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''Open Space is scheduled for a rework! More information will be available soon.''
;"Undock into open space, full of mercenaries, pirates and loot."
==What is Open Space==
==What is Open Space==


Open space is the open world "sandbox mode" of Star Conflict, and is at the heart of the game. After choosing a faction, a player can undock from their current faction's station and fly wherever they want, to do whatever they want. Options include:
Open space is the open world "sandbox mode" of Star Conflict, and is at the heart of the game. Structurally, map divided into zones of influence of 3 main factions and [[neutral sectors]]. After choosing a faction, a player can undock from their current faction's station and fly wherever they want, to do whatever they want. Options include:


* Completing missions and side errands.
* Completing missions and side errands.
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* Player-to-Player "private trading" (via dropped cargo).
* Player-to-Player "private trading" (via dropped cargo).


==Open Space Basics==
==Overview==
''"Listen up Mercs, these are the basics you need to know! Otherwise, you won't get far."
;[[Contracts]]
''
:'''Contracts''' are a good way of earning resources by doing them in open space. The execution of the contract is due to the performance of a specific task. This may be the destruction of ships, activating objects and scanning of ore. Well, if the task is too complicated, you can call a friend or ask for help in the chat. Especially because when you are required to destroy one or more ships, it is not at all necessary to apply the final shot. A small amount of fire assistance will be enough for the contract to be credited.
:Contracts are given to pilots every 3 hours (1:00 GMT, 4:00 GMT, 7:00 GMT, etc.) in amount of 3-4 tasks and active for 6 hours.


'''Systems and Sectors'''
;[[Adventures]]
:Special tasks, that can be taken from the coordinators in locations of the 3 sides of the conflict in Open Space.
:Tasks are often multi-stage and with good rewards.


Open Space is divided into several systems... these are the boxes on the map. In each system, there are multiple sectors (or "maps") where you fly around and interact with the Open World. You go to different sectors through ''Jump Gates'', more on those soon.
;Enemies
:Player ships will appear in blue if station protection is active, or gray if not.
:Friendly ships will appear as blue.  
:Unfriendly non-player ships will appear in red. These will engage you if you get too close.  
:Alien ships will appear in purple. Again, these will engage you if you get too close.


'''Loot'''
;Special enemies
'''The Alien Destroyer:'''
*The Destroyer appears in a random location.
*The appearance of the Destroyer is reported in a notification at the location where it appeared.
*It may take several hours to destroy the Destroyer.
*The Destroyer has a single durability bar for all locations.
*As a reward for the destruction of the Destroyer pilots will get exceptional [[Seed-chips]].
Now, thanks to the mercenaries, Alien attack has been stopped and their Destroyer has no longer been seen.


There is a lot of junk floating around in space! Much of it is valuable, though: Loot items are rocks, crystals, spaceship parts, or containers that you can collect and place in your ship's cargo bay. Most enemies drop loot when they are destroyed, so don't be afraid to fight AI enemies if you are not having much luck with finding resources.  
'''Pirate Destroyers:'''
:[https://forum.star-conflict.com/t/a-comprehensive-guide-to-pirate-destroyers/297730/ Special pirate destroyers] were detected in Open Space. Faction officers urge mercenaries to destroy this threat.
*Destroyers appear in locations, attacked by pirates, at random times.
*In return for destroying the Pirate Destroyers, players will get special and exceptional [[Seed-chips]].


To pick up a piece of loot, fly close to it until the prompt appears ("press C to pick up ____")... and press [C]. You will have to wait a moment while your ship's tractor beam tows the cargo to your ship. When this is done, the loot appears in your Cargo Bay.
;Navigation
:All zones are separated by warp gates.
:'''You can warp to any of the sectors directly from the map view if you unlocked them. However - only to faction home sectors (and to sectors owned by your corporation) it is free. To any other sectors it costs {{I}}.'''
:TAB to view zone map, showing all ships in sensor range, quest objectives (!) and warp gates to adjacent zones.
:M to view sector map.


'''Cargo Bay'''
;Power-ups
:These will appear randomly all over the map, usually in some dark corner of ship wreckage. Just like in other game modes, green power-ups will repair your ship hull, red ones will increase your damage output, and yellow ones increase your ship's speed for a short time.


