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| | + | The '''overview''' is one of the most essential components of EVE's user interface and is the primary means of viewing items in space. It is a customizable list of interactive entries and can assist players with virtually every activity performed in space. Preparing your Overview to fit your own personal preferences are essential to you having a successful time playing EVE Online. |
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| − | = Introduction =
| + | The game comes with a default overview set, which is often insufficient for most player's means. It is often better to pick a [[#Overview_pack|player built overview]] and build on it. Keeping the overview up to date is important as CCP is adding new ship types to it regularly. A misconfigured overview can result in loss of a ship or worse, a diplomatic incident of friendly fire. |
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| − | The Overview Guide is a step-by-step guide, designed to teach new players how to set up their own overviews in EVE Online.
| + | == Understanding your Overview == |
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| − | The guide contains a full walk-through of how to set up a complete overview from start to finish, with the following presets: | + | === Tabs === |
| | + | [[File:Overview tabs.png|none|frame|Tabs in your overview after [[#Installing the EVE University Overview|installing the EVE Uni Overview]] in-game]] |
| | + | The tabs in your Overview are customizable columns that you could use to filter out different entities/targets you would like to see while you are in space. |
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| − | *PvP
| + | === Content === |
| − | *PvP + Drones
| + | [[File:Overview content.png|none|frame|The main contents of your overview in-game]] |
| − | *PvP Travel
| + | The content area of your Overview will display all currently filtered entities/targets in a list here. |
| − | *PvP Travel without neutrals
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| − | *Missions
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| − | *Mining
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| − | *Looting
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| − | *Pod Saver
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| − | *Wormholes
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| − | Setting up your overview is compulsory for uni fleets. It is very important to have your overview set up properly. Your overview presets are your eyes in Eve Online.
| + | == Interacting == |
| | + | You can interact with objects in the overview by right-clicking them and selecting the appropriate action. Alternatively, the object can be click-and-held in order to open the radial menu. |
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| | + | === Right-click Menu === |
| | + | [[File:Overview right click.png|none|frame|The right-click menu in-game, accessed by right-clicking a row in your Overview]] |
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| − | = Getting Started = | + | === Radial Menu === |
| | + | [[File:Overview radial menu.png|none|frame|The radial menu in-game, accessed by click-and-holding a row in your Overview]] |
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| − | === What is the overview? === | + | === Shortcuts === |
| | + | Alternatively, in many situations, you may want to use shortcuts for faster actions; almost all actions have shortcuts. These shortcuts can be set in the "combat" section of the shortcut settings. |
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| − | In Eve Online, the overview is the only practical way to organize and view items in space. It is a powerful, (almost) fully customizable list of interactive items. It is one of the most important parts of Eve's interface, and will help you in PvP, missions, mining, traveling - practically every activity in Eve requires use of the overview. It is vitally important that you set up your overview in a way that is not confusing, and will allow you to easily see whatever you want to see at any given time. The consequences of not setting up your overview properly could range from not being able to see a war target and subsequently getting destroyed, to firing on your own ally because he appeared as a hostile, to being destroyed by NPC pirates that didn’t even show up on your screen.
| + | Simply hold the action shortcut key down and click the object in overview or in space. Additionally, you can first select the object and then click the shortcut key. |
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| | + | For example: to target an object, just hold {{button|CTRL}} and click the object you want to target or select the object in your overview and then press {{button|CTRL}}. |
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| − | === Organizing your screen layout ===
| + | Moreover, by double-clicking an object you will approach/align to it. |
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| − | Before you even touch the overlay itself, however, you should organize the rest of your interface. Eve is a game of communication and numbers - your screen layout should reflect this.
| + | ==== Locked Status ==== |
| | + | [[File:Locked column.png|none|frame|The locked status is shown by a padlock symbol in the column that is used for sorting]] |
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| − | #Undock and find a safe place to sit. You will be sitting out in space for around half an hour. The POS in Aldrat is a good place to do this - ask another player in corp chat if you don’t know where it is. '''Alternatively, do this on an alternate character on the same account.''' The changes will carry across to all characters ''on that account on the same computer''. This is preferable in wartime.
| + | While any of the shortcuts are being pressed, the overview will be frozen to prevent items from shuffling around based on the sorting order. While the overview is frozen, all new items that appear on the overview will be added at the bottom of the list and items that disappear from the grid will be shown in a faded text (refer to image above). |
| − | #Click the fleet button (on the Neocom panel), then click '''Form Fleet'''. Click through the loot logging screen, and you’ll see that you’ve formed a fleet.
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| − | #Make your overview '''nice and big''' - it is your main source of information. You could have it running from top to bottom on the right side of my screen, with '''Selected Item window''' just above it, and the '''Drone Bay window''' just below it.
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| − | #During a fleet, you’re going to need to have chat windows open. You generally have two windows open at once - fleet chat and squad chat. I like to keep them on the left side of the screen in separate windows.
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| − | #Another window you should have separated is '''Local chat'''. Local is very important in ascertaining who is in system with you.
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| − | #You should also leave space for your watch list, but you can only get that when you have other people in your fleet.
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| − | #Press escape and go to the '''General Settings tab'''. Under the '''Windows''' subheading, check '''Lock windows when pinned'''. This will ensure your overview and other windows don’t go anywhere.
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| − | #Pin your overview and any other windows of your choice. This will allow you to see through them.
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| − | Remember that your interface should be set up the way it is most convenient for you - feel free to change your windows around once you work out what you want.
| + | == Filtering == |
| | + | [[File:Filters vs bracket filters.png|none|frame|Filters vs Bracket Filters in Overview Settings]] |
| | + | Filters control what shows up in your Overview window, Bracket Filters control what shows up on your actual in-game screen. |
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| − | '''''Hint -''''' You can move your ship and modules display to the left and right by holding shift and clicking on your capacitor and dragging. You can even move it to the top of your screen: Click the white arrow below the speedometer, then "Align Top" at the bottom of the menu which appears. | + | EVE isn’t a very system-intensive game, and some people have computers that can easily handle the game on max settings. If your system can handle it, you can select '''show all brackets''' in the overview options for each tab. (Brackets are the symbols (icons) you see when in space). This will let you see friendly and hostile ship brackets on the field as well as neutrals and drones. Having all brackets turned on can help you identify an on-grid fleet mate to use as a warp-in. Many players fly with all brackets turned on, and it is recommended to do so if your system can handle it. Zooming out the camera with all brackets turned on will give you a good view of what's happening on the battlefield. |
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| − | '''''Another hint -''''' You can move your targeted objects around your screen as well. Notice that near the upper-left or upper-right corner of your targeted items (you will have to target something to see these), there is a very faint cross-hair. Click and drag that cross-hair around to change the location of your targets.
