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

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===Pre-Op Checklist===

1. Make sure your medical clone is up to date. Having your medical clone set to ~~Korsiki~~ can be helpful during war.

#Make sure your medical clone is up to date. Having your medical clone set to Aldrat can be helpful during war.

#Get ready to be podded. If you have implants, either make sure you can afford to lose them, or get into a jump clone.

2. Get ready to be podded. If you have implants, either make sure you can afford to lose them, or get into a jump clone.

We have enough standing with one of the Khanid corps, Khanid Innovation and one of the Caldari corps, Wiyrkomi Peace Corps. '''Do not do any missions for Khanid Innovation OR Wiyrkomi Peace Corps. Do NOT talk to the agents in these stations.'''

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Khanid / Nohshayess / Khanid Prime / Khanid Prime V - Moon 1 - Khanid Innovation Factory - 24 jumps from Korsiki

3. 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 dont have the skills yet, dont worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EW 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 EW would be preferrable if you cant 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 or missile support skills at 3 or 4.

#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 dont have the skills yet, dont worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EW 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 EW would be preferrable if you cant 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 or missile support skills at 3 or 4.

Make sure your ship is insured.

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[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=511720 The Definitive Guide to Electronic Warfare]

4. Rename your ship. The default ship names are "Player's Name Ship Type", for example "Flay's Incursus". This will make it easier for enemies to find you when scanning, so you should rename it to something that will not be able to associate the ship to your name.

#Rename your ship. The default ship names are "Player's Name Ship Type", for example "Flay's Incursus". This will make it easier for enemies to find you when scanning, so you should rename it to something that will not be able to associate the ship to your name.

5. Get over to Korsiki. Either docked or at the POS inside the bubble is usually fine. When the FC is ready, he will give instructions on where to rally.

#Get over to Korsiki. Either docked or at the POS inside the bubble is usually fine. When the FC is ready, he will give instructions on where to rally.

During wartime, do not undock until you are given authorization by the FC, or your SC.

6. Get on teamspeak. Probably in the PVP Waiting Room. You really need to be on Teamspeak for fleet ops. The FC doesnt have the time to type out everything in fleet chat. If you're not on teamspeak, you will not be able to follow the fleet. There's sometimes a bit of chatting in the PVP waiting room, but once invites start getting sent, stop talking. The commanders will move people to the PVP Op room. Stay silent until the op is over and the Fleet Commander declares open mic. Make sure your teamspeak settings are set up correctly. This mostly means you have a push-to-talk button and not voice-activated.

#Get on teamspeak. Probably in the PVP Waiting Room. You really need to be on Teamspeak for fleet ops. The FC doesnt have the time to type out everything in fleet chat. If you're not on teamspeak, you will not be able to follow the fleet. There's sometimes a bit of chatting in the PVP waiting room, but once invites start getting sent, stop talking. The commanders will move people to the PVP Op room. Stay silent until the op is over and the Fleet Commander declares open mic. Make sure your teamspeak settings are set up correctly. This mostly means you have a push-to-talk button and not voice-activated.

Also, make sure your push-to-talk button isnt Ctrl, or any other button you would use for anything else. And remember Alt is often used to Alt-tab out or Alt-Enter for windowed mode. Shift is used for caps so it is another bad choice. The F9 key is not used for anything in the Eve Client, nor for most other software you might operate, so it is a good choice until you can figure out which key would be best. We don't have to hear you breathing. We don't want to hear the clicking of your keyboard when you type an email either. Set your push-to-talk key correctly.

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'''Do not talk on Teamspeak unless you have authorization during a fleet op. Unless you were given authorization by the FC, you probably don't have it. If you wish to ask for authorization to talk on teamspeak, type your request in the fleet channel, although it will probably be ignored because the FC is too busy.'''

7. Your overview needs to be set up properly. There's Rombles Detailed Overview Configuration class, and a 10 minute summary by Chks in the media archive. They're a bit outdated, and replacements will be made eventully. It is recommended that you also check 'type' in the Columns tab of the overview settings, since many FCs call primary by ship type instead of player name. [http://ds180.net/eve-uni/ Eve University Media Archive]

#Your overview needs to be set up properly. There's Rombles Detailed Overview Configuration class, and a 10 minute summary by Chks in the media archive. They're a bit outdated, and replacements will be made eventully. It is recommended that you also check 'type' in the Columns tab of the overview settings, since many FCs call primary by ship type instead of player name. [http://ds180.net/eve-uni/ Eve University Media Archive]

[http://www.eve-ivy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14972 I've also exported my overview settings to Eve-Files.]

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You should have tabs with 1 PVP, 3 PVP + Travel, and Pod Saver set at least. The remainder 2 tabs can be set to show Alliance ships, and 2 PVP + Drones. I recommend having only planets in the Pod Saver tab. Moons can have hostile POS, and gates can be camped. Also, having less items in the overview makes for less lag, which is especially important for pod saving.

8. If you have questions, ask in the corp channel, not the alliance channel.

#If you have questions, ask in the corp channel, not the alliance channel.

#Disable auto lock. Press the Escape key to go into the game's configuration panel > general settings > inflight section > Auto target back: select 0 targets.

9. Disable auto lock. Press the Escape key to go into the game's configuration panel > general settings > inflight section > Auto target back: select 0 targets.

