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== The basics == | == The basics == | ||
''Before undocking, you should:'' | ''Before undocking in wartime, you should:'' | ||
* '''Be in a fleet!'''. You ''can'' fly solo or be in a fleet by yourself but we | * '''Be in a fleet!'''. You ''can'' fly solo or be in a fleet by yourself, but we advise against it. Join the HSC Standing Fleet (learn that is and learn about "Finding and joining a campus standing fleet" at the bottom of this page) or a specific fleet that's going on (for example, a mining, missioning or PvP fleet) | ||
* '''Be on [[Mumble]]!''' Jump into HSC Mumble channel (Or else the Mumble channel for the specific fleet. If it isn't in the Message of the Day in the fleet chat, ask!) | |||
* '''Be on Mumble!''' Jump into HSC | **IMPORTANT: Choose where you ask questions in game chats wisely! For example, don't say "I'm in Scheenins, about to leave for Amygnon; can anybody tell me if it's safe?" in the chat channel EVE University (EVE Uni), as you're advertising both your location and your inexperience in a public (and therefore unsafe) chat! | ||
**IMPORTANT: Choose where you ask questions in game chats wisely! For example, don't say "I'm in Scheenins, about to leave for Amygnon; can anybody tell me if it's safe?" in EVE University (EVE Uni), as you're advertising both your location and your inexperience in a public (and therefore unsafe) chat! | * '''Check the members of 'Local chat'!'''. Local chat lists everybody who is online in the same system as you, which is very useful to know! (More info on Local follows below.) | ||
* '''Check ' | |||
''War target icon:'' | ''War target icon:'' | ||
* '''The war target ''' icon is a <span class="flashy">{{icon|tag war|9}}</span> red box with a white star in it (blinking if you have used [[Installing the EVE University Overview]]). Not to be confused with the {{icon|tag -10|9}} '''Terrible standing''' (-10) and {{icon|tag -5|9}} '''Bad standing''' (-5) icons or the <span class="flashy">{{icon|tag criminal|9}}</span> '''Criminal''', <span class="flashy">{{icon|tag suspect|9}}</span> '''Suspect''' or {{icon|tag outlaw|9}} [[Security status#Outlaw|Outlaw]] tags. | * '''The war target ''' icon is a <span class="flashy">{{icon|tag war|9}}</span> red box with a white star in it (blinking if you have used [[Installing the EVE University Overview]]). Not to be confused with the {{icon|tag -10|9}} '''Terrible standing''' (-10) and {{icon|tag -5|9}} '''Bad standing''' (-5) icons or the <span class="flashy">{{icon|tag criminal|9}}</span> '''Criminal''', <span class="flashy">{{icon|tag suspect|9}}</span> '''Suspect''' or {{icon|tag outlaw|9}} [[Security status#Outlaw|Outlaw]] tags. | ||
''After undocking, you should '''also''':'' | |||
* '''[[Directional scanning|D-scan]]''' regularly and often. (See below for how to use D-Scan, and why it's helpful.) | |||
Particularly if you're doing missions or mining, D-scanning regularly can alert you possible dangers. In PvP, it can find you nasties to shoot. | |||
* '''D-scan | |||
Particularly if you're doing missions or mining, D-scanning regularly can alert you possible dangers. In PvP, it can find you nasties to shoot | |||
=== Extra tips === | === Extra tips === | ||
* '''BE PREPARED!''' Even the most cautious pilots can lose ships to WT's, so in case the worst happens, learn what to do to [[Pod saving|save your | * '''BE PREPARED!''' Even the most cautious pilots can lose ships to WT's, so in case the worst happens, learn what to do to [[Pod saving|save your pod]]. | ||
* '''Make an OOC (Out Of Corp) Alt Hauler.''' Seriously, don't use your main. Use an OOC Alt. An alt can fly their racial hauling ship immediately. See | * '''Make an OOC (Out Of Corp) Alt Hauler.''' Seriously, don't use your main. Use an OOC Alt. An alt can fly their racial hauling ship immediately. See [[Creating an Alt Hauler]]. | ||
* Also, ''do not'' travel to the | * Also, ''do not'' travel to the [[trade hubs]] (e.g. Dodixie, Jita) on your main, as many WTs camp these systems (and commonly used routes between them and our campuses) looking for easy kills! | ||
* Do not go AFK in space. You should not be AFK in space, period. | * Do not go AFK in space. You should not be AFK in space, period. | ||
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=== Summary === | === Summary === | ||
E-Uni is often at war. This doesn't mean you have to stay docked up: | E-Uni is often at war. This doesn't mean you have to stay docked up: | ||
* Be smart. Think. Use your resources (Mumble, D-scan, | * Be smart. Think. Use your resources (Mumble, D-scan, Local, etc.). Take nothing for granted. | ||
** This advice actually applies | ** This advice actually applies '''at all times''' in EVE, as even when not at war, you are never 100% safe! | ||
** You just need to learn how to spot trouble and avoid it (reading this is a very good start!) | ** You just need to learn how to spot trouble and avoid it (reading this page is a very good start!). | ||
* If you see a WT in local/a report of a WT in the next system/combat probes on D-scan, ''JUST DOCK.'' | * If you see a WT in local/a report of a WT in the next system/combat probes on D-scan, ''JUST DOCK.'' If you think you can stay on grid for a few more seconds, ''you are wrong''. You WILL die. Soon or later, they will catch you. Sooner or later! | ||
* Again... Mumble. Local, D-scan. | * Again... Mumble. Local, D-scan. | ||
* Don't rely on any one thing to keep you safe. | * Don't rely on any one thing to keep you safe. Being operationally aware is the best defense… and it's worth accepting that {{Co|#BFFFFF|getting killed is ''part'' of the game—not the end of it}}. | ||
*There's no such thing as " | *There's no such thing as "safe" in EVE. But there is "less dangerous". | ||
'''Unsure about anything in this post? ''Ask!'' In Mumble, in HSC (EVE Uni) chat, in General (EVE Uni), in Discord.... Remember, there | '''Unsure about anything in this post? ''Ask!'' In Mumble, in HSC (EVE Uni) chat, in General (EVE Uni), in Discord.... Remember, there are no stupid questions!''' <br> | ||
== Fighting war targets == | == Fighting war targets == | ||