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There are two different ways of playing EVE:
Starting with the Ascension expansion (November 2016), there are two different ways of playing EVE:
* You can play for free (i.e. without paying a [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203599091-Subscription-Costs monthly subscription fee]), but you will be limited in which [[Skills and learning|skills]] your character can train. This is referred to as "Alpha".  
* You can play for free (i.e. without paying a [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203599091-Subscription-Costs monthly subscription fee]), but you will be limited in which [[Skills and Learning|skills]] your character can train. This is referred to as "Alpha".  
* Paying a monthly subscription to play the game, which allows your character to learn every skill in the game. This is referred to as "Omega".
* Paying a monthly subscription to play the game, which allows your character to learn every skill in the game. This is referred to as "Omega".


In-game this system is referred to as '''Clone States'''. Characters on Alpha accounts are referred to as "Alpha clones", and characters on Omega accounts are referred to as "Omega clones". If you pay for a subscription (paid for with time cards, monthly payments, [[PLEX]]...), your account (and all the characters on that account) receive "Omega" status until your subscription runs out (or you cancel it), at which point they revert back to "Alpha" status. There is no way to tell an Alpha from an Omega clone in-game. The conversion from Alpha to Omega or vice-versa will always happen at the start of a new game session.  
In-game this system is referred to as '''Clone States'''. Characters on Alpha accounts are referred to as "Alpha clones", and characters on Omega accounts are referred to as "Omega clones". If you pay for a subscription (paid for with time cards, monthly payments, [[PLEX]]...), your account (and all the characters on that account) receive "Omega" status until your subscription runs out (or you cancel it), at which point they revert back to "Alpha" status. There is no way to tell an Alpha from an Omega clone in-game. The conversion from Alpha to Omega is immediate, while the conversion from Omega to Alpha will always happen when you next log into the game.


If an Omega clone is downgraded to an Alpha clone (because the account's subscription has run out), any skills that character has trained which are not part of the Alpha skill set are locked and become inactive, i.e. they cannot be used, but the invested skill points will not be lost. Any items or ships which require the locked skill become inactive and cannot be used, and the skill training queue will be paused (but can be resumed by logging into the game). If the account's subscription is renewed, then the character is automatically upgraded back to an Omega clone and can once again use all the skills they have previously trained.
If an Omega clone is downgraded to an Alpha clone (because the account's subscription has run out), any skills that character has trained which are not part of the Alpha skill set are locked and become inactive, i.e. they cannot be used, but the invested skill points will not be lost. Any items or ships which require the locked skill become inactive and cannot be used, and the skill training queue will be paused (but can be resumed by logging into the game). If the account's subscription is renewed, then the character is automatically upgraded back to an Omega clone and can once again use all the skills they have previously trained.


Alpha or Omega status is tied to your game account. If you have multiple accounts, then you can choose to pay for a subscription for some, all or none of them, and each account (and the characters on that account) will have the corresponding Alpha or Omega state.   
Alpha or Omega status is tied to your game account. If you have multiple accounts, then you can choose to pay for a subscription for some, all or none of them, and each account (and the characters on that account) will have the corresponding Alpha or Omega state.   
Alpha clones are welcome to [[Applying to EVE University|join EVE University]]
   
   
== Alpha Clones ==
== Alpha clone ==
Compared with Omega characters, Alpha characters are limited in the following ways:
Compared with Omega characters, Alpha characters are limited in the following ways:


* They may only train certain skills
* They may only train certain skills
* They train skills more 50% more slowly and have a shorter skill queue (24 hours, as opposed to years for Omega characters)
* They may train for free up to a maximum of 5 million skill points.
* They may not use [[Skill trading#Skill Extractors|skill extractors]] to extract skillpoints from the Alpha skill list (see below)
* They may add skill points to skills in the Alpha set up to 20.5 million skill points with [[Skill trading#Skill Injectors|skill injectors]].
* If you are logged into the game with an Alpha character you may not [[:Category:Eve Lexicon#Multiboxing|log in simultaneously (multibox)]] with ''any'' other character (on any account)
* They take twice as long to train skills
* They pay an additional 2% tax on any [[industry]] job (e.g. manufacturing or research)
* They cannot accept any Level 4 or Level 5 missions from agents.
* If you are logged into the game with an Alpha character you may not log in simultaneously (multibox) with ''any'' other character (on any account)


=== Alpha skill set ===
 
[[File:ArmsRaceCloneSkills.png|thumb|none|480px|Arms Race Clone Skill Training]]
 
=== Skills available to Alphas ===
The set of skills that Alpha characters may train limits them to:
The set of skills that Alpha characters may train limits them to:
* Their race's preferred weapon system and ships, This means that, for instance, an Amarr Alpha character can only fly Amarr ships and can only use energy weapons and drones, but not projectile or hybrid weapons. 
* Combat ships up to [[battleship]] size, as well as basic [[haulers]].
* Combat ships up to [[cruiser]] size, as well as basic [[industrial]] ships.  
* Most [[Tech and meta levels#Tech 2|Tech 2]] modules are usable but not all.
* [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech 1]] modules and ships.
* "Navy" ships of Battleship size and below are usable, but not Tier 2 variants.
* Battleship weapons, [[EWAR]], most remote assistance modules, drones, harvesting modules, scanning modules and some others are limited to T1 and meta.