| + | In very large fleet fights, it is recommended to have brackets turned off, as a large number of visible brackets will cause server-side lag when there are hundreds of players shooting at each other in the same system. Most nullsec corps will have instructions for their members on how to minimize lag during large encounters. |
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| − | Now go to right click the white triangle on your '''Fleet tab''' and select '''Leave fleet''' . Your screen should be mostly set up for the next fleet op. Next time you go on an op, don’t forget to separate your squad and fleet chat windows and to add important fleetmates to your Watch List.
| + | You can press {{button|Option}} + {{button|Z}} (for Mac) or {{button|ALT}} + {{button|Z}} (for PC) to toggle all brackets. |
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| − | Now that we’ve gotten that down, let’s get onto the overview itself.
| + | Alternatively, you can create a tab preset that only includes bare minimum brackets and use that as the bracket preset. |
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| | + | == Tagging == |
| | + | Note: By default, tags are not shown in the overview. If tags are going to be used it is recommended that the "tags" column be added to the overview. This is done in Overview Settings -> Columns. |
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| − | = The Overview Settings =
| + | The Tag feature allows you to assign a number or letter to individual ships or objects in space which will be visible in the Tag column of the overview. Tagging is different from [[Fleet]] broadcasts though they are often used for similar purposes. |
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| − | === Viewing Overview Settings ===
| + | The tag will remain assigned to the object until it is destroyed, you dock in a station, or enter a jump gate. This is useful for marking trigger ships during missions, marking trigger ships and kill order in wormhole sleeper sites, prioritizing PvP targets, or any other activity for which you may need to quickly identify specific objects for a fleet. Only fleet members in command positions can mark tags. |
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| − | To view all your overview settings, do the following:
| + | === Tagging process === |
| | + | The Tag option is only available while you are a member of a fleet and in a command role (i.e. FC, WC, or SC). If you are alone, you may simply form a fleet with yourself (your default role with be FC). |
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| − | #Right click on white triangle on your '''Overview tab'''.
| + | To tag an object, simply right-click, select "Tag" from the context menu, and you will be given a choice of numbers or letters. Pick the number or letter you wish to use and you are done. |
| − | #Click on the third last option, '''Open overview settings'''.
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| − | You should now see your overview settings window, complete with six different tabs.
| + | A faster method to tag targets is to use the "tag item as" shortcut key. Note that all "tag item as" actions do not have a key bound to them by default. These shortcuts are in the "combat" section of shortcut settings. |
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| − | '''NOTE - This guide will cover optimizing overview settings in the next chapter. For now, follow along in your own overview and learn.'''
| + | == Installing the EVE University Overview == |
| | + | Using the default overview is generally not recommended. Instead, players should either set and manage their own overview or use a well-maintained overview pack. |
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| | + | We have a quick-start Overview guide to help you get started easily. |
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| − | === The Filters Tab ===
| + | Follow the steps below to setup the EVE Uni Overview and read on to learn more about the Overview itself. |
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| − | ==== Types ==== | + | === Step 1 - Opening up Overview Settings === |
| | + | [[File:How to get to overview settings.png|none|frame|How to access your Overview Settings while in space in-game]] |
| | + | # It it recommended that you are flying in space to setup your Overview for the first time (Other methods of opening up this window can be found in [[Overview settings]]). If you are currently in a station, click on Undock. |
| | + | # Once undocked, stop your ship at a safe location near the station or elsewhere. |
| | + | # Click on the " ⋮ " icon on the top right of your Overview and click on Open Overview Settings (refer to image above). |
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| − | The types tab is where you select what you want to see on your overview. You can use this tab to select specific things - if you’re a veldspar miner, you might only want veldspar asteroids and NPC rats. If you’re a PvPer, you might only want ships on your overview, or maybe even just specific types of ships.
| + | === Step 2 - Getting the EVE Uni Overview in-game === |
| | + | [[File:Open channel window.png|none|frame|Open channel window from the chat box]] |
| | + | Click on the " + " icon located on the top right of your chat channel window. |
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| − | *'''Asteroid:''' Pretty self explanatory - all your different types of asteroids.
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| − | *'''Celestial:''' All your large celestial objects - planets, moons, wormholes, and so on. Also contains beacons (cynosural fields), biomass (corpses), stargates and wrecks.
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| − | *'''Charge:''' Contains bombs, which can now be deployed by stealth bombers, but only in 0.0 space. These are very dangerous - always good to have them on your overview. It also includes probes, which are usually good to have checked, as having them on overview makes seeing them on d-scan easier.
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| − | *'''Deployable:''' Mobile warp disruptors, otherwise known as bubbles. These are the deployable type that get anchored in space. The other type are used by interdictors and heavy interdictors, and don’t show up on your overview.
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| − | *'''Drone:''' All your various types of drones. Useful if you want to target drones of any kind, especially fighter drones.
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| − | *'''Entity:''' All your mission rats (NPC enemies), as well as a few useless things like billboards.
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| − | *'''NPC:''' CONCORD, and non-mission rats.
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| − | *'''Ship:''' Player-owned ships. Usually you’ll have all of these selected, unless you want to target specific types of ships.
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| − | *'''Station:''' Pretty self-explanatory. Structure POS structures and modules - you might use these if you were attacking one, or living in one.
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| | + | [[File:Accessing eve uni overview.png|none|frame|Accessing the Overview (EVE Uni) channel]] |
| | + | In the top input field, type in "Overview (EVE Uni)" and click Join. |
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| − | ==== States ====
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| − | In the States tab, you can further define what you want to see in the overview. Whilst the Types tab is pretty straightforward, some care has to be taken with the States tab.
| + | [[File:Overview eve uni channel.png|none|frame|The Overview (EVE Uni) channel]] |
| | + | You will now see the channel's Message of the Day (MOTD), follow the installation steps there in-game and you are done! |
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| − | '''IMPORTANT - EVERYONE READ THIS:''' States doesn’t let you say what you want to see, rather it lets you say what you don’t want to see.
| + | === Advanced settings === |
| | + | If you want to further tweak your Overview to fit your personal preference, more details on the overview settings are found in the [[Overview settings]] article. |
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| − | ''If a player has an attribute that you '''haven’t''' selected, they '''won’t show up on your overview'''.''
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| − | '''Example:''' You want to see a war target, so you select '''Pilot is at war with your corporation/alliance'''. You would think this would give you war targets on your overview, but it’s a bit more complicated than that.
| + | == Overview pack == |
| | + | Before you proceed : {{Color|wheat|It is highly recommended that you follow the guide to build your own overview pack because it will help you understand the various Overview settings, which space object falls into what category, and how the Overview in whole works.}} |
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| − | Suppose that player also has a bounty on him. Since you haven’t got bounty checked, he won’t show up. You need to select all the attributes that a war target could possibly have in order to see war targets.
