolders, edit/delete subfolders added by yourself.
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* Manage access: Edit/delete locations and subfolders.
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* Admin access: Delete/rename shared folder, ACL management. Additionally, the shared folder is visible without getting link.
  
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There are two simple ways of creating bookmarks. The first way is to use the "People & Places" window and go to the "Places" tab. Select "Add Bookmark" at the bottom and you will bookmark the location you are presently at in space.  
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Each access level can have a different access list, or they can all have the same list.
  
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[[Image:PlacesWindow.jpg]]
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Just having access to the folder is not enough to make the folder visible to other people. To share the folder simply drag the folder into chat or mail. This creates clickable link for the folder. If someone with access to the folder clicks this link they get the shared folder added to their locations.
  
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The other way is to either right-click an item in space or on your overview and select “bookmark location”.  
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The exception to the above is admin access. If you have admin access to a shared folder you can always find it in your bookmark folder.
  
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[[Image:CanBookmarking.jpg]]
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{{expansion past | 
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The bookmark system before December 2019 had very different system for bookmark sharing. There were no shared bookmark folders, instead, each corporation had single corporation wide folder. Bookmarks could also be turned into items and traded with other players with contracts.}}
  
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The only major difference between those two are, in the first way you bookmark your ship's current position. In the second method you are bookmarking an entity's location in space other than your ship's. You can bookmark cans, POS (Player Owned Station), wrecks and various site locations found during core probing.  
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== Limits of bookmarks ==
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The number of bookmarks that a player can have is not unlimited.
  
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=== Important: ===
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* Each personal bookmark folder can contain 3000 bookmarks.
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* You can have up to five personal bookmark folders online at once.
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* You can have up to 30 personal bookmark folders (online+offline)
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* Each shared bookmark folder can contain 500 bookmarks.
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* You can have up to three shared bookmark folders online at once.
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* You can be connected to up to 30 shared bookmark folders (online+offline)
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* New bookmarks in shared bookmarks become usable 2 minutes after being added.
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* Changes to shared bookmark folder access take up to 5 minutes to apply.
  
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You can bookmark many entities in space but if the location of the item is changed by force or is destroyed, the bookmark will only indicate the original location coordinates.  
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Online bookmark folders are active and can be viewed and used. Offline bookmark folders are inactive and cannot be viewed or used. Note that "visible in space" and "offline" are two separate states. Offline bookmarks are separated into "Offline folders" section in Locations window. Bookmark folders can be onlined and offlined by right clicking them and selecting the appropriate menu item.
  
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The 'Add bookmark' command works both when you are at a dead stop or while moving - including warping. The coordinates you bookmark will indicate the exact location when you click the 'ok' and confirm the bookmark.  
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== Common bookmark uses ==
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There are many types of bookmarks, but all capsuleers should at least have some basic bookmarks to travel in space safely and avoid traps or hunts. Depending on your role or operation you could extend your repertoire to various bookmarks.
  
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=== Tips & Tricks: ===
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=== Safe spots ===
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{{See also|Safe spots}}
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Safe spot bookmarks are one of the most important ways to use bookmarks. Safe spots are locations in space away from all charted entities. The only way to find someone in a safe spot and warp to that location is by using scan probes. Although you can be seen in a directional scan, you cannot be followed unless someone scans your location with probes.
  
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Don’t try to write labels and notes in strict situations - just take the necessary bookmark. The client will give an automatic label to the bookmark. You can even use the same label for different bookmarks because their coordinates are different; they won’t overwrite each other.  
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There are three basic types of safe spots.
  
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== Types of Bookmarks: ==
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'''Mid-point safes''' are the simplest and least secure form of safes. Create a bookmark while warping between two celestials. It is fairly easy to get the approximate position of a midpoint safe by using [[directional scanner]] which makes them easier to probe. A determined pilot can even locate mid-point safes with the directional scanner and mid warp bookmarks.
  
