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=Activating the Tactical Overlay=

Most EVE pilots have futzed around with the buttons on the HUD by now and have discovered the Tactical Overlay. This is a page for those of you who haven't, or aren't quite sure what it's good for. Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the button that's highlighted blue (active) in the following screenshot:

~~[[Image:~~Tactical.~~jpeg|center|Tactical~~.~~jpeg]]~~

Most EVE pilots have futzed around with the buttons on the HUD by now and have discovered the Tactical Overlay. This is a page for those of you who haven't, or aren't quite sure what it's good for. Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the button that's highlighted blue in the following screenshot (or using Ctrl-D, which is the default key binding to toggle):

~~If your camera is zoomed in fairly close to your ship, the first thing you'll see is some lines and/or light shading around your ship, depending on its orientation~~. ~~If you zoom out quite a bit, the tactical overlay will come more clearly into view~~.

[[Image:Tactical.jpeg|center|border|Tactical.jpeg]]

~~[[Image:TargetingRange~~.~~jpeg|center|TargetingRange.jpeg]]~~

If your camera is zoomed in fairly close to your ship, the first thing you'll see is some lines, light shading, and numbers around your ship, depending on its orientation.

~~At the very~~ center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings are various ranges in kilometers. The sphere you see is the targeting range of your ship, with bonuses applied from your skills and other items in the game. So anything outside this sphere is beyond your targeting range.

[[Image:TacticalZoomedIn.jpeg|center|border|TacticalZoomedIn.jpeg]]

Another feature of the overlay is that when you select something in the overview that is out of range, you will see an X wrapped on the surface at the point where the ship will enter your targeting range. If you ~~have multiple sets of targets approaching~~ your ~~ship at different angles, you can swing the~~ camera ~~around~~, ~~selecting different ships to see how far they are from~~ the ~~entry point. This can give you a~~ tactical ~~sense of who's likely to get to you first as you see them close on your position.~~

If you zoom your camera out, the tactical overlay will come more clearly into view, and look something like this:

~~(Unfortunately, EVE developers don't consider cargo canisters to be terribly dangerous, so they don't bother with the X~~. ~~But you can imagine where it would lie on the sphere in the following screenshot~~. ~~Yes, I'm too lazy to go on a mission right now just for you.)~~

[[Image:TargetingRange.jpeg|center|border|TargetingRange.jpeg]]

~~[[Image:TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg|center|TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg]]~~

=Targeting Range=

At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings mark various ranges in kilometers. The sphere you see is the targeting range of your ship with any rigs and active modules. The image above is the natural targeting range of a Condor (28.75km without any active modules or rigs). If you were to activate a Sensor Booster I (with 25% range bonus) you would see the sphere expand (to 33.12km) and look like this (and, no it wouldn't cause solar waves in space):

~~Now, on to the point of this page~~. ~~When you have the tactical overlay up, you can mouse over any weapon that has an optimal range and falloff and see what this really means in space:~~

[[Image:TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg|center|border|TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg]]

~~[[Image:OptimalWithFalloff~~.~~jpeg|center|OptimalWithFalloff~~.~~jpeg]]~~

Another feature of the overlay is that when you select something in the overview that is out of range, you will see a line to it in the overview. If this were a hostile targeted (haven't checked if it's any ship), there would be a big X wrapped on the surface of the targeting sphere where the ship would enter your targeting range at the current trajectory. (As CCP doesn't consider cans to be terribly aggressive, there is no X. It's also possible the targeted object would have to be closing on you. If anyone knows the answer to this, please update.)

[[Image:TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg|center|border|TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg]]

If you have multiple sets of targets approaching your ship at different angles, you can swing the camera around, selecting different ships to see how far they are from the entry point. This can give you a tactical sense of who's likely to get to you first as they close on your position and allow you to plan your battle.

One thing that is not reflected in the targeting sphere is any bonuses you have due to skills or implants.

=Optimal Range and Falloff=

Now, on to the original point of this page. When you have the tactical overlay up, you can mouse over any weapon that have an optimal range and falloff and see what this really means in space:

[[Image:OptimalWithFalloff.jpeg|center|border|OptimalWithFalloff.jpeg]]

Here we see two spheres (the targeting sphere remains but is not in this picture). The smaller sphere is the optimal range of the weapon in question. The larger sphere is the optimal + falloff range. There is a pretty complicated explanation of how this works out mathematically **HERE**, but the short story is that your chances to hit and damage done fall off to 50% of normal (or more) when the target is that far away.

