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{{Main|AIR Career Program}} | {{Main|AIR Career Program}} | ||
The [[AIR Career Program]] is divided into four [[Career Agents|Careers]], [[Enforcer]], [[Explorer]], [[Industrialist (Entrepreneur)| | The [[AIR Career Program]] is divided into four [[Career Agents|Careers]], [[Enforcer]], [[Explorer]], [[Industrialist (Entrepreneur)|Industrialist]] and [[Soldier of Fortune]]. This Step-By-Step guide will take you through a quick way to finish all of those, providing you with tips and guidance whether you are a newer players, a veteran player or [[EVE_Lexicon#Multiboxing|multiboxer]] (player with multiple [[Omega clone]]s). | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
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: [[File:Isk-hr Chart.png]] | : [[File:Isk-hr Chart.png]] | ||
Considering the current price of Large Skill Injectors, even a brand new player can get more than 100M ISK/h worth of Skill Points, whereas 80M+ Skill Points characters can calculate with 360M ISK/h worth of Skill Points per character (considering using Large Skill Injectors instead of accelerators). | Considering the current price of Large Skill Injectors, even a brand-new player can get more than 100M ISK/h worth of Skill Points, whereas 80M+ Skill Points characters can calculate with 360M ISK/h worth of Skill Points per character (considering using Large Skill Injectors instead of accelerators). | ||
'''Multiboxing:''' Large parts of the AIR Career Programme are easily multiboxable. But some tasks will increase the time it takes for completion slightly. | '''Multiboxing:''' Large parts of the AIR Career Programme are easily multiboxable. But some tasks will increase the time it takes for completion slightly. | ||
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Even if you don't care about the Skill Points, it is recommended to all veteran players to run the AIR Career Programme at least once for multiple reasons: | Even if you don't care about the Skill Points, it is recommended to all veteran players to run the AIR Career Programme at least once for multiple reasons: | ||
* New Career Agents - worth seeing the gorgeous new environment and dialogues, as well as how new players are being guided into playing EVE | * New Career Agents - worth seeing the gorgeous new environment and dialogues, as well as how new players are being guided into playing EVE. | ||
* Faction Standing Boost through the Career Agents and the Sisters of EVE Epic Arc - if you don't know which one to choose - Caldari standing helps reduce [[Tax#Broker_fee|Broker Fees]] in Jita - that's always nice to have. | * Faction Standing Boost through the Career Agents and the Sisters of EVE Epic Arc - if you don't know which one to choose - Caldari standing helps reduce [[Tax#Broker_fee|Broker Fees]] in Jita - that's always nice to have. | ||
* The AIR Career Programme also serves as a reminder of the beautiful complexity of EVE Online and how many things new players can and should experience. | * The AIR Career Programme also serves as a reminder of the beautiful complexity of EVE Online and how many things new players can and should experience. | ||
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Get started by moving to one of the [[Career agents#Tutorial_Systems_in_EVE|12 Career Agent Systems]]. If you have previously finished the career agents in a particular system, simply move to one of the others and the agents should be available to you. The Career Agents can be done in about 3h and I recommend using the [https://www.eveworkbench.com/fitting/sunesis/baf43029-5c38-4b7e-395f-08da5b879768 AIR Sunesis]<!-- Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20220722170733/https://www.eveworkbench.com/fitting/sunesis/baf43029-5c38-4b7e-395f-08da5b879768 --> as it has all needed modules already in cargo. See [[Career_Agents#Considerations_for_Mission_Order|Considerations for Mission Order]] for tips on how to complete it efficiently. | Get started by moving to one of the [[Career agents#Tutorial_Systems_in_EVE|12 Career Agent Systems]]. If you have previously finished the career agents in a particular system, simply move to one of the others and the agents should be available to you. The Career Agents can be done in about 3h and I recommend using the [https://www.eveworkbench.com/fitting/sunesis/baf43029-5c38-4b7e-395f-08da5b879768 AIR Sunesis]<!-- Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20220722170733/https://www.eveworkbench.com/fitting/sunesis/baf43029-5c38-4b7e-395f-08da5b879768 --> as it has all needed modules already in cargo. See [[Career_Agents#Considerations_for_Mission_Order|Considerations for Mission Order]] for tips on how to complete it efficiently. | ||