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There are many types of bookmarks, but all capsuleers should at least have some basic bookmarks to travel in space safely and avoid traps or hunts. Depending on your role or operation you could extend your repertoire to various bookmarks.  
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[[File:MidSafeMethod.jpg|thumb|Example of unaligned safe that has been made with one mid-point safe and a celestial.]]
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'''Unaligned safes''' are considerably more secure than mid-point safes. These spots are not in alignment between two celestial objects. Unaligned safes can be made by either bookmarking signatures/mission sites or by creating a safe spot while warping from between a mid-point safe and another location.
  
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=== Station Undock: ===
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'''Deep safes''' are the most secure form of safe spots. Usually, a safe is considered to be deep safe if it is more than 14 AU from any celestial and is not in between celestials. This makes it impossible to be seen with the directional scanner. Proper deep safes can be hard to make. The following are the three most common methods:
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* [[Incursions|Sansha's Nation incursion]] sites spawn far enough to be used as deep safes.
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* [[Sleeper Cache]]s can spawn more than 14 AU from the nearest celestial.
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* [[Abyssal Deadspace]] can be exploited to make deep safes.
  
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Stations come in various sizes and types. For every station there is a different undock location where all ships undock at the same point. This is a constant location where all ships enter space. If you bookmark your location at the very moment you undock you will end up with an undock location bookmark for that station. This bookmark is used to camp people undocking from that station. If you want to engage or catch some one undocking from a station you camp this bookmark to catch that target in optimal range. Also this in an offensive bookmark; it is strongly advised to be collected for every capsuleer.
 
  
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=== Instant Warp-Out: ===
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{{expansion past | 
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* The old probe scanning system could be used to warp to an arbitrarily far location. This allowed making bookmarks that were hundreds or thousands of AU away. The safes nowadays called deep are just a pale imitation of the deep safes of the past.}}
  
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An instant warp-out bookmark is used for blockade running from a station camp. Pirates or various enemies could gate-camp that station's undock location. With the help of various fits they could instantly lock and warp-disrupt/scram your ship. Instant warp-out bookmarks are used to run from these blockades using undock mechanics and a bookmark placed at a distance at least 150 km away from your undock location in a straight direction.
 
  
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When you undock you leave the station aligned to a constant direction with your maximum velocity. In basics, if you place a bookmark at least 150 km away aligned to this direction you could warp out almost instantly to this bookmark without being target-locked. To create this bookmark use a fast frigate or an interceptor with a MWD (micro-warp drive) fitted and as soon as you undock hit your MWD without changing your alignment. Put some distance between you and the station - at least 150 km - and take the bookmark of the new location. Next time you undock warp directly to this bookmark. You will be instantly warped to this location without being target-locked.  
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Never warp to within 'zero' of your safe spot. This will reduce your chance of being detected or compromising your safe spot location. And always move rather than sit still, so even if your location is known your adversaries will not be able to land to you at zero.
  
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=== Salvage bookmarks ===
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Wrecks can not be scanned down. If you wish to return to the battlefield you will need to bookmark the location before you leave.
  
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Always use different distances for your instant warp-out bookmark. If you use always same distance, they can wait for you there as a trap.  
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=== Instadock bookmarks ===
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When you warp to any location your ship will land approximately 2500 meters away from the target. On stations, this means that you can land outside of the docking range and are vulnerable to ganks as you approach the station. This is especially dangerous at trade hubs where gankers may try to kill you. Instadock bookmarks solve this issue.
  
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An instadock bookmark is simply a bookmark that is placed at least 2500 meters inside of the docking range. One common way of creating an instadock bookmark is by undocking from a station and saving the location immediately or while the overview says that you are within 0 meters of that station. Instadock bookmarks can be used in combination with the autopilot. Set the target station as your destination and warp to the instadock bookmark. Enable autopilot after entering the warp. As soon as you land on the bookmark your autopilot will automatically dock your ship.
  
