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EVE Academy – Wormhole Basics
A new tutorial has been added to EVE Academy! This video focuses on getting started with wormhole exploration as a part of the Explorer 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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Wormholes are a very different kind of Cosmic Signature that you could scan down in any system. Such a wormhole might lead to anywhere else in the universe including High, Low, and Null Security space - you only need to jump through to find out where it goes. Some wormholes will even lead outside the known universe to wormhole space, a loose collection of hostile systems organized into six classes of increasing difficulty from Class 1 to Class 6 (C1-C6). These systems may be home to the extremely dangerous Sleepers, but they can be extremely lucrative for a Capsuleer willing to brave the darkness. - EVE Academy, Explorer
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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30% Off SKINs in the NES Summer Sale
If you like to explore New Eden in style – but prefer to keep to a budget – the new NES summer SKIN sale is for you.
Running for two weeks until 24 August, a range of popular SKINs will be available with 30% taken off their full price. Across each week, different SKINs will be offered at a reduced price, giving you two opportunities to save on customizing the look of your fleet.
From 11:00 UTC 10 August until 11:00 UTC 17 August, a range of 20 SKINs and SKIN bundles will be available at the 30% discount, including numerous Hex SKINs, the Sansha and Blood Raider Hex bundles, Talos and Ishtar Inner Zone Vanguard SKINs, and desirable options such as the Cerberus Vitalshift Ego SKIN.
The following week, running from 11:00 UTC on 17 August through to 11:00 UTC on 24 August, a further selection will be discounted, letting you pick up options such as the Guristas Hex bundle, or eye-catching choices including the Gila Abyssal Afterglow and Drekavac Metamateria Exotica SKINs.
Check in at the New Eden Store each week to see the full spread of discounts – and to make sure you don’t miss out on this time-limited sale.
Foundation Day Ends Soon
Amarr Foundation Day festivities are well underway and there’s still time to join in! The event ends on 12 August at 11:00 UTC so you have time until then to pick up your free gifts in-game. There’s Skill Points, SKINs, and more up for grabs with Omega players getting a second tier of rewards. Upgrade at any time to unlock any Omega rewards that you’ve not picked up yet!
There’s still plenty to do in New Eden so make sure you don’t miss out on the fun. There are Amarr titan Parades in Amarr, Ardishapur Prime, Kador Prime, Khanid Prime, Kor-Azor Prime, Sarum Prime, and Tash-Murkon Prime. You can also jump into the Imperial War Reserves Mining Blitz sites, take part in daily challenges, and visit new lore Monuments around Amarr space.
Rejoice in the light of the faithful and log into EVE today!
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Foundation Day Propaganda Contest
With Gallente and Minmatar national days behind us, now the pious Amarr Empire celebrates their Foundation Day.
As with the other factions, the Empire seeks contributions of capsuleer propaganda that acknowledge the glory and majesty of Amarr! To be in the running to win some cool prizes, you must submit a piece of propaganda for review. Some of the topics it could address are:
- celebrate the rich history of the Amarrian people
- denigrate the the enemies of the Empire - i.e. the Minmatar, Gallente, Blood Raiders or Triglavians
- highlight a famous location in the Empire
- recognize a notable Amarr (or Ammatar?) citizen and their accomplishments (this includes both player and non-player characters)
Or something else not listed here - as long as it's putting the Amarr on the pedestal they deserve we want to see it! You can find some examples of the excellent work produced by capsuleers for the previous contests in these threads on the official forums.
Valid propaganda could take many different forms: memes, vintage propaganda posters, videos, songs, poetry, short stories - whatever you like as long as it bigs up the Amarr Empire.
PRIZES
Submissions will be pored over by a crack team of CCP developers with impeccable taste and the chosen winners will receive the following:
1st place
- Your choice of any Amarr ship model (Magnate, Oracle or Armageddon) offered by our friends at Mixed Dimensions
- A set of brand new apparel: the Imperial Commander's Dress Jacket and Pants (men's and women's)
- Redeemer Lavacore SKIN
2nd place
- 1100 PLEX
- Imperial Commander's Dress Jacket and Pants (men's and women's)
- Apocalypse Lavacore SKIN
3rd place
- 500 PLEX
- Imperial Commander's Dress Jacket and Pants (men's and women's)
- Armageddon Lavacore SKIN
All winners and any distinguished entries chosen as honorable mentions by the jury will also receive a medal from the Amarr Empire to display with pride on your character sheets.
HOW TO ENTER
Please note that there has been a minor change in the entry process from the original contest in order to streamline the submission, collation and judging of the entries.
- In order for your work to be considered it must be submitted in this thread on the EVE Online forums.
