First, head to a major trade hub (like Jita) for a wide variety of ships and modules.
On the left side of your screen, click on the Ship Fitting icon (or ctrl+f) to start.
At the window, on Hulls & Fits menu, filter the fittings by choosing Community Fittings. These are helpful for new players, because fitting may be very complex at first, but you will get it after some time playing EVE.
Find the type of ship you want to fit. For beginners, I would recommend a basic frigate (logistics or combat ships, useful in warfare) or hauler (cargo ship, good for transports), depending on your role in the game.
You need to check for not overloading the CPU or power grid, even on Community Fittings (it’s rare, but I’ve seen it happen). Look for flashing bars, that indicates you don’t have enough power or CPU to run that ship.
Check your current skills too, to ensure all the modules in the fit can be used on your ship.
Right-click the fitting and select Buy All. The cost of all the required items, including the ship you want to buy, is then shown on a window, where you can now click on Buy.
After purchasing, click the ship in your inventory to unpack it, to then fit modules.
Now, right-click on the Community Fitting you choose again and select Fit to Active Ship, or just click Fit Ship in the interface so all the purchased modules will automatically equip.
Once fitted, your ship is ready for action!
And now remember:
Ensure you have a balance of offense (weapons), defense (shield or armor), and utility modules.
Community Fittings are tried-and-tested setups that can help you avoid mistakes early on and to decide how to fit your ship. So… stick to them!!!
As I said, always check that you’re not overloading your ship’s power grid or CPU, as it will prevent you from equipping modules.
And the MOST important thing: do it after some research, to now what role/career fits… you! You are the commander, and there’s no ship better than another if you don’t know what kind of commander you want to be.
