Eve Online: Highsec ISK Tutorial 2020

[@gagiDi]

instructions unclear, ended up in wormhole and became merkat

[@BonkersY2K]

I Love this response +1 to you good sir!

[@VictorSA82]

13:25

[@BonkersY2K]

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[@Charless0000]

@@BonkersY2K That’s a comment bot I believe, don’t worry about it. Love the vids, keep up the great work!

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks 😊

[@TOEFL63]

Just started playing EVE a week ago as an Alpha and I'm totally hooked. Great Video you made there. Subbed

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks 😊

[@simondegroot2436]

Same here

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks

[@kpatelv607]

Can this be done by an alpha clone or is omega required to advance enough to be able to do this? I have an account but haven't played other than tutorials lol

[@BonkersY2K]

I have a video out called Alpha High Sec Isk Guide, feel free to check that out 😉

[@ArchangelHornet]

i didnt know this 4AU from orbital body thing!! you sir are set for a new youtube career PS: I also subbed

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks I really appreciate your support

[@Triggernlfrl]

The same here! BonkersY2K gives good info so i can be a better noob;)

[@jangoofy]

Late to the party but funfact: In Ye Old days, we had to place a single probe at each planet with a 4 AU radius and scan, and boy did we scan, if you did not get a hit, you could always scan again

[@BonkersY2K]

I remeber having thousands of bookmarks just for probing and the cans of duplicate copies to share with new alliance members when they joined so we had a scanning network lol 😆 the pain, I miss those days #EveClassic?

[@mbnjyutyjysdbyjty757]

@@BonkersY2K #EveClassic pls no :'(

[@MisterMannIndy]

Wow. Just wow. Thank you for sharing your EVE knowledge. I am a 2 month old newbro and learned so much from this education session! First off, you're welcome ... I am one of those idiots leaving combat sites unfinished. LOL! I always wondered what the big deal about them was since I rarely got anything good from loot. I feel stupid now, but learned the lesson - thank you. Also, the 4AU trick on scanning ... brilliant! Of course, I am also making the mistake of taking out the towers/batteries first. Geez, no wonder it feels like I'm just unlucky - nope, I'm doing it wrong! I am a month away from your posted fit from a skills standpoint, but am off to practice in my Vexor. Thanks for all the tips!!!!

[@BonkersY2K]

You are most welcome im glad it has helped

[@collinbispott6847]

I found your vid and channel by accident. Best accident of the year for me. Logged in to like and sub. Great work.

[@BonkersY2K]

Lol thanks so much 😅

[@Hunter248GM]

Finally! Something I can do to make good ISK in highsec, I've tried so many things. Triglavian sites (too high risk), Wormholes (finding the right one takes time), LVL4 Missions (slow income), industry (so damn boring and slow)

[@BonkersY2K]

Come check out the stream tonight if you have any questions id be happy to answer :)

[@Hunter248GM]

@@BonkersY2K can't tonight, i've got some "good-boyfriend" points to score, so I'll hop in on saturday :)

[@danielrapsody2204]

You my friend are a Wizzard :D got my Omega and Alpha running both your setups in ammarr space, isk is flowing better than water right now :D bless up

[@BonkersY2K]

Thank you so much for your feed back glad its working so well for you 😊

[@chrisc7425]

All this time playing EVE and getting (or not) escalations/farming and I always targeted the towers/batteries first. ALWAYS! Learned something new today and that's the amazing thing about this game. For as long as I've played, I'm still constantly learning new things! Sub/Like smashed. Now I'll need to pilfer through your other vids and see what else I've been doing wrong. lol Not much of a Twitch person but I'll be here for your YT vids! o7

[@BonkersY2K]

I really appreciate your comment i will be working on some new stuff for yt I just have been off ill for the past 2 weeks 😷

[@chrisc7425]

@@BonkersY2K Yeah I had seen in the comments you had some nasty flu-bug or something. Stay safe, rest up and get better, don't push too hard or early YT and your audience will still be here. I do hope your getting better! Really enjoyed the video's I watched!

[@BonkersY2K]

@@chrisc7425 Thanks I really appreciate your comment, I am feeling much better now, planning on getting back on the bike so to speak this week. need to start looking at what to do for the next video. its hard coming up with this stuff lol

[@truebluethecat]

Awesome info. Got several corp mates that would love to see this as well. My hat goes off to you sir

[@BonkersY2K]

Lol glad it helps 😌

[@truebluethecat]

@@BonkersY2K hey. My corp has a website for training videos. Would you mind if I linked this video and your channel on it?

[@BonkersY2K]

@@truebluethecat Not at all! Wow thank you!

[@jimdavis4965]

I have followed this method over the last few months and, though I haven't achieved in a two week period what he did, I've had so much fun and learned how to get the lucrative escalations on a regular basis. This is fun!

[@BonkersY2K]

It takes a bit to get into my route that I run spans 4 regions and is around 1900 jumps lol its a bit excessive but the speed at running those improves greatly the more use to it you get. Thank you for sharing your feedback though its always nice to hear when people try it and realise it isn't rubbish and can help you fund your game for free!

[@BonkersY2K]

Jim, might I suggest you consider checking out my newer video, it uses a different ship but gives you alot more versatility

[@gingerbong]

thanks for the info about turrets been playing this game 10 yrs didnt know that *lurn summit everyday*

[@BonkersY2K]

Were always learning in Eve thats what makes it so fun

[@frechesferkel2749]

Even when he is no longer active his guides are still top content for highsec combat exploration to this date.

[@BonkersY2K]

I'm still here, I just had major surgery so everything is on hold. I dont make much eve content because it just means repeating the same stuff as it never changes, the isk making guides still work, the mission builds still work, and remaking a video for the sake of it I think devalues the point. There is a newer build version using a vedmak you might want to take a look at I think its called 2021 isk guide or something 😉

[@Ragnar2500]

Nice vid mate. I play EVE for years and didn't know about that 4AU thingy :D Liked and subbed :)

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks :)

[@ebonstar3800]

Having fun running sites. Thanks for the info!

