[Player Story] He’s A Betting Man

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The EVE Uni Abyssal community is an active and thriving space full of eager capsuleers ready to risk life and limb in that dangerous corner of lost space. Many a newbro filter in to our Abyssals discord channel every day, sharing their joys and sorrows, telling the tales of their glory, or asking for tips and advice on how to improve their play and progress up the Abyssal tier ladder. Our experienced Abyssal vets offer their insight built upon hundreds of runs, showcasing our developed and thought-out resources, offering new players a clear pathway and progress track to dive further and further into Abyssal Deadspace.

The Abyssal chat is not only rife with information, knowledge and advice, but it has grown its own microcosm of in-jokes, memes, general nonsensery and crazy ideas. So did the gregarious and ever-likeable Capitaine Forgeronne speak a bet on the 9th of August. The hallowed words rang plainly through the Uni Discord, a challenge laid down in writing for all daredevils to undertake:

“I’ll send 100 [million ISK] for a video of someone taking down a Calm [Tier 1 Abyssal] in an Endurance or Prospect.”

Who could refuse such a worthwhile challenge? Every Abyssal runner worth their salt would give it an attempt. Immediately, the bell rang for Chris Halsky, EVE University Highsec Community Lead, an experienced Abyssal runner and provider of knowledge himself. He’s never been shy of a wacky idea and promised Capitaine he would do it, but…

Before Chris could even finish the thought, EVE Uni Events Manager Turlough Dominian was already on the case. Everyone that knows Turlough knows he is a very “crazzy” individual, throwing caution to the wind at any chance he gets. A beautifully joyous soul, Turlough is always in the mood for fun and revelry, and this challenge was no different to him. Mere hours after Capitaine’s bet had gone out, Turlough rang out in his typical cadence.

“im uploading the video now , get that iskies ready big boi :D”

Indeed, for all of us to see then and there came the video of an Endurance being put through the motions in a Tier 1 “Electriacal” [sic] filament. Halfway into hull with many a mistake made that brought some of the more experienced Abyssal runners in chat to the edge of tears. In his ever-positive style, Turlough emphasized that this was a great way to show newer players how not to fight the spawns he had gotten. And that all is not even mentioning the diabolically festive music Turlough had chosen for his video background, a ragtag cacophony of guitar-whistle-violin party music. Because there’s just nothing quite like blowing up Triglavians to the tune of a toddler’s birthday bash, is there?

100M ISK secured, with a tale to tell for it.

If you like Abyssals, want to do crazy stuff in them, or just want to learn more, check out the Uni Wiki’s resources on Abyssal Deadspace. The handy sidebar on the right will link you to a great many resources on running yourself and offer you a researched progression through the tiers, perfect for starting out. If you are a Uni member or wish to become one down the line, never hesitate to reach out in our Abyssals Discord channel, and we’ll help you get sorted!

[Tip of the Week] All Roads Lead To…

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Diving down wormholes into spooky space is a great source of both PvE and PvP content! However, it’s quite easy to lose your way in them, as there’s no setting routes like you would with a gate network. Good bookmarking is crucial to maintaining an overview of the wormhole chain you’re in. Don’t forget to bookmark your entrances and exits! You’ll need to scan them back down otherwise, if you even had a probe scanner fitted in the first place… The last thing you want is to get stuck without a way out. If you do get lost, Signal Cartel will help you get home!

Wormhole gaming pro tips:

  • You can visually identify where a wormhole leads to.
  • A wormhole that has K162 in its show info is an exit, meaning someone else has scanned it down and jumped in from the other side. Over time, you’ll become more familiar with wormhole numbers, quickly allowing you to figure out the type (incoming/wandering/static) without even having to dive down!

Graphic courtesy of Shaemus O’Conor.

[Tip of the Week] Bring Your EWAR!

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Text adapted from, and graphic by, the ever-lovely Shaemus O’Conor, EWAR afficionado extraordinaire.

Bring your EWAR – it can have an huge impact on a fight!

In EVE bigger is not always better. In fact, even a tiny T1 EWAR frigate like a Griffin or Maulus can have a massive impact on many PvP fights.

A flock of Blackbirds in a fleet wing can completely shut down an enemy logi wing, a single Crucifier can make it hard for a battleship to hit your fleetmates in frigates or quarter a Drekavac’s optimal range from 76km to 18km, an Arazu will point a shiny target, keep it sensor dampened and light the cyno to bring in the big boys.

T1 EWAR frigates can be used very quickly, within a few days of starting the game. It is a quick train, they are very cheap (some corporations may even hand them out for free) and you can have an immediate tangible impact during PvP fleets. Of course, if you like the playstyle, training more into the specific EWAR skills will make them even better, open up T1 EWAR cruisers and a higher effectiveness. When specializing, T2 EWAR cruisers can be a massive force multiplier in a fight.

So the next time a fleet is called, look for the EWAR wing or ask your FC if you can bring an EWAR ship. For learning more about EWAR, check out the links in this post.

P.S.: Salt is a valuable resource in New Eden and beyond, and an EWAR pilot is a master at extracting it.

