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EVE Online Guide

The universe is vast... EVE Online guide contains Beginner's guide, best tips for creating and developing your character, combat, ships, jobs and making money. We describe system requirements and keybinds.

Last update: 04 November 2021

The following EVE Online guide is a large compendium of knowledge about this science-fiction simulation MMO. The detailed information and advice listed in our guide will help you learn all the most important game mechanics and teach you the basics of the game.

The first big chapter focuses on the basics of EVE Online. This chapter opens with the beginner's guide. The tips listed here should be useful to all MMO beginners. In separate pages of this chapter, we also discuss other important issues, such as character creation, important elements of the interface along with the description, skills and character development, starting vehicles with basic fitts, Market, Career Agents, activities and professions, terms, useful links and apps.

The second larger chapter of our EVE Online guide is a FAQ with answers to frequently asked questions. On separate pages, we explain in detail, e.g. whether EVE Online can be played for free, what does Omega subscription offer, how to sell items on the Market, how to join a Corporation, how does the Security System work, or whether EVE Online can be played on a controller.

Money (ISK - InterStellar Kredit) is very important in EVE Online, which is why we have devoted a separate chapter to this topic. On separate pages, we suggest how to earn on a few basic activities like mining, PvP fights, and PvP missions.

Our guide ends with an appendix, where you will find, e.g. keybinds, PC system requirements for EVE Online, description of graphical settings, and information on the language versions.

EVE Online: Quick beginner's guide

Factions: EVE Online has 4 main factions. Choose the one that best suits your preferences as each of them can achieve the same goals;
Creating a character: options available in the character creator in EVE Online matters only if you care for role-playing aspects;
Tutorial: if this is your first contact with EVE Online, you should check out the tutorial where you can learn the basics of the gameplay, learn useful information, and obtain additional rewards;
Stations: not all the stations you encounter in the game have repair facilities;
Agencies: they offer additional activities (missions) in New Eden. The Agent determines the objectives of the mission and the reward for completing it, for example, extracting a certain amount of ore;
Corporations: in EVE Online, there are many corporations that are controlled by players and offer many benefits in exchange for loyalty. You can join one of them if you want.
Market: before you decide to purchase an item on the market, make sure that you do not have to pass through a low-security area while traveling to pick up the purchased item;
Making money: in EVE Online, the player can perform various tasks to earn ISK, the main currency of the New Eden. Beginners can try their hand at mining, scan outer space in search of Data and Relics or perform not very complex PvE missions - the threat when performing such tasks is small.

More tips for EVE Online can be found on the Beginner's guide page.

EVE Online: FAQ - I have a problem and I'm looking for answers

If you want to learn more about EVE Online, check out the answers to the key questions related to this original MMO game listed below. You can find answers to other important questions on separate pages of our guide in the FAQ section.

Free-to-play - can I play for free?: here you will find out if EVE Online can be played at no extra cost;
Omega subscription - what does it offer?: EVE Online has a special premium subscription that unlocks many additional features. This page explains the differences between an Alpha and an Omega accounts;
Market - how to sell?: the Market in EVE Online follows the principle of supply and demand; all the items that you will find there are produced by players. Read this page to learn how to put items up for sale;
Security system - how does it work?: New Eden is made up of several thousand solar systems, but none of them is quite safe. The vast world of EVE Online was divided into Security Systems. It is worth knowing in which areas aren't safe to explore without support, especially at the beginning of your adventure;
Playing on the controller - is it possible?: here we answer whether you can play EVE Online on a controller;
Number of active players - how many people are playing in 2021?: if you are wondering how populated EVE Online's servers are in 2021, be sure to check out this page;
Corporation - how to join?: there are numerous Corporations in New Eden that are run by players, but not all of them are worth joining - you should know how to find the right one.
Drones - do they attack automatically?: on this page, you will learn how drones work and whether they will automatically defend your ship when you are attacked by other players or NPC opponents.

EVE Online: Game guide

Our Basics guide to EVE Online covers many important issues that may be problematic for novice players and explains the basic gameplay mechanics.

Dictionary: this page has terms and abbreviations that you may encounter while playing EVE Online or when reading this guide;
Character creation: this page contains information about creating a new hero in EVE Online using the character creator;
Interface - key elements: we describe all the most important elements of the user interface that you should pay attention to from the very beginning of your adventure with EVE Online;
Useful links and applications: here we have collected all the useful links and applications that will help you to have control over your account and character;
Market: learn how to search for items on EVE Online's Market as well as how best to buy the necessary items;
Skills, character development: in EVE Online, you can develop your character in a lot of different ways. However, if you are not sure which direction to take, this page has suggestions which skills you should choose in the first place;
Career Agents: on this page, you will find information about all Career Agents, and find out what mission chains you can perform for them;
Jobs: here we have collected and described all the jobs that will help beginners in EVE Online earn ISK;
Starting ships, basic configurations: on this page, you will find ready-made ship fits recommended for novice players.

EVE Online: Making money

General advice: on this page, you will find a handful of information about ISK, as well as a list of the most profitable activities in EVE Online;
PvE missions: a basic activity where you complete missions received from NPC Agents. Does not require additional skills or advanced ships;
Mining: simple and safe activity that does not require much knowledge and skills, so it will work perfectly for new players;
PvP: if you have gained some experience in EVE Online and you are ready to take on more challenging and risky tasks, you can try PvP battles. On this page, we tell you how to prepare for fights with other players.

EVE Online: PC system requirements

Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 64-bits;
Processor: Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz / AMD Dual Core 2.0 GHz;
Graphics card: AMD Radeon 2600 XT / NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS;
RAM: 4 GB;
Disk space: 23 GB.

More information, e.g. about the recommended system requirements of EVE Online on PC can be found on the System requirements page.

EVE Online: Language versions

EVE Online has voice-overs and subtitles in six different languages.

You can read more about this on a separate page of the guide: Language versions.

About EVE Online Guide

Author : Lukasz "Qwert" Telesinski for gamepressure.com

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