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EVE University has its own Overview Profile set up, which we expect all members to use. This will ensure that all members of the Uni, whether in a fleet or otherwise, see the same Overview settings for Appearance (colortags and backgrounds) with the proper priorities, and can be clear which targets they are able to shoot and which they may not. It is important that you have this Overview set up before joining, even if you are not intending to train your character into combat. It offers a number of presets which are designed to provide our members with a wide variety of possibilities due to the broad scope of EVE University's operations and campuses. Once you are familiar with how to [[Overview Guide|set up your Overview]] members are free, and encouraged to, personalize their own presets to suit their own needs. The Appearances should not be edited as these are most critical to remain the same for all members.
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[[EVE University]] has its own [[Overview]] Profile set up, which we expect all members to use. This will ensure that all members of the Uni, whether in a fleet or otherwise, see the same Overview settings for Appearance (colortags and backgrounds) with the proper priorities, and are clear as to which targets they are able to shoot and which they may not. It is important that potential members have this Overview set up before joining, even if they are not intending to train their character into combat. It offers a number of presets which are designed to provide our members with a wide variety of possibilities due to the broad scope of EVE University's operations and communities. Once familiar with how to set up their Overview, members are free, and encouraged, to personalize their own presets to suit their needs. The Appearances should not be edited as these are most critical to remain the same for all members.
  
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== Import the Overview Pack In Game ==
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[[File:Overview Settings Box.png|thumb|Accessing the Overview tab context menu.]]
  
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There are three options for setting up your overview:
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This is the recommended method for installing the EVE University Overview:
  
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=== Option 1 - Import the Overview Pack In Game (Recommended) ===
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# Join the '''{{Co|lime|Overview (EVE Uni)}}''' chat channel in game.
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# Follow the instructions in the chat channel's Message of the Day and click the links to import first the Z-S Overview then the EVE University adaptation.
  
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This option lets you click 3 links in the chat channel in-game to load the full E-UNI Overview with all presets.
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If you are docked, you can still view and alter your overview settings.
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* {{Co|yellow|Note:}} {{Co|red|You cannot load a preset except when in space, which is done by right-clicking on the tab on the Overview itself.}}
  
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1. Join the '''<span style='color:lime'>Overview.E-UNI</span>''' chat channel in game.
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To access your Overview Settings you can either add a shortcut or use a [[Slash Commands|slash command]].
  
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2. Follow the instructions in the chat channel's Message of the Day and click the links to import the Overview Pack.
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=== Command ===
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# Go into any chat window.
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# Type in: '''/open overview settings'''
  
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3. (Optional) Join the '''<span style='color:aqua'>Overview.E-UNI</span>''' mailing list in game to receive messages when the E-UNI Overview is updated.
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=== Shortcut ===
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# Press ''Escape''.
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# Go to the ''Shortcuts'' tab.
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# Within the ''Shortcuts'' tab, go to the ''Window'' sub-tab.
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# Scroll down and you will find an ''Overview Settings'' option - set any keybind to this command.
  
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=== Option 2 - Download the Overview Pack ===
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Now you can use this keybind even when in a station, and you will open the ''Overview Settings'' window.
  
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=== Assigning the Tabs and Brackets ===
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After importing the overview tab you will still need to select what overview presets are used.
  
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To select overview presets go to the '''Overview Tabs''' tab in overview settings.
  
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If you choose this option, you have to use an out-of-game browser.
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Each row controls the state of one overview tab.
  
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# Set the tab name on the left. This name is shown on the overview window.
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# Set the overview preset in middle. This controls what objects are shown in overview.
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# Set the bracket preset on the right (or leave as "Show All Brackets"). This controls what brackets are visible in space.
  
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1. Click the link below which will re-direct you to the file's page.
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You can have up to eight tabs on your overview. The exact composition will depend on what activities you do and your personal preferences.
  
