# If I buy a blueprint and make an omega ship, can I still fly it?

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**Category:** New Citizens Q&A\
**Created:** [December 9, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-i-buy-a-blueprint-and-make-an-omega-ship-can-i-still-fly-it/340910 "2021-12-09T00:08:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nakka\_Ya\_Jaivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nakka_ya_jaivo/32/300237_2.png) [@Nakka\_Ya\_Jaivo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nakka_Ya_Jaivo)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-i-buy-a-blueprint-and-make-an-omega-ship-can-i-still-fly-it/340910/1 "2021-12-09T00:08:02Z")

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I have an alpha account, and I’m looking into getting into mining, but you need omega to buy a lot of the ORE ships with mining bonuses. Is there any way to build a mining barge and fly it? Or do I have to get omega to use any mining barges?

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**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-i-buy-a-blueprint-and-make-an-omega-ship-can-i-still-fly-it/340910/2 "2021-12-09T00:21:24Z")

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You have to be omega to fly the omega ships. Regardless if you build them or not

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**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/pierre_de_bricassart/32/386093_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Bricassart](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Pierre_de_Bricassart)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-i-buy-a-blueprint-and-make-an-omega-ship-can-i-still-fly-it/340910/3 "2021-12-09T09:19:02Z")

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> [@Nakka\_Ya\_Jaivo](#):
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> do I have to get omega to use any mining barges?

Yes, deliberately.

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**Author:** ![safira\_jomita](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/safira_jomita/32/405219_2.png) [@safira\_jomita](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/safira_jomita)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-i-buy-a-blueprint-and-make-an-omega-ship-can-i-still-fly-it/340910/4 "2021-12-09T09:42:49Z")

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I think you need omega skills to be able to build T2 ships

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/if-i-buy-a-blueprint-and-make-an-omega-ship-can-i-still-fly-it/340910/5 "2022-03-09T09:43:41Z")

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