[Tip of the Week] Love You So Much

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Missioning income doesn’t just come from the ISK rewards you get from the agents. The corporation you run missions for will steadily pay you with Loyalty Points. Through the in-game Wallet -> Loyalty Points, you can click the corp you run for and find out where their nearest Loyalty Store is. You can then check https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/lpstore/ to see which items would be best to sell on the market or directly to other players. Watch out for daily volumes – you might not want to buy 100 of an item that only sells 2 per day!

Want to know more about Loyalty Points? The UniWiki provides!

[Tip of the Week] Cloudy With A Chance of Death

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We’re launching a new concept – both here on the blog and on the Uni Discord – the EVE Uni Tip of the Week! Some of you might remember the HIWUTOD of old, Hippla’s Weird Unsolicited Tip of the Day.

Well, we’re going to bring back that concept with some tips from all walks of EVE life, on a weekly basis, every Monday. PvP, PvE and everything in between – aimed at new and new-ish players, although the intermediate and veteran player may still learn something new with a tip that is outside of their usual area of gameplay. Without further ado, let’s dive into the very first EU-TOTW!

Did you know there are different clouds in the Abyss?


Filament Cloud – Orange – Shield Boosters repair less (-40%), but cycle faster (40%). As repair modules are capacitor-hungry modules, these will drain your capacitor fast!
Bioluminescent Cloud – Blue – 4x signature radius increase. Your signature size will balloon massively, making it much easier for large weapons with poor tracking to hit you! Particularly dangerous when enemies such as battleships are on the field, or when you rely on your small ship signature for tank.
Tachyon Cloud – White – 4x velocity, -50% Inertia. Be careful not to sling yourself out of the Abyss boundary. Microwarpdrive fits can easily get sent at over 10000km/s!

Want to learn more about Abyssal Deadspace and its localized effects? The UniWiki provides.

[NEWS] UniWiki Downtime for Software Upgrades

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Attention Capsuleers,

As many of you know, for years the UniWiki managed by EVE University has provided capsuleers all over New Eden access to the most comprehensive repository of knowledge on all things New Eden and Anoikis. Thanks to the countless hours of work by volunteers both within and outside (thank you!) EVE University, its archives of information grow every hour. Thank you to anyone that has ever made a wiki edit or contributed to the UniWiki in any way.

On behalf of EVE University, we want to inform you that the UniWiki‘s software will be upgraded by the Information Services Directorate of EVE Uni. As a result, the UniWiki will be offline for up to 48 hours. During this period, you will not be able to access the UniWiki. Please plan accordingly.

Scheduled Downtime:

Scheduled Downtime:

  • Start: Saturday, 22nd, 11:00, at EVE downtime
  • End: Saturday, 22nd, 15:00

The Directorate may postpone the upgrade slot for Sunday, 23rd, with the same start and end timeframe.

It is important to note that in the wake of these upgrades, it is possible that certain Wiki pages may look out of place or suffer broken formatting or appearances. We will do our level best to repair any broken pages as soon as possible, and rely on others to flag these pages to us or roll up their sleeves and get to work themselves. Editing the UniWiki is available to any Capsuleer logging in to the wiki through ESI, regardless of affliations. Those with questions about helping out or wanting to flag broken pages are always welcome to contact Wiki Manager Arin Mara (linked below) or jump into the EVE University Discord to talk to us in our public channels.

We apologise for any inconvenience and hope that you continue to enjoy the UniWiki’s unparalleled archives when they get their new coat of paint.

Warm regards,

Communications Manager Amfion Bravais

Wiki Manager, Arin Mara

[Player Story] A Newbro’s Tale #3

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A short tale by EVE University’s Doctor Taunu – full credit to them.

My career as an explorer surely but steadily advances. The training of the last few skills to fly a fully fledged Buzzard instead of my trusty fledgling Heron are almost at an end. I would fly it into a sun as a goodbye, but it will reside in my hangar instead.

With this advancement in skills also comes an advancement in experience. Scanning a system down takes less time, the hacking game is becoming increasingly easy. But wealth is a hit or a miss. My usual point of entry is an empty system in high sec, but more often than not is the wormhole at the other end plundered, leaving only some tunnels to the next pocket in J-space.

So, time for a strategy change: on to low sec to venture forth from there. And yes, first try, great findings! I started my chain of wormholes. I paused, if only briefly, to marvel at monolith floating in space, full of stars. I collected a nice 75 million, and as that felt quite enough, I went to a nearby station, calling my hauler and trader alt. She flew to my current system, where a nice contract was waiting for her. She picked up the goods, and flew back home.

That was the plan. That monolith was a bad omen it seems. At one of the waypoints in low sec, a squad of Catalysts was camped where a moment ago space was empty. A skirmish so it appeared. But I needed to pass, and I tried for the next system. Tried is the key word here, as right when I uncloaked and started accelerating, I was held down by a few tracking beams. It spelled my doom. My loot, my Sunesis, and my trusty pilot went up in flames.

I mourned the loss of the ship and of the cargo.

Next time I’ll slip away before their eyes. But for now, they got their spoils, just as I will from the next exploration.