Hello spacefriends and welcome to another Community Beat! We approach the end of the year as the icy fingers of Sansha Claws stretch forth with Winter Nexus starting next week. While you’re waiting for the festivities to kick off why not check out some of the cool things that have emerged from the community recently.
Excelsior!
Win a Trip to Fanfest 2026
EVE Amsterdam organizer Amiomia is once again running her Win a Trip to Fanfest contest. At EVE Amsterdam last month the community raised €3,000 which will go towards handling the costs of sending some lucky...
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Storms approach New Eden, as Sansha’s Nation usher in the Winter Nexus. From 9 December to 12 January, Volatile Ice Storms will roam the cluster, opening the doors for exciting seasonal events and rewards.
Hunt Yoiul LADs (Logistical Automated Deliveries) and get Cryo Tech that allows access to even more within the storms, and don’t miss the Perseverance ice mining destroyer, currently only available through the Winter Nexus seasonal reward track.
Get started now, and don’t miss the seasonal reward track extension and a further surprise or two coming in the final week.
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Enter Volatile Ice Storms for seasonal challenges.
The first update to Catalyst is here, bringing Access Control List restrictions to Freelance Jobs.
This allows project creators to decide who can and cannot see the listed job.
Want to blacklist your rival alliance? Done.
Want to make sure only members of a certain corporation see your posting? You got it.
Want to put out a hit on a rival capsuleer or corporation and make sure the target remains unaware? Mum’s the word.
A new Freelancing skill has also been added, allowing capsuleers to accept more than three Freelance Jobs at a time. Explore available Freelance Jobs via the AIR Opportunities interface.
It’s Black Friday, and it’s time to paint it Event Horizon Black Matte!
Until 10:59 on 3 December, the EVE Store is offering 25% off Omega time, which is a great deal on its own. But you’ll also get free PLEX and SKINR Supply Crates (including nanocoatings, patterns, metallics, and sequencers to craft your own SKINs).
This is the perfect way to dig deeper into the Catalyst expansion, train into the new ships, or just give your hull a unique look (by painting it black!).
Early-bird tickets to Fanfest offer the best value, and time is running out!
Now is also the perfect time to make your travel arrangements. May is a popular time to visit Iceland, and prices for flights and accommodations will rise rapidly as time goes on.
Interstellar Speakers
Two guest speakers will be featured at Fanfest 2026:
Paul M. Sutter is a cosmologist, award-winning science communicator, author, and NASA advisor. He hosts several podcasts and a YouTube series as well as consulting for television and film productions.
Greetings spacefriends, and welcome back to another edition of the Community Beat! New Eden has been lively these past weeks, both in space and in real life. Let's dive straight in.
R-AG7W: The Last Splash
Last time we checked in, the Pandemic Horde Keepstar in R-AG7W was sitting under one of the most impressive bubble camps we’ve seen in a while. Since then, the bubblebath reached its inevitable conclusion as the Keepstar finally went down.
Warlock Industries was on-site for the final moments and captured the whole thing. If you’re looking for a recap of the atmosphere, the bubbles and...
