Good morning Students and Faculty,
Wanted to throw an idea / suggestion if I may be so
bold... (see what i did there.)
I think it might be nice if someone were willing to do a short series of
lessons on the basic but "minimally necessary" tools and widgets for
QoL and navigation etc. (Quality of Life)
You know, the stuff you old timers take for granted.
I have had the good fortune of bumping into a few really good mentors and communicators
so far. (i won't call you out personally because I would inevitably miss someone and step in the poo)
That said; I've already gotten really good 1:1 lessons in the EveMarketer, the Overview screen
and how to do a few basic navigation things (within the tools, not the map)
Here are a few things I think would make great one-shot lessons, if someone
was willing to run them.
Suggested / Proposed Curriculum
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*how to plan custom routes and import them (how to avoid nscls/wh)
*basic steps on how to import / export fits and shop for mods
*protips and ways to reduce your cost or accelerate training
*recommended high-end trainings that you should do as soon as you can
*how to manage the Overview during recon <when to switch presets>
*managing the overview during combat <who's watching what>
*locating friends / fellow students on the Galactic map
***sorting by corp members, etc. basic navigation of the Universe Map
***maybe a whole Specialist Session(s) or "Master Class" on the following::
I. EveMarketer and negotiating to maximize your ISK
II. GateCheck and why it should be in your pre-flight plan
III. Eve Workbench for Power Users
IV. Mumble for the absolute rookie
VI. Mumble for Power Users
I am sure I'm missing things, and some of this falls into the realm of "RTFM"
but the difference between being on Eve or in Uni for 10 days and 60 or 90 days
is enormous. I know many of you have your own "bag of tricks" or tips on how
you speed things along. Whether that be certain tips or tricks in using the map
or perhaps ways you manage and maintain your chat channels; I think much of
this tribal knowledge tends to get lost over time because newbies don't know
what they don't know. So, you don't know what to ask !
Some of this would really better be delivered over Discord / Mumble with screen sharing
but there are also lightweight stream apps that can be used to demonstrate some
of the topics / techniques. I am also happy to share what little I have picked up, because I do have
a background in coaching / mentoring. But, much of the above is better delivered by someone
who's been doing this a long time.
Thanks in advance for any feedback !
O7