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[[Category:Skills]]
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==Overview==
= Overview =
:''See also: [[Drones#Skills|Drone skills]]''
Some training in the Drones category is essential for most PvE and PvP combat. Drones are a useful source of additional DPS, and they are also a key defence against small ships for large ships.
Some training in the Drones category is essential for most PvE and PvP combat. Drones are a useful source of additional DPS, and they are also a key defence against small ships for large ships.


Almost every ship larger than a destroyer has a dronebay. Caldari ships tend to have the smallest dronebays, but even Caldari pilots should aim to be able to field a full flight of five light drones when they start flying battlecruisers.
Almost every ship larger than a destroyer has a dronebay. Caldari ships tend to have the smallest dronebays, but even Caldari pilots should aim to be able to field a full flight of five light drones when they start flying battlecruisers.
You can find some particular recommendations for drone skills to train [[Drones#Skills|here]].


Memory and perception are important in learning how to operate drones.
Memory and perception are important in learning how to operate drones.


The following are the skills in the Drones section (in alphabetical order):
The following are the skills in the Drones section (in alphabetical order):
*[[Skills:Drones#Advanced_Drone_Interfacing|Advanced Drone Interfacing]] - Allows fitting of Drone Control Units.
*[[Skills:Drones#Amarr_Drone_Specialization|Amarr Drone Specialization ]] - Unlocks T2 Amarr drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Caldari_Drone_Specialization|Caldari Drone Specialization]] - Unlocks T2 Caldari drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Combat_Drone_Operation|Combat Drone Operation]] - Damage bonus to light and medium Drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Drone_Durability|Drone Durability]] - Bonus to drone shield, armor, structure.
*[[Skills:Drones#Drone_Interfacing|Drone Interfacing]] - Bonus to drone damage and mining amount.
*[[Skills:Drones#Drone_Navigation|Drone Navigation]] - Bonus to drone MicroWarpDrive speed
*[[Skills:Drones#Drone_Sharpshooting|Drone Sharpshooting]] - Bonus to drone optimal range.
*[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] - Allows control of drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Electronic_Warfare_Drone_Interfacing|Electronic Warfare Drone Interfacing]] - Allows control of EWAR drones, Bonus to drone control range.
*[[Skills:Drones#Fighter_Bombers|Fighter Bombers]] - Allows use of Fighter Bomber Drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Fighters|Fighters]] - Allows use of Fighter Drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Gallente_Drone_Specialization|Gallente Drone Specialization]] - Unlocks T2 Gallente drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Heavy_Drone_Operation|Heavy Drone Operation ]] - Bonus to Heavy Drone damage.
*[[Skills:Drones#Mining_Drone_Operation|Mining Drone Operation]] - Bonus to Mining Drone Yield.
*[[Skills:Drones#Minmatar_Drone_Specialization|Minmatar Drone Specialization ]] - Unlocks T2 Minmatar drones.
*[[Skills:Drones#Repair_Drone_Operation|Repair Drone Operation]] - Allows use of Repair Drones. Bonus to Repair Drone amount.
*[[Skills:Drones#Scout_Drone_Operation|Scout Drone Operation]] - Bonus to drone control range.
*[[Skills:Drones#Sentry_Drone_Interfacing|Sentry Drone Interfacing]] - Allows use of Sentry Drones. Bonus to sentry drone damage.


=Basic=
{| class="wikitable"
!Skill (Multiplier)
!Purpose
!Alpha Limit
|-
|{{sk|Advanced Drone Avionics|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of [[Drones#Electronic warfare drones|EWAR drones]]. Bonus to drone control range.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Advanced Drone Avionics}}
|-
|{{sk|Amarr Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of T2 Amarr drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Amarr Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Caldari Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of T2 Caldari drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Caldari Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Drone Avionics|mult=yes}}
|Bonus to drone control range.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Drone Avionics}}
|-
|{{sk|Drone Durability|mult=yes}}
|Bonus to drone shield, armor, structure.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Drone Durability}}
|-
|{{sk|Drone Interfacing|mult=yes}}
|Bonus to drone damage and mining amount.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Drone Interfacing}}
|-
|{{sk|Drone Navigation|mult=yes}}
|Bonus to drone microwarpdrive speed
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Drone Navigation}}
|-
|{{sk|Drone Sharpshooting|mult=yes}}
|Bonus to drone optimal range.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Drone Sharpshooting}}
|-
|{{sk|Drones|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Drones}}
|-
|{{sk|Fighter Hangar Management|mult=yes}}
|Increases fighter hangar size.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Fighter Hangar Management}}
|-
|{{sk|Fighters|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Fighters.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Fighters}}
|-
|{{sk|Gallente Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of T2 Gallente drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Gallente Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Heavy Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Heavy Drones. Bonus to Heavy Drone damage.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Heavy Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Heavy Fighters|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Heavy Fighters.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Heavy Fighters}}
|-
|{{sk|Ice Harvesting Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Ice Harvesting Drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Ice Harvesting Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of advanced Ice Harvesting Drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Light Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Light Drones. Bonus to Light Drone damage.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Light Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Light Fighters|mult=yes}}
|Allow control of Light Fighters.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Light Fighters}}
|-
|{{sk|Medium Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Medium Drones. Bonus to Medium Drone damage.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Medium Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Mining Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Mining Drones. Bonus to Mining Drone Yield.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Mining Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Mining Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of advanced Mining Drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Mining Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Minmatar Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of T2 Minmatar drones.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Minmatar Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Mutated Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of drones mutated using mutaplasmids.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Mutated Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Repair Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Repair Drones. Bonus to Repair Drone amount.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Repair Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Salvage Drone Operation|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Salvage Drones. Bonus to drone salvage chance.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Salvage Drone Operation}}
|-
|{{sk|Salvage Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of T2 Salvage Drones. Bonus to drone velocity and salvage chance.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Salvage Drone Specialization}}
|-
|{{sk|Sentry Drone Interfacing|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Sentry Drones. Bonus to sentry drone damage.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Sentry Drone Interfacing}}
|-
|{{sk|Support Fighters|mult=yes}}
|Allows control of Support Fighters.
|{{SkillAlphaBar|Support Fighters}}
|}
 
