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Devoted Capsuleers,

Now is the perfect time to top up on some Omega, with 15% off both 1 month and 12 month’s supply at the New Eden Store. The deal lasts until 11:00 UTC on 6 March, so don’t miss out!

Omega already offers remarkable value, letting you unlock access to advanced skills, as well as double skill training speed, the full contracts system of trading, and more. Omega pilots also get to pilot a wide range of many of EVE’s most popular and powerful ships. Add a 15% discount, and you’re getting some of the best value seen across the star cluster.

Meanwhile, if you’re a new player, Omega provides a kickstart to your early journey into New Eden, giving you a chance to taste the full EVE experience. And with the update to the New Player Experience adding a mysterious mining adventure on 8 March, there’s never been a better time to begin your EVE adventure. The new mining expedition provides a story-driven introduction to all things mining, letting you taste the life of an industrialist in New Eden. And as any miner will tell you, Omega lets you get the most out of a life in industry!

Finally, in case you weren’t aware, the coming update is part of the ongoing Road to Fanfest. There’s a lot going on in New Eden in the coming days and weeks, and Omega will let you make the most of everything underway.

Dueling Capsuleers!

The 50th Abyssal Proving Grounds event is nearly upon us! To celebrate this milestone, you’ll be able to get stuck into a classic 1v1 battleship brawl for 48 hours, from 26-28 February. What better way to celebrate Friendship Week, after all!

As with all Proving Grounds, you can expect a few twists to keep you on your toes when it comes to fitting your ships!

All Tech I battleships qualify for the encounter, but the following items are banned:

• Sensor Dampeners
• Weapon Disruptors
• Shield Boost Amplifiers
• Shield Rechargers
• Shield Power Relays
• Shield Flux Coils
• Core Defense Field Purger Rigs
• Core Defense Capacitor Safeguard Rigs
• Core Defense Operational Solidifier Rigs
• Auxiliary Nano Pump Rigs
• Nanobot Accelerator Rigs

In addition, modules are limited to Meta 5, and Tech II rigs are also banned. Ships can only fit a maximum of one Local Repair Module (Shield or Armor).

While in the arena you’ll also enjoy a 100% bonus to all overheating benefits, with the exception of EWAR.

Get your thinking caps on, polish your ship fits, and get ready to go one on one for leaderboard glory!

Spacefaring friends,

The best ship in New Eden is friendship! It’s there when we fly side-by-side, when we explore distant pockets of space together, and even when we dance among the stars unloading firepower into each other’s hulls.

To celebrate all the friendships made in EVE Online – and to inspire a few new ones - Friendship Week is back! It’s that time of year when we come together with our closest fellow pilots, reconnect with friends we’ve not seen in some time, and celebrate the amazing community spirit we’ve built together.

Running from now until 3 March, Friendship Week connects players across the globe and spotlights the community of pilots that have been the beating heart of EVE Online since its debut nearly 19 years ago. That means you can expect live streams, special offers, and more, all with a view to recognizing the friendships, bonds, and allegiances that make EVE what it is.

[h3]WARP TO CCPTV[/h3]

During Friendship Week, CCPTV will be packed with streams and celebrations, playing host to some of our most fun and engaging content creators. So, tune in throughout the week to enjoy some EVE and hang out with space friends in chat!

Keep an eye on CCPTV for more, and be sure to tune in on 26 Feb in particular. This Saturday will feature 12 hours of back-to-back streams from 11:30 UTC, hosted by EVE streamers Gustav Mannfred, Torvald Uruz, and The Oz.

While watching streams on the official CCPTV channel you can accumulate CCP Loyalty Points which can be traded in on Twitch for free GalNet StreamCast SKINs.



[h3]DEV CARAVAN[/h3]

Make sure you tune in on Tuesday 1 March from 16:00 UTC as well for the Friendship Week dev roam where CCP, GMs, and ISDs will be led around New Eden by famous Initiative FC and streamer Pandoralica!

You can watch us get blown up on stream or come looking for us as we make our way around New Eden. We might even have some goodies in the cargo for whoever is lucky enough to bust those piñatas!



[h3]FLEET UP![/h3]

Ultimately, Friendship Week is all about you and your fellow pilots. It’s an opportunity to share memories of the bonds that have been built in EVE, while giving each of us a chance to connect with those in the community we’re yet to spend time with.

If you’re yet to find friends among the stars, check out EVE Academy’s video on how to find a corp in EVE! Keep an eye on EVE’s social channels for more – and to keep up to date on Friendship Week challenges and contests.

Additionally, now that we’re officially on the Road to Fanfest, Friendship Week provides a chance to connect with your EVE buddies before we meet for real in Reykjavik - at the first in-person Fanfest in close to four years!



[h3]SPECIAL OFFERS[/h3]

Throughout the celebrations you’ll also be able to grab some of New Eden’s most popular packs at up to 50% off, giving you a chance to top up on Omega, SKINs, Skill Points, apparel, and more. Whether you’re doing PvE in Perimeter, practicing kiting in Poitot (the only named system in Syndicate), or you’re after something a bit different, you’ll find a discounted pack to meet your needs - available at their Friendship Week price from 24 - 28 February.



