Apocrypha expansion for EVE Online launches Tuesday, March 10th
As CCP Games rolls out the most significant expansion for EVE Online to date, Apocrypha, players should prepare themselves for an extended 13-hour downtime, lasting from 03:00 GMT to (est.) 16:00 GMT on Tuesday, March 10th. Storyline updates in the form of news reports will continue throughout downtime, kicking off the backstory of the Apocrypha expansion. Massively has a solid overview of Apocrypha for you, most recently a visual tour of the expansion and a hands-on with the developers, explaining EVE's new features.
Patch Notes for this 10th EVE expansion are up as well. Updates to the patch notes will be made in green, and you can follow the highlighted links to all of the relevant dev blogs explaining the various facets of Apocrypha. We've covered much of this content at Massively, but two recent dev blogs from CCP explain how the new exploration system will work and what exactly makes the Sleeper NPC race's AI so formidable.
Between our content at Massively and the absolute deluge of CCP dev blogs on Apocrypha, you should have everything you need to know to get ready for the expansion. Facebook users may also want to check out the Tech III video showing off the modular ship designs, up on the EVE Online Facebook page. Finally, if you haven't seen them already, you can check out both the Apocrypha teaser and the full expansion trailer below in HD.
