Welcome to null sec, carebear | Part 3
You’ve picked out the alliance, know the JF pickup point, and have all the skills you need trained. What should you bring with?
| Ship | Use | Commets |
| Battleship | PvE | Same as your level 4/5 mission runner. No faction battleships. |
| Battlecruiser | PvP | Buffer and DPS tanked. You may want to bring a couple of these. |
| Cruiser | Random | You might want a cruiser hull or two. Sometimes these are used as tackle. |
| Destroyer | Salvage | I use a Cormorant for salvage, but for null sec, it’s probably better to use a buffer fit Drake with a few warp stabs (to survive a random small gang or SB). You only need to target stuff within 20km after all. |
| Covert Ops | Scanning | Rigged and fit to scan down both anoms/signatures and ships. |
| Stealth Bomber | PvP | These are very useful. You might want to ship spare hull and fittings. You will be flying this to get to your alliance’s space. |
| Frigate | PvP | Cheap disposable tackle. You can probably buy these in null, but it might be nice to take one along. |
One of the most important things about JFs is that space comes at a premium. Ships that aren’t packaged take up a lot of space, and a single unpackaged Battleship will NOT fit in a JF. Don’t rig or insure any of your ships until they’re in null sec, since you’ll probably need to repacakge them for transport.
Before you leave, pick up any skillbooks you need, stock up on ammo (what you normally carry), and contract everything to the JF pilot (make sure this is someone you trust, or you just gave them a ton of ISK, since most alliance JF pilots don’t use collateral).
Check with your alliance to find out the safest root to their space, and if someone is willing to escort you. Wait till right before downtime, hop in your SB, and fly there. As soon as you dock at your alliance’s station, install a jump clone.
You should also start an alternate character on the same account that sits in the JF’s pickup point. This alt will buy stuff and contract it to the JF pilot so you don’t ever have to fly your main up or JC to do so. You might want to train contracting to level 1 on the alt so it can have multiple contracts.
