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Added October 2018, December 2018, and January 2019 Releases. Updated all 2018 Releases to have feature lists and links to EVE Updates. Standardized formatting of all limited-time PvE events since 2016.
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|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-118.6-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
New event [[Shadow of the Serpent]]
''Associated Event: [[Shadow of the Serpent]]''
New features for [[Citadels]], including redeeming, trade, character customisation and the ability to set a citadel as a waypoint using [[autopilot]]
New features for [[Citadels]], including redeeming, trade, character customisation and the ability to set a citadel as a waypoint using [[autopilot]]
Visual effects update to lighting in stations and citadels, armor repair, [[Capital_ships#Force_Auxiliaries|triage]] mode, [[Electronic_warfare#Remote_Sensor_Dampening|sensor dampeners]], [[Electronic_warfare#Tracking_Disruptors|tracking disruptors]] and black ops cynosural field beacon effect  
Visual effects update to lighting in stations and citadels, armor repair, [[Capital_ships#Force_Auxiliaries|triage]] mode, [[Electronic_warfare#Remote_Sensor_Dampening|sensor dampeners]], [[Electronic_warfare#Tracking_Disruptors|tracking disruptors]] and black ops cynosural field beacon effect  
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|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc118.8-release
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc118.8-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
''Associated Event: [[Purity of the Throne]]''
Overhaul of [[Mining Barges]]
Overhaul of [[Mining Barges]]
New event: [[Purity of the Throne]]
Redesign of [[Slasher]], [[Maulus]], [[Executioner]], [[Bantam]], [[Probe]] and [[Griffin]]
Redesign of [[Slasher]], [[Maulus]], [[Executioner]], [[Bantam]], [[Probe]] and [[Griffin]]
Rebalance of capital modules
Rebalance of capital modules
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|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc118.9-release
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc118.9-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
New [[ship skins]] - 'Crimson Harvest'
''Associated Event - [[Crimson Harvest (2016)]]''
New EVE tutorial ([[Tutorial - New Player Experience - until Aug 2018|UniWiki page]])
Alterations to market window including market graphs
Alterations to market window including market graphs
Rebalance of mining barge turret hardpoints
Rebalance of mining barge turret hardpoints
118.9 theme [https://soundcloud.com/ccpgames/eve-online-yc1189-theme-the-legend-perseveres "The Legend Perseveres"]
118.9 theme [https://soundcloud.com/ccpgames/eve-online-yc1189-theme-the-legend-perseveres "The Legend Perseveres"]
Post-process system client performance updates  
Post-process system client performance updates
}}
}}


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|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc118.10-release
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc118.10-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
''Associated Event: [[Yulai Festival (2016)]]''
Overhaul of [[Missiles#Specialized_Missiles_and_Launchers|defender missiles]]
Overhaul of [[Missiles#Specialized_Missiles_and_Launchers|defender missiles]]
New [[ship skins]] - 'Glacial Drift' and 'Fire cell'
New [[ship skins]] - 'Glacial Drift' and 'Fire cell'
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|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc119.2-release
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-yc119.2-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
New event: [[Guardian's Gala]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-guardians-gala/ dev blog]
''Associated Event: [[Guardian's Gala (2017)]]'' - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-guardians-gala/ dev blog]
New [[ship skin]]: Society of Conscious Thought Midnight
New [[ship skin]]: Society of Conscious Thought Midnight
119.2 theme [https://soundcloud.com/ccpgames/eve-online-yc1192-theme-towards-the-inevitable "Towards the Inevitable"]
119.2 theme [https://soundcloud.com/ccpgames/eve-online-yc1192-theme-towards-the-inevitable "Towards the Inevitable"]
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{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=June Release
|expansion_name=June 2017 Release
|release_date=13/06/2017
|release_date=13/06/2017
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-06-13/
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-06-13/
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-june-2017-release
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-june-2017-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
New event: [[Rogue Swarm]]
''Associated Event: [[Rogue Swarm Alert (2017)]]''
Redesign of the [[Sin]], [[Vexor]] and [[Ishtar]]
Redesign of the [[Sin]], [[Vexor]] and [[Ishtar]]
Added color blindness support - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/color-blindness-support-is-coming-to-eve-online/ dev blog]
Added color blindness support - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/color-blindness-support-is-coming-to-eve-online/ dev blog]
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{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=July Release
|expansion_name=July 2017 Release
|release_date=11/07/2017
|release_date=11/07/2017
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-07-11/
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-07-11/
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New [[ship skin]] - Firewall Breach
New [[ship skin]] - Firewall Breach
Visual updates to mission battlestations
Visual updates to mission battlestations
[[The Agency]] introduced
Redesign of the [[Rupture]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/iconic-ships-reimagined-the-minmatar-rupture/ dev blog]
Redesign of the [[Rupture]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/iconic-ships-reimagined-the-minmatar-rupture/ dev blog]
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=August Release
|expansion_name=August 2017 Release
|release_date=16/08/2017
|release_date=16/08/2017
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-08-16/
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-08-16/
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-august-2017-release
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-august-2017-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
New event for [[The Agency]]: Lucky Clash
''Associated event: [[Lucky Clash]]''
Updates to [[Upwell structures]] including balancing of weapons, alterations to UI and fueling, the addition of corporation insurance, phasing out of starbase bonuses and the introduction of moon scanning UI - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/structure-improvements-coming-this-august/ dev blog]
Updates to [[Upwell structures]] including balancing of weapons, alterations to UI and fueling, the addition of corporation insurance, phasing out of starbase bonuses and the introduction of moon scanning UI - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/structure-improvements-coming-this-august/ dev blog]
Improvements to the standings UI, scanning (persistent scanning results) and the [[Map Beta]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/upcoming-changes-to-standings-ui-scanning-and-the-beta-map/ dev blog]
Improvements to the standings UI, scanning (persistent scanning results) and the [[Map Beta]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/upcoming-changes-to-standings-ui-scanning-and-the-beta-map/ dev blog]
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{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=September Release
|expansion_name=September 2017 Release
|release_date=12/09/2017
|release_date=12/09/2017
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-09-12/
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2017-09-12/
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-september-2017-release/
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-september-2017-release/
|features_list=
|features_list=
''Associated Event: [[Warzone Extraction]]''
New empire selection screen for newly created characters
New empire selection screen for newly created characters
Updates to the visuals for debris
Updates to the visuals for debris
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|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-eve-online-lifeblood/
|patch_notes=https://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-eve-online-lifeblood/
|features_list=
|features_list=
''Associated Event: [[Crimson Harvest (2017)]]''
Added [[Refinery|refineries]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-upwell-refineries/ dev blog]
Added [[Refinery|refineries]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-upwell-refineries/ dev blog]
Complete overhaul of [[moon mining]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-goo-must-flow-everything-about-refineries-and-moon-mining/ dev blog]
Complete overhaul of [[moon mining]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-goo-must-flow-everything-about-refineries-and-moon-mining/ dev blog]
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Added [[Forward Operating Base|Pirate Forward Operation Bases]]
Added [[Forward Operating Base|Pirate Forward Operation Bases]]
Ship rebalance - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/balance-update-with-eve-online-lifeblood/ dev blog]
Ship rebalance - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/balance-update-with-eve-online-lifeblood/ dev blog]
Improvements to [[The Agency]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-agency-helping-you-find-pve-content-in-new-eden/ dev blog]
Reworked [[The Agency]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-agency-helping-you-find-pve-content-in-new-eden/ dev blog]
Added the [[mining ledger]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-the-mining-ledger-new-tools-for-miners-in-eve-online/ dev blog]
Added the [[mining ledger]] - [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-the-mining-ledger-new-tools-for-miners-in-eve-online/ dev blog]
Added Duel Wagering
Added a special prize ship, the [[Marshal]]
Added a special prize ship, the [[Marshal]]
}}
}}
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New visuals and information for new character empire selection screen
New visuals and information for new character empire selection screen
Rebalance of [[Resource Wars]]
Rebalance of [[Resource Wars]]
Alterations to jump drive a fuel comsumption
Alterations to jump drive fuel consumption
Visual effects updates to structures in missions and deadspace pockets
Visual effects updates to structures in missions and deadspace pockets
}}
}}


