GARPA Manual
GARPA Manual
Table of Contents
1. GETTING STARTED
2. IMPORTING DATA
3. MAP SETTINGS
4. ROUTING OPTIONS
5. EVE API
6. GATE ROUTE PLANNING
7. JUMP ROUTE PLANNING
8. MANUAL JUMP PLANNING
9. FILTERS
10. FILTER EXAMPLES
11. DETAILS
12. IGB ROUTER
13. LINUX / OS X INSTRUCTIONS
14. IMPORTANT LINUX / OS X NOTES AND KNOWN ISSUES
15. TROUBLESHOOTING & FEEDBACK
Getting Started
If you're a new user, the first thing you'll want to do is read the manual, as it'll guide you through
everything. See IMPORTING DATA to get started. Linux and Mac users should READ THIS FIRST .
Importing Data
The Goonwiki provides a list of available Jump Bridges and Cyno
Arrays that you can use for planning your routes. Simply open the
corresponding menu item and follow the instructions.
Corp offices are imported from your EVE client by copying the list of
your corp offices. Corp offices can be used for jump routing and
filtering. Corp offices don't normally show on the map.
Cyno alts can only be added manually. Active cyno alts show as a
cyno array on the map view.
CFC members can just use the included standings API source, but feel free to add a personal API key
to use your own standings. This will include your corporation and alliance wide standings too.
Map Settings
Here you can change how solar systems show up on the
map. Color schemes on the Map Colors tab can override the
default colored-on-white theme of GTS to e.g. white stars
on black background.
System Circles help highlight important systems and can be
colored per region, per alliance, or based on standing.
If you choose to color by sovereignty, you have the
opportunity to set colors for each alliance.
Routing Settings
This window provides advanced options to customize how GTS should calculate your routes.
As the image says, the higher the weight, the more the router will try to avoid it.
Gate Route Costs tunes if the gate router should prefer bridges or gates over the other, or treat them
equally.
Jump Route Costs tunes how each jump type is preferred. You can also change how bad you want to
avoid systems on your avoid list. If for example you would like to use your cyno alts, reduce their
weight. If you would like to avoid using beacons, raise their weight.
In Safe Routing Options, you can choose to avoid systems where kills have happened recently. You
can set the minimum amount of kills considered and how much the router should avoid it. It's a good
idea to set a minimum amount to consider, because even pod expresses count as a pod kill. This
option works for both gate and jump routes if you have the Prefer Safer option enabled.
Nullsec Safe Routing makes the router avoid hostile or neutral space according to how you set it. This
option works for both gate and jump routes as long as you have standings imported and the Prefer
Safer option checked.
EVE API
Much of the data GTS uses comes from the EVE API. This
doesn't require an API key from you, unless you specifically
want to source your standings from there. From the EVE API
comes data about nullsec stations, sovereignty, alliances, and
kills. It is strongly recommended that you update these at
least once a day for an up-to-date map.
Filters
A tool for advanced users, filters let you search for and route to or from systems that satisfy one or
more conditions.
Most filters are simple, but there is no limit
to their complexity.
Filter Examples
Here are a few filter examples that you can create manually, or copy the code to clipboard and press "From
Clipboard" in Filters Tab / Open Saved Filters
Details
Additional information about the selected
system that didn't fit anywhere else.
If the selected system is a filter system, the
item which passed the filter is highlighted in
the tree.
In this case, the filter was 'Corp Offices'.
IGB Router
GTS contains a web interface to be used with the EVE IGB. This provides a minimap view of your
current area, and a route finder, and sets destinations in-game as you jump.
Enter any system to the system select box to find the quickest route there. For these kinds of routes,
GTS will consider your current ship and will display an estimated travel time and the fuel needed. If
your current ship has a jump drive and your destination is not in high sec, GTS will find a jump route.
For more complex routes, calculate any route in GTS, and press "Import From GTS". Note that the
source will be replaced by your current systems, but any other setting, such as waypoints, avoids and
edge weights, will also be imported. If you go off-route, the IGB router will guide you to the next
unvisited waypoint, and continue from there.
Linux / OS X Instructions
Linux Users:
In your package manager, look for mono-complete. If your distro has no such package, install
mono-core and mono-winforms.
Still no luck? Look at this.
OS X Users:
Grab Mono 2.10 from here. If you installed Mono 3.x, uninstall and install 2.10.
If you don't have Xquartz or don't know what it is, grab it from here.
You may run GTS now.