Varius Arcturus' Overview Guide: Difference between revisions

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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.

#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 on the same computer''. 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.

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 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.
+#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 on the same computer''. 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.