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Eve Online has changed a great deal over the years, and this page lists the expansions added to it, along with major features contained within them.

The Second Genesis

Release Date: 06/05/2003
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/improvements-and-bug-fixes-25

Features
- Truly Massive Universe
- Unique Offline Skill Advancement
- Player Run Economy
- Free-form Professions
- Ships and Unlimited Customization
- Player Research and Manufacturing
- Dynamic Tactical Combat
- Extensive Player Interaction
- Unique Character Creation
- Detailed Player Corporation Management
- Faction and Agent System
- Encounters in Space
- An Extensive Communication System
- Over 250 Types of In-space NPC's

Castor

Release Date: 18/12/2003
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/improvements-and-bug-fixes-34

Features
- Tech Level 2
- Player Owned Conquerable Stations
- New Ship Classes
- New Agent Features
- Market Changes
- Updated Ship Technology
- Crime Fighting
- Advanced Skills
- Weapon Upgrades
- Auto-cloak

Exodus

Release Date: 17/11/2004
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/eve-online-exodus-1

Features
- New Ships
- Starbases
- New Helper Applications
- New Multi-level Scenarios
- System Scanning
- Mining Improvements
- Corporation Improvements
- Alliance Systems
- War Declaration
- User Interface Improvement
- New Agent Functionality
- New Aggression System
- New NPC Types
- Market Improvements
- Fleet Command and Tactical View
- Updated In-game Browser

Cold War

Release Date: 29/07/2005
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/improvements-and-bug-fixes-47

Features
- Combat Improvements
- Outposts
- Pirate Factions Upgrades
- New World Order
- Cosmos Constellations
- Dreadnoughts
- Encounters In Space
- Leadership Overhaul
- Freighters
- Mini-professions
- New Complexes
- Convoy Raiding Lucrative
- System Sovereignty
- Unicode Chat & Client Improvements
- Research Breakthroughs & Skills

Red Moon Rising

Release Date: 14/12/2005
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/eve-online-red-moon-rising-1

Features
- Carriers & Motherships
- Titans
- Bloodlines
- Starbases And Sovereignty
- Tech 2 Ships
- Project Rebirth
- Cosmos Constellations
- Next-gen Manufacturing & Research Facilities
- Optimizations
- Fighters
- Combat Revisited
- Drones Revisited
- Needful Things For Mining
- NPCs Revisited
- Eye For An Eye
- Tech 2 Ammunition
- Unicode Client
- New Corp Logos
- Jettison Canister Flagging
- UI Improvements
- Tractor Beam

Revelations

Release Date: 29/11/2006
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-revelations-1.3-1

Features
- Contracts
- Combat Organization
- Exploration
- Invention
- Combat Boosters
- Rigs
- New Battleships
- New Battlecruisers
- Salvaging
- Eight New Regions
- Voice Communication
- Optimizations

Revelations II

Release Date: 19/07/2007
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/revelations-ii-patch-notes-features-fixes-and-improvements-1

Features
- Heat
- Anti-Fleet Warfare
- Structure Warfare Enhancements
- Starbase Warfare
- Outpost Warfare
- Outpost Upgrades
- Expanding the Frontiers of Exploration
- Agent Mission Improvements
- Broader Sovereignty Scope
- Improved Corporation & Alliance Management
- Need for Speed™
- Immersive New Player Experience
- General Improvements

Trinity

Release Date: 12/12/2007
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/eve-trinity-changes-and-fixes-1

Features
- Amarr Ships
- Caldari Ships
- EVE Voice
- Fleet Invitations
- EVE Marketplace
- Female Corpses
- Exiting Stations on a Velocity
- Situational Awareness Improvements
- Overview Improvements

Empyrean Age

Release Date: 10/07/2008
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-empyrean-age-1

Features
- Factional Militias
- Ranks
- Factional Warfare Agents
- Statistics
- System Occupancy
- Combat Zones
- Factional Warfare Complexes
- World Shaping

Quantum Rise

Release Date: 11/11/2008
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-quantum-rise-1

Features
- Stackless IO
- EVE64
- Alchemy
- Industrial Ships Get Love
- User Interface Changes
- Speed Rebalanced
- Ammunition Cost Change
- Certificates
- Medals
- New RealX Tracks
- New Stargates
- Improved Travel
- Assembly Array Upgrades
- ETC Secure Trading Evolved

Apocrypha

Release Date: 10/03/2009
Site: https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-apocrypha-1

