Apex summarizes Fenris Creations–tagged (FC) wormhole and Pochven changes only.
Apex curated through 2026-10-06.
Blood Raiders and the Order of St. Tetrimon stage from new Pochven wormholes in Blood Raider systems in Delve and in Eugidi, Angils, and Essin. They behave like extra-Pochven holes: escalating phases and roaming enemies. Blood Raiders want a Triglavian foothold in the region; if Tetrimon proves fit, Triglavians may leave some Amarr Minor Victory systems.
Crimson Gauntlet and Tetrimon Base sites can rift into Triglavians, Rogue Drones, and Drifters. Criterion Ciphers open three-wave Criterion of Fitness sites that get more dangerous and pay more when a wave is cleared faster. Destroying those Triglavians does not change standings. For the event, ships outside highsec drop 90% of their loot and pods have a 50% implant drop chance. Token traders sit in Raravoss, Vale, Otela, Ahtila, Sakenta, Gammel, Sosala, Kamela, Anila, Ibani, and Shera.
Most Drifter and Sleeper NPCs in Pochven now lock much more slowly. Drifter Cruisers lock faster.
Phase time between extra-Pochven hole states is 30 minutes (from 60). Warp-in is 75 km from the hole. New scout roamers spawn on first warp-in, and roaming NPCs linger for a while after that hole closes.
Flashpoints drop to an optimal fleet of 12 (from 15) and Vigilance Points rise to 12 (from 10). Per-pilot payout is unchanged, so total ISK moves about 20% down or up with fleet size. EDENCOM and Vigilance Point Data loot is unchanged. Stirring NPCs in Vigilance Points deal double damage to drones.
Internal Pochven connections now have 750,000,000 kg base mass stability (from 100,000,000 kg) and a 12-hour base lifetime (from 4.5 hours), so backdoor paths last long enough to find and hold.
Roaming NPC fleets in the region are more common. AI is improved for roamers that did not spawn from a wormhole, so large NPC fights and salvage lurking are easier to find.
The final Vigilance Point payout only pays pilots within 50 km of the Vigilance Spire. Completing a phase in a high-sec Pochven wormhole site no longer grants a second payout. Acceleration Flashpoints can spawn in Palmon. NPCs in Pochven (and some Homefront/FW sites) no longer orbit outside their EWAR range.
The Urhinichi Continental site now has a permanent landmark for the region’s best view.
Historical Catalyst state: C729s had to be scanned in Pochven and exited to k-space. Extra-Pochven combat was rebuilt for six pilots, 60-minute phase waits, a looping final phase, 100 km payout range, and 12-hour reliable lifetimes. 24.01 later sped the cycle and added scout roamers—do not fly this card as current.
Historical Catalyst state: new medium-ship holes linked neighbouring Krais on a 4.5-hour reliable lifetime so small gangs could skip gates. 24.01 later raised intra-Pochven mass and lifetime; this is the introduction, not the current hole table.
Observatory Flashpoints returned to three regional instances with a 60 km combat ring, stronger Werposts, and no drone aggro. Vigilance Points gained higher payouts, Hyper-Vigilance Cores, and a start gate that waits for ships on the Spire. Low-tier site loot and AI were buffed the same day.
Hospodar NPCs in Pochven wormhole sites stopped infinite respawns. Hole NPCs and roamers woke on grid entry, and hole combat sites cleaned up after collapse. Low-tier NPCs no longer warped onto warping ships or approached cloaked pilots.
Destroyed ships in the region dropped 60% of loot. Locator Agents stopped pinning capsuleers inside Pochven. T2 Triglavian salvage moved onto LP stores for red-loot spend, and NPC stations offered ship insurance without extra standings.
Sleeper and Drifter NPCs that spawned in Pochven or outside J-space showed a −5 salvage difficulty instead of scientific notation.
Torpid Sleeper Hive count rose to six with a lower per-pilot ISK faucet. Convocation Watchpost and EDENCOM Scout Fleet payouts rose to 18m. Overmind Nursery Groves swapped nest salvage to Triglavian materials and capped at nine sites.
Observatory Flashpoints dropped the personal key, rose to six regional instances, and paid less so value was spread. Vigilance Points started consuming a key, paid from the Convocation, and used Deepflow cans as a key source.
Incipient Drone Swarms, Convocation Watchposts, EDENCOM Scout Fleets, and Torpid Sleeper Hives became deadspace grids with closer warp-ins, 100 km payout range, info-panel objectives, and optional data-analyzer cans.
World Ark NPC counts after downtime, Flashpoint dreadnought drift, small-site aggro, and Border Bezdnacine Field deadspace were corrected on the Legion drop.
Decloaking pulses on the Dazh Liminality Locus were shortened to nine minutes so cloaked watches had to work harder.
Killing NPCs in Vigilance Points, Infiltrations, Deepflow Rifts, and Drifter Crisis sites moved Triglavian and EDENCOM standings. Completing listed Pochven sites granted immediate Triglavian corporation standings that cut station fees.
Reckoning: Vigilance Point (the Horizon Siege Point successor) spawned in Pochven and shattered wormholes, with drone-hunting NPCs, a 50 km payout range, and MJDs disabled during the wave.
Fitting, repair, industry, and home-gate standings floors were lowered. Dazh Liminality Locus pulses slowed to 60 minutes at 60% chance, and the old system buffs/penalties became permanent regional effects (plus a weaker Minor Victory set).
Flashpoint timeout rose to 45 minutes. Monitors lost the acceleration gate, dread wrecks could not be tractored, Werposts swapped targets, and drone-hunters applied EWAR to the fleet primary.
Standard Flashpoint NPCs stopped picking drones as primary. EDENCOM dreads warped in within 40 km of the Observatory, Triglavians attacked EDENCOM in the Assault Vector, and Raptors used railguns.