The 5 Career Agents (45 Missions)

The Career Agents represent the true tutorial of EVE Online. Located in dedicated starter constellations across the four empires, these five agents offer a total of 45 missions designed to teach core game systems while awarding you an entire armada of free frigates, haulers, destroyers, skillbooks, and millions in ISK.

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The 5 Career Agents at a Glance

Career Agent	Mission Count	Primary Focus	Key Ship Rewards
Industrialist - Producer	10 Missions	Mining, refining, blueprint manufacturing, freight hauling	Venture, Racial Hauler (Badger / Nereus / Sigil / Wreathe)
Industrialist - Entrepreneur	10 Missions	Courier runs, salvaging, hacking, market purchases	Venture, Racial Hauler
Explorer	5 Missions	Cosmic signatures, scanning with probes (Alt+P), hacking data/relic sites	Racial Exploration Frigate (Heron / Imicus / Magnate / Probe)
Enforcer	10 Missions	PvE combat, weapon range, orbiting, speed tanking	2x Combat Frigates (Merlin / Incursus / Punisher / Rifter)
Soldier of Fortune	10 Missions	PvP tackle, electronic warfare, warp scrams, ship sacrifice	Racial Combat Destroyer (Cormorant / Catalyst / Coercer / Thrasher)

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1. Industrialist - Producer (10 Missions)

Mission Series: “Making Mountains of Molehills”

The Producer agent teaches you how raw minerals are extracted from asteroid belts and converted into spaceships and modules.

• Mission 1: Mine 1,000 units of Veldspar from a nearby asteroid belt. Fit your starter civilian miner, lock an asteroid, and activate your laser.
• Mission 2: Refine raw ore into Tritanium at the station’s Reprocessing Plant.
• Mission 3: Build Civilian Afterburners from a supplied Blueprint Original (BPO) using the Industry window.
• Mission 4: Combat while mining. Pirate drones will spawn at the belt—use your rookie guns or combat drones to dispatch them.
• Mission 5: Transport manufactured goods to a neighboring star system through a stargate.
• Mission 6: Manufacture Small Capacitor Boosters using refined Pyerite and Tritanium.
• Mission 7 & 8: Build a shuttle and deliver it to an orbital staging facility.
• Mission 9 & 10: Construct a racial frigate (Bantam, Navitas, Tormentor, or Burst).
• Major Rewards: Free Venture mining frigate, Miner I, 1MN Afterburner I, Expanded Cargohold I, Mining Laser Upgrade I, Damage Control I, and a massive Racial Industrial Hauler (Badger, Nereus, Sigil, or Wreathe).

Starter Mining Venture Fit

The Venture is the premier mining frigate in EVE Online, boasting a specialized 5,000 m³ ore hold and built-in +2 warp stabilization strength against pirate warp scrams:

FITTING SIMULATION // VENTURE

Venture Mining / Resource Gathering ALPHA COMPATIBLE

*NBI Highsec Venture v1.0

EST. MARKET COST: 1.2M ISK

Copy to EVE

Fitted with dual mining lasers, an afterburner for belt navigation, and a medium shield extender to survive surprise rogue drone spawns.

High Slots (3)

• Miner I
• Miner I
• Core Probe Launcher I

Medium Slots (3)

• Survey Scanner I
• 1MN Afterburner I
• Medium Shield Extender I

Low Slots (1)

• Mining Laser Upgrade I

Rig Slots (3)

• Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I
• Small Core Defense Field Extender I
• Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I

Drone Bay

• Hobgoblin I ×2

Cargo Hold

• Core Scanner Probe I ×16

RAW EFT FORMAT (IN-GAME IMPORT STRING)

[Venture, *NBI Highsec Venture v1.0]
Mining Laser Upgrade I

Survey Scanner I
1MN Afterburner I
Medium Shield Extender I

Miner I
Miner I
Core Probe Launcher I

Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I

Hobgoblin I x2

Core Scanner Probe I x16

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2. Industrialist - Entrepreneur (10 Missions)

Mission Series: “Balancing the Books”

The Entrepreneur agent introduces trade, logistics, wreck salvaging, and hacking utility.

• Mission 1 & 2: Deliver high-priority couriers across regional stargates.
• Mission 3: Salvage pirate shipwrecks using the provided Civilian Salvager module to collect tech components.
• Mission 4: Mine and reprocess ore to fulfill a supply requisition.
• Mission 5: Hack a pirate training container using a Civilian Data Analyzer module.
• Mission 6: Long-distance hauling run across multiple constellation stargates.
• Mission 7: Buy a Civilian Armor Repairer directly off the regional market to satisfy an urgent contract.
• Mission 8 & 9: Hack ancient relic containers with a Civilian Relic Analyzer and manufacture replacement munitions.
• Mission 10: Deliver manufactured armaments to an orbital checkpoint.
• Major Rewards: Second free Venture, Civilian Analyzers, Reprocessing / Broker Relations / Mass Production skillbooks, Nanofiber Internal Structure I, Inertial Stabilizers, and a Limited Social Implant (+1 Charisma).