They may only train the following skills:
Expand the table below to see which skills you can train as an Alpha, and to what maximum level. For a list of skills you start the game with, see [[starting skills]].
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"  
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="text-align: center"
|- style="background:#222222;"
|- style="background-color:var(--background-color-warning-subtle);"
!Skill
! Group
!Amarr
! Skill
!Caldari
! Cap
!Gallente
! Points
!Minmatar
|-
|-  
| rowspan=10 style="text-align: left;" | Armor
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| ARMOR
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Armor Layering}}
| 1
| 750
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|EM Armor Compensation}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Explosive Armor Compensation}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Hull Upgrades}}
| 5
| 512000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Kinetic Armor Compensation}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mechanics}}
| 5
| 256000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Remote Armor Repair Systems}}
| 3
| 16000
|-
|-
|{{sk|Armor Layering}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Remote Hull Repair Systems}}
|1
| 2
|1
| 2828
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|EM Armor Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Repair Systems}}
|1
| 5
|1
| 256000
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Explosive Armor Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Thermal Armor Compensation}}
|1
| 2
|1
| 2828
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Hull Upgrades}}
| rowspan=1 style="text-align: left;" | Corporation Management
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Corporation Management}}
|4
| 1
|4
| 250
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Kinetic Armor Compensation}}
| rowspan=14 style="text-align: left;" | Drones
|1
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Drone Specialization}}
|1
| 2
|1
| 7071
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Mechanics}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Drone Specialization}}
|4
| 2
|4
| 7071
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Remote Armor Repair Systems}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drone Avionics}}
|3
| 4
|
| 45255
|3
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Remote Hull Repair Systems}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drone Durability}}
|1
| 4
|1
| 226274
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Repair Systems}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drone Interfacing}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 40000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Thermic Armor Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drone Navigation}}
|1
| 4
|1
| 45255
|1
|1
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
|-
|-
|{{sk|Anchoring}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drone Sharpshooting}}
|1
| 4
|1
| 45255
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Corporation Management}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drones}}
|1
| 5
|1
| 256000
|1
|1
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| DRONES
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drone Avionics}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Drone Specialization}}
|4
| 2
|
| 7071
|4
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drone Durability}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Heavy Drone Operation}}
|4
| 3
|
| 40000
|4
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drone Interfacing}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Light Drone Operation}}
|3
| 5
|
| 256000
|3
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drone Navigation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Drone Operation}}
|4
| 4
|  
| 90510
|4
|
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drone Sharpshooting}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Drone Specialization}}
|4
| 2
|
| 7071
|4
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drones}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Repair Drone Operation}}
|5
| 2
|3
| 4243
|5
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Light Drone Operation}}
| rowspan=5 style="text-align: left;" | Electronic Systems
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Electronic Warfare}}
|1
| 4
|4
| 90510
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Medium Drone Operation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Propulsion Jamming}}
|3
| 4
|
| 135765
|3
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Repair Drone Operation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Sensor Linking}}
|2
| 3
|
| 24000
|2
|
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
|-
|-
|{{sk|Electronic Warfare}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Target Painting}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 24000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Propulsion Jamming}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Weapon Disruption}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 135765
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Weapon Disruption}}
| rowspan=11 style="text-align: left;" | Engineering
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Advanced Weapon Upgrades}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 48000
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Sensor Linking}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|CPU Management}}
|  
| 5
|  
| 256000
|1
|
|-
|-
|{{sk|Target Painting}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Capacitor Emission Systems}}
|  
| 4
|  
| 90510
|
|1
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| ENGINEERING
|-
|-
|{{sk|Advanced Weapon Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Capacitor Management}}
|1
| 4
|1
| 135765
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|CPU Management}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Capacitor Systems Operation}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 8000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Capacitor Emission Systems}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Electronics Upgrades}}
|3
| 5
|3
| 512000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Capacitor Management}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Energy Grid Upgrades}}
|4
| 5
|4
| 512000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Capacitor Systems Operation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Energy Pulse Weapons}}
|3
| 2
|3
| 2828
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Electronics Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Power Grid Management}}
|4
| 5
|4
| 256000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Energy Grid Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Thermodynamics}}
|4
| 4
|4
| 135765
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Energy Pulse Weapons}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Weapon Upgrades}}
|2
| 5
|2
| 512000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Power Grid Management}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Fleet Support
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Leadership}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 8000
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Thermodynamics}}
| rowspan=28 style="text-align: left;" | Gunnery
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Controlled Bursts}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 90510
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Weapon Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gunnery}}
|4
| 5
|4
| 256000
|4
|4
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| GUNNERY
|-
|-
|{{sk|Controlled Bursts}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Large Energy Turret}}
|4
| 4
|4
| 226274
|4
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Gunnery}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Large Hybrid Turret}}
|5
| 4
|5
| 226274
|5
|5
|-
|-
|{{sk|Medium Energy Turret}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Large Projectile Turret}}
|4
| 4
|  
| 226274
|
|
|-
|-
|{{sk|Medium Hybrid Turret}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Artillery Specialization}}
|  
| 3
|4
| 40000
|4
|
|-
|-
|{{sk|Medium Projectile Turret}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Autocannon Specialization}}
|  
| 3
|  
| 40000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Motion Prediction}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Beam Laser Specialization}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 40000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Rapid Firing}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Blaster Specialization}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 40000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Sharpshooter}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Energy Turret}}
|4
| 5
|4
| 768000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Small Energy Turret}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Hybrid Turret}}
|4
| 5
|
| 768000
|