[@BonkersY2K]

Glad to hear it!

[@eventon9372]

awesome content man! Keep it up! Had no clue about the 4AU thing and is an awesome gem! Might have to catch you on twitch sometime.

[@BonkersY2K]

Thank you so much for your comment im glad it helps :)

[@danritter1079]

I have watched your video and was excited to to give a go so I purchased the recommended fit. I was able to do level 3 DED sites without issue but found a level 4 and entered. That's when it went wrong. I was able to clear the first room but upon entering the second room I was wasted so quickly. All of my modules were active, my speed was up and I did not head directly to the rats in a straight line. It didn't matter...I didn't even have time to escape when I knew things were going south. I keep trying to review where I went wrong. My SP is strong in the related skills needed so I know I am missing something (probably piloting skills lol). Good bye 500m lol

[@BonkersY2K]

Which level 4 was it, there is only 4/10 you need to worry about which i mentioned and that was Phi-Outpost and for this one you have to break off and pull them in groups to complete it safely. Other than this as long as your in Caldari or Gallente space your fine, if your in amarr or minmatar space then I assume you switched the hardners for their specific damage which needs em and thermal dont know if that helps

[@kanifis]

Thank you for a great video. This is very helpful for a returning player.

[@BonkersY2K]

No problem at all welcome back to Eve

[@chisps_]

Watched this video 4 days ago, did it, and now I've made 1.4 billion and can pay to plex my account, all with a 300m Gila (easily financed by running WH relic sites in a cheap fit Heron) and a 2 month old Alpha account. THIS WORKS.

[@BonkersY2K]

Thank you so much its rare people share their success I mainly get people saying I can't work but don't want to try! Welcome to Omega!

[@chisps_]

@@BonkersY2K it definitely took some research! I think people just want something easy, and while this is harder than AFK mining Veldspar it is much more fun (and more lucrative)

[@BonkersY2K]

Absolutely you hit the nail on the head 😉🤣

[@loudmouthnear]

Wow! 1.4 billion in 4 days, jesus christ

[@Raoden01]

Change the second Cap Rig to T2 then you can drop the Power Diagnostic. Put 2 Restrained Cap Flux Coils instead of the T2. No more CPU Imp needed and more Cap available :D

[@BonkersY2K]

That is a fix that will work 😃 my origin setup doesnt require the implant that runs 3 mag stabs but people were having fitting issues so I altered it to try and accommodate.

[@deshlock03]

Good video! Random find on the video, the tip about within 4 AU of an orbital body is great. I will try it soon, also I am guilty of not reading the pop-up messages they send haha. I don't do sites very often but I will start again and try my luck. I need to watch the video once more and take notes on what not to kill and so on, because i just target w/e. The amount of money you make on average a week is insane. Even if it was a quarter of that it's good! Thanks again. - Meditrina

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks for the feedback, the recent changes to the systems flipping have impacted this total as routing has become more of a pain. That being said I'm still getting great successes averaging about 1-2 bil a run if the lootfairy aligns lol

[@deshlock03]

@@BonkersY2K I just messaged a friend after I saw your video and said the CCP Gods smile on you haha. I've done numerous things to " attempt " to make money. But I don't stick with it. I will try haha. My best money maker is referring my own account and spending real money on plex . Def need to try your way :P

[@BonkersY2K]

Yeah you will do well just be persistent this tends to be the biggest issue people have they make a 30 jump route and get halfway through and quit. Each system respawns sites every 15 minutes so a big route that doubles back on its is going to yield better numbers 😉

[@Reddog-ig2ee]

This is fantastic content, thank you for breaking it down

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks so much that means alot

[@shawnp6653]

Dang! I quit several years ago for reasons :) This is good info and well presented.

[@BonkersY2K]

Its a pretty good time to come back, a new race has invaded our space and is turning off suns and flipping systems to nulls sec and sending storms into null its really interesting!

[@shawnp6653]

@@BonkersY2K Cool! I was a carebear, mostly HS, but did wh, and null ratting. Favorite was hauling (freighter & jump freighter). This makes it look pretty easy to plex a couple accounts with only moderate success.

[@BonkersY2K]

@@shawnp6653 it is an although there is an element of luck involved in the drops the volume of sites makes up for it.

[@Deveyus]

While it's not technically important, incursion sites, are another form of site that doesn't have to spawn withing 4AU of an orbital body.

[@StrokeMahEgo]

Aren't incursion sites always green anyway? No scanning?

[@Thurisaz]

Great vid mate, nicely done and very informative for the newbros!

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks glad its helpful

[@pegasusted2504]

Awesome stuff. I'm a little ocd lol so always hang around to kill anything else that the drones will attack ie the big sat dish etc and then obviously loot and then salvage every wreck. ;~) Takes ages lol. I use the agency thing to find spots to scan down and have recieved lots of the extra popups but didn't know about the escalation bit in the agency again after getting the pop ups. I have been getting a couple of mill worth of stuff each time and thought I'd just not hit paydirt yet but now I am seeing where all my isk was really sat waiting for me, damn it. :~) thanks very much. Liked and subbed.

[@BonkersY2K]

Your most welcome glad it helped

[@gloggare]

Finaly found something to do... my scan skills are shit but i managed to get a exelation and got stuff for 70 mil not bad start! :D

[@BonkersY2K]

Nice

[@archiewalters3633]

Wow, this is a great, clear and simple to follow guide, thanks so much!

[@archiewalters3633]

Also, I would love it if you could do a guide for abyssal deadspace

[@BonkersY2K]

@@archiewalters3633 sure thing i have a back log the next video was doing this in minmatar and amarr space but ill do the abyssals next although these can get pricy at teir 5. I currently hold the world record for the teir 5 completions which is cool

[@BonkersY2K]

Thank you for your feedback and suggestion on the next video I really appreciate the input

[@archiewalters3633]

BonkersY2K awesome, one final question, how long does it take to train into this fit, I’m very new and this seems like a good way to make Isk

[@BonkersY2K]

For the hecate from New it is about 3 months but you cant do it as an alpha so bear that in mind. The Alpha Video one is 3/4 weeks depending on your attribute distribution

[@nighteed02]

Your video has given me much to think about. I would need to adapt it to my own needs, but there is much you discussed that I would need to learn how to do. Kinda feels like a large puzzle and I am missing several pieces.

