Welcome to our guide, in EVE every action matters, every ship is at risk, and every player is part of a living economy and universe. It’s unlike any other MMO. Here’s how to survive—and thrive.
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📘 Understand What EVE Is (and Isn’t)
EVE Online is:
A sandbox MMORPG set in space
A single-shard universe (everyone plays together)
Driven almost entirely by player actions
Slow-paced, strategic, and deep
EVE is not:
A fast-paced arcade shooter
A hand-holding theme park MMO
About “winning”—it’s about progress and persistence
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🛠️ 1. Setting Up Your Character
Choose any faction—Amarr, Caldari, Gallente, Minmatar. It only affects your starter ship and aesthetics.
Name carefully: your character name is permanent and public.
You can train all skills regardless of race or background.
💡 Tip: Don’t overthink character creation—you’ll get all ships and skills over time.
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🧠 2. Learn the Core Mechanics
🕹️ User Interface (UI)
Press F12 for help/tutorials
Use the Overview to see everything around you
Right-click is your friend. Always right-click things.
⚙️ Core Systems
Skills: Train passively over real time (even when offline)
Modules: Ship fittings (weapons, shields, mining lasers, etc.)
ISK: The main currency (earn it, keep it, don’t fly more than you can afford to lose)
Clone States:
Alpha = Free account
Omega = Paid account with 2x training speed and access to all skills/ships
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🚀 3. Complete the Tutorial (AIR Career Program)
You’ll be guided into four career paths:
Combat – PvE and PvP
Exploration – Hacking sites and scanning
Industry – Mining, crafting, and PI
Enforcer – Missions and NPC combat
Finish all career agents: they give free ships, gear, and ISK.
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🛸 4. Choose a Career Path to Try First
🛡️ Combat Missions
Fight NPC pirates (PvE)
Rewards: ISK, standings, loyalty points
⛏️ Mining & Industry
Mine ore → refine → build ships/modules
Very beginner-friendly and low risk
🛰️ Exploration
Scan down sites, hack them for loot
High reward, higher risk (great for solo players)
👥 PvP
Fight other players
Risky but very engaging; even cheap ships can be fun
💡 Try everything early on. No path is permanent.
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⚔️ 5. Understand the Risk Zones & Ganking
| Security Status | Area | What It Means |
| 1.0 – 0.5 | High-sec | Police (CONCORD) protects you after you’re attacked |
| 0.4 – 0.1 | Low-sec | No CONCORD; only gate/station guns |
| 0.0 / Null-sec | Player-owned | No protection; full PvP |
| Wormholes (WH) | Uncharted | Hidden space with no local chat |
You can be attacked anywhere—risk is always present.
So with this what is ganking?
Ganking is another player attacking you, knowing concord will destroy their ship in the process. Its all about the maths of the profits. So long as your cargo/modules are worth more than their ship, they win. If the drop will be more than double the cost of the gank ship, then you are a potential target.
Gankers use many ships at many values, but at the low end a 2M catalyst fit can take out a T1 industrial ship solo, a 30 man 10M catalyst fit that can take out almost anything.
LSE will mark known gankers in red so keep an eye in local and please do have a look at LSE’s approved mining fits.
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💰 6. Making Your First ISK (Money)
Fast beginner ISK ideas:
Complete career agent missions
Mine and sell basic ore like Veldspar
Do level 1 security missions
Explore high-sec relic/data sites
Salvage wrecks after NPC battles
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⚒️ 7. Fitting Your First Ships
Each ship has:
High slots (weapons, mining lasers)
Mid slots (shield boosters, propulsion)
Low slots (armor, mining upgrades)
Use “Fit Ship” button or open the Ship Fitting Window (Alt+F). Learn to balance:
Powergrid
CPU
Cap usage
💡 Don’t just slap on the biggest guns—fit for your role.
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📈 8. Long-Term Goals
Set your own goals:
Fly a battleship or mining barge
Master industry and make billions
Become a feared PvP pilot
Explore wormholes or become a smuggler
Own a structure or lead a corp
EVE is about writing your own story—there’s no endgame.
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📌 Pro Tips for New Players
✅ Don’t fly what you can’t afford to lose
✅ Insurance helps—but doesn’t cover full loss
✅ Train Core Skills early (CPU Management, Powergrid, Capacitor, etc.)
✅ Never autopilot with expensive cargo
✅ Bookmark safe spots and stations
✅ Use Dotlan Maps: https://evemaps.dotlan.net