= Combat Drone Control Skills =
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Drones
|skill=Drones
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|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=1x
|price=20K
|pre=None
|pre=None
|reqI=Drone Damage Amplifier; T1, T2 and Faction drones; [[Skills:Drones#Scout_Drone_Operation|Scout Drone Operation]]; [[Skills:Drones#Mining_Drone_Operation|Mining Drone Operation]]
|reqI=Tech 1 and Faction Drone Damage Amplifiers; Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Light Drones; Mining Drones; Ice Harvesting Drones; {{sk|Drone Avionics|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Light Drone Operation|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Mining Drone Operation|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Ice Harvesting Drone Operation|icon=yes}}
|reqIII=[[Skills:Subsystems#Amarr_Offensive_Systems|Amarr Offensive Systems]]; [[Skills:Subsystems#Gallente_Offensive_Systems|Gallente Offensive Systems]]; [[Skills:Drones#Combat_Drone_Operation|Combat Drone Operation]]
|reqIII=Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Medium Drones; {{sk|Amarr Offensive Systems|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Gallente Offensive Systems|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Medium Drone Operation|icon=yes}}
|reqV=Drone Damage Amplifier II; Salvage Drone I; [[Skills:Drones#Drone_Durability|Drone Durability]]; [[Skills:Drones#Salvage_Drone_Operation|Salvage Drone Operation]]; [[Skills:Drones#Drone_Navigation|Drone Navigation]]
|reqIV=Drone Damage Amplifier II; Salvage Drone I; {{sk|Drone Durability|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Salvage Drone Operation|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Drone Navigation|icon=yes}}
|reqV=Certain heavy drones; [[Skills:Drones#Electronic_Warfare_Drone_Interfacing|Electronic Warfare Drone Interfacing]]; [[Skills:Drones#Drone_Sharpshooting|Drone Sharpshooting]]; [[Skills:Drones#Repair_Drone_Operation|Repair Drone Operation]]; [[Skills:Drones#Heavy_Drone_Operation|Heavy Drone Operation]]; [[Skills:Drones#Drone_Interfacing|Drone Interfacing]]; [[Skills:Drones#Amarr_Drone_Specialization|Amarr Drone Specialization]]; [[Skills:Drones#Minimatar_Drone_Specialization|Minimatar Drone Specialization]]; [[Skills:Drones#Gallente_Drone_Specialization|Gallente Drone Specialization]]; [[Skills:Drones#Caldari_Drone_Specialization|Caldari_Drone_Specialization]]
|reqV=Heavy Drones; EWAR Drones; Shield Maintenance Bots; Armor Maintenance Bots; Hull Maintenance Bots; 'Augmented' Drones; {{sk|Advanced Drone Avionics|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Drone Interfacing|icon=yes}}, {{sk|Drone Sharpshooting|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Repair Drone Operation|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Heavy Drone Operation|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Amarr Drone Specialization|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Caldari Drone Specialization|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Gallente Drone Specialization|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Minmatar Drone Specialization|icon=yes}}
|notes=The basic skill of the Drones category. Prerequisite for most other drone skills and an essential skill to train to level V for any combat pilot who flies anything with a 25m3 or larger dronebay.<br>
|notes=The basic skill of the Drones category. Prerequisite for most other drone skills and an essential skill to train to level V for any pilot who flies anything with a 25m3 or larger dronebay.
}}
 
{{Skill
|skill=Light Drone Operation
|desc=Skill at controlling light [[Drones#Subcapital combat drones|combat drones]]. 5% Bonus to damage of light drones per level.
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Drones|I}}
|reqI=Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Light Drones
|reqV=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Light Drones
|notes=A 5% drone damage bonus is not to be sniffed at, and most combat pilots should train this skill to IV.
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Scout Drone Operation
|skill=Medium Drone Operation
|desc=Skill at controlling scout combat drones.<br>
|desc=Skill at controlling medium [[Drones#Subcapital combat drones|combat drones]]. 5% Bonus to damage of medium drones per level.
<br>
|1=Memory
Bonus: drone control range increased by 5000 meters per skill level.
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Drones|III}}
|reqI=Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Medium Drones
|reqV=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Medium Drones
|notes=A 5% drone damage bonus is not to be sniffed at, and most combat pilots should train this skill to IV.
}}
 