Each ship has space used for carrying whatever treasures you discover in Open Space back to base for credits, loyalty, or crafting materials. Each ship class has a limited number of cargo slots:
;War with Aliens
* Interceptors have 3 slots
:Alien base ships were detected in the systems. Using them as outposts, they prepare attacks on locations. If they take over the systems — there will no longer be any resources available. If the pilots cannot recapture the enemy’s locations, after some time the Aliens will begin to capture neighbouring systems.  
* Fighters have 5 slots
:In order to prevent Aliens from capturing the neighbouring locations, mercenaries need to fight back by completing special tasks.
* Frigates have 6 slots
:If Aliens completely capture the location, it will not be available for [[Sector Conquest]] and some [[contracts]] won't be available.
* Destroyers have a whopping 12 slots
:Now, thanks to the mercenaries, Alien attack has been stopped.


If you run out of space, or you don't want a particular piece of space junk, you can jettison it by '''activating the mouse curser''' and clicking on the object in your cargo bay (which can be shown by pressing [ '''i''' ]). You can pick jettisoned cargo back up if you want. If you destroy another player in Open Space, they will drop whatever they were carrying in their Cargo Bay as loot containers. This is the essence of Open Space pirating.
;War with pirates
:The Artuga pirates statred a large-scale offensive. If they take over the systems — there will no longer be any resources available. If the pilots fail to recapture the locations, after some time the pirates will begin to capture neighbouring systems.
:In order to support the pirates or a legitimate faction in battle, pilots must complete tasks and destroy enemy ships.
:If the Pirates take over the entire location, it will not be available for [[Sector Conquest]] and some [[contracts]] won't be available.


'''Fuel'''
;Races
:Illegal races have appeared in the open space. Become the fastest pilot! No shooting, only speed.
*The race may start during the pilot's stay in the location.
*The pilot must arrive at the start area.
*Races are held within one location.
*Races start with intervals.
*The race track is marked with rings.
*You can't skip rings.
*The first pilot to get through the ring gets a point.
*The pilot with the most points wins.


Your ship has a fuel tank... without fuel, your engines won't work. You consume fuel for almost everything you do in Open Space, from using afterburners to active modules. You always start with 100 fuel (a full tank). You can find Fuel Cells (glowing blue cans of goodness) in nearly every sector, usually around destroyed cargo ships. But be careful, enemies often guard these Fuel caches...
==Station Protection (PvE-mode)==
:All ships enter open space under station protection, unless disabled by the player.  
:Station protection prevents all damage from other players and including collision damage.  
:Station protection is switched OFF when the player warps to a PvP zone. This means other players can attack & destroy you. Warp gates will show DANGEROUS ZONE when they lead to a PvP zone. Station Protection will be re-enabled when warping back into non-PvP zones.
:Ships NOT under station protection will appear in orange to others.
:A ship NOT under Station Protection cannot be attacked by a player WITH station protection, and vice-versa. Both players need to have Station Protection OFF in order to damage each other.


When you pick up a Fuel Cell, it will automatically be used to fill your fuel tank. Any extra fuel goes into your cargo bay. You can use fuel in your cargo bay to refill your fuel tank by pressing ['''O''']. This is extremely important: you can fill your cargo bay with fuel cells to keep yourself topped-off for long trips! As stated above, you can jettison any fuel you don't need.
==Karma==
:The player starts with +0 total karma, and may then permanently increase this value by attacking and destroying unfriendly targets (pirates, cartel ships etc.) or decrease it by attacking friendly ones.


'''Jump Gates'''
:'''Karma level''' simply reflects your karma value:
::Karma level ±1 is reached at ± 1&thinsp;000 karma points.
Jump Gates look like giant blue portals... which is exactly what they are. Jump Gates allow travel between different sectors and systems. However, warping vast distances use up a LOT of fuel... around 25 fuel each jump (your ship carries 100 fuel at full tank)! Make sure to carry some fuel with you, especially if you will be making several jumps.
::Karma level ±2 is reached at ± 15&thinsp;000 karma points.
::Karma level ±3 is reached at ± 50&thinsp;000 karma points.
::Karma level ±4 is reached at ± 150&thinsp;000 karma points.
::Karma level ±5 is reached at ± 500&thinsp;000 karma points.


Blue gates are Jumps that are available to you. When you jump into a sector, you are invincible for a short time, or until you fire your weapons.
:'''Damaging''' a friendly AI or another player will temporarily make you an "aggressor". This highlights you in red to other players, and you are able to be killed by other players that have the 'Station Protection' removed (OFF). Aggressor status will wear off after 30&nbsp;s if you don't shoot any further.


