Patch Notes - Feb 22

2023-02-22

Dear pilots of New Eden,
EVE Echoes will undergo maintenance on 2/22/2023 at 08:00 (UTC+0) and will take approximately 120 minutes to complete. During this time, players will be unable to log in to the game. We kindly ask for your understanding and patience during the maintenance.

New Content
Corporation Clash

To improve the cooperative combat capability of Capsuleer Corporations, CONCORD has established the Corporation Warfare Simulation System at all Stations.
Only Corporation management members with relevant authorization can initiate/accept/refuse a Clash.
After the opponent accepts it, members of both sides can enter the battlefield from Stations, Personal Citadels, and Corporation Citadels at the decided time.
Each side has a Base Station and two Shield Defense Arrays on the battlefield. The only way to attack the Base is to destroy both Shield Defense Arrays.
Destroy the opponent's Base Station to win.
If neither Base is destroyed at the end of the battle, the side with a higher Battlefield Score wins.
The Battlefield Score is determined by the damage taken by the opponent's Base and Shield Defense Arrays, and the value of the lost Ships.

Notes
There will be a 4-week test period after the release to test its stability, and to make timely adjustments. Once the test is over, Clash data during the test will be deleted.
All Capsuleers who have participated in Corporation Clash will get a lucky draw attempt for a chance to get the 30-day Omega Duo Bundle. The lucky draw will take place after the test and the winners will be announced.

Balance Adjustments
Capital Ships cannot be placed in the cargo hold of other ships.
Reprocessing is available for Tactical Missiles and Mining Enhancement.
Pulse Crystal
Reverse Power: Reduced Shield Need to 15%.
Smart Battery: Increased Battery-triggering Threshold to 20%.
Focused Crystal
Passive Effect: When Salvo Hit lands on the target, the Focus effect is reduced to 1 level.
Reutilization: Each level of Focus effect reduces Remote Shield Booster activation time by 0.2% now.
Crystal Reinforcing: Reduced the max Focus effect stack levels to 90.
Rapid Charge: Gains 2 levels of Focus effect upon every hit.
High Power Coil
Durability Consumption: Reduced by 33%.
Power Retrieval: Increased Retrieval Ratio to 20%.
Automatic Defense
Micro Scrambling: Reduced the restart time to 60 seconds.
Bombard Tactics
Evasive Maneuvers: Increased Flight Velocity Bonus to 250%.

NEW EVENT
The final ranking of Inscription of the Galaxy: Heaven will be announced on the event page from February 23 to March 2.

New Arrivals
Implant Enhancement Lucky Chest
The Implant Enhancement Lucky Chest is available in the New Eden Store for a limited time. Open the chest for a chance to get great rewards, including the Neural Compiler and more. There's even a chance for you to get the General Unit (V1.0-V9.0).
Available for purchase: 2023/02/22, 08:00 - 2023/03/08, 08:00 (UTC+0)
Home-returning Festival Packet
AUR Packet discount for the Home-returning Festival will end after maitenance this week, where the exchange ratio of AUR Packet to PLEX will restore to 1:1.

Optimizations
1. Removed the self-destruct countdown notice of other Capsuleers' capsule.
2. Optimized the time accuracy of the lock animation when locking targets with a small signature radius.
3. Optimized the Nanocore's animation speed and performance when it resets.

Bug Fixes
1. Fixed the issue where a Drone might not receive the command when all Drones were given the Focus Fire command.
2. Fixed the issue with the Targeting System Sub-controller, which was described to have a reduced effect but did not.
3. Fixed a display error of the Tracking Computer's range when using Sniping Technology Implant and Tracking Computer units.
4. Fixed the issue where Pith C-Type Capital Remote Shield Recharger had an insufficient effect.
5. Fixed the issue where the TIPS of Mining and Support Projection Implants might be displayed too high on the screen when switching Implants.
6. Fixed the incomplete display of the Covetor Mining Laser's special effects.
7. Fixed the issue where the Selfless Medal icon didn't match its background.
8. Fixed the issue where Relevant Skills in Item TIPS could not be viewed.

The Scope
YC125.2