AIR Academy Ships

The new AIR Academy Ships service is now available at stations throughout Exordium. These AIR Academy Ships are free, pre-fitted ships designed to help new capsuleers experiment with different ships, weapons and activities without needing to have already mastered the ship fitting system. Similarly the Academy Equipment does not require Skills to be trained in order to operate them, however any Skills already trained will apply their bonuses to these modules

In order to claim their AIR Academy ship, Players will need to have completed (or Skipped) the tutorial and be docked in any Station in Exordium Space. Under the Station Services, you will find the AIR Academy Ships button.

Available Academy Ships

The AIR Academy Ships selection contains different ships, and each ship fitting has been designed to introduce the weapons, defenses, ranges and playstyle associated with its faction and role.

Academy Ships from each faction are available regardless of the character’s own faction.

Players can find the AIR Academy ships under the Ship Tree, by selecting the 'AIR Academy Ships' button.

Similarly, each Faction's Academy Ships will be highlighted under their respective Tree, highlighted with the AIR Academy Logo.

Claiming and Switching Ships

Players can have one Academy Ship at a time. Claiming a new Academy Ship removes the previous ship and its supplied Academy equipment from the player's inventory.

Player-added cargo and any standard equipment will be returned to the player’s inventory upon switching Academy Ships.

Fitting Academy Ships

• Academy Ships can use both Academy and standard equipment.
• Academy modules can only be fitted to Academy Ships.
• Academy ammunition can only be loaded into Academy modules.
• Academy drones can only be used by Academy Ships.
• Skills that improve standard ships and equipment also improve their Academy versions

Operation Restrictions

• Academy Ships can only operate in Exordium and the Abyss.
• They cannot leave Exordium through the Yulai stargate or Shipcaster routes out of Exordium.
• Outside Exordium and the Abyss, Academy Ships cannot undock or warp.
• Players cannot eject from Academy Ships.
• Blocked travel displays an explanation and an option to purchase the equivalent standard ship and fitting.

Economy Restrictions

• Academy Ships, modules, and charges cannot be traded or reprocessed.
• Academy Ships and modules cannot be repackaged. (CITATION NEEDED!)
• Academy Ships cannot be stored in ship maintenance bays, ship cargo holds, or containers.
• Academy Ship wrecks do not provide salvage.