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| | + | | With the "Hyperion" release .yaml has replaced .xml as the format for exported Overview files. Please note that .xml imports will be supported for a limited time as per [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/sharing-is-caring CCP] |
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| − | Additionally, the States tab and the Types tab interact which often leads to problems and confusion for newer players. For example, if you are setting up a drone preset where all you want to see are drones and nothing else [i.e. no ships, no rats etc.], many newer players will deselect everything in Types except for Drones and then deselect everything in States thinking that those attributes deal only with showing pilots - which is what you don't want in your Drones preset. The problem with this is that you will not see your Drones in the Overview because Drones belong TO pilots; in order to see your own drones, you must select "pilot is in your alliance" in the States tab. If you want to see the drones of your enemies, then you will also have to select "pilot is at war with your corporation/alliance" etc. Feel free to test this out with your own drones, you will be pleasantly surprised. The same principle applies if you're mining with jetcans, if you only select "Cargo Container" under Celestial in Types and deselect everything in States, nobody's cans will show up in your overview because by deselecting everything in States, you are not allowing your Overview to show cans that belong to pilots - and since all cans invariably belong to a pilot, none will thus show. This same principle applies to other objects like wrecks etc. because the States tab doesn't just show pilots, but it shows what those pilots own.
| + | Any overview pack that you choose to download & then upload to your client should undergo extensive double-checking and possible re-working. There are known issues with uploading to a different client or computer. See above. |
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| − | This is the trick to the overview, and (apart from bugs) the most common reason why players can’t see all the things they want to see. | + | Overview packs are '''pre-built sets of overview profiles''' and, in most cases, include their own set of settings, such as bracket display and labeling. This allows players to quickly import several overview profiles at once. There are also many other features that can be included on overview packs in comparison to your basic overview; depending on each of the overview packs currently available in public, two of the common features most overview packs promote are: |
| | + | * Customizing how the overview brackets are displayed |
| | + | * Customizing how the overview tabs are displayed |
| | + | Bear in mind that overview packs are not official products made by CCP; they are custom-built, third-party releases. |
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| | + | There are also several other advantages of using or releasing overview packs. One aspect worth mentioning: some overview packs are designed with a number of careful considerations and standards applied. This is especially important with some corporations, big alliances, or coalitions. For instance, many of the overview packs may release "set X" profiles, which are used in important scenarios and, in turn, used by members of certain organizations; there is also the case of standardization across these profiles. While building your own overview can be good (or better on some cases), using the same overview pack across many players at once enables you to follow and issue commands or intel with the knowledge that the other person who listed or gave that intel has the same overview setup as yours. |
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| − | === The Appearance Tab === | + | === Commonly known & used overview packs === |
| | + | Below are some of the widely known overview packs available. (Note: These overview packs are not to the EVE UNI standards and are for experienced players only) |
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| − | ==== Colortag ====
| + | There is an in-game channel that [[ISD]] is referencing called '''Overview List''' as well that has all known overviews, including EVE Uni's Overview. Click the + in a chat channel to see this list. |
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| − | Colortags allow you to set which tags appear or do not appear, and which tags have priority. Setting colortags correctly is important because they dictate which state you see. For example, if you have '''Pilot has a bounty on him''' set higher than '''Pilot is at war with your corporation/alliance''', you will only see the black skull bounty colortag rather than the red star war target colortag. The consequences of this could obviously be very bad.
| + | '''''{{Co|yellow|IMPORTANT}}''''': If an overview is older than September 18th, 2024 ([https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-version-22-01]), it will be missing the new mining fields, officer rats in empire, structure fighters, and before June 2023 [[Dreadnoughts|Lancer Dreadnought]] from overview. Can add manually under '''/open overview_settings''' | ''Filters'' | ''Types Shown'' | ''Ships'' | ''Lancer Dreadnought'' on all PvP tabs. The latest major revision was in September 18th, 2024, with the addition of changes for Equinox. |
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| − | Also note that colortag settings also affect chat and space.
| + | * [https://barkkor.blogspot.com/p/overview.html Barkkor Overview] ('''{{Co|red|Out of date}} May 2023''') |
| | + | : An very easy to use and reliable Overview for both PvP and PvE. Gets frequent updates. |
| | + | : Available in-game in "'''Barkkor'''" Channel. |
| | + | * [https://iridiumops.uk.to/#!/wiki/overview.md Iridium Overview] ([https://github.com/iridiumops/overview GitHub]) ('''{{Co|green|Up to Date}} November 2024 (Revenant)''') |
| | + | : Overview pack designed for every player, newbie or veteran. Useful in both fleet and solo PVP, ratting, mining, looting and exploration in all types of space. |
| | + | : Available in-game in the "'''Iridium Overview'''" channel. |
| | + | * [https://github.com/feertruelight/feeridium Feeridium Overview Pack] ('''{{Co|green|Up to Date}} November 2024 (Revenant)''') |
| | + | :8 tab overview pack designed for every EVE player, newbie, or veteran. This overview will be useful in both fleet and solo PvP, ratting, mining, looting, and exploration in all types of space. |
| | + | : It is a Tribute to the original Iridium Overview and uses it as a basis for further developments. |
| | + | : Join the in-game mailing list "Feeridium" to get notifications about updates directly in your inbox. |
| | + | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/ar406g/sarashawa_overview_pack_v_105_released/ SaraShawa Overview Pack] (Reddit Post) ('''{{Co|red|Out of date}} August 2021''') |
| | + | : A PvP-focused overview pack, fundamentally an update and expansion on Sarah's Overview Pack. |
| | + | : Available in-game in "SaraShawa-Overview" Channel. |
| | + | : It contains a massive list of pre-set overview settings that you can load on the fly, allowing for great versatility. |
| | + | * [https://wiki.signalcartel.space/Public:Signal_Cartel_Overview_Pack Signal Cartel Overview Pack] (The Explorer's Compendium) ('''{{Co|green|Up to Date}} July 2024''') |
| | + | : Tailored towards exploration with limited presets for PvE and PvP. |
| | + | : Available in-game in the "'''Explorer's Overview'''" channel. |
| | + | * [https://www.wckg.net/home/kisover Kisover] ('''{{Co|green|Up to Date}} November 2024 (Revenant)''') |
| | + | : Created by Kismeteer in 2010, single set of tabs for all players in Null sec, maybe not appropriate for low sec. |
| | + | : Available in-game via the mailing list '''Kisover2''' and in the "'''Kissist'''" channel. |
| | + | * [https://gitlab.com/Arziel/Z-S-Overview-Pack/ Z-S Overview] (GitLab) ('''{{Co|red|Out of date}} November 2023 (Havoc)''') |
| | + | : An all round Modular overview pack focused on all aspects of EVE's gameplay, allowing the use of generalized new-player friendly and/or very specific profile presets for tactical advantage. |
| | + | : Available in-game in "'''Z-S Overview'''" Channel and Mailing List. |
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| − | Another thing to remember is that changing these settings won’t dictate what you can and can’t see in your overview - you will still see all the things you dictated in the States tab. The only thing you’re changing here is how said things are displayed in your overview, in chat and in space.
| + | '''''{{Co|yellow|IMPORTANT}}'' Review your Overview set-up regularly''' |
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| | + | Pilots should routinely review their overview set-up to make sure it's current, especially when Updates have been released. On occasion, new entities get added to the game and are placed in new overview categories and are thus invisible in all old overviews. Also, some updates and patches may bring other changes to how the Overview works. |
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| − | ==== Background ==== | + | == See also == |
| | + | * [[Overview settings]] |
| | + | * [[Installing the EVE University Overview]] |
| | + | * [[Third-Party Game Guides#EVE overviews|EVE overviews]] |
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| − | The Background tab allows you to change the background of items in your overview, as well as the background of icons in space. It doesn’t affect things in chat.