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Small Hybrid Turret}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Projectile Turret}}
|  
| 5
|4
| 768000
|4
|
|-
|-
|{{sk|Small Projectile Turret}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Pulse Laser Specialization}}
|  
| 3
|  
| 40000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Surgical Strike}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Medium Railgun Specialization}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 40000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Trajectory Analysis}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Motion Prediction}}
|4
| 4
|3
| 90510
|4
|4
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| LEADERSHIP
|-
|-
|{{sk|Leadership}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Rapid Firing}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 90510
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| MISSILES
|-
|-
|{{sk|Missile Launcher Operation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Sharpshooter}}
|1
| 4
|5
| 90510
|1
|5
|-
|-
|{{sk|Light Missiles}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Artillery Specialization}}
|  
| 3
|4
| 24000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Heavy Assault Missiles}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Autocannon Specialization}}
|
| 3
|3
| 24000
|  
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Heavy Missiles}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Beam Laser Specialization}}
|  
| 3
|4
| 24000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Missile Bombardment}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Blaster Specialization}}
|  
| 3
|4
| 24000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Missile Projection}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Energy Turret}}
|  
| 5
|2
| 256000
|
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Rapid Launch}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Hybrid Turret}}
|  
| 5
|4
| 256000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Rockets}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Projectile Turret}}
|  
| 5
|4
| 256000
|
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Target Navigation Prediction}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Pulse Laser Specialization}}
|
| 3
|3
| 24000
|  
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Warhead Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Small Railgun Specialization}}
|
| 3
|3
| 24000
|  
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| NAVIGATION
|-
|-
|{{sk|Acceleration Control}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Surgical Strike}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 181019
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Afterburner}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Trajectory Analysis}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 226274
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Evasive Maneuvering}}
| rowspan=17 style="text-align: left;" | Missiles
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Cruise Missiles}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 226274
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|High Speed Maneuvering}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Guided Missile Precision}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 40000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Navigation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Heavy Assault Missile Specialization}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 40000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Warp Drive Operation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Heavy Assault Missiles}}
|3
| 5
|3
| 768000
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| NEURAL ENHANCEMENT
|-
|-
|{{sk|Biology}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Heavy Missile Specialization}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 40000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Cybernetics}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Heavy Missiles}}
|3
| 5
|3
| 768000
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| PRODUCTION
|-
|-
|{{sk|Industry}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Light Missile Specialization}}
|5
| 3
|5
| 24000
|5
|5
|-
|-
|{{sk|Mass Production}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Light Missiles}}
|3
| 5
|3
| 512000
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| RESOURCE PROCESSING
|-
|-
|{{sk|Mining}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Missile Bombardment}}
|4
| 4
|4
| 90510
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Mining Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Missile Launcher Operation}}
|4
| 5
|4
| 256000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Reprocessing}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Missile Projection}}
|3
| 2
|3
| 5657
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Salvaging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Rapid Launch}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 90510
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| RIGGING
|-
|-
|{{sk|Armor Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Rocket Specialization}}
|2
| 3
|
| 24000
|2
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Astronautics Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Rockets}}
|2
| 5
|2
| 256000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Drones Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Target Navigation Prediction}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 16000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Electronic Superiority Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Torpedoes}}
|2
| 4
|2
| 226274
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Energy Weapon Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Warhead Upgrades}}
|2
| 3
|
| 40000
|
|  
|-
|-
|{{sk|Hybrid Weapon Rigging}}
| rowspan=6 style="text-align: left;" | Navigation
|  
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Acceleration Control}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 32000
|
|-
|-
|{{sk|Projectile Weapon Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Afterburner}}
|  
| 3
|  
| 8000
|
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Jury Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Evasive Maneuvering}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 16000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Shield Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|High Speed Maneuvering}}
|
| 3
|2
| 40000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Launcher Rigging}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Navigation}}
|  
| 4
|2
| 45255
|
|2
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| SCANNING
|-
|-
|{{sk|Archaeology}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Warp Drive Operation}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 8000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Astrometric Acquisition}}
| rowspan=3 style="text-align: left;" | Neural Enhancement
|2
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Biology}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 8000
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Astrometric Rangefinding}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Cybernetics}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Astrometrics}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Infomorph Psychology}}
|3
| 1
|3
| 250
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Hacking}}
| rowspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | Production
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Industry}}
|3
| 5
|3
| 256000
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Survey}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mass Production}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 16000
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| SCIENCE
|-
|-
|{{sk|Science}}
| rowspan=7 style="text-align: left;" | Resource Processing
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gas Cloud Harvesting}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 1414
|4
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| SHIELDS
|-
|-
|{{sk|EM Shield Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mining}}
|1
| 4
|1
| 45255
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Explosive Shield Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mining Precision}}
|1
| 3
|1
| 16000
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Kinetic Shield Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mining Upgrades}}
|1
| 4
|1
| 181019
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Shield Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Reactions}}
|3
| 1
|3
| 250
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Shield Emission Systems}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Reprocessing}}
|
| 3
|3
| 8000
|  
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Shield Management}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Salvaging}}
|3
| 3
|4
| 24000
|3
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Shield Operation}}
| rowspan=10 style="text-align: left;" | Rigging