During the Industrial Career Agent, you can mine Veldspar and Kernite. Doing so will allow you to save | During the Industrial Career Agent, you can mine Veldspar and Kernite. Doing so will allow you to save upwards of ISK 5M but also means the AIR Career Programme will take a little longer. To complete two tasks in the AIR Career Industry tasks [Resource Harvesting] and [Refining], you need to mine one [[Venture]] of the respective ore (Veldspar and Kernite). Alternatively, you will buy the resources later on in a [[trade hub]] and do the quicker Distribution missions and salvaging tasks instead. | ||
{{Quote|Tip: should you decide to take the slightly longer route, you will find the ore in the following missions: | {{Quote|Tip: should you decide to take the slightly longer route, you will find the ore in the following missions: | ||
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While doing the Career Agents or later on the Sisters of EVE Epic arc, you will have plenty of idle time, even when multiboxing. Use the downtime to do following tasks: | While doing the Career Agents or later on the Sisters of EVE Epic arc, you will have plenty of idle time, even when multiboxing. Use the downtime to do following tasks: | ||
* {{Co|lightblue|[Project Discovery - Submit 50 samples]}} - these can be fails as well | * {{Co|lightblue|[Project Discovery - Submit 50 samples]}} - these can be fails as well. | ||
* Social | * Social | ||
** {{Co|lightblue|[Send a Message in Chat]}} - wish someone random a nice day | ** {{Co|lightblue|[Send a Message in Chat]}} - wish someone random a nice day. | ||
** {{Co|lightblue|[Join a Fleet]}} - with yourself is ok, you won't be judged! | ** {{Co|lightblue|[Join a Fleet]}} - with yourself is ok, you won't be judged! | ||
** {{Co|lightblue|[Send EVE mail]}} - to yourself - it's ok | ** {{Co|lightblue|[Send EVE mail]}} - to yourself - it's ok. | ||
** {{Co|lightblue|[Add a new Contact]}} - anyone random and remove them again | ** {{Co|lightblue|[Add a new Contact]}} - anyone random and remove them again. | ||
* {{Co|lightblue|[Salvage]}} - If you always have a Salvager equipped, you can salvage while still fighting with rats in most of the combat-related missions. This should not be a priority though. | * {{Co|lightblue|[Salvage]}} - If you always have a Salvager equipped, you can salvage while still fighting with rats in most of the combat-related missions. This should not be a priority though. | ||
* {{Co|lightblue|[Scanning]}} - Again not a priority but if you have a Core Probe Launcher equipped, firing 8AU scans regularly while running the Career Agents will get you a few successful scans without any down-time | * {{Co|lightblue|[Scanning]}} - Again not a priority but if you have a Core Probe Launcher equipped, firing 8AU scans regularly while running the Career Agents will get you a few successful scans without any down-time. | ||
=== Step 2 - Sisters of EVE Epic Arc: The Blood-Stained Stars - 51 missions to greatness === | === Step 2 - Sisters of EVE Epic Arc: The Blood-Stained Stars - 51 missions to greatness === | ||
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If you don't know which Standing to choose in [[The Missing Piece|mission 49]] of the Blood-Stained Stars Epic Arc, Caldari is a solid choice as it will decrease the Broker Fee in Jita. | If you don't know which Standing to choose in [[The Missing Piece|mission 49]] of the Blood-Stained Stars Epic Arc, Caldari is a solid choice as it will decrease the Broker Fee in Jita. | ||
{{Quote|Tip: if you are NOT using the provided Sunesis fit but a cheaper Frigate/Destroyer fit e.g. the ones provided through the ingame fittings by | {{Quote|Tip: if you are NOT using the provided Sunesis fit but a cheaper Frigate/Destroyer fit e.g. the ones provided through the ingame fittings by Career Points, you might struggle with Kristan Parthus (high DPS) in [[Chasing Shadows]] (Mission 48) and Dagan (high self-repair requiring more than 100 DPS) in [[Our Man Dagan]] (Mission 50). Get a friend to help you or upgrade your ship accordingly. | ||
