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'''Security tags''', or '''clone soldier tags''', are items which drop from Clone Soldier NPC rats in low sec, and can be used to increase a player's [[standing and status|security status]] if it is below zero, or sold to NPC buy orders. They are quite valuable, ranging in price from 1.5 to 20 million isk on the market.
The [[Odyssey]] expansion introduced clone soldiers to EVE as a means to give low security space a valuable commodity as well as giving players another way of repairing their security status.
 
  
= Clone soldiers =
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== Clone soldiers ==
Clone soldiers spawn in low security asteroid belts, following the regular faction distributions. That means you'll find '''Angel Clone Soldiers''' in [[Angel Cartel]] space, '''Sansha Clone Soldiers''' in areas held by [[Sansha's Nation]] etc.
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Clone soldiers are cruiser size NPCs which spawn in low security asteroid belts, following the regular faction distributions. That means you'll find '''Angel Clone Soldiers''' in [[Angel Cartel]] space, '''Sansha Clone Soldiers''' in areas held by [[Sansha's Nation]] etc, and they share the usual resistance and damage profiles of their faction.
  
These special clone soldiers have a spawn chance that, while higher than other officer or faction spawns, is still rare enough that you'll need to spend some time finding them. Once you find one however, they will always drop the corresponding security tag along with some random loot.
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They have higher resistances, very long range, high damage, and correspondingly high bounties compared to other asteroid belt rats. Negotiators can warp scramble out to 24km, and Transporters can webify out to 10km.
  
== Different tiers ==
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These special clone soldiers spawn infrequently, though they are more common than faction or officer spawns. Once you find one however, they will always drop the corresponding security tag, and possibly some other random loot.
There are four different tiers of clone soldiers, each dropping a different type of security tag.
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=== Different tiers ===
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There are four different tiers of clone soldiers, each dropping a different type of security tag. Each of the different type of clone soldiers come in the flavour of the local pirates, so there are five different clone soldier recruiters for example, one for each of the pirate factions. However the security tag items are generic and not affected by the faction of the NPC they drop from.
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_trainer_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Trainer Tag]]
 
| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_trainer_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Trainer Tag]]
 
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Trainer}}''' (drops the '''trainer''' tag)<br>
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Trainer}}''' (drops the '''trainer''' tag) - Found in 0.4 security space<br>
In charge of funds, equipment and locales used in the preparation and deployment of clone soldiers loyal to the faction.
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In charge of funds, equipment and locales used in the preparation and deployment of clone soldiers loyal to the faction.\
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_recruiter_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Recruiter Tag]]
 
| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_recruiter_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Recruiter Tag]]
 
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| style="padding:2px;" |
'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Recruiter}}''' (drops the '''recruiter''' tag)<br>
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Recruiter}}''' (drops the '''recruiter''' tag) - Found in 0.3 security space<br>
 
In charge of scouting vulnerable areas - remote planets, isolated outposts, interstellar colonies and other places that hold human life - with the aim of bringing in new recruits for the pirates' clone soldier programs.
 
In charge of scouting vulnerable areas - remote planets, isolated outposts, interstellar colonies and other places that hold human life - with the aim of bringing in new recruits for the pirates' clone soldier programs.
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_transporter_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Transporter Tag]]
 
| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_transporter_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Transporter Tag]]
 
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Transporter}}''' (drops the '''transporter''' tag)<br>
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Transporter}}''' (drops the '''transporter''' tag) - Found in 0.2 security space<br>
 
Responsible for the swift conveyance of clone soldiers to their intended destination.
 
Responsible for the swift conveyance of clone soldiers to their intended destination.
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_negotiator_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Negotiator Tag]]
 
| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_negotiator_tag.png|48px|Clone Soldier Negotiator Tag]]
 
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Negotiator}}''' (drops the '''negotiator''' tag)<br>
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'''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Negotiator}}''' (drops the '''negotiator''' tag) - Found in 0.1 security space<br>
 
A fixer who establishes contracts between pirate-trained clone soldiers and those who might employ their services.
 
A fixer who establishes contracts between pirate-trained clone soldiers and those who might employ their services.
 
