EUNIC: Selecting a focus: Difference between revisions

In order to know where to park your incursion ships, we utilize the {{co|slateblue|Incursions.E-UNI}} mailing list to send our focus mail whenever we move to a different constellation. If the current focus goes down, we select a new one and send out a new mail (in some extreme cases we need to wait and send a ''"no current focus"''-mail).

| New focus is XXX in the YYY region.

Open up '''The Agency''' window (using the {{button|Alt}} + {{button|M}} shortcut or the [[NeoCom|Neocom]]) and go to the second tab '''Encounters''' and select the first option '''Incursions'''. There you will see all current incursions that are active in EVE, which unfortunately cannot be sorted in any other method than distance, so pay attention to which ones are in high security space and which ones are not. The Agency window doesn't show when incursions spawn, but if you don't know which one is new you can try to rule out the old ones by checking their current status. Click each incursion and if they are {{co|coral|mobilized}} or even {{co|crimson|withdrawing}} you can count them out.

[https://evemaps.dotlan.net/incursions Dotlan] and [http://incursions.shadowlauch.de Shadowlauch] gives you a lot more information though, perfect for helping you select an appropriate focus. Just double-check the names of the constellations so they match the ones you see ingame as sometimes they might list focuses that recently disappeared or aren't listing the ones that just spawned.

The general rule is that we only move when our current focus disappear. There are however some exceptions to the rule, mentioned below.

 

If a focus goes down and there's no focus available for a while, perhaps some drama occurred and all three incursions in high security space got popped at once, then you might send a short mail saying ''"No current focus"'' and explain why, so people don't accidentally move to the old focus thinking it's still up.

Sometimes a focus pops and the remaining focus/foci are bad ones or already on day two of {{co|coral|Mobilized}} or even {{co|crimson|Withdrawing}}. In such a case it's often best to wait for the next two spawns before choosing the next focus. It's hard to give a fast and hard rule of this, but the key is that if the focus isn't likely to last long, or if it's an unsafe constellation to run in, we simply skip it.

If that's the case, then in most cases you should wait until both new spawns are in before settling on a system. Unless of course, the first system that spawns is an ideal one, like a perfect 1-picket constellation. Whenever you decide it's a good idea to hold off, post a ''"No current focus"'' mail explaining why the existing constellation is bad or why you decided it was a good idea to wait. That way the next person can make an informed decision when they login or a new incursion spawns.

===== Adding new constellations to the wiki =====

If possible, favour going to systems close to other [[communities]]. This will help new people swing by to try our incursions, or raise awareness of our community.

 

Due to the preference of our war targets to frequent [[Trade hubs|major trade hubs]] like '''Jita''' and '''Amarr''', generally it's best to try to avoid incursions that spawn too close to those trade hubs.

That said, as long as it has a good picket system and a station, they are technically as safe as any other constellation. The problem that may arise from being this close to trade hubs is that it increases the likelihood of war targets bothering to swing by for a fight. So if the current war targets can field 5 - 10 people fleets on short notice, running too close to their usual hunting grounds might lead to stranded fleets and even if we don't lose ships due to our pickets, it still means we're stuck in station not running.

It's not always easy to see connections on '''dotlan''' due to only seeing your region and the fact that you could be just one or two jumps from a completely different region.

Basically we just need a station to dock up in, in the preferred vanguard system we'll be running in. If this station has '''repair facilities''' that's a plus, but even if there's no staton with repairs in it, that's still fine. If several vanguard systems are as good (same number of pickets, all have stations etc) you could refine the selection a bit more. Here are some examples: