# Best In Game Tools You're Probably Not Aware Of 🛠 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317 "2023-11-04T11:30:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Prometheus\_XRay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/prometheus_xray/32/389871_2.png) [@Prometheus\_XRay](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Prometheus_XRay)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/1 "2023-11-04T11:30:21Z")
Honestly, how many people are aware of Eve’s **Engine Tools?** * * * ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/0/9/7/097ad3274bdff791c7108ba8a9ecb5a09820b440.png) * * * Hold down **[ctrl]+[alt]+[shift]+[m}** at the same time. You’ll thank me later… * * * ---
**Author:** ![Sienna\_Massilia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sienna_massilia/32/390388_2.png) [@Sienna\_Massilia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sienna_Massilia)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/2 "2023-11-04T12:38:35Z")
Looks like a bunch of connectivity information I do not need unless I’m a telecommunications engineer. On the other hand, speaking of tools, the Compare tool eases fitting headaches and does wonders for the purse. ---
**Author:** ![Anthony\_FatTony\_Amico](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anthony_fattony_amico/32/391106_2.png) [@Anthony\_FatTony\_Amico](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anthony_FatTony_Amico)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/3 "2023-11-04T13:47:53Z")
I only used FPS monitor every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Nicen\_Jehr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicen_jehr/32/388048_2.png) [@Nicen\_Jehr](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicen_Jehr)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/4 "2023-11-04T18:15:23Z")
The Agency shows you anomalies, sig counts, homefronts in nearby sytems. The Local Locations window shows a list of bookmarks in your current system and updates as you change systems. V by default opens, and V again scans with, the [Directional Scanner](https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Directional_scanning), the most valuable intel tool in the game. Awkwardly this is `Combat > Directional Scan` bind, not `Window > Directional Scanner`. I’ve rebound it to shift-mouse4. This should be your most frequently used bind. ---
**Author:** ![Prometheus\_XRay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/prometheus_xray/32/389871_2.png) [@Prometheus\_XRay](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Prometheus_XRay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/5 "2023-11-05T11:16:23Z")
Back when Eve was young, CCP was constantly asking us to provide technical feedback. New players have it SO easy. Warp to **ZERO** FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/iceacid_frostpacker/32/505689_2.png) [@Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Iceacid_Frostpacker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/6 "2023-11-05T22:30:46Z")
Locator agents offer the best service ever! ---
**Author:** ![Prometheus\_XRay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/prometheus_xray/32/389871_2.png) [@Prometheus\_XRay](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Prometheus_XRay)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/7 "2023-11-06T11:16:08Z")
> [@Iceacid\_Frostpacker](#): > > best service Are you looking for a date? ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/8 "2023-11-06T12:34:38Z")
> [@Prometheus\_XRay](#): > > looking for He’s looking for an opportunity to lose his ship. 😏 🤭 😇 ---
**Author:** ![Misanthra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/misanthra/32/391383_2.png) [@Misanthra](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Misanthra)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/9 "2023-11-06T22:38:42Z")
Coming back an dealing with abyssal mods its been nice. Pyfa doesn’t seem to factor in abyssal’s mutated pg//cpu stats. I have been away a bit so even using that is new again for now. Still slowlys recalling what it can do. so I use in games simulation with a couple of abyssal mods I have. The ops. net screen is nice. Seems to show the server connections that may be an issue. Kind of nice. Wow lets you guess what is acting stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Aihaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arthur_aihaken/32/504104_2.png) [@Arthur\_Aihaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arthur_Aihaken)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/10 "2023-11-07T06:55:10Z")
> [@Prometheus\_XRay](#): > > Hold down **[ctrl]+[alt]+[shift]+[m}** at the same time. You’ll thank me later… I’ll thank you now sir! (totally helped me tweak my graphic settings and doubled my FPS). ---
**Author:** ![Prometheus\_XRay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/prometheus_xray/32/389871_2.png) [@Prometheus\_XRay](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Prometheus_XRay)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/11 "2023-11-07T11:07:28Z")
> [@Arthur\_Aihaken](#): > > helped me tweak my graphic settings and doubled my FPS That’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Glyken\_Touchon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/glyken_touchon/32/431685_2.png) [@Glyken\_Touchon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Glyken_Touchon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/12 "2023-11-14T19:43:53Z")
> [@Sienna\_Massilia](#): > > On the other hand, speaking of tools, the Compare tool eases fitting headaches and does wonders for the purse. and in the Compare Window’s settings (3 dots in top right), there’s an option to “only show attributes that differ”. ---
**Author:** ![Nicen\_Jehr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicen_jehr/32/388048_2.png) [@Nicen\_Jehr](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicen_Jehr)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/13 "2023-11-14T20:15:12Z")
Oh right I gotta throw in a vote for Windows Powertoys and its ctrl-start-T shortcut to pin a window always on top of eve window ---
**Author:** ![system1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system1](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system1)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/best-in-game-tools-youre-probably-not-aware-of/426317/14 "2024-02-12T20:15:55Z")
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