EVE Online
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
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CCP Games | |
Engines | |
Trinity | |
Ambulation | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 6, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | November 6, 2007 |
Linux | November 6, 2007 |
EVE | |
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EVE Online | 2003 |
EVE: Gunjack | 2016 |
EVE: Valkyrie | 2016 |
EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone | 2017 |
EVE Aether Wars - Tech Demo | 2019 |
Key points
- This is a subscription based game, monthly payment is required in order to access higher level content.[1][2] Alternatively in-game currency can be spent to extend game time.[3]
- As of November 2016, the game is free to play using the 'Alpha clone state', with access to limited skills and ships. Paid accounts are in the 'Omega clone state' and have access to the full game.[4]
- Large and active community with over 500,000 subscribers as of February 2013.[5]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Official website | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require an EVE Online account.
- The game is free to play in the 'Alpha clone state', with restrictions on availability of skills and ships.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_eve_sharedcache_tq_tranquility\settings_Default\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8500/pfx/[Note 1] |
- On Windows c_eve_sharedcache_tq_tranquility can differ depending on the EVE Online installation folder.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Minimum screen resolution is 1024x768. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use "Fixed Window" under "Windowed or Fullscreen" to unlock Multi-Monitor Resolutions like 3840x1080. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | [6] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Set Display > Present Interval to "Interval immediate" in settings to unlock the frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Not specified in audio settings but uses the operating system's surround sound settings if present. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Enabled using "Inactive Client Muting". |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3724, 26000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Sound loop after closing game client using Asus sound cards
You must deactivate the GX Button in the driver software.
White flickering when clicking in space (Nvidia Cards Only)
You must disable FXAA in Nvidia Control Panel.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.0 GHz |
Intel Core i7-7700 AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 23 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon 2600 XT Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS | AMD Radeon RX 580 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 4 GB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | 10.15 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i5 3.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 23 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 320M Intel HD 3000 | AMD Radeon Pro 580 4 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (8500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.