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EVE Online: Incursion boosts into stage one
"Engines?" "Go Flight!" "Life support?" "Go Flight!" "Brutal politics and savage mining in the dark, hard vacuum of space?" "Go Flight!" And thus, with a proud tear in the corner of our eye, we salute the liftoff of the first stage of EVE Online's latest expansion, Incursion. Although the expansion has been fractured into three parts to ensure quality -- with the second coming in mid-December and the third in January -- Incursion 1.0.0 is worth checking out for a brand-new salvage ship, the Noctis, and many game improvements and fixes. This patch is also notable for the increased amount of graphics options, including windowed mode, the ability to split the game between two monitors, and the introduction of anti-aliasing. You can read the patch notes at EVE Online, visit the Incursion website, and prepare yourself for the game-changer that is this expansion with the help of our very own Brendan Drain!
CCP releases EVE Online Incursion patch notes
EVE Online's Incursion expansion has been several months in the making. With the official release date drawing near (Tuesday, November 30th to be exact), CCP has graced us with the patch notes for the meaty update. While pod pilots everywhere are showering the Icelandic dev team with huzzahs due to the decision to abolish learning skills, New Eden is also undergoing some additional significant changes this week. The patch notes are broken into three sections (features, changes, and fixes), and are worth a read due to info about weapon and ammunition tweaks, market changes (specifically the removal of loan contracts), and a new salvage-specific ship called the Noctis. Finally, (and yes we do mean finally) CCP has added the ability to resize the game client in windowed mode. Check out all the details on the official EVE website.
Dedicated salvage ship coming in next EVE Online expansion
Over the summer, CCP gave away a limited edition ship in EVE Online called the Primae. Every player received this free hauler designed specifically for planetary interaction. Although the ship itself was worse for hauling than a standard industrial, players fell in love with the model and began asking CCP to reuse it in a more useful ship. In a new devblog, CCP Greyscale has delivered on those wishes with the announcement of the Noctis. Aimed squarely at PvE players, the Noctis is a dedicated salvage ship with the same stunning model as the Primae. In addition to an impressive eight high slots for use with tractor beams and salvagers, the ship also has an hefty bonus to the range and speed of tractor beams. At level 5 of the ship's skill, it will be able to pull in wrecks from up to 80km away, making it a great stationary salvaging platform. The blueprint and skill will be released with EVE's next expansion to coincide with the new group PvE "incursions". For more details, check out CCP Greyscale's latest devblog.
