Improved (Faction) Covert Research Facility
The nullsec ghost site. Note the Dronelands variants scan down as Combat signatures, not Data — easy to miss when filtering. Mechanics (all ghost sites): a HIDDEN timer of ~30 seconds to 3 minutes starts when you land (or decloak) — when it expires, brutal rats warp in (~500 combined DPS even in highsec, no bounties, no drops) and the cans start exploding. Failed hacks also explode and damage your ship, unlike normal data sites. Solo, expect to hack and loot about 2 of the 4 cans before leaving. All sites can contain Covert Research Tools.
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Quick answers
Where is the Improved (Faction) Covert Research Facility in EVE Online?
The Improved (Faction) Covert Research Facility spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (data type; COMBAT type in the Dronelands), probe scanning.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
Payout C Single-source / unverified
'Wetu'/'Yurt' Mobile Depot BPCs, 'Magpie' MTU BPC, High-grade Ascendancy Alpha/Beta/Delta/Epsilon/Gamma + Mid-grade Omega BPCs, plus capital-module build materials.
Go deeper
Lesser (Faction) Covert Research Facility (Ghost · highsec) Standard (Faction) Covert Research Facility (Ghost · lowsec) Superior (Faction) Covert Research Facility (Ghost · wormhole)
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Ghost Sites C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
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