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Bargain-happy Capsuleers!

Until 13 June, select PLEX packs will contain a sumptuous selection of Emperor Bear SKINs, completely free of charge!

Here’s a list of the select PLEX packs and the SKINs available for each pack:

• 500 Plex + Gila Emperor Bear SKIN
• 1000 Plex + Tengu & Gila Emperor Bear SKINs
• 1500 Plex + Tengu, Gila & Sleipnir SKINs

This promotion is only available until 13 June, so be sure to head to the EVE Store to give some of your favorite ships a fresh lick of paint at no extra cost!

Welcome back to The Beat, Capsuleers!

We are now flying at full speed through the CSM election season and Anger Games 5. In the past two weeks we have seen several candidates going out there and giving interviews on your platforms as well as being interviewed on CCPTV. The first weekend of the Anger Games 5 concluded last weekend and the organizers of Anger Games 5 will return this weekend on CCPTV with another amazing weekend of brawls.

[h2]CSM SEASON VOTING STARTS SOON[/h2]



In the last Beat we talked a little bit about what the CSM is and for this week we will take a closer look at the campaign so far. At the beginning of every candidate’s campaign, we ask them to write a post on the EVE Online Forums. This is not just to introduce themselves as individuals who might not be familiar with them but to also lay out their plans and what they want to focus on during their term. These are now all available for every candidate for anyone to see so if you want to get to know them a little better before deciding on who to vote for then check it out.

Every candidate gets ten minutes on the air over at CCPTV to campaign their cause and we have so far had two evenings of interviews. If you missed them then no need to worry as you can still get the VOD’s. The last round of interviews will be conducted tonight, starting at 18:30 UTC and runs until 01:00 UTC to wrap things up before the voting starts.

Voting for CSM 17 officially begins at 11:00 UTC, Tuesday 7 and runs until 10:59 UTC, 14 June.

There will be a German CSM townhall for German speaking candidates to answer live questions. We will add the information here in German as well.

"Meet and greet LIVE CSM 17 for the German community LIVE at RHP TS3 (ts.respect-honor-passion.de) Every pilot is welcome to ask questions Directly and LIVE (you can’t speak English /no problem for translation host provided)

When : 19:00 UTC, 4 June (21:00 CET) Who are the candidates :



Everyone is invited, videos and LIVE recordings are expressly permitted. We look forward to offering that again this year. if you have any questions in advance, please contact the RHP discord."

[h2]Anger Games - Weekend 2[/h2]



One weekend down, two to go! The next round starts with the Winners Bracket Round 3 & Losers Bracket Round 2 and will begin at 17:00 UTC tomorrow (Saturday).

Jin’taan made a great highlight video from the first weekend which shows some of the top plays that were pulled off, enjoy!

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[h2]EVE NOLA 10 - 12 June[/h2]

Down in Louisiana USA, this next weekend the New Orleans player meet will be taking place. If you’re interested in fleeting up and your close by then hop on to the event Discord and chat with the fine folks there for more details on where to go to meet up!

[h2]Partner Spotlight[/h2]

[h3]Rixx Javix[/h3]


Writer and in- and out of game event organizer, Low Sec pirate lord and long may we go on. In game he leads the A Band Apart alliance and is the CEO of the Stay Frosty corporation. You might know them for being the hosts and organizers of the Stay Frosty Frigate Free for All. He also holds out a blog website called EVEOGANDA where you will find great articles on all things EVE. Later in the summer, 23 July to be exact, Rixx is organizing Steel City V, a player meet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If you are interested in meeting great EVE people then check that out.

Rixx Javix is not only a dedicated EVE Online player and writer but also an artist. We encourage you to take a look at his portfolio for some fantastic creations from EVE.



Lastly you can find him posting on his Twitter regularly on updates on everything mentioned above.

[h3]Astherothi (Bonus!)[/h3]

We featured Ashterothi in a previous Community Beat back in November but we still want to give him a quick shoutout again for his hard work during the CSM election campaign. Ashterothi has been conducting interviews which are all over an hour and he has offered to do this for every candidate for this year’s CSM election.

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If you’re out there looking for more ways to get to know your candidates, then this is an excellent place to check it out.

Assiduous Capsuleers,

Multiple Character Training (MCT) has been refurbished fresh for 2022. An MCT is a convenient way for you to train an alternative character without losing time on your main and without the hassle of a second account!