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=== Step 3 - AIR Career Programme Careers === | === Step 3 - AIR Career Programme Careers === | ||
{{Main|AIR Career Program}} | {{Main|AIR Career Program}} | ||
Now focus on the four careers of the AIR Career Programme, one at a time. There is a lot of flexibility | Now focus on the four careers of the AIR Career Programme, one at a time. There is a lot of flexibility in how to approach completing the Programme and plenty of space to optimise the time it takes to complete tasks. For each of the careers, here are some of the quickest ways to mix different tasks and take advantage of game mechanics for a quick completion. This assumes you are starting from zero and you won't do any of the activities in our regular EVE life with the particular character(s) you are using. If you use an industrial character, you can skip obvious tasks. If you use a PvP character, you can skip blowing yourself up 20 times etc. Using the expert systems received through the Career agents for each of the sections is recommended to speed things up and give you access to most fits and mechanics required to complete the Programme. | ||
==== Industry ==== | ==== Industry ==== | ||
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[[File:Hippla's guide third picture.png|thumb|{{Co|lightblue|[Build a Cruiser/ | [[File:Hippla's guide third picture.png|thumb|{{Co|lightblue|[Build a Cruiser/Destroyer/Frigate/Shuttle]}}]] | ||
{{Co|lightblue|[Build a Cruiser/ | {{Co|lightblue|[Build a Cruiser/Destroyer/Frigate/Shuttle]}} You should have completed the Shuttle and Frigate during the Career Agents. For the Cruiser and Destroyer, you can utilise the Blueprint Copy that you will receive in your Redeem Queue for reprocessing 16k Pyroxes and 14k Plagioclase (tasks of the {{Co|lightblue|[Refining]}} section. | ||
[[File:Hippla's guide second image.png|thumb|Catalyst Blueprint Copy contracts]] | [[File:Hippla's guide second image.png|thumb|Catalyst Blueprint Copy contracts]] | ||
Alternatively, simply buy a Blueprint Copy from the Contract Market and buy the material required right from the market. (See screenshots). You can then sell those ships at a slight loss to the market complete the next section. | Alternatively, simply buy a Blueprint Copy from the Contract Market and buy the material required right from the market. (See screenshots). You can then sell those ships at a slight loss to the market and complete the next section. | ||
{{Co|lightblue|[Market]}} Earning 1M ISK on the market can be done in multiple ways. Usually when you sell all your loot/rewards you receive from Career Agents, Blood-Stained Stars Epic Arc etc. this completes quickly. If you haven't managed so far, simply redeem all rewards you have gotten so far (in your Redeem queue) and sell those + the ships you've built in the previous task at a trade hub. | {{Co|lightblue|[Market]}} Earning 1M ISK on the market can be done in multiple ways. Usually when you sell all your loot/rewards you receive from Career Agents, Blood-Stained Stars Epic Arc etc. this completes quickly. If you haven't managed so far, simply redeem all rewards you have gotten so far (in your Redeem queue) and sell those + the ships you've built in the previous task at a trade hub. | ||
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{{Co|lightblue|[Refining]}} The easiest way here is to simply buy all the resources and refine them. The ore will cost around 10M and lose half its value when reprocessed on a character without refining skills. If you have done the [Resource Harvesting] task, you can also use those resources. | {{Co|lightblue|[Refining]}} The easiest way here is to simply buy all the resources and refine them. The ore will cost around 10M and lose half its value when reprocessed on a character without refining skills. If you have done the [Resource Harvesting] task, you can also use those resources. | ||
{{Co|lightblue|[Salvage]}} or {{Co|lightblue|[Distribution Mission]}} to wrap up the 750 Career Points required | {{Co|lightblue|[Salvage]}} or {{Co|lightblue|[Distribution Mission]}} to wrap up the 750 Career Points required. | ||
