Manual piloting

Manual Piloting

Manual piloting requires double clicking in empty space. Your ship will then head off in that direction. How far zoomed your camera is affects your perspective. So if you require precision, zoom out as far as you can. A simple example of manual piloting is when your ship is stuck on a collidable structures. If you can't align to warp because you're too close to the structure, you have to double click away from it to increase distance. An even simpler example is changing your ship's speed.

Slingshot Maneuver

Used for: breaking target's orbit

Relies on: agility

Fly in a straight line until target is heading in the same direction as you are eg. if target is orbiting clockwise from top view, this would be directly to your left (9 o'clock)

Do a 180 degree turn by turning camera to see the front of your ship and double clicking behind you (6 o'clock)

Eve Opportunist Slingshot link

Eve Opportunist Anti-Slingshot link

Spiral Maneuver

Used for: closing distance to target while keeping some transversal velocity

Relies on: max speed

Move camera so target is in center in front of you (12 o'clock). Double-click halfway between center and edge of screen. Continue to double-click as you get closer. Note: the further away from the center you double-click, the more transversal you'll have; however, it will take longer to reach the target.

The Altruist Tracking and Spiral Link

Kiting

Used for: keeping target at range

Relies on: max speed

Move camera so target is in center behind you (6 o'clock). Double-click in that direction so you move away from target.

Old, but still relevant link

Pre-aligning Acceleration Gate

Used for: instant warping to location

Relies on: camera zoom/speed control

Zoom out and line up the camera so the acceleration gate is straight on your sights (the large end of the acceleration gate should be directly behind the small end). Double-click along this direction (you can't double-click the gate itself)

Alternative: activate the acceleration gate and cancel warp (ctrl+space by default) before your speed reaches 75%. Then quickly click on the right of your speed indicator to enable full speed.

In either case, set your speed above 75%.

wiki.eveonline.com link

Bumping

Used for: prevent target from aligning

Relies on: mass, speed, ab/mwd, timing, range

Approach target. Activate afterburner/microwarp drive. Bump. Note: microwarp drive bumps more than afterburner. Ideally, you want to have enough range to reach maximum speed and not run out of cap for your ab/mwd

wiki.eveonline.com link

Skills

Agility:

Evasive Maneuvering: 5% bonus to agility per level

Spaceship Command: 2% bonus to agility per level

Advanced Spaceship Command 5% bonus to agility per level (only applicable to ships requiring skill)

Max Speed:

Navigation: 5% faster sub-warp speed per level

Modules

Agility:

Inertial Stabilizer (passive low-slot) (penalty: increases signature radius) (low pg/cpu use)

Max Speed:

Afterburner (active med-slot) (penalty: increases ship mass/agility when active) (med/high pg/cup use)

Microwarp Drive (active med-slot) (penalty: increases ship mass/agility when active and reduces capacitor capacity) (high pg/cup use)

Overdrive Injector (passive low-slot) (penalty: reduces cargo capacity) (low pg/cpu use)

Both:

Nanofiber Structure (passive low-slot) (penalty: reduces structure hp) (low pg/cpu use)

Rigs

Agility:

Low Friction Nozzle Joints (penalty: reduces armor hp)

Max Speed:

Auxiliary Thruster (penalty: reduces armor hp)

Both:

Polycarbon Engine Housing (penalty: reduces armor hp)

See Also

Flying Manually For Fun and Profit