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== Help! I get lots of weird text after changing a setting ==
  
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<center><p style='color:lime'>UPDATED AS OF: 2015-12-10</p>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2zFOYECVszlSFV6RXQwc0V2S1E/view?usp=sharing Download: E-UNI Overview v1.7]</center>
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'''''Note:''''' Use this following method only after fully reading it, including the UPDATE at the end.
  
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If you made a change to a Preset (such as adding 'Invading Precursor Entities') and then saved it, you will find the Preset name now has text like <code><color=0xFFFFFF66></code> in front. This is a result of a safety feature built into the EVE Client to strip HTML coding from text entered in-game. But it's fairly easy to fix, and here's how (it can be done while EVE is still running):
  
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# Open Overview Settings in-game, and switch to the 'Misc' tab.
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# Click {{button|Export Overview Settings}}
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# Select 'Check All' at the top, and give a memorable Filename (such as ''charactername-month-day'') and click {{button|export}}
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# You will receive a message indicating where the file was saved. By default on Windows, this is in C:\Users\[username]\Documents\EVE\Overview\[filename].yaml
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# Browse to this directory in your file manager, and open the file in your favorite text editor.
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# With your text editor's "Find and Replace" feature, look for and replace the following :
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## Replace all {{co|red||&amp;lt;}} with {{co|#00FF00||&lt;}}
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## Replace all {{co|red||&amp;gt;}} with {{co|#00FF00||&gt;}}
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# Save the file and return to EVE Online
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# Open Overview Settings in-game and switch to the 'Misc' tab again.
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# Click {{button|Reset All Overview Settings}}
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## The Overview Settings window will close.
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# Re-open Overview Settings and switch back to 'Misc' tab.
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# Click {{button|Import Overview Settings}}
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# Select the file name you just edited, and be sure to check the 'Check All' box.
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# Click {{button|Import}}
  
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2. Click on download on the pop-up window, which will only appear if you are using an out-of-game browser
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Your overview colors should now be restored.
  
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Note that you may use this same 'fixed' save file on other characters if you wish them to have the same overview settings.
  
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3. Save or move the file to your computer's EVE directory. For a PC this should be: '''(user) \ My Documents \ EVE \ Overview'''. If there is not an existing folder there called Overview you can create one. If you have previously exported an Overview profile then this folder is created for you in the proper directory. Mac users can refer to [[Playing using the Macintosh Client]] for specific information where to find your EVE directory.
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'''''UPDATE:''''' There is an issue with the above method that is much harder to resolve than it seems. Following the above process will result in a duplicate entry for the bracket(s) you "fixed". What this causes in game is whichever one is later in the file is the one that is actually shown - and this usually seems to be the one that was NOT changed (e.g. adding the Invading Precursor Entities, they will go away again). There is no reasonably easy fix for this, unless you have a text editor such as Notepad++ that can understand YAML format and allow you to collapse sections. What you must do is remove the older copy of the duplicate section(s).
  
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If you choose to use Notepad++ for this, then BEFORE changing as above, View->Fold All, and look for the two collapsed sections with a similar name (e.g. both have "PvX: Basic (+Neut +NPC)" but one has the {{co|red||&amp;lt;}} and
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{{co|red||&amp;gt;}} -- expand the copy that has the {{co|#00FF00||&lt;}} and {{co|#00FF00||&gt;}} and carefully delete that section. Be sure to not delete any portion of the adjacent sections! Delete everything from the section heading down to the next section heading and ''leave no blank lines in between'' (YAML is not a very forgiving markup language).
  
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4. In game, access your Overview Settings window. Open your Overview settings by typing in any chat window "<code>/open overview settings</code>", or use your keyboard shortcut if you've set that up. Go to the tab called "Misc". If you have created presets and settings that you like personally be sure to Export them so they are saved on your computer. Be sure to select ''"Check All"'' to save all of your presets. If you are using the CCP-provided default overview you do not need to do this. Next, click on "Reset All Overview Settings" so that you clear your overview to allow for a clean import of the EVE University Overview profile.
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Once you have done this, then you can fix the {{co|#00FF00||&lt;}} and {{co|#00FF00||&gt;}} as in the above steps.
  
