Creating an Alt Hauler: Difference between revisions

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== Why use an alt hauler? ==

Since the Crius patch, no training is needed to fit a pilot's racial [[hauler]] with Expanded Cargohold IIs and Medium Cargohold Optimization I rigs. This means that any character can fly a basic hauler to carry goods across star systems.

{{euninote|See [[EVE University Rules]] for EVE University's Rules of Engagement}}

EVE University has a Non Aggression Pact (NAP) Program that corporations can apply for +5 Blue standing to Uni members. Information on how to apply can be found [[Diplomacy Department#Standings Request|here]]. If you want to use an Alt-hauler in Uni controlled space, you must be a part of a player corporation, in order to apply for NAP protection.

== Hauler table  ==

Here is a table of suggested haulers for all types of cargo, showing their cargo capacity in m³ with no additional training.  All low slots should be filled with Expanded Cargohold IIs, and with Medium Cargohold Optimization I rigs (these modules increase a ship's cargo capacity).

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! Base cargo {{m3}}

| 4,800

| 7,300

== Weighing training time against how much you want to haul ==

The Bestower is the top hauler for general cargo. The Bestower carries less specific cargo than the modified haulers with special bays for ore, etc like the [[Kryos]] and [[Miasmos]]. The Bestower is also a good choice if you want to use the hauler with the highest possible general cargo capacity in the game.

(See also [[Hauling#Hauling craft|Hauling ships]])

== Preparing for training  ==

It is important to read about [[hauling]] as it will save you a lot of time and frustrations. Before you even create a character, there are many things to consider: The race of your character, whether you have other characters in the account and if you want to do a neural remap.

Following the Odyssey expansion, the choice of Race, bloodline and ancestry has no effect on the training time. Racial Frigate III is no longer a requirement for Racial Hauler I. A character of any race can train to Amarr Hauler III and get a [[Bestower]]. Then proceed to training Spaceship Command I-V and Advanced Spaceship Command I-V to get an Amarr Freighter. Or with less than 18 hours of additional training that character can then train into another racial freighter.

=== Creating an alt on an existing account  ===

If you are creating an alt on an account with other characters, it is important to note that only one character can be training skills at a time '''unless''' you are willing to pay for Multiple Character Training. Attempting to add skills to the training queue will result in an error, so you will need to pause training on your currently training character.

=== Neural remaps  ===

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| {{Sh|Bestower}}

| 4800

| 2

| {{Sh|Tayra}}

| Jack of all trades, master of none

Haulers are relatively straightforward to fit. For ore hauling, you will want to have maximum cargo capacity, meaning you want to fit Expanded Cargoholds in low slots and Cargohold Optimization in rigs.  

For courier missions, you might want to have faster align and warp speed, so you might want to fit Nanofiber Internal Structures and Inertial Stabilizers in low slots and Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer in rigs.  

If you wish, you can train skills to equip shield mods such as Shield Extenders and Invulnerability Fields in the mid slots to tank belt rats for a short time.  It is also worth while to train skills for these modules to give some basic protection against high-sec ganking.

There are items called ''Giant Secure Containers'' (GSC) which take up 3,000 {{m3}} in your cargo hold. The interesting thing is that you can actually put 3,900 {{m3}} of stuff in a GSC - which means you get a 30% space bonus.  

== Advanced hauling and earning ISK via hauling ==

The next step after mastering industrial hauling are [[Freighters]] and Transports.

You can use outside databases, such as [[Using external tools to haul  profitably|EVE Trade]], to find profitable trade routes.

To take the first steps in making ISK with your new hauler, you might consider [[Trading|playing the market]] or running [[Making Money with Hauling - Level 4 Cargo Missions|Level 4 Cargo Missions]].