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Try to create off-grid instant warp-out bookmarks so that you cannot be detected instantly and followed. Always try not to warp at 0 to protect the exact location of your bookmark.  
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You can find a demonstration video on Youtube: [https://youtu.be/aKmn3rabMac Staying Safe - Insta-Docks].
  
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=== Instaundock bookmarks ===
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When you undock from a station your ship will be moving at maximum velocity towards a certain direction. By having a bookmark far in that direction it is possible to instantly warp off after undocking.<br>
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The most common way of making an instaundock is to use a very fast MWD frigate. Undock from the station and burn away. It is also possible to use mid-warp bookmarks, celestial alignment or lucky signatures. The instaundock bookmark should ideally be far enough from the station so that it is not on the same grid. This way you will disappear from their overview after warping to it.<br>
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It should be noted that the ship heading has a small random variance on undock.
  
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Safe spot bookmarks are one of the most important and creative ways to use bookmarks. Safe spots are locations in space where you bookmark at no particular object, away from all charted entities. The only way to find someone in a safe spot and warp to that location can be done successfully by the use of scan probes. Although you can be seen in a directional scan you cannot be followed unless someone scans your location with probes.  
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Using instaundocks is not recommended for slow ships. A well placed combat prober will be able to probe a slow ship at the landing position before the slow ship is able to warp away.
  
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There are three basic types of safe spots.  
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Tactical bookmarks are bookmarks that are on grid with a point of interest (such as station or stargate) but far enough that hostiles on the grid will not be a danger to you and [[Tackling#Warp disruption fields|drag bubbles]] will not drag you. They should be at minimum 200 km away so that warping between the target and the bookmark is always possible.<br>
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Tactical bookmarks can be used to check the target grid before warping in or to prey on passing by ships, ready to warp in as soon as the victim arrives.[[File:TacticalBookmarkLayout.gif|thumb|Tactical bookmarks placed around a gate. Click to see animation.]]
  
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Tactical bookmarks "above" or "below" the target can also be used for bypassing bubbles.
  
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When you are traveling between safe spots you can click on 'add bookmark' and take bookmarks while warping. Any bookmarks created by this method between two celestial objects are called mid-point safe spots. It is the basic way to create a safe spot in a system.  
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Tactical bookmarks can also be used for fast repositioning on grid. The recommended layout for a Tactical PvP Bookmark Setup is the classic 3 axes, 4 points per axes, with 150km separating each Bookmark Point. With this layout, almost every point around a designated area (eg. Jump Gate, POS, Station...) in a radius of 300km can be reached, allowing fast position changes as well as the famous "50km Warp" known to be the smallest distance a ship can warp to. if you have a target 50 km away and a tactical bookmark 200 km behind them you can warp to the bookmark at 150 km and land right on top of the target.
  
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The fastest way to create a Tactically Bookmarked Location would be the combined use of Micro Jump Drives (MJD) and Micro Warp Drives (MWD), although it was rarely used in the middle of a fleet fight, these could allow fast creation of such Bookmarks in those situations.
  
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Mid-point safe spots are somewhere between the alignment of two celestials and it is easy to spot or find someone at a location like this. The much safer locations are un-aligned safe spots. The spots are not in an alignment between two celestial objects.  
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''Ender's View of Tactical bookmarks''<br>
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For those who are a fan of the book ''Ender's Game'':<br>
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While at first glance, an undocking ship appears to travel in a straight line, remember this is space and the orientation is in the eye of the beholder. Accordingly, Ender would articulate that when you undock, you are really "falling". Thus, the bookmark behind the undock point represents the High Ground of any combat situation. (If you want to see it in practice, imagine someone is shooting at you from behind the station the next time you undock; try to turn around and burn towards the hypothetical aggressor, and enjoy getting stuck bumping into the station.)
  
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There are two ways to create un-aligned safe spots.  
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Once you have established this collection of bookmarks around a station, you can extend the thinking to key stargates within the system. The "high ground" of a stargate is either the path that is furthest away from the sun or furthest away from your home station.
  
