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Q: How many difference kinds of ships are in EVE Online?
A: There are more than 20 different types of ships for each race and often multiple ships under each type.  Yeah, there are A LOT of ships.

Q: How do I know which ships I can use?
A:  Each new player starts out with the ability to use their newbie rookie ship, after that you need to learn the skill to use another ship.  Once you've trained for the skill you can see it in your Character Sheet skill list under "spaceship command".

Q: How do I upgrade to a bigger ship?
A:  Train in the spaceship command skill for the ship you want making sure that you meet the pre-requisites for that skill.  Once you've trained all you need is the ship!

Q: Can I use other races ships?
A: Yes.  You can train the skills for other racial ships and use them if you wish.

Q: How do I add equipment to my ship?
A: When docked you will see a "Fittings" tab on the side menu.  This is where you will add items to your ship.  You have various sets of slots for weapons, armor rigs, etc.  To add a new item you can either drag and drop from your items into your fitting or right click on the equipment in your items and select "fit to active ship".

Q: What equipment do I need on my ship?
A: Starting out you get the basics, a gun and a mining rig.  Early on if you're running missions you'll get a lot of drops that can be useful such as shields, extra guns and armor.  You don't need to equip a ship with anything if you aren't killing stuff, but always have the basics on hand is nice just in case.

Q: How do I know what equipment is compatible with my ship?
A: Read your ship's info and any mod or equipment info before buying anything to ensure that you aren't wasting ISK on things you can't use.  Items on the marketplace will have red and green icons that show if you have fulfilled the pre-requisites for the item with the ship that you are occupying.

Q: What happens if my ship is destroyed?
A:  If your ship is destroyed you'll be left alive in your pod.  You'll need to warp back to a station and replace your ship with one you already have or by purchasing a new one.

Q: Do I need to buy insurance for my ship?
A: Once you've move up from the rookie ship and have fitted your ship you'll want to insure it to protect your investment.  Ships can get expensive!  Choose a reasonable insurance plan that works for you and remember to update it when it expires or you upgrade again.

Q: How many ships am I allowed to own?
A: However many you can store!  There is no limit to how many ships you own but it's a good idea to not make it a habit to keep everything as space is valuable.

Q: I've added weapons to my ship but they aren't firing, why is this?
A: Most weapons require ammo or charges of some sort.  There are various charges, frequency crystals, and projectile ammo that not only do you need to have in your cargohold, but also needed to be loaded into your weapons.  Be sure you have done all of these as you don't want to be caught out in space and find that you left your ammo at home.

Q: My newbie rookie ship was destroyed and I didn't insure it, am I left without a ship?
A: Never fear, your newbie ship will always be there for you.  The rookie ship is insured as a freebie and a good ship to keep on the off chance you lose your better ships.

Q: Can I leave my ship?
A: Not yet, but there has been some talk of eventually making it happen.

Q: I've found an abandoned ship, can I take it?
A: Sure.  If there is a ship floating out in the middle of nowhere with no owner in site you technically can abandon your own ship and take on the new one.  Doing this requires that you have the skills to pilot the new ship and generally players don't just leave their ship for no reason so taking it may incur player backlash if you get caught.

 

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