Features
- Wormholes
- Tech3 Strategic Cruisers
- Tech3 Production and Engineering
- New Player Experience
- Epic Mission Arc
- Attribute Respecs
- New NPC and NPC AI
- Skill Queue
- New Ship Fitting Panel
- UI Exporting
- New Art and Effects
- New Sound Engine
- Premium Lite
- Premium Mac Client
- Russian Localization

Dominion

Release Date: 01/12/2009
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/expansions/dominion/

Features
- Sovereignty Evolves
- Sovereignty Infrastructure System
- New Doomsday Devices and Capital Ship Changes
- Improved Fleet Tools
- Exploration and Advanced PVP Tutorials
- Faction Ships Revisited
- Pirate Faction Epic Arc Missions
- Upgraded Planets and Starfields
- Improved In-Game Mail System
- Full Featured In-Game Browser

Tyrannis

Release Date: 26/05/2010
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/expansions/tyrannis/

Features
- Planetary Interaction
- Backstory
- EVE Gate
- EVE Mail
- Calendar
- Graphic Updates
- Alienware AlienFX
- Event Landmarks

Incursion

Main article: Incursion (expansion)

Release Date: 30/11/2010
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/expansions/incursion/

Features
- Council of Stellar Management (CSM)
- Client Customization
- Ordnance Overhaul
- Faction Ships Now Available on the Market
- Fighter Bombers Take One for the Team
- Agents Secure New Ways to Keep You Busy
- A New Lair for the TQ Beast
- Fleet Jumping Accelerated
- Module Performance Improvements
- Noctis, the Dedicated Salvager
- The Thin Client is Born
- Upgraded Server Hardware
- Farewell to the Learning Skills Group
- 2010 Holiday Ship: The CONCORD Echelon
- Character Creation System – Re-invent Yourself
- Planetary Interaction Evolves
- EVE Gate Enhanced
- New Sansha Pirate NPCs
- New Sansha Combat Ships
- EVE Gate gets EVE Voice beta
- Environment System Effects
- CONCORD Sets Up Shop
- NPC AI Gets an IQ Boost
- Incursions
- Remote Destruction of Jump Clones
- Improvements to Buying a New Clone
- Sell/Buy Window Settings
- Market Window Displays Outpost Information
- Asset Search by Distance
- Drag and Drop Into Closed Containers
- Character Portrait Saves Return
- Improved Overview Settings
- Agent Removal Confirmation
- Starmap Autopilot's Tab Now Easier to Adjust
- Clearing All Waypoints from Space
- Carbon Inventory
- More Pirates, Shiny Treasures
- More Portraits, More Places
- Auto Fleet Commander
- Visible Nullsec Truesec
- Strip FIttings From Inactive Ships
- NPC Electronic Warfare Updates
- Better Value Visibility
- Extra Outpost Info Added
- More Default Overview Layouts
- Direct Bookmark Removal
- Better Fleet Boss Info Display
- Improved Mass Repackaging
- High-resolution Pilot Portrait Display
- Loot Logging On by Default
- Enhanced Waypoint Markers
- More Incursion Group Support
- Server-side Ship Fittings
- Extended Newbie Mission Durations
- Team BFF's Little Things Continue
- Carbon UI

Incarna

Release Date: 21/07/2011
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/expansions/incarna/

Features
- Set Foot into Captain’s Quarters
- The Noble Exchange (NeX)
- Looking Good with Your Guns Out
- Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall...
- ECM Changes for Better Battle
- Traffic Advisory: Jumpbridge Changes Ahead
- Faction vs faction standings
- Performance Improvements
- Redone and Feature-filled New Player Experience
- Amarr’s Modern Maller Arrives
- EVE Gate: Activity Notifications
- EVE Gate: Personalized Backgrounds
- API: Contract Information
- API: Customizable Keys
- New Official EVE Forums
- Ship Spinning and Graphics Tweaking

Crucible

Release Date: 29/11/2011
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/expansions/crucible/

