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this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| CCP Games | |
| Publishers | |
| 2003 | Simon & Schuster Interactive |
| 2009 | Atari |
| Engines | |
| Trinity | |
| Ambulation | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 6, 2003 |
| macOS (OS X) (Cider) | November 6, 2007 |
| Linux | November 6, 2007 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 69 |
| IGDB | 79 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play, Subscription |
| Genres | MMO |
| Series | EVE |
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| EVE | |
|---|---|
| EVE Online | 2003 |
| EVE: Gunjack | 2016 |
| EVE: Valkyrie | 2016 |
| EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone | 2017 |
| EVE Aether Wars - Tech Demo | 2019 |
EVE Online is a MMO game in the EVE series.
The game has a large and active community with over 500,000 subscribers as of February 2013.[1]
General information
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require an EVE Online account.
Monetization[edit]
| Type | Notes |
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| Free-to-play | 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.[2] |
| Subscription | Monthly payment is required in order to access higher level content.[3][4] Alternatively in-game currency can be spent to extend game time.[5] |
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_eve_sharedcache_tq_tranquility\settings_Default\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-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[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
Video settings (August 2013).
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
- Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio[edit]
Audio settings (September 2014).
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Sound loop after closing game client using Asus sound cards[edit]
You must deactivate the GX Button in the driver software.
White flickering when clicking in space (Nvidia Cards Only)[edit]
You must disable FXAA in Nvidia Control Panel.
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11, 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | [7] | |||
| Linux |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 5450 NVIDIA GeForce 420 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 3 support |
AMD Radeon RX 580 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 4 GB of VRAM |
- The game's original system requirements were as follows: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, a Pentium III 450 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM (256 MB for Windows 2000/XP), a DirectSound compatible sound card, a GeForce 2 or ATI Radeon graphics card, DirectX 9, and a 56k modem.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.14 | 12 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i5 @ 2.5 GHz Apple M1 |
Intel Core i7 3.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 23 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD 4000 Shader model 3 support |
AMD Radeon Pro 5700 8 GB of VRAM |
- The original system requirements were as follows: OS X 10.4.9, an Intel 1.8 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 6 GB hard disk space, a 56k modem, and a 128 MB ATI X1600 or NVidia 7300 GT graphics card.
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 7.04, Linspire 6, Open SuSE 10.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.1 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | GeForce FX 64 MB of VRAM | GeForce 6XXX |
- The following system requirements are for the original 2007 port. EVE online no longer supports Linux.
Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8500/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ EVE Online passes 500,000 subs
- ↑ Alpha and Omega Clones - EVE Online
- ↑ Subscription Costs - EVE Online
- ↑ FAQ - EVE Online
- ↑ 30 Day Pilot License Extension (PLEX) - EVE Online
- ↑ Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group
- ↑ 'EVE Online' finally runs natively on the Mac - last accessed on 2021-11-04