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The first method is to bookmark dead space pockets when you are running missions in a system. Dead space pockets are created randomly and are very unpredictable to find. When you are running missions always create bookmarks as safe spots.
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=== Bubbling bookmarks ===
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Finding a good spot for a warp disruption bubble takes time. So if you think you may be camping the same stargate in the future, you will want to save the location where you want your bubble to be.
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[[Image:UnAlignedSafeSpots.jpg]]
 
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The second method is to create an unaligned safe spot by using two mid-point safe spots. You create two different mid-point safe spots. Then create another mid-point safe spot between those two mid-point safe spots. Then you will have an unaligned safe spot.
 
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These safe spots can only be created by a method known as Goonswarn method. Basically a deep safe spot is a far location beyond the reach of standard probes and can only be found by deep core probes. This method is used by advanced roles, and details can be found in this Ivy League Wiki link: [[Deep Safe]]
 
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There are various tactical bookmarks used for different roles but the basic tactical bookmark used by all capsuleers is the observation bookmark.
 
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Observation bookmarks are used for tactical observation of star bases, POS and gates. Before you warp to a gate or a base you may want to scan and check your destination from an off-grid location for any camps or targets you are hunting. In this kind of situation observation bookmarks are used to approach a point-of-interest from a safe distance, out off the grid, to scan the destination for possible targets or camps. A directional scan of the destination from an observation bookmark would reveal relevant information without detection from a safe distance.
 
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In general solar systems mostly rest on a plane. (Exception proves the rule). Try to create observation points perpendicular to alignments of the object, in basics above and below. This will reduce the probability of being detected by chance.  
 
  
 
== Organizing and managing bookmarks ==
 
== Organizing and managing bookmarks ==
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As time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules. They are, however, built upon solid experience. In time, you should feel free to develop your own style and system.
  
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As the time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks - and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules - they are however built upon solid experience. In time you should feel free to develop your own style and system.  
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The most important part of organizing your bookmarks is labeling. In stressful situations, you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it in an instant. Therefore, your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format. It is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.
  
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Before labeling your bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information stored with your bookmarks in the Locations window.
  
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The most important point in organizing your bookmarks is their labelling. In stressful situations you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it accordingly in an instant. Therefore your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format.  
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[[File:Labels.jpg]]
  
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You may use folders to organize your bookmarks - however you need to realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can loose the folders if your computer ever crashes, or you otherwise loose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.
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As you can see in the above illustration, each bookmark automatically contains the following information:
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[[Image:Labels.jpg]]
 
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In this subsection we will discuss and summarize the [http://www.agony-unleashed.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.17 Agony Unleashed style]. This style may seem a bit complex at first, but after some practice it becomes very clear and easy to recognize and use.
 
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* Try not to use information already available in the Locations window for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find your bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation.
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* You may reach your bookmarks through the right-click menu while in space. Only the bookmarks in the current system will show up in this menu.
  
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Whatever role you carry out in EVE, bookmarking is one of the most important aspects of the game. Although it seems very tiresome, at least if you want to survive and avoid dangers, you should create the basic bookmarks for your own safety.
 
  
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Using folders and sub folders is a simple way to organize your bookmarks. You can use folders to arrange your bookmarks according to their uses. You also use the folders to choose whether to display a folder's bookmarks in space or not. Clicking the eye icon sets visibility. Green means visible, grey means hidden.
  
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* Devblog: [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/shareable-bookmarks-alliance-bookmarks-and-more Shareable Bookmarks: Alliance Bookmarks and More!]
  
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Bookmarks are used to identify unique locations in space so they can be easily warped to. Bookmarks do not need to be associated with an actual in-game object and are often used to mark locations far from surrounding celestial objects.

Using bookmarks

Bookmarking an object in space.
Bookmarking window. The name and note can be changed later but the automatic expiration can not be changed after the bookmark is saved.

There are two main ways of creating bookmarks.

