🎯 Goals
- Fly the Orca (Industrial Command Ship) safely.
- Provide mining boosts to fleets.
- Use mining drones effectively.
- Serve as a hauling backbone (cargo, ore hold, fleet hangar).
- Be tankier and harder to kill in high/low/null security space.
1. Prerequisites (Get in the Orca)
These are the bare minimum skills needed to sit in the ship.
- Spaceship Command III
- Mining Frigate III
- Industry I
- Science I
- Mining Barge III
- Spaceship Command V
- Industrial Command Ships I (requires Mining Director I and Spaceship Command V)
2. Core Fitting & Support
Lets you actually fit modules, warp, survive, and manage capacitor.
- CPU Management V
- Power Grid Management V
- Capacitor Management IV–V
- Capacitor Systems Operation IV–V
- Mechanics V
- Hull Upgrades V (for T2 tank modules)
- Shield Management IV–V
- Shield Operation IV
- Shield Upgrades IV (for extenders and resistance mods)
- Navigation V
- Warp Drive Operation IV
- Evasive Maneuvering IV
3. Boosting / Leadership Skills
These are what make the Orca a fleet backbone.
- Leadership V
- Mining Foreman V (for Mining Foreman Burst modules)
- Mining Director I–V (increases boost effectiveness, required for Industrial Command Ships)
- Warfare Link Specialist IV (optional, enhances command bursts)
- Wing Command III–V (optional, for larger fleets)
4. Mining Drone & Utility Skills
The Orca’s own mining contribution comes from drones.
- Drones V
- Light Drone Operation III
- Medium Drone Operation III
- Mining Drone Operation V
- Mining Drone Specialization IV (for T2 mining drones)
- Drone Interfacing IV–V (massive boost to drone yield and damage)
- Drone Navigation IV–V (faster drones = more yield)
- Drone Durability III–IV
5. Hauling & Fleet Support
The Orca has multiple bays — cargo, ore, fleet hangar, ship maintenance.
- Spaceship Command V (already done)
- Advanced Spaceship Command IV (improves agility)
- ORE Industrial I–V (if you want to branch into Porpoise / Bowhead)
- Transport Ships (optional, helps if you need to move ore/minerals in parallel)
6. Advanced Orca Mastery
For squeezing out maximum performance.
- Industrial Command Ships V (big boost to yield bonuses and tank)
- Mining Director V (max boost efficiency)
- Capital Industrial Ships I (if you want to move on to the Rorqual)
- Shield Compensation skills IV (improves passive resistances)
- Thermodynamics IV–V (overheating tank or bursts in emergencies)
Suggested Training Path
- Train core fitting skills first (Engineering, Capacitor, Tank).
- Push into Leadership → Mining Foreman → Mining Director for command bursts.
- Get Industrial Command Ships I so you can sit in the Orca.
- While flying it, work on Drones V + Mining Drone Specialization for income.
- Train ICS V + Mining Director V for full fleet support and serious performance.
⚡ Pro Tip: While you can sit in an Orca fairly quickly, it doesn’t truly shine until you have T2 Mining Foreman Bursts and strong drone skills. Many pilots park it in highsec belts as an AFK mining platform, but it really comes alive in fleet support.