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3. Explorer (5 Missions)

Mission Series: “Cosmic Anomalies”

The Explorer agent introduces the scanning interface, cosmic signatures, and the hacking minigame.

• Probe Scanner Window (Alt+P): Press Alt+P to open the solar system map and sensor overlay.
• Anomalies vs. Signatures: Cosmic Anomalies require no probes and can be warped to directly. Cosmic Signatures must be pinpointed using a Core Probe Launcher and 8 Core Scanner Probes.
• The Hacking Minigame: Target Data or Relic containers, activate your analyzer, and navigate the node network (minesweeper-style) to destroy the system core without exhausting your virus coherence.
• Major Rewards: Racial Exploration Frigate (Heron, Imicus, Magnate, or Probe), Core Probe Launcher I, 8x Core Scanner Probes, Civilian Data & Relic Analyzers, and a Racial Logistics Frigate.

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4. Enforcer (10 Missions)

Mission Series: “Cash Flow for Capsuleers”

The Enforcer agent trains you in foundational PvE combat mechanics:

• Optimal vs. Falloff Range: Learn your weapon’s optimal firing distance. Within optimal, your turrets have 100% chance to hit stationary targets; beyond falloff, damage rapidly drops to zero.
• Orbiting (W Hotkey): Select your target on the Overview and hold W + Click to establish a high-speed orbit. Speed tanking reduces incoming turret damage by maximizing your angular transversal velocity.
• Target Locking (Ctrl + Click): Lock hostile targets rapidly using keyboard shortcuts. Group weapons on your HUD to fire all guns in a single salvo.
• Capacitor Discipline: Avoid running your shield boosters or armor repairers continuously; activate them in pulses only when taking hull or armor damage.
• Major Rewards: Starter Combat Frigate (Merlin, Incursus, Punisher, or Rifter), Small Shield Booster, 1MN Afterburner, Civilian Armor Repairer, Limited Perception Implant (+1), and replacement combat hulls.

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5. Soldier of Fortune (10 Missions)

Mission Series: “The Swap”

The Soldier of Fortune agent introduces PvP fleet combat, electronic warfare, tackle mechanics, and the harsh reality of ship destruction.

• Disrupt vs. Scram:
  • Warp Disruptor (“Point”): 20–24 km range, 1 point of warp disruption strength. Disables warp drive, but target can still use Microwarpdrives (MWD).
  • Warp Scrambler (“Scram”): 7–10 km range, 2 points of warp disruption strength. Disables warp drive AND shuts down the target’s Microwarpdrive instantly.
• Stasis Webifiers (“Web”): Reduces target sub-warp velocity by 50% to 60%, making them an easy target for heavy guns.
• Remote Repair: Learn how logistics ships repair fleetmates in combat.

Critical Ship Loss Warnings (Missions 2 & 5)

Ship Sacrifice Warning: Missions 2 & 5

In Soldier of Fortune Mission 2 (“Angel of Mercy”) and Mission 5 (“The Stand”), your ship is scripted to be completely destroyed:

• In Mission 2, you are instructed to fly an electronic warfare frigate directly into a pirate staging bunker. The bunker detonates, vaporizing your ship.
• In Mission 5, you must kill a pirate commander, after which overwhelming pirate reinforcements warp in and annihilate your ship.
• Never fly an expensive or favorite ship into these missions. Fly an empty rookie corvette or the free cheap frigate provided by the agent. Strip all valuable modules into your station hangar before undocking!

The Platinum Insurance Profit Trick

You can turn these mandatory ship losses into a guaranteed profit:

1. Before undocking for Mission 2 or Mission 5, open the station service Insurance.
2. Select your sacrificial frigate and purchase Platinum Insurance.
3. Undock and fly to the mission site.
4. When your ship explodes, CONCORD instantly pays out the full Platinum insurance replacement value.
5. Because the frigate was awarded to you for free, this nets you approximately ~110,000 to ~150,000 ISK of pure profit per explosion!

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Starter Racial Tackle Frigates

Tackle is the most important role in fleet PvP. Fast tackle frigates pin down enemy hostiles so your fleet’s heavy combat ships can destroy them. Here are the four standard rookie tackle doctrines:

Caldari Merlin (Shield Blaster Tackle)

FITTING SIMULATION // MERLIN

Merlin Fast Fleet Tackle ALPHA COMPATIBLE

NBI Merlin TACKLE

EST. MARKET COST: 1.5M ISK

Copy to EVE

High-damage hybrid blaster tackle frigate with medium shield buffer and enduring scram/web combo.

