Varius Arcturus' Overview Guide: Difference between revisions

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=Getting Started=

===What is the overview?===

In EVE Online, the overview is the only practical way to organise and view stuff. It is a powerful, (almost) fully customisable list of interactive items. It is EVE’s interface, and will help you in PvP, running missions, mining, travelling - practically every activity in EVE requires use of the ~~interface~~. It is vitally important that you set up your overview in a way that is not confusing, and will allow you to easily see whatever you want to see at any given time. The consequences of not setting up your overview properly could range from not being able to see a war target and subsequently getting destroyed, to ﬁring on your own ally because he appeared as a hostile, to being destroyed by NPC pirates that didn’t even show up on your screen.

In EVE Online, the overview is the only practical way to organise and view stuff. It is a powerful, (almost) fully customisable list of interactive items. It is one of the most important parts of EVE’s interface, and will help you in PvP, running missions, mining, travelling - practically every activity in EVE requires use of the overview. It is vitally important that you set up your overview in a way that is not confusing, and will allow you to easily see whatever you want to see at any given time. The consequences of not setting up your overview properly could range from not being able to see a war target and subsequently getting destroyed, to ﬁring on your own ally because he appeared as a hostile, to being destroyed by NPC pirates that didn’t even show up on your screen.

===Organizing your screen layout===

~~Organising all~~ the ~~litte boxes on~~ your ~~screen is the ﬁrst thing to do~~. EVE is a game of communication and numbers - your screen layout should reﬂect this.

Before you even touch the overlay itself, however, you should organize the rest of your interface. EVE is a game of communication and numbers - your screen layout should reﬂect this.

#Undock and ﬁnd a safe place to sit. You will be sitting out in space for around half an hour. The POS in Aldrat is a good place to do this - ask another player in corp chat if you don’t know where it is. '''Alternatively, do this on an alternate character on the same account.''' The changes will carry across to all characters on that account. This is preferable in wartime.

#Right click your ship, go to the '''Pilot''' submenu and select '''Form ﬂeet with...''' . You should now see a Fleet window (with your name as Fleet Commander) as well as a broadcasts box.

#Make your overview '''nice and big''' - it is your main source of information. I like to have mine running from top to bottom on the right side of my screen, with my Selected Item window just above it, and my '''Fleet''' window just below it.

#During a ﬂeet, you’re going to need to have chat windows open. You generally have two ~~windows~~ open at once ~~- ﬂeet~~ and squad chat. I like to keep ~~them~~ on the left side of the screen in separate windows.

#During a ﬂeet, you’re going to need to have chat windows open. You generally have two channels open at once: Feet and squad chat. Fleet is a system channel and opens automatically, but squad chat is simply a private channel created by a squad leader; therefore, you won't see it right now. I like to keep these channels on the left side of the screen in separate windows.

#You should also leave space for your watch list, but you can only get that when you have other people in your ﬂeet.

#Press escape and go to the '''General Settings tab''' . Under the '''Windows''' subheading, check '''Lock windows when pinned''' . This will ensure your overview and other windows don’t go anywhere.

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'''''Hint -''''' You can move your ship and modules display to the left and right by holding shift and clicking on your capacitor and dragging. You can even move it to the top of your screen.

'''''Another hint -''''' You can move your targeted objects around your screen as well. Notice that ~~above~~ your targeted items (you will have to target something to see these), there is a very faint crosshair. Click and drag that crosshair around to change the location of your targets.

'''''Another hint -''''' You can move your targeted objects around your screen as well. Notice that near the upper-left or upper-right corner of your targeted items (you will have to target something to see these), there is a very faint crosshair. Click and drag that crosshair around to change the location of your targets.

Now go to right click the white triangle on your '''Fleet tab''' and select '''Leave ﬂeet''' . Your screen should be mostly set up for the next ﬂeet op. ~~Don’t~~ forget to separate your squad and ﬂeet chat windows, and ~~also remember~~ to add important ﬂeetmates to your Watch List ~~next time you go on an op~~.

Now go to right click the white triangle on your '''Fleet tab''' and select '''Leave ﬂeet''' . Your screen should be mostly set up for the next ﬂeet op. Next time you go on an op, don’t forget to separate your squad and ﬂeet chat windows and to add important ﬂeetmates to your Watch List.

Now that we’ve gotten that down, let’s get onto the overview.

