Tips and Tricks: Difference between revisions

* For fitting advice, ask in the #fitting-chat channel on Discord or go to the Uni Forum and look at other fits. Tip: Use Advanced Search, Keyword= {Shipname}, Search in Forums 'PVP | PVE Ship Loadouts', Search Within 'Topic Titles Only', Display Results as 'Topics'. This gives you a list of excellent discussions for the ship you're interested in and WHY the fits are what they are with alternatives.

* When missioning, ask in one of our [[EVE University Chat Channels]] whether anyone has a "spider" or "locust" fleet you can join. These fleets are fun and you learn with no pressure how to participate in fleets and share in the work and reward. This gives you access to much higher reward agents and ISK potential than solo missioning.

* Just like learning a ship, learn the weapon systems you like. If you're into drones and drone boats, train up the related skills. The weapon system will be much better in accuracy, damage and distance with the appropriate skills. For example with Drones, train up Drone V first. Don't stop at 4, that fifth drone is 25% more damage and Drones V is a prerequisite for Drone Interfacing and Sharpshooting. Get those next along with Drone Durability and Navigation to 3 or 4. You'll be far more effective and have more fun! If you focus you can quickly get excellent skills; if you jump around between drones, lasers, projectiles, and turrets you'll stay basic or average for a long time (and be frustrated in PvE and PvP).

* During e-Uni wars and/or lockdowns, consider training up an alt character for a specialty; mining, hauling, trading, [[Planetary Industry|PI]]. You can do this with your primary an alt character can fly when your main can't.

* Verify the route you are going to travel for ship kills in the last hour using [https://eve-gatecheck.space/eve/ EVE Gate Camp Check] || Web || A navigation tool specifically aimed at avoiding gates where kills are currently taking place || and avoid the systems shown in red. Some choke points between major trade hubs are usually camped by pirates or [[Suicide ganking|suicide gankers]]. Examples are Uedama gate at the Sivala system in the (supposedly safe) route between Jita and Dodixie trade Hubs.  

* If traveling lowsec frequently in a hauler, keep warp core stabilizers in your cargo to refit if needed. Remember this won't help you escape Heavy Interdictor ships which are sometimes used for gatecamps.

* Be wary of your security status. If it falls below certain levels then Faction Police may shoot you if you enter a high enough security system. E.g. Sec status -2.0 or below means you will be shot in systems with sec status 1.0-0.9. Sec status of -5 or lower means you are killed on sight to everyone. Train diplomacy to remedy this a little.

* Don't autopilot in low-sec or 0.0, or even in highsec if you are carrying something valuable--nothing attracts pirates and suicide gankers faster than a ship that shows up 15k from a gate and heads for the gate at normal speed. Doing this is inviting trouble, and also just takes longer.

* Make safe spots and [[Bookmarks | bookmarks]] everywhere you regularly go, especially in lowsec and nullsec. Tired of the masses of bookmarks cluttering your Locations window? Make separate folders for them. Right click this folder heading to get a window just with your bookmarks for ultra quick navigation.

* An easy way to create safe spot bookmarks is to run some security missions in the system you need bookmarks in. If the missioning complex is at least 14AU (directional scanner range) away from all gates, bookmark it.  At that spot, you will be safe from d-scan (but not combat probes).

* If you have a cloaking device and you're in unfriendly territory you can minimize visibility by doing the following: 1. Jump through gate and pick destination to warp to.  2.  Align to destination then immediately hit your cloak.  Once aligned then warp off.  (Some techniques [[Cloaking#MWD-Cloak_trick | use a burst of AB or MWD]] as well.)

:This works really well if the mission had multiple rooms since the warp point you can use is close by.

* Despite detailing in their description that they are for pulling in cargo containers, tractor beams '''CAN''' pull in wrecks also.  Indeed, pulling in wrecks is the reason you want them. The description is left over from a previous release of EVE.

* Remember you can also bookmark mission locations, allowing you to hand in the mission and return to the wrecks, especially if you're running low on time for the bonus reward. If you're salvaging a level 4 when stuff is very far apart i.e. over 30-40+km then a MWD is a good idea. For anything less, you might find yourself overshooting your targets, as the mwd cycle has to complete. Make sure you bookmark every room in the mission if you want to do it this way, as warpgates vanish when you hand in the mission.

* Use your tactical overview (one of the buttons on the left side of the HUD) to plot an efficient course through the wreck field rather than just moving to the closest wreck.

* Once you have saved up some ISK, getting a {{sh|Noctis}} will make salvaging a snap: with a bonus to tractor beam range and speed you can pull in wrecks from as much as 70 km away.  For more on salvaging, see the [[Guide_To_Salvaging | guide to salvaging]].

* You can fit an improved cloaking device to your hauler for some added security during wormhole ops.  Ask the miners to drop the can some distance from the asteroid belt, and stay between 2000 and 2500 m from the can in the direction that you want to warp to.  If trouble arises and you don't think you have time to align and warp out (or you're bubbled), you can instantly activate the cloak and head away from the belt in an open direction.  The loot you save may even pay for all those dead Retrievers!

* Beware of [[Known_pirate_systems|pirates/gankers]]!

* Learn how to use probes quickly with the help of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heYfTA00Idg this video] and the [[Probe_scanning|relevant page on the wiki]].

