tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post371963442080528379..comments2023-09-13T17:57:45.119+01:00Comments on Diaries of a Space Noob: Day 73 : A Painful Lesson In ProbingCheradenine Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822231437454134489noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-79045643244726723402012-09-03T07:46:34.901+01:002012-09-03T07:46:34.901+01:00Probing (and I include d-scan here) as such isn...Probing (and I include d-scan here) as such isn't hard, but RL skill comes into play when you are facing dozens of signatures at once, and you have to sort them quickly into important/unimporant. Similar, if you're tasked to provide a warp-in to a hostile in one of your systems without the hostile noticing, skill is paramount.<br /><br />And given the advantages, Sister's gear is very much worth-while - at minimum, get the Sisters' probes. Druur Monakhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299435488090977357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-77051401089915494932012-08-30T19:47:16.354+01:002012-08-30T19:47:16.354+01:00Not exactly a probing guide but since wormholes an...Not exactly a probing guide but since wormholes and scanning are inextricably linked I thought I would toss this out just in case anyone is interested. It's a series of video blogs on wormhole space subjects.<br /><br />http://www.wormholefundamentals.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-13842819363609472972012-08-30T18:09:13.774+01:002012-08-30T18:09:13.774+01:00I came across an old e-mail recently, from when ou...I came across an old e-mail recently, from when our corp had recently moved in to w-space. Paraphrasing, I told our director that 'I tried scanning, and I'm fecking useless'. But, as you have discovered, it gets easier with practice.<br /><br />The alt-drag modifier is a relatively recent introduction, and was added in a patch and not the expansion that changed exploration. It made a huge difference in moving probes around quickly but it is something that is easily missed by people. Continue to spread the word.<br /><br />Stabs is spot on about more probes giving better results, and if you can use that many you really ought to. I stick with five because my skills, ship, and modules give me good results with five, I can move them around more easily, and it lets me launch twice without reloading the expanded launcher. I won't claim it gives me better results than seven, though.<br /><br />When you move to combat probes, you will need to set up a filter or two for the scan results. You should filter out structures, so that you don't get cluttered with every POS and defence module anchored to it, and perhaps one that filters everything but signatures for when you're scanning in high-sec and only looking for sites. Miners and mission runners can really clog up the results.<br /><br />Finally, once you're comfortable with general scanning and want to start trying getting the jump on ships without them noticing, I've written a guide about <a href="http://www.tigerears.org/2012/04/17/how-to-hunt-in-w-space-using-d-scan/" rel="nofollow">hunting with d-scan</a> too.pjharveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087113822977971310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-75070299922931476652012-08-30T07:51:52.443+01:002012-08-30T07:51:52.443+01:00Damn. I'll be in work!Damn. I'll be in work!Cheradenine Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822231437454134489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-11953354057296867202012-08-30T07:51:33.454+01:002012-08-30T07:51:33.454+01:005%! Well that's a bit of a boost. I was so bad...5%! Well that's a bit of a boost. I was so bad at it the first time around, and got so many offers of good advice that I assumed it was just me. I think it is a another step up to interpreting combat probe information in a useful way, doing it quickly and doing it safely. I've had a quick go but will be doing some more practice in hi sec first. Hopefully I won't scare too many miners.Cheradenine Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822231437454134489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-32072404262488560902012-08-30T06:01:01.407+01:002012-08-30T06:01:01.407+01:00Explorer Logs by JohnnyPew on Youtube are short vi...Explorer Logs by JohnnyPew on Youtube are short vids as well covers some sites...Feels like I am getting a feed from Star Trek. I started a second account for exploring, and set my son out running around in hi sec and within 7 sites made 120 million in modules and tech2 salvage. Was like WTF every time I tried Exploration I got nuthing.....even when I did a a couple of complexes when i was in null.... Its so Random. But then thats the kicker....one dayyou open that box and "YESSSSSSSSSSSSS"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948826436916354127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-42245009338902781172012-08-30T04:45:54.681+01:002012-08-30T04:45:54.681+01:00Sounds like you did a good job for your first real...Sounds like you did a good job for your first real shot at exploring. I really wish I knew about the alt and shift functions when I first started.<br /><br />I've got an expedition to run today which I picked up from an escalation in a serpentis site. We can run it together if you're going to be on at about 12:00 utc.Jax Aldeantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-16017403662254125142012-08-30T00:04:37.185+01:002012-08-30T00:04:37.185+01:00I think you've made an awesome start and you&#...I think you've made an awesome start and you've certainly got into doing this much quicker than I did.<br /><br />I don't think you need to self-deprecate. Just be being able to do this at all you are in the top 5% of Eve players regarding explorers. I'm playing in null sec at the moment and hardly anyone can scan, it almost feels like cheating to use my cov ops.<br /><br />If you move into wormholes you'll be appreciated for not being completely new, if you do other sorts of pvp FCs will adore you for helping them hunt out kills.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-42163898423129421532012-08-29T21:44:24.746+01:002012-08-29T21:44:24.746+01:00Thanks!
Wormholes : careful in there - and alway...Thanks! <br /><br />Wormholes : careful in there - and always bookmark the exit!<br /><br />PVP : My advice would be to have a go before the skills kick in, all the trained skill queue stuff in the world isn't going to save you if you haven't seen it before. Put some cash aside and mark it as "expendable" then go get blown up in a T1 - you never know. Its good fun! Don't let the skill queue hold you back from having an experience. I've done too much of that myself!Cheradenine Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822231437454134489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456789637460064957.post-9353691179253341012012-08-29T21:08:16.453+01:002012-08-29T21:08:16.453+01:00Love your blog, I'm kind of in the same place ...Love your blog, I'm kind of in the same place you are as far as exploration. I just started a couple of days ago, found a wormhole in my high-sec home system and got a nice rush popping in and zooming around a little. Lucky for me it was deserted at the time :) My main is mostly a miner, I'm realizing that I need to bulk up my pvp skills for doing exploration, etc. It's a lot of fun, more fun than grinding rocks.<br /><br />I've also been trying out ice mining. It's a very easy way to spend some low-attention time. Point the ice miners at the big block, and an hour later I have 35 units of ice in my Mackinaw's ore hold. Drop off and repeat. crypticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369069780571244928noreply@blogger.com