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EVE Online: ISK Strategy Guide

By : Y Michael Xu
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EVE Online: ISK Strategy Guide

By: Y Michael Xu

Overview of this book

New Eden, a universe of beauty, destruction and unlimited potential. Take on the role of a capsuleer and forge a story and empire that spans vast regions of space that is uniquely your own. But in order to forge your story and empire, it takes ISK and lots of it. The ISK Making Guide to EVE Online teaches you the inner workings of each ISK making career choice. Learn the tricks of the pros and avoid the hidden pitfalls that await you at every turn. Learn from the experience of a seasoned EVE veteran. Starting with the more easily accessible career choices and moving on to the careers only available to the experienced capsuleers, this book takes you step-by-step as your story unfolds. Help determine the path of EVE by taking on careers like Mining and Manufacturing, the backbone of New Eden or help your empire rise above the rest by Running Missions for the corporations of your empire. The ISK Making Guide to EVE Online gives you a jump start and walks you through every ISK making career choice.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

BPOs, BPCs, research, and invention


Every production run requires four things: a blueprint, minerals, the required skills, and an assembly line. We've already covered where and how to get the minerals, the skills needed to start building, and how to find stations with assembly lines. So now let's take a closer look at the most important part of every production run, the blueprint. Let's see how you can make that blueprint as efficient as possible and what else you can do with a blueprint other than just making production runs.

Researching blueprints

A blueprint original, or BPO, for every tech I item in EVE can be purchased from the market. These BPOs however require the maximum amount of minerals and take the maximum amount of time to complete a production run. But with a little research, you can turn that BPO into a model of efficiency. To purchase a BPO, open the market and select Blueprints on the left. Navigate the drop-down menu for the different blueprint groups, as shown in the next...