Throughout the celebrations you’ll also be able to grab one of New Eden’s most popular packs – the Soldier of Fortune pack - with 30% off its regular price. The Soldier of Fortune pack lets you top up on Omega, PLEX, Skill Points, SKINs, pilot apparel, and more. The pack will be available at this special Friendship Week price from 24-28 February.

Academic Capsuleers,

A new tutorial has been added to EVE Academy! This video focuses on basic production, blueprints, and manufacturing as a part of the Industrialist path. You can find the video below or over on the EVE Academy site itself.

EVE Academy is your guide to New Eden - 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 you decide who you want to be. Pick from Explorer, Industrialist, Enforcer (PvE) or Soldier of Fortune (PvP) to get skill plans, beginner ship fittings, and curated links to resources created by the EVE Online community.

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Blueprints come in two variants, originals and their copies. Many of the Tech 1 (basic technology) blueprint originals can be purchased on the market from NPC sell orders depending on the region you are in. The blueprint window will then show you the materials required and the time that it will take to create that specific item.

You can start this process by placing the blueprint into the Industry window and selecting one of several jobs: manufacturing will create the item if you have the materials, copying will produce a limited copy for invention or production elsewhere, and research will either reduce the manufacturing time (Time Efficiency) or lower the amount of materials required (Material Efficiency). These science and manufacturing jobs will, however, take up build slots, limiting the number of jobs that a Capsuleer can have running at once.

• EVE Academy, Industrialist

New content is always being added to the Academy so be sure to check back regularly to get the latest new videos to help you excel in EVE Online!

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New Capsuleers are a vital part of life in New Eden. As part of the ongoing efforts to improve the New Player Experience we launched a revamped version of the NPE program back in September, and it’s about to receive a further update!

Upon starting EVE, new players experience a story-driven adventure, in which they attempt to identify the attacker who disrupted their Capsuleer training program. In this latest update, a new chapter of the story draws new players towards a mysterious mining site, where they’ll learn the basics of mining, and discover the economic opportunities that underpin life in New Eden.



By engaging with this adventure, players will learn essential skills to help them earn an income, become more invested in the world of EVE Online, and feel excited to embark upon their journey through the stars. You can test these work-in-progress changes yourself on Singularity and enjoy the live experience on Tranquility from 8 March.

[h2]Solving A Mystery While Making Some Money[/h2]

The new AIR NPE has received a warm response from the community since it launched back in September. As part of our ongoing commitment to building a high-quality, story-driven introduction to EVE Online, we decided to add this new industrial chapter, as well as polish the existing experience further.

First up, the longer station stops which can often be overwhelming to new players. Frequent drop-out points have now been broken up into shorter, and more meaningful engagements, where players will learn how to train skills and fit ships for a purpose more closely related to the adventure and goals ahead of them.

We also want to ground players in the economics of EVE and provide a foundation of knowledge to help them make a living in EVE. This story teaches them how to gather resources through mining, and loot items in space. As every Capsuleer knows, trading on the market is also an essential skill! Thus, the new player is introduced to the concept of selling their gains for ISK and learning how the wallet works in the process.



Everyone needs a good friend to help them along the way, of course. Elias Peltonnen will be your companion throughout this mining adventure, along with your trusty A.I. companion AURA. As you begin your mining expedition in a beautiful, undisclosed location, mysterious events will begin to unfold that you’ll need to investigate. Perhaps some critical clues relating to the wider story are hidden here amongst the space rocks?

With the player now excited about the mining skills they’ve mastered, we point them to the resource tab in the Agency. From here, players are introduced to some of the other opportunities that can help them shape their future as Capsuleers in New Eden.

[h2]Helping Players To Help Themselves[/h2]

EVE holds a deeper promise for immersion, character building, adventure-shaping and community-building than most other games and online communities. But getting to a point where you can appreciate that, and really feel like you can take on the world is no small task to deliver.

A guiding principle for the new AIR NPE has been to offer an enjoyable, mystery-driven space adventure that prepares pilots for a deeply immersive world with endless possibilities. We aim to strengthen player agency and build up the toolset of the player in an organized manner that never overwhelms. At the same time, we strive to slowly reveal the many and diverse opportunities that exist in New Eden beyond this story.



After concluding the mining adventure, the typical new player will have enjoyed an hour of story-driven content. At the same time, they’ll have gained some key fundamental skills to help them survive - and even thrive - in our grand Space Opera.

[h2]Share Your Feedback[/h2]

The new mining adventure is now available Singularity! To explore the content as it’s intended, you’ll need to put yourself in the shoes of a new player by creating a new character and playing through the tutorial. To share your feedback, join the player discussion in the official thread on EVE Online forums.

[h2]Exploring The Future Of The NPE[/h2]

We’re already hard at work on the next chapter that will follow on from this new mining adventure! Having laid the groundwork for players to understand basic combat, navigation, mining, looting, fitting and skills, we want to turn to the most requested content, according to new player surveys: Space Exploration!

We’ve spent quite some time asking our players what excites them most about EVE when they first begin playing. An exploration adventure is at the top of the list, and so pre-production work has already begun! Exciting high-level art, story and design elements are already in development, and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store to really launch our New Player Experience to the stars…