There is no transversal or tracking here. The closest thing is hit dispersion for turrets and explosion dispersion (maybe other name) for missiles. The turret one dictates how often a gun hits a target of smaller size than the gun, the missile one reduces the dmg of big missiles against smaller targets.

Navi 10 is really nice. If your character isnt a station drone who just clicks away at factory jobs or the market then you would benefit greatly from it. Taking it up to level 5 will cost very little EP and be a nice boost while you consider what other skills you need.

Did you choose combat or industry (mining) for your prime profession?

Nav is good regardless of profession, and you've got the right attitude about EP, there's no need to jump into spending it. Just like Eve the extensions get more expensive the higher they go, so it is important to specialize at first, or it will take much longer to be effective at your profession.

The alpha islands are fairly secure, and the combat skill needed to defend yourself in the 'dangerous' parts of alpha would make mining there unprofitable.

Check out the PIE recruitment thread, we're a non-pvp corp that's always willing to help industrials get started, check the Cat-PIE chat channel online, Cat is a more PVP focused group if your leaning that direction.

I did the solo indy route and it can be very rewarding, but by splitting EP between combat and industry (and even between mining and manf. within indy) your limited to weak spawns and low yeilds for a long time. This is why I suggest being more directed in your EP application, as you can always branch out after reaching a certain level.

If your looking to do some more dangerous mining, in the beta zones, then your correct. A balance of defense and yeild is very helpful. One of the more difficult lessons on beta is that usually if your spotted, your dead. There are no fast escape mechanisms like warp away. If your part of a corporation that is based in beta, a certain level of defense is required, but most of the defense comes in early warning from gate guards, but roaming NPC's are still a threat.

Trying to split piloting skills between combat bots and industrial bots is not recommended out of the gate. You can get to a combat mech fairly quickly, but the support skills needed to be effective in that bot are very high, and the same is true for the Indy mech (Termis).

That is what I usually suggest for all single character players going into indy. Mining gives you a good steady income stream, and something to do while our production skills are increasing, then something to do while those production lines are running. Most indy players are captured with the allure of prototyping, that is something you can do, but the mass production, marketing, and mining skills don't overlap. That is getting a better material effciency in mass production (use less material and hence lower production cost) does not apply to making prototypes more effcient. However getting your tax reduction lower helps in selling ores and produced items.

The most important thing, is to have fun! Perp is a long-term game, so doing something you enjoy is more important then being 100% effcient at doing it.

Some interesting reading that help me out when I first started. http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … ing-guide/

  You also have a military guide at http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … y-one-ger/ , but it sounds like the first one will be more to your liking.

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