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Armor Rigging}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 24000
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Shield Upgrades}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Astronautics Rigging}}
|3
| 3
|4
| 24000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Tactical Shield Manipulation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Drones Rigging}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 24000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Thermic Shield Compensation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Electronic Superiority Rigging}}
|1
| 3
|1
| 24000
|1
|1
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| SOCIAL
|-
|-
|{{sk|Connections}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Energy Weapon Rigging}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Criminal Connections}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Hybrid Weapon Rigging}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Diplomacy}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Jury Rigging}}
|3
| 3
|3
| 16000
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Distribution Connections}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Launcher Rigging}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Mining Connections}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Projectile Weapon Rigging}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Negotiation}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Shield Rigging}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Security Connections}}
| rowspan=6 style="text-align: left;" | Scanning
|2
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Archaeology}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 24000
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Social}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Astrometric Acquisition}}
|3
| 2
|3
| 7071
|3
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| SPACESHIP COMMAND
|-
|-
|Racial Cruiser
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Astrometric Rangefinding}}
|4
| 2
|4
| 11314
|4
|4
|-
|-
|Racial Destroyer
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Astrometrics}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 24000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|Racial Frigate
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Hacking}}
|4
| 3
|4
| 24000
|4
|4
|-
|-
|Racial Industrial
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Survey}}
|1
| 3
|1
| 8000
|1
|1
|-
|-
|{{sk|Mining Frigate}}
| style="text-align: left;" | Science
|4
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Science}}
|4
| 4
|4
| 45255
|4
|-
|-
|{{sk|Spaceship Command}}
| rowspan=10 style="text-align: left;" | Shields
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|EM Shield Compensation}}
|3
| 2
|3
| 2828
|3
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| TARGETING
|-
|-
|{{sk|Long Range Targeting}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Explosive Shield Compensation}}
|3
| 2
|3
| 2828
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Signature Analysis}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Kinetic Shield Compensation}}
|3
| 2
|3
| 2828
|3
|3
|-
|-
|{{sk|Target Management}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Shield Compensation}}
|4
| 4
|4
| 90510
|4
|4
|-
! style="background:#222222;" colspan="5"| TRADE
|-
|-
|{{sk|Broker Relations}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Shield Emission Systems}}
|2
| 3
|2
| 16000
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Marketing}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Shield Management}}
|2
| 4
|2
| 135765
|2
|2
|-
|-
|{{sk|Trade}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Shield Operation}}
|3
| 4
|3
| 45255
|3
|-
|3
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Shield Upgrades}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Tactical Shield Manipulation}}
| 4
| 181019
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Thermal Shield Compensation}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| rowspan=8 style="text-align: left;" | Social
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Connections}}
| 2
| 4243
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Criminal Connections}}
| 2
| 4243
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Diplomacy}}
| 3
| 8000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Distribution Connections}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mining Connections}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Negotiation}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Security Connections}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Social}}
| 3
| 8000
|-
| rowspan=27 style="text-align: left;" | Spaceship Command
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Battlecruiser}}
| 4
| 271529
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Battleship}}
| 4
| 362039
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Cruiser}}
| 4
| 226274
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Destroyer}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Frigate}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Amarr Hauler}}
| 1
| 1000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Battlecruiser}}
| 4
| 271529
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Battleship}}
| 4
| 362039
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Cruiser}}
| 4
| 226274
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Destroyer}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Frigate}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Caldari Hauler}}
| 1
| 1000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Battlecruiser}}
| 4
| 271529
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Battleship}}
| 4
| 362039
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Cruiser}}
| 4
| 226274
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Destroyer}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Frigate}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Gallente Hauler}}
| 1
| 1000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mining Frigate}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Mining Destroyer}}
| 2
| 2829
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Battlecruiser}}
| 4
| 271529
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Battleship}}
| 4
| 362039
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Cruiser}}
| 4
| 226274
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Destroyer}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Frigate}}
| 4
| 90510
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Minmatar Hauler}}
| 1
| 1000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Spaceship Command}}
| 4
| 8000
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align: left;" | Structure Management
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Anchoring}}
| 1
| 750
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align: left;" | Targeting
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Long Range Targeting}}
| 3
| 16000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Signature Analysis}}
| 3
| 8000
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Target Management}}
| 4
| 45255
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align: left;" | Trade
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Broker Relations}}
| 2
| 2828
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Marketing}}
| 2
| 4243
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | {{sk|Trade}}
| 3
| 8000
|}
|}
=== Alpha skill point accumulation ===
Alpha clones can train up to 5 million skill points for free using the Skill Queue, as long as the skills are in the set outlined above. Beyond this 5M limit, they can continue gaining new skills from the Alpha set, but must do so by directly applying "Unallocated SP". In this way Alphas can gain up to 20 million SP worth of skills, which would mean training every Alpha skill to it's maximum rank.
It's important to note that "Unallocated SP" count toward the 5 million limit for free training. This means that if an Alpha clone has 4M SP already trained in skills, and 500K SP of "Unallocated SP", they can only look forward to 500K more SP worth of free training, not 1M. This is vital to keep in mind if your goal is to get as many SP as possible into your Alpha for free.
If you wish to maximize the total amount of SP an Alpha can train for free, you should avoid any SP going into "Unallocated SP" until ''after'' you have already trained to the 5M limit. Specifically, this means that any non-expiring SP in your Redeem window or the [[AIR Career Program]] should be left there while you are training towards 5M. Redeeming them early means they eat into your free 5M, while redeeming them after will mean they contribute to your maximum potential of 20M SP as a free Alpha.
The same logic of course applies to Daily Alpha Injectors and any other form of skill injection. Because injectors apply points directly to "Unallocated SP", you should wait to reach your 5M limit of free training before using such items.
Unallocated SP gained by completing AIR Daily Goals can increase the total beyond 20M.
The total skill points listed on the character sheet includes unallocated skill points.


