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Battle Clinic Wormhole Guide v0309
Battle Clinic Wormhole Guide v0309
Introduction
The new Apocrypha expansion for Eve brings with it a whole new method of probing. While not necessarily more difficult or skill intensive, it is a different approach to that used pre-Apocrypha and will take a little getting used to if changing from the old style probing system. This Guide will concentrate specifically on probing for the new Wormholes (also introduced in Apocrypha) and will give a few basic details on the mechanics and usage of wormholes. This guide does not cover aspects of scanning for combat purposes.
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Next, load up the probes and fire one. In the scanner window, the probe will now show up in the Probes in Space window. Right-click the probe and change the scan range to 32AU. Using the directional arrows on the probe, start by placing the probe in the centre of the solar system. Dont forget that the system is 3D so align the probe in all 3 dimensions with the centre! Once positioned, click the Analyze button on the toolbar. If you werent already in the centre of the system, the probe will warp to the intended spot and then commence the scan.
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Start by launching 2 more Core Scanner Probes. Using the directional arrows on each probe, place the first new probe on the boundary of the original probe. With the second new probe, place this at an intersection of the boundaries of the other 2 probes. What you should have is something resembling the image below. Its easier for this part of the probing to rotate the map view so you are looking at it from top down. But dont forget to check that all 3 probes are on the same plane before scanning! Once positioned, hit the Analyze button. Our example scan results show a more accurate scan result and higher signal strength which means we are getting closer. Notice the red circle within the probes ranges - This indicates that the result is somewhere between these 2 probes. To improve this result Side view of probe layoutall on the same plane. further, we need to move the 3rd probe to the opposite intersection of the other 2 probe boundaries as shown in the images on the next page. Once positioned, hit the Analyze button once more and hopefully we should get an even better result.
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The scan did not find a definite location but the circle indicates where it is likely to be...
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Side view showing the results above and below the plane.
Launch a new probe and place it in the centre of the 3 existing probes on the same plane. Then move the probe directly above the plane so it covers one of the results. Perform another scan and if you still have 2 results, move the probe to below the plane and repeat the scan. Hopefully by now, you receive a single result on which to focus your efforts.
Initial placement of the 4th probe.
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A rescan of the new probe layout pinpoints a single result that we can now concentrate our efforts.
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As you do this, you should notice that more information is starting to fill the Scan Results window as to the group and type of the signature. If at any point the scan says it is not an Unknown then abort the probing of that signal. Similarly, abort the scans if the type is not an Unstable Wormhole.
Eventually, you will get to a point where your probes have picked up a single 100% signal. This is your target wormhole site Congratulations! But what are you waiting for, engage that warp drive! All thats left to do is recover your probes (using the option on the toolbar), then right-click on the wormhole and select Enter Wormhole.
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Wormhole space is uncharted. Systems have no names, constellations or regions and are all designated as 0.0 systems. There are no dockable stations, no labelled asteroid belts and no ice belts. The Sleeper sites are all within Cosmic Signatures or Cosmic Anomalies so youll need to scan for these. There are usually multiple sites within each system so plenty to go at. Theres the usual range of Cosmic Signatures too so you could get Unknowns (possibly being other wormholes), Gravimetric, Ladar, Magnetometric and Radar. The Cosmic Anomalies can be found with just the basic ship scanner (with no probes) so you can get up and running while someone locates the more rewarding Cosmic Signatures. As if the new Sleeper abilities werent enough, a wormhole system can also be subject to environmental effects (referred to as a Tactical Environment) that can produce unwanted and/or beneficial side effects to your ship. Such effects can include changes in max velocity, targeting range, weapon range and damage, shield, armor, hull, capacitor, resistances and signature radius (among probably others). You can usually find out if your ship is likely to be affected by a tactical environment as you will get a notification on entering the wormhole system. If youre unsure, check the physical environment for spatial effects (binary star systems, strange spatial effects) and also check your combat log for such a notification. You wont be told precisely what is being affected so youll need to double-check your ship attributes to find the changes, either good or bad.
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