[@BonkersY2K]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TRG29338]

AAA video. I've been doing sort of the same thing in a VNI after relearning the game for the past few weeks. Turns out Ive been doing about 50% of the things wrong. Many tutorials are not thorough like this one. Any chance at a similar guide for conduits?

[@BonkersY2K]

Hi, I can put something together it might take me a week or so. I have 2 other videos to record and then the live streams Thursday Friday and Saturday! but leave it with me

[@ZeroRarity4842]

Im new and ive been playing for a couple days now, this video really helps thnks a lot

[@BonkersY2K]

Glad its helped

[@yourheadisround]

Sorry to keep asking questions. So when you get an escalation from an Anomaly do you run that right away or do you collect a few?

[@BonkersY2K]

Run it straight away if you have time there usually where you biggest money will come from. Just avoid jumping into low sec. As for asking questions if I can help im happy too ☺

[@dandanita1692]

@@BonkersY2K if i set destination and run it straight away it breaks my path i set

[@BonkersY2K]

Don't set destinations to your escalations instead show info on them click on 6th tab and look at the route just follow that 😉

[@slipstream747]

I've been away from EVE for several years wondering if there was anything there for me now. Thought I'd check things out to see what changed. Come across your video and loved it. I guess there is something for me to do. Might see if I can figure out how to get to your live stream thingers. Laughed, liked, subscribed. Be safe.

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks 😊

[@kosi6259]

Hello Sir, really good video, thank you! I am a lil bit confused about one part thou: Which sites do you run exactly? Is it Combat Anomalies or Cosmic Signatures-> Combat Sites? I saw you doing Hideaway, Refuge (anoms). But also Hideout, Lookout, Vigil? Could you maybe give a List of which you recommend?

[@BonkersY2K]

Hi phillip sorry about the confusion so you are running the combat anomolies while scanning for combat signatures.

[@lilcbeats1995]

Very nice vid and well put together. It seems like you have a great method down to making ISK in high sec. One thing I dont agree with or perhaps misunderstood is when you say killing the turrets removes your chance of an escalation and removes all other ships from spawning. Ive done no where near the amount of sites you have but i do kill the turrets first every time and never has it blocked me from getting an escalation or kept ships from spawning. I have always had the rest of the waves spawn after killing the turrets. Minor thing though, great video dude. Subbed.

[@BonkersY2K]

Hey thanks for the comment I appreciate the response. So killing the turrets reduces the spawns that follow it they aren't required to complete the site so just send a tick to the server to say its finished. Try running a few and dont kill the turrets leave them be (only in hideaway or refuge) and then wait. You'll see that the site will despawn without the need to kill the turrets and you'll have gotten 1/2 more spawns or ships this ultimately increases your odds of a faction spawn and the accompanying escalation😉 let me know how you get on

[@lilcbeats1995]

@@BonkersY2K Will give it a shot! Thanks!

[@amybradshaw6693]

@@BonkersY2K For a long time I tried clearing these refuges and hideouts exclusively as fast as possible using a jackdaw without killing the turrets. But since that required targeting manually, I felt like I was loosing quite a bit of time even with sensor boosters. Therefor, I started using a caracal navy issue fitted with auto-targeting light missiles and 5 T2 drones. I can now do a refuge in about 1 - 1.5 minutes depending on the number of spawns. Since I'm using auto-targeting missiles I'll naturally kill the turrets as well at some point. I would have sworn that it doesn't matter at all if you kill the turrets or not. The number of ship spawns always seemed totally random to me. In fact I got most escalations during the 3rd spawn and rarely in the 4th or 5th spawn. This is of course pure escalation farming and has little to do with what you're doing.

[@BerraLJ]

I tend to always be out of cash :) those pesky bpo's are filthy expensive :)

[@BonkersY2K]

lol

[@m1rv9n41v5]

Nice. Ive been doing this to plex my main account but i missed some details from other faction. man, you're using a tactical destroyer, you can use the defensive mode every time the damage is ramped up. and you can also use the prop mode to get away faster

[@Chris-xj4bj]

I might've missed it in the video, but how do I set a route toward my escalation without losing the route that I already planned?

[@BonkersY2K]

Show info on the location your escalation is at and then on the window that comes up select the 6th tab called route, follow this instead of setting destination 😉

[@randalllawkin]

Wow I have been playing for ten years and this info was super useful!! I usually play for fw but could never figure out the isk jackpot

[@BonkersY2K]

There is a more recent update where I have expanded the fitting and can now run any space no issues

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

Great video, learned a lot, thanks and subscribed! One question please: How do you get your loot into Jita (to get the best price) without getting ganked? The scan 'n gank squads seem to operate round the clock these days.

[@BonkersY2K]

I use alts to move the loot and do so in ships that don't draw attention. I won't share how I do this entirely as it could impact my ability to do so going forward however using alts and limiting cargo is good advice. I have not lost any of my loot so far

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

@@BonkersY2K Thanks. I've also been limiting cargo. As to ships, yes probably best not to mention those here:)

[@BonkersY2K]

😉

[@Feracitus]

4au tip earned the sub! ages playing this game and i had no idea about this lol! p.s: an auto targeting jackdaw is alot better at this, no need to lock anything and they just die.

