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--- public:alliance:logistics:jf:how-to-use [2021/03/27 22:07] – n0rman
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 ====== BRAVE Freight ======
-BRAVE provides an alliance Jump Freighting service to its members.  This document describes how to use the service and the rules for its use.
+BRAVE provides an alliance Jump Freighting service to its members.  This document describes how to use the service and the rules for its use.  Any questions?  Ask in #hauling on Slack!
+BLT. haulers try to finish contracts within ~8 hours of accepting; packages to and from Jita may take a little longer. This isn't always possible, however, depending on circumstances. If a contract is taking longer than expected, try reaching out first.
+<fc #ffff00>**Note: We are testing charging for collateral only on routes to or from highsec, as well as minimum charges. For your safety, always charge collateral for the contract.**</fc>
+/* <alert type="warning">Due to high ganking risk during the Crimson Harvest, packages going TO Jita from K7D are currently limited to under 180,000m3 and 5 billion isk. The route FROM Jita to K7D is unchanged. Higher collateral can still be placed in packages under 60,000m3 (just reverse the route, //only// for small packages), but smaller than 13,000m3 is better.
+Expect delays going to Jita during this time.</alert> */
+/* <fc #ffff00>**Note: Limits on collateral and volume for packages going TO Jita may sometimes be added based on space-weather.**</fc> */
+/* <alert type="warning">Due to issues with our route to Jita, packages going TO Jita from K7D are currently limited to under 180,000m3 and 5 billion isk. The route FROM Jita to K7D is unchanged. Higher collateral can still be placed in packages under 60,000m3 (just reverse the route, //only// for small packages).</alert> */
+\\
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+==== Instructions ====
-==== Service Area ====
+<button type="primary" size="lg" block="true">
-<well>
+[[|Terms]]
-=== Querious ===
+</button>  \\
-BRAVE owned Fortizars, Keepstars, Sotiyos and Azbels in the Querious region
-=== Catch, Impass ===
-BRAVE Owned Keepstars
-=== Coalition Staging ===
-Coalition staging system Keepstars, Sotiyos, Azbels
-We will service the previous Coalition staging systems for 1 month after staging has changed.  After that, service to these systems will be dropped
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-=== Midpoints ===
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-Frequently used midpoints on routes may also be added if there is demand
+=== Basics ===
-=== High Security ===
-Amarr VIII (Oris) - Emperor Family Academy
-Badivefi
+<fc #87ceeb>**Rules:**</fc>\\
-</well>
+  * Max volume **340,000m³**
+  * No assembled containers or ships
+  * Use 105% [[https://appraise.gnf.lt/|Jita SELL value]] as collateral
+  * Stick to listed systems or areas
+  * Imperium citadels only
+  * ALWAYS include collateral!
-==== Rules ====
+<fc #87ceeb>**Instructions:**</fc>\\
-Contracts which don't comply with these rules are subject to cancellation and possible penalty fees.  **READ CAREFULLY**
+  * Get the rate from the [[https://freight.bravecollective.com/|calculator]]
-<well>
+  * Make a courier contract to **Brave Little Toaster.**
-=== Source and Destination ===
+      * Remember the dot at the end!
+  * Set "expiration" to 7 days
+  * Set "time to complete" to 3 days
+  * route rates currently shown on the calculator page
-Contracts MUST be from and to destinations described in the Service Area above.  Contracts to unserviced locations will be rejected.
-=== Expiration and Days to complete ===
+</panel></col><col md="6"><panel type="primary">
+=== Rates ===
+<fc #87ceeb>**Routes with no highsec:**</fc>\\
+  * route rate x volume
+  * no extra collateral fee
+  * may have minimum charge
-All contracts MUST be set to 1 week expiration and 3 days to complete.  This is to ensure issues outside the haulers control don't cause the contracts to expire/fail.
+<fc #87ceeb>**Routes to/from highsec:**</fc>\\
+  * route rate x volume + 0.75% collateral
+  * over 3b isk: see below
+  * some have minimum charge
-If you need quicker service, providing a bonus in your reward will almost always cause contracts to move quicker.  Feel free to ask in #hauling, if someone will be making a trip in the near future
+<fc #87ceeb>**High-collateral charge:**</fc>\\
+  * For every 3b **over** 3b
+  * Over 60,000m<sup>3</sup>:
+    * + 20 million / 3b
+  * Under 60,000m<sup>3</sup>:
+    * + 10 million / 3b
+    * (this is about half-off!)