===Fleet Invites===

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 ===Pre-Op Checklist===
-. Make sure your medical clone is up to date. Having your medical clone set to Korsiki can be helpful during war.
+#Make sure your medical clone is up to date. Having your medical clone set to Aldrat can be helpful during war.
+#Get ready to be podded. If you have implants, either make sure you can afford to lose them, or get into a jump clone.
-. Get ready to be podded. If you have implants, either make sure you can afford to lose them, or get into a jump clone.
 We have enough standing with one of the Khanid corps, Khanid Innovation and one of the Caldari corps, Wiyrkomi Peace Corps. '''Do not do any missions for Khanid Innovation OR Wiyrkomi Peace Corps. Do NOT talk to the agents in these stations.'''
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 Khanid / Nohshayess / Khanid Prime / Khanid Prime V - Moon 1 - Khanid Innovation Factory - 24 jumps from Korsiki
-. 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 dont have the skills yet, dont worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EW 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 EW would be preferrable if you cant 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 or missile support skills at 3 or 4.
+#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 dont have the skills yet, dont worry about it and come along in a cheap frigate for the experience. Tacklers and EW 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 EW would be preferrable if you cant 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 or missile support skills at 3 or 4.
 Make sure your ship is insured.
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 [http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=511720 The Definitive Guide to Electronic Warfare]
-. Rename your ship. The default ship names are "Player's Name Ship Type", for example "Flay's Incursus". This will make it easier for enemies to find you when scanning, so you should rename it to something that will not be able to associate the ship to your name.
+#Rename your ship. The default ship names are "Player's Name Ship Type", for example "Flay's Incursus". This will make it easier for enemies to find you when scanning, so you should rename it to something that will not be able to associate the ship to your name.
-. Get over to Korsiki. Either docked or at the POS inside the bubble is usually fine. When the FC is ready, he will give instructions on where to rally.
+#Get over to Korsiki. Either docked or at the POS inside the bubble is usually fine. When the FC is ready, he will give instructions on where to rally.
 During wartime, do not undock until you are given authorization by the FC, or your SC.
-. Get on teamspeak. Probably in the PVP Waiting Room. You really need to be on Teamspeak for fleet ops. The FC doesnt have the time to type out everything in fleet chat. If you're not on teamspeak, you will not be able to follow the fleet. There's sometimes a bit of chatting in the PVP waiting room, but once invites start getting sent, stop talking. The commanders will move people to the PVP Op room. Stay silent until the op is over and the Fleet Commander declares open mic. Make sure your teamspeak settings are set up correctly. This mostly means you have a push-to-talk button and not voice-activated.
+#Get on teamspeak. Probably in the PVP Waiting Room. You really need to be on Teamspeak for fleet ops. The FC doesnt have the time to type out everything in fleet chat. If you're not on teamspeak, you will not be able to follow the fleet. There's sometimes a bit of chatting in the PVP waiting room, but once invites start getting sent, stop talking. The commanders will move people to the PVP Op room. Stay silent until the op is over and the Fleet Commander declares open mic. Make sure your teamspeak settings are set up correctly. This mostly means you have a push-to-talk button and not voice-activated.
 Also, make sure your push-to-talk button isnt Ctrl, or any other button you would use for anything else. And remember Alt is often used to Alt-tab out or Alt-Enter for windowed mode. Shift is used for caps so it is another bad choice. The F9 key is not used for anything in the Eve Client, nor for most other software you might operate, so it is a good choice until you can figure out which key would be best. We don't have to hear you breathing. We don't want to hear the clicking of your keyboard when you type an email either. Set your push-to-talk key correctly.
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 '''Do not talk on Teamspeak unless you have authorization during a fleet op. Unless you were given authorization by the FC, you probably don't have it. If you wish to ask for authorization to talk on teamspeak, type your request in the fleet channel, although it will probably be ignored because the FC is too busy.'''
-. Your overview needs to be set up properly. There's Rombles Detailed Overview Configuration class, and a 10 minute summary by Chks in the media archive. They're a bit outdated, and replacements will be made eventully. It is recommended that you also check 'type' in the Columns tab of the overview settings, since many FCs call primary by ship type instead of player name. [http://ds180.net/eve-uni/ Eve University Media Archive]
+#Your overview needs to be set up properly. There's Rombles Detailed Overview Configuration class, and a 10 minute summary by Chks in the media archive. They're a bit outdated, and replacements will be made eventully. It is recommended that you also check 'type' in the Columns tab of the overview settings, since many FCs call primary by ship type instead of player name. [http://ds180.net/eve-uni/ Eve University Media Archive]
 [http://www.eve-ivy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14972 I've also exported my overview settings to Eve-Files.]
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 You should have tabs with 1 PVP, 3 PVP + Travel, and Pod Saver set at least. The remainder 2 tabs can be set to show Alliance ships, and 2 PVP + Drones. I recommend having only planets in the Pod Saver tab. Moons can have hostile POS, and gates can be camped. Also, having less items in the overview makes for less lag, which is especially important for pod saving.
-. If you have questions, ask in the corp channel, not the alliance channel.
+#If you have questions, ask in the corp channel, not the alliance channel.
+#Disable auto lock. Press the Escape key to go into the game's configuration panel > general settings > inflight section > Auto target back: select 0 targets.
-. Disable auto lock. Press the Escape key to go into the game's configuration panel > general settings > inflight section > Auto target back: select 0 targets.
 ===Fleet Invites===