Getting Set Up

The following information will help new members figure out what ships you need, when to use them, and how to get them to staging.

Predds maintain a network of bridging ships to quickly move assets from Alliance staging to wherever Predds are currently living. We also have internal jump freighter shipping service named Urhi Inc, which can be found in the #logistics channel of Predditors Discord.

Additionally, Predditors staging citadels are stocked with doctrine ships on contract and often have a cache of modules and consumables which can be accessed by asking a member of the Incognito Mode (.VPN.) corporation (the Predditors holding corp).

Many members of Predds will hang out in the standing fleet and on comms at all times, which gives the SIG the ability to rapidly respond to targets. The most common types of Predds fleets are:

• Bombers - The mainline ship for Predds, used for both hotdropping (with torps) or for deadly bombing runs in large fleet battles. All members are encouraged to have both Minmatar and Amarr stealth bombers in staging at all times.
  
  
• Loki Fleet - Lokis are another mainline doctrine used as either shock troops (artillery) or for heavy hotdropping on capital ships and rorquals (missiles).
  
  
• Sniper Tengus - Actually two doctrines, Snipers and Slippery Petes, these ships are often used to pick off soft targets in a larger battle or to camp gates.
  
  
• Cerbs - The SIG recently introduced a Cerberus doctrine to act as a heavier version of the ONI fleet.
  
  
• Retributions - Retris are the other most frequently used skirmish doctrine.
  
  
• Sa Matras - Assault Frigate for small gang.

At a minimum, all Predds members should have the following in the SIG staging:

• 1x Arty Loki
• 1x Torp Bomber (hotdrop)
• 2x Bombing Bombers (hound + purifier)
• 1x Retribution / Sa Matra
• 1x Cerberus

The Predditors staging citadel is often stocked with common doctrines on contract.

Additional ships that are useful (but not required) include:

• Bridging Blops (personal preference)
• Hotdrop Loki
• Logi Loki
• Falcon/Jamgu
• Hunting Bomber/Tengu/Prospect
• Stratios/Pilgrim/Legion
• Smartbombing (Chemo) Proteus
• Blockade Runner
• Talwars

We understand that it may take some time to train into these doctrines and/or get the required ships moved to staging.

Start with Torp and Bombing Bombers > Arty Loki » Cerberus »> Retribution »»» Other.

• Preddnaughts - The Predditors capital program, requires additional authorization to participate. Speak to Sieku for more information. Never drop capitals in a Predds fleet without getting permission from the FC.
  
  
• Combat Blops - Although Predds do not officially use combat blops, members sometimes organize unofficial blops fleets to hunt whales. Never drop a blops in a Predds fleet without getting permission from the FC.
  
  
• Cloaky Campers - Campers are an important part of the Predditors operation, and members are encouraged to train spare alts to fill the role. See this thread for a comprehensive guide to setting up your own army of cloaky campers. Make sure to register all campers on Predditors.space.
  
  
• Chemo - Smartbombing Proteus (and sometimes Rohks or Harbingers) are sometimes used to pipe bomb enemies. These ships are very situational, and expensive, so the SIG often keeps handouts for when they are needed.

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1. It is the Predds member responsibility to tell the FC that they want to bring a combat blops
   
   
2. It is up to the Predds FC's discretion whether combat blops will be used or not
   
   
3. Predds FC's word is law
   
   
4. There is no SRP for combat blops
   
   
5. If combat blops feed in an active theatre of war there will be a reckoning

Goku fleets are great, but Predds do not fly Goku bombers. Don't be that guy, bring a cloak. Check fits in the ingame channel #Predds_Dank_Fits before undocking.

Usually on alts.

Predds members have come up with a number of good money making schemes to adjust for having their combat characters forward deployed in enemy territory. They often have several accounts dedicated to special purposes, which may or may not also be acting as skill farms to reduce or negate maintenance costs. The alts orbit rocks or rock havens and make dank ticks in the background while the Predds fleet is hotdropping. Some of the more common methods of making money are:

• Rorq Mining - Quite a few Predds members mine together in Esoteria and have strong defensive tactics. Ask in comms to learn more.
  
  
• Marketeering - Beyond the usual market pvp, members of Predditors can also utilize the Urhi Inc. freight service to import our doctrine ships, fuel and bombs to stock the Contracts at the Predds staging citadel.
  
  
• Hunting - As mentioned in the Culture section, it's common for loot from hotdropping fleets to be split between VPN and the hunter (if it's not just donated to VPN entirely). Grabbing a hunting tengu, manticore or prospect and finding blingy ratters and miners to drop on is a win/win for everyone. Just make sure there are enough people online and available to drop on the target before lighting the cyno…
  
  
• Smartbomb Ratting - Busa pioneered smartbomb ratting in Predditors, and the #smartbombing channel was created on the Discord server to teach more people how to exploit it.
  
  
• Abyssal Sites - Check out the #abyssal-trios channel in Discord. Brave Predds members can also pop a filament in the forward staging to make money while deployed, but this is risky.
  
  
• AFK VNIs - Quite a bit of Predds' expenses are paid for by a handful of AFK VNIs orbiting rock havens in Esoteria. This is a low risk, low maintenance method for printing isk.

This aspect of the transition to Predds lifestyle can be particularly difficult for new members, and sometimes results in an awkward period of trying to split time between fighting in fleets and making money. Stick with it, rely on fellow members for help and advice, and take the time to get a remote scheme set up. Doing so will give you an incredible amount of freedom to strike anywhere in Eve without impacting your bottom line.

The following skills are not required but training them will allow new members to participate in more fleets and make life in Predds a lot easier.

• Covert Ops V - Greatly increases bomb and torpedo damage.
  
  
• Advanced Infomorph Psychology IV - Expect to use a lot of jump clones in Predds.
  
  
• Amarr Frigate V - Necessary for three of the common doctrines - Purifiers, Retris and Sa Matras.
  
  
• Bomb Deployment V - Provides access to T2 bomb launchers, meaning more bombs in the clip and firing twice as often.