EVE Online News

2012-03-18 - By Svarthol

Tranquility emergency reboot on Sunday, March 18

Tranquility will undergo an emergency reboot at 15:10 UTC to resolve issues with players being unable to log in. The downtime should last for no longer than 15 minutes so we expect to return to service by 15:25 UTC. A forum thread is available here should there be any further updates.

2012-03-17 - By Svarthol

Downtime extended on Saturday, March 17

Downtime on Saturday, March 17, will be extended by 15 minutes to 11:45 UTC while we investigate cluster startup issues. Thank you for your understanding.

2012-03-15 - By Svarthol

EVE Launcher and users with ESET security

We have found a solution for some people who are getting corrupted downloaded data. The problem is caused by an antivirus/firewall called ESET Smart Security. Players are asked to try to disable the protocol content filtering: ·  Open the main window for ESET ·  Press F5 to o

2012-03-14 - By Svarthol

EVE Launcher, corrupted downloads and repair tool update

As of 01:40 GMT (14th March) we released a new Launcher (Version 1.09) and a new repair tool to resolve some issues that players have been experiencing during the initial deployment of Crucible 1.5.Those of you experiencing issues with the Launcher or updating the game, please follow these steps:1

2012-03-14 - By Svarthol

EVE Online: Crucible 1.5.1 to be deployed on Wednesday, March 14

EVE Online: Crucible 1.5.1 will be deployed on Wednesday, March 14, during regular downtime. This update includes fixes for a number of crashes and other issues introduced in Crucible 1.5. If you are experiencing problems with the new EVE Launcher, please refer to this news item; other issues can be

2012-03-13 - By Svarthol

Workaround for players experiencing problems with the EVE Launcher

  Cyrillic characters in the EVE install path name cause the EVE Launcher to throw an error and not continue with patching the client. We are working hard on resolving this issue and will publish an update with instructions once it is out. There is currently a workaround that people can use in

2012-03-13 - By Svarthol

The Buddy Program: An extended trial and cool new rookie ships

Crucible 1.5 has gone live, and it has brought with it a set of sleek redesigned rookie ships, giving new players to EVE about the coolest looking starter gear in MMOs. Players looking to bring a friend into the EVE universe  get to see their buddies sporting some neat new ships and, with the B

2012-03-13 - By Svarthol

EVE Online: Crucible 1.5 has been deployed

EVE Online: Crucible 1.5 has been deployed successfully.  Crucible 1.5 introduces the new launcher for EVE Online, new rookie ship models, several new DED complexes, as well as numerous watch list and UI improvements. Full patch notes are available here. We are changing the patching process wit

2012-03-13 - By Svarthol

Tranquility reboot on Tuesday, March 13

Tranquility will be taken down for an emergency reboot at 17:30 UTC on March 13 to resolve issues with unexpected node deaths. The scheduled downtime is 15 minutes, TQ will open again at 17:45 UTC. We apologize for any inconvenience.

2012-03-13 - By Svarthol

EVE Forums downtime on Tuesday, March 13

We have been experiencing some issues with the forums loading extremely slowly. Rather than cause continued frustration for players, we will be taking the forums offline at 14:30 UTC to investigate and fix this problem as quickly as possible. We apologize for this unexpected downtime and will keep y