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== Faction variants ==
 
Each of the different type of clone soldiers come in the flavour of the local pirates, so there are five different clone soldier recruiters for example, one for each of the pirate factions.
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | {{icon|angel cartel|48|Angel Cartel}}
 
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'''{{co|coral|Angel Cartel}}'''<br>
 
Angel Clone Soldier Trainer, Angel Clone Soldier Recruiter, Angel Clone Soldier Transporter, Angel Clone Soldier Negotiator
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | {{icon|blood raiders|48|Blood Raiders}}
 
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'''{{co|coral|Blood Raiders}}'''<br>
 
Blood Clone Soldier Trainer, Blood Clone Soldier Recruiter, Blood Clone Soldier Transporter, Blood Clone Soldier Negotiator
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | {{icon|guristas|48|Guristas Pirates}}
 
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'''{{co|coral|Guristas Pirates}}'''<br>
 
Guristas Clone Soldier Trainer, Guristas Clone Soldier Recruiter, Guristas Clone Soldier Transporter, Guristas Clone Soldier Negotiator
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | {{icon|sansha's nation|48|Sansha's Nation}}
 
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'''{{co|coral|Sansha's Nation}}'''<br>
 
Sansha Clone Soldier Trainer, Sansha Clone Soldier Recruiter, Sansha Clone Soldier Transporter, Sansha Clone Soldier Negotiator
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | {{icon|serpentis|48|Serpentis}}
 
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'''{{co|coral|Serpentis}}'''<br>
 
Serpentis Clone Soldier Trainer, Serpentis Clone Soldier Recruiter, Serpentis Clone Soldier Transporter, Serpentis Clone Soldier Negotiator
 
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= Security tags =
 
There are four different security tags, one for each tier of clone soldier. The tags can be turned in at special [[CONCORD]] stations in low security space to repair negative security status and can be sold and bought on the market just like any other item. Right Click the tag in your items and select INFO. At the bottom of the page will be a button to find the nearest CONCORD exchange facility.
 
  
== Limitations of the security tags ==
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== Security tags ==
Each tag increases your security status by 0,5 points but has innate limits to how far a specific tag can take you. The '''Trainer''' tag can only bring your security status up from -10 to -8, after that you'll need a '''Recruiter''' tag for example.
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There are four different security tags, one for each tier of clone soldier. The tags can be turned in at special [[CONCORD]] stations in low security space to repair negative security status and can be sold and bought on the market just like any other item. Right click the tag in your items and select INFO. At the bottom of the page will be a button to find the nearest CONCORD exchange facility.
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=== Limitations of the security tags ===
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Each tag increases your security status by 0.5 points but has innate limits to how far a specific tag can take you. The '''Trainer''' tag can only bring your security status up from -10 to -8, after that you'll need a '''Recruiter''' tag for example. Thus, the transporter and negotiator tags are several times more expensive than their counterparts due to be needed for the last and most important standings increases.
 
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| style="padding:0px;" | [[image:icon_clone_soldier_trainer_tag.png|48px|link=]]
 
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| style="padding:5px;" | '''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Negotiator Tag}} x 4'''<br>(between -2 and 0)
 
| style="padding:5px;" | '''{{co|coral|Clone Soldier Negotiator Tag}} x 4'''<br>(between -2 and 0)
 
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You cannot use a tag if your security status is greater than 0, but the last tag you hand in will give you its full value.  For example this means you can go from -0.09 to 0.41 with your last hand in.  Tags are only meant as a means of repairing negative security status.  If you want to raise your security status above that you'll have to use more traditional means of [[Repairing_security_status|raising your security status]].
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You cannot use a tag if your security status is greater than 0, but the last tag you hand in will give you its full value.  For example, you can go from -0.09 to 0.41 with your last hand in.  Tags are only meant as a means of repairing negative security status.  If you want to raise your security status above that you'll have to use more traditional means of [[Repairing_security_status|raising your security status]].
  
== Station facilities ==
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=== Station facilities ===
 
In order to exchange security tags for security status, you'll need the ''Security Office'' service, which is only available in [[CONCORD]] and '''DED''' stations in low security space. Turning tags in will have an additional cost in '''ISK''' as well. It can be quite expensive. See the Evelopedia article below...
 
In order to exchange security tags for security status, you'll need the ''Security Office'' service, which is only available in [[CONCORD]] and '''DED''' stations in low security space. Turning tags in will have an additional cost in '''ISK''' as well. It can be quite expensive. See the Evelopedia article below...
 
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= Guides =
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== Guides ==
 
Most of these guides are outdated but still contain a lot of general information that remains the same.
 
Most of these guides are outdated but still contain a lot of general information that remains the same.
 