High Slots (2)

• Light Electron Blaster I
• Light Electron Blaster I

Medium Slots (4)

• 5MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
• Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
• Medium Shield Extender I
• X5 Enduring Stasis Webifier

Low Slots (3)

• Nanofiber Internal Structure I
• Nanofiber Internal Structure I
• Damage Control I

Rig Slots (3)

• Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer I
• Small EM Shield Reinforcer I
• Small EM Shield Reinforcer I

Cargo Hold

• Antimatter Charge S ×500
• Nanite Repair Paste ×10

RAW EFT FORMAT (IN-GAME IMPORT STRING)

[Merlin, NBI Merlin TACKLE]
Nanofiber Internal Structure I
Nanofiber Internal Structure I
Damage Control I

5MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
Medium Shield Extender I
X5 Enduring Stasis Webifier

Light Electron Blaster I
Light Electron Blaster I

Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer I
Small EM Shield Reinforcer I
Small EM Shield Reinforcer I

Antimatter Charge S x500
Nanite Repair Paste x10

Minmatar Slasher (High-Speed Dual-Point Tackle)

FITTING SIMULATION // SLASHER

Slasher Fast Scout & Long Point ALPHA COMPATIBLE

NBI Slasher TACKLE

EST. MARKET COST: 1.4M ISK

Copy to EVE

Blistering speed capable of burning 4,000+ m/s to tackle targets with both long point and short scram.

High Slots (2)

• 125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
• 125mm Gatling AutoCannon I

Medium Slots (4)

• Medium Shield Extender I
• 5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
• J5b Enduring Warp Scrambler
• Faint Scoped Warp Disruptor

Low Slots (2)

• Damage Control I
• Signal Amplifier I

Rig Slots (3)

• Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer I
• Small EM Shield Reinforcer I
• Small Ancillary Current Router I

Cargo Hold

• EMP S ×1000
• Nanite Repair Paste ×10

RAW EFT FORMAT (IN-GAME IMPORT STRING)

[Slasher, NBI Slasher TACKLE]
Damage Control I
Signal Amplifier I

Medium Shield Extender I
5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
J5b Enduring Warp Scrambler
Faint Scoped Warp Disruptor

125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I

Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer I
Small EM Shield Reinforcer I
Small Ancillary Current Router I

EMP S x1000
Nanite Repair Paste x10

Amarr Punisher (Heavy Armor Buffer Tackle)

FITTING SIMULATION // PUNISHER

Punisher Heavy Armor Bait Tackle ALPHA COMPATIBLE

Tackle Punisher

EST. MARKET COST: 2.8M ISK

Copy to EVE

Massive 17,995 EHP armor buffer with quad autocannons, designed to hold scrams while soaking immense enemy fire.

High Slots (4)

• 125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
• 125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
• 125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
• 125mm Gatling AutoCannon I

Medium Slots (2)

• Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
• 5MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive

Low Slots (5)

• Damage Control II
• 400mm Crystalline Carbonide Restrained Plates
• 400mm Crystalline Carbonide Restrained Plates
• Multispectrum Coating II
• Multispectrum Coating II

Rig Slots (3)

• Small Trimark Armor Pump I
• Small Trimark Armor Pump I
• Small Trimark Armor Pump I

Cargo Hold

• EMP S ×2800
• Nanite Repair Paste ×25
• Agency 'Overclocker' SB3 Dose I ×1

RAW EFT FORMAT (IN-GAME IMPORT STRING)

[Punisher, Tackle Punisher]
Damage Control II
400mm Crystalline Carbonide Restrained Plates
400mm Crystalline Carbonide Restrained Plates
Multispectrum Coating II
Multispectrum Coating II

Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler
5MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive

125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I

Small Trimark Armor Pump I
Small Trimark Armor Pump I
Small Trimark Armor Pump I

EMP S x2800
Nanite Repair Paste x25
Agency 'Overclocker' SB3 Dose I x1

Gallente Atron (Fast Blaster Tackle)

FITTING SIMULATION // ATRON

Atron Fast Tackle & High DPS ALPHA COMPATIBLE

[HORDE 2023] CC Atron

EST. MARKET COST: 1.8M ISK

Copy to EVE

Super fast interceptor-style frigate clocking over 5,700 m/s with triple blasters for instant close-range tackling.

High Slots (3)

• Light Electron Blaster I
• Light Electron Blaster I
• Light Electron Blaster I

Medium Slots (3)

• 5MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
• Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
• Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler

Low Slots (3)

• Damage Control I
• Type-D Restrained Nanofiber Structure
• Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Rig Slots (3)

• Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
• Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
• Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

Cargo Hold

• Antimatter Charge S ×1000
• Iron Charge S ×1000
• Nanite Repair Paste ×10

RAW EFT FORMAT (IN-GAME IMPORT STRING)

[Atron, [HORDE 2023] CC Atron]
Damage Control I
Type-D Restrained Nanofiber Structure
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

5MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
Faint Epsilon Scoped Warp Scrambler

Light Electron Blaster I
Light Electron Blaster I
Light Electron Blaster I

Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

Antimatter Charge S x1000
Iron Charge S x1000
Nanite Repair Paste x10