The Ploy

Super Simple Salvage Split Solution

If dedicated salvager runs during fleet - they get double share for all missions
If dedicated salvager stays after fleet is finished - they get double share for all missions
If someone runs missions, and then goes salvaging - they get double share for all missions
If no dedicated salvager - bookmarks are donated to shared folder, at least 30 minutes before despawn

Evergreen Skill Plan

Evergreen Skill Plan is my take on skills that you should train in the beginning. Feel free to modify it according to your taste - I find it a bit better than Pyramid Skill Plan - it covers more or less the same skills, but in different order.

My general recommendation is to train Short Skill Plan, then Root skills. After that select your tank type and main weapon system, put both skill lists into queue, and start training from shortest skills - starting from short skills gives you the most gain in short time, and you'll gradually improve tank/weapon skills. You can also include Support skills list into that if you wish - I trained it after T2 tank. Later you can finish with T2 weapon support skills, and add Drones - for majority of ships at BC+ size drones are useful to have.

What these lists do not include, are skills for specific weapons - train them up to lvl III if you need them, to lvl V + Specialization if you really love them and they will become your main weapons. Don't be afraid to test different weapons systems - you might find that you prefer one over another. I also did not include ship skills - train them when you feel like flying different ships :)

Bottom line: If you need some skills to fly a new ship - train them and have fun, don't let this plan limit what you can do!

Root skills are almost the same as pyramid base - these skills are universally useful, I highly recommend training them first. I know that CPU/PG Management V are long trains, but this really opens up your fitting possibilities.

Root

Root Skills - a must for every pilot [12d20h]
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Thermodynamics I
Thermodynamics II
Mechanics III
Jury Rigging I
Jury Rigging II
Jury Rigging III
Weapon Upgrades III
Thermodynamics III
CPU Management V
Power Grid Management V
Weapon Upgrades IV

T2 Tank skills - you don't need to train both types of tanks in the beginning. If you focus mainly on one type of tank, feel free to ignore the second one, and train it later. T2 tank skills are very useful - I recommend having them trained when you start flying in BCs.

T2 Shield

Skills for T2 Shield Tank. If you fly mainly shield tanked ships - it's a must [15d5h]
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Energy Grid Upgrades I
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Shield Upgrades II
Shield Management II
Tactical Shield Manipulation II
Mechanics III
Shield Operation III
Shield Compensation I
Shield Compensation II
Shield Upgrades III
Energy Grid Upgrades III
Shield Compensation III
Shield Management III
Tactical Shield Manipulation III
Mechanics IV
Shield Operation IV
Hull Upgrades IV
Shield Upgrades IV
Energy Grid Upgrades IV
Shield Compensation IV
Shield Management IV
Tactical Shield Manipulation IV

T2 Armor

Skills for T2 Armor Tank. If you fly mainly Armor tanked ships - it's a must [25d13h]
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Repair Systems I
Repair Systems II
Mechanics III
Armor Layering I
Repair Systems III
Energy Grid Upgrades I
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Energy Grid Upgrades III
Mechanics IV
Repair Systems IV
Hull Upgrades IV
Energy Grid Upgrades IV
Mechanics V
Repair Systems V
Hull Upgrades V

T1 Weapon systems - again, at first you do not have to train everything. If you choose one weapon system you like the most, train support skills for that system first. For Launchers and Turrets you also need to add specific skills - I have not included them here, since that depends a lot on your preference and play style.

T1 Missiles

Support skills for missiles launchers. Good for start.[9d]
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Missile Launcher Operation II
Rapid Launch I
Target Navigation Prediction I
Missile Bombardment I
Missile Bombardment II
Rapid Launch II
Target Navigation Prediction II
Missile Launcher Operation III
Missile Projection I
Missile Projection II
Missile Bombardment III
Rapid Launch III
Target Navigation Prediction III
Missile Launcher Operation IV
Guided Missile Precision I
Warhead Upgrades I
Guided Missile Precision II
Warhead Upgrades II
Guided Missile Precision III
Warhead Upgrades III
Missile Launcher Operation V

T1 Turrets

Support skills for turrets. Good for start. [8d45h]
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Surgical Strike I
Controlled Bursts II
Surgical Strike II
Trajectory Analysis II
Motion Prediction III
Rapid Firing III
Sharpshooter III
Controlled Bursts III
Surgical Strike III
Trajectory Analysis III
Gunnery IV
Sharpshooter IV
Rapid Firing IV
Controlled Bursts IV