Red gates are Jumps that your ship cannot use because the ship your flying doesn't have a jump drive that's powerful enough. Flying up to a red Gate will display a message that tells you what rank ship you need to use that specific Jump Gate. Mouseing-over a sector on the map will also display what ship rank you need to access that sector.
:'''Destroying''' a friendly AI or another player will mark you as a "Criminal". Players with Criminal status can also be attacked by any players with the 'Station Protection' removed (OFF). In addition, police AI will engage you if they are in the system and attempt to destroy you. The faction turrets, missile batteries, and Station Defenders will all attack you as well. Criminal status will wear off after 300&nbsp;s if you don't kill anyone else.


There are huge, green portals with rocks floating around them. These are not ours... they are alien portals! jumping through one of these will send you to alien-controlled space. BE CAREFUL! Alien sectors are very dangerous, and are swarming with aliens! There is usually some good loot and lucrative missions in these sectors, though.
==Aggression System==
:Learn the Open Space [[AGGRESSION_SYSTEM|Aggression System]] in details.


'''Station Protection'''
==Loot==
;'Loot'


Automatically turned on by default, Station Protection prevents you from damaging yourself through collisions, and prevents other players from damaging you. This is meant to allow newer players to become accustomed to the game without being dominated by veteran players. This is also for long-time players who do not care for PvP, or do not wish to be attacked by random mercs in Open Space.
:There is a lot of junk floating around in space! Much of it is valuable, though: Loot items are rocks, crystals, spaceship parts, or containers that you can collect and place in your ship's cargo bay. Some enemies drop weapons/modules when they are destroyed.
 
:Loot containers can be looted within a 300m radius for interceptor and fighters. For frigates the range is 400 m. and for Destroyers 900 m.
In certain sectors, Station Protection will be forced off, and such sectors are usually labeled "Dangerous Sector" or "PVP Sector" to warn you. Players can damage each other and you can take damage from collisions. ALSO, in PvP zones, there is less of a reputation penalty for attacking other players, and you do not obtain "criminal" status unless you attack friendly AI (more on Reputation later).
To pick up a piece of loot, fly close to it until the prompt appears ("press C to pick up ____")... and press [C]. You will have to wait a moment while your ship's tractor beam tows the cargo to your ship. When this is done, the loot appears in your Cargo Bay.
 
'''Changing Stations'''
 
If you don't want to pay the fine for instant transfer, you can fly directly to another faction's station to change faction/stations. Doing so will also open that faction's missions for you to play. You will need a rank 7 ship to go between the Federation and the Empire. The Jericho, with their self-imposed isolation, are currently only available to fly to if you have a rank 10 ship. Until then, you will have to pay credits.
 
==Missions and Quests==
''"Time to do some work for your faction! Your loyalty will be rewarded."''
 
'''Missions'''
 
Missions are special assignments that members of a faction give you. Completing a mission earns you credits and synergy. This is explained more in-depth on another page, but the basics apply here:
 
You accept missions in the hanger of your faction's station. Once you have done this, a yellow '''!''' appears over the sector where the mission takes place on the map. When you launch into Open Space, the yellow '''!''' will float over Jump Gates that you need to go through to reach the mission area. A tally of the mission status is on the right side of the HUD.
 
When you have completed the mission, you must return to the station to receive your reward. If you happen to die after completing a mission, you will still get the reward!
 
'''Quests'''
 
Quests (AKA: "Jobs", "Errands") are much the same as Missions, but you can have multiple Quests at the same time (up to 4) Quests are visible on the map as blue '''!''', but they do not appear over Jump Gates. You must use the map to route to a quest sector. Upon entering the quest sector, you will be given a brief prompt informing you of what you need to accomplish.
 
When you complete a quest, the reward is given to you '''immediately''', unlike Missions. After completing all available quests, return to your faction's station to generate more!
 
 
*For both Missions and Quests, most of them are progressive. This means that, aside from assassination and escort missions, you can do some of the mission, die or log out, and come back to finish it later.
 
For example: You must collect 5 minerals in a sector. You fly there and collect 3 of them, but then you are ambushed by aliens and are killed! Your mission progress was saved, and next time you arrive to that sector, you will still only need to collect 2 more minerals!
 
