Welcome to the EVE Pilot Help file, which fully documents the use of EVE Pilot. Please read it carefully, many of your questions before purchasing and using EVE Pilot will be answered here.

Introduction

EVE Pilot (EP) is a multifunctional and multiclient macro for users of the MMORPG EVE Online. It can be setup to run different tasks with up to 10 clients for anytime that the EVE Online server is available. EVE Pilot uses the EVE client window to send it's commands. It uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and non-linear logic to ensure high performance and provides stability against unexpected changes in the game environment. EVE Pilot by Macro Laboratory (ML) is under constant development and currently has several functions:

• EVE Miner
  • Mining bot. This is the main function of the bot. It has been in development since September of 2009.
  • Multiclient mining. Run up to 10 clients at the same time on the same PC. Every client has its own EVE Online window. The client will be brought to focus (on top) in order to send commands to the window. From the very beginning of the EVE Miner project, we have focused on multiclient optimization. Speed of every one of it's functions has been measured and bottlenecks were removed.
  • Mining drones support. It is possible, but not recommended to mix mining and combat drones at the same time.
  • Fighting with drones. A fight is initiated by a damage or jamming event. Drones will be launched for the duration of the fight and returned to the drone bay when they are not required. If some of the NPCs are out of the your drone control range and do not approach, EVE Pilot will stop the fight by timeout and return your drones to the drone bay. It is possible to launch drones in advance and dock them when warping out. If drones lost - no problems, bot will reload them during the next visit to station. 
  • Full 0.0 mining support. EVE Miner will detect hostiles in local and warp you to station or structure. Bot adopted to fight with BS sized NPC using group fight mode, when several bots start to kill NPC if one of bots is under attack. New active module system will allow to safe capacitor during long fights. Bot detects long fights and finish fight by cargoload event or if NPC out of range and do not want to approach.
  • Deadspace support. Bot will not scan for hidden location, but can use it to mine if you define bookmark. Bot will check for NPCs and kill them to unlock acceleration gate.
  • Anomaly ice/ore mining support. Bot will search for anomalies with predefined keyword and mine preferred ice/ore automatically! Bot can use traveling route to find anomalies faster.
  • Fleet mode support including remote fleet support. Depending on the role of a client, it will autocreate new fleet or join existing fleet. Bot will rejoin fleet after disconnect. Remote fleet support will allow to join fleet you do not own on start.
  • Tanking. Passive and active, shield or armor tanking can be used with active modules. Each module has a shield/armor activation/deactivation level. You can enable advanced protection on higher incoming damage.
  • Jetison container support. If enabled, bot will jettison ore when no empty containers exist or use old container to unload your ore.
  • POS support. You can use corporate hangar array, compression array or one of large ship assembly arrays to unload your ore.
  • Bot can unload ore to corphangar in the office in station.
  • Survey scanner support. This unique feature for EVE Pilot will measure the content of asteroids and switch off the mining lasers when an asteroid is ready to pop. The correct mining amount, laser duration and optimal range of your lasers are taken from the lasers information window while you in space to include fleet bonuses. This feature greatly improves the profit of your bot at the end of your EVE day, when most of the asteroids have a reduced amount of ore.
  • Asteroid content vs asteroid size estimation. If you don't use a survey scanner or some of the asteroids are out of range of the survey scanner, EVE Pilot will estimate the content of the asteroids and still deactivate the mining lasers when it is sure the asteroid is empty. This method is still better than letting the full cycle complete when the asteroid is nearly empty.
  • Optimized asteroid selection. Select +10% or +5% variations of ore before the 0% ore. Each laser targets its own asteroid if not specified otherwise. Mining drones use closest asteroid within 5km.
  • Mining crystals. Using and refitting of mining crystals is possible if you mine one type of ore only.
  • Bookmarks. EVE Pilot can use station and belt bookmarks, including rewarp bookmarks (at 150+km from asteroids).
  • Multiple warps. EVE Pilot  will warp several times if one warp is not enough to get to the destination.
  • Traveling function. EVE Pilot will travel between solar systems using a set of conditions defined by user. You can select to change solar system when no ore is left to mine, when no profitable belts are left or by a specified timeout. Belts can be marked as non profitable if the miner spend more time in a belt than a user defined timeout value. Traveling function may be used to find anomalies faster for anomaly mining.
  • Avoid NPC and PC. EVE Pilot can avoid mining in belts occupied by players and/or NPC's. You can scan local after warping in to a belt or constantly during mining. You can define the player ships to avoid. Bot may detect and avoid using systems with incursion.
  • Maneuvering during mining . Three levels of maneuvering are available: advanced maneuvering will try to approach new asteroids in advance, basic maneuvering will approach new asteroids when no asteroids are left in optimal range of the lasers, and disabled maneuvering for mining in area close to your bookmark only.
  • Final warp out time prediction. EVE Pilot will start warping to the station when the cargohold and content of ore in the lasers is predicted to be more than the cargo capacity of the ship. User may define maximal carhoload percent to warp out earlier.
