CCP Games has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for their sci-fi MMO EVE Online in 2024, headlined by the massive Equinox expansion set to launch on June 11th.
This expansion aims to put more power in the hands of players, allowing them to harness resources, customize their ships, and shape the lawless nullsec region of New Eden like never before. With EVE Online: Equinox, players will gain access to the Upwell Consortium’s latest innovations designed to fuel a new era of player-driven colonization and conquest in nullsec. New structures will allow players to extract valuable resources from planets and solar energy. Players can also manage a skilled workforce of clones to further their ambitions.
Perhaps one of the most exciting features coming to the EVE Online: Equinox Expansion is the new SKINR tool, which will allow players to create, customize and even sell their own unique ship skins. They can mix and match cosmetic patterns and layers to represent their organizations or social groups in style as they soar through the star cluster.
“EVE has always been defined by its players’ ability to forge their own destiny through economic dominance, political machinations and military conquest,” said EVE Online‘s Creative Director, Bergur Finnbogason. “With Equinox, we’re taking that open-ended freedom to new heights by giving pilots greater agency over nullsec’s valuable resources — while challenging them with the moral implications about the cost of such ambition.”
Equinox will also bring a major overhaul to corporation management with an intuitive new UI and fresh ways for members to contribute to collaborative projects. New players can look forward to an enhanced onboarding experience with more diverse challenges to guide them through the complexities of New Eden.
The updates don’t stop there, and EVE Online‘s gritty FPS counterpart, EVE Vanguard, will also receive a significant update developed closely with the community. Omega account holders can look forward to exploring a treacherous new map and trying out experimental weapon mods in a limited-time event from June 20th to July 1st.
“This expansion marks the continuation of EVE Vanguard as the ultimate evolving sci-fi sandbox FPS,” said EVE Online’s Game Director, Snorri Árnason. “Our process of collaboration with the community is a unique opportunity for players to become closely involved with the game’s future direction.”[6]
CCP is keeping the pace of updates flowing, first with HAVOK and now with Equinox, making the long-running MMO even more exciting for old and new players everywhere. As anticipation builds for EVE Online: Equinox, capsuleers across the cluster are eager to seize the opportunities and face the challenges this expansion will bring. Stay tuned to CGMagazine for more EVE Online coverage in the run-up to the latest expansion.