{{Skill
|skill=Heavy Drone Operation
|desc=Skill at controlling heavy [[Drones#Subcapital combat drones|combat drones]]. 5% Bonus to heavy drone damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=1x
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|price=40K
|reqI=Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Heavy Drones; Gecko
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] I
|reqV=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Heavy Drones
|reqI=T1 and Faction scout drones
|notes=Not all races have subcapital ships with big enough dronebays to justify using heavy drones, but Gallente battleship pilots, Amarr pilots who fly the [[Armageddon]] and Minmatar pilots who fly the [[Typhoon]] should train for them.
|reqIV=Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor
|reqV=T2 scout drones
|notes=A useful skill, and also the prerequisite for some more advanced drone skills.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Combat Drone Operation
|skill=Sentry Drone Interfacing
|desc=Skill at controlling scout drones. 5% Bonus to drone damage of light and medium drones per level.
|desc=Skill at controlling [[Drones#Sentry Drones|sentry drones]]. 5% bonus to Sentry Drone damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=2x
|pre={{sk|Drone Interfacing|IV}}; {{sk|Drone Sharpshooting|IV}}
|price=50K
|reqI=Tech 1 and Faction Sentry Drones
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] III
|reqV=Tech 2 Sentry Drones
|reqIII=Drone Link Augmentor I
|notes=Sentry drones are specialised, and large, and so like heavy drones they're mostly of interest to pilots who can fly ships with 125m3 or more of space in their dronebay. Level V lets you use T2 sentry drones.
|reqV=Drone Link Augmentor II
|notes=A 5% drone damage bonus is not to be sniffed at, and most combat pilots should train this skill to IV.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Drone Interfacing
|skill=Advanced Drone Avionics
|desc=Allows a captain to better maintain its drones. 20% bonus to drone damage, drone mining yield per level.
|desc=This skill is required for the operation of [[Drones#Electronic warfare drones|Electronic Warfare Drones]] but also gives a bonus to the control range of all drones.<br>
<br>
3,000m bonus drone control range per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}; {{sk|Electronic Warfare|IV}}
|price=500K
|reqI=Small EWAR Drones
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqII=Medium EWAR Drones
|reqIV=[[Skills:Drones#Sentry_Drone_Interfacing|Sentry Drone Interfacing]]
|reqIII=Large EWAR Dones
|reqV=[[Skills:Drones#Fighters|Fighters]]; [[Skills:Spaceship_Command#Amarr_Carrier|Amarr Carrier]]; [[Skills:Spaceship_Command#Caldari_Carrier|Caldari Carrier]]; [[Skills:Spaceship_Command#Gallente_Carrier|Gallente Carrier]]; [[Skills:Spaceship_Command#Minimatar_Carrier|Minimatar Carrier]]; [[Skills:Drones#Advanced_Drone_Interfacing|Advanced Drone Interfacing]]
|notes=The drone control range bonus applies to '''all''' types of drones, not just electronic warfare drones. ECM drones are a useful ace-in-the-hole in PvP.
|notes=Each level of Drone Interfacing is like having another drone. Excellent support skill.<br>
}}
}}


=Advanced=
= Racial Drone Specializations =
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Heavy Drone Operation
|skill=Amarr Drone Specialization
|desc=Skill at controlling heavy combat drones. 5% Bonus to heavy drone damage per level.
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Amarr drones. 2% bonus to advanced Amarr drone damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|price=10-13M
|price=342,000 ISK
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqI=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Amarr Drones
|reqI=T1 and Faction heavy drones
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely.
|reqV=T2 heavy drones
|notes=Not all races have subcapital ships with big enough dronebays to justify using heavy drones, but Gallente battleship pilots, Amarr pilots who fly the Armageddon and Minmatar pilots who fly the Typhoon should train for them.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Advanced Drone Interfacing
|skill=Caldari Drone Specialization
|desc=Allows the use of the Drone Control Unit module. One extra module can be fitted per skill level. Each fitted Drone Control Unit allows the operation of one extra drone.
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Caldari drones. 2% bonus to advanced Caldari drone damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=8x
|price=10-13M
|price=13.5M ISK
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drone Interfacing|Drone Interfacing]] V; [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqI=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Caldari Drones
|reqI=Drone Control Unit I
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely.
|notes=<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Electronic Warfare Drone Interfacing
|skill=Gallente Drone Specialization
|desc=Allows operation of electronic warfare drones. 3000m drone control range bonus per level.
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Gallente drones. 2% bonus to advanced Gallente drone damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|price=10-13M
|price=360,000 ISK
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V; [[Skills:Electronics#Electronic Warfare|Electronic Warfare]] IV; [[Skills:Electronics#Electronics|Electronics]] I
|reqI=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Gallente Drones
|reqI=Small electronic warfare drones
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely. Gallente drones are very popular because they have good damage modifiers, and a damage type (thermal) which is reliably useful against most PvE and PvP enemies.
|reqII=Medium electronic warfare drones
|reqIII=Large electronic warfare drones
|notes=The drone control range bonus applies to '''all''' types of drones, not just electronic warfare drones. ECM drones are a useful ace-in-the-hole in PvP.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Sentry Drone Interfacing
|skill=Minmatar Drone Specialization
|desc=Skill at controlling sentry drones. 5% bonus to Sentry Drone damage per level.
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Minmatar drones. 2% bonus to advanced Minmatar drone damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|price=10-13M
|price=405,000 ISK
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drone_Interfacing|Drone Interfacing]] IV [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V; [[Skills:Drones#Drone_Sharpshooting|Drone Sharpshooting]] IV
|reqI=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Minmatar Drones
|reqI=T1 and Faction sentry drones
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely. Minmatar drones are very popular for PvP because they are the fastest drones and although they don't do as much raw damage as Gallente drones they do explosive damage, which hits most armor tanks hard.
|reqV=T2 sentry drones
}}
|notes=Sentry drones are specialised, and large, and so like heavy drones they're mostly of interest to pilots who can fly ships with 125m3 or more of space in their dronebay. Level V lets you use T2 sentry drones.<br>
 
{{Skill
| skill = Mutated Drone Specialization
| desc = Specialization in the operation of mutated drones created using rogue drone and Triglavian technology, applying techniques developed by ORE to pacify and control rogue drones. Users are recommended to update their information warfare countermeasures, wetware-nanotech interface security, and intrusion response hunter-killer programs regularly.<br>
2% bonus per skill level to the damage of light, medium, heavy and sentry drones requiring Mutated Drone Specialization.
| 1 = Memory
| 2 = Perception
| pre = {{Sk|Amarr Drone Specialization|I}}, {{Sk|Caldari Drone Specialization|I}}, {{Sk|Gallente Drone Specialization|I}}, {{Sk|Minmatar Drone Specialization|I}}
| reqI =
| reqII =
| reqIII =
| reqIV =
| reqV =
| notes =
}}
}}


