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==How do I start to farm datacores?==

There are three steps involved in becoming an effective datacore farmer:

1. Train the required skills

* Train the required skills

2. Develop relationships with R&D agents

* Develop relationships with R&D agents

3. Begin the flow

* Begin the flow

~~===Datacore Farming: Required Skills===~~

===Training skills for datacore farming===

The following skills are required to start using one R&D agent:

* Science V

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- Research Project Management I - Each level gives you the ability to use another agent up to a maximum of six at level V.

~~Now For The Fun~~

===Developing R&D agent relationships===

Not all non-player character (NPC) corporations offer R&D agents, so some pre-planning about which corporations you will select for your datacore farming plan is absolutely required for success.

So you don't know the first thing about research agents? Well, have no fear. It's as simple as picking a faction you have some standings for, and starting to grind out the missions. Once you work your way up to level 3 missions, you'll be well on your way to making some decent ISK per month. Easy way to find out who likes you already, which will save you some time:

1 - Open your character sheet

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R&D agents are a special kind of NPC agent that will perform research for players that meet their requirements. This research is represented by the steady accumulation of research points, which you can intermittently cash in for various kinds of Datacores. Datacores are special items that are used for inventing tech two modules, and enjoy a brisk trade at market hubs, like Jita.

The neat thing about these agents is that, once spoken to, they will continue to produce research points on their own, without any interaction from the player. That means that they are what we call a "passive income source." Passive income sources are ideal because they mean that you can spend less time grinding for ISK, and more time doing whatever it is you enjoy. Each character may only have a certain number of research agents working for him, at a time, though, so there is a hard limit to the amount of datacores that you can have pouring in, at any given time.

Because of the way missions work, if you're going for level four missions in general, you may as well also get R&D agents going at the same time. That way you get datacores to sell, while running your level four agents, in perpetuity.

~~My previous two guides about running missions will be very useful for players that are unfamiliar with the mission grind or are looking for ways to speed it up.~~

~~An Example~~

~~I think the best way to explain this process is to give an example of how it works, and then go over each step, afterwards:~~

Let's say that I decide to do R&D agents for the Amarr faction, since I live in Amarr space and having high standings with them will generally come in handy. I search on an agent-finder web site to see what level four R&D agents are available for Amarr, and notice that they all belong to the Carthum Conglomerate corporation. Obviously, these is the best Amarr research corporation.

In order to get access to level four Carthum agents, I would run the Amarr newbie missions, turn in tags at the faction data centers, and run level two and three missions until I had great Amarr faction standing. Then I would run level four Carthum agents until my Carthum standing was high enough to access the R&D agents.

After visiting each of the highest-level Carthum agents and getting them to research datacores for me, I would check in every few months in order to pick up the datacores so produced. Then I would either sell the datacores in Jita or use them for invention, depending on what projects I had going at that point in time.

~~Accessing An R&D Agent~~

Unlike most agents, R&D agents require a corporate standing rather than a good corporate standing or good faction standing. That is, even if you have faction standings high enough to use a normal level four agent, it won't do you any good with the R&D agents. Getting high Amarr standings is faster than getting high Carthum standings, though, so you want to run the tutorial agents, turn in tags, and do all the other stuff mentioned in my previous two articles. Once you've gone as far as you care to, with faction standings, you should check to see what level Carthum agents you can access. Ideally, it should be level 3, though perhaps 2 is more likely if you are stingy with turning in tags.

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So, what are datacores?

Datacores are a consumable item used for invention to create T2 BPC's. Every invention process requires a certain amount of datacores. And, an invention character is capable of inventing more BPC's than they can personally produce datacores for. So, datacores are always in demand.

How do you get datacores?

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 ==How do I start to farm datacores?==
 There are three steps involved in becoming an effective datacore farmer:
-. Train the required skills
+* Train the required skills
-. Develop relationships with R&D agents
+* Develop relationships with R&D agents
-. Begin the flow
+* Begin the flow
-===Datacore Farming: Required Skills===
+===Training skills for datacore farming===
 The following skills are required to start using one R&D agent:
 * Science V
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 - Research Project Management I - Each level gives you the ability to use another agent up to a maximum of six at level V.
-Now For The Fun
+===Developing R&D agent relationships===
+Not all non-player character (NPC) corporations offer R&D agents, so some pre-planning about which corporations you will select for your datacore farming plan is absolutely required for success.
 So you don't know the first thing about research agents? Well, have no fear. It's as simple as picking a faction you have some standings for, and starting to grind out the missions. Once you work your way up to level 3 missions, you'll be well on your way to making some decent ISK per month. Easy way to find out who likes you already, which will save you some time:
 - Open your character sheet
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-R&D agents are a special kind of NPC agent that will perform research for players that meet their requirements. This research is represented by the steady accumulation of research points, which you can intermittently cash in for various kinds of Datacores. Datacores are special items that are used for inventing tech two modules, and enjoy a brisk trade at market hubs, like Jita.
-The neat thing about these agents is that, once spoken to, they will continue to produce research points on their own, without any interaction from the player. That means that they are what we call a "passive income source." Passive income sources are ideal because they mean that you can spend less time grinding for ISK, and more time doing whatever it is you enjoy. Each character may only have a certain number of research agents working for him, at a time, though, so there is a hard limit to the amount of datacores that you can have pouring in, at any given time.
-Because of the way missions work, if you're going for level four missions in general, you may as well also get R&D agents going at the same time. That way you get datacores to sell, while running your level four agents, in perpetuity.
-My previous two guides about running missions will be very useful for players that are unfamiliar with the mission grind or are looking for ways to speed it up.
-An Example
-I think the best way to explain this process is to give an example of how it works, and then go over each step, afterwards:
-Let's say that I decide to do R&D agents for the Amarr faction, since I live in Amarr space and having high standings with them will generally come in handy. I search on an agent-finder web site to see what level four R&D agents are available for Amarr, and notice that they all belong to the Carthum Conglomerate corporation. Obviously, these is the best Amarr research corporation.
-In order to get access to level four Carthum agents, I would run the Amarr newbie missions, turn in tags at the faction data centers, and run level two and three missions until I had great Amarr faction standing. Then I would run level four Carthum agents until my Carthum standing was high enough to access the R&D agents.
-After visiting each of the highest-level Carthum agents and getting them to research datacores for me, I would check in every few months in order to pick up the datacores so produced. Then I would either sell the datacores in Jita or use them for invention, depending on what projects I had going at that point in time.
-Accessing An R&D Agent
 Unlike most agents, R&D agents require a corporate standing rather than a good corporate standing or good faction standing. That is, even if you have faction standings high enough to use a normal level four agent, it won't do you any good with the R&D agents. Getting high Amarr standings is faster than getting high Carthum standings, though, so you want to run the tutorial agents, turn in tags, and do all the other stuff mentioned in my previous two articles. Once you've gone as far as you care to, with faction standings, you should check to see what level Carthum agents you can access. Ideally, it should be level 3, though perhaps 2 is more likely if you are stingy with turning in tags.
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 So, what are datacores?
-Datacores are a consumable item used for invention to create T2 BPC's. Every invention process requires a certain amount of datacores. And, an invention character is capable of inventing more BPC's than they can personally produce datacores for. So, datacores are always in demand.
 How do you get datacores?