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{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name= JANUARY 2018 RELEASE
|expansion_name=January 2018 Release
|release_date= 16/01/2018
|release_date= 16/01/2018
|expansion_site=
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-01-09/
|patch_notes= https://www.eveonline.com/article/patch-notes-for-january-2018-release
|patch_notes= https://www.eveonline.com/article/patch-notes-for-january-2018-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
** Moved [[Escalations]], [[Epic arcs]], [[Faction Warfare]], and [[Incursions]] tabs from the Journal to other windows, mainly The Agency
** Changes to [[Forward Operating Bases]]
** Reloading is no longer canceled by cloaking, docking, or jumping
** NPC bracket color changes
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name= FEBRUARY 2018 RELEASE
|expansion_name=February 2018 Release
|release_date= 13/02/2018
|release_date= 13/02/2018
|expansion_site=
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-02-13/
|patch_notes= https://www.eveonline.com/article/p435cx/patch-notes-for-february-2018-release-1-0
|patch_notes= https://www.eveonline.com/article/p435cx/patch-notes-for-february-2018-release-1-0
|features_list=
|features_list=
** ''Associated Event: [[Guardian's Gala (2018)]]''
** Velocity, mass, and capacitor buffs across the board to [[Assault Frigates]], with additional buffs to the [[Ishkur]] and [[Retribution]]
** [[Jaguar]] reworked as a missile ship with shield tanking bonus
** New Assault Damage Controls for Assault Frigates and [[Heavy Assault Cruisers]]
** Upwell Structure changes ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/upwell-2.0-structures-changes-coming-on-february-13th dev blog]):
*** Moon mining added to wormhole and 0.5 security space
*** Upwell Structures reinforcement changes
*** Standup Void Guided Bombs ("Citadel void bombs") removed
*** New Upwell Structure fitting modules
*** [[Asset Safety]] valuation changes
** Remaining references to [[DUST 514]] removed
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=MARCH 2018 RELEASE
|expansion_name=March 2018 Release
|release_date=20/03/2018
|release_date=20/03/2018
|expansion_site=https://www.eveonline.com/article/p4ejjg/balance-changes-coming-in-the-march-release
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-05-02/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/p5w1jb/patch-notes-for-march-2018-release
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/p5w1jb/patch-notes-for-march-2018-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
** ''Associated Events: [[The Hunt]], [[Conscious Interruption]]''
** Added the [[Monitor]] CONCORD ship.
** Added the [[Monitor]] CONCORD ship.
** Added [[The Hunt]], a new ingame event.
** Balance changes ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p4ejjg/balance-changes-coming-in-the-march-release dev blog]):
** Small buff to all T1 battleships.
*** Small buff to all T1 battleships
** Attack Battlecruisers can now use Micro Jump Drives.
*** Attack Battlecruisers can now use Micro Jump Drives.
** Balance changes for:
*** Balance changes for:
*** [[Orthrus]], [[Ferox]], [[Machariel]], [[Drake Navy Issue]], [[Cyclone]], [[Eagle]], [[Muninn]].
**** [[Orthrus]], [[Ferox]], [[Machariel]], [[Drake Navy Issue]], [[Cyclone]], [[Eagle]], [[Muninn]].
** Changes to caputure events in Sov-null.
** Removed EVE Voice from the game ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p4g5k3/preparing-for-the-future-retirement-of-eve-voice dev blog])
** Removed EVE Voice from the game.
** Major changes to the chat backend ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p4i0qx/new-chat-backend-coming-with-the-march-release dev blog])
** Major changes to the chat backend.
** Changes to Jump Fatigue and Entosis mechanics ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p4ia05/sovereignty-warfare-and-jump-fatigue-changes-coming-in-the-march-release dev blog])
** Various UI QoL changes, particularly for fleets ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p5uk8s/little-things-coming-in-the-march-release dev blog])
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=Into The Abyss
|expansion_name=Into The Abyss
|release_date=29/05/2018
|release_date=29/05/2018
|expansion_site=None
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-05-29/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/p9aexk/patch-notes-for-eve-online-into-the-abyss
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/p9aexk/patch-notes-for-eve-online-into-the-abyss
|features_list=
|features_list=
** Added the [[Abyssal Deadspace]]
** Added [[Abyssal Deadspace]] ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p8vv2z/abyssal-deadspace-what-lies-beyond-the-filament dev blog])
** New [[Triglavian Collective|Triglavian]] ships and weapons
** New [[Triglavian Collective|Triglavian]] ships ([[Damavik]], [[Vedmak]], [[Leshak]]) and weapons ([[Entropic Disintegrators]]) ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p98sxt/triglavian-technology-ships-and-weapons dev blog])
*** Added corresponding skills to the new ships and weapons
***Added corresponding skills to the new ships and weapons
** An updated and improved [[Planetary Interaction]] UI
** An updated and improved [[Planetary Interaction]] UI, renamed Planetary Production ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p7hle2/changes-coming-to-planetary-interaction-with-into-the-abyss dev blog])
** Changes to stations in Sov-null
** A major update to the 'Recommended system requirements for EVE Online'
** A major update to the 'Recommended system requirements for EVE Online'
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=JULY 2018 RELEASE
|expansion_name=June 2018 Release
|release_date= 05/06/2018
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-06-05/
|patch_notes=None, part of Into The Abyss (1.3+)
|features_list=
** ''Associated Event: [[Federation Grand Prix]]''
** Conversion of sov null player stations to Faction Fortizars ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/p85rmg/faction-citadels-the-details dev blog])
}}
 
