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*You must have 1,599,800 isk in your wallet; | *You must have 1,599,800 isk in your wallet; | ||
*You must be docked at a station. The station where the corporation is created will be listed as its Headquarters. Moving the Headquarters later is only possible under certain conditions (which will be covered below), so take a moment to consider where you will create your corporation; | *You must be docked at a station. The station where the corporation is created will be listed as its Headquarters. Moving the Headquarters later is only possible under certain conditions (which will be covered below), so take a moment to consider where you will create your corporation; | ||
*If you are in a player corporation, you may not have roles assigned to you. If you have roles, you must remove them (by right-clicking your portrait in chat and selecting | *If you are in a player corporation, you may not have roles assigned to you. If you have roles, you must remove them (by right-clicking your portrait in chat and selecting {{co|cyan|Drop roles}}; if you are a CEO, you need to resign first (see below). In both cases, you will be able to create a corporation 24 hours later. | ||
*For completeness sake, you may also not have an active [[Timers|session timer]]. Since session timers only last 30 seconds, you can just wait it out if you encounter this. | *For completeness sake, you may also not have an active [[Timers|session timer]]. Since session timers only last 30 seconds, you can just wait it out if you encounter this. | ||
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There are a total of four skills related to increasing the number of members in your corporation, and one which decreases the cost of accepting allies during war. Note that the CEO does not count as a member for the purposes of member counts. All skills affecting the maximum number of corporation members stack with each other. | There are a total of four skills related to increasing the number of members in your corporation, and one which decreases the cost of accepting allies during war. Note that the CEO does not count as a member for the purposes of member counts. All skills affecting the maximum number of corporation members stack with each other. | ||
It is important to note that the below skills only take effect when the current CEO opens the corporation management interface and uses the | It is important to note that the below skills only take effect when the current CEO opens the corporation management interface and uses the {{co|cyan|Update With My Skills}} button ([[Image:CorporationIcon.png|30px]]{{co|yellow|Corporation}} window, {{co|cyan|Home}} tab, {{co|cyan|Details}} tab). This means that a third party can be used to form the corporation, then resign and appoint another member as the CEO, bypassing the need for the skills to be trained. | ||
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=The corporation creation process= | =The corporation creation process= | ||
To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the [[Image:CorporationIcon.png|30px]]{{co|yellow|Corporation}} button in the sidebar menu, select the | To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the [[Image:CorporationIcon.png|30px]]{{co|yellow|Corporation}} button in the sidebar menu, select the {{co|cyan|Home}} tab, and within that tab the {{co|cyan|Details}} tab. At the bottom there will be a {{co|cyan|Create Corporation}} button. | ||
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*'''Select a logo.''' A corporation logo consists of three layers; each layer can have a pattern or item and a colour. Different patterns or items can be combined by giving two layers the same colour. Play around a bit to get a good-looking logo. Something to consider when designing the logo is what your corporation's main activity will be. An industrial corporation for instance may want to avoid using a pirate-like logo. | *'''Select a logo.''' A corporation logo consists of three layers; each layer can have a pattern or item and a colour. Different patterns or items can be combined by giving two layers the same colour. Play around a bit to get a good-looking logo. Something to consider when designing the logo is what your corporation's main activity will be. An industrial corporation for instance may want to avoid using a pirate-like logo. | ||
*'''Choose a name.''' A corporation name has to contain at least four characters and no more than 50 characters. It may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance; it can be the same as the name of a closed corporation. | *'''Choose a name.''' A corporation name has to contain at least four characters and no more than 50 characters. It may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance; it can be the same as the name of a closed corporation. | ||
*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is five characters, again with only letters, numbers, spaces, and dots allowed. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The | *'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is five characters, again with only letters, numbers, spaces, and dots allowed. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The {{co|cyan|Ticker}} button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one. | ||
*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining. | *'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining. | ||
*'''Enter a Home Page''', which is a URL to your corporation website (if you have one). If the corporation doesn't have a website, consider linking to a recruitment thread on the forums. If you decide not to list anything, remove the "http://" which is in the box by default. If it is not removed, it will be displayed as the corporation's website. | *'''Enter a Home Page''', which is a URL to your corporation website (if you have one). If the corporation doesn't have a website, consider linking to a recruitment thread on the forums. If you decide not to list anything, remove the "http://" which is in the box by default. If it is not removed, it will be displayed as the corporation's website. | ||
