EVE Online: Tyrannis Trailer [1080p HD]

I love the voice over!


You can download the video on the Tyrannis feature page.

EVE Planetary Interaction Beginners Tutorial - by Maeve Trinity

Fellow Drone Bay co-host Maeve Trinity put together this 10min tutorial on the latest build of Tyrannis available on EVE Online's Test Server (aka SiSi). Let her know your thoughts on her original post!




Looks like we're in for a lot of fun!

Tyrannis Planetary Interaction Winners Announcement

Like any good miner looking out for some exotic and pricey minerals in his Covetor, I recently had the difficult tasks of reading through no less than 31 entries to the Tyrannis Planetary Interaction Contest. As always, the EVE Blogging Community did not disappoint. The entries were varied in their content, their approach, their opinion. Some were descriptive, some speculative, some bloggers approached the contest through fiction, other with lists and bullets.

All in all, narrowing it down to just 5 entries was a monumental effort, one which saw me scratching my head for some time, having to drop a few more great entries in order to choose the winners. In the end, the 5 entries below, were as varied in their approach and argumentation as one would expect from a healthy, organic and dynamic blogging community such as EVE Online has. Thanks to all who partook in this contest, and congratulations to the following 5 winners who will receive a PLEX, courtesy of CCP:

•  I am Keith Neilson: Thus Always to Tyrants
• Eve Illectrocuted: It's Not Just About Planets You Know
• .5 or Higher!: Abyssus in Terra
• The hydrostatic capsule: Let the Gods be Gods!'
• No War Too Small…: Planetary Interaction: Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business

As for the lucky winner who will get to interview a CCP Dev during one of The Drone Bay podcast, the honour goes to Cailais of  The hydrostatic capsule who wrote the Let the Gods be Gods! entry. Congratulations again are in order!

To all 5 winners, in order to ensure that I'll in touch with the right individuals, I ask that you write a new post in which you mention that you've won the contest, in which you will provide me with an email to reach you at. I'll then confirm your prize through email, at the address you'll have provided.

The Drone Bay: Episode 25 - We’re baaaack, no really!

[Direct Download - iTunes - EVE Forums - Drone Bay Blog]

So here I was, sitting at work eating my lunch, when lo and behold as I'm reading emails, I notice a quick blurb by @Crovan in which he mentions that we've got 500 downloads so far. WTF? Downloads as in the new show? Frack!

Once I had calmed down and headed over to The Drone Bay's blog, I saw the entry announcing the new episode! Anyways, let cut to the chase and give you all the links. Enjoy!

Show Notes:
First off, the show has a new host! We have added a fourth chair to our round table, and it is occupied by the lovely and talented Maeve Trinity! Maeve introduces herself and we hope that she’ll stick with us for many shows to come!

For those living under a particularly heavy rock, our own CrazyKinux is a bit of a community icon in EVE Online. Just recently he held the 16th Blog Banter for EVE Online bloggers, and this episode contains a first-look announcement at what is next for the Blog Banter!

The team also discusses Alliance Tournament VIII. Keep tuning in for more details as teams are announced and the days tick closer! For those wondering, Crovan will not be attending the tourney this time around, but urges you to follow it all the same!

Tyrannis is next up on the discussion block with the impact that Planetary Interaction could have not only on industrialism, but also PvP habits and the viability of life in lowsec post-patch.

Without a doubt the most exciting Tyrannis news is how you, the listener, could win a PLEX and a chance to interview a CCP dev right here with us on The Drone Bay! CK has started a contest ending Saturday April 10 at midnight. Details behind the link.

This week also sees the return of Don’t Panic. We made the letters as large and friendly as possible this week, as we are beginning a series on small fleet composition and where you might fit into the roles you and your buddies need to come back home with ships (mostly) intact.

No listener mail this week, as we decided people who wrote to us in the past had hopefully found their answers. If not, email us again! In fact, if you have any ideas, comments, suggestions, or questions, let us know!

We are on the lookout for user segments! Our knowledge only extends so far, and that’s where we need you! We’ve already received word that Mynxee may have some self-recorded segments for us, and that should have you as excited as it has us!

As promised, we have sponsorship details. Do you operate a corp, business, service, or anything else that could use some publicity? Do you like The Drone Bay and want us to run contests with sweet prizes? Well, the best way to do that is to sponsor us! E-mail either the show address or Crovan directly to discuss proposals and details. Sponsorships are ISK-only and we are only keeping it long enough to find clever and fun ways to give it back to the listeners! That could mean PLEX, shiny ships, or a lifetime supply of Marines (I’m looking at you, Maeve)!

Contact Info

• Show – dronebay|at|gmailDOTcom (no Twitter, yet!)
• Crovan – crovan|at|eve-mailDOTnet, @Crovan
• CK – CrazyKinux|at|gmailDOTcom, @CrazyKinux
• Alsedrech – Alsedrech|at|gmailDOTcom, @Alsedrech
• Maeve – Maeve.Trinity|at|gmailDOTcom, @MaeveTrinity

Websites

• The Drone Bay
• The Drone Bay Podcast Fan Page (Facebook)
• CK’s Blog
• Maeve’s Blog
• Crovan’s Blog

• Future Proof video
• Wallpaper Contest - Scenic - Action
• Tyrannis Contest - Participants
• Blog Banters