=Support=
= Drone Support Skills =
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Drone Navigation
|skill=Drone Avionics
|desc=Skill at controlling drones at high speeds. 5% increase in drone MicroWarpdrive speed per level.
|desc=Skill at control range for all drones.<br>
<br>
Bonus: drone control range increased by 5000 meters per skill level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=1x
|pre={{sk|Drones|I}}
|price=100K
|reqIII=Tech 1 and Officer Drone Link Augmentors
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] IV
|reqIV=Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor
|reqI=Light webifier drone
|reqV=Drone Link Augmentor II
|reqII=Medium webifier drone
|notes=A useful skill to allow drones to attack targets farther from your ship.
|reqIII=Drone Navigation Computer I; Heavy webifier drone
|reqIV=Drone Navigateion Computer II
|notes=Faster drones means they get to the target and deal damage, and then return to you when you need them back, quicker. High levels in Drone Navigation also help your drones chase fast PvP targets like interceptors. However, high levels may make your drones more prone to 'overshooting' targets because of their greater speed.<br>
}}
}}


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|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|pre={{sk|Drones|IV}}
|price=50K
|reqI={{sk|Repair Drone Operation|icon=yes}}
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] IV
|notes=Increasing drone hit points decreases the chance of losing drones, and thus saves money by reducing the number of drones you need to replace.
|reqI=[[Skills:Drones#Repair_Drone_Operation|Repair Drone Operation]]
|notes=Your drones are usually only attacked if you mismanage PvE aggro, or attack a frigate or another droneboat with them in PvP, so Durability may be a lower priority than some of the damage skills. But it's still an important drone support skill.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Drone Sharpshooting
|skill=Drone Interfacing
|desc=Increases drone optimal range.
|desc=Allows a captain to better maintain its drones. 10% bonus to drone damage, drone mining yield per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=1x
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|price=150K
|reqIV={{sk|Sentry Drone Interfacing|icon=yes}}
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqV={{sk|Fighters|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Amarr Carrier|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Caldari Carrier|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Gallente Carrier|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Minmatar Carrier|icon=yes}}
|reqI=T1 and Faction omnidirectional tracking links
|notes=Each level of Drone Interfacing is like having half of another drone. Excellent support skill.
|reqIV=[[Skills:Drones#Sentry_Drone_Interfacing|Sentry Drone Interfacing]]
|reqV=T2 omnidirectional tracking link
|notes=5% optimal range per level. Possibly not so important for normal combat drones, which can move around on their own. If you rely on long-ranged, stationary sentry drones then this skill will help them.<br>
}}
}}


=Racial Drone Specialization=
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Amarr Drone Specialization
|skill=Drone Navigation
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Amarr drones. 2% bonus to advanced Amarr drone damage per level.
|desc=Skill at controlling drones at high speeds. 5% increase in drone MicroWarpdrive speed per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|pre={{sk|Drones|IV}}
|price=~3.8-4.2M
|reqI=Warrior SW-300
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqII=Valkyrie SW-600
|reqI=Light T2 and Faction Amarr drones
|reqIII=Tech 1 and Faction Drone Navigation Computers; Berserker SW-900
|reqII=Medium T2 and Faction Amarr drones
|reqV=Drone Navigation Computer II
|reqIV=Heavy T2 and Faction Amarr drones
|notes=Faster drones means they get to the target and deal damage, and then return to you when you need them back, quicker. High levels in Drone Navigation also help your drones chase fast PvP targets like [[interceptors]].
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely.
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Caldari Drone Specialization
|skill=Drone Sharpshooting
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Caldari drones. 2% bonus to advanced Caldari drone damage per level.
|desc=Increases drone optimal range.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}
|price=~3-3.5M
|reqI=Tech 1 Omnidirectional Tracking Links/Enhancers
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqIV=Omnidirectional Tracking Enhancer II; {{sk|Sentry Drone Interfacing|icon=yes}}
|reqI=Light T2 and Faction Caldari drones
|reqV=Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
|reqII=Medium T2 and Faction Caldari drones
|notes=5% optimal range per level. Possibly not so important for normal combat drones, which can move around on their own. If you rely on long-ranged, stationary sentry drones then this skill will help them.
|reqIV=Heavy T2 and Faction Caldari Drones
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely.
}}
}}


= Non-Combat Drone Control Skills =
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Gallente Drone Specialization
|skill=Ice Harvesting Drone Operation
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Gallente drones. 2% bonus to advanced Gallente drone damage per level.
|desc=Skill at controlling [[Drones#Ice Harvesting Drones|ice harvesting drones]]. 5% reduction in ice harvesting drone cycle time per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|pre={{sk|Ice Harvesting|II}}; {{sk|Drones|I}}
|price=~5-9M
|reqI=Ice Harvesting Drone I
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|reqV=Tech 2, 'Excavator', and 'Augmented' Ice Harvesting Drones; {{sk|Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization|icon=yes}}
|reqI=Light T2 and Faction Gallente drones
|notes=
|reqII=Medium T2 and Faction Gallente drones
|reqIV=Heavy T2 and Faction Gallente drones
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely. Gallente drones are very popular because they have good damage modifiers, and a damage type (thermal) which is reliably useful against most PvE and PvP enemies.
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Minmatar Drone Specialization
|skill=Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization
|desc=Specialization in the operation of advanced Minmatar drones. 2% bonus to advanced Minmatar drone damage per level.
|desc=Advanced proficiency at controlling [[Drones#Ice Harvesting Drones|ice harvesting drones]]. 2% reduction in cycle time and bonus to max velocity of drones requiring Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=5x
|pre={{sk|Ice Harvesting Drone Operation|V}}; {{sk|Ice Harvesting|IV}}
|price=~4-8M
|reqI=Tech 2, 'Excavator', and 'Augmented' Ice Harvesting Drones
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V
|notes=Required for advanced ice harvester drone use.
|reqI=Light T2 and Faction Minmatar drones
|reqII=Medium T2 and Faction Minmatar drones
|reqIV=Heavy T2 and Faction Minmatar drones
|notes=This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely. Minmatar drones are very popular for PvP because they are the fastest drones and although they don't do as much raw damage as Gallente drones they do explosive damage, which hits most armor tanks hard.
}}
}}


