Community Beat for 16 August
Greetings, spacefriends! Welcome back to the Community Beat, your regular round-up from across New Eden. We've got a lot to talk about, so let's dive straight in.
Clear Skies: Remastered
For the uninitiated, Clear Skies is a legendary three-piece EVE short film series by Ian Chisholm. It follows the crew of the Tempest class battleship "Clear Skies" on their adventures. When part 1 was first released back in 2008, it quickly became a cornerstone of EVE player creativity. Part 2 (2009) and part 3 (2011) were received just as well and now, thanks to the efforts of ZenCraft Studio, we can look forward to a remastered version! Whether you're revisiting or seeing it for the first time, this is a true classic.
Coverage of the Battle in Hoth
In the recent NERDS podcast, CCP Jötunn gave us the rundown of a recent battle in J121006, or as its local inhabitants used to call it, Hoth. Hoth played host to The Forsaken Few, the last vestiges of what was named "The War in Heaven". The declared victors of that war, a combination of high-class wormhole alliances, decided to finish "tidying up" by evicting The Forsaken Few from the system. It resulted in just under a trillion ISK lost in a single battle as well as the second most expensive Sotiyo Killmail in EVE history. Adan Dimalou from Hard Knocks, one of the attacking alliances, assembled a video covering the build-up and battle from their point of view.
Battle over Siseide Fortizar
Around the time The Forsaken Few got evicted, a Sedition Fortizar in Siseide was the centerpiece in one of battles of the so-called Waifu Wars. Altof Harevy reports for The Cope:
When Escalation Goes Too Far
We’ve featured videos from Warlock Industries before in a few previous beats. The editing and narrative work on their videos is next level! This time, the story follows the "Bureau Inferno" in their deployment of a bunch of Phoenixes and Revelations covering their efforts to take out an Angel capital escalation. Explosions ensued, cinematic shots were captured, escalations were completed, and rewards... well... that part didn’t quite go as expected!
Who? What? When? Where? How?
Sov Maps have been out for a long while now. What's a Sov Map, you ask? Well, it's a map of the galaxy, but coloured to reflect sov holding entities, showing the geography of the galaxy. You can see them on a per-Alliance level, Coalition level, and a Faction Warfare variant too. Verite has been providing that information on an up-to-date basis. If you visit the website on any day, you can see the information as it stands on that day. But! A new 3rd party service emerged that also provides these maps on a historical level. Want to see the evolution of space ownership over time? Now you can! BBey de Massiac created a website that allows you to enter two dates and a simple play button to see the evolution over time. Very helpful to any of the documentarians or historians out there. It even has a Faction Warfare variant!
Are We There Yet?
Sticking to the topic of maps... If you've visited the map section of Zkillboard recently, you'll find a very cool map design of the universe designed by Axium Cog! Essentially, it serves as a live feed of kills across the universe, including all of wormhole space, that are fed into Zkillboard. It's a great tool that lets you look at a system to then see any kills in nearby systems to give you an idea of activity nearby. Helpful in planning if you need to move, going to raid a Skyhook, or if you're just looking for a fight!
Your Capsuleer Companion
Speaking of tools, 3rd party developers tend to keep updating their products and Erik Kalkoken, recently updated his EVE Buddy companion app. It's designed to bring essential EVE info straight to your phone or web browser. Think quick access to your characters, skills, and wallet data, along with notifications and handy utilities. It’s lightweight, open-source, and built with players in mind. A neat way to keep connected to New Eden when you’re away from your computer.
The Art of Competition
We're only a few weeks away from the Alliance Tournament Feeders and Nora Maldoran is feeling the hype. To share their excitement, they have announced an art contest with 5,000 PLEX up for grabs. Submissions can be anything from posters to digital paintings inspired by the tournament, and the first entries are already rolling in. If you’ve got an artistic streak, now’s your time to shine.
The Little Ship That Could
Few ships are as iconic as the Venture, the humble mining frigate that has ferried countless capsuleers through their first moments among the starts. In this new documentary, Rixx Javix takes a closer look at the ship in its natural habitat. Mining peacefully... until it isn't.
That wraps this Community Beat. Thanks for reading and see you in space!
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