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Dialectic Demolition in the Proving Grounds!


Ceaseless Kybernauts,

Celebrate the second anniversary of Pochven’s formation with a factionally festive Abyssal Proving Ground event, facing off in single combat against your fellow pilots in an ever-upward clash aboard Svarog Clade’s fierce Kikimora!

This special event begins at 11:00 UTC on 15 October and will run for exactly one day, concluding at 11:00 UTC on 16 October.
[h3]The ruleset is as follows:[/h3]

  • Only the Kikimora may enter – show your strength on even ground!

  • Pilots receive 10m ISK for every match where they deal at least 2000 damage

  • Turret and missile damage is increased by 50%

  • All ships gain +500 shield, armor, and hull HP

  • 100% bonus to the benefits of overheating tackle, propulsion, repair, resistance, and energy warfare modules, as well as turrets and missile launchers

  • Shield rechargers, boost amplifiers, power relays, and flux coils, core defense field purgers, sensor dampeners, and weapon disruptors cannot be fitted

  • Ships entering this arena may fit a maximum of one local repair module

  • Modules are restricted to meta level 5 and below

Glorification and gore go hand-in-hand in this facet of the Triglavian philosophy of Proving, and no one is better-equipped to make the most of both than the Kybernauts and Capsuleers of New Eden; so fit your Kikimoras, grab your event filaments (available in Abyssal Deadspace caches, in Triglavian wrecks in Pochven, or on the in-game market), and celebrate Totality Day in true Triglavian fashion!

EVE Evolved

Upstanding capsuleers,

The sweeping changes detailed previously in EVE Evolved – Performance is Primary are now live on Tranquility! We announced some of these features during this year’s Fanfest, and are excited for you to get your hands on them in this update.

This all comes as part of our EVE Evolved initiative where we strive to bring cutting-edge visual and technical capabilities to New Eden. Log into EVE today to experience smoother performance both for your eyes and your ears, supported by the clean and modern Photon UI!

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[h2]A NEW ERA FOR SOUND[/h2]

With immediate effect, the new sound prioritization system has been enabled in EVE, bringing the soundscape of New Eden’s battles to life with new levels of detail and clarity. The client will no longer try to play all sounds at once; instead, only the most important or relevant sound effects will grace your ears. While it might seem like a minor change, everyone should experience significant CPU usage improvement in busy scenes better showcasing EVE’s beautiful sounds of destruction.

Beyond the performance lift, the sound prioritization system doesn’t just take immersion to new levels; you’ll also be able to hear and understand the battlefield soundscape more clearly, giving you a better sense of the conflict evolving around you. Read all about it in the recent Sound Prioritization Dev Blog!



[h2]SUPREME SMOOTHNESS WITHOUT SACRIFICE[/h2]

Those of you with AMD FreeSync™ or NVIDIA® G-SYNC® monitors and GPUs are in for a treat, too, as the technology has now been enabled in EVE Online. By leveraging a Variable Refresh Rate, EVE will now be able to offer supreme smoothness at a level previously not possible when vertical synchronisation alone was enabled. Best of all, this comes without any performance impact at all. If you’re interested in the tech then check out the AMD FreeSync™ Dev Blog.



[h2]A UI EVOLUTION[/h2]

To complete this beautiful trifecta of improvements, Photon UI has been further modernized, now introduced as an opt-out Beta! The Neocom has now undergone a makeover, matching the modernity of Photon and improving legibility overall. This comes alongside an update to the notifications, replacing red dots with a more subtle highlight, and an enhanced compact mode giving you more control over how you view your inventory.

Photon UI is now an opt-out feature for all users, meaning that it will be exposed to more players than ever before. This vital step will help us collect data on what works and what doesn’t even faster, meaning that Photon UI can be further improved. You can still opt out for now, but please do share your reasoning for doing so on the EVE forums to help everyone!



[h2]COMING SOON TO A SOLAR SYSTEM NEAR YOU![/h2]

In our Uprising expansion this November, we’ll be delivering more EVE Evolved features which will allow you to experience new heights of audio and visual fidelity, along with improved performance.


  • Better Turret Audio
    • Experience battlefield clarity with refined audio and less sonic pollution

  • New Faction Warfare Music
    • Lose yourself to the new soundtracks as you go deeper into the FW sites

  • AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 1.0
    • This upscaling technology helps boost your framerate in EVE by balancing image quality and render speed for a smoother experience

  • Ambient Occlusion
    • Improved shading and rendering techniques will power visual upgrades to all Upwell Hangars

  • Object Instancing
    • This technology empowers our artists to incorporate more detail in a scene than ever before with minimal impact on performance. It will first become available with Upwell Hangars in the Uprising expansion!
And that’s not all for EVE Evolved! We’ll have more to share in the months to come, such as:

  • Doppler Shift
    • The Doppler effect enhances the audible sense of movement between objects, giving you a more immersive space flight

  • Multithreaded Rendering
    • Increased performance by allocating the rendering workload across multiple CPU cores

  • Improved Shadows
    • Adding realism and beauty, improved shadows will increase the visceral experience of your New Eden journey

[h2]LEAD UP TO UPRISING[/h2]



In the weeks to come, you can also expect to see additional quality of life improvements making their way to New Eden including a series of updates live today that will help you move your forces across space much easier and more smoothly than before!

The significant Ship Maintenance Array Update eases restrictions on what items can be added to your Capital Ship Maintenance Bay, allowing you to move ships with refits without restriction.

There is also a reduction in volume of all Battleships bringing high volume ships down to 470,000 m3 allowing better space management for capitals. The Uprising expansion is just around the corner and we can’t wait to see what you’ll get up to following this exciting narrative driven expansion!