=Non-combat drones=
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Mining Drone Operation
|skill=Mining Drone Operation
|desc=Skill at controlling mining drones. 5% Bonus to mining drone yield per skill level.
|desc=Skill at controlling [[Drones#Mining drones|mining drones]]. 5% Bonus to mining drone yield per skill level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=2x
|pre={{sk|Drones|I}}; {{sk|Mining|II}}
|price=40K
|reqI=Tech 1, Harvester, and 'Excavator' Mining Drones
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] I; [[Skills:Industry#Mining|Mining]] II
|reqV=Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Mining Drones; {{sk|Mining Drone Specialization|icon=yes}}
|reqI=T1 mining drones
|notes=A useful support skill for miners.
|reqV=T2 mining drones
}}
|notes=A useful support skill for miners.<br>
 
{{Skill
|skill=Mining Drone Specialization
|desc=Advanced proficiency at controlling [[Drones#Mining drones|mining drones]]. 2% bonus to the mining yield and max velocity of drones requiring Mining Drone Specialization per level.
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Mining Drone Operation|V}}; {{sk|Mining|IV}}
|reqI='Excavator' and 'Augmented' Mining Drones
|notes=Required for advanced mining drone use.
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Repair Drone Operation
|skill=Repair Drone Operation
|desc=Allows operation of logistic drones. 5% increased repair amount per level.
|desc=Allows operation of [[Drones#Logistics drones|logistic drones]]. 5% increased repair amount per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=3x
|pre={{sk|Drones|V}}; {{sk|Drone Durability|I}}
|price=200K
|reqI=Tech 1 Light Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V [[Skills:Drones#Drone Durability|Drone Durability]] I
|reqII=Tech 1 Medium Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
|reqI=Light T1 maintenance bots
|reqIII=Tech 1 Heavy Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
|reqII=Medium T1 maintenance bots
|reqV=Tech 2 Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
|ireqIII=Heavy T1 maintenance bots
|notes=Repair drones can be a useful augmentation to a remote repair effort, but don't expect them to perform nearly as well as a properly fitted and piloted [[logistics]] ship. Remember that you can't order your drones to repair yourself.
|reqV=T2 light and medium maintenance bots
|notes=Repair drones can be a useful augmentation to a remote repair effort, but don't expect them to perform nearly as well as a properly fitted and piloted logistics ship. Remember that you can't order your drones to repair yourself.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Salvage Drone Operation
|skill=Salvage Drone Operation
|desc=Skill at controlling salvage drones. 2% increased salvage chance per level.
|desc=Skill at controlling [[Drones#Salvage drones|salvage drones]]. 2% (2 percentage point) increased salvage chance per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=4x
|pre={{sk|Drones|IV}}; {{sk|Salvaging|II}}
|price=220K
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] IV; [[Skills:Mechanics#Salvaging|Salvaging]] II; [[Skills:Mechanics#Mechanics|Mechanics]] III; [[Skills:Electronics#Survey|Survey]] III; [[Skills:Electronics#Electronics|Electronics]] I
|reqI=Salvage Drone I
|reqI=Salvage Drone I
|notes=Salvage drones are a relatively new addition to the selection of drones. They salvage loots and return and salvage to your cargo hold.<br>
|notes=Salvage drones can recover salvage from wrecks and bring them to your cargo hold.<br>
Note that this bonus is percentage ''point'' increase, not percentage increase. For example a drone with base access difficulty bonus of 3% will have access difficulty bonus of 11% at level IV (3%+4×2%=11%)
}}
}}


=Fighters=
{{Skill
|skill=Salvage Drone Specialization
|desc=Advanced proficiency at controlling [[Drones#Salvage drones|salvage drones]]. 2% bonus to the max velocity and 2% (percentage point) to salvage chance of drones requiring Salvage Drone Specialization per level.
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Salvage Drone Operation|V}}; {{sk|Salvaging|IV}}
|reqI=Salvage Drone II
|notes=Improves salvage drone efficiency. <br>
Note that this bonus is percentage ''point'' increase, not percentage increase. For example with level 1 the T2 salvage drone has 16% access chance bonus which increases to 18% on level 2.
}}
 
= Fighter Skills =
{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Fighters
|skill=Fighters
|desc=Allows operation of fighter drones. 20% increase in fighter damage per level.
|desc=Allows operation of fighter craft. 5% increase in fighter damage per level.
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Drone Interfacing|V}}; {{sk|Leadership|V}}
|reqI=Tech 1 Light/Heavy/Support Fighters; Shadow; {{sk|Fighter Hangar Management|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Heavy Fighters|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Light Fighters|icon=yes}}; {{sk|Support Fighters|icon=yes}}
|reqV=Tech 2 Light/Heavy/Support Fighters
|notes=Only carriers and supercarriers can use fighters.
}}
 
{{Skill
|skill=Light Fighters
|desc=Allows operation of light fighter craft. 5% increase in light fighter velocity per level.
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Fighters|I}}
|reqI=Tech 1 Light Fighters
|reqIV=Tech 2 Light Fighters
|notes=Light fighters can be used by both carriers and supercarriers. Before the Citadel expansion, these were known simply as "fighters".
}}
 
{{Skill
|skill=Heavy Fighters
|desc=Allows operation of heavy fighter craft. 5% increase in heavy fighter damage per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=12x
|pre={{sk|Fighters|I}}
|price=50M
|reqI=Tech 1 Heavy Fighters; Shadow
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Drone Interfacing|Drone Interfacing V]] V; [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V; [[Skills:Leadership#Leadership|Leadership]] V
|reqIV=Tech 2 Heavy Fighters
|reqI=Fighter craft
|notes=Only of interest to supercarrier pilots, since only supercarriers can use heavy fighters. Before the Citadel expansion, these were known as "fighter bombers".
|reqV=[[Skills:Drones#Fighter_Bombers|Fighter Bombers]]
|notes=Only carriers and supercarriers can use fighters.<br>
}}
}}