=== Gameplay ===
=== Gameplay ===
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==== Combat ====
==== Combat ====
Alpha characters are perfectly viable in low-level PvP and PvE, and in support roles in larger-scale PvP (such as [[EWAR]] or [[tackle]] for a fleet). However, their performance will not be on par with Omega characters once the latter has trained the skills to start using Tech 2 modules and ships.  
Alpha characters are perfectly viable in low-level PvP and PvE, and in support roles in larger-scale PvP (such as [[EWAR]] or [[Tackling|tackle]] for a fleet). However, their performance will not be on par with Omega characters once the latter has trained the skills to start using Tech 2 modules and ships.  


==== Industry ====
==== Industry ====
Alpha characters can [[mining|mine]] (ore or gas) in a [[Venture]] (but not use more advanced mining ships), and can perform basic (only Tech 1, no [[invention]]) [[manufacturing]]. While they will not be as efficient as an Omega character (who have access to more advanced ships and skills which improve mining and manufacturing efficiency), they can nonetheless participate in basic industry. They can [[salvage]] wrecks, but they cannot, however, do [[Planetary Interaction]].  
Alpha characters can [[mining|mine]] (ore or gas) in a [[Venture]] (but not use more advanced mining ships), and can perform basic (only Tech 1, no [[invention]]) [[manufacturing]]. While they will not be as efficient as an Omega character (who have access to more advanced ships and skills which improve mining and manufacturing efficiency, and are not subject to the addition 2% tax levied on Alpha characters), they can nonetheless participate in basic industry. They can [[salvage]] wrecks, but they cannot, however, do [[Planetary Industry]].  


