Standing Fleet

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Standing Fleet is a form of fleet specific for each campus and aims to provide better communication between pilots within the same region of space, quick response whenever a member capsuleer in distress and defensive force whenever the campus is subjected to hostile action. Each member of the fleet can freely do their solo or group tasks such as PvE, Mining, PvP or Trading, since there is no specific purpose of the standing fleet itself, but in times of emergency, fleet is transformed into Quick Response Fleet in order to defend a fellow capsuleer, to repel any hostile entity and to defend the space and assets of the EVE University.

How to join the Standing Fleet

1. Open the Fleet window via your NeoCom (NeoCom->Social->Fleet)
2. Set the "Scope" to "My Available Fleets"
3. Set "Range" and "Min. Standing" to "Any"
4. Look for a fleet named "Standing Fleet" specific for your campus such as HSC Standing Fleet, LSC Standing Fleet, etc.
5. Right click on the fleet and select "Join" or simply double-click to join the fleet (remember to drop your current fleet if you are in one).

Once you are in fleet:

1. Right click on the four lines of the Fleet tab in the top left corner of the window and select "View as Hierarchy". If that option does not exist, you are already in hierarchy mode.
2. Find your name in the fleet hierarchy (note that your current Wing & Squad will have a Green arrow next to it).
3. Drag and drop your name in to the appropriate Wing/Squad.
4. Check the MotD (Message of the Day) of the Fleet and join the proper Mumble channel (For standing fleets it is the Campus specific Mumble Channel)

Setting up a Standing Fleet

If you go looking for the Standing Fleet of your campus and cannot find it, ask if there is a fleet up in Mumble or Campus chat channel. If not, or you geat no answer, you are advised to set up a standing fleet and then share the advert of the standing fleet in the campus chat channel to inform campus members about the fleet so they can join the fleet. Also note that anybody can set up the Standing Fleet. Being Fleet Boss is not the same as being Fleet Commander (FC).

In order to set a standing fleet please follow this proceduce;

1. Open the Fleet window via your NeoCom (NeoCom->Social->Fleet)
2. Right click on the four lines on the fleet tab and select "Form Fleet"
   • If you already have a fleet setup, you can load it by following the next steps, otherwise continue on with Step 3.
   • Open the Fleet window and click on the four lines to open the Fleet menu,
   • Select Fleet setups, then select "Standing Fleet",
   • Continue to Step 9.
3. Once the fleet is created, right click on the four lines again and select "Set Free-Move"
4. Set up a Quick Response Wing by right clicking on "Wing 1" and change its name to "Quick Response"
   • Right click on the Quick Response wing and select "Create New Squad". Do this twice times so you have 3 squads in the wing (note that there is one preset squad in the wing),
   • Right click on "Squad 1" and change its name to "DPS" for Damage Dealer ships to join,
   • Right click on "Squad 1" and change its name to "Logistics" for Logistics ships to join,
   • Right click on "Squad 1" and change its name to "Support" for E-WAR, Scout and other role ships to join,
5. Set up a PvP Wing by right clicking on "Fleet" and selecting "Create New Wing"
   • Right click on the new wing and change its name to "PvP Wing",
   • Right click on the new wing and select "Create New Squad". Do this three times so you have 3 squads in the new wing. Again, 3 is the default/minimum. More can be added if needed.
6. Set up a PvE Wing by right clicking on "Fleet" and selecting "Create New Wing"
   • Right click on the new wing and change its name to "PvE Wing",
   • Right click on the new wing and select "Create New Squad". Do this three times so you have 3 squads in the new wing. Again, 3 is the default/minimum. More can be added if needed.
7. Set up a Mining Wing by right clicking on "Fleet" and selecting "Create New Wing"
   • Right click on the new wing and change its name to "Mining Wing",
   • Right click on the new wing and select "Create New Squad". Do this three times so you have 3 squads in the new wing. Again, 3 is the default/minimum. More can be added if needed.
8. Create a MoTD (Message of the Day) in the Fleet chat box. (To create a MoTD, click the 'cog' in the Fleet chat box. Then click 'Open channel settings window'. Set your MoTD in the pop-up box and hit OK!)
   • Example MOTD:

     Welcome to the HSC Standing Fleet! FREE MOVE IS ON. Please move yourself to the relevant Squad.
     WE ARE CURRENTLY AT WAR! If you are undocking YOU MUST BE IN MUMBLE!
     Do not share standings in the Standing Fleet.
     DON'T go AFK while in Fleet! (Leave the fleet before going AFK and rejoin when you return).
     Feel free to ask questions in Fleet Chat or Mumble.

9. Create the Standing Fleet Advert
   • Select the "Fleet Finder" tab in the fleet window,
   • Select the "My Advert" tab,
   • Click the "Create Advert" button at the bottom of the window,
   • Set the "Fleet Name" to "Campus Standing Fleet",
   • Check the "My Corporation" and "My Alliance" check boxes.
   • Select "Hide Details in Advert" box at the bottom on the window and leave everything else as default.
   • Select the "Submit" button.
10. You can store your fleet setup for easy re-use.
    • In the fleet menu, click the four lines to open the menu.
    • Click "Store Fleet Setup" option
    • Enter the name "HSC Standing Fleet" and check "Include Current Free-move Setting".