Now that we’ve gotten that down, let’s get onto the overview itself.

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 =Getting Started=
 ===What is the overview?===
-In EVE Online, the overview is the only practical way to organise and view stuff. It is a powerful, (almost) fully customisable list of interactive items. It is EVE’s interface, and will help you in PvP, running missions, mining, travelling - practically every activity in EVE requires use of the interface. It is vitally important that you set up your overview in a way that is not confusing, and will allow you to easily see whatever you want to see at any given time. The consequences of not setting up your overview properly could range from not being able to see a war target and subsequently getting destroyed, to ﬁring on your own ally because he appeared as a hostile, to being destroyed by NPC pirates that didn’t even show up on your screen.
+In EVE Online, the overview is the only practical way to organise and view stuff. It is a powerful, (almost) fully customisable list of interactive items. It is one of the most important parts of EVE’s interface, and will help you in PvP, running missions, mining, travelling - practically every activity in EVE requires use of the overview. It is vitally important that you set up your overview in a way that is not confusing, and will allow you to easily see whatever you want to see at any given time. The consequences of not setting up your overview properly could range from not being able to see a war target and subsequently getting destroyed, to ﬁring on your own ally because he appeared as a hostile, to being destroyed by NPC pirates that didn’t even show up on your screen.
 ===Organizing your screen layout===
-Organising all the litte boxes on your screen is the ﬁrst thing to do. EVE is a game of communication and numbers - your screen layout should reﬂect this.
+Before you even touch the overlay itself, however, you should organize the rest of your interface.  EVE is a game of communication and numbers - your screen layout should reﬂect this.
 #Undock and ﬁnd a safe place to sit. You will be sitting out in space for around half an hour. The POS in Aldrat is a good place to do this - ask another player in corp chat if you don’t know where it is. '''Alternatively, do this on an alternate character on the same account.''' The changes will carry across to all characters on that account. This is preferable in wartime.
 #Right click your ship, go to the '''Pilot''' submenu and select '''Form ﬂeet with...''' . You should now see a Fleet window (with your name as Fleet Commander) as well as a broadcasts box.
 #Make your overview '''nice and big''' - it is your main source of information. I like to have mine running from top to bottom on the right side of my screen, with my Selected Item window just above it, and my '''Fleet''' window just below it.
-#During a ﬂeet, you’re going to need to have chat windows open. You generally have two windows open at once - ﬂeet and squad chat. I like to keep them on the left side of the screen in separate windows.
+#During a ﬂeet, you’re going to need to have chat windows open. You generally have two channels open at once: Feet and squad chat.  Fleet is a system channel and opens automatically, but squad chat is simply a private channel created by a squad leader; therefore, you won't see it right now.  I like to keep these channels on the left side of the screen in separate windows.
 #You should also leave space for your watch list, but you can only get that when you have other people in your ﬂeet.
 #Press escape and go to the '''General Settings tab''' . Under the '''Windows''' subheading, check '''Lock windows when pinned''' . This will ensure your overview and other windows don’t go anywhere.
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 '''''Hint -''''' You can move your ship and modules display to the left and right by holding shift and clicking on your capacitor and dragging. You can even move it to the top of your screen.
-'''''Another hint -''''' You can move your targeted objects around your screen as well. Notice that above your targeted items (you will have to target something to see these), there is a very faint crosshair. Click and drag that crosshair around to change the location of your targets.
+'''''Another hint -''''' You can move your targeted objects around your screen as well. Notice that near the upper-left or upper-right corner of your targeted items (you will have to target something to see these), there is a very faint crosshair. Click and drag that crosshair around to change the location of your targets.
-Now go to right click the white triangle on your '''Fleet tab''' and select '''Leave ﬂeet''' . Your screen should be mostly set up for the next ﬂeet op. Don’t forget to separate your squad and ﬂeet chat windows, and also remember to add important ﬂeetmates to your Watch List next time you go on an op.
+Now go to right click the white triangle on your '''Fleet tab''' and select '''Leave ﬂeet''' . Your screen should be mostly set up for the next ﬂeet op.  Next time you go on an op, don’t forget to separate your squad and ﬂeet chat windows and to add important ﬂeetmates to your Watch List.
-Now that we’ve gotten that down, let’s get onto the overview.
+Now that we’ve gotten that down, let’s get onto the overview itself.