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| − | You can change the colour of the background of any pilot state. Generally, as backgrounds are quite distracting, I might only have a few selected at any one time.
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| − | You can also toggle flashing backgrounds. This is where the term “red flashy” comes from - players generally have war targets and outlaws set to a flashing red background. This is useful for highlighting certain pilots in your overview.
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| − | Like in the Colortags tab, backgrounds have priorities. If a pilot fulfills two or more criteria, the highest ranked one will take priority.
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| − | The EWAR lets you modify which electronic warfare notifications are shown on the overview. These notifications show up on the right side of the overview line belonging to the ship (or drone, or POS module, etc.) using the module. These should all be checked.
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| − | Columns let you select which columns you want to see in your overview. Some of them are pretty useless, so you obviously don’t want those columns cramping your style.
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| − | *'''Icon:''' This is the object’s icon, useful for quickly seeing the difference between a stargate and a station, or a war target and a corp member.
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| − | *'''Distance:''' The object’s distance from your ship.
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| − | *'''Name:''' The name of the object, be it a player name, the name of a station, or the name of a stargate or another item.
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| − | *'''Type:''' Shows what type of ship a pilot is flying, which is a very useful thing to know.
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| − | *'''Tag:''' The tag that a fleet commander (FC) has assigned to an object. Useful when primary and secondary targets are called, although an FC will usually just shout out the name over Teamspeak. Mostly used for shooting rats, where the FC wants pilots to destroy enemies in a certain order, but doesn’t want to have to call out each target. Also useful for exploration, where cans in archaeology or hacking sites need to be marked as completed.
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| − | *'''Corporation and Alliance:''' A pilot’s corporation and alliance.
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| − | *'''Faction and Militia:''' Used in Factional Warfare.
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| − | *'''Size:''' The object’s size.
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| − | *'''Velocity:''' The object’s general velocity.
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| − | *'''Radial Velocity:''' How fast an object is traveling, and whether it is traveling towards or away from you.
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| − | *'''Transversal Velocity:''' How fast an object is traveling perpendicular to you (its orbital velocity). Very useful for gunnery pilots in gauging whether a target can be hit or not, and valuable for frigate and interceptor pilots trying to avoid being hit by guns. An object with a faster transversal velocity will be harder to hit, and vice versa. Angular velocity is, however, more useful. Angular velocity is the most valuable tab for gunnery pilots.
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| − | *'''Angular Velocity:''' is an object’s speed relative to you, measured in radians per second. This means that angular velocity takes distance from a target into account, a very important factor when trying to hit something. Even if a ship has a high transversal velocity, it may still have a very low angular velocity because it is far away; meaning it might still be easy to hit. Basically, if the number in the angular velocity tab is lower than your tracking speed, you can hit your target - or the other way around.
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| − | === The Ships Tab ===
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| − | The Ships tab lets you customize what you see when you mouse over an object in space. It also lets you customize the order information is shown in, and the brackets used on either side of each bit of information. Again, some bits are useful, and some bits are not. Ship Name, for example, is rarely useful, whereas Ship Type is very useful.
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| − | Since I generally use the overview to look at all of this information, this tab is not so important to me. It can, however, be useful when you are looking at a battle from long range in Tactical Overview mode, and you want to see all pertinent information when you mouse over different ships.
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| − | === The Misc Tab ===
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| − | The Misc tab allows you to reset all of your overview settings and start from scratch. It also has the option of moving objects that are mentioned in broadcasts to the top of an overview. This can be useful in fleet operations when the FC broadcasts an align command, or the like. The relevant stargate would then move to the top of the overview.
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| − | === The Overview Tabs Tab ===
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| − | This tab allows you to set up to five different tabs, with five different overview and bracket profile presets. This lets you easily switch between different profiles for different situations. Brackets are the icons you see in space for an item, such as squares for players, circles for planets, etc..
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| − | <br> The next section will show you how to set different presets and optimize your overview for different situations.
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| − | = Setting Up Your Overview =
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| − | The following section will tell you how to set up your overview for Eve University fleets. Please follow the instructions carefully.
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| − | === Setting Up Columns ===
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| − | #In your overview settings, go to the '''Columns tab'''.
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| − | #Make sure the following boxes are checked and in the following order:
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| − | #*'''Icon'''
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| − | #*'''Tag''' (Keep this unchecked unless you need it for special circumstances)
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| − | #*'''Distance'''
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| − | #*'''Name'''
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| − | #*'''Type'''
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| − | #*'''Velocity'''
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| − | #*'''Corporation'''
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| − | #*'''Alliance''' ''(Corporation and alliance are useful to see who is around, especially in low security space.)''
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| − | #If you are a gunnery pilot or tackler, you may want to check''' Angular velocity'''.
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| − | #Sort your overview by '''Distance''', so that the closest items are at the top. This is the most logical way to sort your overview.
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| − | #Make sure your overview is wide enough to easily see the information in all these columns.
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| − | === Setting Up Ship Mouse-Overs ===
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| − | #Go to the '''Ships tab'''.
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| − | #Make sure the following boxes are checked, and move them into the following order: ''(I find that his helps to separate all of the bracketed information, which can get confusing.)''
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| − | #*'''Ship Type'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot name'''
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| − | #*'''Corp Ticker'''
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| − | #*'''Alliance Ticker'''
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| − | #Select '''Hide corp ticker if pilot is in alliance''' at the top of the tab.
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| − | This removes irrelevant information - if you’re fighting against a Privateer, you want to know he’s in the Privateer Alliance, not which corp he’s in.
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| − | === Setting up Broadcasted Entities ===
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| − | #Go to the '''Misc Tab'''.
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| − | #Check '''Move entities with broadcasts to top'''.
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| − | === Setting Up Colortags ===
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| − | #Go to the '''Appearance tab''', and then the '''Colortag tab'''.
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| − | #Change your colortags to be in the following order:
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| − | #*'''Pilot is at war with your corporation/ alliance'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is at war with your militia '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your fleet'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your corporation '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your alliance '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has excellent standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has good standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your militia '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is an outlaw '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has terrible standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has bad standing'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has security status below 0'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has neutral standing'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot (agent) is interactable'''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has bounty on him'''
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| − | #The last item should be unchecked, unless you really want to see who has a bounty, which is pretty useless information.
