Losing a ship is an inevitable part of EVE, so you should be ready for it. On its demise you will survive the explosion aboard an

emergency capsule (also named "pod") protecting your fragile self from the harshness of space.

While NPCs do not attack a capsule, other players will, and having it destroyed means death of your current body. When that happens you will

always wake up in a new clone located inside a medical station. This process is commonly refered as being "pod-killed".

Keeping your clone up-to-date remains an utmost necessity. Each clone has a certain quality which includes a maximum number of skill points.

If your clone does not entirely cover your character skill point pool, you will lose 5% of the difference between the clone you had during

the pod-kill and the skill points trained.

Open the station medical service now.

After each podding, you will have to upgrade your clone to your current skill point value or higher. Press the upgrade clone button and

select from the list the most suitable clone for you.

You can also change the location of your medical clone by selecting change station.

Note: always make sure the selected station is not going to fall into enemy hands if located in unsecured space, otherwise you may be locked

out of useful station services when waking up in your new clone.

Once your clone has been upgraded, you can head safely into battle without fear of losing skill points; just remember to repeat these steps should

you be pod-killed again.

Please refer to the following EVElopedia article for more information about skills.

Clicking done now will close this window. To open it again, press F12, select the tutorials tab, expand the </yellow>your

first days</yellow> folder, then choose the medical clones option inside.