Every one of these improvements – and EVE Evolved more broadly – are part of ‘EVE Forever’; a mantra and mindset that guides the journey to continually push and evolve EVE far into the future.

Community Beat for 7 October

Community-minded capsuleers!

Welcome to the Community Beat where we shine a spotlight on some interesting things that have emerged from the player base in the last couple of weeks. There are some in-game events to participate in, some cool player-created art, and some awesome third-party tools. Let’s gooooo!

[h2]🔺 Totality Day 🔺[/h2]

October 13 is Totality Day which marks the anniversary of the creation of the Pochven region and the conclusion of the Triglavian Invasion. Triglavian-aligned capsuleers - known as Kybernauts - celebrate this anniversary with a series of events starting on October 9. Check out this forum thread for information on the events.

Poster by Celltear

The force of capsuleers opposing the invasion who support EDENCOM also commemorate this occasion, albeit more solemnly. They are planning to hold events for their community and you can find out more about what they're organizing here.

[h2]Lego Sarum Magnate[/h2]

There’s been a lot of really amazing Lego content coming out of the community this year (especially around the time of Battle of the Bricks) but this most recent offering from timen_lover over on the EVE subreddit has blown us away.



The amount of detail on the hull and creative ways timen has added the characteristic Amarr embellishments plus the choice of the Sarum SKIN is 😙👌

Click on the image above or here to see the full album of Sarum Magnate renders on Flickr.

[h2]Spectre Fleet: Ahbazon Defence Force[/h2]

This very cool video by Samara Mikakka landed in our inbox this week.

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We reached out to Spectre Fleet leader Virion Stoneshard for some background:

"With the recent destruction of citadels (and content) in Tama, we started doing more in Ahbazon; poking the locals for fights, putting our own fleets in system, et cetera. At some point I threw an Astrahus in there and that sparked a chain of citadel fights, starting with us kicking White Sky, No Forks and groups like Thunder and Sword out. Eventually, I bought out the Dock Workers Fortizar in system and later Nisuwa Cartel made a full on declaration of war on Spectre Fleet, which the last few fights have been centered around."


Spectre Fleet is one of EVE's oldest and most respected (and feared!) NPSI groups. They welcome participation from members of the space-faring public. If you'd like to be involved in action like that shown in the video you can check out the schedule of upcoming fleets here. You can also find them on Discord and in-game by joining the SF Spectre Fleet chat channel!

[h2]ATXVIII Trials Weekend 1 Complete[/h2]

Over the weekend of 1 - 2 October, the 18th Alliance Tournament officially got underway with the commencement of the Trials Tournament. The Trials started with 35 teams in the mix and the result will determine which seven will earn their spot in the ATXVIII main tournament in November.



This weekend there will be two more days of digital space pugilism over on CCP TV starting at 15:00 UTC on Saturday and resuming at 16:40 UTC on Sunday. Tune in for all the explosions as the Trials conclude and find out which teams will be carrying on!

[h2]EVE Pandora Faction Campaigns[/h2]

We've given a few shout-outs to EVE Pandora and its creator DeT Resprox a few times in the Community Beat but we thought this latest campaign made it worth mentioning again.

A new campaign called On the Offensive created by Pol Macsliebh has reportedly spurred a significant increase in offensive activity by Tribal Liberation Force pilots and has led to a sharp rise in the number of faction warfare systems held by the Minmatar in the last week.



EVE Pandora allows players to create their own unique campaigns and set objectives for other players to perform as well as offer rewards for completing tasks - essentially you can become a mission agent!

[h2]Hail to the King[/h2]

If game music videos are your jam then you'll probably dig this one edited by capsuleer Swagger Olacar which mashes up some vision from EVE Online's most iconic trailers with the song Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold. 🤘

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[h2]EVE Vegas[/h2]



Get hype - EVE Vegas 2022 is only 2 weeks away! Grab your ticket from Eventbrite for what will be the biggest player-run EVE gathering this year! Travelling all the way from Iceland to meet and chat with players at the event will be CCP Swift, CCP Spider, and CCP Antiquarian.

[h2]EVE Vienna[/h2]

Last but not least, EVE Vienna is also just around the corner taking place on October 15. Tickets are free but if you plan to attend you should register so the organizers can keep track of numbers.

Starter Packs Sale

Ambitious capsuleers,

New & veteran players alike can grab the Starter, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum packs at up to 50% discounts, from 7 to 11 October. Treat yourself to a variety of Omega Time, PLEX, Skill Points, Ship SKINs, and apparel.

With each Starter Pack available to purchase only once per account, and EVE’s UPRISING expansion coming next month, now is the perfect time to warp to the EVE Store and prepare for the future frontiers of New Eden!

New Omega options in the New Eden Store!

Economical Capsuleers,

The New Eden Store now offers a wider range of Omega than ever before, allowing you to get Omega for less PLEX.

As well as the existing 1-month and 12-month Omega packs already available, pilots that swing by the New Eden Store will now find 3, 6 and 24-month options. To account for the new Omega amounts, the PLEX pricing of Omega has been adjusted.



The introduction of the new Omega options and the new pricing means a wider range of per-month savings are available. In short, the more you spend in PLEX, the more you save off the full monthly cost of Omega. The discounts are as follows:

1-month: Full price

3-month: 20% off the full monthly cost of Omega

6-month: 30% off the full monthly cost of Omega

12-month: 40% off the full monthly cost of Omega

24-month: 45% off the full monthly cost of Omega

Upgrading to Omega lets you unlock your full potential through new skills, faster training, and access to 350+ ships. So, make sure that next time you play EVE Online, you check out what the New Eden Store has to offer!