Safespot

Safespots are a kind of bookmark Safespots are crucial to life in lowsec. There are three types of safespots: Tactical Safespots, Hiding Safespots and Deepsafes. This article only covers those bookmarks that qualify as an actual safespot, it does not cover Perches.

## Hiding Safespot

Hiding safespots are exactly that. This is what is usually meant when someone says "Safespot." It is a location which is created through a simple triangulation process. Safespots which are created between two mapped celestials are NOT safespots. For example, warping from Planet VI to the Sun, and creating a bookmark while in warp between the two celestials, cannot be considered a safespot, since the route is considered to be commonly used. Instead, we create a bookmark that does not have any "spacelane" crossing it. The reasons for not keeping a bookmark between two celestials, and the reason why we do not call such a bookmark a "safespot" is twofold. First, not only can a hunter verify your ship type, with certain modules, he can drop out of warp if he sees you on his overview and reacts quick enough. You will definately be seen if another pilot chooses to fly across the same spacelane that you used to create the bookmark, even if you're far away from any celestial. Secondly, another pilot might have created a bookmark close to you along that lane, and thus there is always a risk that someone else will have chosen that spot to bookmark.

Instructions for Creating a Hiding Safespot

* Open People & Places window (ALT+E)
* Click on the Places tab. Note the location of the “Add Location” button.
* Click on the Warp Out tab on your overview. Sort by Distance.
* Warp to one of the most distant celestials. Set a bookmark in space while in warp, by clicking “Add Location,” and entering the LABEL you desire. Notes and Folder are rarely necessary, but you can use them if you like. This can be pre-filled. The exact location you are flying through as you hit “Submit” is the location that gets saved!
* All safespots show up in space upon right-clicking, under “Personal Locations.” If  one uses a different folder other than the “Personal Locations” default, the safe will be buried one folder down in the hierarchy, making it a little inconvenient.
* Now, warp back to the Safe Spot you just made.
* Once you land, DELETE the Safe Spot. (This is so we avoid using it later)
* Warp to one of the most distant celestials. Set a bookmark in space while in warp, by clicking “Add Location,” and entering the LABEL you desire.
* You have now created a Safespot.

Hint: While you are in warp on the final step, you can spam CTRL+B and create a whole row of safespots, neatly spaced away from each other.

Hint: If you are trying to hide from an enemy, remember that you can still be scanned down with combat probes, unless you are cloaked. It's a good idea to move from safespot to safespot every 30 seconds or less, when uncloaked and being pursued.

## Tactical Safespot

Used mainly for scouting, travelling through dangerous space, or for various other reasons, tactical safespots are safespots which technically count as a hiding safespot, but which also serve a more specialized purpose. For example, if one is travelling through nullsec and is afraid that the gate they will be warping to has a bubble on it, they might avoid warping directly to the gate, and attempt to triangulate a position very close to the gate, so they can keep an eye on it, or so they can verify that it is not bubbled. This can be used to circumnavigate bubbles as well.

Another use for tactical safes is for scouting purposes. In faction warfare for example, having many safespots near stations or gates allows one to have a view of what is going on, without putting oneself into harm's way. This is not quite the same thing as perch.

## References

Admin Note: Template for References needs to be added

The majority of this is sourced from the Alliance Igneus Vindicta [IGNI] and its "Newblood Program" documentation.

## External Links

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