EVE Online News

Academic Capsuleers,

A new resource has been launched to enhance the new player experience in EVE!
EVE Academy is a website aimed at giving new EVE Online players the best start by providing a tailored learning experience. It provides a wealth of information designed to help new players decide who they want to be in New Eden.

In EVE Academy you will find links to four career paths representing some of the high-level objectives and gameplay styles to aim for as an Explorer, Industrialist, Enforcer (PvE) or Soldier of Fortune (PvP). Within each path you'll get skill plans, beginner ship fitting examples, and curated links to resources created by the EVE Online community. There’s much more to check out so head over and see how the Academy can help you excel at anything in EVE Online.

The site is currently in beta with a baseline of content already available which will be expanded upon over the coming months. Post-launch, the Academy will also be updated with the latest new player relevant information as new features are added to EVE Online. This site is a part of the ongoing effort of welcoming and helping new players find their footing in EVE Online.

EVE Academy was developed in collaboration with players and will improve with input from the EVE community. You can suggest resources, generic and career specific, as well as provide feedback on EVE Academy either directly on the page, or in the forum thread in the EVE Forums.

Find Out More!

Ambient Capsuleers!

More sounds of the system have just become available via Spotify, courtesy of CCP Oldboy (Baldur Baldursson).

The 20 atmospheric tracks of this fourth EVE Online release will give you that spaced-out Capsule ambience no matter where you are, leaving you blissfully sailing amidst in the black

“The emotional soundscape of EVE deepens pilot’s immersion, allowing them to lose themselves in the wonders of space,” said CCP Oldboy. “The construct of these compositions varies from tonally rich tracks to pure ambient textures, giving focus to the world that is shaped by the players that inhabit it."

You can find Oldboy’s latest to stream on Spotify here.

Curious Capsuleers,

It’s that wonderful time of year - CSM season is well underway! We received many great applications for CSM 16 and we’re making the final preparations to announce your amazing and talented CSM 16 candidates.

Tomorrow, Thursday May 20 at 18:00 UTC we will officially introduce you to the candidates LIVE on CCPTV. While this will be the first meeting of the CSM Candidates, worry not – there will be many opportunities to learn more about the CSM 16 candidates during the campaigning period (20 May – 4 June), both on CCPTV and through several prominent EVE media sources.

The CSM is an incredibly valuable resource for us here at CCP, and we can’t wait to take these first steps with you toward CSM 16.

See you there!

Style-conscious Capsuleers,

A stunning new set of Supercarrier SKINs have just been added to the New Eden Store, and are now available for purchase.

The Ultraviolence Vortex SKIN is compatible with four Empire Supercarriers at the following PLEX price:

• Aeon - 390 PLEX
  
• Wyvern - 390 PLEX
  
• Nyx - 390 PLEX
  
• Hel - 390 PLEX
  

Be sure to check out the new SKINs, and if you like what you see, make a visit to the New Eden Store next time you enter EVE Online!

Tactical Capsuleers,

An update that changes nullification and warp core stabilizer gameplay is now live, granting pilots of selected ships new tactical options.

The updates have ultimately been implemented to bring gameplay depth and subtlety to the use of nullification and warp core stabilizers, ensuring they serve a more meaningful role across EVE Online and its community.

Nullification and warp core stabilizers now stand as active modules with a very short activation time and a substantial cooldown between uses. That means select ships can now use them tactically, rather than limited ships being able to take advantage of nullification and warp core stabilizers.

The following ship classes are compatible with the new modules: Interceptors, Blockade Runners, Deep Space Transports, Tech I Industrials, Covert Ops Frigates, Luxury Yachts, and Strategic Cruisers.

This will work as follows:

[h3]Warp Nullification Module[/h3]
- Interceptors, yachts, and nullification subsystems now have passive nullification removed.
- Interceptors, yachts, and nullification subsystems have received a new role bonus: 80% reduced target range penalty and reactivation delay for interdiction nullification modules.
- Interceptors, yachts, and nullification subsystems have now received a new role bonus: 100% increased duration for interdiction nullification modules.
- Passive nullification has been added to all shuttles.
- New blueprints, seeding, and manufacturing data have been added for the new modules.

[h3]Warp Core Stabilizers[/h3]
Warp core stabilizers have been converted to an activated module. Penalties to ship performance remain as a passive effect, and only warp strength is improved when activated.

Warp core stabilizers now carry the following similar statistics:
- Warp Core Stabilizer I
- Activation cost: 80 Gj
- Active Duration: 10 seconds
- Reactivation Delay: 150 seconds
- Maximum number able to be fitted: 1
- Warp Scramble Strength: -2
- Targeting range reduction: -40%
- Scan resolution reduction: -40%
- Drone Bandwidth Penalty: -50%

Can be activated whilst under the effect of a stargate cloak.

Be sure to get a feel for how the updated gameplay will let you be a more tactical pilot in your next trip to New Eden!