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| − | #Please double check your settings against the setting order above.
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| − | Notice that the colortag for '''Pilot is an outlaw''' is an orange skull. This is because we’re going to be changing the background for this state in the next section.
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| − | '''Flagging in High Security Space''' In high sec, you usually can’t be attacked by anyone without CONCORD attacking and destroying them. However, if you commit the following actions in high security space, CONCORD won’t interfere if someone attacks you.
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| − | These are:
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| − | *If you steal from someone.
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| − | *If you aid someone who is flagged to someone else.
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| − | *If you attack someone.
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| − | === Setting Up Backgrounds ===
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| − | #Go into the '''Appearances tab''', then go to the '''Background tab'''.
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| − | #Uncheck everything EXCEPT:
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| − | #*'''Pilot is at war with your corporation/ alliance'''.
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| − | #*'''Pilot is an outlaw'''
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| − | #'''Pilot is at war with your corporation/alliance should be at the top''', with '''Pilot is an outlaw''' below '''Pilot has good standing'''.
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| − | #Right click on '''Pilot is an outlaw''' and select '''Toggle blink'''. Both the items that are selected should now be blinking.
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| − | #Right click on '''Pilot is an outlaw''' and change the colour to orange.
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| − | This last step is to distinguish outlaws from war targets, since allies can sometimes appear as outlaws. Be aware that some fleet commanders (FCs) refer to outlaws as red flashies. With the above settings, orange flashy and the traditional red flashy are both shootable targets - you won’t get CONCORDed if you fire upon them.
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| − | Outlaws and war targets are the only two types of players you can attack in high sec space. The above settings will remove background from everything except the most important targets, allowing you to instantly see who to attack.
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| − | You have now set up all your general overview settings - we’ll move onto setting up individual presets now.
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| − | === Setting Up a PvP Preset ===
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| − | #Go to your '''Filters tab''' , and go to the '''States tab'''.
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| − | #Make sure ONLY the following items are checked:
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| − | #*'''Pilot has a security status below 0 '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has bad standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has bounty on him '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has neutral standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has terrible standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is an outlaw '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is at war with your corporation/alliance'''.
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| − | #Go to the '''Types tab'''.
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| − | #Click '''Deselect all''' ''(at the bottom of the window)''.
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| − | #'''Right click on the Ships folder and click Select all'''. ''Everything in the Ships folder is now selected.''
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| − | #'''Right click on the Charge folder and click Select all'''. ''Everything in the Charge folder is now selected.''
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| − | #Open the '''Celestial folder''' and select '''Beacon''', '''Covert Beacon, Warp Gate '''and'''Sun'''.
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| − | #Open the '''Drone''' folder and select '''Fighter Drone''' and '''Fighter Bomber'''.
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| − | #Open the '''NPC folder''' and select '''Pirate NPC'''.
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| − | #Follow the “ '''Saving a preset''' ” instructions below.
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| − | This preset is for seeing only war targets and other very important things. The idea with this preset is to not be able to shoot at anything that might get you CONCORDed. When you’re sitting in a gatecamp with your modules running hot, and you accidentally target a gate instead of the war target, you could quickly find yourself in a pod. '''Please note that this preset will show people with bad (orange minus) and horrible standing (red minus). These people CANNOT be attacked in high sec space. Only attack people flashing red on your overview.'''
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| − | '''''Note about neutrals:''''' In the past, there has been a bug that prevented a player from seeing important things like stargates when Pilot has neutral standing wasn’t checked. I’m pretty sure that this bug is still present, based on recent information from people who have used my guide.
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| − | === Saving a Preset ===
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| − | #In your overview settings, in the '''Filters''' tab , you should see '''Presets: not saved''', and a little white triangle next to it. Right click the '''white triangle'''. You can also find the same white triangle in your actual overview, on the tab that says '''Overview (not saved)'''. Clicking on this will do the same thing.
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| − | #Once you have clicked on the triangle, select '''Save current type selection as…'''
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| − | #Type in '''1 - PvP''' and click '''OK'''. You have now saved these settings as a preset.
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| − | === Setting Up a PvP with Drones Preset ===
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 1 - PvP'''.
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| − | #In '''Filters > Types''', go into the Drone folder and select the following:
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| − | #*'''Cap Drain Drone '''
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| − | #*'''Combat Drone '''
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| − | #*'''Electronic Warfare Drone '''
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| − | #*'''Fighter Bomber '''
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| − | #*'''Fighter Drone '''
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| − | #*'''Logistic Drone '''
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| − | #*'''Stasis Webifying Drone '''
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| − | #*'''Warp Scrambling Drone '''
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| − | #Save the preset as '''1a - PvP + Drones'''.
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| − | This preset is useful if you are being aggressed by drones and want to destroy them, or want to help out a fleetmate who is being attacked by drones.
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| − | === Setting Up a PvP Travel Preset ===
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 1 - PvP'''.
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| − | #Go into '''Celestial''' and check the following, in addition to the stuff you’ve already selected:
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| − | #*'''Beacon'''
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| − | #*'''Stargate'''
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| − | #*'''Warp Gate'''
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| − | #*'''Wormhole'''
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| − | #Go into '''Deployable''' and select '''Mobile Warp Disruptor'''.
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| − | #Save the preset as '''2 - PvP Travel'''.
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| − | The PvP travel preset is designed as an all purpose travel mode. It shows you neutrals (so you can see whether WT alts are following the fleet), cynosural fields (so you can see when someone’s about to hotdrop a capital ship fleet on top of you), wormholes (for those wormhole ops), warp bubbles (for those occasional times when we’re in 0.0 space). I use this preset most of the time.
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| − | I don’t tend to have stations checked in this preset, because it just clutters you up. Some solar systems have too many stations, so it’s better not to have these checked. If you want to travel to a station, right click in empty space and just select the station from there.
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| − | === Setting Up a PvP Travel Without Neutrals Preset ===
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 2 - PvP Travel'''
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| − | #In '''Filters > States''', uncheck '''Pilot has neutral standing'''.
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| − | #Save the preset as '''2a - PvP Trav - Neut'''
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| − | This is a useful preset to have for those times when you have to make a shopping trip to a busy system like Jita, or an FC takes the fleet into a really busy system. This preset will eliminate neutral pilots from the overview, reducing lag. '''Please don’t use this all the time, though - seeing neutrals is useful, and flying without them on your overview is dangerous.'''
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| − | Using this tab could prevent you from seeing neutral remote reppers that often need to be neuted, ecm jammed, and damped.