[@BonkersY2K]

True the auto jackdaw does away with locking but you have to compensate for lost time in flight time for the missiles the guns are instant so you actually clear the sites 50% faster than the jackdaw

[@krysis2155]

Thank man for this guide , this the guide i've been looking for since I started. quick question: I plan to run this in an orthrus (coz I'm alpha , hopefully this ISK pays for omega :) ). I'm posting my fit below , if u hv any suggestion please lemme know. I believe it can handle upto Guristas 4/10. I have 365 DPS with drones and 36K EHP. [Orthrus, Guristas 4.10] Damage Control II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II 10MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner Medium Shield Booster II Multispectrum Shield Hardener II F-90 Compact Sensor Booster Large Shield Extender II Rapid Light Missile Launcher II Rapid Light Missile Launcher II Rapid Light Missile Launcher II Rapid Light Missile Launcher II Rapid Light Missile Launcher II Core Probe Launcher I Medium Kinetic Shield Reinforcer I Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Medium Core Defense Field Extender I 'Integrated' Hornet x5 Scourge Fury Light Missile x2000 Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile x2000 Sisters Core Scanner Probe x8

[@BonkersY2K]

If your just chaining the 4/10 Guristas sites, this should be fine. Just try to set a long route in Caldari space and make sure your looping the previous systems in to maximises the number of potential sites you find

[@krysis2155]

@@BonkersY2K I can run the other escalations u showed as well right?

[@krysis2155]

@@BonkersY2K how does looping systems increase potential sites?

[@BonkersY2K]

@@krysis2155 15 minutes on the ticker means that new sites spawn in systems every 15 minutes, so a cleared system previously now is repopped and you can go again

[@krysis2155]

@@BonkersY2K and other escalations guristas only can be run?

[@Samji3877]

Thank you very much Bonkers fantastic video

[@BonkersY2K]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danidark3579]

Thank you so mucho bro, the 4au thing and how correctly do the sites.

[@BonkersY2K]

Your most welcome :)

[@Dunerino]

Nice video! I copied your fit, first time out, 3 jumps from Jita, accidentally jumped into a Triglavian system and died instantly, then got popped and podded again trying to loot my own wreck while watching someone in a noob ship steal 400M of my loot. Good times!

[@АрсентийКручинин]

shit happens

[@CBG68W]

I’ve been using your method and have had a ton of success. Quick question, I checked out your stream and noticed that you had around 900 dps, I have almost all of the gunnery skills maxed out and the exact fit you use but I’m sitting at 350ish. Any tips?

[@BonkersY2K]

Hey Carlos, I'm so glad to hear its been going well for you, some people are still struggling to understand i think. With the DPS, Switch to Void and Null ammo. Null for anything not Battleships or Stations and Void for everything else as you get 11km range in sharpshooter. The only other thing that it could be is your support skills for the ship itself. might be worth having a look into them :)

[@KnightRaven]

Hey, any particular reason why you use that particular ship for these activities?

[@BonkersY2K]

Because of the speed and efficiency it is able to clear 3/10 some 4/10s watch and lookouts and hideouts faster than anything else out there, the next step up is the Vedmak build which is linked at the end of the video

[@KnightRaven]

@@BonkersY2K thanks for the quick answer!

[@BonkersY2K]

Sure thing 👍glad to help 😀

[@fwarleader]

Subscribed, What is that cool ass ship?

[@BonkersY2K]

Thank you so much for your sub, hopefully you find my content enjoyable, just bare with me im learning as i go lol, The ship is the Hecate, its a T3 Destroyer for the gallente.

[@tanoolwot1890]

If your scaning and get a split site its always the one thats the furthest away :) always :)

[@BonkersY2K]

Yep

[@Bonstrum]

This video is an absolute gold mine of information, thank you for making it. I have a question about sites...Do you do all refuges/hideaways in a system before scanning sigs down, or vice versa? Also, could you possibly reply with the list of sites you mentioned that are worth doing to spawn 3 and 4 out of tens?

[@BonkersY2K]

So i will run any hideaway or refuge sites in that system while I scan the sigs down bit they are just called hideaway and refuges not hidden or anything like that. Apologies but I'm currently held up in bed trying to get over a horrible flu i will update the description with the site names as soon as I am a bit better 👍

[@Bonstrum]

@@BonkersY2K Get well soon mate

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks im working on it been stuck in bed for the last week and the doctors just signed me off for another week :( if it wasn't for the fact I have no voice I'd be working on some content for this 🤒

[@doomdpanic]

I'm seeing some negative posts here wich is you're right to do but I've followed the instructions and I'm up 10-15bill per week so say what you want it does work.

[@Nniken]

Haha genau

[@BonkersY2K]

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[@WilliamClemmer]

FYSA: When you get a double sig, it is always the further away end point. You can drop to 1, and scan over that end. Same if you get a ring, scan on the further away side of the ring.

[@BonkersY2K]

Yup :)

[@WillWilla]

Outstanding job! Going to try this now

[@crymric]

It's a very nice guide. I haven't been lucky yet, 50m after a week. The competition is so high for these activities...

[@BonkersY2K]

Try increasing your range i notice that amarr space has remained reasonably untouched just make sure you trade out the hardners

[@crymric]

@@BonkersY2K I tried that too, in 3-4 hours i made like 20-30 millions maybe. I think I'm doing something wrong or just I don't have any luck.

[@joaohalabi8391]

@@crymric i am in the same situation, after a week only 50 mil

[@BonkersY2K]

I'll be live on KZbin tonight im happy to run through any questions or challenges your having and touch on anything that is unclear 😉

[@crymric]

@@BonkersY2K Thank you for the notice. :) I didn't have time to join, but I have started to watch the record. Maybe next time. :)

[@lucag1175]

Morning, are u going to make any more tutorials? They really help!!! Would love to learn triglavian runs and how u run them. Thank u

[@BonkersY2K]

Hi luca yes I am. I'm testing a build for the amarr mini runs and that will be one. I'm going to make a video dedicated just to scanning it will be short but I get alot of questions on it so jumping on that and then yes gonna do one for trigs sites if needed. I only got back to streaming this week and its been 30+ degrees in the UK so we have been having some horrendous storms that knocked the power out :(

[@lucag1175]

@@BonkersY2K sorry to hear that hope all is okay. I think that you could go far with this channel. You can explain things really well and you know your stuff. PS: Hope you make videos for abyss lv 4 or 5 as well:) cheers and hope to see u soon on the channel.

