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The tactical overlay is a camera view in EVE Online available while undocked in space. It provides additional environmental information such as targeting range, falloff and optimal range, and other visual aids.

=Activating the Tactical Overlay=

Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the left-column button that's highlighted blue in the following screenshot (or using {{button|Ctrl}} - {{button|D}}, which is the default key binding to toggle):

~~Most EVE pilots have futzed around with the buttons on the HUD by now and have discovered the Tactical Overlay. This is a page for those of you who haven't, or aren't quite sure what it's good for.~~ Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the left-column button that's highlighted blue in the following screenshot (or using Ctrl-D, which is the default key binding to toggle):

[[Image:Tactical.jpeg|center|border|Tactical.jpeg]]

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=Targeting Range=

At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings mark various ranges in kilometers. The ~~sphere~~ you see is the targeting range of your ship with any rigs and active modules. The image above is the natural targeting range of a ~~Condor~~, modified by the Long Range Targeting skill (in this case ~~25km~~ base + 15% from the skills, making ~~28.94km~~ without any active modules or rigs). If you were to activate a Sensor Booster I ~~(with 25% range bonus)~~ you would see the ~~sphere~~ expand ~~(to 33.12km) and look like this (and, no it wouldn't cause solar waves in space):~~

At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings mark various ranges in kilometers. The red dotted line you see is the targeting range of your ship with any rigs and active modules. The image above is the natural targeting range of a Tristan, modified by the Long Range Targeting skill (in this case 40km base + 15% from the skills, making 46km without any active modules or rigs). If you were to activate a module such as a Sensor Booster I, you would see the circle expand.

~~[[Image:TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg|center|border|TargetingRangeBoosted~~.~~jpeg]]~~

=Selected Objects in the Overlay=

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Without the overlay view, you only have the overview distance (a straight line between the object and your ship), and it can become pretty disorienting moving the camera around looking for targets and getting a sense of how far objects are away '''from each other'''. Using the overview can help you plan more effectively and do less moving around.

Another use for the tactical overlay is planning your path through wrecks as you salvage in your shiny, new Noctis (or the ship you're in while you're saving up to buy your shiny, new Noctis.) Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to visually figure out an optimal path for grabbing all the stuff, moving efficiently toward the farthest wreck and pulling things in from behind and the sides before they fall out of range.

Another use for the tactical overlay is planning your path through wrecks as you salvage in your shiny, new [[Noctis]] (or the ship you're in while you're saving up to buy your shiny, new [[Noctis]].) Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to visually figure out an optimal path for grabbing all the stuff, moving efficiently toward the farthest wreck and pulling things in from behind and the sides before they fall out of range.

[[Category:~~Guides~~]]

[[Category: User Interface]]

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+The tactical overlay is a camera view in EVE Online available while undocked in space. It provides additional environmental information such as targeting range, falloff and optimal range, and other visual aids.
 =Activating the Tactical Overlay=
+Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the left-column button that's highlighted blue in the following screenshot (or using {{button|Ctrl}} - {{button|D}}, which is the default key binding to toggle):
-Most EVE pilots have futzed around with the buttons on the HUD by now and have discovered the Tactical Overlay. This is a page for those of you who haven't, or aren't quite sure what it's good for. Activating the tactical overlay is as easy as clicking the left-column button that's highlighted blue in the following screenshot (or using Ctrl-D, which is the default key binding to toggle):
 [[Image:Tactical.jpeg|center|border|Tactical.jpeg]]
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 =Targeting Range=
-At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings mark various ranges in kilometers.  The sphere you see is the targeting range of your ship with any rigs and active modules. The image above is the natural targeting range of a Condor, modified by the Long Range Targeting skill  (in this case 25km base + 15% from the skills, making 28.94km without any active modules or rigs).  If you were to activate a Sensor Booster I (with 25% range bonus) you would see the sphere expand (to 33.12km) and look like this (and, no it wouldn't cause solar waves in space):
+At the very center of the concentric rings is your ship, and the rings mark various ranges in kilometers.  The red dotted line you see is the targeting range of your ship with any rigs and active modules.  The image above is the natural targeting range of a Tristan, modified by the Long Range Targeting skill (in this case 40km base + 15% from the skills, making 46km without any active modules or rigs).  If you were to activate a module such as a Sensor Booster I, you would see the circle expand.
-[[Image:TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg|center|border|TargetingRangeBoosted.jpeg]]
 =Selected Objects in the Overlay=
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 Without the overlay view, you only have the overview distance (a straight line between the object and your ship), and it can become pretty disorienting moving the camera around looking for targets and getting a sense of how far objects are away '''from each other'''.  Using the overview can help you plan more effectively and do less moving around.
-Another use for the tactical overlay is planning your path through wrecks as you salvage in your shiny, new Noctis (or the ship you're in while you're saving up to buy your shiny, new Noctis.)  Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to visually figure out an optimal path for grabbing all the stuff, moving efficiently toward the farthest wreck and pulling things in from behind and the sides before they fall out of range.
+Another use for the tactical overlay is planning your path through wrecks as you salvage in your shiny, new [[Noctis]] (or the ship you're in while you're saving up to buy your shiny, new [[Noctis]].)  Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to visually figure out an optimal path for grabbing all the stuff, moving efficiently toward the farthest wreck and pulling things in from behind and the sides before they fall out of range.
-[[Category:Guides]]
+[[Category: User Interface]]