New EVE Online Expansion Detailed

Eurogamer reports on the EVE Online Fanfest, at which developer CCP revealed details on the game's next expansion, due out in March. It will be the biggest expansion yet for EVE, and it will "introduce 'Tech 3' modular ship designs, branching epic mission arcs, further improvements to the new player experience, and exploration of uncharted space through unstable wormholes. ... The focus of the expansion will be 'true exploration,' with players using new skills and modules to travel through wormholes into all-new, unconnected space." CCP also hinted that further graphical upgrades would be coming, and a standalone first-person shooter based on EVE may be in development for a console release.

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I must say this:

[iamwhoiamtoday]

How hard Eve Online is: http://www.sgnonline.com/vb3/showthread.php?p=127720 It's insanely hard to learn... even when you have friends helping you through every stage of it. I much prefer WoW over Eve, because at least I can learn how to play WoW without consulting someone else every 5 minutes.

Source code for the expansion

[LordOfYourPants]

I've had to pull a few strings to grab a hold of the expansion's source code. Luckily the download should be a small one.

GenerateExpansion()
    for (i = 1..200)
        GenerateSolarSystem()
    end for
end GenerateExpansion()

GenerateSolarSystem()
      GeneratePlanets(random(1..20))
      GenerateBases(random(1..3))
      GenerateAsteroidFields(random(1..5))
      GenerateSecurityLevel(random(0.0..1.0))
      Connect(this, universe)
end GenerateSolarSystem()

I kid, I kid...