T1 Drones

Drone skills. Basic skillset useful for everyone - but check which size of drones is needed [9d19h]
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Drone Avionics II
Light Drone Operation I
Light Drone Operation II
Drones II
Drones III
Medium Drone Operation I
Medium Drone Operation II
Drone Avionics III
Light Drone Operation III
Medium Drone Operation III
Drones IV
Drone Navigation I
Drone Durability I
Drone Navigation II
Drone Durability II
Drone Navigation III
Drone Durability III
Drones V
Drone Sharpshooting I
Drone Interfacing I
Heavy Drone Operation I
Drone Sharpshooting II
Drone Interfacing II
Heavy Drone Operation II
Drone Sharpshooting III
Drone Interfacing III
Heavy Drone Operation III

Support skills. This list might grow, but in my opinion that's minimum of support skills you need - they are useful for all different ships and tasks, and having them will be beneficial.

Support

General support skills
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Advanced Weapon Upgrades I
Advanced Weapon Upgrades II
Advanced Weapon Upgrades III
Capacitor Management IV
Capacitor Systems Operation IV
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Energy Grid Upgrades III
Acceleration Control I
Acceleration Control II
Acceleration Control III
Evasive Maneuvering II
Evasive Maneuvering III
Fuel Conservation I
Fuel Conservation II
Fuel Conservation III
High Speed Maneuvering II
High Speed Maneuvering III
Signature Analysis III
Long Range Targeting III
Navigation IV
Thermodynamics IV
Warp Drive Operation III
Target Management IV

T2 Wepons support skills - if you have found your favourite weapon system, train specific weapon skill to V, and then specialization - you will be able to use T2 variant of such weapon. Additionally, finish training support skill to lvl V. Below skill list do not contain every support skill - train to V if you wish :)

T2 Missiles

Missiles support skills. Train these if you go towards T2 launchers
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Missile Bombardment IV
Rapid Launch IV
Warhead Upgrades IV
Guided Missile Precision IV
Target Navigation Prediction IV
Missile Projection IV

T2 Turrets

Turret support skills. Train these if you go towards T2 turrets
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Motion Prediction IV
Surgical Strike IV
Gunnery V
Trajectory Analysis IV
Motion Prediction V
Surgical Strike V
Trajectory Analysis V

T2 Drones

Drones skills. Train these if you fly drone boat.
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Drone Avionics IV
Drone Navigation IV
Light Drone Operation IV
Medium Drone Operation IV
Drone Durability IV
Drone Sharpshooting IV
Drone Interfacing IV
Heavy Drone Operation IV
Light Drone Operation V
Medium Drone Operation V
Heavy Drone Operation V

Rigs and Compensations skills get their own category. Most of them are not useful - for example EX shield amplifiers are almost not used, so it doesn't make sense to train them. If you use rigs from specific category (for example Shield rigs) - train these. The same with Compensation skills - if you use specific module (for example EM shield resistance amplifier is quite common) train only specific skill.

Rigs

Rigging skills. Train them only if you use these rigs, and you have to - it doesn't matter otherwise
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Drones Rigging I
Drones Rigging II
Drones Rigging III
Energy Weapon Rigging I
Energy Weapon Rigging II
Energy Weapon Rigging III
Hybrid Weapon Rigging I
Hybrid Weapon Rigging II
Hybrid Weapon Rigging III
Projectile Weapon Rigging I
Projectile Weapon Rigging II
Projectile Weapon Rigging III
Launcher Rigging I
Launcher Rigging II
Launcher Rigging III
Astronautics Rigging I
Astronautics Rigging II
Astronautics Rigging III
Shield Rigging I
Shield Rigging II
Shield Rigging III
Armor Rigging I
Armor Rigging II
Armor Rigging III

Compensation

Compensation skills. Train them only if you use these modules, and you have to - it doesn't matter otherwise
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EM Shield Compensation I
Explosive Shield Compensation I
Kinetic Shield Compensation I
Thermal Shield Compensation I
EM Shield Compensation II
Explosive Shield Compensation II
Kinetic Shield Compensation II
Thermal Shield Compensation II
EM Shield Compensation III
Explosive Shield Compensation III
Kinetic Shield Compensation III
Thermal Shield Compensation III