* Constantly ping the [[Directional scanning|d-scanner]] while in a wormhole. Bind it to an easily-pressed key (e.g. spacebar) or to a mouse button.

* If the worst comes to the worst and you do get lost in a wormhole with no known way home, there's a group in EVE who specialize in helping lost pilots! Try contacting [https://evescoutrescue.com/home/ Eve-Scout Rescue]: they are trustworthy and can often guide you to safety.

* Remember, you don't need to sell straight away. If you set up a sell order for a 1000 items of x, and someone decides to sell the item at a stupidly low price, don't jump in and change your order to beat him. It might not sell this week, but probably will eventually, and you will make much more ISK.  

{{expansion past | It used to be possible to add anyone to your contacts and get notified when they logged on or off. This made it possible to add competing traders to your contacts to see when they log off. At that point you would then undercut all their orders knowing that they weren't checking the market. To counter this tactic people would leave their trade character logged on all the time. This is no longer necessary. Nowadays both players have to consent to see when they log on or off (buddy list).}}

* Use MLU's - Mining Laser Upgrades

* Have your mining drones go to the nearest rock you want to mine. Get as close to it as possible as they have to include travelling time there and back and are a lot slower than other drones.

* Don't mine someone else's rock. Iot only is it rude if you don't know them but if you are in a group it is terribly inefficient as when the roid is close to popping whoever's lasers finish first will pop the roid and get all the ore. Anyone else mining the same roid will get nothing, wasting up to 3 minutes. Use "Look at" before you lock on. Also this applies to solo mining: mine different roids with each laser.

* Drone users: Make sure you have all the NPCs in a given group locking/attacking you before you launch your drones. Yellow boxes around their icons indicate you are locked by them and red boxes mean you are being attacked. Aggro can shift away from you afterward depending on DPS and Ewar.  Mission NPCs hate electronic warfare even more than DPS, so using Target Painters and Webs can help maintain aggro but is not a guarantee.  If your drones get aggro, return them to drone bay and then wait for the ships to redbox you again before launching them.  Refer to [[Mission reports]] or [https://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MissionReports EVE-Survival] for info on spawn triggers and the possibility of drones attracting the attention of other NPC groups.

* Check yourself before you wreck yourself. Look at the mission before accepting it: note the rat type (telling you [[NPC Damage Types|what ammo to use and resists to fit]]).

* Destroy small ships at range first: they can generally dish out damage, ewar, and warp scrambling, but can't take it. NPC battlecruisers and destroyers in particular deal large amounts of damage for their size and can't take very much. Battleships, however, absorb a lot of damage and deal damage that can be avoided more easily with speed.

* T1 Exploration ships (particularly the Amarr Magnate) make excellent L1 and L2 Distribution mission ships. They travel faster than T1 industrial ships and have generous cargo bays.

* Aways make sure to ask before sharing mission rewards.  Not everyone wants standings increases.  Having no standings toward specific corps/factions has its benefits (like E-Uni's Jumpclone services) and once you gain standings there is no way to undo it.

* Similarly, the E-Uni missioning channel runs [[Mission_Fleets#Spider_Fleet|spider fleets]] -- you join and run missions solo, but share the profits and standings with other Uni mission-runners.  That can get you standings with corporations you couldn't access otherwise.

=== Saving Time ===

* After training Social to 3 and Connections to 3 you can almost instantly access L2 agents without the need to grind lots of L1 missions.   

==Combat Techniques==

* During encounter missions, take advantage of the fact you can centre your view over the enemy and look from behind them. double clicking in the direction they are travelling in is now easy as your view is locked on the enemy. Repeatedly clicking in the direction he is travelling will constantly change your direction to match his, minimising the angular velocity and increasing your chances of good hits. (Works best with large/medium guns against large/medium rats)

==PVP/Low/NullSec==

* Always [[Overheating|overheat]] key modules before a fight, especially scrams and webs (they get a range bonus from heat). You may overheat by shift-clicking on the module. After you have your target under your grasp, you can stop overheating the those modules and overheat the guns for additional damage.

==Modules/Rigs==

* Learn about and practise [[Overheating|overheating]].

* Set up your overview according to the [[Overview Guide]].

== Drone Usage ==

* If your Drones are within 2500m of you and being attacked by the enemy, scooping them to your drone bay is a faster way to get them off the field.

== Naming Conventions ==

* Remember that if you keep operating in the same area without altering your ships' names every now and then your enemies will begin to recognise you on scan.

 

* Aligning: you must be moving in the direction ordered by your FC and moving at least 75% of your top speed to be aligned properly.

* [[Insurance|Insure]] your ship using the Insurance button in a Station. The higher the level of insurance, the higher the payout if your ship is destroyed. (New pilots, insure ships the Uni provides you, as you will make a profit if your ship is destroyed. Don't insure ships handed out for strategic operations, though--these will be collected again at the end of the operation.)

::Alliance Chat - For forming fleets only. Only type here if you mean to start a fleet, or join one once your role has been called.

::Corp Chat - For official corp buisness only, such as skillbooks, Mumble issues, questions on events/classes. please only speak here if you mean to.  

::For everything else, CHAT.E-Uni is your best friend! Keep all other chat in there.