  
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[[Image:OverviewSettingsImpEx1.png|frame|center]]
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==Faction Warfare and the EVE University Overview==
  
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The EVE University Overview has been updated to ensure friendly designations (pilots in your corporation or blue to your corporation) are prioritized over pilots appearing as at war with your militia (orange flashing star).  This ensures that players are not firing on friendly players that happen to be in opposing militias, in accordance with the rules of engagement in EVE University.
  
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5. Under the Import Overview Settings window, select the overview profile you saved in the left hand list and in the right hand list select ''"Check All"''. This will ensure that you import all of the presets provided as opposed just the active presets at the time our profile was exported. To learn more about how to change and load other presets, as well as create your own, and to set specific bracket presets please refer to our [[Overview Guide]]. Then select "Import":
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If you participate in Faction Warfare, it is highly advised you ensure you have the most recent EVE University Overview settings, or at least check that your overview priorities are set up correctly for it.  See the image below - the right side of the image is how the overview MUST be set up for all Faction Warfare participating EVE University members.
  
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[[File:Milita_Below_Blue.png|center|1000px]]
  
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[[Image:OverviewImportW1.png|frame|center]]
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{{EVEUniversityNav}}
  
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[[Category:Guides]]
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6. After this you should have the EVE University official overview installed; undock (as long as it's safe) and behold, you'll see your new Overview "in action". Please note that the Overview provided is as laid out on our [[Overview Guide]] for presets and global settings. We have provided the Overview Tab names as generic, but you are free to change the tab names to suit your own needs. All Overview tabs have "Show All Brackets" loaded by default. You may wish to load specific presets to be used for brackets in your tabs. If you have any problems ask the PO/SPO during your interview.
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=== Option 3 - Follow our Overview Guide to set your overview manually ===
 
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If you do not wish to download the overview pack and instead set up your overview manually, please follow our [[Overview Guide]] to set up your overview to EVE University standards. Some people prefer to set up the Overview manually, as it helps them to understand what all the buttons are for, but we do not mind which method you use.
 
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The overview may take some time to set up, but will make your EVE Online experience much more enjoyable. We will assume that you have set up your overview following the above guide. If you have not set up your overview properly, you may face consequences if you lose your ship, and it is likely that the loss of your ship will not be reimbursed.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 5 November 2023

E-UNI Emblem.png This page is specific to EVE University. Other corporations or groups in the game may operate differently.
For a summary of EVE University's rules and code of conduct, see EVE University Rules.

EVE University has its own Overview Profile set up, which we expect all members to use. This will ensure that all members of the Uni, whether in a fleet or otherwise, see the same Overview settings for Appearance (colortags and backgrounds) with the proper priorities, and are clear as to which targets they are able to shoot and which they may not. It is important that potential members have this Overview set up before joining, even if they are not intending to train their character into combat. It offers a number of presets which are designed to provide our members with a wide variety of possibilities due to the broad scope of EVE University's operations and communities. Once familiar with how to set up their Overview, members are free, and encouraged, to personalize their own presets to suit their needs. The Appearances should not be edited as these are most critical to remain the same for all members.

Import the Overview Pack In Game

Accessing the Overview tab context menu.

This is the recommended method for installing the EVE University Overview:

  1. Join the Overview (EVE Uni) chat channel in game.
  2. Follow the instructions in the chat channel's Message of the Day and click the links to import first the Z-S Overview then the EVE University adaptation.

If you are docked, you can still view and alter your overview settings.

  • Note: You cannot load a preset except when in space, which is done by right-clicking on the tab on the Overview itself.

To access your Overview Settings you can either add a shortcut or use a slash command.

