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Ansiblex Zones — complete guide

Since Cradle of War an Ansiblex jump costs the base value of your ship class times a multiplier set by how far the destination system is from the capital of the alliance that owns the gate. This tool computes that zone, the cost per jump and how many jumps a full capacitor gives you.

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Open Ansiblex ZonesFrequently asked questions
Account
Not needed
Data
ESI sovereignty and the SDE
Distance
Straight line, in light years
Zones
Five, from free to ×15
The Ansiblex Zones tool: zone, multiplier, distance ladder and cost per jump for a destination system
Zone, multiplier, light years and cost per jump for a destination system.

What are Ansiblex Zones?

Ansiblex Zones on Capsuleers.App calculates the zone and the TJ cost of an Ansiblex jump for any destination system and ship class. The zone of a jump is decided by the system where the jump ends and by the capital system of the alliance that owns the gate. The straight-line distance between the two, in light years, falls in one of five bands: 0 to 5 LY is Zone 1 (free), 5.1 to 10 is Zone 2 (×2), 10.1 to 15 is Zone 3 (×6), 15.1 to 20 is Zone 4 (×9) and beyond 20 LY is Zone 5 (×15).

The cost in TJ is the ship class base value times the zone multiplier, drawn from a gate capacitor of 1,250 TJ that recharges at roughly 200 TJ per hour. A frigate pays 4 TJ times the multiplier, a battleship 16.5, a Marauder 19; haulers, mining ships and shuttles pay 1.

The capital comes from the sovereignty data that ESI publishes, so it follows the alliance that holds the system. You can also simulate a different capital, which is the question to ask before moving yours: the capital can only be changed once every 90 days.

Alliance logistics

See which of your systems sit in which zone and what a fleet pays to use the network.

Fleet commanders

Check whether a destination is worth the capacitor before you commit a doctrine to it.

Capital planners

Simulate another capital system and read how the zones of the whole alliance would change.

Getting started

  1. Pick the destinationType the system where the jump ends.
  2. Pick the ship classThe base TJ value of the class sets the cost.
  3. Read the zoneZone, multiplier, light years and the distance to the nearest boundary.
  4. Compare or simulateAdd systems, load the known bridges of an alliance or try another capital.

Features

Each card: what it does, how to use it, what it needs.
01

How do I find the Ansiblex zone of a system?

Enter a destination system and a ship class in Ansiblex Zones on Capsuleers.App: the tool returns the zone (1 to 5), the multiplier and the cost per jump in TJ. Choose a destination system and a ship class. The result shows the owner alliance, its capital, the distance in light years, the zone with its multiplier and a 0 to 25 LY ladder with a marker on the system.

How to use it

  1. Type the destination system and pick it from the suggestions.
  2. Choose the ship class: the list shows the base TJ value of each.
  3. Read the zone and the sentences under the ladder, which say how many light years separate the system from the nearest boundary.
No account needed

Tip The three tiles give the cost per jump, the number of jumps on a full 1,250 TJ capacitor and the recharge time of one jump.

How do I find the Ansiblex zone of a system?
02

Where does the capital come from, and can I simulate another?

Ansiblex Zones on Capsuleers.App reads each alliance's capital from ESI sovereignty data, and the Simulate button lets you measure from any other system instead. The capital is read from ESI sovereignty. A system nobody holds has no zone, and an alliance that has not designated a capital has none to measure from: the tool says so instead of guessing.

How to use it

  1. The capital panel shows the capital in use and whether it comes from sovereignty or from a simulation.
  2. Press Simulate and pick any system to measure from it instead.
  3. Press Reset to go back to the sovereignty capital.
No account needed

Tip If ESI is unreachable the tool keeps serving the last good copy and marks it as not up to date.

Where does the capital come from, and can I simulate another?
03

How do I compare several systems or a whole bridge network?

In Ansiblex Zones on Capsuleers.App you add systems one by one, or load an alliance's known bridges, to see zone, distance and TJ cost for each system and bridge. Add systems one by one, or pick an alliance in the Ansiblex network tab and load its known bridges. Every system gets its zone, distance and cost for the chosen class, five tiles count how many fall in each zone, and a table lists each bridge with the TJ cost of the jump in both directions.

How to use it

  1. In the Ansiblex network tab pick an alliance under Alliance with known bridges and press Load known bridges, or press Add system to build the list by hand.
  2. Read the count per zone in the tiles, the per-system table and, for each bridge, the cost of A to B and B to A.
  3. Click a row or a dot on the rings to make it the system in the result.
No account needed
How do I compare several systems or a whole bridge network?
04

How do I see all the zones of an alliance?

The Whole alliance tab of Ansiblex Zones on Capsuleers.App groups every sovereignty system of the owner alliance by zone, with the count and the TJ cost of each zone. The Whole alliance tab lists every sovereignty system of the owner alliance grouped by zone, with the count and the cost of each zone for the chosen ship class.

How to use it

  1. Pick any system the alliance holds.
  2. Open the Whole alliance tab.
  3. Click a system to open it in the system view.
No account needed
How do I see all the zones of an alliance?
05

Can I see the zones on the live map?

Yes: the Zone Ansiblex layer of the Capsuleers Live Map rings each system with its zone colour and a Z tag, measured from the owner alliance's capital. The live map has a Zone Ansiblex layer: each system gets a ring in the colour of its zone and a Z tag, measured from the capital of the alliance that holds it or from the capital of your own alliance. It shows zones, never costs: the ship of an enemy is unknown.

How to use it

  1. Open the live map of a region and turn on Zone Ansiblex.
  2. Hover a system for its zone and the capital it is measured from.
  3. Open the system panel and use the link to continue in this calculator.
No account needed

Frequently asked questions

What is an Ansiblex zone?

It is one of five distance bands, from Zone 1 (free) to Zone 5 (×15), set by the straight-line distance in light years between the destination system and the capital of the alliance that owns the Ansiblex.

How is the zone computed?

From the straight-line distance in light years between the system where the jump ends and the capital system of the alliance that owns the Ansiblex, using the coordinates of the static data.

What happens exactly on 5, 10, 15 or 20 LY?

The tool treats the upper limit of each band as inclusive: exactly 5.00 LY is still Zone 1. It is an assumption from the published bands, which are written as 5.1 to 10 and so on.

Why is there no zone for a system?

Either no alliance holds sovereignty there, or the holding alliance has not designated a capital. In both cases the rules give nothing to measure from.

Does it include the Rorqual?

No. The Rorqual has irregular values and is left out; the other subcapital classes are listed.

Can capitals use an Ansiblex?

No: only subcapital ships, and only the alliance that owns the gate.

How often can the capital be changed?

Once every 90 days, which is why the simulation is useful before you decide.