  • Emergency Procedures. Emergency warp out (EWO) and emergency log off (ELO) procedures can be used to save your ship from destruction using user define EWO and ELO shield/armor levels. ELO procedure may be disabled in settings.
  • Pod detection. If you are ganked EVE Pilot  will dock your pod to station and shut down that particular client, leaving any others active if you are running a multiclient setup.
  • Custom delays and log off timers. Custom delays can randomize the time used in station to unload ore and time to initiate warp after undock. They help to mimic human behavior and save your characters from trouble. Log off timers can be used to shut down any client for a period of time, then restart it after the timer ends. You can setup up to 6 timers.
  • Downtime detection. Automatically detect downtime and connection lost events and return your miner back to work, when server is online again.
  • Custom algorithm support. EVE Pilot accepts custom algorithms in simple text format. Expand the functionality of the bot to make undocumented actions! To write custom algorithms you will need to learn how to use the algorithm editor. This feature enables unlimited customization of EVE Pilot's behavior but can be difficult for novices. Instructions on how to use the algorithm editor can be found in the algorithm editor manual.
• EVE Trader
  • Tradebot is the most profitable bot. With good skills, standings and ISKs in operation your income may be as much as 1-1.5kkk ISK/day! Perfect traders can double ISKs every 2-3 months.
  • Creates buy and sell orders. You will need to edit maximal buy and minimal sell prices and quantities for each item if you want to buy or sell items automatically. Unlimited number of buy and sell orders supported. Scrolls buy and sell order list up and down when required
  • Bot used "first come first serve" rule when updating orders. Old not abandoned orders have priority. This rule completely remove competition of trade bots between each other.
  • Each order has its own update history. Order update interval increase when update count of the order increase. This remove unnecessary order updates if trade activity for the item is low but competition present.
  • Updates market orders to undercut the competitor prices with 4 protection levels:
    • maximum price change from the beginning or by means of comparison with minimal sell or maximal buy prices defined by user.
    • minimum order volume to outbid
    • maintenance of buy and sell order profits are based on updated market information and the users own settings for broker fees and sales tax
    • any attempts to exploit the bot and benefit from it by real players or other market bots will fail
  • The ability to compare prices in the same station, system or region. This can be used to attract customers to your 0.0 station with the best prices in the region, or to purchase items for low prices using regional orders.
  • Built in Market Exporter and Market Analyzer:
    • Market Exporter. A tool to automatically export up-to-date market information. The exported files are saved locally and can be used with the Market Analyzer. Market exporter is a legacy function and may be used when ESI API server is not available.
    • Market Analyzer. Downloads regional orders from ESI API server and gives you information such as: the best prices in region, profit of buy/resell operations and the number of competitors. A competitor is a trader who has updated their buy/sell orders recently. The more competitors you have the less likely you are to get income from a buy/resell operation. Market Analyzer may also analyze export files prepared by Market Exporter.
    • Profit vs number of competitors ratio. This information can be used to estimate the level of participation for one or more traders in buy/resell operations. This will help prevent you from wasting time with where competition is very strong.
    • Possibility to filter and export list directly to sell or buy order installer
  • Possibility to travel between systems and update orders in any part of the universe.
  • While traveling it is also possible to accept delivering tasks and haul your items from station to station.
  • EVE Trader is compatible with the PI addon. You can continue to restart your planets whilst trading.
• Auto Trader
  • This is simple version of a trader which uses ESI API to gather market data. Autotrader has minimum of settings, most of the preparations are finished automatically. Autotrader is a good alternative for novice traders, who may prefer simpler bot. Autotrader uses trader's license and does not work in trial mode.
  • Autotrader uses  "first come first serve" rule when updating orders and like standard trader tracks order update history to adjust order update intervals.
  • Courier Interface may be used to split time between standing leveling and trading.
  • Latest version of Auto Trader uses remote buy orders in Perimeter and collector function to transport items to Jita. Using citadel orders reduces requirements in skills and standings
• Collector
  • A function to collect assets within X jumps from central station. It was developed for use with trader but may be also started as a stand alone function.
  • Collector avoids low sec as well as triglavian systems for use with slow freighter.
  • Max cargo price setting used to split expensive cargo and transport it in several turns
• Courier Mission Bot
  • Profitable bot, attracting no attention from players due to random traveling in several regions.
  • Very simple and efficient bot recommended for alfa account users. May be started with brand new account without delay.
  • Courier has built in skill trainer and possibility to purchase and inject skillbooks using ISKs income from main function.
  • Fastest way to get multiple storyline missions and level corporation and faction standings to remove market taxes and fees.
  • Automatic completion of courier and trade storyline missions.
  • Refit plan used to fit new ship and upgrade agent level automatically.
  • New LP collector addon converts LP to ISKs with best ratio. Bot will purchase and transport LP staff to Jita and install new sell orders.
  • Fleet mode support. You can have courier account leveling your miner account standing via fleet standing share.