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=July 2018 Release
|release_date= 10/07/2018
|release_date= 10/07/2018
|expansion_site=
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-07-10/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pbgg7h/patch-notes-for-july-2018-release
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pbgg7h/patch-notes-for-july-2018-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
** ''Associated event: [[Dawn of Liberation]]''
** [[Zealot]] buffed (drone bay), nerfs to [[Retribution]] (velocity) and [[Claw]] (alpha)
** Duel Wager system removed
** Scooping other corporation's unanchored structure now triggers a suspect timer in high/low sec
** Removed suspect timer for exiting T4/T5 Abyssal Deadspace sites
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name= AUGUST 2018 RELEASE
|expansion_name=August 2018 Release
|release_date= 21/08/2018
|release_date= 21/08/2018
|expansion_site=
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-08-21/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pd8zye/patch-notes-for-august-2018-release
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pd8zye/patch-notes-for-august-2018-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
** ''Associated event: [[Secrets of the Abyss]]''
** New models for the [[Navitas]] (and [[Thalia]]), [[Badger]] (and [[Crane]]), and [[Tayra]] (and [[Bustard]])
** Completed event challenges must now be clicked in order to earn their reward
** New New Player Experience (NPE), utilizing The Agency
** Damage notification feed now displays damage type icons for NPCs
}}
}}


{{Expansions
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=SEPTEMBER 2018 RELEASE
|expansion_name=September 2018 Release
|release_date= 11/09/2018
|release_date= 11/09/2018
|expansion_site=
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-09-11/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pep0ph/patch-notes-for-september-2018-release
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pep0ph/patch-notes-for-september-2018-release
|features_list=
|features_list=
** ''Associated event: [[Rogue Swarm Alert (2018)]]''
** Added cargo deposit bays to all Upwell Structures, enabling courier deliveries to be completed regardless of docking rights
** New model for the [[Osprey]] (and variants)
** Falloff buffs for capital artillery and beam turrets
** Items can no longer be added to reinforced Mobile Depots
}}
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=October 2018 Release
|release_date= 09/10/2018
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-10-09/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pg4q8e/patch-notes-for-october-2018-release
|features_list=
** ''Associated event: [[Crimson Harvest (2018)]]''
** Balance changes ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/pf7gpi/october-balance-pass dev blog])
*** Major change to ECM: a jammed target can now target anything jamming it
*** Interdiction nullification removed from Combat Interceptors ([[Claw]], [[Crusader]], [[Raptor]], [[Taranis]])
*** Mass/Thrust modification removed from Warp Disruption Field Generators
**** Mass reduction functionality moved to new Zero-Point Mass Entangler modules
*** [[Crow]] inertia buff, [[Damavik]] slot rebalance (+1M, -1L)
** Doomsday activation now blocks docking/tethering for 5 minutes (same duration as jump/warp restriction timer)
** Titans no longer deal AoE damage when destroyed
}}
}}


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|expansion_name=Onslaught
|expansion_name=Onslaught
|release_date=13/11/2018
|release_date=13/11/2018
|expansion_site=None
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-11-13/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/phvxrd/patch-notes-for-eve-online-onslaught
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/phvxrd/patch-notes-for-eve-online-onslaught
|features_list=
|features_list=
** Expanded the Abyssal Deadspace
** Added frigate trio Abyssal Deadspace and Abyssal PvP ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/phtxmk/abyssal-onslaught-new-content-coming-to-the-abyss dev blog])
** ECM changes
** New Triglavian Destroyer ([[Kikimora]]) and Battlecruiser ([[Drekavac]])
** New Activity Tracker ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/phvrit/introducing-the-activity-tracker dev blog])
** Buffs to ECM strength and to Powergrid, CPU, and signature radius for many ECM-bonused ships ([https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ecm-balance-pass-november/115696 CCP forum post])
** [[Force Auxiliary]] and some capital tanking modules nerfed ([https://forums.eveonline.com/t/force-auxiliary-balance-proposal-round-2/115701 CCP forum post])
** New Upwell FLEX Structures for player-owned jump gates, cyno inhibitors, and cyno beacons, replacing older equivalents
}}
 
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=December 2018 Release
|release_date=07/12/2018
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2018-12-11/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pjdior/parch-notes-for-december-2018-release
|features_list=
** ''Associated events: [[Operation Permafrost]], [[13 Days of EVE (2018)]]''
** War declaration changes ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/pjblu1/war-declaration-changes-the-war-adjacent-to-christmas dev blog])
*** A corporation or alliance must now own an Upwell Structure, POS, or POCO in order to be eligible to declare wardecs or be wardecced
*** If a corporation or alliance loses all of their structures, all non-mutual war declarations involving them end after 24 hours of wartime
** Added Triglavian Logistics Cruisers ([[Rodiva]] & [[Zarmazd]])
** Sov null anomaly respawn rate nerf
** Stargate visuals updated
}}
 
=2019=
 
{{Expansions
|expansion_name=January 2019 Release
|release_date=15/01/2018
|expansion_site=https://updates.eveonline.com/date/2019-01-15/
|patch_notes=https://www.eveonline.com/article/pl6a4o/patch-notes-for-january-2019-release
|features_list=
** Asteroids/ice rocks now have a dissolve effect upon depletion (rather than instantly disappearing)
** Certain drone implants changed to no longer affect fighters
** Ship scanning a Strategic Cruisers now shows its subsystems
}}
}}