After fixing some issues revealed by the previous run, we are now testing again core functionality of the Citadel code branch. During this mass test we will have a fleet fight and potentially a trip to a partially functional Citadel. This is early development: this mass test offers you a glimpse at development in progress on Friday, January 29th, at 17:00 UTC (EVE time). More information about this mass test can be found in this forum thread.
To join the mass test you can easily use the EVE Launcher: Simply activate the server "Duality" in the Launcher setting menu, then choose "Duality" in the drop down menu and log in - it is that simple!
All participants will receive a reward of two million free skill points on Singularity
]]>This year, Fanfest is going to be even more focused on the most important part of EVE Online – our awesome community and the bonds that develop between wingmen during their time spent in New Eden.
With this in mind, we are happy to announce that for the first time in the twelve year history of Fanfest, we are hosting an Alliance Prize Draw for Fanfest 2016.
To be eligible, alliances need to have a minimum of 10 registered attendees who have stated their alliance affiliation when they purchased tickets through our Fanfest ticket sales page on Eventbrite. If an alliance reaches 20 confirmed attendees, then the chance of a win will double.
If you didn’t enter your alliance affiliation when you purchased a ticket, fear not!
Every ticket holder who purchased their tickets can add their alliance information by logging into Eventbrite and doing so. A login link is featured on the ticket purchase confirmation e-mail that attendees are sent when they purchase their EVE Fanfest 2016 ticket.
If you experience issues logging into Eventbrite, you can contact Eventbrite support for help on how you can add and edit information you’ve submitted when you purchased your ticket. You can also contact Fanfest support for assistance with this too.
With great competitions, come fun prizes. Here’s what’s up for grabs for the winning alliance at Fanfest 2016.
A runner up alliance will also be selected, with their alliance flag also being flown outside the Fanfest venue for the duration of Fanfest 2016. In addition to this, the runner up alliance will also receive a group guided tour for all member of their alliance attending Fanfest 2016.
With great competitions, also come rules and regulations (the lawyers made us do it!). Here’s more details on the technical side of the contest and what you need to know.
If you haven't gotten hold of your tickets for Fanfest 2016 yet, you can head on over to the Fanfest Website for more information about the event, and to grab tickets while you still can!
]]>In an update we carried out yesterday on the test login server we purged all login tokens from the launcher, meaning users needed to log in again with all accounts that you use. We apologise for the inconvenience but wanted to take as many steps as possible to resolve the issue promptly.
We will be releasing a game Launcher later today, January 28, to remove the display of these usernames entirely. This update will also be fixing some crashes and such. For more details on this and other updates, see the EVE Launcher forums.
Singularity will remain inaccessible until later this afternoon, and the mass test scheduled for today will go ahead as planned.
]]>Project Discovery is a crowd based scientific program to help researchers indentify human proteins. Besides testing this project we also will investigate the general performance. You can preview Project Discovery during a mass test this Thursday, January 28th, at 17:00 UTC (EVE time). More information about this mass test can be found in this forum thread.
To join the mass test you can easily use the EVE Launcher: after choosing "Singularity" in the drop down menu you already can hop in - it is that simple!
All participants will receive a small reward of two million skill points on Singularity.
]]>We will test core functionality of the Citadel code branch that involves a fleet fight and potentially a trip to a partially functional Citadel. This is early development: this mass test offers you a glimpse at development in progress on Tuesday, January 26th, at 17:00 UTC (EVE time). More information about this mass test can be found in this forum thread.
To join the mass test you can easily use the EVE Launcher: Simply activate the server "Duality" in the Launcher setting menu, then choose "Duality" in the drop down menu and log in - it is that simple!
All participants will receive a small reward of two million skill points on Singularity
]]>While we have countness photos from fanfests of old stored safely here at CCP, as we started to look at parties and celebrations from previous events it brought back a strong reminder of how amazing and creative our community is.
With that in mind, and after a few great reminders of some of the awesome shenanigans of past Fanfests, the Community Team here at CCP have organized a little bit of a contest...
Entry is super simple, and there's a few fun prizes to be won over the course of the next couple of weeks. Here's how you can get involved!
The competition starts right now as of this news item, and runs through until downtime on Friday, January 29th.
We're looking for members of the community to tweet their favorite picture from previous Fanfests using the #evefanfest hashtag, along with a a short description of what makes the image so entertaining or special for them.
We'll be monitoring this hashtag, and will be looking for the funniest and most creative Fanfest pictures!
Each day we'll pick two winners who will be contacted by @CCP_Falcon by direct message on twitter to confirm their character name so that a prize can be awarded to them or we can arrange shipping.
