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Here are some resources which new players should find useful. The <i>first four links in the New Players section</i> are likely to be the most useful to new players. Keep this page bookmarked as a jumping off point when you have spare time to read!

==New Players==

[https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=77176&find=unread Day 0 Advice for New Players]<br>
Hand-selected links to get new players up to speed as quickly as possible.

[http://heartsandmindsalliance.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=4&id=45&Itemid=200| New Players Very First Steps]<br>
A step at a time guide for your first week.

[[Golden_Rules|Akita T's Golden Rules]]<br>
A must-read resource for new players.

[http://blog.beyondreality.se/Newbie-skill-plan-2 Tippia's Newbie Skill Guide]<br>
A guide to training your new character for a broad range of combat skills, allowing you to be useful in PvP as soon as you start playing. Covers the first two months.

[[Your first days in space]]<br>
The Evelopedia articles oriented towards new players are very useful. This is one chapter of the [http://www.eveonline.com/guide/ Official Players Guide].

[http://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/ What to do in EVE Online]<br>
A large clickable chart showing a broad range of activities. Use this for inspiration to explore the sandbox!

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=508913 EVE Lingo for New Players]<br>
MAPC, RCU, CPR huh? Find what those abbreviations mean.

[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9A647F3121DFC21 How to Survive EVE Online - Updated for Incarna]<br>
EVE University's step-by-step video walkthrough of the New Player Experience from character creation to the end of the career funnel missions.

[[ISK_The_Guide|The Industrial Sized Knowledgebase]]<br>
A relatively thorough manual for EVE online, though some sections are quite outdated (e.g.: references to learning skills).

[[Making ISK|The Making ISK Guide]]<br>
This will help you find ways to keep your ISK income in line with your PvP habit.

[http://hammer-eve.blogspot.com/ Guide for Experienced MMO Players]<br>
A reasonably broad guide to introduce people to the game and the gameplay. The author is looking for new maintainers. <b>Ignore the section on character creation: post-Apocryhpa the only difference between races is which frigate and weapon skills you start with, and what your character looks like</b>.

[http://classes.eve-ivy.com/ Eve University Class Library]<br>
Eve University's archive of recorded classes and lectures on almost every subject in Eve.

[http://www.battleclinic.com/forum/index.php/topic,5063.0.html Battleclinic's List of Tools]<br>
A useful collection of third-party tools to support your EVE Online experience.

[http://www.eve-academy.eu/kainscionofbalance/GuidesDirectory.html Guide Library]<br>
A page that contains many useful guides, from traveling safely and how to avoid pirates to common eve terms and a basic guide to fighting.

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=505423 ZOMG Useful]<br>
A collection of links that will be useful young or old in Eve. Warning some may be approaching the end of their life cycle.

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=659413 Quickstart guide for New Players]<br>
Is Eve your first [[MMO|MMO]] or are you just feeling a little overwhelmed? <b>This is outdated and needs to be refreshed for post-Apocryhpa EVE Online</b>.

[[Wear a Cloaking Device|Wear a Cloaking Device]]<br>
An adaptation of [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-sunscreen-column,0,4054576.column Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young]

==Spies, Security, Covert Ops==

http://www.heartsandmindsalliance.org

Where you can find out about spies and spying

==Leadership and Management Training==

[http://heartsandmindsalliance.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=4&id=71&Itemid=200#71|The Technocrat: Leadership Algorhythms]

An encyclopedic resources for managers and leaders of corps.

==Survival==

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1110797 Kessiaan's updated low sec survival guide for rookies]<br>
Kessiaan has written a top notch guide on staying alive in low security systems, read it if you want to keep your ship!

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=82473 10 Safety tips for new players]<br>
Ten useful tips for new eve players that will keep you alive!

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=568675 First 15 days in low sec]<br>
Feel queasy passing close to a 0.4 security gate? Now you don't have to with this superb guide on living, surviving and most importantly pew pewing your way around [[Low_sec|low sec]].

[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=972220 Comprehensive Guide to Jump Cones]<br>
Just what it says on the tin.

Friedrick Psitalon's [[Guide To Surviving Wardecs]]<br>

==Community==

<p>[http://www.eve-search.com/ Eve Forum Search]<br>
A site created by [[Chribba|Chribba]] that allows easy searching of the [[Eve_online|Eve Online]] Forums.</p>

<p>[http://www.eve-files.com/ Eve Files]<br>
A easy to use site created and run by [[Chribba|Chribba]] for players to upload files related to EVE.</p>

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=371213 Connecting to IRC]<br>
Want to connect to the IRC Server and talk with other eve players? Have a look at this guide.</p>

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=439719 How to create a sig]<br>
This guide teach you how to create a banner for your signature on the forums that complies with all the rules.</p>

==Agents & Missions==

<p>[http://www.EVE-Agents.com/ EVE Agents Database]<br>
Another of [[Chribba|Chribba]]'s sites - there is no stopping the man! This one deals with all things agentified.</p>

<p>[http://hammer-eve.blogspot.com/2007/05/missions-and-money.html Missions and Money in EvE: a guide]<br>
How to make money in missions. Perhaps your quickest way to riches?</p>