==AI NPCs==
''"Open Space is much more than loot and players. There is a whole universe out there!"
''
 
'''Enemies'''
 
There are many enemies you will encounter in Open Space. They get more powerful and dangerous the further away from the stations you go, and the higher ranked the sector is.
All enemies except certain aliens will attack you if you get too close (around 3000m for most enemies) or if you attack them. Here are the basic enemies:
 
* Pirates
Exactly what they sound like, down to the nasty radio messages they send when they attack. In higher-ranked sectors, they will shoot missiles and use active modules on you!
* Cartel Pilots
Black Market dealers and thugs... pretty much like the Pirates, they will shoot missiles and use modules in higher-ranked sectors.
* Cybers
Jericho renegades and various rebels, these pilots generally fly Jericho ships, and act much like pirates/Cartel above.
* Cargo Ships (usually Cybers)
See Cargo Ships / Escorts below.
* Biomorphs (aliens)
Glowing-green rocklike creatures. Some look like human ships, others look totally bizarre. They mostly use EM weapons and make odd sounds when they are angry. There are different types of aliens.
 
'''Allies'''


There are a number of allied NCPs you will come across as well. These will be on your team as long as you don't shoot at them. If you damage them, your reputation will decrease, and they will likely fire back. Guards/Police units and Cargo Escorts will radio all players in the sector for help if they are attacked by AI enemies or hostile players, and helping the allied AI when they call for help will increase your reputation (more on this later). Here are most of them:
;'Cargo Bay'


* Imperial Guardsmen, Military Police, Federal Sheriffs, and Family Guard.
:Each ship has space used for carrying whatever treasures you discover in Open Space back to base for credits, loyalty, or crafting materials. Each ship class has a limited number of cargo slots:
These AI come in squads of four, and will roam about a sector and engage any enemies they come across. Think twice about getting on their bad side... they are more powerful versions of player-flown ships, and are often considered "OP"! ''They will radio for assistance when fighting difficult hostile AI, or when fighting a hostile player'', and helping them do so will increase your reputation.
:* [[Interceptors]] have 3 slots
* Miners, Explorers, Treasure Hunters, and Scavengers.
:* [[Fighters]] have 5 slots
NPCs flying small ships, they come in groups of 3 or may be alone. They are weak, and often attacked by hostile AI. They do not call for help when attacked.
:* [[Frigates]] have 6 slots
* Cargo Ships and their Escorts.
:* [[Destroyers]] have a whopping 12 slots
Cargo ships are large, slow vessels that placidly cruise through sectors carrying cargo from one Jump Gate to another by the various factions (there are friendly and hostile cargo ships). They are escorted by 2-4 Escort ships what will fire upon enemy ships that attack or get too close. Sometimes, you may be called upon to help escort the cargo ship... stay within about 500m of the ship and help fight off any attackers! ''They will call out for help when attacked'' (you can turn off AI radio in the settings if wanted), and successfully fending off enemies from an attacked cargo ship will increase your reputation.


'''Neutral'''
:Premium ships have two additional slots in comparison to their non-premium versions. Also you can add cargo slots using Extended Hull module, that adds three additional slots. The maximum number of slots is 16.
:If you run out of space, or you don't want a particular piece of space junk, you can jettison it by '''activating the mouse cursor''' and clicking on the object in your cargo bay (which can be shown by pressing [ '''i''' ]). You can pick jettisoned cargo back up if you want. If you destroy another player in Open Space, they will drop whatever they were carrying in their Cargo Bay as loot containers. This is the essence of Open Space pirating.


There is only one "neutral" NPC: Bounty Hunters. Sometimes they are friendly, sometimes hostile. They are very tough tank-like ships that can take a lot of damage and will fire long-range missiles and EM cannons at you if hostile.
:There is loot protection, only a player that destroyed the ship can pick up the dropped container.
:Loot also randomly spawns in fixed locations in zones.


==Karma (reputation)==
;'Farming'
''"You make a name for yourself, either a good one or otherwise"''
:This is the term describing players staying in/around a location for a long period of time in order to collect a large amount of resource, whether that be credits, karma, or crafting materials.