[@BonkersY2K]

@@lucag1175 I am recording the footage for this tonight :) all going to plan we will have the scanning video tonight and the trig tomorrow. I hope youve got some isk in your pocket though as my fit is pricey but i will explain why in the video

[@johngunther6333]

These guides feature a lot of good tips...however, the downside is the difficulty in actually selling the stuff you collect for enough isk to make all the effort worth your while. Hardly any thing you are able to loot sells for the estimated value on the market...most items only a small fraction of that value!

[@BonkersY2K]

No they sell very well, very very well, dont just limit yourself to Jita though, that is just nonsensical

[@jazzstratuscm]

Really good explanation . well done

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks alot 😊

[@azulthor2325]

Man, this has become my main activity now. Not just for the isk, but its fun :) Made about 50mil isk on the first run....far from what you say in your video but still, its better than just rune missions over and over while waiting for your industry to finish producing. Its a good revenue activity. I'm also adding data and relic scanners to do the data sites. But not wasting time the wormholes yeat. But yeah just running down what you say in the video is pretty good.

[@BonkersY2K]

Nice glad its given you some extra stuff to do

[@jarirepo1172]

Great video, I'll go test it out!

[@BonkersY2K]

Awesome although depending on your skills you might want to try through 2021 version both still work the Demak is just more versitile

[@AceOne50]

Question, on your way to a escalation do you set it as your destination or waypoint and do you do combat sites on the way there in hopes of getting another escalation and loot. Also can you have more then 1 escalation at a time.

[@BonkersY2K]

I show info on the location of the escalation system, the last tab then says the route to get to it. You follow this without setting a route this way you don't have to clear anything 😉

[@AceOne50]

@@BonkersY2K tyvm for the quick reply and great guide! got a follower on here and twitch!

[@BonkersY2K]

Cheers I really appreciate that 😊

[@austinnoyes9811]

Really great content. Still trying to learn the game and find ways to pay for all the ships I'm losing to PVP attempts!! Hahaha! Fly safe my friend

[@BonkersY2K]

Lol 😆

[@austinnoyes9811]

@@BonkersY2K Question for you. I'm trying out the method and what seems to happen a lot is, I scan around the sun (bulk of the orbital bodies within 4 AU most of the time) and find nothing but named signals like "The Duke" and "Caldari Hooligans". I cannot seem to find the lucrative stuff with text boxes telling me what to kill and how (all of this in 0.5-0.7 sec space). Thoughts on this?

[@BonkersY2K]

Those sound like cosmos sites, change systems also dont just scan the sun look at where the red orbs are on your prove scanner

[@nul34555]

When i was running a 4/10 angel ded i got a multispectrum shield hardener while watching this vid, i do not think it was luck, it was the bonker's luck :p

[@BonkersY2K]

Nice, glad you got the drop 👍

[@calderjustice5654]

Awesome video. All sorts of informative, so thank you very much for this. How often will the site gates have size limits on them do you think? Could you do most of this in a cruiser sized ship too?

[@BonkersY2K]

It can people use gilas aswell but it is going to lock you out of any lookout or hideouts you scan down

[@calderjustice5654]

@@BonkersY2K Mayhaps you have insane luck, or I just have wretched luck. I've been rocking your method for a few days now and have had some luck, but nothing compared to the numbers you talk about. A few blueprints of an item that is worth a ton, but not the item itself. Does certain space drop better items and/or more frequently? I'm doing this in Amarr space kill Sansha scrubs. Forgive this noob his curiosity...

[@BonkersY2K]

@@calderjustice5654 I run amarr, gallente and caldari all in the same route I just swap out hardners if I'm in amarr for em. My routes are 430 jumps hope that helps

[@DirectAim]

Cracking video, exactly what us newbies need, keep them flowing please. Quick question, I've simulated your fit and my capacitor is ovewrloaded. I have CPU Management to 5, weapon upgrades to 5 and advanced weapon upgrades to 5. Am I missing something?

[@BonkersY2K]

Some people have said they have an issue with the fitting but a 5% cpu implant has fixed it or a geno implant. Apologises i havent replied im trying to shift a horrible flu that just doesn't want to budge hope that helps

[@matthewjackson2834]

Has anyone else completed an escalation and got nothing in the final loot box (apart from the Overseer thing). Disappointing for the effort. Fantastic videos as always @bonkersy2k

[@BonkersY2K]

Yeahi had it happen yesterday on stream lol Thanks for the feedback too 😀

[@KZBKGB]

Great vid man. I'm a returning player and catching up on all the changes. Was wondering why ppl get escalations constantly and I've only gotten 2 in several months

[@BonkersY2K]

Are you only working in one region?

[@NeutralBornKillers]

Great video, nice to see it’s still possible to make ISK in HS to fund PVP. Do you happen to have a Hecate fit you would be willing to share that can defo run these sites?

[@BonkersY2K]

The Hecate fit in the description will work for these, just be aware of Sites with lots of nuets and the 4/10 Phi outpost as you have to be careful other than those 2 things you should be fine, just also remember to swap hardners for amarr mini space :)

[@lucag1175]

Great job, keep up the tutorials. Is there a stronger fit by any chance. Just want to go in with full confidence i dont get killed lol

[@BonkersY2K]

Its a pretty solid fit as long as you don't get over confident and do something silly like I did and put yourself in an orbit that drops you down to 50% speed next to the battleship this runs them just fine lol

[@lucag1175]

Hey mate, was wondering once an escalation comes out so u go strait for it, or do u keep on your route scanning till u get there? If so how do u go there with out loosing your route you made. Or do u start over once u finish escalation. Sorry hope this makes sense

[@BonkersY2K]

So I open the escalations window, show info on the system that it is in and then go to the 6th tab on that show info window. This gives you the route. I then follow this as i then can run everything on the way and when finished the route takes me back.

