The Rookie's Guide to Fleet Ops: Difference between revisions

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#'''Assume that you are going to be podded.'''    If you have [[Implants|implants]], either make sure you can afford to lose them or get into a [[Jump Clones|jump clone]]. Some players like to keep combat jump clones with no implants at all; others keep several jump clones, each with two implants to minimize costs when losing a pod while keeping a good training time. For example, a pilot who keeps a full set of +3 implants in his PvE clone could have a PvP clone with a +3 perception and a +3 willpower implant to train ship command, gunnery, and missile skills; and another PvP clone with +3 memory and +3 intelligence implants to train electronics, engineering, and mechanics skills.    We have enough corp standing to access [[Jump Clones|jump clones]] with one of the Caldari corporations, Wiyrkomi Peace Corps, and one of the Khanid corporations, Khanid Innovation. '''Do not start a conversation with any agents for Wiyrkomi Peace Corps or Khanid Innovation as we will lose these facilities. '''Further information about creating jump clones can be found in [[Jump Clones|this guide]]. ''' ''' NOTE: While you should always be prepared to be podded, this should rarely occur in high sec or low sec battles. Be sure you are familiar with the "Pod Saver" tab on your [[Overview|overview]]; if you are about to lose your ship, learn how to "spam" the Warp button in your Selected Item box when a planet is selected.

#'''Decide which role you will fulfill.''' The three primary roles in a fleet are Damage Dealer (DD), [[Tackling 101 Guide|tackler]] and [[EWar 101 Guide|EWAR]]. A rookie with few skill points can contribute much to a fleet by taking a tackling or EWAR role.

#'''Get into a ship you can fly well in PVP, and can afford to lose.'''    If you're a rookie, that is probably a frigate. You can fly a frigate and still contribute significantly if you have the skills and modules necessary to tackle or EW. Even if you're young and don't have the skills yet, don't worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EWAR frigates are effective with cheap tech 1 modules fitted. Destroyers can be used in specialized fleets, but in most Uni fleets a frigate tackler or EWAR would be preferable if you can't handle a DD cruiser yet. Take note that flying a Damage Dealer ship for PvP requires more skills than for PvE. Flying a DD cruiser well means having the cruiser skill at 4, and the relevant [[Gunnery Guide#Gunnery_Support_Skills|gunnery]] or [[Missile Launchers#Missile_Support_Skills|missile]] support skills at 3 or 4. EWAR cruisers require less skills to fly well than DD cruisers. The skills to fly a DD cruiser well in PvP take 1 or 2 months to train, a battlecruiser 4 to 6 months to train, and a battleship 9 to 12 months to train. This may take longer if you cross-train between races or train up T2 ships earlier.    Find a good fit for your ship. You can browse some basic tackler and EWAR fits in the corp section of the fitting window in the neocom. However, keep in mind that these are only very basic fits meant for characters with only a few days of training. They are not perfect fits. For better fittings, you should look at the PvP section of the university forums. It is important to know how to search the forums efficiently with the Advanced Search feature, see the [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=38816 How to Search the Ship Loadout Forum] thread for details.

#'''Get into a ship you can fly well in PVP, and can afford to lose.'''    If you're a rookie, that is probably a frigate. You can fly a frigate and still contribute significantly if you have the skills and modules necessary to tackle or EW. Even if you're young and don't have the skills yet, don't worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EWAR frigates are effective with cheap tech 1 modules fitted. Destroyers can be used in specialized fleets, but in most Uni fleets a frigate tackler or EWAR would be preferable if you can't handle a DD cruiser yet. Take note that flying a Damage Dealer ship for PvP requires more skills than for PvE. Flying a DD cruiser well means having the cruiser skill at 4, and the relevant [[Gunnery Guide#Gunnery_Support_Skills|gunnery]] or [[Missile Launchers#Missile_Support_Skills|missile]] support skills at 3 or 4. EWAR cruisers require less skills to fly well than DD cruisers. The skills to fly a DD cruiser well in PvP take 1 or 2 months to train, a battlecruiser 4 to 6 months to train, and a battleship 9 to 12 months to train. This may take longer if you cross-train between races or train up T2 ships earlier.    Find a good fit for your ship. You can browse some basic tackler and EWAR fits in the corp section of the fitting window in the [[NeoCom|neocom]]. However, keep in mind that these are only very basic fits meant for characters with only a few days of training. They are not perfect fits. For better fittings, you should look at the PvP section of the university forums. It is important to know how to search the forums efficiently with the Advanced Search feature, see the [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=38816 How to Search the Ship Loadout Forum] thread for details.