Features
- New Tier 3 Battlecruisers
- New Nebulae
- Time Dilation
- V3 - A Graphical Upgrade
- Engine Trails
- New Station-themed Captain’s Quarters
- Customs Offices
- New Tech 2 Modules
- Hybrid Weapon Balancing
- Logistics Ship Balancing
- Rebalanced Destroyers
- Anomalies Revisited
- Increased Player Ship Salvage
- Bigger Bandwidth (Planetary Interaction)
- Magnometric Sites
- Loot All option
- Log Off Timer Change
- Ship Spinning and Graphics Tweaking
- Starbase Management
- Per-Ship Orbit
- Autopan on Hover Removed
- More Relevant Info on Skills
- Remote Unrent Office
- Fitting List Limit Raised
- Implants in KillMails
- Blueprint type in Killmails
- Corporation Locations (Bookmarks)
- EVE Sans Neue Font Brings Clarity to Chat
- UI Scaling
- Ship Spinning Counter
- Friends Let Friends Use Jumpbridges
- Rubber Band Selection
- Neocom Blink Toggle
- Container Filter for Assets
- Market Links in 'Show Info' Window
- Skill Queue Dragging
- Chat MotD
- Map Options Window Changes
- Mission Window Minimize
- Ship Corp Hangars Stay Open
- Caps Lock Icon
- Market-to-Chat Dragging
- Scan Signature Filter
- Corp Wallet Tool tip
- Skill Training Highlight
- Jumpbridge UI enhancements
- Improved Warp Tunnels
- Doomsday Device and Cyno Field Effects
- Cap ship balancing
- New DED Complexes
- Drones try to return when hit warp
- Improved Commands
- Reduction in session change timer
- Stargates point towards correct place
- Bombs on UI, Other Turrets on UI
- Improvements to the Fitting Window
- New Neocom
- Reduction in Session Change Timer – Take Two
- Convenient Starbase Fuel Notifications
- Shift Click for Great Power
- Interactive Friend Notification Portrait
- Alliances enter the Factional Warfare arena
- Tech 2 Module Tweaking
- Chat Member List Portrait Toggle
- Assault Frigate Balancing
- Drag and Drop Members in Fleet Watch lists
- Fleet Watch list Member Increase
- More Convenience to Corp Locations
- Shield Bonus Fixes
- Blaster Ammunition: Null Gets a Boost
- Mission Status in Station Agent Panel
- Skill Sheet Alphabetizationing
- Capital Ship Tweaks: Diverting power from the shields, Captain
- More and Better: New Shield Modules Added
- Nomenclature Obfuscation Reduction
- POS FUEL BLOCK NOTICE: January 24th, 2012
- Client Side Optimization
- Flashy New Rookie Ships
- Science and Industry Panel Blueprint Sorting
- Optimized Localization
- Fleet Watch List Additions
- DED Complexes Get Even More Love
- More Detail in Target Gauges
- Team Avatar’s Interface Enhancement Pack

Inferno

Release Date: 24/04/2012
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/expansions/inferno/

Features
- Missiles and Launchers
- Graphics Update
- War Declaration System
- Kill Reports
- Mercenary Marketplace
- Factional Warfare
- Modules
- Character Creator
- Unified Inventory
- Incursions
- Effects Bar
- Opportunities
- UI Enhancements
- Rendering Visual Excellence
- Factional Warfare
- Feature Iteration
- Ever Evolving Visuals
- The Rebalancing Initiative
- Intuitive Information Instructions

Retribution

Release Date: 04/12/2012
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/retribution/

Features
- EVE/DUST 514 Link
- Battlecruisers Rebalanced
- Dueling
- Corporation Search Tools
- Engineering Advances for Black Ops Pilots
- War Declaration Iteration
- Configurable Info Panels

Odyssey

Main article: Odyssey

Release Date: 04/07/2013
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/odyssey/

Features
- A New Age of Discovery
- Navy Issue Rebalancing
- A New "Spacescape"
- Dynamic Travel Transitions

Rubicon

Main article: Rubicon

Release Date: 19/11/2013
Site: http://www.eveonline.com/rubicon/

Features
- Personalzie with a Paint Job
- Mobile Structures
- Sisters of EVE Faction Ships
- Rebalancing and Roles
- The Modernized Tristan
- The Crucifier Redesigned
- Detailed Wrecks for Capital Ships
- Renovate Station Exteriors
- Corporation Management Boost
- Ship Maintenance Arrays and loot drops
- Rapid Missile Launchers
- More places to refit your Tech 3 Cruisers
- Death in HD
- Jump Gate Travel Animations
- Upgraded Warp Bubble Effects
- Level of Detail Additions
- Atmospheric Sounds from Suns
- Multiple Open Kill Reports
- Station Guest List
- D-Scan Enhancements
- Word Filtering
- Word Filtering
- Expanded Tab Information
- Fleet Management UI
- Encounter Surveillance system
- Guerrila-Style Warfare
- Hi-Sec Customs Offices
- Warp Changes
- ISIS
- Certificate Overhaul
- Ghosts Sites
- Character Screen Update
- Stream and Share
- Orbital Bombardment

