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Patch Notes For EVE Online: Into The Abyss 1.0

Released on Tuesday, May 29th 2018

_Features & Changes

Abyssal Deadspace:

Abyssal Deadspace is now available to capsuleers across New Eden. For a full overview of this feature see this Dev Blog.

Abyssal Deadspace is a totally new time-limited solo PVE feature that can be used from anywhere in the game
Abyssal Deadspace can be reached by activating Abyssal Filaments
Abyssal Deadspace pockets consist of three procedurally generated NPC encounters which must be completed to escape
Abyssal Deadspace pockets must be completed in under 20 minutes or the pocket collapses, destroying the player's ship and capsule
Abyssal Deadspace pockets are separated into 5 different difficulty tiers, with 5 being the hardest
Abyssal Deadspace pockets have distinct system environments, each with its own effects and visuals. Note: Environment effects apply to player ships as well as NPC ships.

Dark Matter Field

Bonus to maximum velocity
Penalty to turret range

Plasma Firestorm

Bonus to armor HP
Penalty to thermal resistance

Exotic Particle Storm

Bonus to scan resolution
Penalty to kinetic resistance

Electrical Storm

Bonus to capacitor recharge
Penalty to EM resistance

Gamma-Ray Afterglow

Bonus to shield HP
Penalty to explosive resistance
Abyssal Deadspace pockets are populated with a range of NPC ships as well as structures and localized environmental effects that must be exploited to conquer the most difficult pockets
Abyssal Deadspace pockets contain a Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache structure, which is the sole source of loot within the Abyss. They have the possibility to contain new technology including Abyssal Filaments, Triglavian Ship/Module Blueprints, Mutaplasmids, and more.

Abyssal Filaments:

Abyssal Filaments can be activated from the cargohold of any Tech I or Tech II Cruiser to immediately enter Abyssal Deadspace
Filaments are consumed on use
Abyssal Filaments can be found in data sites across New Eden and in the Abyss itself
When exiting Abyssal Deadspace, the player is returned to the exact position in New Eden from which they entered
When activated, Abyssal Filaments leave a trace behind which can be located with combat scanner probes
When exiting a tier 4 or 5 Abyssal Deadspace pocket, players will be given a suspect flag

Gameplay:

Ships will now be unable to activate Factional Warfare capture site acceleration gates if they have a warp core stabilizer fit.

Graphics:

All Society of Conscious Thought ships (the Apoteosis, the Sunesis, and the Gnosis) have been updated to display effects like those found on the Praxis Battleship.
New reccommended specifications for EVE Online are now in effect. See this dev blog for more information.

Mutaplasmids and Abyssal Tech:

Mutaplasmids are a new type of item which can be used to permanently alter specific attributes on existing modules.

Mutaplasmids can be found in Abyssal Deadspace
All quality levels can be found in any difficulty tier, though the chances improve dramatically at higher difficulties
When a Mutaplasmid is used on a module, both the Mutaplasmid and input module are consumed and an Abyssal Tech module is created

Mutaplasmids come in three quality variations:

Decayed: Lowest range of effect
Gravid: Best average resulting effect
Unstable: Largest range of effect

Each Mutaplasmid can only be used on a specific corresponding module group. The following groups have been added:

Warp Scramblers
Warp Disruptors
Stasis Webifiers
Armor Repairers
Armor Plates
Shield Boosters
Shield Extenders
Energy Neutralizers
Microwarpdrives
Afterburners
Mutaplasmids alter attributes unpredictably by a percent value that falls within a specific range described on the Mutaplasmid
Once an Abyssal Tech module is created, it cannot be reverted to its components or rerolled with additional Mutaplasmids
Mutaplasmids can be traded on the market under the Ship and Module modifications section
Abyssal Tech modules cannot be traded on the market but can be traded in contracts or trade windows

Entropic Disintegrators:

Entropic Disintegrators are a new base weapon system used by Triglavians.

