EVE is a massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) set in a science-fiction based, persistent world.

Players take the role of spaceship pilots seeking fame, fortune, and adventure in a complex, exciting, huge, and sometimes hostile galaxy.

After downloading the EVE Online game software you need to create an account at https://secure.eve-online.com/.

EVE Online is the forerunner of next generation massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) set in a world of galactic magnitude and governed by a hyper capitalistic economy with huge economic interests.

In a universe of this scope, you are free to discover your own place, be it in the form of a humble trader ferrying goods from system to system, a despicable pirate preying on anyone foolish enough to cross your path, a heroic combat pilot lancing through the fray as you battle for your faction, or a mighty business icon leading a corporation with hundreds of employees.

To accomplish any or all of this, your main tools will include a diverse array of sophisticated equipment, spaceships, and social interfaces, but you'll also need a strong business acumen, cunning combat strategies, and often pure Machiavellian thinking.

EVE Online takes place in a cluster of stars far from mankind's original habitat, planet Earth. How far away, and whether or not that cradle of civilization still exists, is a mystery. Humans arrived through a natural wormhole and, gazing up upon an alien sky they had never seen, were completely unable to determine where this new world was located. From the New Eden solar system, where the gate of EVE once led to the old world, humans expanded in all directions at a furious pace, exploring and colonizing rapidly.

Then, unexpectedly and seemingly unprovoked, the EVE gate collapsed in an apocalyptic catastrophe of a scale never before witnessed by the human race, ruining the New Eden system in the process. Thousands of small colonies were left in complete isolation to fend for themselves, cut off from the old world. For millennia they endured, clinging to the brink of extinction, and only a handful managed to survive.

Of those that lasted, five were to rise up and become the major empires that, between them, hold the balance of power in the world of EVE. Today, they are known as the Amarr Empire, the Gallente Federation, the Caldari State, the Minmatar Republic, and the Jovian Empire. Additionally, the world is full of several small, independent factions and states.

For more than a century, the five empires have lived together in relative peace. They've continually strived to maintain this peace, as each faction realizes only too well the grave consequences of a massive inter-stellar war. Recent technological breakthroughs in FTL travel, and the ensuing increase in space travelers, have shaken, but not broken, the fragile peace... at least not yet.

Here are some key features of "EVE Online":

· Massively multiplayer.
· Epic 5,000 solar system persistent single universe.
· Dynamic player controlled economy.
· Exclusive offline skill advancement.
· Unmatched versatility in game play.
· Free expansions and game enhancements included with subscription.

Requirements:

· Minimal: Intel based computer with CPU speed equal or greater than 1.8GHz , the client does not run on a PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Macintoshes (PowerMac); Recommended: Intel based CPU 2GHz or better.
· Minimal: Video: ATI X1600 or NVidia 7300 GT or higher with 128 MB of Video RAM; Recommended: Video: ATI X1900 or Nvidia 7600.
· Minimal: HD space: 6 GB; Recommended: HD space: 6 Gb or more.
· Minimal: Network: 56k or better Internet connection; Recommended: Network: Broadband Internet connection.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Need for Speed - During Apocrypha 1.5 we identified and fixed several potential causes for client-server simulation desync. Additional work in this area for Apocrypha 1.5.1 revealed the root cause of the remaining desync issues. We believe that we have now fully eliminated desync issues as related to the physics simulation. More on this in an upcoming Dev Blog.
· Weapons & Ammunition - It is now possible to shoot objects that are 0 meters away with turrets, and hit them (this is still subject to tracking.)
· Modules - The Medium Targeting System Subcontroller II Blueprint can now be invented.
· Market & Contracts - The market deviation filters have now been fixed ensuring that the average price of an item is now calculated correctly at all times. When each scroll is loaded, the average price of the outstanding orders is calculated and that is used to filter out orders that are outside the range you specify. Previously the same average price was used for the sell orders and buy orders but this has now been changed so now there is one average price for the sell orders (average price of the outstanding sell orders in the region) and another one for the buy orders.
· Agents & Missions - Epic arc agent conversation windows would sometimes be blank when opened and in some cases those same players experienced problems when trying to dock/undock. This has now been fixed.
· NPC's - The description tab of all NPC corporations will display the correct corporation information.
· Miscellaneous - A server side issue has now been fixed that could cause node deaths if system administrators pressed certain buttons.
· Exploits - Several exploit issues have been fixed, making EVE a better world to live in for us all.