There is a reputation system in Star Conflict, referred to as "Karma". Doing "good" actions such as destroying hostile NPCs and helping allied NPCs that have called for help, will increase your Karma rating (shown at the top of the HUD). Getting enough Karma will allow you to gain Karma levels, which other players can see when they lock onto you. In this way, another player can assess whether you are a friendly player or a dangerous one.
;'Mining'
:This is the term describing players searching around [[asteroid]]s in a zone for randomly-appearing raw materials, used for crafting. Some zones drop only specific type of ore - i.e Iridium Spines drops only Graphite ore.
:Some asteroids can be drilled in search of valuable resources. A suitable asteroid can be found with the help of a “[[Spatial Scanner]]”. To extract resources, an asteroid must be destroyed. Any weapon/equipment capable of dealing damage will work. While dealing damage, you will see the asteroid's temperature. The higher the temperature at the time of destruction, the more valuable resources can be extracted. If the temperature reaches 100%, the asteroid will collapse, but valuable resources will become inaccessible due to overheating.


Doing "bad" actions, such as attacking friendly NPCs and players will earn you negative Karma. If you get enough negative reputation, you will be labeled as "wanted" or a "criminal". If you are labeled in this way, you will be attacked by friendly NPCs as well as enemy NCPs! It is also very difficult to return to the station without dying in this state, since the missile batteries surrounding each station, along with the local guard units, will attack you on sight.
;'Cargo drones'
:Some zones have a cargo drone that will return the contents of your ship cargo to the station in exchange for 10% of their value. These drones will return to their location shortly after being used. They are used as an aid to farming a location without having to return to the station when the players' cargo becomes full.


Attacking other players and friendly NPCs while you are not a "criminal" will simple result in you gaining "aggressor" status for a period of time. The effects are similar to "Criminal" status, but the effects will go away after a short time.
== Cargo Drone Locations ==
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File:Abandoned Ellydium Plant drone.jpg|[[Abandoned 'Ellydium' plant]]
File:Abandoned Outpost Jericho drone.jpg|[[Abandoned Outpost]]
File:Alpha-7 Complex drone.jpg|[['Alpha-7' Complex]]
File:Blackwood Shipyard drone.jpg|[['Blackwood' Shipyard]]
File:Captured Dreadnought drone.jpg|[[Captured Dreadnought (Open Space)|Captured Dreadnought]]


==Color Coding==
File:Colonization Hub (PvP).jpg|[[Colonization Hub]]
''"Your scanner system will automatically identify friend from foe"''
File:Derelict Stronghold drone.jpg|[[Derelict Stronghold]]
File:Eastern Mining Station drone.jpg|[[Eastern Mining Station]]
File:Excavation Site No6 drone.jpg|[[Excavation site №6]]


When another ship lights up on your HUD, it will be highlighted by a specific color, denoting it's disposition towards you / your faction:
File:Gas Harvest Station drone.jpg|[[Gas Harvest Station]]
File:Ice Belt drone.jpg|[[Ice Belt]]
File:Iridium Mines drone.jpg|[[Iridium Mines]]
File:Iridium Strand drone.jpg|[[Iridium Strand]]
File:Mendes IX drone.jpg|[[Station 'Mendes-IX']]
File:Mining Site drone.jpg|[[Mining Site]]
File:Naberia-392 Complex drone.jpg|[[Naberia-392 complex]]
File:Northstar Crash Site drone.jpg|[['Northstar' Crash Site]]
File:PB-42 drone.jpg|[[PB-42]]
File:Processing Rig drone.jpg|[[Processing rig (Open Space)|Processing rig]]
File:Raider Range drone.jpg|[[Raider Range]]
File:Research Center drone.jpg|[[Research Center]]
File:Service Shop drone.jpg|[[Service Shop]]
File:Smugglers Hideout drone.jpg|[[Smugglers Hideout]]
File:Sorting Facility drone.jpg|[[Sorting Facility]]
File:Station Guardian-17 drone.jpg|[[Station 'Guardian-17']]
File:Station New Eden drone.jpg|[[Station 'New Eden']]
File:Terraforming Station drone.jpg|[[Terramorphing Station]]
File:Water Harvest drone.jpg|[[Water Harvest]]


* Blue
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Friendly. Blue AI will not attack you and Blue players have "good" Karma.
* Green
Players who are in your squad. ''You cannot damage squad members''.
* Red
Enemies. Red AI will attack you, and Red players have either "Aggressor" or "Criminal" status, and can attack you if you have Station Protection off.
* Purple
Aliens and Cybers. Will attack you on sight or within a certain distance.
* Yellow
Players who have bad Karma but are not an "Aggressor" or "criminal"... be cautious around these mercs! In PvP zones, all players (except squad members) are labeled Yellow by default since Station Protection is turned off.


