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Lea Severy
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-04-12 08:30:47 UTC
Hello eve community,

I'm running complexes quite often and at the end, after salvaging with my noctis, I find myself surrounded by many cargo containers filled with precious loot. Now I was wondering whether there's a way to loot faster than double-clicking every single can and pushing the "Loot All" button every single time. It takes very long to loot all of them, especially when your ping is not perfect at the moment.

So, is there a possibility to loot all containers within range at once? Or some other trick, that would improve the whole issue?

Thanks in advance and have a nice day.

Severy
Frillo Teslar
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2013-04-12 09:04:43 UTC
open them all first and then spam the loot all button
Chi'Nane T'Kal
Interminatus
#3 - 2013-04-12 12:50:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Chi'Nane T'Kal
Frillo Teslar wrote:
open them all first and then spam the loot all button


Yeah, that's how i'm doing it too.

I usually also triple click the cans in overview, as doubleclick is often not recognized immediately.

There really should be a keybind for 'open container'.
Goldiiee
Bureau of Astronomical Anomalies
#4 - 2013-04-12 13:03:22 UTC
I feel sheepish, Been right click, open can, for the last year. Didn't know double click would open it. :)

Things that keep me up at night;  Why do we use a voice communication device to send telegraphs? Moore's Law should state, Once you have paid off the last PC upgrade you will need another.
Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-04-12 13:45:05 UTC
Goldiiee wrote:
I feel sheepish, Been right click, open can, for the last year. Didn't know double click would open it. :)

it will also approach the can or wreck if you are not in range, which is a mixed blessing when you try to open cans while slowboating to a gate or something.

I should buy an Ishtar.
Sodohm
Eve Rookies Academy
Eve Rookies United
#6 - 2013-04-12 19:46:20 UTC
Instead of double clicking, you can also bind a key for locking (i use one of my extra mouse buttons), its faster then to lock every container around so you can loot them.
Crash Lander
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2013-04-13 06:25:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Crash Lander
Here is a tip: Viewing (and looting) a wreck first is faster than salvaging and then looting the leftover container.
There is a noticeable delay opening a container vs opening a wreck.

This is likely because of optimization (or lack thereof) in one of the two cases in the game code. A dev would have to confirm.

I've found the fastest overall method to be:
1) Tractor in range
2) Start salvager
3) Deactivate tractor and tractor new wreck
4) Loot wreck before salvager cycle in 2) completes
5) Target more wrecks as soon as salvage cycle completes

With perfect salvaging skills almost all wrecks salvage in one cycle. You have to be fast to loot before the salvager cycle completes.
Nuela
WoT Misfits
#8 - 2013-04-15 19:47:55 UTC
Crash Lander wrote:
Here is a tip: Viewing (and looting) a wreck first is faster than salvaging and then looting the leftover container.
There is a noticeable delay opening a container vs opening a wreck.

This is likely because of optimization (or lack thereof) in one of the two cases in the game code. A dev would have to confirm.

I've found the fastest overall method to be:
1) Tractor in range
2) Start salvager
3) Deactivate tractor and tractor new wreck
4) Loot wreck before salvager cycle in 2) completes
5) Target more wrecks as soon as salvage cycle completes

With perfect salvaging skills almost all wrecks salvage in one cycle. You have to be fast to loot before the salvager cycle completes.



This is the way I do it. Still a pain and opened thread to see if a faster method exists :)
Cage Man
Fusion Enterprises Ltd
Pandemic Horde
#9 - 2013-04-15 23:30:59 UTC
Nuela wrote:
Crash Lander wrote:
Here is a tip: Viewing (and looting) a wreck first is faster than salvaging and then looting the leftover container.
There is a noticeable delay opening a container vs opening a wreck.

This is likely because of optimization (or lack thereof) in one of the two cases in the game code. A dev would have to confirm.

I've found the fastest overall method to be:
1) Tractor in range
2) Start salvager
3) Deactivate tractor and tractor new wreck
4) Loot wreck before salvager cycle in 2) completes
5) Target more wrecks as soon as salvage cycle completes

With perfect salvaging skills almost all wrecks salvage in one cycle. You have to be fast to loot before the salvager cycle completes.



This is the way I do it. Still a pain and opened thread to see if a faster method exists :)


Not sure how this is faster than opening the can after it has been salvaged, you will still need to double click or click open in the selector. I just tractor, switch on salvager switch off tractor, tractor next one until wrecks further away take some time to get in then just double click the cans when I get a chance and continue to tractor and slavage and whenever there is a break, spam loot all.
Salvaging requires way more effort than missioning.. hehe