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October 10th, 2009have been developing and also to gauge how well they will work once exposed to large scale use.
So you want to play with Dominion?
It is true what many of you have heard; we are working on the next EVE expansion. You may also be aware that there will be rogue packs of orcas roaming through space decimating all in their path, until one day they disappear to their strange mating grounds. That last part is actually unconfirmed, but stranger things have happened. There are a few aspects however that I am able to confirm because we will be running public testing on these features on Singularity, our public test server, over the coming weeks. Information on how to connect to Singularity can be found here.
So what can we test ?
There will be three tests. The first will be to test changes made to faction ships resulting from feedback we gained as a result of our last public test event. A wide array of faction ships will be provided and you will have an opportunity to give us your opinions on the changes. It is important to remember these changes are not final.
The second test:
Also you may have heard rumors of changes to super capitals. These rumors are true. As detailed in CCP Abathur’s latest devblog, we have changed some aspects of these massive ships. Supercapitals will be provided for you all to go mad and get a feeling for them. Your feedback will be collected and taken onboard, as the rebalance of super capitals is also subject to change.
That’s all well and good but I can’t fly them
This is indeed an issue that will limit how many of you are able to test the changes. So, we have decided to give you all every skill at level 5.
I left a few lines to let it sink in. This is strictly on the test server and is of itself not a regular occurrence. The elevated skills will only be in effect for the duration of the supercapital test, estimated to be a 48 hour period. I hope you can all find time to come along and give us your opinions on some of the features of Dominion.
The third test :
As detailed in CCP Abathur’s devblog and CCP Grayscale’s devblog, changes are being made to how claiming and holding sovereignty works. These changes are also not finalized and the mechanics are not complete. So here is a brief overview of how the first test of sovereignty works.
Two alliances (Red and Blue) will be created on Singularity and players will be invited to join them and duke it out for control of a small area of space. Your opinions will be gathered on this part of the new sovereignty system and will be relayed to the team responsible.
When, Where and How?
The faction ships test will take place on Friday the 18th of September at 18:00
The supercapitals test will take place on Friday the 25th of September at 18:00
And the sovereignty test will take place on the week of the 5th to the 11th of October (subject to change)
More information will be made available regarding the tests on the test server feedback forum. And now, my wall of text is over. Go forth, tell your friends and I will see you all at the first test!
- CCP WeirdFish
Source: www.eveonline.com
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If you’re a gamer and a PHP programmer, we’ve got a job for you. We’re looking for another web ninja or two to fill out our tech team in Durham, NC. If you’re interested, please take a look at the full job description for more details and contact information.
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System Requirements
tl;dr
With the release of EVE Online: Dominion this winter the minimum system requirements needed to run the EVE client will become Windows XP Service Pack 2. We will at the same time officially support Windows 7.
Updates, updates, updates, …
The history of EVE is the history of continuous enhancements, updates, upgrades, and new and improved technology; both client and server software updates as well as hardware upgrades. When writing this dev blog I compiled a list of technical dev blogs since 2007 that relate to new or improved technology:
- Common technology
- Client technology
- Server technology
- Hardware
- Community technology
Why do we constantly update EVE? “Why can’t you just keep it the way it is?”
We update EVE because EVE needs to be fresh, vibrant and cutting-edge. EVE should be immortal, just as you, the pod pilot.
With the release of EVE Online: Dominion this winter we are yet again adding more new technology. Dominion will be the third graphics update and then, as CCP Pleognost detailed in his dev blog on the new in-game browser, we are updating the IGB in Dominion using the Chromium browser toolkit.
Increased minimum system requirements
Introducing new technology has at times required that we update the minimum system requirements needed to run the EVE client. Adding new technology sometimes entails that old technology must be left behind.
Currently the minimum system requirements are Windows XP but with Dominion they will become Windows XP Service Pack 2. This is due to Chromium’s dependence on Windows HTTP Services version 5.1 (winhttp.dll).
The increased minimum requirements will affect 0.4% of our Windows XP users. There is a direct update path for these users: To update to the latest Service Pack, currently Service Pack 3, at the Microsoft Update website. This update is free of charge for Windows XP users.
Other options include upgrading to Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Official Windows 7 support
With Dominion we will be officially supporting Windows 7. We have been testing Windows 7 since December last year and our bi-weekly platform tests are run on several Windows 7 configurations.
Microsoft has announced Windows 7′s general retail availability on 22 October but already about 8.8% of our Windows users use Windows 7. The majority of our Windows users are still using Windows XP, or 49.5%, with 41.7% using Windows Vista but the increased Windows 7 usage has been at the expense of Windows XP.
Here is an overall breakdown of all operating systems in September 2009:
- CCP Explorer
Source: www.eveonline.com