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Global map. Click on the sector to know details.

"Undock into open space, full of mercenaries, pirates and loot."

What is Open Space

Open space is the open world "sandbox mode" of Star Conflict, and is at the heart of the game. Structurally, map divided into zones of influence of 3 main factions and neutral sectors. After choosing a faction, a player can undock from their current faction's station and fly wherever they want, to do whatever they want. Options include:

  • Completing missions and side errands.
  • Fighting AI enemies, such as Aliens and Pirates.
  • Fighting other players or teaming up.
  • Looking for resources and crafting materials.
  • Moving to another faction's station.
  • Player-to-Player "private trading" (via dropped cargo).

Overview

Contracts
Contracts are a good way of earning resources by doing them in open space. The execution of the contract is due to the performance of a specific task. This may be the destruction of ships, activating objects and scanning of ore. Well, if the task is too complicated, you can call a friend or ask for help in the chat. Especially because when you are required to destroy one or more ships, it is not at all necessary to apply the final shot. A small amount of fire assistance will be enough for the contract to be credited.
Contracts are given to pilots every 3 hours (1:00 GMT, 4:00 GMT, 7:00 GMT, etc.) in amount of 3-4 tasks and active for 6 hours.
Adventures
Special tasks, that can be taken from the coordinators in locations of the 3 sides of the conflict in Open Space.
Tasks are often multi-stage and with good rewards.
Enemies
Player ships will appear in blue if station protection is active, or gray if not.
Friendly ships will appear as blue.
Unfriendly non-player ships will appear in red. These will engage you if you get too close.
Alien ships will appear in purple. Again, these will engage you if you get too close.
Special enemies

The Alien Destroyer:

  • The Destroyer appears in a random location.
  • The appearance of the Destroyer is reported in a notification at the location where it appeared.
  • It may take several hours to destroy the Destroyer.
  • The Destroyer has a single durability bar for all locations.
  • As a reward for the destruction of the Destroyer pilots will get exceptional Seed-chips.

Now, thanks to the mercenaries, Alien attack has been stopped and their Destroyer has no longer been seen.

Pirate Destroyers:

Special pirate destroyers were detected in Open Space. Faction officers urge mercenaries to destroy this threat.
  • Destroyers appear in locations, attacked by pirates, at random times.
  • In return for destroying the Pirate Destroyers, players will get special and exceptional Seed-chips.
Navigation
All zones are separated by warp gates.
You can warp to any of the sectors directly from the map view if you unlocked them. However - only to faction home sectors (and to sectors owned by your corporation) it is free. To any other sectors it costs .
TAB to view zone map, showing all ships in sensor range, quest objectives (!) and warp gates to adjacent zones.
M to view sector map.
Power-ups
These will appear randomly all over the map, usually in some dark corner of ship wreckage. Just like in other game modes, green power-ups will repair your ship hull, red ones will increase your damage output, and yellow ones increase your ship's speed for a short time.
War with Aliens
Alien base ships were detected in the systems. Using them as outposts, they prepare attacks on locations. If they take over the systems — there will no longer be any resources available. If the pilots cannot recapture the enemy’s locations, after some time the Aliens will begin to capture neighbouring systems.
In order to prevent Aliens from capturing the neighbouring locations, mercenaries need to fight back by completing special tasks.
If Aliens completely capture the location, it will not be available for Sector Conquest and some contracts won't be available.
Now, thanks to the mercenaries, Alien attack has been stopped.
War with pirates
The Artuga pirates statred a large-scale offensive. If they take over the systems — there will no longer be any resources available. If the pilots fail to recapture the locations, after some time the pirates will begin to capture neighbouring systems.
In order to support the pirates or a legitimate faction in battle, pilots must complete tasks and destroy enemy ships.
If the Pirates take over the entire location, it will not be available for Sector Conquest and some contracts won't be available.
Races
Illegal races have appeared in the open space. Become the fastest pilot! No shooting, only speed.
  • The race may start during the pilot's stay in the location.
  • The pilot must arrive at the start area.
  • Races are held within one location.
  • Races start with intervals.
  • The race track is marked with rings.
  • You can't skip rings.
  • The first pilot to get through the ring gets a point.
  • The pilot with the most points wins.

