Welcome to the Solo FW Tristan Guide. Below you will find a "table of contents" for all the videos and materials that are included.
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Fitting Guide:
In this video I go over the fitting for the FW Tristan and discuss it's strengths and weaknesses as well as some tactics. As Sun Tzu said "If you know others and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles." This is as true for EVE as it is in real life battle.
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EFT Export:
[Tristan, Kite inside Scram Range]
IFFA Compact Damage Control
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Drone Damage Amplifier II
1MN Afterburner II
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Knave Scoped Energy Nosferatu
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Hobgoblin II x3
Warrior II x5
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S x1000
Spike S x800
Nanite Repair Paste x64
Alpha Clone Fitting:
[Tristan, Alpha Scram Kite]
IFFA Compact Damage Control
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Drone Damage Amplifier II
1MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
125mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Knave Scoped Energy Nosferatu
125mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
'Integrated' Hobgoblin x5
'Integrated' Warrior x3
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S x1000
Spike S x800
Nanite Repair Paste x64
Tactics Lecture:
There are 3 main fighting tactics you will use when flying the FW Tristan. The two most common are Scram Kiting and Brawling. The third is the slightly more advanced skirmishing tactic which can be used to increase your effectiveness against some targets.
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Cheat Sheet:
This Cheat Sheet will tell you the tactics to use against various targets and which targets to avoid.
These guidelines are generalized assumptions based on likely and possible fittings. They are meant to give you a foundation to get started, but should be left behind once you are more comfortable. Ideally you make these decisions based on experience and the real time situation. Noticing things like Velocity and Gun Types are very important as you progress.
Note: DNE = Do Not Engage
Turn on Notifications:
Open your "Logs and Messages" window.
Under Combat Settings, check the boxes I have checked. ESPECIALLY the Weapon Type Box so you know what your opponent is using.
Narrated PVP Videos:
Here you will find instructional real life fights. Seeing the ship in action in real world fights is crucial to understanding how to fly it. This first video has three fights against different ship types.
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Finally, if you enjoyed this Guide let me know in the comments. Post your kill mails and combat stories. Let me and everyone else know how your doing and don't hesitate to ask questions!
Back to Basics:
The following Videos and Guides are ones I have done in the past on the free part of this site. They (and many others) are still very valuable. These videos cover many of the foundation aspects of PRO PVP and are highly recommended.
Fighting Outnumbered Tactics Cartoon
This Short Cartoon (or whatever you want to call it) will give you a new perspective on tactics.
Much of EVE is about getting the "Edge" and overloading is a big part of that. This guide will teach you the right way to do it.
In PVP Speed is important. In Frigate PVP Speed is Critical! This guide will teach you how to minimize Eye and Mouse Movement and therefor increase your speed in fights.
EVE is a flood of information. Being able to process that information as efficiently as possible will make you a better PVPer and that's where a good overview setup comes in.
How to Use Your Directional Scanner
The Directional Scanner is one of your most powerful weapons and defenses. This video will turn you into a Scanning Ninja!
Setting Up Your Drone Shortcuts
Some of this may seem outdated or odd because CCP went back and added drone shortcuts after I made this. Before that you had to set it up your self. However this is still valuable to understand the concept of Effective DPS and why getting DPS on target as fast as possible is important.
How to Avoid Bubbles in Null Sec
If you are going to be PVPing in Null Sec you need to know how to survive. This will help.
Camps are not as scary as most people think. Good tactics will escape them 9 times out of 10.
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-Low Sec PVP Video Guides-
(Over 34 Minutes of Video)
- How to find fights in low sec
- Ship fittings that give you the advantage
- Advanced Tactics that allow you to take on larger ships and win, even when outnumbered (including a video of me in a Rifter vs 2 Hurricanes and winning)
- A Narrated Fights Video where you see me fighting in low sec and telling you EXACTLY how I am doing it
-Tech 1 Frigate Guide-
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- How to all of the best Tech 1 Frigates for PVP
- The tactics you need to use with each Frigate
- Incursus PVP Video Guide - Watch and hear as I use a Incursus to get steady fun fights. This is something even a very new character can do.