Kronos

Main article: Kronos

Release Date: 3/6/2014
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2014-06-03/

Features
- Mordu's Legion pirate faction ships added
  - Garmur
  - Orthrus
  - Barghest
- Low Sec Faction Warfare changes
- Prospect Expedition Frigate added
- Mining Barges rebalanced
- Warp effect graphics changes
- Graphical and audio updates
- New Ship Skins and pilot attire

Crius

Main article: Crius

Release Date: 22/7/2014
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2014-07-22/

Features
- Reprocessing changes
- Fleet Warp Opt-Out Added
- Starbase Changes
  - Reprocessing Array tweaked
  - Compression Array added
- Blueprint Research changes
- Manufacturing and Research Price changes
- Industry UI
- Audio improvements
- Skill Check on Module Fitting removed
- API Support added for new features

Hyperion

Main article: Hyperion

Release Date: 26/8/2014
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2014-08-26/

'Features'
- Wormhole changes
- Incursion Frigate Mission and Scout sites
- New Store items for character customization
- PLEX changes for extra character training
- Shareable Overviews
- Heavy Assault Cruisers and Micro Warp Drives get a balance pass
- Planetary Colonies in sovereign nullsec space are now open to all players, not just the sov-holding alliance.

Oceanus

Main article: Oceanus

Release Date: 30/9/2014
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2014-09-30/

Features
- French Language Localization
- Oceanus Theme Song
- Wormholes colorization clues
- Incursion 'Burner' mission updates
- UI changes
  - Market item descriptions on hover
  - CIDER performance updates for our Mac client users
  - New interface sounds and audible alerts
  - An advanced notification system to keep you abreast of important character, ship and station changes.
- Eft formatting change
- Interdictors and Interceptors get a balance pass
- Named modules reviewed and updated
- Cloaking gains slick new sights and sounds

Phoebe

Main article: Phoebe

Release Date: 04/11/2014
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2014-11-04/

features
- Nullsec Changes
  - Capitals can use gates
  - Jump Fatigue Introduced
  - JUMP range of Capitals Reduced to 5 LY
- Unlimited Skill Que
- Industry Changes
  - Consolidated skills
  - Reverse Engineering merged with Invention
  - Industry UI improvements
- Pheobe Theme Song
- Stealth Bomber changes
- New armor/hull repairer icons
- Scanner window separation
- Brighter nebulae
- New structure sounds
- XML API updates
- Better career agents
- Updated escalation sites
- Environmental dangers
- Improved reward scaling
- New sensor Overlay
- New Pop-up Notifications

Rhea

Main article: Rhea

Release Date: 09/12/2014
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2014-12-09/

Features
- 100 More Wormhole Galaxies discovered and Added
- Thera System
- Shattered Wormholes
- Amarr Tech 3 Destroyers Confessor
- ORE Bowhead Freighter
- Redesigned Onyx
- Redesigned Eagle
- Redsigned Caldari Rook
- Redsigned Caldari Falcon
- Redsigned Caldari Blackbird
- Redsigned Gallente Incursus
- Sleeper Cache Sites
- Polarized Weapon Modules
  - +20% Rate of Fire
  - +15% Tracking Speed
  - -20% Range and Falloff
  - All your resistances are set to 0
- PBR Physically Based Rendering
- End of Clone Upgrades
- Name Purge from Old Trial Accounts
- WASD ship controls
- Corporation-to-player invites
- Updates to the CREST API for third-party developers
- Hit point info for drones in bays
- Hacking improvements
- Rhea Theme Song

Proteus

Main article: Proteus

Release Date: 13/01/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-01-13/

Tiamat

Main article: Tiamat

Release Date: 17/02/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-02-17/

Scylla

Main article: Scylla

Release Date: 24/03/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-03-24/

Mosaic

Main article: Mosaic

Release Date: 28/04/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-04-28/

Carnyx

Main article: Carnyx

Release Date: 02/06/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-06-02/

Carnyx Part 2

Main article: Carnyx

Release Date: 16/06/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-06-16/

Aegis

Main article: Aegis

Release Date: 07/07/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-07-07/

Galatea

Main article: Galatea

Release Date: 25/08/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-08-25/

Vanguard

Main article: Vanguard

Release Date: 06/10/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-10-06/

Crimson Harvest

Main article: Crimson Harvest

Release Date: 20/10/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-10-20/

Parallax

Main article: Parallax

Release Date: 03/11/2015
Site: http://updates.eveonline.com/date/2015-11-03/

Paralax Part 2