{{Skill
{{Skill
|skill=Fighter Bombers
|skill=Support Fighters
|desc=Allows operation of fighter bomber drones. 20% increase in fighter bomber damage per level.
|desc=Allows operation of support fighter craft. 5% increase in support fighter hit-points per level.
|1=Memory
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|2=Perception
|mult=12x
|pre={{sk|Fighters|I}}
|price=100M
|reqI=Tech 1 Support Fighters
|pre=[[Skills:Drones#Fighters|Fighters]] V; [[Skills:Drones#Drone Interfacing|Drone Interfacing]] V; [[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones]] V; [[Skills:Leadership#Leadership|Leadership]] V
|reqIV=Tech 2 Support Fighters
|reqI=Fighter bomber craft
|notes=Support fighters can be used by both carriers and supercarriers. They were introduced in the Citadel expansion.
|notes=Only of interest to supercarrier pilots, since only supercarriers can use fighter bombers.<br>
}}
}}
{{Skill
|skill=Fighter Hangar Management
|desc=5% bonus to Fighter Hangar size per level.
|1=Memory
|2=Perception
|pre={{sk|Fighters|I}}
|reqI=Tech 1 and Faction Fighter Support Units; Networked Sensor Array
|reqIV=Fighter Support Unit II
|notes=
}}
[[Category:Skills]]

Latest revision as of 08:28, 17 March 2023

Skills
Skills by category

Overview

See also: Drone skills

Some training in the Drones category is essential for most PvE and PvP combat. Drones are a useful source of additional DPS, and they are also a key defence against small ships for large ships.

Almost every ship larger than a destroyer has a dronebay. Caldari ships tend to have the smallest dronebays, but even Caldari pilots should aim to be able to field a full flight of five light drones when they start flying battlecruisers.

Memory and perception are important in learning how to operate drones.

The following are the skills in the Drones section (in alphabetical order):

Skill (Multiplier) Purpose Alpha Limit
Advanced Drone Avionics (5x) Allows control of EWAR drones. Bonus to drone control range. ▨▨▨▨▨
Amarr Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of T2 Amarr drones. ◼◼▨▨▨
Caldari Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of T2 Caldari drones. ◼◼▨▨▨
Drone Avionics (1x) Bonus to drone control range. ◼◼◼◼▨
Drone Durability (5x) Bonus to drone shield, armor, structure. ◼◼◼◼▨
Drone Interfacing (5x) Bonus to drone damage and mining amount. ◼◼◼▨▨
Drone Navigation (1x) Bonus to drone microwarpdrive speed ◼◼◼◼▨
Drone Sharpshooting (1x) Bonus to drone optimal range. ◼◼◼◼▨
Drones (1x) Allows control of drones. ◼◼◼◼◼
Fighter Hangar Management (8x) Increases fighter hangar size. ▨▨▨▨▨
Fighters (12x) Allows control of Fighters. ▨▨▨▨▨
Gallente Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of T2 Gallente drones. ◼◼▨▨▨
Heavy Drone Operation (5x) Allows control of Heavy Drones. Bonus to Heavy Drone damage. ◼◼◼▨▨
Heavy Fighters (12x) Allows control of Heavy Fighters. ▨▨▨▨▨
Ice Harvesting Drone Operation (2x) Allows control of Ice Harvesting Drones. ▨▨▨▨▨
Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of advanced Ice Harvesting Drones. ▨▨▨▨▨
Light Drone Operation (1x) Allows control of Light Drones. Bonus to Light Drone damage. ◼◼◼◼◼
Light Fighters (12x) Allow control of Light Fighters. ▨▨▨▨▨
Medium Drone Operation (2x) Allows control of Medium Drones. Bonus to Medium Drone damage. ◼◼◼◼▨
Mining Drone Operation (2x) Allows control of Mining Drones. Bonus to Mining Drone Yield. ▨▨▨▨▨
Mining Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of advanced Mining Drones. ▨▨▨▨▨
Minmatar Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of T2 Minmatar drones. ◼◼▨▨▨
Mutated Drone Specialization (6x) Allows control of drones mutated using mutaplasmids. ▨▨▨▨▨
Repair Drone Operation (3x) Allows control of Repair Drones. Bonus to Repair Drone amount. ◼◼▨▨▨
Salvage Drone Operation (4x) Allows control of Salvage Drones. Bonus to drone salvage chance. ▨▨▨▨▨
Salvage Drone Specialization (5x) Allows control of T2 Salvage Drones. Bonus to drone velocity and salvage chance. ▨▨▨▨▨
Sentry Drone Interfacing (5x) Allows control of Sentry Drones. Bonus to sentry drone damage. ▨▨▨▨▨
Support Fighters (12x) Allows control of Support Fighters. ▨▨▨▨▨

Combat Drone Control Skills

Drones

Skill at remote controlling drones. Can operate 1 drone per skill level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 1x
 Price: 30k ISK
 Alpha max level: V
 Prerequisites: None
 I required for: Tech 1 and Faction Drone Damage Amplifiers; Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Light Drones; Mining Drones; Ice Harvesting Drones;  Drone Avionics;  Light Drone Operation;  Mining Drone Operation;  Ice Harvesting Drone Operation
 III required for: Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Medium Drones;  Amarr Offensive Systems;  Gallente Offensive Systems;  Medium Drone Operation
 IV required for: Drone Damage Amplifier II; Salvage Drone I;  Drone Durability;  Salvage Drone Operation;  Drone Navigation
 V required for: Heavy Drones; EWAR Drones; Shield Maintenance Bots; Armor Maintenance Bots; Hull Maintenance Bots; 'Augmented' Drones;  Advanced Drone Avionics;  Drone Interfacing,  Drone Sharpshooting;  Repair Drone Operation;  Heavy Drone Operation;  Amarr Drone Specialization;  Caldari Drone Specialization;  Gallente Drone Specialization;  Minmatar Drone Specialization
 Notes: The basic skill of the Drones category. Prerequisite for most other drone skills and an essential skill to train to level V for any pilot who flies anything with a 25m3 or larger dronebay.