Prizes will be selected randomly from the following pool for each winner:
On the final day, January 29th, we'll select the two usual prizes as per every other day, but will also include a third prizewinner which we'll draw after the contest ends. This winner will receive a grand prize consisting of the following:
In addition to this, if the grand prize winner is attending Fanfest 2016, on Wednesday April 20th they will be invited to CCP Headquarters, along with a friend of their choice, for a guided tour hosted by CCP Guard and CCP Falcon, lunch at CCP, a signed set of concept art prints and photographs on the set of the o7 Show.
We're looking forward to seeing your best memories from Fanfests gone bye!
Start tweeting using the #evefanfest hashtag and remember, tickets for Fanfest 2016 are still available!
You can check out more information on Fanfest, which takes place on April 21-23rd 2016, by heading over to the Fanfest website!
]]>In this update, CCP Seagull talks about features coming to New Eden over the course of the next few releases as we move toward Fanfest 2016, including player involvement in assisting the Upwell Consortium with construction of the first ever Astrahus class citadel, news of the new EVE Launcher moving out of beta and into full release, as well as Skill Trading and a short update on the roadmap for the start of the year.
Also, remember that for the latest updates, announcements and news on EVE Online, you'll want to be in the heart of the action here in Reykjavik at Fanfest on April 21-23rd 2016!
Tickets are still on sale, and are available along with further information on the Fanfest website.
]]>We are happy to announce that the election period for CSM 11 has begun, and the candidacy application period is now open!
Players who wish to submit their candidacy for CSM 11 can now do so through the candidate application form which will be active until February 9th, 2016.
Those who intend to run for CSM 11 should remember to read the instructions on the candidate application form page carefully to ensure that the correct information is submitted.
For more information on the CSM, you can visit the CSM Portal, and for current events, check the CSM News page.
For further details on the election schedule and timings for the CSM 11 elections, please see this dev blog.
]]>This January release brought new features, such as an Electronic Warfare effects bar and the new Tronhadar Ink SKIN line starting with Minmatar hulls, as well as, improvements to the new star map and further enhancements to the opt-in camera controls. Additionally, numerous smaller, yet not less important tweaks, fixes and improvements have been deployed. We also so the introduction of new powerful CREST options which allow for better third party tools.
The full details of this release can be found in the January patch notes.
Please use the various thread for general feedback, to report issues and for Mac specific feedback.
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2016 has arrived with SO much in store for EVE and the o7 crew plans to cover as much of it as possible! We'll be kicking off the new season on January 28 and we want your input so we can make the best show possible for you. We want to know what you think about the show, and even if you haven't watched a single one yet, we would still be interested to know what you would want to see in an EVE related show.
We've made a survey that we ask you to look at, it's not too long and you´re allowed to take a break if your FC needs you (always listen to your FC!). You'll find the survey HERE, thank you so much.
We' also want to remind you that player submitted content, ideas, tips and shoutouts are always welcomed at share@eveonline.com (stuff that we like may end up on social media as well).
'Homemade citadel' contest
In this first show of the year we'll be talking about the upcoming citadels so we'd like to challenge you to a contest! We'd like you to create your very own citadel from whatever you find in your house (google "pillow fort" for inspiration) and send us a picture of it. We'll show the best submissions on the show and there are nice Plex and skin prizes on the line for the top three submissions! We do apologize to everyone's spouses in advance of course.
Contest submissions go to evetv@ccpgames.com with the subject 'My homemade Citadel'
We look forward to seeing you all in Twitch chat on January 28 at 20:00 EVE time!
o7
]]>We will see new features, such as an Electronic Warfare effects bar and the new Tronhadar Ink SKIN line starting with Minmatar hulls, as well as, improvements to the new star map and further enhancements to the opt-in camera controls. Additionally, numerous smaller, yet not less important tweaks, fixes and improvements will be deployed. And finally new exciting CREST options will be introduced which allows for better third party tools.
The January release will be deployed during a regular downtime that will start at 11:00 UTC. Tranquility will be back online and accepting connection again at 11:30 UTC.
For a full breakdown of the changes coming to EVE Online this Tuesday, please take a look at the patch notes!
]]>We consider this to be a serious exploit and abuse of it will not be tolerated. There will be repercussions for any user engaging in this activity until the issue is fixed, and this will be our only warning regarding the problem.
Players who’ve utilized this exploit are encouraged to pre-emptively step forward by filing a support ticket under the “exploits” ticket category. Players who suspect they’ve been on the receiving end of this exploit are similarly encouraged to file a report in the “exploits” support ticket category.
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