{{Co|lightblue|[Salvage]}} Salvaging 50 wrecks can be done very quickly with a salvaging Destroyer like the AIR Catalyst Salvage. However, one needs to find 50 wrecks. You can either: | {{Co|lightblue|[Salvage]}} Salvaging 50 wrecks can be done very quickly with a salvaging Destroyer like the AIR Catalyst Salvage. However, one needs to find 50 wrecks. You can either: | ||
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==== Soldier of Fortune ==== | ==== Soldier of Fortune ==== | ||
This Career can be done with Alts or with a friend pretty quickly but might be challenging for newer players - go get a | This Career can be done with Alts or with a friend pretty quickly but might be challenging for newer players - go get a Corporation and some friends quickly. It's what EVE is all about really! | ||
Use your FREE Soldier of Fortune Expert system. Note that you will have to train {{Sk|Capacitor Emission Systems|I}} & {{Sk|Weapon Disruption|I}} as it is not provided through the Expert system but required for an entire section + an individual task under the {{Co|lightblue|[EWAR]}} section. | Use your FREE Soldier of Fortune Expert system. Note that you will have to train {{Sk|Capacitor Emission Systems|I}} & {{Sk|Weapon Disruption|I}} as it is not provided through the Expert system but required for an entire section + an individual task under the {{Co|lightblue|[EWAR]}} section. | ||
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{{Co|lightblue|[Capacitor Warfare]}} Use an Energy Neutraliser and a Nosferatu on each other and wait till this section is complete. | {{Co|lightblue|[Capacitor Warfare]}} Use an Energy Neutraliser and a Nosferatu on each other and wait till this section is complete. | ||
{{Co|lightblue|[Support]}} Use drones to damage each other and use Shield Booster and Armor | {{Co|lightblue|[Support]}} Use drones to damage each other and use Shield Booster and Armor Repairs to finish this section. If you can upgrade your Gnosis to T2 Light drones or even better Medium/Heavy Drones, this will go even quicker. | ||
{{Co|lightblue|[EWAR]}} Use each EWAR (web, paint, point, scram, weapon disrupt) 5 times on your Alt/Buddy. Takes less than a minute. | {{Co|lightblue|[EWAR]}} Use each EWAR (web, paint, point, scram, weapon disrupt) 5 times on your Alt/Buddy. Takes less than a minute. | ||
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{{Co|lightblue|[Duels]}} & {{Co|lightblue|[PvP]}} & {{Co|lightblue|[Destruction]}} The quickest way to get those done is to have a friend/Alt and use either the Trade hub bookmark from earlier, or kill yourself right outside the station: | {{Co|lightblue|[Duels]}} & {{Co|lightblue|[PvP]}} & {{Co|lightblue|[Destruction]}} The quickest way to get those done is to have a friend/Alt and use either the Trade hub bookmark from earlier, or kill yourself right outside the station: | ||
* Get in a Shuttle and warp to your friend/Alt who sits in a DPS ship like the AIR Sunesis | * Get in a Shuttle and warp to your friend/Alt who sits in a DPS ship like the AIR Sunesis. | ||
* Start a Duel and get yourself blown up until you died 20 times to get {{Co|lightblue|[Destruction]}} completed for you | * Start a Duel and get yourself blown up until you died 20 times to get {{Co|lightblue|[Destruction]}} completed for you. | ||
* This will get {{Co|lightblue|[PvP]}} done for your friend/Alt | * This will get {{Co|lightblue|[PvP]}} done for your friend/Alt. | ||
* Every Duel has a 5 minute cooldown - if you want to get {{Co|lightblue|[Duels]}} done at the same time, simply wait 5 minutes for each time you kill the shuttle of your friend/Alt. | * Every Duel has a 5 minute cooldown - if you want to get {{Co|lightblue|[Duels]}} done at the same time, simply wait 5 minutes for each time you kill the shuttle of your friend/Alt. | ||
* You can speed up this process by not waiting out the 5 minutes and instead do Duel requests whenever you have a friend/Alt in the same system throughout running the AIR Career Programme. | * You can speed up this process by not waiting out the 5 minutes and instead do Duel requests whenever you have a friend/Alt in the same system throughout running the AIR Career Programme. | ||