EVE Online developers and CCP Games have announced the release of the first portion of the latest expansion, Incursion. The Incursion expansion will be released in major patches for the next several months. Today's 1.0.0 patch includes 80 new storyline missions and the Noctis salvaging ship and the rebalancing of rockets and Tech 2 ammo. The update also includes improvements to EVE's user interface.
Incursion 1.0.1 will be available on December 14th and will couple the removal of learning skills with another holiday gift for EVE players.
Incursion 1.0.2 will be available mid-January and includes the stunningly realistic character creator based on CCP's avatar technology, a precursor to next year's "Incarna" release. The web-based social networking platform for EVE players, EVEGate, will see a large upgrade with integrated forums. The Planetary Interaction feature will also see significant improvements based on player input. The following week, a vengeance-fueled Sansha's Nation will invade the EVE universe, causing chaos as pilots join together in twenty to forty person fleets to beat back the new "Revenant" supercarriers, their fierce fighter bombers and the fleets at their command. Victors against these "incursions" will reap tremendous rewards for their bravery.