* [[Clone Soldier Tags]] (outdated)
 
* [[Clone Soldier Tags]] (outdated)
 
* [https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3203550 <nowiki>[</nowiki>Ratting<nowiki>]</nowiki> Clone Soldier Farming] (outdated)
 
* [https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3203550 <nowiki>[</nowiki>Ratting<nowiki>]</nowiki> Clone Soldier Farming] (outdated)
You can also read more in the [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tags_for_Security Tags for Security] article on '''EVElopedia''' and in the original dev blog [http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/wanttotrade-tags-for-security-status/ WantToTrade: Tags for Security Status].
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== External links ==
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* [https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tags_for_Security EVElopedia Tags for Security] article
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* [http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/wanttotrade-tags-for-security-status/ The original dev blog, WantToTrade: Tags for Security Status]
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Revision as of 06:06, 24 October 2015

Security tags, or clone soldier tags, are items which drop from Clone Soldier NPC rats in low sec, and can be used to increase a player's security status if it is below zero, or sold to NPC buy orders. They are quite valuable, ranging in price from 1.5 to 20 million isk on the market.

Clone soldiers

Clone soldiers are cruiser size NPCs which spawn in low security asteroid belts, following the regular faction distributions. That means you'll find Angel Clone Soldiers in Angel Cartel space, Sansha Clone Soldiers in areas held by Sansha's Nation etc, and they share the usual resistance and damage profiles of their faction.

They have higher resistances, very long range, high damage, and correspondingly high bounties compared to other asteroid belt rats. Negotiators can warp scramble out to 24km, and Transporters can webify out to 10km.

These special clone soldiers spawn infrequently, though they are more common than faction or officer spawns. Once you find one however, they will always drop the corresponding security tag, and possibly some other random loot.

Different tiers

There are four different tiers of clone soldiers, each dropping a different type of security tag. Each of the different type of clone soldiers come in the flavour of the local pirates, so there are five different clone soldier recruiters for example, one for each of the pirate factions. However the security tag items are generic and not affected by the faction of the NPC they drop from.

Clone Soldier Trainer Tag

Clone Soldier Trainer (drops the trainer tag) - Found in 0.4 security space
In charge of funds, equipment and locales used in the preparation and deployment of clone soldiers loyal to the faction.\

Clone Soldier Recruiter Tag

Clone Soldier Recruiter (drops the recruiter tag) - Found in 0.3 security space
In charge of scouting vulnerable areas - remote planets, isolated outposts, interstellar colonies and other places that hold human life - with the aim of bringing in new recruits for the pirates' clone soldier programs.

Clone Soldier Transporter Tag

Clone Soldier Transporter (drops the transporter tag) - Found in 0.2 security space
Responsible for the swift conveyance of clone soldiers to their intended destination.

Clone Soldier Negotiator Tag

Clone Soldier Negotiator (drops the negotiator tag) - Found in 0.1 security space
A fixer who establishes contracts between pirate-trained clone soldiers and those who might employ their services.

Security tags

There are four different security tags, one for each tier of clone soldier. The tags can be turned in at special CONCORD stations in low security space to repair negative security status and can be sold and bought on the market just like any other item. Right click the tag in your items and select INFO. At the bottom of the page will be a button to find the nearest CONCORD exchange facility.

Limitations of the security tags

Each tag increases your security status by 0.5 points but has innate limits to how far a specific tag can take you. The Trainer tag can only bring your security status up from -10 to -8, after that you'll need a Recruiter tag for example. Thus, the transporter and negotiator tags are several times more expensive than their counterparts due to be needed for the last and most important standings increases.

Icon clone soldier trainer tag.png Clone Soldier Trainer Tag x 4
(between -10 and -8)
Icon clone soldier recruiter tag.png Clone Soldier Recruiter Tag x 6
(between -8 and -5)
Icon clone soldier transporter tag.png Clone Soldier Transporter Tag x 6
(between -5 and -2)
Icon clone soldier negotiator tag.png Clone Soldier Negotiator Tag x 4
(between -2 and 0)

You cannot use a tag if your security status is greater than 0, but the last tag you hand in will give you its full value. For example, you can go from -0.09 to 0.41 with your last hand in. Tags are only meant as a means of repairing negative security status. If you want to raise your security status above that you'll have to use more traditional means of raising your security status.

Station facilities

In order to exchange security tags for security status, you'll need the Security Office service, which is only available in CONCORD and DED stations in low security space. Turning tags in will have an additional cost in ISK as well. It can be quite expensive. See the Evelopedia article below...

The Star Map can be filtered to show station services such as the Security Office service.
The Security Office service window.

Guides

Most of these guides are outdated but still contain a lot of general information that remains the same.

External links