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==== First things to do ==== | ==== First things to do ==== | ||
*Immediately after creating a corporation, you will get a notification | *Immediately after creating a corporation, you will get a notification asking you to "Select Wallet Division". Corporation wallet divisions are explained on [[this page which is not yet named]], for now click {{co|cyan|Yes}} (indicating you want to select a wallet division) and select the Master Wallet. | ||
*Another thing which is smart to do immediately is to take all corporation shares under your own control. All corporations start with | *Another thing which is smart to do immediately is to take all corporation shares under your own control. All corporations start with 1,000 shares, which can be used for various purposes. The shares are in the corporation wallet by default; for safety reasons it is generally considered best to move them to your personal wallet. You can do this by opening your wallet, selecting the {{co|cyan|Corporation wallet}} tab and within that tab the {{co|cyan|Shares}} tab. Right-click the shares, select {{co|cyan|Give}}, fill out your own name, and press {{co|cyan|OK}}. If you leave the shares in the corporation wallet, your corp will be vulnerable to hostile takeover by rogue members later on. Though the risk of that might seem small, it happens regularly in EVE Online - better to prevent it from ever occurring by this simple step. You can (re-)distribute the shares from your personal wallet to other people when needed. | ||
=Editing corporation details= | =Editing corporation details= | ||
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| [[File:Editcorpdetails.png|250px|left|Edit Corp Details window]] || | |||
As mentioned, you may want to edit some of the details which were entered when the corporation was created. If you are CEO or director an {{co|cyan|Edit details}} button will be visible at the bottom of the corporation details window ([[Image:CorporationIcon.png|30px]]{{co|yellow|Corporation}} window, {{co|cyan|Home}} tab, {{co|cyan|Details}} tab). When clicking the {{co|cyan|Edit details}} button you will effectively get the same screen as when creating a corporation. From here the corporation logo, home page, tax rate, and description can be changed. Changing the logo carries a fee of 100 ISK (yes you read that right, one hundred ISK) which will be taken from the corporation wallet. Other details can be edited without a charge. | |||
This | This screen does contain one thing which isn't listed when creating a corporation. It shows the member limit, which is the maximum number of members the corporation may have (excluding the CEO), which depends on the skills of the CEO when the corporation was created or last updated. The member limit does ''not'' automatically change when the CEO trains more corporation skills or when a new CEO is appointed. For the member limit and races allowed to be update, the CEO must click the {{co|cyan|Update with my skills}} button. (This button is visible to directors, but can only be used by the CEO.) | ||
This means that even characters with low or even no corporation skills can become CEO of large corporations, as long as a previous CEO has updated the corporation with the proper skills. CEOs with low skills should take care not to accidentally click the update button; though no one will be expelled if the member limit is updated to below the current membership, no new members can be accepted until the membership has dropped below the limit. | |||
When the corporation was created, the station where it was created was automatically named the Headquarters. It is possible to move a corporation's Headquarters to any station where the corporation has an office by clicking the {{co|cyan|Move HQ here}} button at the bottom of the Station Information panel. This button will only be visible to the CEO and Directors. | |||
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=Closing a corporation= | =Closing a corporation= | ||
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== Resigning as CEO == | == Resigning as CEO == | ||
Unlike other members of a corporation, | Unlike other members of a corporation, CEOs cannot drop their roles and titles or leave while the CEO. The only exception to this is when they are the only member of the corporation, in which case they can leave (but not immediately form another corporation). To resign, a CEO must right click themselves (either in a chat window or the corp member list) and select the {{co|cyan|Resign as CEO}} option. | ||
To resign, a CEO must right click themselves (either in a chat window or the corp member list) and select the | |||
If there are other members in the corporation when the CEO resigns, then the CEO will be presented with a list of members who have the Corporation Management skill. If no members have that skill, a list of all members will be shown. The CEO can then select a member on the list to be their successor. Once selected, a | If there are other members in the corporation when the CEO resigns, then the CEO will be presented with a list of members who have the Corporation Management skill. If no members have that skill, a list of all members will be shown. The CEO can then select a member on the list to be their successor. Once selected, a notification will be sent out to all members, stating that the old CEO has resigned, and as their final action they named the new CEO as their successor. | ||
At this point, the old CEO will be on the normal 24 hour role cooldown timer, and can leave the corporation after this expires. | At this point, the old CEO will be on the normal 24 hour role cooldown timer, and can leave the corporation if they wish to after this expires. | ||