Alpha characters can [[trade]], but they will pay higher taxes on their transactions and have fewer options at their disposal (e.g. they can only sell items located within 5 jumps, whereas an Omega character has the option to train skills allowing them to sell items anywhere in the current region). Alphas cannot create new [[contract]]s, but they can accept contracts.  
Alpha characters can [[trade]], but they will pay higher taxes on their transactions and have fewer options at their disposal (e.g. they can only sell items located within 5 jumps, whereas an Omega character has the option to train skills allowing them to sell items anywhere in the current region). Alphas can have 1 active [[contract]] at a time (i.e. they can create 1 contract, but have to wait for it to be fulfilled before creating another), but they can accept contracts.  


Basic [[hauling]] is an option for Alpha characters as they have access to their races' Tech 1 industrial ships.
Basic [[hauling]] is an option for Alpha characters as they have access to haulers.


==== Exploration ====
==== Exploration ====
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=== Choice of race ===
=== Choice of race ===
As an Alpha character is limited to flying their race's ships, and using only their race's preferred weapon system, choosing your character's race ([[Amarr Basic Ship and Skill Guide|Amarr]], [[Caldari Basic Ship and Skill Guide|Caldari]], [[Gallente Basic Ship and Skill Guide|Gallente]], and [[Minmatar Basic Ship and Skill Guide|Minmatar]]) has a larger impact on your gameplay when compared with Omega clones, for whom race choice is a largely aesthetic choice. However, keep in mind that you can always create additional characters of different races to try out other options, or upgrade to an Omega clone.  
Alpha clones can train into any race's ship or weapon skills; they are '''not''' limited to training their own race's skills. In fact, Alpha clones of all races can train into the same Alpha skill set. However, the Alpha's [[Starting skills#Racial Differences|starting racial skills]] count toward the free training skill limit while in Alpha clone state.


The factors below affect what possibilities are open to each race specifically for Alpha characters. Keep in mind that every ship in the game has its nuances, and there are always exceptions to the rule; Omega characters in particular have many more possibilities to bend or break the principles listed below.  
== Omega clone ==
Omega clones may use any skill, ship and item in the game. Additionally, you may log into the game with more than one account at a time (multiboxing), but only as long as <em>all<em> the accounts being logged in have Omega status.


==== Weapons systems ====
== External links ==
There are different weapon types in EVE:
* [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/introducing-clone-states-and-the-future-of-access-to-eve-online Dev Blog: Introducing Clone States] (August 2016)
* [[Turrets|Turret]] weapons, further subdivided into
* [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/clone-states-post-csm-summit-roundup Dev Blog: Clone States - Post CSM Summit Roundup] (October 2016)
** [[Turrets#Energy_turrets|Energy weapons]] (lasers), which use a lot of [[capacitor]], and can only deal two of the four [[NPC Damage Types|damage types]], but have infinite ammunition. Energy turrets are the primary weapons system for Amarr ships.  
* [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-for-eve-online-ascension Patch Notes for the Ascension expansion] (November 2016)
** [[Turrets#Hybrid_turrets|Hybrid weapons]], which can only deal two of the four damage types, and can either do very high damage or fight at long ranges, but not both. Hybrid weapons are used by the Caldari and Gallente, with the Caldari tending towards long-ranged combat and Gallente towards shorter-ranged combat.
* [https://forums-archive.eveonline.com/topic/501519 Forum Post: &#91;December&#93; Defender Missiles] (November 2016)
** [[Turrets#Projectile_turrets|Projectile weapons]] (essentially, guns) use no capacitor to fire and are very flexible in what damage types they deal, but have a slightly more complicated ammunition selection. Projectile weapons are the primary weapons system for Minmatar ships.
* [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/213020969-Alpha-and-Omega-Clone EVE Support page for Alpha and Omega clones]
* [[Missile Launchers|Missile launchers]], which fire guided missiles. They can deal all four damage types and use no capacitor to fire, but take time to reach their targets and don't offer the on-the-fly trade-offs between range and damage that turret weapons do. Missiles are used by the Caldari and Minmatar.
* [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/213811425-Alpha-Clones-and-Omega-Clone-lapsing-Quick-Facts EVE Support page for Alpha Clones and Omega Clone lapsing - Quick Facts]
* [[Drones]], which are small semi-autonomous spaceships. They, too, can deal all four damage types and use no capacitor to fire, but the drones must first travel to reach their targets, and they can be shot down by enemy ships. Drones are used by the Gallente and Amarr.
* [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/clone-states-the-next-steps Dev Blog: Clone States - The Next Steps (December 2017)]
 