Entropic Disintegrators can be used after training the size-appropriate precursor weapon skill
Entropic Disintegrators are affected by turret support skills and modules, and use the normal turret damage formula

Entropic Disintegrators have the following unique qualities:

Damage multiplier increases with each cycle on the same target, up to a cap
Cap is set at 150% increased damage for all Entropic Disintegrators
No falloff range
Deactivates if target is outside optimal range

The following Entropic Disintegrator variations have been added, and can all be found directly or via blueprints from Abyssal Deadspace:

Light Entropic Disintegrator I
Light Scoped Entropic Disintegrator
Light Compact Entropic Disintegrator
Light Entropic Disintegrator II
Light Veles Entropic Disintegrator
Heavy Entropic Disintegrator I
Heavy Scoped Entropic Disintegrator
Heavy Compact Entropic Disintegrator
Heavy Entropic Disintegrator II
Heavy Veles Entropic Disintegrator
Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator I
Supratidal Scoped Entropic Disintegrator
Supratidal Compact Entropic Disintegrator
Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator II
Supratidal Veles Entropic Disintegrator

Entropic Disintegrators use a new ammo type called Exotic Plasma Charge

Exotic Plasma Charges are normal charges that consume on use
Exotic Plasma Charges do a mix of explosive and thermal damage types

Exotic Plasma Charges appear in 5 variations at each size:

Tetryon – Short Range / High Damage
Baryon – Mid Range / Medium Damage
Meson – Long Range / Low Damage
Occult – Tech II – Short Range / High Damage
Mystic – Tech II – Long Range / Medium Damage

Miscellaneous:

Ships can no longer re-fit in space whilst in warp, or in the pre warp state (once their warp drive has been activated).

Ships:

DAMAVIK

Precursor Frigate bonuses per skill level:

5% bonus to Light Entropic Disintegrator damage
7.5% bonus to Light Entropic Disintegrator optimal range

Role Bonus:

100% bonus to Remote Armor Repairer range
50% reduced Energy Neutralizer capacitor need
50% reduced Remote Armor Repairer capacitor need
50% reduced Smart Bomb capacitor need

Slot layout:

3 High Slots
2 Mid Slots
4 Low Slots
1 turret hardpoint
0 launcher hardpoints
3 Rig Slots
400 Calibration

Fittings:

50 Powergrid
145 CPU

Attributes:

Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 200 / 720 / 500
Base shield resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 0 / 20 / 40 / 50
Base armor resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 50 / 35 / 25 / 20
Capacitor (amount / recharge rate) : 400 / 212s
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass): 350 / 3 / 950,000
Warp Speed: 5 au/s
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 15 / 25
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 42km / 640 / 5
Sensor strength: 13 Radar
Signature radius: 32m
Cargo capacity: 213m3

VEDMAK

Precursor Cruiser bonuses per skill level:

5% bonus to Heavy Entropic Disintegrator damage
5% bonus to Heavy Entropic Disintegrator tracking speed

Role Bonus:

100% bonus to Remote Armor Repairer range
50% reduced Energy Neutralizer capacitor need
50% reduced Remote Armor Repairer capacitor need
50% reduced Smart Bomb capacitor need

Slot layout:

4 High Slots
4 Mid Slots
6 Low Slots
1 turret hardpoint
0 launcher hardpoints
3 Rig Slots
400 Calibration

Fittings:

1030 Powergrid
365 CPU

Attributes:

Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 800 / 3300 / 2000
Base shield resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 0 / 20 / 40 / 50
Base armor resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 50 / 35 / 25 / 20
Capacitor (amount / recharge rate) : 1500 / 526s
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass): 240 / .45 / 9,530,000
Warp Speed: 3 au/s
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 50 / 75
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 55km / 300 / 7
Sensor strength: 20 Radar
Signature radius: 110m
Cargo capacity: 533m3

LESHAK

Precursor Battleship bonuses per skill level:

5% bonus to Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator damage
5% bonus to Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator rate of fire