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| − | === Setting Up a Missions Preset ===
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| − | For setting up a missioning preset, I loaded the Standard preset, then ran some missions. I removed the things I didn’t really need to see as I went - you can do this by right clicking on the item in the overview, then selecting '''Remove *item* from overview'''. Eventually I had a preset I was happy with.
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| − | I always add and remove '''Large Collidable Object''' as needed, as sometimes you need to see them, and sometimes they just clutter up your overview.
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| − | Whether you want to include wrecks or not is up to you. Some people like to have special salvaging and looting overview presets with only wrecks and cargo containers. Whatever you do, make sure you can still see enemy players at all times. The pod saver overview is the only overview you shouldn’t have enemies on.
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| − | Once you’re done creating a missions preset, save it as '''3 - Missions'''. If you never run missions, you obviously don’t need this preset. If you don’t run missions, but like to go mining, you could create one called '''3 - Mining''' with just asteroids, belt rats, enemy players and anything else you need. It’s up to you
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| − | === Creating a Looting Preset ===
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 1 - PvP'''.
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| − | #Go to '''Filters > States''' and select all states by checking every checkbox, except keep 'Pilot is in your fleet' unchecked.
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| − | #Go to '''Filters > Types''', expand the Celestial category, and check the following items:
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| − | #*'''Biomass'''
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| − | #*'''Cargo Container'''
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| − | #*'''Stargate'''
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| − | #*'''Wreck'''
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| − | #Save the preset as '''4 - Looting'''
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| − | This is useful to loot the field after a PvP engagement. It is necessary to have all states selected to see all wrecks (except the '''Pilot is in your fleet''' state). Having fleetmates checked will clutter up your overview with your own fleet's ships.
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| − | === Setting Up a Pod Saver Preset ===
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 1 - PvP'''.
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| − | #Go to '''Filters > Types''' and click '''Deselect All'''.
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| − | #Go into '''Celestial''' and check '''Planet'''.
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| − | #Save the preset as '''5 - Pod Saver'''.
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| − | This preset is used to get yourself out of tricky situations.
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| − | <br> These are the times where you should switch to your Pod saver overview:
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| − | *The FC calls a scatter or just says to get out.
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| − | *You’re being targeted (you see yellow reticules on your overview) and you are in no position to take any fire.
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| − | *You’re in danger of getting destroyed or know you’re about to get destroyed.
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| − | *You get destroyed.
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| − | <br> In any of these cases, do the following:
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| − | #Click on your '''Pod saver''' tab .
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| − | #Choose a random planet and click on it.
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| − | #In the '''Selected item''' window, start spamming the '''Warp to 0 m''' button (just keep on clicking it).
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| − | #*If you’re not warp scrambled, you will warp to a planet. In that case, either meet up with the fleet again or dock at a safe station. Listen for instructions by your FC.
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| − | #*If you ARE warp scrambled, you’re not going anywhere. You should, however, keep on spamming the Warp to 0 m button. This is because when your ship is destroyed, you will appear in your pod. If you’re spamming that button, your pod will warp out as quickly as possible (usually almost instantly) and save both your clone and any implants you’re carrying. If you do this correctly, you should never lose your pod.
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| − | #Switch back to your '''PvP''' or '''PvP travel''' tab before you drop out of warp, so you can see any enemies on the other side.
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| − | <br> When you get destroyed, a session change is initiated through you going from your ship to a pod. This can cause lag, and if you’re already spamming the Warp to 0 m button BEFORE this happens, your pod will warp out despite any lag that may occur (a chain of commands was built up before you got destroyed by the spamming).
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| − | The reason we use planets is because there usually isn’t anything dangerous at planets. Enemies could be waiting at stargates or stations, and big enemy POSes could be sitting near moons, so we warp to planets.
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| − | Also, you could have an aggression timer. Aggression timers stop you from docking or jumping through a gate for exactly 60 seconds after the timer begins. When the timer reaches 13m 59s (shown in-game when the timer says 13 minutes, you can dock up or jump).
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| − | === Creating a Fleet Members Preset ===
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 1 - PvP'''.
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| − | #Go to '''Filters > States''' and select the following ''(in addition to what was already selected)'':
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| − | #*'''Pilot has excellent standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot has good standing '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your alliance '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your corporation '''
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| − | #*'''Pilot is in your Fleet '''
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| − | #Save the preset as '''Fleetmates'''
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| − | This is a preset that can be useful for fleet, wing and squad commanders to quickly see where their squad members are so as to do a headcount. It will also show anyone who is flying with the fleet, but isn’t actually in the fleet. Sometimes people disconnect and need a fleet re-invite - you can quickly see who needs one with this preset. It’s also useful for seeing what ship types you have in your fleet.
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| − | === Setting Up a Wormhole Preset ===
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| − | Wormholes are unique places that require many different different things to be visible on your overview.
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| − | #Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Load 1 - PvP''' .
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| − | #Go to '''Filters > States''' and check ALL the boxes. You want to see every player when you’re in a wormhole, whether it be friendlies so you can repair them, or enemies so you can destroy them.
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| − | #Go to '''Filters > Types''' and click the '''Select all''' button at the bottom of the window.
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| − | #Open the '''Asteroid''' folder and deselect '''Veldspar''' .
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| − | #Open the '''Celestial''' folder and deselect '''Large Collidable Object''', '''Moon''' and '''Wreck'''.
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| − | #Right click on the '''Dron'''e folder and select '''Deselect all''' . Then check '''Fighter Drone''' .
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| − | #Open the '''Entity''' folder and deselect '''Large Collidable Structure''' .
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| − | #Save the settings as '''6 - Wormhole''' .
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| − | The above settings will let you see all you need to see in a wormhole. Obviously, there are a lot of extraneous things selected, but you’ll never see any of those things in a wormhole, so you needn’t worry about them being selected.
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| − | '''Don’t use the above settings in known space. There’s a lot of crap on there that will clutter up your overview. Switch to the PvP settings when you get back into K-space.'''
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| − | If I get to a gravimetric site and want to mine veldspar, I simply go into my overview settings and recheck veldspar until I’m finished mining. Otherwise, I keep it unchecked. If I want to loot and salvage, I have another overview preset that has wrecks on it. I personally like to use my missioning preset.
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| − | This overview setting is pretty generalized, but you’ll need to tweak it every now and then.
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| − | '''If you get into combat with other players, you may want to change to your 1 - PvP setting, depending on the circumstances.'''
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| − | '''Remember that wormholes are 0.0 space.''' That means you can find anything inside, from capital ships, to bubbles, to bombs. '''Be extremely careful when entering wormhole space.'''
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| − | == Setting Up Bracket Presets ==
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| − | Brackets are the little icons you see in space, depicting different objects. Sometimes having too many of them can cause lag, but they are often useful.
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| − | There are occasions on which you might want your brackets to show different things than are on your overview. I most commonly have bracket settings with drones selected, where my main overview settings do not show drones. This is because there are often swarms of drones about, which can quickly clog up one’s overview.