EM Armor Compensation I
Explosive Armor Compensation I
Kinetic Armor Compensation I
Thermal Armor Compensation I
EM Armor Compensation II
Explosive Armor Compensation II
Kinetic Armor Compensation II
Thermal Armor Compensation II
EM Armor Compensation III
Explosive Armor Compensation III
Kinetic Armor Compensation III
Thermal Armor Compensation III

Is that plan good? I don't really know. I find split for 2 different tank types and T1/T2 split of weapon systems to be eaiser to manage than pyramid. It's not complete - it does not include every skill (byt the time you are at that point, you should have good feeling what to train) and does not have EWAR/Tackle/Logi skills - by design, as I find their inclusion in basic skill plan for new players to be mistake. These skills are important - but I've seen new players training EWAR, because it's in the pyramid, before training any weapon skills - which is a mistake. If you want to specialize in these roles - Pyramid Skill Plan is your friend.

Ship breakdown

	Ship Class	Tank	Major Weapon	Additional weapon
Kestrel	Frigate	Shield	Light Missiles Rockets
Merlin	Frigate	Shield	Small Hybrid Turrets
Cormorant	Destroyer	Shield	Small Hybrid Turrets
Corax	Destroyer	Shield	Light Missiles Rockets
Caracal	Cruiser	Shield	Light/Heavy/Assault Missiles	Light Drones
Moa	Cruiser	Shield	Medium Hybrid Turrets	Light Drones
Drake	Battle Cruiser	Shield	Heavy/Assault Missiles	Light Drones
Ferox	Battle Cruiser	Shield	Medium Hybrid Turrets	Light Drones
Naga	Battle Cruiser	Shield	Large Hybrid Turrets
Tormentor	Frigate	Armor	Small Energy Turrets
Punisher	Frigate	Armor	Small Energy Turrets
Coercer	Destroyer	Armor	Small Energy Turrets
Dragoon	Destroyer	Armor	Light Drones
Maller	Cruiser	Armor	Medium Energy Turrets	Light Drones
Omen	Cruiser	Armor	Medium Energy Turrets	Light/Medium Drones
Prophecy	Battle Cruiser	Armor	Light/Medium/Heavy Drones
Harbinger	Battle Cruiser	Armor	Medium Energy Turrets	Light/Medium Drones
Oracle	Battle Cruiser	Armor	Large Energy Turrets
Tristan	Frigate	Armor	Small Hybrid Turrets
Incursus	Frigate	Armor	Small Hybrid Turrets
Catalyst	Destroyer	Armor	Small Hybrid Turrets
Algos	Destroyer	Armor	Light/Medium Drones	Small Hybrid Turrets
Vexor	Cruiser	Armor	Light/Medium/Heavy Drones	Medium Hybrid Turrets
Thorax	Cruiser	Armor	Medium Hybrid Turrets	Light/Medium Drones
Brutix	Battle Cruiser	Armor	Medium Hybrid Turrets	Light/Medium Drones
Myrmidon	Battle Cruiser	Armor	Light/Medium/Heavy Drones
Talos	Battle Cruiser	Armor	Large Hybrid Turrets	Light Drones
Breacher	Frigate	Shield	Light Missiles Rockets	Light Drones
Rifter	Frigate	Shield	Small Projectile Turrets
Thrasher	Destroyer	Shield	Small Projectile Turrets
Talwar	Destroyer	Shield	Light Missiles Rockets	Light Drones
Rupture	Cruiser	Shield	Medium Projectile Turrets	Light/Medium Drones
Stabber	Cruiser	Shield	Medium Projectile Turrets	Light Drones
Cyclone	Battle Cruiser	Shield	Heavy/Assault Missiles	Light/Medium Drones
Hurricane	Battle Cruiser	Shield	Medium Projectile Turrets	Light/Medium Drones
Tornado	Battle Cruiser	Shield	Large Projectile Turrets

My mission ships

Lazy Gila

Cheap and easy to fly - for a L4 runner. Manages to run all L4s without big issues - some of them require manual flying, but nothing really bad should happen. Important to note - webs are super dangerous, as it relies heavily on speed tanking.