Light Drone Operation

Skill at controlling light combat drones. 5% Bonus to damage of light drones per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 1x
 Price: 75k ISK
 Alpha max level: V
 Prerequisites: Drones I
 I required for: Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Light Drones
 V required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Light Drones
 Notes: A 5% drone damage bonus is not to be sniffed at, and most combat pilots should train this skill to IV.



Medium Drone Operation

Skill at controlling medium combat drones. 5% Bonus to damage of medium drones per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 2x
 Price: 125k ISK
 Alpha max level: IV
 Prerequisites: Drones III
 I required for: Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Medium Drones
 V required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Medium Drones
 Notes: A 5% drone damage bonus is not to be sniffed at, and most combat pilots should train this skill to IV.



Heavy Drone Operation

Skill at controlling heavy combat drones. 5% Bonus to heavy drone damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 500k ISK
 Alpha max level: III
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 I required for: Tech 1, 'Integrated', and Empire Faction Heavy Drones; Gecko
 V required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Heavy Drones
 Notes: Not all races have subcapital ships with big enough dronebays to justify using heavy drones, but Gallente battleship pilots, Amarr pilots who fly the Armageddon and Minmatar pilots who fly the Typhoon should train for them.



Sentry Drone Interfacing

Skill at controlling sentry drones. 5% bonus to Sentry Drone damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 650k ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Drone Interfacing IV; Drone Sharpshooting IV
 I required for: Tech 1 and Faction Sentry Drones
 V required for: Tech 2 Sentry Drones
 Notes: Sentry drones are specialised, and large, and so like heavy drones they're mostly of interest to pilots who can fly ships with 125m3 or more of space in their dronebay. Level V lets you use T2 sentry drones.



Advanced Drone Avionics

This skill is required for the operation of Electronic Warfare Drones but also gives a bonus to the control range of all drones.


3,000m bonus drone control range per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 600k ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Drones V; Electronic Warfare IV
 I required for: Small EWAR Drones
 II required for: Medium EWAR Drones
 III required for: Large EWAR Dones
 Notes: The drone control range bonus applies to all types of drones, not just electronic warfare drones. ECM drones are a useful ace-in-the-hole in PvP.


Racial Drone Specializations

Amarr Drone Specialization

Specialization in the operation of advanced Amarr drones. 2% bonus to advanced Amarr drone damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 2–4M ISK
 Alpha max level: II
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 I required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Amarr Drones
 Notes: This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely.



Caldari Drone Specialization

Specialization in the operation of advanced Caldari drones. 2% bonus to advanced Caldari drone damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 3–9M ISK
 Alpha max level: II
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 I required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Caldari Drones
 Notes: This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely.



Gallente Drone Specialization

Specialization in the operation of advanced Gallente drones. 2% bonus to advanced Gallente drone damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 3–9M ISK
 Alpha max level: II
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 I required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Gallente Drones
 Notes: This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely. Gallente drones are very popular because they have good damage modifiers, and a damage type (thermal) which is reliably useful against most PvE and PvP enemies.



Minmatar Drone Specialization

Specialization in the operation of advanced Minmatar drones. 2% bonus to advanced Minmatar drone damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 3–9M ISK
 Alpha max level: II
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 I required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Minmatar Drones
 Notes: This skill is not seeded in NPC stations so prices will vary widely. Minmatar drones are very popular for PvP because they are the fastest drones and although they don't do as much raw damage as Gallente drones they do explosive damage, which hits most armor tanks hard.



Mutated Drone Specialization

Specialization in the operation of mutated drones created using rogue drone and Triglavian technology, applying techniques developed by ORE to pacify and control rogue drones. Users are recommended to update their information warfare countermeasures, wetware-nanotech interface security, and intrusion response hunter-killer programs regularly.
2% bonus per skill level to the damage of light, medium, heavy and sentry drones requiring Mutated Drone Specialization.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 6x
 Price: 65M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Amarr Drone Specialization I, Caldari Drone Specialization I, Gallente Drone Specialization I, Minmatar Drone Specialization I


Drone Support Skills

Drone Avionics

Skill at control range for all drones.


Bonus: drone control range increased by 5000 meters per skill level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 1x
 Price: 60k ISK
 Alpha max level: IV
 Prerequisites: Drones I
 III required for: Tech 1 and Officer Drone Link Augmentors
 IV required for: Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor
 V required for: Drone Link Augmentor II
 Notes: A useful skill to allow drones to attack targets farther from your ship.



Drone Durability

Increases drone hit points. 5% bonus to drone shield, armor and hull hit points per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 100k ISK
 Alpha max level: IV
 Prerequisites: Drones IV
 I required for:  Repair Drone Operation
 Notes: Increasing drone hit points decreases the chance of losing drones, and thus saves money by reducing the number of drones you need to replace.



Drone Interfacing

Allows a captain to better maintain its drones. 10% bonus to drone damage, drone mining yield per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 750k ISK
 Alpha max level: III
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 IV required for:  Sentry Drone Interfacing
 V required for:  Fighters;  Amarr Carrier;  Caldari Carrier;  Gallente Carrier;  Minmatar Carrier
 Notes: Each level of Drone Interfacing is like having half of another drone. Excellent support skill.