#'''Make sure your ship is insured.''' Many ships - especially T2 or faction ships - are not worth insuring, due to the high cost and extremely low payout sums.  However T1 ships like standard frigates, cruisers and battleships are usually worth insuring. This one is your choice.

#'''Rename your ship.''' The default ship name are "<Player's Name> <Ship Name>". This will make it much easier for enemies to identify and locate you when scanning, so you should rename it to something that will not be able to associate the ship to your name or to anything associated with Eve University.

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== Fleet Hierarchy View ==

The fleet roster should be changed to hierarchy view. This can be done by opening the Fleet section in the NeoCom. Click the arrow at the top left of the window, and select "view as hierarchy". If there is only the "view as flat list" option available, the roster is already displayed as a hierarchy.

The fleet roster should be changed to hierarchy view. This can be done by opening the Fleet section in the [[NeoCom|NeoCom]]. Click the arrow at the top left of the window, and select "view as hierarchy". If there is only the "view as flat list" option available, the roster is already displayed as a hierarchy.

The squad number displayed in the fleet window title bar is often wrong, due to a persistent bug. Make sure that you always check the fleet hierarchy to make sure you know which squad you are in.

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 #'''Assume that you are going to be podded.''' <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have [[Implants|implants]], either make sure you can afford to lose them or get into a [[Jump Clones|jump clone]]. Some players like to keep combat jump clones with no implants at all; others keep several jump clones, each with two implants to minimize costs when losing a pod while keeping a good training time. For example, a pilot who keeps a full set of +3 implants in his PvE clone could have a PvP clone with a +3 perception and a +3 willpower implant to train ship command, gunnery, and missile skills; and another PvP clone with +3 memory and +3 intelligence implants to train electronics, engineering, and mechanics skills.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; We have enough corp standing to access [[Jump Clones|jump clones]] with one of the Caldari corporations, Wiyrkomi Peace Corps, and one of the Khanid corporations, Khanid Innovation. <font color="red">'''Do not start a conversation with any agents for Wiyrkomi Peace Corps or Khanid Innovation as we will lose these facilities.&nbsp;'''</font>Further information about creating jump clones can be found in [[Jump Clones|this guide]].<br>'''<br>''' NOTE: While you should always be prepared to be podded, this should rarely occur in high sec or low sec battles. Be sure you are familiar with the "Pod Saver" tab on your [[Overview|overview]]; if you are about to lose your ship, learn how to "spam" the Warp button in your Selected Item box when a planet is selected.<br><br>
 #'''Decide which role you will fulfill.'''<br>The three primary roles in a fleet are Damage Dealer (DD), [[Tackling 101 Guide|tackler]] and [[EWar 101 Guide|EWAR]]. A rookie with few skill points can contribute much to a fleet by taking a tackling or EWAR role.<br><br>
-#'''Get into a ship you can fly well in PVP, and can afford to lose.'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you're a rookie, that is probably a frigate. You can fly a frigate and still contribute significantly if you have the skills and modules necessary to tackle or EW. Even if you're young and don't have the skills yet, don't worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EWAR frigates are effective with cheap tech 1 modules fitted. Destroyers can be used in specialized fleets, but in most Uni fleets a frigate tackler or EWAR would be preferable if you can't handle a DD cruiser yet. Take note that flying a Damage Dealer ship for PvP requires more skills than for PvE. Flying a DD cruiser well means having the cruiser skill at 4, and the relevant [[Gunnery Guide#Gunnery_Support_Skills|gunnery]] or [[Missile Launchers#Missile_Support_Skills|missile]] support skills at 3 or 4. EWAR cruisers require less skills to fly well than DD cruisers. The skills to fly a DD cruiser well in PvP take 1 or 2 months to train, a battlecruiser 4 to 6 months to train, and a battleship 9 to 12 months to train. This may take longer if you cross-train between races or train up T2 ships earlier.