=Ranged Modules w/o Falloff=

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+=Activating the Tactical Overlay=
-Most EVE pilots have futzed around with the buttons on the HUD by now and have discovered the Tactical Overlay. This is a page for those of you who haven't, or aren't quite sure what it's good for. Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the button that's highlighted blue (active) in the following screenshot:
-[[Image:Tactical.jpeg|center|Tactical.jpeg]]
+Most EVE pilots have futzed around with the buttons on the HUD by now and have discovered the Tactical Overlay. This is a page for those of you who haven't, or aren't quite sure what it's good for. Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the button that's highlighted blue in the following screenshot (or using Ctrl-D, which is the default key binding to toggle):
-If your camera is zoomed in fairly close to your ship, the first thing you'll see is some lines and/or light shading around your ship, depending on its orientation. If you zoom out quite a bit, the tactical overlay will come more clearly into view.
+[[Image:Tactical.jpeg|center|border|Tactical.jpeg]]
-[[Image:TargetingRange.jpeg|center|TargetingRange.jpeg]]
+If your camera is zoomed in fairly close to your ship, the first thing you'll see is some lines, light shading, and numbers around your ship, depending on its orientation.
-At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings are various ranges in kilometers.  The sphere you see is the targeting range of your ship, with bonuses applied from your skills and other items in the game.  So anything outside this sphere is beyond your targeting range.
+[[Image:TacticalZoomedIn.jpeg|center|border|TacticalZoomedIn.jpeg]]
-Another feature of the overlay is that when you select something in the overview that is out of range, you will see an X wrapped on the surface at the point where the ship will enter your targeting range.  If you have multiple sets of targets approaching your ship at different angles, you can swing the camera around, selecting different ships to see how far they are from the entry point.  This can give you a tactical sense of who's likely to get to you first as you see them close on your position.
+If you zoom your camera out, the tactical overlay will come more clearly into view, and look something like this:
-(Unfortunately, EVE developers don't consider cargo canisters to be terribly dangerous, so they don't bother with the X.  But you can imagine where it would lie on the sphere in the following screenshot.  Yes, I'm too lazy to go on a mission right now just for you.)
+[[Image:TargetingRange.jpeg|center|border|TargetingRange.jpeg]]
-[[Image:TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg|center|TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg]]
+=Targeting Range=
+At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings mark various ranges in kilometers.  The sphere you see is the targeting range of your ship with any rigs and active modules. The image above is the natural targeting range of a Condor (28.75km without any active modules or rigs).  If you were to activate a Sensor Booster I (with 25% range bonus) you would see the sphere expand (to 33.12km) and look like this (and, no it wouldn't cause solar waves in space):
-Now, on to the point of this page.  When you have the tactical overlay up, you can mouse over any weapon that has an optimal range and falloff and see what this really means in space:
+[[Image:TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg|center|border|TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg]]
-[[Image:OptimalWithFalloff.jpeg|center|OptimalWithFalloff.jpeg]]
+Another feature of the overlay is that when you select something in the overview that is out of range, you will see a line to it in the overview.  If this were a hostile targeted (haven't checked if it's any ship), there would be a big X wrapped on the surface of the targeting sphere where the ship would enter your targeting range at the current trajectory.  (As CCP doesn't consider cans to be terribly aggressive, there is no X.  It's also possible the targeted object would have to be closing on you.  If anyone knows the answer to this, please update.)
+[[Image:TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg|center|border|TacticalWithObjectSelected.jpeg]]
+If you have multiple sets of targets approaching your ship at different angles, you can swing the camera around, selecting different ships to see how far they are from the entry point.  This can give you a tactical sense of who's likely to get to you first as they close on your position and allow you to plan your battle.
+One thing that is not reflected in the targeting sphere is any bonuses you have due to skills or implants.
+=Optimal Range and Falloff=
+Now, on to the original point of this page.  When you have the tactical overlay up, you can mouse over any weapon that have an optimal range and falloff and see what this really means in space:
+[[Image:OptimalWithFalloff.jpeg|center|border|OptimalWithFalloff.jpeg]]
+Here we see two spheres (the targeting sphere remains but is not in this picture).  The smaller sphere is the optimal range of the weapon in question.  The larger sphere is the optimal + falloff range.  There is a pretty complicated explanation of how this works out mathematically **HERE**, but the short story is that your chances to hit and damage done fall off to 50% of normal (or more) when the target is that far away.
+=Ranged Modules w/o Falloff=