Station Protection (PvE-mode)

All ships enter open space under station protection, unless disabled by the player.
Station protection prevents all damage from other players and including collision damage.
Station protection is switched OFF when the player warps to a PvP zone. This means other players can attack & destroy you. Warp gates will show DANGEROUS ZONE when they lead to a PvP zone. Station Protection will be re-enabled when warping back into non-PvP zones.
Ships NOT under station protection will appear in orange to others.
A ship NOT under Station Protection cannot be attacked by a player WITH station protection, and vice-versa. Both players need to have Station Protection OFF in order to damage each other.

Karma

The player starts with +0 total karma, and may then permanently increase this value by attacking and destroying unfriendly targets (pirates, cartel ships etc.) or decrease it by attacking friendly ones.
Karma level simply reflects your karma value:
Karma level ±1 is reached at ± 1 000 karma points.
Karma level ±2 is reached at ± 15 000 karma points.
Karma level ±3 is reached at ± 50 000 karma points.
Karma level ±4 is reached at ± 150 000 karma points.
Karma level ±5 is reached at ± 500 000 karma points.
Damaging a friendly AI or another player will temporarily make you an "aggressor". This highlights you in red to other players, and you are able to be killed by other players that have the 'Station Protection' removed (OFF). Aggressor status will wear off after 30 s if you don't shoot any further.
Destroying a friendly AI or another player will mark you as a "Criminal". Players with Criminal status can also be attacked by any players with the 'Station Protection' removed (OFF). In addition, police AI will engage you if they are in the system and attempt to destroy you. The faction turrets, missile batteries, and Station Defenders will all attack you as well. Criminal status will wear off after 300 s if you don't kill anyone else.

Aggression System

Learn the Open Space Aggression System in details.

Loot

'Loot'
There is a lot of junk floating around in space! Much of it is valuable, though: Loot items are rocks, crystals, spaceship parts, or containers that you can collect and place in your ship's cargo bay. Some enemies drop weapons/modules when they are destroyed.
Loot containers can be looted within a 300m radius for interceptor and fighters. For frigates the range is 400 m. and for Destroyers 900 m.

To pick up a piece of loot, fly close to it until the prompt appears ("press C to pick up ____")... and press [C]. You will have to wait a moment while your ship's tractor beam tows the cargo to your ship. When this is done, the loot appears in your Cargo Bay.

'Cargo Bay'
Each ship has space used for carrying whatever treasures you discover in Open Space back to base for credits, loyalty, or crafting materials. Each ship class has a limited number of cargo slots:
Premium ships have two additional slots in comparison to their non-premium versions. Also you can add cargo slots using Extended Hull module, that adds three additional slots. The maximum number of slots is 16.
If you run out of space, or you don't want a particular piece of space junk, you can jettison it by activating the mouse cursor and clicking on the object in your cargo bay (which can be shown by pressing [ i ]). You can pick jettisoned cargo back up if you want. If you destroy another player in Open Space, they will drop whatever they were carrying in their Cargo Bay as loot containers. This is the essence of Open Space pirating.
There is loot protection, only a player that destroyed the ship can pick up the dropped container.
Loot also randomly spawns in fixed locations in zones.
'Farming'
This is the term describing players staying in/around a location for a long period of time in order to collect a large amount of resource, whether that be credits, karma, or crafting materials.
'Mining'
This is the term describing players searching around asteroids in a zone for randomly-appearing raw materials, used for crafting. Some zones drop only specific type of ore - i.e Iridium Spines drops only Graphite ore.
Some asteroids can be drilled in search of valuable resources. A suitable asteroid can be found with the help of a “Spatial Scanner”. To extract resources, an asteroid must be destroyed. Any weapon/equipment capable of dealing damage will work. While dealing damage, you will see the asteroid's temperature. The higher the temperature at the time of destruction, the more valuable resources can be extracted. If the temperature reaches 100%, the asteroid will collapse, but valuable resources will become inaccessible due to overheating.
'Cargo drones'
Some zones have a cargo drone that will return the contents of your ship cargo to the station in exchange for 10% of their value. These drones will return to their location shortly after being used. They are used as an aid to farming a location without having to return to the station when the players' cargo becomes full.

Cargo Drone Locations

Missions (PvE) Sector Conquest
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