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{{Legality}}'''Locator Agents''', for a fee, can find the location of another player character within a certain region (excluding [[Wormholes]]). Locator Agents require high [[Faction Standings]] to work with.
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The following is a guide on Locator Agents; what they are, how you use them, and where you can find them.
 
  
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== '''I. What are Locator Agents''' ==
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The players will never receive a notification that they have been located, making the service ideal for tracking down war targets or players with [[Kill Rights]].
  
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Locator agents are regular NPC agents that offer the special service of locating other player characters.
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== Kinds of Locator Agents ==
  
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- You can find locator agents via [http://eve-online.itemdrop.net/eve_db/agents/| this website], simply check the box labelled "Location Service"
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The table shows that a Level 3 Agent:
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* will only work for those who have at least 3.0 Faction Standing
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* that they can locate the target only every 15 minutes
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* that if the target is in the same region as the Agent it will:
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** cost 50 000 ISK
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** take the Agent 4 minutes to send an EVEmail with the location of the target
  
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- To use a locator agent, you need certain standings with the agent, without which you cannot use the locator service.
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- The target will receive no notification that he has been located, making the service ideal for tracking down war targets or players upon whom you have kill rights. Also keep this in mind when dealing with war targets or when another has kill rights upon you, as you will have no idea of whether they have used a locator agent to find you.
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Agent information || colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Cost and time to locate based on target distance from Agent
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- Locator agents can only find targets within a certain area, depending on the level of missions they provide. Level 4 agents can locate anyone in any location outside of wormhole space.
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! Level !! Required Faction Standings !! Max Frequency !! Same Solar System !! Same Constellation!! Same Region !! Different Region
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- The cost of the service, as well as the time it takes to find the target, depends on the location of the target in relation to the agent.
 
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- After using the service, you cannot use the same agent again for a period of time, depending on the level of the agent.
 
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! Agent level
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| 1 || Any || 5min || 1k, instantaneous || 5k, 1min || Cannot find || Cannot find
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! Required Standings
 
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! Time to Run (depends on distance)
 
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! Cooldown
 
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! Cost (depends on distance)
 
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! Range
 
 
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| Level 1
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| 2 || 1.0 || 5min || 5k, instantaneous || 10k, 20s || 25k, 2min || Cannot find
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| Any
 
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| Instant/1 minute
 
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| 5 minutes
 
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| 1k/5k  
 
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| Constellation
 
 
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| Level 2
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| 3 || 3.0 || 15min || 10k, instantaneous || 25k, 30s || 50k, 4min || 100k, 8min
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| 1.0  
 
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| Instant/1 minute/8 minutes
 
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| 5 minutes
 
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| 5k/10k/25k  
 
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| Region
 
 
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| Level 3
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| 4 || 5.0 || 30min || 25k, instantaneous || 50k, 20s || 100k, 2min || 250k, 4min
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| 3.0  
 
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| Instant/30 seconds/4 minutes/8 minutes
 
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| 15 minutes
 
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| 10k/25k/50k/100k  
 
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| Unlimited
 
 
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| Level 4
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| 5 || 7.0 || 60min || 50k, instantaneous || 100k, 10s || 250k, 1min || 500k, 2min
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| 30 minutes
 
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| 25k/50k/100k/250k  
 
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| Unlimited
 
 
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<br> [All locator agents of the same level will have the same stats, since agent quality no longer exists. Time to run and costs are for target in: solar system/constellation/region/everywhere]
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== How to use Locator Agents ==
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== '''II. How do you use Locator Agents''' ==
 
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- When you talk to the locator agent, you will have a button to locate a character besides the request mission button.
 
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- You have to type in the name of the character and the locator agent will give you a quote how much it will cost (Note that the lower the price the closer the target player is to your location, so you can determine without paying money whether the target is in another region, just another constellation or in your system [if you missed that kind of information, I doubt you will keep the ship you are flying for long&nbsp;:)]).
 
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- The locator agent will then run its location service which will take a couple of minutes, depending on its level (the higher the level the faster he runs).
 
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- Once done the locator agent will send you a Notification with the location of the target of where the character was '''when you started the search''' which will include the system, constellation and region as well as the station the player might be docked at (Note that you see that the target is in space when there is no station). E.g. "The sleazebag is currently in the Bukah system, Nohshayess constellation of the Khanid region."
 
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== '''III. How to make a useful list of where your agents are''' ==
 
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1 ) Open the page http://eve-agents.com/ in the in-game browser and search using: Corporation: A corp that you mission for often and have good standings with Locator Agent: Yes Sort Result: Required Standings - Descending
 
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2 ) Open People and Places and switch to the Places tab and set Search Type to Station
 
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3 ) Scroll down until you reach agents that require less than your standing with that corp. For each agent that you have standings with, enter the first few letters of their system into the People and Places search box.
 