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Find a good fit for your ship. You can browse some basic tackler and EWAR fits in the corp section of the fitting window in the neocom. However, keep in mind that these are only very basic fits meant for characters with only a few days of training. They are not perfect fits. For better fittings, you should look at the PvP section of the university forums. It is important to know how to search the forums efficiently with the Advanced Search feature, see the [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=38816 How to Search the Ship Loadout Forum] thread for details.<br><br>
+#'''Get into a ship you can fly well in PVP, and can afford to lose.'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you're a rookie, that is probably a frigate. You can fly a frigate and still contribute significantly if you have the skills and modules necessary to tackle or EW. Even if you're young and don't have the skills yet, don't worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EWAR frigates are effective with cheap tech 1 modules fitted. Destroyers can be used in specialized fleets, but in most Uni fleets a frigate tackler or EWAR would be preferable if you can't handle a DD cruiser yet. Take note that flying a Damage Dealer ship for PvP requires more skills than for PvE. Flying a DD cruiser well means having the cruiser skill at 4, and the relevant [[Gunnery Guide#Gunnery_Support_Skills|gunnery]] or [[Missile Launchers#Missile_Support_Skills|missile]] support skills at 3 or 4. EWAR cruisers require less skills to fly well than DD cruisers. The skills to fly a DD cruiser well in PvP take 1 or 2 months to train, a battlecruiser 4 to 6 months to train, and a battleship 9 to 12 months to train. This may take longer if you cross-train between races or train up T2 ships earlier.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Find a good fit for your ship. You can browse some basic tackler and EWAR fits in the corp section of the fitting window in the [[NeoCom|neocom]]. However, keep in mind that these are only very basic fits meant for characters with only a few days of training. They are not perfect fits. For better fittings, you should look at the PvP section of the university forums. It is important to know how to search the forums efficiently with the Advanced Search feature, see the [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=38816 How to Search the Ship Loadout Forum] thread for details.<br><br>
 #'''Make sure your ship is insured.'''<br>Many ships - especially T2 or faction ships - are not worth insuring, due to the high cost and extremely low payout sums.&nbsp; However T1 ships like standard frigates, cruisers and battleships are usually worth insuring. This one is your choice.<br><br>
 #'''Rename your ship.'''<br>The default ship name are "&lt;Player's Name&gt; &lt;Ship Name&gt;". This will make it much easier for enemies to identify and locate you when scanning, so you should rename it to something that will not be able to associate the ship to your name or to anything associated with Eve University.<br> <br>
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 == Fleet Hierarchy View  ==
-The fleet roster should be changed to hierarchy view. This can be done by opening the Fleet section in the NeoCom. Click the arrow at the top left of the window, and select "view as hierarchy". If there is only the "view as flat list" option available, the roster is already displayed as a hierarchy.
+The fleet roster should be changed to hierarchy view. This can be done by opening the Fleet section in the [[NeoCom|NeoCom]]. Click the arrow at the top left of the window, and select "view as hierarchy". If there is only the "view as flat list" option available, the roster is already displayed as a hierarchy.
 The squad number displayed in the fleet window title bar is often wrong, due to a persistent bug. Make sure that you always check the fleet hierarchy to make sure you know which squad you are in.