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| − | One example of a time you might want to see drone brackets in space is in missions. You want to warp off, but you don’t know whether your drones are still out. If you have drone brackets set, you can easily see when your drones are no longer in space. Additionally, you can see when someone has drones attacking you in PvP. This can be very useful.
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| − | Again, bear in mind that brackets cause a lot of lag - use them at your own risk.
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| − | To create a bracket setting:
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| − | #Load the particular preset you want to create bracket settings for. For example, you might want drones on your wormhole setting, so you would load '''6 - Wormhole''' .
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| − | #Add or remove items you do or don’t want to see in space (eg. drones).
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| − | #Save the setting as something you’re going to recognize as a bracket setting. For example, you might save your setting as '''6 - Wormhole B''' .
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| − | See the next section to see how to set assign bracket presets.
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| − | == Assigning the Tabs and Brackets ==
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| − | #Go to the '''Overview tabs tab''' .
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| − | #Under the '''Tab name''' column , enter the following five items:
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| − | #*'''PvP Travel'''
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| − | #*'''PvP Drones'''
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| − | #*'''Missions''', '''Mining''' or '''Wormhole''' ''(choose whichever one you use)''
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| − | #*'''Looting'''
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| − | #*'''Pod Saver'''
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| − | #Under the '''Overview profile column''' , assign each tab its respective overview profile, i.e. assign '''2 - PvP Travel''' to the '''PvP Travel tab''' and so on.
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| − | #Under bracket profiles, do the same ( '''2 - PvP Travel''' to '''PvP Travel tab''' and so on), '''unless you want to set your bracket profiles to something different''' . If you have set up bracket profiles as per the previous section, assign them here (eg. assign '''6 - Wormhole B''' as a bracket profile for '''6 - Wormhole''' ).
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| − | #Click '''Apply''' at the bottom of the window.
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| − | You should now have five different tabs with five different overview presets. During war, you can switch the Missions/ Mining tab to the '''PvP Travel without neutrals''' configuration. This tab can be used if you need to fight in a trade hub that has a lot of neutrals cluttering the overview. However, be warned that you cannot see neutral remote reppers if you use this tab, so it is often preferable to fight with the pvp travel tab and sort by alliance name with the arrow pointing down (or corp name if the war targets are not in an alliance).
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| − | == Using the Tag Column ==
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| − | The Tag feature allows you to assign a number or letter to individual ships or objects in space which will be visible in the Tag column of the overview. The tag will remain assigned to the object until it is destroyed, you dock in a station, or enter a jump gate. This is useful for marking trigger ships during missions, prioritizing PvP targets, marking NPC convoy ships for attack (see [http://www.eve-wiki.net/index.php?title=Guide:Attacking_Convoys Eve Wiki Attacking Convoys Guide] for more details), or any other activity for which you may need to quickly identify specifics objects.
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| − | == Tagging Process ==
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| − | The Tag option is only available while you are a member of a fleet, and in a command role (i.e. FC, WC, or SC). If you are alone, you may simply form a fleet with yourself (your default role with be FC).
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| − | To tag an object, simply right-click, select "Tag" from the context menu, and you will be given a choice of numbers or letters. Pick the number or letter you wish to use and you are done.
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| − | == Conclusion of the Guide ==
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| − | Congratulations! You’ve (hopefully successfully) set up your overview.
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| − | If you use my overview settings and find that you can’t see something you should be able to see, please send me a message in-game (Varius Arcturus) and I will change this guide.
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| − | Please keep an eye out for newer versions - I will be updating this guide.
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| − | Please read on for a few advanced tips for more experienced players that I’ve picked up. New players shouldn’t bother about this stuff until you get the basics down.
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| − | = Advanced Tips =
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| − | == Using all brackets ==
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| − | EVE isn’t a very system-intensive game, and people often have computers that can easily handle the game on max settings.
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| − | In the past, using all brackets wasn’t recommended because of the lag it created when large fleets were on the field. However, after a couple of years playing EVE, I think the benefits of having all brackets on far outweigh the drawbacks.
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| − | The Militia column can be hidden in the right side of the screen if you don't need that information. It is mostly used by lowsec PvP fleets to identify Faction Warfare pilots, some of which are unlikely to aggress Uni fleets (although some FW corps will happily take a criminal flag to shoot down Uni targets of opportunity).
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| − | = Additional Information =
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| − | === Posting Feedback ===
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| − | If you have access to the EVE University forums, please take the time to visit [http://www.eve-ivy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16571 this page] and post your thoughts.
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EVE University's Overview
The overview is one of the most essential components of EVE's user interface and is the primary means of viewing items in space. It is a customizable list of interactive entries and can assist players with virtually every activity performed in space. Preparing your Overview to fit your own personal preferences are essential to you having a successful time playing EVE Online.
The game comes with a default overview set, which is often insufficient for most player's means. It is often better to pick a player built overview and build on it. Keeping the overview up to date is important as CCP is adding new ship types to it regularly. A misconfigured overview can result in loss of a ship or worse, a diplomatic incident of friendly fire.
Understanding your Overview
Tabs
The tabs in your Overview are customizable columns that you could use to filter out different entities/targets you would like to see while you are in space.
Content
The main contents of your overview in-game
The content area of your Overview will display all currently filtered entities/targets in a list here.
Interacting
You can interact with objects in the overview by right-clicking them and selecting the appropriate action. Alternatively, the object can be click-and-held in order to open the radial menu.
The right-click menu in-game, accessed by right-clicking a row in your Overview
The radial menu in-game, accessed by click-and-holding a row in your Overview
Shortcuts
Alternatively, in many situations, you may want to use shortcuts for faster actions; almost all actions have shortcuts. These shortcuts can be set in the "combat" section of the shortcut settings.
Simply hold the action shortcut key down and click the object in overview or in space. Additionally, you can first select the object and then click the shortcut key.
For example: to target an object, just hold CTRL and click the object you want to target or select the object in your overview and then press CTRL.
Moreover, by double-clicking an object you will approach/align to it.
Locked Status
The locked status is shown by a padlock symbol in the column that is used for sorting
While any of the shortcuts are being pressed, the overview will be frozen to prevent items from shuffling around based on the sorting order. While the overview is frozen, all new items that appear on the overview will be added at the bottom of the list and items that disappear from the grid will be shown in a faded text (refer to image above).
Filtering
Filters vs Bracket Filters in Overview Settings
Filters control what shows up in your Overview window, Bracket Filters control what shows up on your actual in-game screen.
EVE isn’t a very system-intensive game, and some people have computers that can easily handle the game on max settings. If your system can handle it, you can select show all brackets in the overview options for each tab. (Brackets are the symbols (icons) you see when in space). This will let you see friendly and hostile ship brackets on the field as well as neutrals and drones. Having all brackets turned on can help you identify an on-grid fleet mate to use as a warp-in. Many players fly with all brackets turned on, and it is recommended to do so if your system can handle it. Zooming out the camera with all brackets turned on will give you a good view of what's happening on the battlefield.