- The contest starts now and the cutoff for submissions is Tuesday, 17 August at 11:00 UTC. Winners will be notified soon after!
- All entries must abide by the EVE Online Terms of Service
- Although no longer required for entry, please do continue to share your propaganda on EVE-related social media, such as Twitter with the #tweetfleet hashtag.
Good luck!
New Mac client playtest
As part of the ongoing technical investment in setting EVE up for a thriving third decade, the work of making a native EVE client for macOS continues at full speed.
After much progress following an earlier playtest, your insight and feedback is needed to make sure Mac users get the best EVE experience possible. With that in mind, a new public playtest of the native Mac version will run from 11-16 August. The playtest – to which all Mac and Windows pilots are invited – takes place on the Singularity test server and there will also be a special masstest taking place on 12 August. Details on how to join the playtest, the masstest, and how to provide feedback are detailed below.
The Mac version of EVE has been engineered to take advantage of Apple’s powerful graphics processing framework Metal, enabling an authentic New Eden experience on the platform.
This round of playtesting is intended to further refine EVE’s native Mac offering – particularly in the following areas:
How to join
To join the playtest and masstest, you must be running the latest version of the EVE Online launcher. Both macOS and Windows users will be able to join. The more players that join in, the better the data gathered which will inform the future of EVE. Please read the rules for Singularity before you join, as these are different from those that guide users on the main server, Tranquility.
There is also an FAQ on Singularity that is recommend reading for playtesters, especially if you experience login problems.
What is the ‘masstest’?
As part of this playtest, a masstest will begin on the Singularity test server on 12 August at 17:00 UTC. The test will cover several areas: client performance and stability, server performance and stability, comparing Windows and native Mac client netcode, and time-dilation testing. For this test as many simultaneous pilots as possible are needed to maximize its potential. So, if you can make it, please do!
Supported Systems
It is recommended that playtesters run the latest non-beta version of macOS where possible. The client needs a minimum macOS version of 10.14.6, and will work on everything above. For Intel-based systems, your Mac must have a minimum of 4GB of RAM and dual-core CPU @2Ghz. This test will support all configurations of M1 ARM-based systems natively in this release, without the use of Rosetta2 for the client. The launcher currently requires Rosetta2. There is no change for players using Windows against EVE’s system requirements.
Leaving feedback
Please leave any feedback based on your playtest experience at the special forum page for Mac client playtest feedback.
A final note
The native Mac client is not yet a finished product, meaning the latest playtest version may experience a range of performance and stability issues. That, of course, is the very point of this playtest - highlighting and countering such issues will assure that as EVE and its player community grows, quality is maintained and improved. The final public release date of the native Mac Client has not been confirmed, but the results from this new playtest will help inform possible dates for an official launch.
Other than that, get ready to explore the Mac version of New Eden! And thank you sincerely to all previous and future playtesters. You are the future of EVE Online.
Valiant Combat in the Proving Grounds!
Enter a brand new Abyssal Proving Ground in recognition of the Amarr Empire’s Foundation Day, where four pilots go head-to-head aboard the mighty Omen-class cruiser, with no specific resistance modules or rigs permitted. Prove yourself in honorable strategic combat as you battle for glory in the name of Holy Amarr!
This event opens at 11:00 UTC on 6 August, and runs until 11:00 on 10 August.
The ruleset for this event is as follows:
- Only the Omen cruiser may enter
- Focused resistance modules or rigs (EM, thermal, etc.) are disallowed
- Module and drones are restricted to meta level 4
- No pirate implants allowed
Gather your ships and Proving Ground filaments, available in Abyssal Deadspace or on the in-game market, and prepare yourself for a valiant contest of strength and strategy as you ascend the leaderboards and earn special rewards!
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Rejoice on Amarr Foundation Day!
Today the holy Amarr people come together to honor the sanctity of Amarr Foundation Day, celebrating the construction of the first Amarr church by Prophet Dano Gheinok. Said to be built over this original church, the Grand Basilica of St. Gheinok sits in the Imperial City of Dam-Torsad and is considered the "mother church" of the Amarr Imperial Rite. Festivities celebrating this important date will be running through to 12 August and there’s plenty for Capsuleers to get involved in!
Make sure you log into EVE throughout this event as daily gifts will be provided for both Alpha and Omega Capsuleers. There are Amarr-themed SKINs up for grabs as well as up to 25,000 Skill Points for Omega clones and more! There’s even an Amarr Expert System giving you everything you need to join in with other Amarr followers during the celebrations. Upgrading to Omega at any point during the campaign will gift you any of the previous Omega rewards that haven’t yet been claimed.
Watch the address below from Her Royal Highness, Empress Catiz I and rejoice in the light of the faithful!