==== Tank and speed ====
There are two main approaches to [[tank]]ing (i.e. to mitigate incoming damage) ships in EVE: strengthening either your ship's shields or your ship's armor to absorb as much damage as possible.
* Caldari and some Minmatar ships rely primarily on [[Shield Tanking|shield tanking]]. Shield tanked ships tend to be faster than armour tanked ships, and shields regenerate by themselves over time. However, shield tanked ships also tend to have a larger [[signature radius]], causing them to take more damage from incoming fire.
* Amarr, Gallente and some Minmatar ships rely primarily on [[Armor Tanking 101|armor tanking]]. Armor tanked ships tend to be tougher than shield tanked ships, and make more efficient use of capacitor to repair damage. However, armor tanked ships tend to be slower than shield tanked ships and do less damage.
 
Alpha characters can also play in basic [[logistics]] roles, repairing friendly ships to help them survive for longer in combat. Amarr and Gallente characters can repair other ships' armor, while Caldari and Minmatar players can repair other ships' shields.
 
While each race has faster and slower ships in their lineup, Amarr ships tend to be the slowest and Minmatar the fastest, with Caldari and Gallente falling somewhere in between.
 
==== Electronic warfare ====
Each race has its own type of [[EWar_101_Guide|electronic warfare]], which is used to decrease the effectiveness of enemy ships in battle.
* The Amarr use Weapon Disruption, which reduces the effectiveness of the enemy ships' weapons
* The Caldari use Electronic Countermeasures (ECM), which breaks the enemy ships' [[targeting|target locks]]
* The Gallente use Remote Sensor Dampening, which interferes with the enemy ships' targeting
* The Minmatar use Target Painting, which makes enemy ships easier to hit and take more damage
 
==== Industrials ====
Each race has two basic [[Hauling#T1_Industrials|industrial]] (hauling) ships that Alpha characters can fly. Additionally, Minmatar and Gallente characters can fly industrial ships specialised in carrying large quantities of a specific cargo type: Ammunition for Minmatar ([[Hoarder]]); [[Asteroids and Ore|ore]], [[Reprocessing#Ore|minerals]], and [[PI|planetary commodities]] for Gallente ([[Miasmos]], [[Kryos]], and [[Epithal]]).  
 
== Omega Clones ==
Omega clones may use any skill, ship and item in the game. Additionally, you may log into the game with more than one account at a time ([[:Category:Eve Lexicon#Multiboxing|multiboxing]]), but only as long as ''all'' the accounts being logged in have Omega status.


== External links ==
[[Category:Accounts]]
* [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-clone-states-and-the-future-of-access-to-eve-online/ Dev blog: Introducing Clone States] (August 2016)
* [https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-eve-online-ascension/ Patch Notes for the Ascension expansion] (November 2016)
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