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Pinstar Colton
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Posted - 2012.08.27 13:06:00 -
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So, I've trained up all my probing skills to IV, in a ship with a bonus to probing, have the probe bonus rigs fit, using a sister's launcher and sister's probes.... and it still takes me ~10 minutes to probe down a single site. (This is all in low sec) I *Know* there are people out there who can do it *much* faster.
Can anyone share techniques they use to speed up probing? How few re-adjustments can you get away with before getting a site to 100%? I'm using the technique shown on the tutorial video (but with 7 probes, rather than 4) and I can *eventually* find stuff, but not with any efficiency.
In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse. |
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.08.27 13:29:00 -
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Roime wrote:I'd guess it's just a matter of practice since your skills and gear are just fine. You'll get faster with moving the probes and "reading" the sig indicators.
I use 2-4 scans to get most signatures, taking a few minutes if I'm not in a hurry, same skills and gear as you. On my prober alt I resolve more sigs with just two passes (8AU>2/1AU, depending on sig strength), but occasionally still need 3 or 4 (8AU>2AU>1/0.5AU) if I blunder with probe placement or the sig is really weak.
Can you give a few more details? How many probes do you use? What formation? How tightly do you inter-weave their scan ranges?. I'd love to be able to bulls-eye sites in 2-4 scans.
In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse. |
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.08.27 14:07:00 -
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That's about as tight as I weave my probes...though it is hard to tell exactly without the Box + Arrows on each probe. (As a reference, I try to loop the edge of an outer probe so that it encases the opposite arrow of my central probe. )
I also use the star. (1 central probe with 2 probes at opposite ends of each X/Y/Z axis)
Also: How did you get rid of all those little boxes with other stuff in the system? (Like nearby stations/gates and such) I find they frequently interfere with me trying to re-position my probes while scanning.
In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse. |
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.08.28 17:36:00 -
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Aaewen Hrothgarson wrote:For me, the single mos UGE time safer was hen i figured out how to move the probe cluster at once (press shift and move one with a mouse) and diminish distance to the center equally (press alt and move one probe with the mouse).
The Video tutorials might have shown that, but didnt mention it. I fond this information distributed in some old threads.
Second - which comes with experience - its important to zoom and swipe the camera so you always have a good picture of the situation
That second part, where you can adjust all probes with the alt-drag, is new information to me. I think doing that manually was cause for a great deal of wasted time on my part trying to pin down these sites. I'm going to give these tips a try tonight.
In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse. |
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:57:00 -
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I just want to report back on my experience after incorporating everyone's suggestions here.
I was able to get 3 signatures last night with an average time of ~3 minutes for each. I tried the 5 probe setup but ran into a situation where I had the 'twin red dots' effects...one up and one down from my probe cluster. When I added a full 7 probes, I was able to probe down the site much faster. My best was a Magnometric site that I nailed in 3 hits (8 AU > 2 AU > .5 AU) and just over 2 minutes in time.
As predicted, the alt-drag thing was indeed my biggest time saver.
I'll probably drop back down to 5 probes once I get a little more player experience with scanning down sites.
Thank you everyone in this thread for your suggestions and advice.
In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse. |
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