Map Visibility
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Your equipment, location, and :HIDE status and your enemies' equipment, location, and Garrison Technology affect whether other players can see your location on the map.
NOTE: The locations of Hardcore ships are always displayed on the map for all players.
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Players in Your Corporation
Players in your Corporation can see your location if:
- Your :Hide status is set to VISIBLE, OR
- The player is a SuperOfficer or Leader
Players in Your Alliance
Players in your Alliance can see your location if:
- Your :Hide status is set to VISIBLE, OR
- The player is a Leader, OR
- The player is a SuperOfficer AND is currently piloting a Carrier
Neutral Ships
Neutral Ships are ships that are not in your alliance that are PvP-UnFlagged. Neutral ships can see your location if:
- You are PvP-UnFlagged, AND
- Your :Hide status is set to VISIBLE
Enemy Ships
Enemy Ships are ships outside your alliance that are PvP-Flagged. Enemies can see your location if:
- You do not have a Stealth Drive equipped, AND
- One of the following:
- You are within 5 Sectors of a Garrison of the enemy's Alliance that has Scanners Technology enabled, OR
- You have moved to within one sector of an enemy that has a Scout equipped.
All Ships
Your location is visible on the map to all players when
- Your ship is a Hardcore ship
- Your location has been revealed by another player using the :SHOW command
- Cost: 10 BlackDollars
- Duration: 1 minute