Command

  1. Go into any chat window.
  2. Type in: /open overview settings

Shortcut

  1. Press Escape.
  2. Go to the Shortcuts tab.
  3. Within the Shortcuts tab, go to the Window sub-tab.
  4. Scroll down and you will find an Overview Settings option - set any keybind to this command.

Now you can use this keybind even when in a station, and you will open the Overview Settings window.

Assigning the Tabs and Brackets

After importing the overview tab you will still need to select what overview presets are used.

To select overview presets go to the Overview Tabs tab in overview settings.

Each row controls the state of one overview tab.

  1. Set the tab name on the left. This name is shown on the overview window.
  2. Set the overview preset in middle. This controls what objects are shown in overview.
  3. Set the bracket preset on the right (or leave as "Show All Brackets"). This controls what brackets are visible in space.

You can have up to eight tabs on your overview. The exact composition will depend on what activities you do and your personal preferences.

Help! I get lots of weird text after changing a setting

Note: Use this following method only after fully reading it, including the UPDATE at the end.

If you made a change to a Preset (such as adding 'Invading Precursor Entities') and then saved it, you will find the Preset name now has text like <color=0xFFFFFF66> in front. This is a result of a safety feature built into the EVE Client to strip HTML coding from text entered in-game. But it's fairly easy to fix, and here's how (it can be done while EVE is still running):

  1. Open Overview Settings in-game, and switch to the 'Misc' tab.
  2. Click Export Overview Settings
  3. Select 'Check All' at the top, and give a memorable Filename (such as charactername-month-day) and click export
  4. You will receive a message indicating where the file was saved. By default on Windows, this is in C:\Users\[username]\Documents\EVE\Overview\[filename].yaml
  5. Browse to this directory in your file manager, and open the file in your favorite text editor.
  6. With your text editor's "Find and Replace" feature, look for and replace the following :
    1. Replace all &lt; with <
    2. Replace all &gt; with >
  7. Save the file and return to EVE Online
  8. Open Overview Settings in-game and switch to the 'Misc' tab again.
  9. Click Reset All Overview Settings
    1. The Overview Settings window will close.
  10. Re-open Overview Settings and switch back to 'Misc' tab.
  11. Click Import Overview Settings
  12. Select the file name you just edited, and be sure to check the 'Check All' box.
  13. Click Import

Your overview colors should now be restored.

Note that you may use this same 'fixed' save file on other characters if you wish them to have the same overview settings.

UPDATE: There is an issue with the above method that is much harder to resolve than it seems. Following the above process will result in a duplicate entry for the bracket(s) you "fixed". What this causes in game is whichever one is later in the file is the one that is actually shown - and this usually seems to be the one that was NOT changed (e.g. adding the Invading Precursor Entities, they will go away again). There is no reasonably easy fix for this, unless you have a text editor such as Notepad++ that can understand YAML format and allow you to collapse sections. What you must do is remove the older copy of the duplicate section(s).

If you choose to use Notepad++ for this, then BEFORE changing as above, View->Fold All, and look for the two collapsed sections with a similar name (e.g. both have "PvX: Basic (+Neut +NPC)" but one has the &lt; and &gt; -- expand the copy that has the < and > and carefully delete that section. Be sure to not delete any portion of the adjacent sections! Delete everything from the section heading down to the next section heading and leave no blank lines in between (YAML is not a very forgiving markup language).

Once you have done this, then you can fix the < and > as in the above steps.


Faction Warfare and the EVE University Overview

The EVE University Overview has been updated to ensure friendly designations (pilots in your corporation or blue to your corporation) are prioritized over pilots appearing as at war with your militia (orange flashing star). This ensures that players are not firing on friendly players that happen to be in opposing militias, in accordance with the rules of engagement in EVE University.

If you participate in Faction Warfare, it is highly advised you ensure you have the most recent EVE University Overview settings, or at least check that your overview priorities are set up correctly for it. See the image below - the right side of the image is how the overview MUST be set up for all Faction Warfare participating EVE University members.

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