EVE Online Catalyst Expansion

Catalyst: Fueling EVE’s Future

Set to ignite on November 18, the Catalyst expansion reimagines EVE Online’s mining foundation. Long stagnant mechanics evolve into responsive, visually rich systems that reward precision and fleet coordination, blending accessibility for fresh pilots with mastery for seasoned capsuleers.

Mining Reborn: Speed and Strategy

Expect fourfold faster laser and strip miner cycles alongside doubled gas harvesting speeds, preserving yields while slashing wait times. Built in surveyors deliver instant asteroid intel via color coded overlays, paving the way for ninja tactics and fleet ops.

Fresh Hulls for New Horizons

The Pioneer lineup fills progression gaps with destroyers tailored for yield and command, while the Odysseus empowers solo explorers through wormholes with covert ops prowess and adaptive bonuses.

Map Mastery Unleashed

Toggle between immersive 3D and crisp 2D views featuring heatmap for broad scans and tube/subway-style map mode for pinpoint routes. Custom filters, logarithmic scales, and mining intel overlays turn navigation into a superpower.

In-Depth Feature Vault

• Phased Asteroid Fields

  Probe discovered hotspots in low and null sec bring tension with migrating fractures enabling phased mining. Start at reduced efficiency until industrial ships anchor for peak output, then race the beacon reveal.

  • Prismaticite delivers unpredictable mineral riches
  • Reactions refine outputs using gases
• Critical Hits Revolution

  Luck meets skill as lasers and harvesters land crits for yield surges without hastening depletion, complete with flashy alerts.

  • Base 1% chance, scales to 200% bonuses
  • Foreman bursts amplify fleet crits
• Surveyor Upgrades

  Every ORE hull and empire corvette gains onboard scanners with toggleable value overlays, enhanced by chipset modules for unit counts and yield tweaks.

  • One key fleet compression
  • Hold capacity visuals in space
• Carrier Evolution

  Costs drop 30% with faster builds, maintenance bays double to 2 million m3, extra support fighters without DPS loss.

  • Faction specific fighter potency rises
  • Lower entry barrier vs dreadnoughts
• Integrated Sensor Array

  Activates for 2 minutes to multiply targeting range by 12x with no cap, buffs active tanks by 30% on repair duration and cap use, keeps MJD/MJFG and no EWAR penalties, but prevents warping, docking, or tethering during use. Triage visuals signal commitment.

  • NSA transitions to supercarriers only
  • Balances skynetting meta
• Fractured Legacy Arc

  CCP’s latest Epic Arc — Fractured Legacy: Consisting of 10 missions from AIR Labs in Kisogo, this shorter, experimental Epic Arc introduces players to the new mining features and rewards a Pioneer Mining Destroyer for new and returning players.

• PLEX Wallet Insights

  Track 2000 transactions with sortable logs, pie charts, and character attribution for ultimate transparency.

• FW and Stronghold Shifts

  Complexes spawn rival NPCs for constant action; pirate bases peak rewards at 10 pilots, ignore structures.

  • HQ systems gain Veldspar and speed buffs
• Balance Highlights
  • Stratios: 50% Medium Energy Turret damage role bonus, turrets reduced to 3
  • Cenotaph Breacher Pods: Shorter duration, lower max damage
  • Blood Raider LP: Molok, Chemosh, Dagon capital BPCs added

Phased Asteroid Field Efficiency

Mining efficiency across phases of the Catalyst Phased Asteroid Field system, based on officially published values.

*Values sourced from CCP Catalyst patch notes. “Before Fracture” efficiency has not been published by CCP.*

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Warp to Launch

Catalyst injects vitality across EVE, from probe hunts in phased rifts to carrier sieges and seamless star charts. Gear up for November 18 and claim your slice of the resource surge.