Role Bonus:

100% bonus to Remote Armor Repairer range
50% reduced Energy Neutralizer capacitor need
50% reduced Remote Armor Repairer capacitor need
50% reduced Smart Bomb capacitor need

Slot layout:

5 High Slots
4 Mid Slots
8 Low Slots
1 turret hardpoint
0 launcher hardpoints
3 Rig Slots
400 Calibration

Fittings:

17,000 PWG, 625 CPU
Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 3,500 / 10,500 / 8,000
Base shield resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 0 / 20 / 40 / 50
Base armor resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 50 / 35 / 25 / 20
Capacitor (amount / recharge rate) : 6,600 / 1,000s
Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass): 113 / .163 / 63,000,000
Warp Speed: 2 au/s
Drones (bandwidth / bay): 100 / 250
Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 87km / 100 / 7
Sensor strength: 28 Radar
Signature radius: 370m
Cargo capacity: 933m3

Skills

Added the following skills for Triglavian Ships and Entropic Disintegrators:

Precursor Frigate
Precursor Cruiser
Precursor Battleship
Small Precursor Weapon
Medium Precursor Weapon
Large Precursor Weapon
Small Disintegrator Specialization
Medium Disintegrator Specialization
Large Disintegrator Specialization

Structures & Deployables:

Notifications are now being sent, when your (or your corporations) assets are being moved to asset safety, for example because your Upwell structure exploded.

Planetary Interaction:

General Planetary Interaction UI Changes:

Simpler Build Menu – Removed accordion style menu in favour of simple list
Info Panel remember if you have Build or Scan selected when switching between planets
Build and Scan options have been moved to the top of the menu
Scan resource bars are now hatched to make them easier to read
'Time to Depletion' is now changed to 'Time Remaining'
Extractor range is always shown when extractor is selected
Selected tab in PI windows is now highlighted
Routes to and from structures are now shown when the structure is selected, previously this was only on hover
The shipHUD is visible when doing PI
'Planet Mode' is renamed to 'Planetary Production' throughout the client
Introduced new pin icons for the 3 different processors
In the selected item window the button previously known as 'View in Planet Mode' has been moved away from the "Warp to Within x" button
Red circles appearing on pins to indicate that something is not setup properly, in this case on the processors, storage and launcher pins
Improved pin placement regardeless of camera position
Window Behaviour – PI windows now behave like other windows and do not disappear behind every other window
Holograms are hidden when creating routes
Holograms are animated on open and close
Pin selection is now remembered so you only have to select desired pin once and then it can be placed as often as your Power and CPU support
Added a decommission tool to the build menu
Made routing of goods smoother by removing some steps in the process
Pin memory has been improved so that now when you select a pin of the same type it will open to the same tab and remember the previously selected resource
Changed the layout of the Extractor Control Unit window
Added the functionality to CTRL+Click on the planet while in the Extractor Control Unit window to quickly place extractor heads exactly where you want them. CTRL+Click on an already placed extractor head will remove it.

Introduced a new Planetary Colonies window

Show you what you are extracting, producing and storing on that planet
Shows a warning if the planet requires attention
Show all 6 available planets slots and if you have access to them or not
Warp button functionality has changed. Outside the planet system it will be "Set Destination". Inside the planet system it will now warp you to the customs office instead of the planet.

Planetary Production Information:

Tooltips have been added throughout Planetary Interaction. These should now make it simpler to find the materials you need to extract to build Planetary products
Tooltips have been added to the build menu to show the cost, CPU and Power requirements of each pin
Show Info on Planets now includes a button to "View Planetary Production" and a tab with information about what resources can be extracted from the planet
A Planetary Production tab has been added to the Show Info for Planetary Materials. This tab will show you what the inputs and outputs of that resource are.

User Interface:

An Industry tab has been added to all resources that will show all the blueprints that the resource is used in.
UI scaling now supports 175%, 200%, 250%, 300% and 400% for high resolution screens.