=====Navigation=====

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=====Navigation: How It Works=====
You ship's sensors have five main stats:

  * Maximum Velocity
  * Mass
  * Inertia Modifier
  * Ship Warp Speed
  * Align Time

Maximum velocity does exactly what it says, it is the maximum speed at which your ship can travel **after accelerating to full speed**. Mass on its own does nothing, it's just a fictional number that states how much your ship weighs; If you pair Mass with the Inertia Modifier you can, [[http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Warp_time_calculation|with fancy math]], determine the Align Time of your ship and Ship Warp Speed. 

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=====Heading=====
Heading, or direction, is more of a state of your ship rather than navigational statistic. The most important idea to understand from Heading is, when your ship is at full stop (Velocity is 0 m/s) your ship has **NO** direction. 
  * The visual model of your ship is **NOT** an indication of your heading. 
  * Your align time is **EXACTLY** what it states regardless of your visual ship heading when your Velocity is 0 m/s.

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=====Navigation: Changing Your Stats=====
This wouldn't be Eve if we couldn't change all the stats of our ship and our opponent's, and we have quite a few options

====Changing Maximum Velocity====
To change your Maximum Velocity is a very event thing in Eve. This act is so common in fact that I am not going to name every module possible in order to do so. If you want to see a list of Velocity modifying modules in Eve, check out the **[[eve:ship_modules:start]]** and **[[eve:ship_modifications:rigs]]** page. \\

Attacking someones Velocity is also a very common event in Eve. This is done by using **[[eve:pvp:electronic_warfare:stasis_webifier]]** to attack their raw Velocity or **[[eve:pvp:electronic_warfare:warp_disruption]]** to prevent the ship from activating Velocity increasing modules.
====Changing Mass====
Changing your Mass in Eve is generally an involuntary event. You increase your mass when you activate a **[[eve:ship_modules:propulsion_mid_module:afterburners|Afterburner]]** or **[[eve:ship_modules:propulsion_mid_module:microwarpdrives|Microwarp Drive]]**.\\ 

You can also intentionally change your mass by using a special **[[eve:ship_modifications:rigs#astronautic|Rig]]** called the Higgs Anchor.
  *Higgs Anchor: Increase mass and agility while greatly reducing maximum velocity


====Changing Inertia Modifier====
Inertia Modifier modules are common in Eve. Most ships fit them to allow them to align faster. Inertia Modifier **[[eve:ship_modules:propulsion_low_modules|modules]]** are located in either the Low Slots or the **[[eve:ship_modifications:rigs#astronautic|Rigs]]**.

You can "help" a ships Intertia Modifier by using a **[[eve:pvp:electronic_warfare:stasis_webifier]]**. Webs decrease a ships Maximum Velocity but also increases a ships Inertia Modifier allowing them to Align faster **and** activate Warp Drive more quickly. On this note, during a PvP situation you should always apply your **[[eve:pvp:electronic_warfare:warp_disruption|Warp Disruptor/Scrambler]]** on a ship **BEFORE** activating your Stasis Webifier
====Changing Ship Warp Speed====
Ships inherently have a default warp speed based on the size of their hull. Outside of the default warp speed that comes with a ship, the only two ways to noticeably increase your warp speed is through a **[[eve:ship_modifications:rigs#astronautic|Rig]]** called Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer and through a Low Slot Modules called Hyperspatial Accelerator.
====Changing Align Time====
Align Time modules are common in Eve. Most ships fit them to allow them to align faster. Align Time **[[eve:ship_modules:propulsion_low_modules|modules]]** are located in either the Low Slots or the **[[eve:ship_modifications:rigs#astronautic|Rigs]]**.

You can "help" a ships Align Time by using a **[[eve:pvp:electronic_warfare:stasis_webifier]]**. Webs decrease a ships Maximum Velocity but also increases a ships Inertia Modifier allowing them to Align faster **and** activate Warp Drive more quickly. On this note, during a PvP situation you should always apply your **[[eve:pvp:electronic_warfare:warp_disruption|Warp Disruptor/Scrambler]]** on a ship **BEFORE** activating your Stasis Webifier