Exordium - Starter Space

Exordium is a dedicated 53-system starter region in New Eden, managed by CONCORD with assistance from AIR Laboratories. It provides new Capsuleers with a safe, supportive environment to learn the game, meet other rookies, and prepare for the full EVE Online experience.

The region's central hub system is Manifest, home to the AIR Trade Center station and within four jumps of every other system. Exordium is connected to the rest of New Eden via a two-way stargate to Yulai, plus four one-way shipcasters in empire embassy constellations leading into each major faction's territory.

Veteran players are welcome to visit for mentoring and recruitment.

Who Gets Placed in Exordium and When?

All new characters begin in Exordium after completing the AIR New Player Experience. Unlike the old system, where rookies were scattered across highsec based on empire and school choices, everyone now starts in the same region.

Players are dynamically placed into one of twelve starter systems based on current system load, so the region scales during high-influx periods. Starter systems are no longer split by empire faction.

Rules of Exordium

• Exordium operates under a unique Starter Space security tier (1.0 security status):
• All PvP is prohibited - enforced by game mechanics
• Safety is always locked to green and can not be changed
• Dueling is disabled
• War declarations do not apply, even if your corporation is at war
• Factional Warfare engagements do not apply
• Limited engagements do not apply
• Players can leave and re-enter freely, regardless of age

Limitations of Exordium

• No Player Structures - Citadels, engineering complexes, and other player-owned structures cannot be anchored
• No Deployables - Mobile depots and other deployables are blocked
• Curated PvE Only - Rookie-appropriate content: combat/mining/hacking anomalies, low-level missions, career agents, a new Epic Arc, homefront ops, daily goals, freelance jobs
• Tier 0 Ores Only - Special variants of Veldspar and Scordite
• Tier 0 Abyssals Only - Only the lowest-tier abyssal filaments can be used
• Exploration Loot ~50% Lower - Hacking sites are special variants with reduced loot tables
• Reprocessing Yield 40% - Compared to 50% at highsec stations
• Mining Yield ~50% Lower - Ore output is roughly half of standard highsec
• Homefront Operation Rewards ~50% Lower - Lower per-character payout at max, but higher player cap before diminishing returns

Taxes and Reward Modifiers

Special "safety taxes" prevent Exordium from becoming the optimal ISK-farming location. These taxes are on top of normal rates.

• Mission Rewards (ISK and Loyalty Points): 20%
• NPC Bounties: 20%
• Industry (Manufacturing & Research): 5%
• Market Orders (applied to non-instant order creator): 5%