Maps and galaxy

The galaxy has two layers. You travel between maps through gates: fly into the portal and press J. The jump takes a few seconds. A started jump happens even if you fly out of the portal; only the destruction of your ship cancels it. Open the galaxy with G.

Lower system

Every faction has a base (hub) and four maps behind it: x1 Flux Field, x2 Fractal Edge, x3 Neural Drift and x4 Gateway. From x2 a side route leads to Rift Passage (x5), a contested PvP/PvE map with a shortcut gate to x4. All three Gateways open into the EIDOS Core, the neutral heart of the galaxy. Direct gates link the x3 and x5 maps of neighbouring factions.

The level column shows the level you need to enter a map. The number after the slash applies to pilots of other factions: enemy lower maps open step by step from x3 and x5, which link to the other factions, through x2 and x4 to x1 and the enemy base.

Zenith and Hollow Reach

Three Ascension Gates lead from the core into the upper system Zenith, each for its own faction only. You arrive at Ion Veil, then come Aurora Spire and Zenith Gateway, and at the far end Zenith Bastion, the upper base. From Zenith Gateway you reach SOC and from there Hollow Reach (Hollow Reach I to III), neutral space without safe zones. Other factions can reach your Zenith only through SOC.

Map edge

You can fly past the edge of a map, but the game warns you and the ship starts losing HP, faster the further you go. Whoever reaches the limit reappears on the opposite side of the map.

Black hole

From the galaxy window you can jump to any map your level allows, for Quantium. The price is 10 Quantium plus 5 for every hop on the route. The countdown takes 15 s and any hit during it cancels the jump. After a black hole jump you wait 300 s (VIP 180 s), half of that after a cancelled countdown.