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"This week in EVE" is a weekly overview of EVE Online related news and events and shows what is going on in EVE Online. The focus of this overview is on official news from CCP: For example, dev blogs and important forum posts by CCP developers, the ever evolving background story and upcoming events. The previous weekly overview can be found here.

The current "This week in EVE" gives an overview of the previous week from December 3 to 9

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Dev blogs and announcements
New SKIN for mining ships available: Morphite Shine
A beautiful gleaming red SKIN is now available in the New Eden Store, recreating the enchanting effect of one of the rarest minerals in New Eden: enjoy the Morphite Shine SKIN! This SKIN is available for your mining ships (Procurer, Retriever, Covetor, Skiff, Mackinaw, Hulk) and costs only 800 AUR.

Removing the ability to deploy Outpost and Outpost upgrades with December 13
With the release on December 13, will remove the ability to deploy new Outposts and new Outpost Upgrades in New Eden. This doesn't affect existing Outposts, Outpost upgrades or POS.

The Yoiul Festival Draws Near!
This year's Holiday Event, The Yoiul Festival, begins next week on December 14! During the 12 days of the festival, you will be able to check your redeeming system for gifts and fun stuff. Please note: Each daily gift will be only available day between 00:00:00 UTC and 23:59:59 UTC of that same day. If you do not redeem your daily gift during each day, it will be lost for good! Only exception is the final gift on Dec 25 and the New Year's gift on Dec 31 - they expire on Jan 9, 2017.

EVE Updates with release YC118.10
The December release will be published on December 13. Check out the high level feature overview on EVE Updates!

Patch notes for release YC118.10
The December release will be published on December 13. Check out the details of this release in the patch notes!

Gunjack 2 has launched
Gunjack 2: End of Shift, the sequel to one of the best-selling VR games of all time, Gunjack, is out now and available exclusively on Daydream! Gunjack 2 is developed by CCP Shanghai. Built from the ground up for mobile VR using Unreal Engine 4, Gunjack2 is a fast-paced, space shooter set in EVE Online’s science fiction universe.

Audio and Video
Release theme for YC118.10 - "Into the Light"
The audio theme for the EVE Online December release "YC118.10" is available on CCP's Soundcloud channel. Listen to the exciting tune "Into the Light"!


EVE Launcher
New EVE Launcher version
The EVE Launcher has been updated with several improvements including general improvements, but also Windows, Mac and Linux specific ones. Check out CCP Snorlax' post for further details!


Issues and Workaround
EVE Launcher showing a white screen? Please submit a bug report!
If your EVE Launcher stopped working and only shows a white screen, please submit a bug report with the launcher logs (to be found at %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\Launcher). Check out the help center for further info on the launcher logs and on the white screen issue. If you still cannot get the launcher working, please contact customer support!


Testing and test servers
Market graphs - Please provide feedback
Please check out the improved market graphs on our test server Singularity and let us know what you think! CCP Antiquarian is eager for your feedback.


Third party development
EVE Swagger Interface - Minor changes
CCP SnowedIn reports several minor changes to the EVE Swagger Interface (ESI). Those changes are breaking changes, so if you are involved with third party development, please...

are the daily rewards only for omegas?

It's also Fawlty7's birthday

Happy Birthday Fawlty!

With the removal of future placement of outposts, can we have a little rundown when the time comes, of how many were placed, and when they were placed and by whom?

Be a nice little historical perspective.

OBERON PRIME (16P-PX) was launched a day after Cyvok's lot got their outpost up. Missed it by a day, still bitter ;)

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