Tactical overlay: Difference between revisions

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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.)

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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.

Though the same info is available for objects in your overview, the overlay can be useful when doing missions, ratting or whatnot because it will show you the xyz location in space. For example, two ships 50km from you may be together, 100km apart on either side of you, or any orientation that would land them on the surface of a 50km radius sphere.

'''One thing that is not reflected in the targeting sphere (or any of the overlay views) is any bonuses you have due to skills or implants. It's not clear what the rationale was behind that design decision.'''

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-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.
-Though the same info is available for objects in your overview, the overlay can be useful when doing missions, ratting or whatnot because it will show you the xyz location in space. For example, two ships 50km from you may be together, 100km apart on either side of you, or any orientation that would land them on the surface of a 50km radius sphere.
 '''One thing that is not reflected in the targeting sphere (or any of the overlay views) is any bonuses you have due to skills or implants.  It's not clear what the rationale was behind that design decision.'''