Gila: Lazy Gila

EFT

[Gila, Lazy Gila]
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II
Drone Link Augmentor I

Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Federation Navy 10MN Afterburner
Large Shield Extender II
Caldari Navy Large Shield Extender
Caldari Navy Large Shield Extender

Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Medium Core Defense Field Purger II
Medium Core Defense Field Purger II
Medium Core Defense Field Purger II

Valkyrie II x2
Hammerhead II x2
Vespa II x4
Infiltrator II x2

Scourge Auto-Targeting Light Missile I x300
Scourge Light Missile x2000
Scourge Fury Light Missile x2000

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

2021.3.18

ALPHA CAN USE

NO

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Shield Management IV
Shield Operation IV
Shield Upgrades IV
Tactical Shield Manipulation IV
Caldari Cruiser IV

NOTES

Cap stability with AB on is crucial
Good Drone skills will improve completion times, but are not strictly necessary.

A bit of breakdown:

High slots: RLMLs - I use T2s, but you can load Arbalests if you don't have skills. On Gila missiles are used only to get frigates down - they have very low DPS compared to drones, so it's not super important. Link Augmentor I, as II will push CPU to dangerous areas.

Med slots: All dedicated to tank. Large Shield Extender IIs would be enough, but Caldari version uses less CPU, which helps. AB chosen to be cap stable - you can use any type, but cap stability is very important - you need to move fast all the time, otherwise you will have a bad day.

Low slots: All DPS. I considered briefly Federation variant, but that's bling for not much gain - in the end I skipped it. Take it if you want it.

Rigs: Unfortunately set of Purgers II is required to tank all L4s. Rather expensive, but take them, do not downgrade to Is

Drones: Sets of T2s - I prefer Vespas over all other types, as they have decent DPS, Kinetic is 'good enough' for missions, and Vespas are shield tanked - they survive almost anything.

Cargo: Same story - Kinetic is good enough, and carrying 4 types of missiles is cumbersome. Or I'm too lazy for it :P I usually use normal missiles or Furies, auto-targeting might be useful when damped/jammed - that rarely happens.

Other Notes: Fit is over CPU - I need EE-603 for it. If you want to avoid having implant, then Arbalests are required. Fit is perfectly fine with Navy Drones, and you can even Meta-down shield modules - but I would recommend taking Damage Control II in low slot. Overall if tank is not compromised, you will be fine in all missions - maybe slower with such changes. I tested all L4s with shield skills on IV - so max skills are not needed by any means.

Black Gila

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Gila is innefficient mission runner

I cannot leave that without reaction :) It looks like this:

Gila: Black Gila

EFT

[Gila, Black Gila]
Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor
Heavy Missile Launcher II
Heavy Missile Launcher II
Heavy Missile Launcher II
Heavy Missile Launcher II

Pithum A-Type Medium Shield Booster
Sentient Sensor Booster
Domination Shield Boost Amplifier
Sentient Drone Navigation Computer
Republic Fleet 10MN Afterburner
Republic Fleet Large Cap Battery

C3-X 'Hivaa Saitsuo' Ballistic Control System
Sentient Drone Damage Amplifier
Sentient Drone Damage Amplifier

Medium EM Shield Reinforcer II
Medium Thermal Shield Reinforcer II
Medium Core Defense Operational Solidifier II

'Augmented' Hammerhead x2
'Augmented' Infiltrator x2
'Augmented' Valkyrie x2
'Augmented' Vespa x2
'Subverted' JVN-UC49 x1

Inferno Fury Heavy Missile x1000
Scourge Fury Heavy Missile x1000
Scourge Precision Heavy Missile x1000
Scourge Heavy Missile x1000

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

2021.4.2

ALPHA CAN USE

NO

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

That's a completely different beast. Active tank, to get 2 utility med slots, Heavy Missiles for more DPS, and bling all over the place, to make it fit on CPU. It also assumes you have at least Med-grade Hydra set (and High-grade being better) to fix application of missiles and drones and heavy missile hardwirings. It can spit out 916 DPS with Hammerheads and Fury missiles, has adequate tank and looks great in black SKIN. Costs 6 Billions together with implants, so be careful :P I do not recommend that ship, unless you obey rule 0 (Fly what you can afford to lose), and losing 2B ship and 4B pod is not a big deal for you.

For cheaper option (probably more reasonable too) swap Heavy Missiles to RLMLs - then you can take 3x DDA II in low slots, Drone Link Augmentor II in high slot, and replace sensor booster with Omni Tracking link - that way Hydras are not needed, and it uses up 99.37% of available CPU, which works ok. Also take T2 drones, not Augs. That lowers the price to 750-ish M, and DPS to 760.

Mission run times

Name

Faction

Lazy Gila full clear

TBD

Gone Berserk

EoM