If you wish to bookmark your current location there are several methods:

  • Open the Neocom "Personal -> Locations" window and Select "Add Location" at the bottom and it will open up a new window that will allow you to bookmark the location you are presently at in space.
  • Open the Locations shortcut in the Neocom bar and Select "Add Location" at the bottom and it will open up a new window that will allow you to bookmark the location you are presently at in space.
  • Faster way is to use the "Save location..." hotkey. The default is CTRL + B.

If you wish to bookmark the location of an object on grid you can right-click an item in space or on your overview and select “Save Location”. Or use the radial menu to do the same.

The only difference between these methods is that using the first method bookmarks your ship's current position in space while the second method bookmarks another entity's location in space. You can bookmark cans, POS (Player Owned Station), wrecks, and various site locations found during core probing. You can often even bookmark objects that do not have the "warp to" option. This is useful if you are trying to position yourself on large grids.


Important:

  • You can bookmark many entities in space, but if the item's location is changed by force or is destroyed, the bookmark will only indicate the original location coordinates.
  • The 'Add location' command works both when you are at a dead stop or while moving - including warping. The coordinates you bookmark will indicate the exact location when you click the 'Submit' button and confirm the bookmark.
    • One exception to the above occurs if you open the 'Add location' window in a station. If you undock and use that 'Add location' window in space, the bookmark will be set at the station and NOT at the point in space you were at when 'ok' was clicked.

Tips and tricks

  • Any bookmark folder or subfolder can be opened into separate window by double-clicking the folder.
  • Don’t try to write labels and notes in stressful situations - just take the necessary bookmark. The client will give an automatic label to the bookmark. You can even use the same label for different bookmarks. Because their coordinates are different, they won’t overwrite each other.
  • Bookmarks can be moved between folders and subfolders by dragging them to the new location. Opening the target folder in separate window makes the dragging much easier.
  • Bookmarks can be copied from one folder to another by holding shift key while dragging (up to 10 at a time).
  • Bookmark window shows various information on the bookmark in separate columns: Label, type, distance, solar system, constellation, region, creation date, expiry and creator. The folder contents can be sorted by any of them.
  • Bookmarks that are in your current system are highlighted with green.
  • You can bookmark probes in space, useful for creating perches on gates for example. See Bookmarking probes

Shared bookmark folders

Personal and shared bookmarks have different icons in space.

Shared bookmark folders allow sharing bookmarks with other people.

To create a shared bookmark

  • If you haven't already, from Neocom -> Social -> Access Lists make an Access List and add the contacts you wish to share with to the list.
  • Open Neocom -> Personal -> Locations window (default shortcut L)
  • Select the Create Folder button
  • Select the Shared folder option and assign the Access List to the desired usage right levels.

The access to the bookmark folder is governed by Access Lists. Before you create the shared bookmark folder you will need to make at least one access list that you will use for the folder. Shared bookmark folder has five different levels of access. Higher access levels also include all the features of lower access levels.

  • View access: View and warp to locations.
  • Use access: Add locations, edit/delete locations added by yourself, copy locations, add subfolders, edit/delete subfolders added by yourself.
  • Manage access: Edit/delete locations and subfolders.
  • Admin access: Delete/rename shared folder, ACL management. Additionally, the shared folder is visible without getting link.

Each access level can have a different access list, or they can all have the same list.

Just having access to the folder is not enough to make the folder visible to other people. To share the folder simply drag the folder into chat or mail. This creates clickable link for the folder. If someone with access to the folder clicks this link they get the shared folder added to their locations.

The exception to the above is admin access. If you have admin access to a shared folder you can always find it in your bookmark folder.

Limits of bookmarks

The number of bookmarks that a player can have is not unlimited.

  • Each personal bookmark folder can contain 3000 bookmarks.
  • You can have up to five personal bookmark folders online at once.
  • You can have up to 30 personal bookmark folders (online+offline)
  • Each shared bookmark folder can contain 500 bookmarks.
  • You can have up to three shared bookmark folders online at once.
  • You can be connected to up to 30 shared bookmark folders (online+offline)
  • New bookmarks in shared bookmarks become usable 2 minutes after being added.
  • Changes to shared bookmark folder access take up to 5 minutes to apply.