In very large fleet fights, it is recommended to have brackets turned off, as a large number of visible brackets will cause server-side lag when there are hundreds of players shooting at each other in the same system. Most nullsec corps will have instructions for their members on how to minimize lag during large encounters.
You can press Option + Z (for Mac) or ALT + Z (for PC) to toggle all brackets.
Alternatively, you can create a tab preset that only includes bare minimum brackets and use that as the bracket preset.
Tagging
Note: By default, tags are not shown in the overview. If tags are going to be used it is recommended that the "tags" column be added to the overview. This is done in Overview Settings -> Columns.
The Tag feature allows you to assign a number or letter to individual ships or objects in space which will be visible in the Tag column of the overview. Tagging is different from Fleet broadcasts though they are often used for similar purposes.
The tag will remain assigned to the object until it is destroyed, you dock in a station, or enter a jump gate. This is useful for marking trigger ships during missions, marking trigger ships and kill order in wormhole sleeper sites, prioritizing PvP targets, or any other activity for which you may need to quickly identify specific objects for a fleet. Only fleet members in command positions can mark tags.
Tagging process
The Tag option is only available while you are a member of a fleet and in a command role (i.e. FC, WC, or SC). If you are alone, you may simply form a fleet with yourself (your default role with be FC).
To tag an object, simply right-click, select "Tag" from the context menu, and you will be given a choice of numbers or letters. Pick the number or letter you wish to use and you are done.
A faster method to tag targets is to use the "tag item as" shortcut key. Note that all "tag item as" actions do not have a key bound to them by default. These shortcuts are in the "combat" section of shortcut settings.
Installing the EVE University Overview
Using the default overview is generally not recommended. Instead, players should either set and manage their own overview or use a well-maintained overview pack.
We have a quick-start Overview guide to help you get started easily.
Follow the steps below to setup the EVE Uni Overview and read on to learn more about the Overview itself.
Step 1 - Opening up Overview Settings
How to access your Overview Settings while in space in-game
- It it recommended that you are flying in space to setup your Overview for the first time (Other methods of opening up this window can be found in Overview settings). If you are currently in a station, click on Undock.
- Once undocked, stop your ship at a safe location near the station or elsewhere.
- Click on the " ⋮ " icon on the top right of your Overview and click on Open Overview Settings (refer to image above).
Step 2 - Getting the EVE Uni Overview in-game
Open channel window from the chat box
Click on the " + " icon located on the top right of your chat channel window.
Accessing the Overview (EVE Uni) channel
In the top input field, type in "Overview (EVE Uni)" and click Join.
The Overview (EVE Uni) channel
You will now see the channel's Message of the Day (MOTD), follow the installation steps there in-game and you are done!
Advanced settings
If you want to further tweak your Overview to fit your personal preference, more details on the overview settings are found in the Overview settings article.
Overview pack
Before you proceed : It is highly recommended that you follow the guide to build your own overview pack because it will help you understand the various Overview settings, which space object falls into what category, and how the Overview in whole works.
With the "Hyperion" release .yaml has replaced .xml as the format for exported Overview files. Please note that .xml imports will be supported for a limited time as per
CCP
Any overview pack that you choose to download & then upload to your client should undergo extensive double-checking and possible re-working. There are known issues with uploading to a different client or computer. See above.
Overview packs are pre-built sets of overview profiles and, in most cases, include their own set of settings, such as bracket display and labeling. This allows players to quickly import several overview profiles at once. There are also many other features that can be included on overview packs in comparison to your basic overview; depending on each of the overview packs currently available in public, two of the common features most overview packs promote are:
- Customizing how the overview brackets are displayed
- Customizing how the overview tabs are displayed
Bear in mind that overview packs are not official products made by CCP; they are custom-built, third-party releases.
There are also several other advantages of using or releasing overview packs. One aspect worth mentioning: some overview packs are designed with a number of careful considerations and standards applied. This is especially important with some corporations, big alliances, or coalitions. For instance, many of the overview packs may release "set X" profiles, which are used in important scenarios and, in turn, used by members of certain organizations; there is also the case of standardization across these profiles. While building your own overview can be good (or better on some cases), using the same overview pack across many players at once enables you to follow and issue commands or intel with the knowledge that the other person who listed or gave that intel has the same overview setup as yours.
Commonly known & used overview packs
Below are some of the widely known overview packs available. (Note: These overview packs are not to the EVE UNI standards and are for experienced players only)
There is an in-game channel that ISD is referencing called Overview List as well that has all known overviews, including EVE Uni's Overview. Click the + in a chat channel to see this list.
IMPORTANT: If an overview is older than September 18th, 2024 ([1]), it will be missing the new mining fields, officer rats in empire, structure fighters, and before June 2023 Lancer Dreadnought from overview. Can add manually under /open overview_settings | Filters | Types Shown | Ships | Lancer Dreadnought on all PvP tabs. The latest major revision was in September 18th, 2024, with the addition of changes for Equinox.
- An very easy to use and reliable Overview for both PvP and PvE. Gets frequent updates.
- Available in-game in "Barkkor" Channel.
- Overview pack designed for every player, newbie or veteran. Useful in both fleet and solo PVP, ratting, mining, looting and exploration in all types of space.
- Available in-game in the "Iridium Overview" channel.
- 8 tab overview pack designed for every EVE player, newbie, or veteran. This overview will be useful in both fleet and solo PvP, ratting, mining, looting, and exploration in all types of space.
- It is a Tribute to the original Iridium Overview and uses it as a basis for further developments.
- Join the in-game mailing list "Feeridium" to get notifications about updates directly in your inbox.
- A PvP-focused overview pack, fundamentally an update and expansion on Sarah's Overview Pack.
- Available in-game in "SaraShawa-Overview" Channel.
- It contains a massive list of pre-set overview settings that you can load on the fly, allowing for great versatility.
- Tailored towards exploration with limited presets for PvE and PvP.
- Available in-game in the "Explorer's Overview" channel.
- Kisover (Up to Date November 2024 (Revenant))
- Created by Kismeteer in 2010, single set of tabs for all players in Null sec, maybe not appropriate for low sec.
- Available in-game via the mailing list Kisover2 and in the "Kissist" channel.
- An all round Modular overview pack focused on all aspects of EVE's gameplay, allowing the use of generalized new-player friendly and/or very specific profile presets for tactical advantage.
- Available in-game in "Z-S Overview" Channel and Mailing List.
IMPORTANT Review your Overview set-up regularly
Pilots should routinely review their overview set-up to make sure it's current, especially when Updates have been released. On occasion, new entities get added to the game and are placed in new overview categories and are thus invisible in all old overviews. Also, some updates and patches may bring other changes to how the Overview works.
See also