When you purchase Multiple Character Training through the EVE Store, you'll receive a certificate that will enable an additional character on that account to train at the same time! This means less time juggling accounts, and training queues, and an easy way to start training the alternative character that you’ve always planned to make.

With these new updates to MCT, you are able to purchase packs of MCT in 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, or 24 increments, just like with Omega! This adds more convenience and eliminates the worry about when your training expires. Note that MCT binds to your account and cannot be traded on the market in EVE.

Not sure what kind of alternative character to train? Create a neutral hauler or scout, build the perfect dread pilot, or maybe even a dedicated industry, and market character. The number of possibilities for your alternative character are as massive as New Eden itself. Start training a new character today with MCT!

Get MCT

As part of setting EVE up forever, we remain committed to delivering continual improvements that make EVE the most beautiful and immersive sci-fi game. Some of those changes are now available on the Singularity test server, while others will be added over the next few weeks.

[h3]Get lost in the sensory experience[/h3]

Several visual and audio updates are available to experience on Sisi, including high-resolution nebulas, improvements to cloud visuals and audio in certain areas of space. Engine sounds are also getting an update and rebalance, in particular for other ships than your own. Additionally, an update to texture compression and packing will enable you to experience every asset in the game - including these updated elements - with higher visual fidelity than ever before, and with minimal impact on client performance.

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[h3]Laying the technical foundations[/h3]

Furthermore, in preparation for enabling DirectX12 we are planning mass test next week. DirectX 12 is key to modernizing EVE and laying the foundations for the third decade and is a crucial part of the narrative journey that lies ahead in New Eden.

[h3]A fresh new look for Career Agents[/h3]

After their first introduction to New Eden, many Capsuleers engage with Career Agents to help get their bearings. The first phase of the Career Agent update is still underway but will introduce a visual overhaul of all dungeons and environments to make them more visually stimulating and modern. In addition, the Enforcer Career Agent will introduce guidance highlights and tooltips to aid new players, as well as a whole new and modern look for the agent conversation window when using Photon UI. Furthermore you will see the local text messages and other pop-ups move to the transmission window.



We are taking the Nodegraph editor, originally built for the AIR NPE, and co-opting this technology for missions and dungeons, beginning with Career Agent missions. This will enable more interactive experiences and build up a library of actions and events which will ultimately lead to faster development of new content and experiences. A bright future of scripted and flexible experiences awaits!

Learnings from this first phase will inform the next steps in the modernization of EVE’s agents.

[h3]Great things sometimes come in small packages[/h3]

On our path to modernize the EVE experience, the new Photon UI focuses on improving and modernizing the UI so that it is easy to grasp, even if it remains hard to master. Taking player feedback into account, you can now test out Compact Mode for select windows on Singularity. We prioritized those windows where information density is important, such as the overview, D-Scan, Chat and Fleet windows, People & Places, and more.



To enable Compact Mode, click on the "More" button adjacent to the “Close” button in the upper right-hand corner of the active window. From here, select the Compact Mode option from the drop-down menu that appears.

Make sure to enable Photon UI in the feature preview system on Singularity and provide your feedback on Compact Mode.

Furious Capsuleers,

With the return of the Anger Games now underway, the next round of Abyssal Proving Grounds action is dedicated to the beloved community-run tournament.What does that mean? This time 1V1 cruiser combat comes with a hot-headed twist. All ships that enter this Proving Ground clash will receive a special bonus that doubles the benefits gained from overheating the following module groups:

• Tackle Modules
• Propulsion Modules
• Repair Modules
• Resistance Modules
• Energy Warfare ModulesTurrets
• Launchers

That means you can expect furiously intense, dramatic action throughout the one day this 1V1 event, which takes place on 4 June exclusively.

The 1V1 is open to Omen, Caracal, Thorax, Stabber, Maller, Moa, Vexor, and Rupture hulls. Those preparing to enter should also know that sensor dampeners, weapon disruptors, shield boost amplifiers, shield rechargers, shield power relays, shield flux coils, and core defence field purgers are all banned for this special.

Pilots that join this event will also be restricted to Meta 4 modules, with their ships limited to a maximum of one local repair module fitted (shield or armor).

To get involved with the Angry Games Abyssal Proving Grounds event, grab those Proving Filaments and get yourself to the Proving Grounds on 4 June. And, as ever, the Proving Grounds leaderboards will allow you to track Capsuleer performance through the event.

Want to watch all the main Anger Games five action? Keep up with the full schedule here, and watch live on CCP TVfrom now to 12 June!