Drone Navigation

Skill at controlling drones at high speeds. 5% increase in drone MicroWarpdrive speed per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 1x
 Price: 100k ISK
 Alpha max level: IV
 Prerequisites: Drones IV
 I required for: Warrior SW-300
 II required for: Valkyrie SW-600
 III required for: Tech 1 and Faction Drone Navigation Computers; Berserker SW-900
 V required for: Drone Navigation Computer II
 Notes: Faster drones means they get to the target and deal damage, and then return to you when you need them back, quicker. High levels in Drone Navigation also help your drones chase fast PvP targets like interceptors.



Drone Sharpshooting

Increases drone optimal range.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 1x
 Price: 150k ISK
 Alpha max level: IV
 Prerequisites: Drones V
 I required for: Tech 1 Omnidirectional Tracking Links/Enhancers
 IV required for: Omnidirectional Tracking Enhancer II;  Sentry Drone Interfacing
 V required for: Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
 Notes: 5% optimal range per level. Possibly not so important for normal combat drones, which can move around on their own. If you rely on long-ranged, stationary sentry drones then this skill will help them.


Non-Combat Drone Control Skills

Ice Harvesting Drone Operation

Skill at controlling ice harvesting drones. 5% reduction in ice harvesting drone cycle time per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 2x
 Price: 100k ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Ice Harvesting II; Drones I
 I required for: Ice Harvesting Drone I
 V required for: Tech 2, 'Excavator', and 'Augmented' Ice Harvesting Drones;  Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization



Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization

Advanced proficiency at controlling ice harvesting drones. 2% reduction in cycle time and bonus to max velocity of drones requiring Ice Harvesting Drone Specialization per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 18M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Ice Harvesting Drone Operation V; Ice Harvesting IV
 I required for: Tech 2, 'Excavator', and 'Augmented' Ice Harvesting Drones
 Notes: Required for advanced ice harvester drone use.



Mining Drone Operation

Skill at controlling mining drones. 5% Bonus to mining drone yield per skill level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 2x
 Price: 50k ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Drones I; Mining II
 I required for: Tech 1, Harvester, and 'Excavator' Mining Drones
 V required for: Tech 2 and 'Augmented' Mining Drones;  Mining Drone Specialization
 Notes: A useful support skill for miners.



Mining Drone Specialization

Advanced proficiency at controlling mining drones. 2% bonus to the mining yield and max velocity of drones requiring Mining Drone Specialization per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 10M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Mining Drone Operation V; Mining IV
 I required for: 'Excavator' and 'Augmented' Mining Drones
 Notes: Required for advanced mining drone use.



Repair Drone Operation

Allows operation of logistic drones. 5% increased repair amount per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 3x
 Price: 200k ISK
 Alpha max level: II
 Prerequisites: Drones V; Drone Durability I
 I required for: Tech 1 Light Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
 II required for: Tech 1 Medium Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
 III required for: Tech 1 Heavy Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
 V required for: Tech 2 Armor/Shield/Hull Maintenance Bots
 Notes: Repair drones can be a useful augmentation to a remote repair effort, but don't expect them to perform nearly as well as a properly fitted and piloted logistics ship. Remember that you can't order your drones to repair yourself.



Salvage Drone Operation

Skill at controlling salvage drones. 2% (2 percentage point) increased salvage chance per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 4x
 Price: 500k ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Drones IV; Salvaging II
 I required for: Salvage Drone I
 Notes: Salvage drones can recover salvage from wrecks and bring them to your cargo hold.

Note that this bonus is percentage point increase, not percentage increase. For example a drone with base access difficulty bonus of 3% will have access difficulty bonus of 11% at level IV (3%+4×2%=11%)



Salvage Drone Specialization

Advanced proficiency at controlling salvage drones. 2% bonus to the max velocity and 2% (percentage point) to salvage chance of drones requiring Salvage Drone Specialization per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 5x
 Price: 13M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Salvage Drone Operation V; Salvaging IV
 I required for: Salvage Drone II
 Notes: Improves salvage drone efficiency.

Note that this bonus is percentage point increase, not percentage increase. For example with level 1 the T2 salvage drone has 16% access chance bonus which increases to 18% on level 2.


Fighter Skills

Fighters

Allows operation of fighter craft. 5% increase in fighter damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 12x
 Price: 75M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Drone Interfacing V; Leadership V
 I required for: Tech 1 Light/Heavy/Support Fighters; Shadow;  Fighter Hangar Management;  Heavy Fighters;  Light Fighters;  Support Fighters
 V required for: Tech 2 Light/Heavy/Support Fighters
 Notes: Only carriers and supercarriers can use fighters.



Light Fighters

Allows operation of light fighter craft. 5% increase in light fighter velocity per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 12x
 Price: 110M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Fighters I
 I required for: Tech 1 Light Fighters
 IV required for: Tech 2 Light Fighters
 Notes: Light fighters can be used by both carriers and supercarriers. Before the Citadel expansion, these were known simply as "fighters".



Heavy Fighters

Allows operation of heavy fighter craft. 5% increase in heavy fighter damage per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 12x
 Price: 110M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Fighters I
 I required for: Tech 1 Heavy Fighters; Shadow
 IV required for: Tech 2 Heavy Fighters
 Notes: Only of interest to supercarrier pilots, since only supercarriers can use heavy fighters. Before the Citadel expansion, these were known as "fighter bombers".



Support Fighters

Allows operation of support fighter craft. 5% increase in support fighter hit-points per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 12x
 Price: 110M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Fighters I
 I required for: Tech 1 Support Fighters
 IV required for: Tech 2 Support Fighters
 Notes: Support fighters can be used by both carriers and supercarriers. They were introduced in the Citadel expansion.



Fighter Hangar Management

5% bonus to Fighter Hangar size per level.
 Attributes:
 Multiplier: 8x
 Price: 20M ISK
 Alpha max level: Alpha pilot can not train this skill.
 Prerequisites: Fighters I
 I required for: Tech 1 and Faction Fighter Support Units; Networked Sensor Array
 IV required for: Fighter Support Unit II
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