-Null Sec Solo Bubbling Video Guide-
(Over 14 minutes of Video)
- This is the easiest first step into Null Sec PVP
- You will learn how you can use a bubble to force only the fights you can win
- These tactics deliver a very easy and steady stream of kill mails that will give confidence in Null Sec and as an added bonus get you some extra ISK in the process
-The Target Isolation 101 Video-
(Over 23 Minutes of Video)
- If I have learned anything about fighting when massively out numbered, it's that Target Isolation is CRUCIAL. The better you are at isolating your targets, the more kills you will get
- In this video you will learn the most powerful tactics you can use to force your opponent into making mistakes that give you the opportunity to get kills even when outnumbered 50 to 1!
-Anti-Inty Interceptor PVP Video and Text Guides-
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- First, you start with a "Cheat Sheet" this is a text based outline of the exact fittings and tactics you should use for each type of fight you encounter. No more guessing, print this out and know exactly what you need to do to win with just a glance
- Next there are videos for the Taranis, Raptor, and Claw. All of which teach tactics and strategies individual to the ships and that apply to all PVP
- You will see me facing the same situations you will face, learn how to respond, how to isolate, and how to win in the face of impossible odds
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Awesome guide as always Abbadon!!!
In the Tristan vs Tristan fight, most of your drones were attacking his warriors rather than him for most of the fight 😛
Hands down the best vids and advices I’ve seen regarding pvp on internet, grats and thanks for making them free. This really makes me want to get serious with an Alpha, buy the frigate package, and go learn pvp in FW!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Great guide but for some reason, I can’t bring everything online. Is this fit out of date? Or has something been changed for the ship or one of the mods?
Check your fitting skills, this is a very tight fight so you may have to make some small changes.
Try to downgrade the nos first like this:
[Tristan, Kite inside Scram Range Easy Fit]
IFFA Compact Damage Control
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Drone Damage Amplifier II
1MN Afterburner II
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Ghoul Compact Energy Nosferatu
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Hobgoblin II x3
Warrior II x5
Spike S x800
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S x1000
Nanite Repair Paste x64
If that doesn’t work then drop the AB to a Compact like this:
[Tristan, Kite inside Scram Range Easy Fit]
IFFA Compact Damage Control
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Drone Damage Amplifier II
1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Ghoul Compact Energy Nosferatu
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Hobgoblin II x3
Warrior II x5
Spike S x800
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S x1000
Nanite Repair Paste x64
But check you fitting skills because you want every ounce of performance you can get.
Hi,
I just want to share https://zkillboard.com/kill/60474604/ this kill I got while flying solo with your tristan fit.
I got him at a small plex and warped in, he was outside so I slided in and hit orbit (500m) the beacon, seconds later he warp in and as I had already everything pre-heated and pre-primed, instantly got him scrammed and webbed, hit orbit and killed him with around 10% structure left.
Thank you for your guides mate.
Rashar,
Unfortunetly I didn’t record the fight.
Wow! That’s a really good kill there! Taking on a Sabre with the Tristan is a ballsy move. I’m proud of you for trying and winning. Keep it up.
https://zkillboard.com/kill/60474639/
This the fit I was using. The obter guys killed me while I was looting… As you van see I was almost dead already. Havia the repper autoreload off gave me some more cycles of armor repair, again thanks for the advice.
I made a short vid of a few fights I’ve had using this tristan fit. I really like the fit, and recording the fights has really helped me process what’s going on in each fight and learn from my mistakes.
https://youtu.be/S-0n3D81aos
Awesome job and video there. I posted a comment on your video asking if I could post it to the site to show off the results of the Tristan Guide.
You can absolutely share it.