Tactical overlay: Difference between revisions

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Missiles, unfortunately, are not shown in the overlay at all, which IMHO is either a design oversight or work that hasn't made it to the top of CCPs stack. Seeing how the game knows how far the missiles will reach (FlightTime * Velocity), with modules and rigs on top of that, there's really little excuse for the latter. Not sure what they were thinking if it's a game design decision.

=Ranged Modules ~~w/o Falloff~~=

=Ranged Modules=

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

Modules that have a range simply display one sphere. Modules simply will not work on any targeted objects outside this range. Good examples are Tractor Beams, Salvagers, Miners, etc. When using those modules, while mining for example, the overlay can allow a pilot to find a good place to sit in range of the desired asteroids.

Another use for this view 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.) Typically, with a good fit, and assuming you didn't have to kite the mobs for 20 minutes, you'll be able to visually figure out an optimal path for grabbing all the stuff.

--[[User:Lazarus 2010|Lazarus 2010]] 19:54, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

~~Another use for this view is planning your path through wrecks as you salvage in your shiny~~, ~~new Noctis~~ (~~or the ship you're in while you're waiting for your shiny, new Noctis.~~) ~~Typically, with a good fit, and assuming you didn't have to kite the mobs for 20 minutes, you'll be see a path to the furthest wreck out of your range and drag in anything~~

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 Missiles, unfortunately, are not shown in the overlay at all, which IMHO is either a design oversight or work that hasn't made it to the top of CCPs stack.  Seeing how the game knows how far the missiles will reach (FlightTime * Velocity), with modules and rigs on top of that, there's really little excuse for the latter.  Not sure what they were thinking if it's a game design decision.
-=Ranged Modules w/o Falloff=
+=Ranged Modules=
+[[Image:RangeInclusive.jpeg|center|border|RangeInclusive.jpeg]]
+Modules that have a range simply display one sphere.  Modules simply will not work on any targeted objects outside this range. Good examples are Tractor Beams, Salvagers, Miners, etc.  When using those modules, while mining for example, the overlay can allow a pilot to find a good place to sit in range of the desired asteroids.
+Another use for this view 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.)  Typically, with a good fit, and assuming you didn't have to kite the mobs for 20 minutes, you'll be able to visually figure out an optimal path for grabbing all the stuff.
+--[[User:Lazarus 2010|Lazarus 2010]] 19:54, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
-Another use for this view is planning your path through wrecks as you salvage in your shiny, new Noctis (or the ship you're in while you're waiting for your shiny, new Noctis.)  Typically, with a good fit, and assuming you didn't have to kite the mobs for 20 minutes, you'll be see a path to the furthest wreck out of your range and drag in anything