<p>[http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MissionReports EVE-Survival Kill Missions Guides]<br>
Comprehensive list of level 1-4 missions with recommended [[Tanking|tanking]] and walkthroughs.</p>

==<nowiki>Character Creation</nowiki> & Skills==

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=242786 Attributes and Skills Guide]<br>
An obsolete discussion on learning skills.</p>

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=472543 Character Creation]<br>
An obsolete guide into which character is best suited for the role you foresee but remember, change is constant in Eve and that may well include you (and in fact did happen to this guide).</p>

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=497297 Character Creation 2: The revenge]<br>
An obsolete guide on [[Character_Creation|character creation]] from the days when [[Achura|Achura]] were ugly but smart.</p>

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=468840 New Character Skills ]<br>
An obsolete guide on character selection based on starting schools based on bloodline and specialisation.</p>

==Ships And Modules==

<p>[http://www.battleclinic.com/learning/amarrfrigates/player.html Battleclinic's Guide to Amarr Frigates]<br>
A very comprehensive flash guide Amarrian tech 1 [[Frigates|frigates]]. Includes recommended fittings and strategies. NSFW - Flash presentation with sound/[[Music|music]].</p>

<p>[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=99571 New players guide to Ships, Systems and Equipment]<br>
A very useful thread that gives you details on the different types of weapons and modules and how they operate.</p>

<!-- checked links down to here 2009-05-07 --><p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=319967 New Players Guide to Tanking]<br>
Want to know how to tank your ship properly? This is the place.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=427100 Electronic Warfare]<br>
Want to start using [[Electronic_Warfare|electronic warfare]] or simply want to learn how it works? Have a look at this.</p>

<p>[http://evefiles.mysterious-mysteries.com/caldari_ships.html A new players' guide to Caldari ships]<br>
Interested in flying [[Caldari|Caldari]] ships? This guide will explain it all from ship roles to [[Module|module]] suggestions.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=299970 What do I need to fly xxx ship well?]<br>
A straight to the point guide on which skills will help you fly what ship well.</p>

<p>[http://evefiles.mysterious-mysteries.com/ Science and Industry guide and A Newbie's Guide to Caldari Ships]<br>
Three guides for the price of one!</p>

==Industry==

<p>[http://www.kylania.com/eve/build.php How to: Building from a blueprint]<br>
Interested in knowing how to build from a [[Blueprint|blueprint]]? This guide includes step by step instructions and includes pictures.</p>

<p>[http://jhez.dk/eve/dgaf/productionguide.html Basic guide to T1 production.]<br>
How to get yourself up and running in the production business.</p>

<p>[http://12b.pll Planetary production tree.]<br>
Planet types and production tree for planet interaction.</p>

==[[Market|Market]]==

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=433513 Contract System]<br>
Got a question about how the new contract system works? Have a look in here.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=827162 Contract Scams: What to watch for]<br>
If you're ever worried about falling for a contract [[Scam|scam]], heard all the scaremongering and want to protect yourself, here's how.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=774785 Beginner's guide to * MAKING ISK * in EVE-Online] by Akita T<br>
Almost all the (in-game) ways of getting ISK listed for your convenience, with a couple of explanations and links to better specific resources.</p>

==[[Mining|Mining]]==

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=434899 Complete Miners Guide]<br>
This thread contains a link to a PDF document that is a complete [[Mining|mining]] guide, covering new players all the way to advanced 0.0 [[Mining|mining]].</p>

<p>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost Opportunity Cost]<br>
Otherwise known as, "the [[Minerals|minerals]] you mine yourself are not actually free" - you'll hear this term come up frequently in the forums.</p>

<p>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost-of-production_theory_of_value "Cost of Production" theory of value]<br>
Somewhat related to "opportunity cost", the "cost of production" theory states that the cost of a good or service can be calculated by simply adding up the cost of all the resources used to produce the good or service. A discussion from two camp appears in the thread [http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1036032 what do you value your mined minerals at].</p>

==The Overview==

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=441960 Overview Settings Guide]<br>
Confused on how to set up the powerful tool that is your overview? Fear not with this handy how to guide.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=757872PVP Guide - The Overview]<br>
Seemingly the start in a series of [[PvP|PVP]] guides, how to set your overview right will give you a head-start in clearing the fog of war.</p>

==Reference Materials==

<p>[http://support.eveonline.com/Pages/KB/ EVE Knowledgebase]<br>
 You're not alone in having problems when you start out, which is why the knowledgebase was set up to facilitate the answer to FAQs. Read and digest, slowly.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=204712&sid=845314437 Aggression and Criminal Flagging]<br>
Deja Thoris's guide to criminal flagging and aggression in high security space. Find out what happens when you shoot someone in non-0.0 territory.</p>

<p>[http://www.ombeve.co.uk/ Ombey's 2D Maps]<br>
A maintained and up to date set of maps that make the eve universe easier to see. A must see for anyone wanting to know their surroundings.</p>

<p>[http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=729465 EVE Compendium]<br>
Comprehensive collection of guides, a must have!</p>

<p>[http://guides.cypherous.co.uk/portal/ Covert Portal Guide]<br>
Guide to using a Black Ops Covert Jump Portal.</p>