-=== Assembled Containers and Ships ===
+<fc #87ceeb>**Minimum rate:**</fc>\\
+  * Route-specific, usually 10-15m
+  * Not for Jita
-**DO NOT INCLUDE ASSEMBLED CONTAINERS OR SHIPS IN YOUR CONTRACTS**.  Thanks to CCP, doing so requires our haulers to fly their contracting character to both endpoints to manually trade the courier contract to their hauler, something that at the very least takes a lot of time, and in some cases may be impossible.
+</panel></col>
+</grid>
-Because this is such a pain, and because people do it way more often than they should given the big red letters on the [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]], and because we frequently end up having to spend time arguing with people about this, we are now charging a 50,000,000 ISK penalty for wasting everyones time.  The BRAVE Freight contractor will fail the contract, which will deposit the collateral into your account.  They will then item exchange contract the courier contract contents back to you for the collateral + 50m ISK. You MUST accept this contract if you'd like to continue using the BRAVE Freight service.
+=== Contact ===
+For general questions, ask in #hauling on Slack.
-Once you've accepted the item exchange contract, you can re-create your courier contract WITHOUT the assembled containers or ships.
+For questions or concerns about a specific contract, contact Arian Felou on Slack (unless you know the Slack info for the person who accepted your contract).
-=== Collateralizing Contracts ===
+=== Formula ===
-Correctly collateralizing your contracts protects the contents from being stolen and lets the hauler know how much risk they are taking on in accepting the contract.  If a contract is not delivered, you will receive the colleral as compensation for your items.
+The below formula reflects how the hauling fee can be calculated in Google Sheets or Excel:
+''Reward = RATE * Volume + min(Collateral * 0.0075, 3000000000 * 0.0075) + (ceiling(Collateral/3000000000)-1) * if(Volume > 60000, 20000000, 10000000)''
+In this formula, RATE is the rate for the route, which depends on distance. The volume cost is added to the collateral cost up to 3 billion isk.
+=== Collateral ===
+Make sure that your collateral accurately reflects the value of your cargo. In addition to protecting you from losses and theft, this helps JF pilots estimate how much risk they are taking. BPC value needs to be found separately, //if// the BPCs have value.
+Collateral over 3 billion isk is charged as either 10 million or 20 million isk for each additional 3 billion after the first - e.g. 1x for 3-6b, 2x for 6-9b, etc. Package volumes that are small enough to fit into a DST use the lower fee of 10 million per additional 3b. This is meant as a discount for putting high-value cargo into smaller packages for safety.
+<fc #87ceeb>For collateral over the maximum:</fc> treat this as if it were the maximum value on the calculator and try to keep this in blockade runner sized or smaller. Charge the full collateral on the in-game contract.
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+==== Service Area ====
+The [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]] lists the available systems as defined below (so far!). Any Brave or Imperium citadel in a system is valid. <fc #ffff00>No neutral citadels</fc> except for the PushX mailbox in Keberz.
-Collateral MUST be set to at least the Jita Sell [[http://evepraisal.com|Evepraisal]] value of the contents, and it's suggested that you add 5-10% on top of that value to account for changes in value.
-You MUST include an [[http://evepraisal.com|Evepraisal]] link for the items in your courier contract description.  For items that aren't correctly valued by [[http://evepraisal.com|Evepraisal]], such as extremely rare items or researched BPO/BPC, you should do research in public contracts to try to correctly value them.
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-==== Fees ====
-Use the [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]] to calculate the correct reward.
 <well>
-=== Formula ===
+=== High Security ===
-BRAVE Freight uses the below formula to calculate the hauling fee.  This formula attempts to capture the haulers costs/risk and reward them appropriately while remaining affordable for the average line member and providing a timely service.  If you a regular high collateral importer, you should consider getting your own jump freighter and joining us.
-(Light Years for route shown in [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]] * 11,000,000) + (5,000,000 ISK per jump) + (15,000,000 for each non-hub endpoint)
+<fc #9acd32>Amarr VIII (Oris) - Emperor Family Academy</fc>
-Two modifiers are then calculated, Volume and Collateral, and the above fee is multiplied by whichever modifier is higher
+<fc #9acd32>Keberz - a BRAVE citadel or the PushX Mailbox</fc>
+\\ //:!: <fc #ffa500>Alert:</fc> Edencom Fortress system//
-=== Volume Modifier ===
+<fc #9acd32>Jita IV - Moon 4 - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant</fc>
-If both endpoints of the contract are hub systems, the volume modifier is calculated by dividing the contract volume by the Maximum Volume for a contract (320,000 m3).  For non-hub endpoints, the modifier is 1.  This potentially reduces the cost for shipping partial jump freighter loads between hub systems
+=== Lowsec ===
-=== Collateral Modifier ===
+<fc #ffa500>Irmalin - VIII-3 station</fc>
-The collateral modifier is calculated by dividing the contract collateral by the Recommended Maximum Collateral for a contract (6,000,000,000 ISK).  This potentially reduces the cost for shipping partial jump freighter loads between hub systems.  If the contract collateral is higher than the Recommended Maximum Collateral, it increase the fee linearly to account for the additional collateral risk to the hauler.