Tonight We Make Landfall! - Tyrannis Contest Participants

With the deadline to the Tyrannis Contest fast approaching (it's the 10th, midnight!), I thought it would be a good idea to start listing the participants so that both you and I could start reading and picking some favorites so far. So here they are:

1. One Shot Blog: Tyrannis, by Iamien
2. Tastes Like Chicken: Tyrannis: A Planetary Interaction Contest, by Kaarbaak
3. The Hydrostatic Capsule: Let the Gods be Gods, by Cailais
4. Starfleet Comms: Can I Have a VAT Receipt Please?, by Max Torps
5. Aggressive Logistics: Tyrannis, by Khan
6. A Barrel Roll: Planetary Infraction, by Alathus Christensen
7. Loaded Barrels: Five Thousand Stars, Devil Knows How Many Planets, by Brutus Septimius
8. No War Too Small...: Planetary Interaction: Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business, by Kail Joric
9. CrazyKinux's Guest Blog: My thoughts on Tyrannis, Contest Entry, by Cyric Kilbright
10. Pocket Pairs & Pod Pilots: Planetary Interactive Possibilities, by Diametrix
11. Garhead: "The Fall", by Garhead
12. Guns Ablaze: I'm a Lumberjack and I’m OK, by Jager
13. EVE Tyranus: A grind blend, by Ed
14. Vissios Altacras Presents: Tyrannis, Planetary Interaction and what (I hope) it means for EVE, by Vissios
15. Void Burn: Tyrannis Impact Prognosis, by Miroven
16. Unstable Terrain: Eve Online Planetary Interation Predictions, by Trent
17. Mike Azariah: Land Rush, by Mike Azariah
18. Pod On The Run: About Tyrannis, Expectations of an underskilled Jack of all Trades, by LoRDa
19. Musings of a Casual Industrialist: Planetary Interaction: What does it mean offworld?, by Igor Epocci
20. Ashireka's Adventures In EVE: Tyrannis Impact, by Ashireka
21. I am Keith Neilson: Thus Always to Tyrants, by Mandrill 
22. No War Too Small...: Planetary Interaction, by Video Game
23. A Merry Life and A Short One: Sic Semper Tyrannis, by Hallen Turrek
24. Khopa Ascetic: Delusions of Tyranny, by Mathew Melnon
25. A Sebiestor Scholar: Zargyl's Tyrannis, by Zargyl
26. A Mule in EVE: Ripples of Tyrannis, by Manasi
27. EVE Illectrocuted: It's Not Just About Planets You Know, by Illectro
28. .5 or Higher!: Abyssus in Terra, by David E. Talvoces
29. EnerlaNet: EVE Online Tyrannis, by Enerla
30. Nestor the Chronicled: Here A World, The A World, by Nestor
31. CrazyKinux's Guest Blog: Tyrannis: a Planetary Interaction Contest, by Trimutius III

If you want to help promote your entry and get it read and commented, be sure to reply to this EVE Forum thread - with a link to your entry, just like Igor Epocci did!

Tyrannis: a Planetary Interaction Contest - Win a PLEX and a CCP Dev Interview!

Back in early August of 2009, I ran a contest based on "Planetary Control" where I asked you how you saw planetary interaction being implemented within EVE, how it should be approached and what possibilities this would open up to the capsuleers.

Remember, back then DUST 514 was barely a hint and a rumor which some of us had had a glimpse of at Fanfest 2008. The contest had a great turn out with over 15 participants. The winner of the event, @Xiphos83 (yes that's the same guy who had the idea for the Wallpaper contest) got a chance to interview CCP Hammerhead during a special edition of MicroWarpCast. The interview was a success and at lot of fun to put together.

Fast forward to today and Tyrannis, CCP's Planetary Interaction expansion is less than 2 months away. With all the creative juices in full swing within the EVE Blogging Community, this was the right time to focus all this energy once more! And so, I'm pleased to announced another Planetary Interaction Contest!

This contest will require that you use every implant available to you, that you put your thinking caps on and come up with something truly original, beyond what we know about Tyrannis, and look to a bright future for the elite capsuleer population. Let the Gods be Gods!

What we know of Tyrannis so far as been learned through the Dev Blogs of CCP t0rfifrans, of CCP Hammerhead and CCP Chronotis, and some of the interviews that were given (Ten Ton Hammer for example). But we've also gotten a few glimpse for players who've taken peaks on SiSi and have reported back to us!

But I'd like to pick your brains and what some of you can imagine.

Tyrannis will see some new industrial and planetary interaction opportunities like we've never seen before in New Eden. It's a step in linking EVE Online and DUST514 as well. So I need you to write what you believe are the short and/or long term consequences of this development, in terms of the new industrial capacity it presents to players, in terms of the opportunities for pirates, for industrialists, for sovereignty, etc. Surprise us!

Out of all the articles, I'll pick the 5 best, all of which will win a PLEX, courtesy of CCP Games! Out of those 5, one will be randomly picked to interview a CCP Dev who's been working on Tyrannis!

The Rules
Write a blog post on Tyrannis' and its Industrial consequences to EVE, wherever you see them. Submit your article in the comments below between April 3rd 2010 and April 10 2010 (midnight EDT). The winners will be announced by April 17th 2010. The 5 winners will each receive a PLEX and one will be randomly chosen to interview a CCP Dev during an up coming unannounced (as of yet) podcast.

God luck to all and fly safe!

[EVE Forum Thread]

EVE Online Tyrannis Teaser Video

Coming May 18th, eh! The wait begins!