[@lucag1175]

@@BonkersY2K hey sorry mate to bug you again really trying to make this work, lol. Is there a way to save a route? and i looked on EVE university and it looks like the hideaways are for 1/10 but i could of read that wrong. thank you again for your time

[@BonkersY2K]

​@@lucag1175 Route saving you can do but its hard to type, I'm streaming in an hour on twitch come stop by and ill show you that bit. As for the Hideaways, The hidden/Forlorn and so on variations of the hideaway and refuges are for lower level 1/10 and 2/10s but the straight Hideaway and Refuges are a 3/10 and a 4/10 escalation

[@claven1231]

I'm not sure I understand the leaving the turrets alive thing. What mechanic is that where if they are destroyed it can stifle future spawn waves (if I'm understanding it correctly)? I can't find any info about that and no other guide I've seen mentions that. Is this just an anecdotal superstition thing? I'm inclined to believe you, but it's just a weird tidbit of info I can't seem to find anymore information or corroboration about anywhere else. Also, thanks! Started running these sites now. I always thought they were useless and never realized there was anything more than low bounty rats in the anomalies!

[@BonkersY2K]

So the turrets are not tied to the npc site and when the site is finished anything not tied to the site is cleared, signature disapeers, structures and space stuff like platforms and such explode to clear the site which is why if you finish the site, bookmark the wreck warp off and back you will see all that's there are wrecks, so by killing the turrets you are triggering the sites cleared mechanic that ccp use to "clean up"

[@nataliamac5637]

Great vid my friend. Gl

[@BonkersY2K]

Thanks so much

[@frechesferkel2749]

Do you prefer the Hecate over the Jackdaw? On the paper the Hecate has better dps but the Jackdaw has the shieldresistence bonus in defense mode and with missiles it has a far more better range control. In sharpshooter mode you can kill targets at 53 km distance. So what was the factor that you choose the Hecate? I just lost my 500 mil Jackdaw to a Suicide Ganker Coercer and im unsure if i buy a new Jackdaw, Hecate or use the Vedmak i have in the Hangar and which i saw in one of your videos.

[@BonkersY2K]

So the Hecate wins out for this task based on the fact the npcs are not alive long enough to cause any significant damage, after the Alpha strike the incoming damage is mitigated by your movement .

[@BonkersY2K]

The Vedmak is solid btw it's my favorite

[@vz2993]

Thanks for the video, I just subscribed. Also, I must be a bit mentally deficient but I cannot make that 4AU scan tip to work. How do you pick the celestial body to scan? Sometimes there are 3 or 4 of them in a single signature... And does your method also work with combat sites from anomalies or only from cosmic signatures? Sorry if that sounds dumb I just started a week ago.

[@BonkersY2K]

Join my discord server its in the descriptin it w I'll be easier to explain In there

[@vz2993]

@@BonkersY2K sounds good, cheers.

[@panzeresq5775]

Thanks this is cool, I do the similar thing but no nearly as efficient, will have to try, have you noticed a big drop off on loot drops recently or am I just on a bad luck run spree?

[@BonkersY2K]

i have noticed a lack of sites but put this down to an increase in runners, I am working on an omni fit that means that the run can be expanded out to all 4 regions and 5 npc's. However Trig sov changes are making planning routes problematic

[@leftyriverfunforlife3411]

You are awesome , do ya HEAR me mister ? AWESOME !

[@BonkersY2K]

Lol thanks 😊

[@pugnacious_playz8870]

I know you sent a link to your fitting, but it won't open for me. So could you please send me the fitting by copying it from in game and pasting it here - thanks! Also a very informative video, will be using to earn more ISK. Also thanks for the tip about the signatures and planets.

[@BonkersY2K]

Its in the description it opens an eve workbench and you just copy it from there 😉

[@got_lucky7683]

How did you create the different tabs/folders for your items?

[@BonkersY2K]

Station Vaults they each hold 1 million m3 each lol

[@cd4953]

Hey thanks for the video. Quick question - the sites I want to do for a chance at an escalation are "Hideaway", "Refuge", and "Lookout", correct? Any others? I was having a bit of trouble figuring out which sites I do and which sites I skip.

[@BonkersY2K]

Yup

[@assesmentshandler8090]

Which ship category do you recommend in this activity?

[@StrokeMahEgo]

A decently fit (t2 tank) cruiser works decently well, and is not overly expensive. At least for the regular sites. If you're flush with isk, you could use T3Ds.

[@workingclasshero86]

Do you have any recommendations for ships for newer players? T3 destroyers take quite a bit to get into :) I'm vaguely aware that there are some restrictions on fits for some of the gates or something like that?

[@BonkersY2K]

Hi there, i sure do if you look in my videos you will see one for alphas this should help you out alot 😉

[@workingclasshero86]

@@BonkersY2K thanks!

[@BonkersY2K]

@@workingclasshero86 absolutely not a problen

[@workingclasshero86]

would this work in a gila? i can already get into one of those as i was ratting out in null with it

[@BonkersY2K]

@@workingclasshero86 sure wouldn't be as quick because your reliant on the flight times of the drones and you will be locking yourself out of the lookout which can drop a 5 stage escalation that has a faction rat at each stage 😉

[@walliamz5940]

Are you running the escalations with the same Hecate or are you using a different ship/fit?

[@BonkersY2K]

Same build as the one in the video bud

[@MrKuuktuu]

So you run ded site in high sec only. Are they 4/10 and lower only?? Is there a better ship the hecate to do so?? Hecate seems almost too weak sometime...but that's based on my very, very limited knowledge on hecate.

[@BonkersY2K]

The hecate is able to run all the 4/10s and some of the 5/10s but you have to be sensible with the 5/10s its more than capable 😀

[@blinkerfluid4712]

👏 great vid 👏

[@MrSuperKhotta]

The EVE Workbench Fit you gave for Hecate is not working as the cpu recq are shown as 298 / 287.5 tf i.e. 10.5 tf more than available (I have all my engineering skills maxed out) ?? Has CCP changed Hecate's CPU amount since this video was made??

