SoI: what does it really mean?

[Fins]

Yeah yeah, i know it's Sphere of Influence. But what does it mean?

In particular, what kind of activities are prohibited or limited outside of SoI? I failed to find information about this issue both in here forums nor in Discovery wiki. If someone would point me in the right direction, then i'll be really grateful.


For people who like to answer yes/no questions, here's some examples:

-> if player is an officer of Bretonian Police, and pilots, say, a bomber, then:
1. - can he go and actively hunt pirates in Rheiland?
2. - can he go to Rheiland for his own RP reasons?
3. - if he can go to Rheiland for his own RP reasons, then can he kill Rheiland pirate if he happens to spot one?
4. - can he go to Liberty, say "hi" to his Liberty allies, and stand in Liberty space forever, working together with LPI?
5. - can he explore edge worlds on his own, and should he meet unlawful/Nomad etc, can he actively engage should he want to?
6. - can he act outside the limits of his faction rules, at least to some degree, once he's outside his own SoI?
7. - if he's outside Bretonian Police SoI, but within one of Bretonian Police friendly/allied faction SoI, then would he get any significant "rights" due to that?

-> 8. What would change, in regards to questions above, if our officer pilots a cruiser instead of a bomber?

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