Online bookmark folders are active and can be viewed and used. Offline bookmark folders are inactive and cannot be viewed or used. Note that "visible in space" and "offline" are two separate states. Offline bookmarks are separated into "Offline folders" section in Locations window. Bookmark folders can be onlined and offlined by right clicking them and selecting the appropriate menu item.

Common bookmark uses

There are many types of bookmarks, but all capsuleers should at least have some basic bookmarks to travel in space safely and avoid traps or hunts. Depending on your role or operation you could extend your repertoire to various bookmarks.

Safe spots

See also: Safe spots

Safe spot bookmarks are one of the most important ways to use bookmarks. Safe spots are locations in space away from all charted entities. The only way to find someone in a safe spot and warp to that location is by using scan probes. Although you can be seen in a directional scan, you cannot be followed unless someone scans your location with probes.

There are three basic types of safe spots.

Mid-point safes are the simplest and least secure form of safes. Create a bookmark while warping between two celestials. It is fairly easy to get the approximate position of a midpoint safe by using directional scanner which makes them easier to probe. A determined pilot can even locate mid-point safes with the directional scanner and mid warp bookmarks.

Example of unaligned safe that has been made with one mid-point safe and a celestial.

Unaligned safes are considerably more secure than mid-point safes. These spots are not in alignment between two celestial objects. Unaligned safes can be made by either bookmarking signatures/mission sites or by creating a safe spot while warping from between a mid-point safe and another location.

Deep safes are the most secure form of safe spots. Usually, a safe is considered to be deep safe if it is more than 14 AU from any celestial and is not in between celestials. This makes it impossible to be seen with the directional scanner. Proper deep safes can be hard to make. The following are the three most common methods:



Never warp to within 'zero' of your safe spot. This will reduce your chance of being detected or compromising your safe spot location. And always move rather than sit still, so even if your location is known your adversaries will not be able to land to you at zero.

Salvage bookmarks

Wrecks can not be scanned down. If you wish to return to the battlefield you will need to bookmark the location before you leave.

Instadock bookmarks

When you warp to any location your ship will land approximately 2500 meters away from the target. On stations, this means that you can land outside of the docking range and are vulnerable to ganks as you approach the station. This is especially dangerous at trade hubs where gankers may try to kill you. Instadock bookmarks solve this issue.

An instadock bookmark is simply a bookmark that is placed at least 2500 meters inside of the docking range. One common way of creating an instadock bookmark is by undocking from a station and saving the location immediately or while the overview says that you are within 0 meters of that station. Instadock bookmarks can be used in combination with the autopilot. Set the target station as your destination and warp to the instadock bookmark. Enable autopilot after entering the warp. As soon as you land on the bookmark your autopilot will automatically dock your ship.

You can find a demonstration video on Youtube: Staying Safe - Insta-Docks.

Instaundock bookmarks

When you undock from a station your ship will be moving at maximum velocity towards a certain direction. By having a bookmark far in that direction it is possible to instantly warp off after undocking.
The most common way of making an instaundock is to use a very fast MWD frigate. Undock from the station and burn away. It is also possible to use mid-warp bookmarks, celestial alignment or lucky signatures. The instaundock bookmark should ideally be far enough from the station so that it is not on the same grid. This way you will disappear from their overview after warping to it.
It should be noted that the ship heading has a small random variance on undock.

Using instaundocks is not recommended for slow ships. A well placed combat prober will be able to probe a slow ship at the landing position before the slow ship is able to warp away.

Tactical bookmarks

Tactical bookmarks are bookmarks that are on grid with a point of interest (such as station or stargate) but far enough that hostiles on the grid will not be a danger to you and drag bubbles will not drag you. They should be at minimum 200 km away so that warping between the target and the bookmark is always possible.

