Signature basics
Each system tracks its signatures — the cosmic signatures you see in the in-game probe scanner, identified by a code like ABC-123 (three letters, a dash, three digits).
A signature on the map records:
- its signature ID (e.g.
ABC-123) - its category
- its type (the specific site, once resolved) — or a free-text name for temporary event sites
- for wormholes, an optional link to the connection it represents, plus mass, ship-size, and lifetime status
Categories
| Category | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Wormhole | Wormhole |
| Data | Data Site |
| Relic | Relic Site |
| Combat | Combat Site |
| Gas | Gas Site |
| Ore | Ore Site |
| Homefront | Homefront Operations |
| Factional Warfare | Factional Warfare Site |
Factional Warfare sites are anomalies in the war zones. Their type names change with the war, so they are kept under their pasted name rather than a catalogue type.
Why it matters
Signatures are how the chain stays trustworthy. A fully-scanned system with every signature resolved tells your group there are no surprise wormholes left to find — and a system with unresolved signatures flags work still to do.
The fastest way to enter them is pasting your scan results.