The timer to collapse will begin as soon as the first ship enters. Once such a trace was opened, up to three members of the fleet that the activating pilot is in may enter the Abyssal Deadspace. In order to open a trace for a co-operative abyssal deadspace, which can be entered by a fleet of up to three capsuleers in frigates, or two in destroyers, filaments of the same type and tier need to be present in the cargo hold of the activating capsuleer, and the pilots need to be together in a fleet. All filaments can also be traded on the market and can as such be obtained from other capsuleers as well.

Higher difficulty filaments may only be found within Abyssal Deadspaces. The 'Calm' Filaments can be found mainly in Data Sites across New Eden, as well as within the Abyss. Gamma - reduces explosive resistance but enhances ship shield strength.įurthermore, each Filament also indicates the difficulty of the deadspace they lead to: The information available on Filaments gives hints at what to expect within the Abyssal Deadspace it will lead into, such as global weather effects within the Abyssal Deadspace and the effects on the ships in it:ĭark - reduces weapon ranges but enhances ship velocity.Įlectrical - reduces EM resistance but enhances ship capacitor recharging.Įxotic - reduces kinetic resistance but enhances scan resolution.įirestorm - reduces Thermal resistance but enhances ship armor strength. While no other ship can follow the trace into the Abyss (with the exception of the total of three frigate pilots of the same fleet for co-operative traces), these traces can be scanned out with combat scanner probes. As such, it may happen that other capsuleers are waiting for the ship that entered the Abyss to emerge again. Activating a Filament will draw the ship it was used on into the Abyss, leaving an Abyssal Trace behind. No other ships will be able to follow and while within the Abyss, capsuleers have to rely on their own wits and resources to emerge again with the spoils.įilaments are the keys to Abyssal Deadspaces.

Abyssal Deadspaces are dangerous areas that can only be entered by a single cruiser after activating an Abyssal Filament, or by a fleet of up to three frigates or two destroyers using filaments of the same type and tier, for the capsuleers seeking a cooperative challenge.

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