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Delta Naskingar
The Icarus Expedition
Solyaris Chtonium
#1 - 2015-02-11 12:59:22 UTC
Hi
What skill do i nead to lock targets at further distance +50km

Cheers
Delta
Rawketsled
Generic Corp Name
#2 - 2015-02-11 13:20:47 UTC
Delta Naskingar wrote:
Hi
What skill do i nead to lock targets at further distance +50km

Cheers
Delta

Train Long Range Targeting.

Also, fit a Sensor Booster on your ship and activate it.
Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
#3 - 2015-02-11 13:23:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Mara Pahrdi
The skill Long Range Targeting enhances your locking range by 5% per lvl. Base locking range is determined by the ship your flying.

Check ship info for details.

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Ed MarKeen
East Domain Inc.
#4 - 2015-02-11 14:22:16 UTC
don't forget that some modules have a targeting range penalty as a drawback
J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#5 - 2015-02-11 18:05:14 UTC  |  Edited by: J'Poll
Each ship has a base locking range that is tied to the ship.

Then skill above and any fitting related changes are applied to that number.


So, let's say you have Long Range Targeting trained to 4 (20% range bonus) with no further modules that affect locking range:


Ship A:

Base range of 10 km.

With your skill, it will become: 10 * 1.2 = 12 km


Ship B:

Base range of 50 km.

With your skill, it will become: 50 * 1.2 = 60 km

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ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2015-02-11 20:15:22 UTC
When ever I have skill related questions like this I use the market UI and go into skill books and bring up the category I'm interested in, in this case targeting, and when I click on it and the list comes up I just read through all of them and you can see which you can train and which you have trained and how high you have them trained so it's very useful. Also doing it this way allows you to see some skill that would be helpful but you may not have known existed.

I think browsing the market for skills, mods and ships is a good way for newer players to get familiar with the game and what is available. I recommend window shopping all the time for this reason.

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Ned Thomas
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2015-02-11 20:19:14 UTC
ergherhdfgh wrote:
When ever I have skill related questions like this I use the market UI and go into skill books and bring up the category I'm interested in, in this case targeting, and when I click on it and the list comes up I just read through all of them and you can see which you can train and which you have trained and how high you have them trained so it's very useful. Also doing it this way allows you to see some skill that would be helpful but you may not have known existed.

I think browsing the market for skills, mods and ships is a good way for newer players to get familiar with the game and what is available. I recommend window shopping all the time for this reason.


As an addendum, this is one of the reasons I like Eve Droid so much. Makes it easy to look up different items, skills, ships, etc. when not in game.
ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2015-02-11 22:38:30 UTC
Ned Thomas wrote:


As an addendum, this is one of the reasons I like Eve Droid so much. Makes it easy to look up different items, skills, ships, etc. when not in game.

Are you trying to tell me that my niece was right and that I do need to get a smart phone?!

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Phig Neutron
Starbreaker and Sons
#9 - 2015-02-11 22:44:22 UTC
You could also get a boost in lock range if a squad, wing, or fleet commander has leadership skills and, especially, if they're flying a battlecruiser or command ship with an Information Warfare Link - Sensor Integrity (I or II).
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#10 - 2015-02-11 22:46:08 UTC
ergherhdfgh wrote:
When ever I have skill related questions like this I use the market UI and go into skill books and bring up the category I'm interested in, in this case targeting, and when I click on it and the list comes up I just read through all of them and you can see which you can train and which you have trained and how high you have them trained so it's very useful. Also doing it this way allows you to see some skill that would be helpful but you may not have known existed.

I think browsing the market for skills, mods and ships is a good way for newer players to get familiar with the game and what is available. I recommend window shopping all the time for this reason.



I endorse this advice.

The other thing I'd add is that larger ships generally have longer lock ranges than smaller ones. On the flip side, those larger ships usually struggle to apply any damage to close range targets.

The module "Prototype Sensor Booster" with a "Targeting Range Script" (which is slotted into it like ammunition but is never consumed) will add a *massive* 52.6% to your lock range, and more expensive variants of that module will add even more. Giving up a medium slot for this effect is sometimes worthwhile.

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Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2015-02-11 22:46:24 UTC
There are rigs that improve targeting range as well.
Delta Naskingar
The Icarus Expedition
Solyaris Chtonium
#12 - 2015-02-12 05:50:05 UTC
ergherhdfgh wrote:
When ever I have skill related questions like this I use the market UI and go into skill books and bring up the category I'm interested in, in this case targeting, and when I click on it and the list comes up I just read through all of them and you can see which you can train and which you have trained and how high you have them trained so it's very useful. Also doing it this way allows you to see some skill that would be helpful but you may not have known existed.

I think browsing the market for skills, mods and ships is a good way for newer players to get familiar with the game and what is available. I recommend window shopping all the time for this reason.


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