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Daily Challenges and New Monuments
Daily challenges will be available throughout the Foundation Day festivities, rewarding you with Skill Points if you visit the glorious Amarr titans on parade to honor them with fireworks. Titan parades can be found in the following systems: Amarr, Ardishapur Prime, Kador Prime, Khanid Prime, Kor-Azor Prime, Sarum Prime, and Tash-Murkon Prime.
For the Amarr faithful, you can also visit new holy monuments commemorating key events and locations in Amarr history. Visit the Order of Tetrimon Fortress Monastery in Thebeka, the Rebuilt Traumark Installation in Saminer, and the Ndoria Mining Hub in Uplingur.
As with previous events, there is warp speed boost across Amarr space so you can zip around and see the wondrous sights!
Imperial War Reserves Mining Blitz
For Capsuleers who want to support the Amarr in their industrial activities, Mining Blitz sites are opening up in the constellations of Anidaza (Tash-Murkon), San Matar (Derelik), and Sosarir (Domain). Jump in and help the Imperial War Reserves to earn Loyalty Points and unlock new SKINs, to display your faith, for the Crucifier, Dragoon, and Prophecy!
Community Activities and CCPTV
The Foundation Day celebration will extend out of EVE, too! Brush up on your Amarr scriptures and take part in the upcoming stream where you can win exclusive Amarr Commander apparel, in-game medals, and even several months of Omega. You can catch the stream at 17:00 UTC today on CCPTV.
Following today’s stream, why not get involved with Khimi Harar and the Excubitoris Chapter of the Sacred Throne Order as they host an evening of festivities? Amarr community events will be running over the next few days so be sure to read their forum thread and fleet up!
There will also be an Amarr propaganda contest starting soon so if you wield a paintbrush better than a pulse laser, make sure you take part! Keep an eye out for the news item with details coming tomorrow.
4-Player Omen FFA Proving Grounds
It's time to become the bearer of bad omens in the Proving Grounds once more with a specially themed four-player free-for-all Omen brawl. Modules will be limited to meta 4 and below meaning no Tech 2 modules. The big twist this time is that you will not be able to use any specific resistance hardeners on your ships! This includes anti-EM and anti-thermal rigs as well as their equivalent modules.
The 4-player Omen FFA runs from 6 August to 10 August, so get your Omen ready and head into battle! If your skills need a boost, then plug in the Amarr Foundation Day Expert System to give this golden Amarr cruiser a try and bathe your opponents in holy laser fire.
Amarr Foundation Day Limited Time Offers
Rejoice in your Amarr faith and get yourself a pack of SKINs representing four of the founding Amarr royal families. A new deal is available for a limited time in the EVE Store. Grab a pack of 1100 PLEX and receive a complementary set of SKINs for the Arbitrator (Ardishapur), Oracle (Sarum), Apocalypse (Khanid), and Armageddon (Tash-Murkon).
Better still, spend some of that PLEX in the New Eden Store in-game on one month of Omega to receive another set of SKINs for the Omen (Tash-Murkon), Coercer (Sarum), Harbinger (Khanid), and Apocalypse (Ardishapur).
Act fast, though, this glorious deal is only around until 11:00 UTC on 12 August!
Your destiny is written in these stars, Capsuleer. To reclaim the wayward and deliver them from evil is your calling. Join the chosen and rejoice in the light of the one true God on Amarr Foundation Day.
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All-Out Cruiser Brawl in the Proving Grounds!
Return to a classic Proving Grounds format in a special one-day throwback event on 31 July! Heavy assault, recon, and pirate faction cruisers are all eligible to enter the fray, where combat range cannot be reduced and meta levels are completely unrestricted - giving Capsuleers a chance to clash in their strongest ships, fitted with every advantage you can bring!
The ruleset for this event is as follows:
Prepare your ships and your Proving Ground filaments, found in Abyssal Deadspace caches or on the in-game market, and demonstrate your full potential as you climb the Proving Ground leaderboard, gaining notoriety and earning special rewards!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unlike most Proving Grounds, this event will be open for only 24 hours, from 11:00 UTC on 31 July until 11:00 UTC on 1 August.
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EVE Academy – Hacking for Profit
A new tutorial has been added to EVE Academy! This video focuses on hacking data and relic sites as a part of the Explorer 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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Some of the Cosmic Signatures you come across may be Data or Relic Sites. By fitting a Data or Relic Analyzer to your ship, you can enter the site and hack the containers for a chance at loot! Using the correct Analyzer module will bring up the hacking minigame where your goal is to guide your computer system's virus through the maze in search of the System Core. Break this core to unlock the container and receive your loot. - EVE Academy, Explorer
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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