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4 ) From the People and Places search result, find the station that matches your agent and right click -&gt; Bookmark location... Name your bookmark something like 'Loc: L4 P7M7 MMC' (the level 4 MMC locator in aldrat)
 
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Loc: allows you to easily fix your folders if you ever reinstall (bookmarks are stored on server, folders on your machine) L4 lists what level a locator he is P7M7 MMC details the station Bookmarks are already listed by system and region, so you dont need to add this information
 
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5 ) Repeat for each agent in the search result that you have access to until you reach the level 2 agents as we're less interested in those.
 
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6 ) Repeat the search for each corp you have good standings with
 
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7 ) If you have faction standings above 3.0 for any faction, you may have a host of agents you never knew about. For faction searches: Leave Corporation blank Faction: The faction you have good standings with Level: 3 (This will return just the level 3 agents so we dont hit the 100 result limit; Repeat with 4 if needed) Locator Agent: Yes Sort Result: Required Standings - Descending
 
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8 ) Add any addition agents you find unless they belong to "Khanid Innovation" or "Wiyrkomi Peace Corps". These are the Uni's jump clone corporations and speaking to agents from these corps will likely get you removed from the uni until you build your standings with them above 8.
 
  
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9 ) Finally make a bookmark folder and put all of your locator agent bookmarks into it. You can now sort that list by jumps whenever you need a locator agent and you will know exactly how far it is to your nearest agent, where he is and how good he is.  
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[[File:Locator-agent.PNG|250px|thumb|Locator Agent's "Locate Character" button]]
  
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# Find a Locator Agent using the in game [[The Agency]] or [[List of Locator Agents]].
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== '''IV. List of all lvl. 4 Locator agents in Empire Space (0.1-1.0)''' ==
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# Dock with the station where the Locator Agent is located.
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# Talk to the Locator Agent to open the Agent Conversation window.
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# Click on the Locate Character button.
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# A textbox will appear where you can write the name of the target you want to locate.
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# Accept the price quote<ref name="Info leak"></ref>.
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# Wait to receive an EVEmail from the Agent.
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# Receive the target's location, when you start the search, which will include the system, constellation, region, and even station if they were docked.
  
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For a list of all level 4 locator agents in Empire space, useful for finding a corporation to mission for if you are seeking a Locator agent, see [[List of Locator Agents|this article]].  
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The outcome also depends on the location and status of the target:
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* If the target is in space, no station will be given.
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* If the target is offline the Agent will give you the target's last known location, but will not tell you if they are offline.
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* If the target is in a Wormhole, the Agent will say {{co|wheat|"I'm sorry, but I just can't help you with that one. I'm pretty sure <Target> is well out of my zone of influence."}}
  
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For wormhole groups, locator agents are used to find OpFor hole control pilots. This helps to determine the location of a High Sec Static during evictions.
  
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<small><references><ref name="Info leak">The lower the price the closer the target player is to your location, so you can determine without paying ISK whether the target is in another region, another constellation, or in your system.</ref></references></small>
  
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Locator Agents, for a fee, can find the location of another player character within a certain region (excluding Wormholes). Locator Agents require high Faction Standings to work with.

The players will never receive a notification that they have been located, making the service ideal for tracking down war targets or players with Kill Rights.

Kinds of Locator Agents

The table shows that a Level 3 Agent:

  • will only work for those who have at least 3.0 Faction Standing
  • that they can locate the target only every 15 minutes
  • that if the target is in the same region as the Agent it will:
    • cost 50 000 ISK
    • take the Agent 4 minutes to send an EVEmail with the location of the target
Agent information Cost and time to locate based on target distance from Agent
Level Required Faction Standings Max Frequency Same Solar System Same Constellation Same Region Different Region
1 Any 5min 1k, instantaneous 5k, 1min Cannot find Cannot find
2 1.0 5min 5k, instantaneous 10k, 20s 25k, 2min Cannot find
3 3.0 15min 10k, instantaneous 25k, 30s 50k, 4min 100k, 8min
4 5.0 30min 25k, instantaneous 50k, 20s 100k, 2min 250k, 4min
5 7.0 60min 50k, instantaneous 100k, 10s 250k, 1min 500k, 2min

How to use Locator Agents

Locator Agent's "Locate Character" button
  1. Find a Locator Agent using the in game The Agency or List of Locator Agents.
  2. Dock with the station where the Locator Agent is located.
  3. Talk to the Locator Agent to open the Agent Conversation window.
  4. Click on the Locate Character button.
  5. A textbox will appear where you can write the name of the target you want to locate.
  6. Accept the price quote[1].
  7. Wait to receive an EVEmail from the Agent.
  8. Receive the target's location, when you start the search, which will include the system, constellation, region, and even station if they were docked.

The outcome also depends on the location and status of the target:

  • If the target is in space, no station will be given.
  • If the target is offline the Agent will give you the target's last known location, but will not tell you if they are offline.
  • If the target is in a Wormhole, the Agent will say "I'm sorry, but I just can't help you with that one. I'm pretty sure <Target> is well out of my zone of influence."

For wormhole groups, locator agents are used to find OpFor hole control pilots. This helps to determine the location of a High Sec Static during evictions.

  1. ^ The lower the price the closer the target player is to your location, so you can determine without paying ISK whether the target is in another region, another constellation, or in your system.
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