+=== Querious ===
-Hubs, Max Volume and the Recommended Max Collateral are defined on the [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]]
+<fc #87ceeb>K7D-II - Breadstar</fc> - BRAVE-owned Keepstar
-=== A Note on Calculator Max Values ===
+<fc #87ceeb>8B-SAJ</fc> - BRAVE-owned citadels
-Our Maximum Volume is chosen based on the lowest common denominator of available volume in the jump freighters our pilots fly.  This ensures any of our pilots can haul any contract.  **DO NOT GO ABOVE THE MAX VOLUME UNLESS YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH THE HAULER THAT WILL BE HAULING YOUR CONTRACT PRIOR TO CREATING IT**.
+<fc #87ceeb>P-ZMZV - BIG-MOM</fc> - IGC-owned Keepstar
-Our Recommended Max Collateral is not a hard limit!  BRAVE Freight haulers are expected to keep the Recommended Max Collateral ISK liquid, ensuring any of our pilots can haul any contract.  You can put higher collateral on the contract, but it will cost you more, as per the above formula, and fewer pilots will be able to haul it, so it may take longer.
+=== Delve ===
-=== Penalty Fees ===
+<fc #87ceeb>E3OI-U - Mothership Bellicose</fc> - BRAVE-owned Keepstar
+\\ //BRAVE's staging//
+<fc #87ceeb>1DQ1-A - 1-st Imperial Palace</fc> - Goonswarm-owned Keepstar
+<fc #87ceeb>Q-02UL</fc> - BRAVE-owned citadels
+=== Period Basis ===
+<fc #87ceeb>TCAG-3 - Dracarys Prime</fc> - DC-owned Keepstar
-Be sure to read the Rules section to understand any penalties you may be assessed if you don't follow the rules
 </well>
-==== How do I setup a contract? ====
-<well>
-Go to Neocom / Business / Contracts and click on
-Create Contract:
+==== How to set up a contract ====
+You can make a contract by selecting the items in your hanger or in your asset window and right-clicking, or you can go to your Neocom / Business / Contracts to create a contract and check on the status of existing contracts.
+<well>
     * Contract Type: Courier
     * Availability: Private
-    * Name: Brave Little Toaster.
+    * Name: Brave Little Toaster. (The dot is important - check that it is the corp in Brave United)
-    * Click next
+      * Click next
-    * Select: Brave Little Toaster. (The dot is important.  Be sure you're assigning to the Brave Little Toaster. corp in Brave United)
+    * Select station and items (pre-selected if you right-clicked your items to start)
-    * Click next
+      * Click next
-    * Select station and items
+    * Ship To: a supported station (double-check the name)
-    * Click next
+    * Reward: Use the [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]]
-    * Ship To: Supported station (use calculator)
+    * Collateral: Set to at least 105% [[https://appraise.gnf.lt/|Jita sell value]] of the contracted items, even if you aren't being charged for it
-    * Reward: See the Fees section above and the [[http://freight.bravecollective.com/|BRAVE Freight Calculator]]
-    * Collateral: Set to at least the [[http://evepraisal.com|Evepraisal]] Jita Sell value of the contracted items.  See the above section on Collateralizing Contracts
     * Expiration: 7 days
     * Days to complete: 3 days
-    * Description: Include a link to an [[http://evepraisal.com|Evepraisal]] of the contents of your contract
+    * Description: Include a link to an [[https://appraise.gnf.lt/|appraisal]] of the contents
-    * Click next
+      * Click next
     * Double check contract details
     * Click finish
 </well>
+//Tips:// You can split stacks of items remotely in the second step of the contract window - right click + "split stack". You can link Brave or Imperium citadels to a neutral alt and drag the name into the destination window.
+==== Joining Brave Freight ====
+If you have a Jump Freighter on a highsec alt and are interested in hauling for BLT., or if you want to be a part of the JF knowledge community, you can apply to Brave Freight. Make sure that you are familiar with the Brave wiki guide on [[member/alliance/logistics/jf/how-to-jf|how to fly a jump freighter]], particularly any new mechanics and safety. If you want to haul for BLT., you will need an alt with the Contracting skill to put into the BLT. corp and at least 3bn isk for collateral.
+[[https://joinus.bravecollective.com/brave_freight|Apply here]] - note that applications can take a couple of weeks. Contact Arian Felou about applications (reminders are okay too).
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