Tactical bookmarks can be used to check the target grid before warping in or to prey on passing by ships, ready to warp in as soon as the victim arrives.

Tactical bookmarks placed around a gate. Click to see animation.

Tactical bookmarks "above" or "below" the target can also be used for bypassing bubbles.

Tactical bookmarks can also be used for fast repositioning on grid. The recommended layout for a Tactical PvP Bookmark Setup is the classic 3 axes, 4 points per axes, with 150km separating each Bookmark Point. With this layout, almost every point around a designated area (eg. Jump Gate, POS, Station...) in a radius of 300km can be reached, allowing fast position changes as well as the famous "50km Warp" known to be the smallest distance a ship can warp to. if you have a target 50 km away and a tactical bookmark 200 km behind them you can warp to the bookmark at 150 km and land right on top of the target.

The fastest way to create a Tactically Bookmarked Location would be the combined use of Micro Jump Drives (MJD) and Micro Warp Drives (MWD), although it was rarely used in the middle of a fleet fight, these could allow fast creation of such Bookmarks in those situations.

Ender's View of Tactical bookmarks
For those who are a fan of the book Ender's Game:
While at first glance, an undocking ship appears to travel in a straight line, remember this is space and the orientation is in the eye of the beholder. Accordingly, Ender would articulate that when you undock, you are really "falling". Thus, the bookmark behind the undock point represents the High Ground of any combat situation. (If you want to see it in practice, imagine someone is shooting at you from behind the station the next time you undock; try to turn around and burn towards the hypothetical aggressor, and enjoy getting stuck bumping into the station.)

Once you have established this collection of bookmarks around a station, you can extend the thinking to key stargates within the system. The "high ground" of a stargate is either the path that is furthest away from the sun or furthest away from your home station.

Bubbling bookmarks

Finding a good spot for a warp disruption bubble takes time. So if you think you may be camping the same stargate in the future, you will want to save the location where you want your bubble to be.

Organizing and managing bookmarks

As time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules. They are, however, built upon solid experience. In time, you should feel free to develop your own style and system.

The most important part of organizing your bookmarks is labeling. In stressful situations, you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it in an instant. Therefore, your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format. It is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.

You may also use folders to organize your bookmarks.

Before labeling your bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information stored with your bookmarks in the Locations window.

Labels.jpg

As you can see in the above illustration, each bookmark automatically contains the following information:

Label: The label is the name you assign to your bookmark
Type: Type of the bookmark (for example "Station" or "Coordinate")
Jump: Indicates current number of jumps away from the solar system the bookmark is placed in
Sol: Solar System the bookmark is placed in
Con: Constellation the bookmark is placed in
Reg: Region the bookmark is placed in
Date: Indicates the date of creation of the bookmark
Expiry: Date at which the bookmark auto deletes

Avoid using these details in your bookmarks to simplify their labels. Also, you can arrange the location of the columns according to your choice.

Tips:

  • Try not to use information already available in the Locations window for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find your bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation.
  • You can sort your bookmarks according to their jump distance. This way they will be available on top of the list. The bookmarks in the current system are always highlighted with green to help you separate them from the others.
  • You may reach your bookmarks through the right-click menu while in space. Only the bookmarks in the current system will show up in this menu.


Using folders and sub folders is a simple way to organize your bookmarks. You can use folders to arrange your bookmarks according to their uses. You also use the folders to choose whether to display a folder's bookmarks in space or not. Clicking the eye icon sets visibility. Green means visible, grey means hidden.

Tips:

  • When you use the right-click menu to reach your bookmarks in space, you will also see your folders there (only those containing bookmarks in the current system though.)
  • Bookmarks in the root folder (not in a sub folder) are extremely easy to access in space - use this to your advantage.
  • If you would like to keep just one bookmark folder open from your Locations just double click on the folder you want and a copy will be created on your screen and you will be able to close the Locations window and the folder you choose will remain.

External links

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