[@BonkersY2K]

They did it was in a comment somewhere I found a fix its just a cpu implant and your golden Although I would recommend looking at the more recent one the 2022 guide there is an entirely new build and I promise you, you won't be disappointed! The Dedmak is king

[@fuelbadger]

Really good stuff! Thank you!

[@BonkersY2K]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thejester8125]

Amazing informative video. Thank you

[@BonkersY2K]

Your welcome ;)

[@PsyberMind]

Late to the party, but I have a question when it comes to Escalations.. Once you set a destination, your previous route is gone.. Do you just re-plan it from your current position? Or do you finish one, head back to station, sell, rinse repeat?

[@BonkersY2K]

Nope so instead u use the show information on the location and click on the route tab and just follow the gates from that

[@BonkersY2K]

Also might be worth checking out the 2021 version it uses a newer ship gives you more options and an insane tank 😉

[@PsyberMind]

That would be ideal.. But, I've been out of the game for almost 3 years, and while I did buy Omega, my SP is nowhere near able to fly that absolutely GORGEOUS DedMaw, let alone fit it. I'll have to stick to Alpha methods.. for now.. Back when I used to play all the time, I made no effort to skill up beyond what I needed (All Indy) so I'm playing some massive catchup.. But I just finished the base of the SP Pyramid from Uni, so I can at least fly this version

[@BonkersY2K]

There is some new stuff with the agency and stuff that gives you sp now plus all the daily sp bonuses

[@Raichiyu]

Hey man, great vid. Do you think the jackdaw can rival the hecate for 4/10ded? Also what about cruiser size hulls like ishtar or gila?

[@BonkersY2K]

So the jackdaw can do ot but it requires alot more kiting and you make a mistake it will make you pay for it lol. As for the isobar and gila they work fine for the 4/10s but you won't be able to access the 3s which are faster to run and have a more frequent payout I find

[@Deveyus]

@@BonkersY2K Are you sure about cruisers not being able to enter 3/10? Eve University Wiki says cruisers can go into 3/10s.

[@BonkersY2K]

T1 can t2 and t3 won't fit

[@Vixikats]

I'm having a little bit of confusion. Are you ever doing the combat anomalies or are you only running the actual cosmic signature combat sites? There are combat anomalies called "Angel Hideaway" but checking EVE Uni says they're all class 1 with nothing. Are these the things I'm supposed to be going for or am I only going for the sites that actually require to be scanned down?

[@BonkersY2K]

So your running the hideaways and refuges while scanning down the combat signatures the reason your running the hideaway and refuge anomalies is because they trigger a specific 3/10 and 4/10 that you want to run i hope that helped

[@MichaelMartorella]

Great video! I've just started playing the game and am using this method. I'm going much slower than you but I'm wondering if you only loot the faction spawns in these escalations / sites or do you also loot the containers, etc?

[@BonkersY2K]

Hey, The speed will come with practice :P As for the loot I only loot the faction npcs or the things that hold the shiny loot like the Satellite Dish in Scout Outpost etc,

[@amberarisse]

Nice video, do you stream?

[@BonkersY2K]

On Fridays on KZbin 😉

[@omnialive]

@bonkersy2k What ship fit and skill levels do you recommend for this type of runs? I've only been playing for 3 days and trying to figure out best ISK formula. Someone referred me to here.

[@BonkersY2K]

If you have only been playing for 3 days I would say don't rush isk is the least of your worries lol, run your start missions and career agents, they will set you up with about 25 million isk and 5/6 ships plus a bunch of skill books. Find what you like doing and then lean towards it

[@omnialive]

@@BonkersY2K Appreciate the prompt response, mate! I have been doing just that with career agents. I got up to about 20 million isk and have about 7 ships...took heavy loss a couple of times as I didn't know what I was doing. Would like to set this style of earning ISK as a goal to work toward. I see you are using the Hecate which is 50 Mill in my market. Definitely out of my price range for now. :-)

[@BonkersY2K]

Its the skill time investment though I do have an alpha build but your going to need to train the support skills

[@omnialive]

@@BonkersY2K Since I just started and I didn't sign up with the 1Mill bonus skill training points (didn't know about it). Should I just scrap what I have and go at it anew with the 1 Mill bonus to save some time? I'm at like 461K Skill points right now and who knows if I've invested my skill build right....

[@BonkersY2K]

You can if you want it does give you alot more freedoms and can help you get into things faster. 460k isn't alot at this point for example, I have 270 million skillpoints lol

[@jeova0sanctus0unus]

This sounds like something i would enjoy doing... i think i will try, Question though. What type of Vessel would you recommend for this type of activity? NiceVideo.

[@BonkersY2K]

The obe in the video the hecate is a very versatile ship and its tanking and dps application makes it perfect. If you find you don't have the skills or support skills to make this work I have put a video out that has a vexor build too, little slower, dps is a little lower but still capable.

[@DragonJr]

Hey, good vids so far, they are detailed, yet not convoluted, keep up the good work! I wonder, what are your thoughts on doing this in a Stratios?

[@BonkersY2K]

Its viable but you loose access to the sites like scout outpost, phi outpost and other 3/10 sites that have a pretty consistent rate of spawning. These tend to pay quiet well and by moving up to a cruiser your butt gets too big to fit through the gates and so your locked off to everything lower than a 4/10.

[@DragonJr]

@@BonkersY2K Quality content, AND a prompt, helpful response to a rando? You sir have already more than earned my sub. Thanks for the tip, I basically mine High sec on a second monitor, the whole care bear thing, so am still fairly ignorant to the ways of combat activities.

[@BonkersY2K]

Well hopefully it opens the game up too you a bit more and gives you some more content 😉 thanks for your kind comment.

[@brandonadams4273]

@@BonkersY2K The Stratios can do a 3/10. Also, Scout and Phi are 4/10's, not 3/10's.

