Girdan Keirge
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Posted - 2006.03.27 15:44:00 -
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Everyone else is spot on in their comments and I don't really have much to add in that regard, but I was wondering if you did the tutorial?
The info about the tactital overlay is shown to you pretty early on.
I know that people who are experienced in MMO's tend to hate tutorials because they are usually so basic and treat you like you don't know how to put on your pants, but in EVE, the tutorial is a must.
It doesn't tell you everything about the game but it gives you pretty much all the info you need to get started.
After that, your corp chat is pretty much the best place to ask questions, as the 'newbie help' channel tends to be flooded with questions and it can be quite a task to find the answer to your question with all that text scrolling by at 28.8kbs.
And you've obviously found the forums too, so that's a good place to get info. Read the stickies and browse the topics and see if you find anything you need to know.
There's also a nice reward at the end of the 8 mission tutorial arc.
You can use it or sell it for anwhere from 600k-2mil isk depending on what you get.
Oh, and about gang warping, I haven't spent much time in a gang, but I've been both the 'leader' and a Regular Joe.
When I was the leader, I thought there was a 'warp gang' function that would warp everyone together.
When I was Joe Nobody, I thought there was a 'warp to gang' function too.
I'm guessing that they may not work if you are not in the same system though.
Next time you play, gang up and right click in space and see if those options are there.
Like I said, I haven't had much gang experience, so I may be wrong, especially since no one else has mentioned it.
Also, if the Mrs. is afk for a minute and you want to travel, she should be using the autopilot function.
Set the destination and hit the little 'A' on the lower left of the tac readout and walk away.
It will only take you to the system and not a specific place, but it requires no input from the afk player.
Be advised that this can be a dangerous way to travel, so don't use it in low sec space, as that's just asking to wake up in a clone.
As you gain experience, you will learn what is and isn't safe to do. AFK or even ATK.
Ah, last thing, since I just brought it up, right click is your best friend.
I know the gui can be kind of odd, but right click can help you out a lot.
For almost every funtion in EVE, there are at least 2 ways to do things, so don't be confused if you ask a question and get a couple of different answers, as they both may be correct, just the user's preference.
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