EVE Online launcher

The relentless pursuit of deepening your immersion in New Eden continues with the unveiling of the newest EVE Launcher, now available. This is a crucial step forward in our effort to streamline your journey into the heart of EVE Online, creating an intuitive environment that caters to your needs as a pilot. 

The launcher offers an immersive experience by putting your characters front and center, and offering personalized content, in addition to improving security and performance. The launcher also enables automatic updates and native support for all operating systems and architectures supported by EVE Online. It also offers a more tailored experience that depends on players' familiarity with the game, with new players getting a simplified version and educational content, while veterans can focus on character management and communication.

The Front Page

• The left side of the window contains the latest news and events in New Eden.
• The middle portion lists of all the accounts known to this launcher. Clicking account will reveal a list of the characters belonging to that account.
• The right side of the window holds the Account Details pane. The options here will interact with the selected account. At the bottom right is the Notifications and Offers panes

CHARACTERS IN FOCUS

Your characters take center stage in the launcher. For each of your accounts, you will see the names and portraits of every pilot under your command. Launching into New Eden will now be faster than ever before. Simply select character and click Play Now to launch the game client, or alternatively you can also click and hold the character portrait to login. You can assign specific characters to launch groups, although this is optional, and you may opt for the Character Selection screen instead. Should you prefer the classic character selection screen, changing it is as simple as opening the settings menu and selecting your preference under Game Client.

ENHANCED SUPPORT FEATURES

Filing a bug report has never been easier – you can now submit one directly from the launcher, with all pertinent support information attached automatically. Keep in mind that a username is necessary, so you must be logged in before filing a bug report.

Settings

• EVE Launcher
• EVE Online
• Tools
• Support
• Changelog

Launcher

• Launcher language
• Close to system tray
  • If checked, this will keep the launcher running in the background instead of closing it when the 'X' in the top-right is clicked.
• Launcher hardware acceleration
• High DPI support
  • Can be helpful for users with 4K monitors
• Show the new player Experience
  • Enables or Disables the NPE when creating a new character.

EVE Online

• Download the full EVE client
  • If unchecked it will download assets on-demand as you play
• Launch EVE Online to the Character Selection screen by default
• Run LogLite with game client
  • Useful when trying to capture an intermittent issue
• Select DirectX version
• Quick Launch
  • Allows players to start the client quicker via character portraits
    Both Method and Speed can be configured
• Browse Game Files
• Check for game update
• Uninstall EVE Online
• Verify Game files
• Move game files directory
  • This moves the SharedCache folder to a different location

Launch Groups

• Client startup delay
• Add launcher group
  
  • Add launch group name.
  • Create launch group
• Launch groups are listed by name and which accounts are included

Tools

• Open log directory
  • This opens the log directory on the user's system and displays launcher logs and events.
• Start Loglite
  • This is the logging tool used by Tech Support to help diagnose Launcher and/or Client issues. See the LogLite tool article for more information.
• Logout all users
  • This logs out all user accounts on all launcher they have been added to

Support

• File Bug Report
• Generate support payload
  • This creates several different logs and is used by Tech Support to diagnose and assist players with Launcher and/or Client issues
  • Included in the support payload is a DxDiag and various Launcher Logs. If the Include network diagnostics checkbox is checked, several network logs are included, such as ping, pathping, and tracert logs. See Launcher Log article for more information

Changelog

• Launcher versions with patch notes