[@BonkersY2K]

I have released a site by site guide for all the faction spaces and corrected the mistake with the site names 😅 the stratios is capable of running the sites 100% but against the hecate or the 2021 build Vedmak it looses everytime as it just doesn't have the speed to keep up the rate of fire of the hecate or the insane dps of the vedmak its just no contest. But you are correct the stratios can run it so can the gila and the cynabal. Thank you for your comment I really do recommend checking out the site breakdown and 2021 build it gives you so much more options

[@dirtysock7585]

So I have been running doing the omega HighSec and I seem to be taking a bit of damage. What are the skills that affect this build to aid it in anyway, also the implants that you use for this as well?

[@IQtheDragon]

Great video, thank you. I was just wondering, if we do not have the skills for a T3 Tactical destroyer, can you suggest other builds that can also run these sites and survive that might be T2 cruisers/frigates or even T1 cruisers, battle cruiser or battleships? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[@BonkersY2K]

Yeah I made an alpha/low skill version and did a video on it hopefully that helps

[@kwilde2387]

Newb here. Is there a particular reason you opted for shield tank over armor tank, even though the Hecate gets armor bonuses? Also, what mode do you usually run in?

[@BonkersY2K]

Sharpshooter, and the hecate might have bonuses to armour but it performs better as a shield tank for this newer players aren't likely to be flying this ship hence the vexor build video I made for Alpha/New players. As an older or more experienced player you learn that the bonuses for a ship don't dictate how it should be fitted. For example the Hull tanked vexor, the laser boat armour tank raven, the nanofiber ac domi, the shield/armour/Hull tank gila, the ship should never and will never dictate the build of a ship 😉

[@kwilde2387]

@@BonkersY2K Good to know. I'm a forever-returning player, and I may have used a few skill injectors lol, so I'm still a noob, but a pretty skilled-up noob. Currently I'm making my money from T4 missions, but it's slower going than the returns you are seeing. I'm just starting on training the gallente tactical destroyer and then getting my shield skills to 5 (I armor tank with my BS). Most of my shield skills are at 4, but would you recommend waiting until I get them to 5 to use your fit? Also, my scanning skills are pretty low (3's mainly), should I 5 those up as well before I start on this?

[@BonkersY2K]

Your scanning skills just define how fast you find a site so this is up to you, as for the skills I beleive that the core skills to 5, magic 14 are key too. I would say use the vexor in the meantime and once in the hecate aim for the new build in the vedmak

[@chrisa3156]

Hey bonkers, great to see some up to date eve videos on youtube! I was just wondering. Do you use 'the agency' cosmic sigs tab when planning your routes? That way you don't bother checking systems for sigs that have none?

[@BonkersY2K]

Nope I sort the ingame map by security status and add anything 0.8 or below once I've got enough I remove anything trig and replace them with something else 😉

[@chrisa3156]

@@BonkersY2K Awesome thanks! Keep making the great vids.

[@BonkersY2K]

Will do thanks for your question 👍

[@chrisa3156]

@@BonkersY2K Oh one more thing. I forgot to ask you. Why only hideaways and refuges? Are they the only ones with a chance of escalation?

[@BonkersY2K]

No they just escalate into a specific set of sites that are 3 and 4 of 10s

[@immortaleddy2490]

Would a jackdaw work for something like this in the case that I don't have gallente up to 5 yet? Also, which of the scanned combat sites do you recommend? For example, do you recommend running Haunted Yard, or just leaving it, since the chance of an astero chip dropping are like 5%?

[@BonkersY2K]

So the jackdaw can do this but it you need to kite more and that can be annoying. The haunted yard wasn't included just because the build is set for caldari and gallente or amarr and minmatar space drones do omni damage which is harder to account for. The main reason for using the hecate is you have more slots available for dps over the others in this set up. Hope that helps 🙂

[@immortaleddy2490]

@@BonkersY2K Thanks, since writing that I just went for it and made 600m. I agree, the kiting is really annoying, but for the refuges and hideaways it's pretty nifty to be able to load auto-targeting and just focus on scanning, since my multitasking is pretty terrible :P So obviously the jackdaw isn't the optimized isk/hr boat, but it certainly works for people that don't have the hecate trained yet.

[@BonkersY2K]

Nice job on the drop, I will say this thank you so much for trying it first before dismissing what I've said. I get alot of people that say funding an account like this is impossible and you can't make large amounts of ISK so when I see responses like this it really does help me feel confident that what I'm putting out is correct and helpful 😊

[@PiPiIndustries]

is the refuge found on combat anomalies tab (exploration) the same you are now saying to scan down aka Is this littel outdated on that part? SO more like refuge and Den? or refuge from combat anomalies and then scan down for hideaway and vigil in Blood raider space?

[@BonkersY2K]

The video and method are still exactly as I said. And yes the refuge and hideaways in the exploration tab are the same ones. I just don't use that as it means slower results as you don't have a route

[@PiPiIndustries]

@@BonkersY2K thanks for the answer. Well being in a blood raider area there are less playgrounds outside of domain so I just plot the stuff on dotlan and then add it to the game and go thru. Thanks for confirming so fas even on an older video still pure gold brother. Keep these coming. So as I understood for Hecate you do the anomalies straight up to get the escalations and for the Dedmak you look for the Vigils and more expensive loot rooms. As my HS main account has now both these ships so just looking to get into the methodotical roles correct :)

[@BonkersY2K]

So just so its not misunderstood, Hecate- Anomolies, escalations, and 3/10,4/10, lookout and hidehouts(unrated ded sites) // Vedmak 3/10, 4/10, 5/10, watch, vigil, and the lookouts.(excluding Caldari space where you have to do hideouts instead) and then the escalations. With the 5/10s I havent put them in the video because not everyone has the same level of skills so if you don't have good skills scrap the 5/10s also take your time with them 😉

[@PiPiIndustries]

@@BonkersY2K thank you so much for the help :)

[@tomduivenvoorde2688]

Loved the video, could you share how your ship is fitted? I am trying to do the same but I get blasted quite fast. must be doing something wrong

[@BonkersY2K]

Check the description buddy the link is there 😁

[@tomduivenvoorde2688]

@@BonkersY2K thanks overlooked it.... do you have any video on shielding and how to configure something good?