1. All there is to know about:
Running a mining fleet
a.k.a. Feel like mining but there‘s no op? Let‘s fix this.
AMC Edition
EUNI 2014
2. OUTLINE
• How fleets are announced and formed
• Roles and support
• Time tracking
• Payment
• Fleet setup
• Scouting
3. HOW FLEETS ARE ANNOUNCED AND
FORMED
• Pay attention to OPSEC
• Fleet Advertisements are not used in the AMC
• Calls and x-up only in secure AMC channel
• Not on the approved list? Not allowed in fleet.
4. STANDARD PROCEDURES
ROLES IN MINING OPS
Role
Count Skill Requirements Training time
Fleet Commander
1
Willing to step up
0d
Booster
1
Basic Orca
Perfect Orca
60d
140d
Hauler
1
Miasmos (up to 8 miners)
Orca (up to 16 miners)
Freighter
10d
60d
60d
Miner
6+
Mining ship
Covetor
Hulk
5d
50d
90d
Scout/Picket
0-2
Eagle eyed
0d
6. 2 SUPPORT IS ENOUGH
Role
Count Yield
Role
Count
Yield
Miner
6
15 MISK/h
Miner
6
15 MISK/h
Booster
1
0 MISK/h
Booster
1
0 MISK/h
Hauler
1
0 MISK/h
Hauler
2
0 MISK/h
Total
8
90 MISK/h
Total
9
90 MISK/h
11.25 MISK/h
Individual
Payment
Individual
Payment
10 MISK/h
Role
Count Yield
Role
Count
Yield
Miner
14
15 MISK/h
Miner
13
15 MISK/h
Booster
1
0 MISK/h
Booster
1
0 MISK/h
Hauler
1
0 MISK/h
Hauler
2
0 MISK/h
Total
16
210 MISK/h
Total
16
195 MISK/h
13.13 MISK/h
Individual
Payment
Individual
Payment
12.19
MISK/h
7. STANDARD PROCEDURES
FLEET MOTD
• Minimum requirements for the MOTD
• Name of the FC
• Link to spreadsheet
• Location/Belt
• Optional info in the MOTD
• Can naming scheme
• Time span
• Ore types
8. STANDARD PROCEDURES
SPREADSHEET
All AMC Ops use the AMC Buyback Spreadsheet
• http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/AMC_Buyback_Spreadsheet
• FC is accountable for the spreadsheet
• all names must be in written out completely
• Laser on/off must be entered in a timely fashion
• Spreadsheet must be accessible to all fleet members at any time
Do a proper spreadsheet
• Laziness does not pay off
9. STANDARD PROCEDURES
TIME TRACKING
Laser on hh:mm/Laser off hh:mm
• used to track contribution, entered by the FC
• hh:mm is expressed in EVE time
• not used when fleet changes belt
Dock time
• Used to condense multiple laser on/off, AFK/Dock time (e.g. lunch)
Share
• By default 1.0, players may request lower shares
11. STANDARD PROCEDURES
PAYMENTS
All AMC Ops are equal shared based on contributed time
• Venture or Hulk … same time = same ISK
Usage of the AMC Buyback is encouraged but not required
• FC may opt to sell the ore to the market if this improves the payout
FC is accountable for paying the fleet members
• Direct payment vs payment after buyback completes
• Inform players about delays
12. STANDARD PROCEDURES
FLEET SETUP
Boosts are system wide
•
Highest boost in the hierarchy wins
Intact command structure required for boosts
•
Command position have to be filled
•
Wing Command skill required to fill WC positions
•
Leadership skill required to fill squad command positions
•
All pilots in command positions must be in system and undocked
13. STANDARD PROCEDURES
FLEET SETUP – FINDING
Asking in fleet chat
•
Aka “leadership 5 please x up”
Fleet composition windows
•
Only available for pilots in a command position
•
Accessed thru fleet window
•
Shows leadership skills condensed to FC – WC - L
14. STANDARD PROCEDURES
SCOUTING FOR MINING OPPORTUNITIES
Ore anomalies
•
Do the math, not all are worth it
•
High end ones are usually contested, limited life time
Ice belts
•
Not everybody can mine them
•
Highly contested, short lived
Asteroid belts
•
Yield varies, prescan if possible
•
Fleet repositioning required
15. STANDARD PROCEDURES
SCANNING BELTS
Survey Scanners vs eyeballing
•
Asteroids have different sizes
•
Giant Veldspar rock may be less then a small Plagioclase
•
High yield ores
Survey Scanner parsers
•
http://sisterofeve.ru/ssp/
•
http://evepraisal.com/
