Incursions checklist: Difference between revisions

|Logistics and smaller ships, like command ships and strategic cruisers, remain stationary right next to the gate. This is because they warp much faster than battleships, so to avoid landing before the rest of the fleet they activate the gate from a standstill when the first few battleships warp away.

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To avoid people entering a site based on how long it takes them to align down the gate, all battleships in the fleet should pre-align down the gate in order to be ready to use the gate right away. This is very similar to how you pre-align in fleets while travelling.

Sometimes the target will be out of range and the drones won't engage until the dronebunny re-initiates an offensive module once the target is within everyone's drone control range. It's also important to remember that your dronebunny must be on grid with you before you can set your drones to assist him, as trying to assist drones to someone who isn't on grid will just silently fail. This is why the dronebunny often posts 'DDD' in fleet chat or calls out on discord to launch drones and assist them to the dronebunny.

While the target is locking, in case that you already have combat drones deployed abandon your current drones, launch the armor maintenance bots and as soon as the lock lands, make them ''"engage"'' the one needing repairs just like you would combat drones. Abandoning the drones is important because there won't be any time to recall your combat drones. Every second counts, so make use of shortcuts (default is ''"F"'' to engage drones) as well to make them repair once the lock lands.

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=== Setting up and using broadcasts ===

In order to do controlled warps and to keep the fleet together we often utilize the ''"Align"'' and ''"Warp to"'' broadcasts. So whenever your fleet commander tells you to align to the broadcast, you can find the last broadcast at the bottom of your fleet window or in the history tab.

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<div>[[image:Incursions broadcasts hidden.png |thumb| Sometimes the broadcast window is minimized on your fleet window. Click the little arrow-icon to expand the broadcast window.]]</div>

<div>[[image:Incursions last broadcast.png |thumb| The last broadcast is always shown at the bottom of your fleet window. Simply right-click it in order to interact with it.]]</div>

For some sites we also broadcast specific targets for people to kill first. Broadcasted targets should jump to the top of your overview, as long as you have it setup as per uni-standards, but some might find it easier to simply use the latest broadcast or the broadcast history to lock up targets.

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<div>[[image:Incursions target broadcast.png|thumb| You can lock a broadcasted target directly from the last broadcast section of the fleet window. Just {{button|CTRL}} - {{button|LMB}} the broadcasted target.]]</div>

<div>[[image:Incursions target broadcast history.png|thumb| You can also {{button|CTRL}}- {{button|LMB}} the target from the broadcast history.]]</div>

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=== Using the Watch List ===

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=== Safety settings ===

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=== Before joining the fleet ===

* If you are unsure about your fit, ask for a second opinion. Don't be afraid to ask why they suggest something, if it seems weird or if you're getting conflicting advice. You can find the '''minimum''' fits on the [[Vanguard Incursion fits|Vanguard]] fitting page.

* Make sure your safety is {{co|lightgreen|green}}, full safety should be on while doing incursions to avoid spreading flags.

** Letting the waitlist manager know you're on your way or that you'll be ready shortly is good though, they could make a note of it letting everyone know reinforcements are on the way. Just make sure the waitlist manager knows, so they aren't counting you as available until you really are.

* Get on Discord (preferably as soon as you join the waitlist, at the very least as you're invited to fleet).

* Keep track of the fleet and stay docked up in the system they are running (or the system next door if they are running in a station-less system).

* Take yourself off the waitlist if you go away from keyboard for more than a few minutes. Don't be the guy who makes everyone think they have enough people to go, only to find out they do not.

* Make sure that your cargo hold has enough faction or tech two ammo, nanite repair paste, scripts for both scan resolution and targeting range for sensor boosters, tracking speed and optimal range scripts for tracking computers and tracking links etc.

* Read the fleet's MOTD (message of the day), it contains all you need to know; What system they are in and any other information you need to know.

** If the MOTD is missing or not updated/incomplete, nudge the fleet boss to fix that.

** For larger fleets, try to add the logistics (as many as possible), anchor(s), your squad and if there's room, the fleet commander and dronebunny to your watch list.

** Putting the logistics pilots on the top of the watch list means that if one of the logistics disconnects, the top guy on your watch list is always going to be the one you lock. It saves time in an emergency.

* Never align down the gate or enter a site unless your fleet commander tells you to.

* Whenever you land on a gate or enter a site, speak up if you see anyone missing.

* Always broadcast first, before talking on Discord (cannot lock your voice on discord, but they can lock from your broadcast).

* Look for the ''"locked"'' indicator from your logistics in the overview list, if they haven't, call them out on it (we're talking fleet security here).

=== During war ===

* Haul your ships with alts or move them in travel fleets with a scout. Alternatively utilize freighter services like Red Frog or friendly unistas or alumni providing such services. For more information, see [[How_to_find_Incursions#Wartime_logistics|Wartime logistics]].

* Consider the ship and worth of droppable modules you are bringing. Don't hesitate to dock up your faction battleship in favour of running with a less expensive tech one battleship instead.