  • PI addon may be used to update your extractors on planets
• Abyss Hunter
  • Abyss hunter is a bot for abyssal deadspace combat sites. Bot opens portal to combat site using filament, completes 20 minute mission and collects loot from triglavian structure. Loot contains BPCs, craft matherials, mutaplasmids and more filaments
  • Bot has simple start settings to load fits and settings used to run Tier 0 - Tier 3 missions.
  • Can fit and insure new ship corresponding to your fitting plan
  • Can inject implants before activation new ship
  • Can mix filament types to consume available filaments from loot before purchase new filaments from market
  • Fastest hunter module was wrote from scratch for use with abyssal sites. Guns, launchers and drone support. Can use two ammunition types switched by distance change or by NPC rules. Can use double repairer fits.
  • Optional high DPS NPC settings. Specify rules to overload afterburner/MWD, set priority target to attack, tank damage with drones, NPC orbit or kite rules. Damaged modules detected and may be repaired with nanite pepair paste when mission comlete
  • Work with two stations: trade hub and station used to repair ship and refit drones in different system. May work with one station too
  • Abyss manufacturer addon will calculate profitability of manufacture from BPC available in loot, take best BPC and start manufacturing jobs
  • Autosell produced goods and red loot. Red loot may be transported and sold at CONCORD station for max price.
• Belt and Anomaly Hunter
  • Belt Hunter finds and kills NPCs to collect bounties in regular belts or anomalies in 0.0 security systems.
  • Using launchers, guns or combat drones to kill NPC. Low ammo detection and automatic reload of ammunition at station or POS
  • Several maneuvering modes: stand still, orbitting attacking NPC, orbitting structure or asteroid and alligning to base. NPC range control for using with guns.
  • Using afterburner and large micro jump drive for speed tank or sniper attack techniques.
  • Detection of NPCs properties: scramblers, jammers, neutralizers etc. You may define NPCs with particular properties to kill first.
  • Special mode to use with Looter, when bot points out location of wrecks to loot. Looter is not wasting time to visit empty of wrecks bookmarks.
  • HP, Armor or Capacitor detection. Emergency warp out in case of a high damage or low capacitor event.
  • Local monitor function is a highest priority function of the bot.
• Faction Warfare Bot
  • Faction warfare bot is completing faction warfare complexes for attacking or defending side. Generated loyalty points may be exchanged for items (datacores, BPC of a modules etc.) in LP shop.
  • May be used with alfa clone accounts as far as your fit has about 100 DPS for scout and 150 DPS for small complexes.
  • Autorefit function is available. Full customization of your fit. Bot may use drones, guns, launchers, webifiers, target painters and afteburner.
  • Bot will purchase fit from market if some module or ship is missing. Maximal fit price control is available.
  • Bot is using directional scanner to detect hostiles at warpgate or inside of a complex to avoid fights with PC.
  • Safespot bookmark autocreation at each system
  • Ship/pod destruction present. Bot will return to refit station and continue. If pod was warp scrambled by another player, bot will initiate self destruct sequence.
  • Bot scans for FW complexes while traveling from one FW system to another. This statistics is used later to find shorter routes between FW systems with complexes of particular size.
  • FW bot may be used to level faction standing.
• Looter Bot
  • Looter macro can be used to loot and salvage wrecks or containers for belthunter or miner. Blue, white and, if selected, yellow wrecks and containers supported.
  • Using personal or corporate bookmarks to find wrecks or containers in several systems and transporting cargo to the home station or POS
  • Looter may read names of bookmarks and use only bookmarks with predefined name
  • Looter may delete corporate bookmark after the spot is cleared
  • Looter may detect NPC presence and avoid fights, may visit deadspace complexes and loot/salvage all wreck in several pockets.
  • Looter has special adaptation to work in a team with hunter in belts. Looter may visit only locations where hunter left wrecks recently.
• Planet Manager
  • Planet manager is included as a free addon to other types of bots (miner, courier, trader, hunter) and not exists as a stand alone product.
  • Will restart extractor control units on planets.
  • Detects the number of planets and extractors available.
  • Planet setup is a fully automated process.
  • Different zoom level can be used to get all extractors in the search area of the program. Rotation of the planet is not implemented.
  • Choose different restart intervals on the extractors to suite your needs.
• Deliverer
  • Deliverer is a function of a miner. You can use the same in-game settings and travel routes as the miner.
  • Hauling/Transport bot. Can deliver/haul your items from station to station.
  • Repeat. Possibility to stop delivering at the end of the user defined solar system list or cycle back to the beginning to repeat the same route multiple times and ensure that all cargo has been hauled.
  • Item selection. Possibility to pickup or drop off all items at once, or by particular item name.
  • Quantity selection. Split stacks of items to pickup/drop off and distribute items between several stations.
  • Bookmarks. Uses the same set of station bookmarks as the miner.
• Belt Marker
  • Bookmark Creator is a function of a miner. Will place bookmarks in multiple solar systems for use with EVE Pilot.
  • Will delete all existing bookmarks in the systems it is working in.
  • Can be used with a shuttle to make bookmarking faster. Uses the same traveling route and settings as the miner.

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