Intrepid capsuleers,
Earlier today we have released a new version (v0.4.0) of the new Beta launcher. It’s been a while since the last release, but as you can see, we packed quite a bunch of things in this one.
The changelog for v0.4.0:
- Add: A searchable tools menu, use CTRL+F (Command+F on MacOS) to open
- Add: Character portraits are now cached, and will display as no-portrait picture until loaded
- Add: Character’s alliance & security status can now be seen in the character info
- Add: Information button appears for recently updated launchers
- Add: Support has been added for Epic Games Launcher automated login
- Add: Support has been added for Steam automated login
- Breaking: Removed double-click option to start up a character, users have been defaulted to the long click option
- Change: Aura’s tooltips are now visible to users with 2 or more accounts
- Change: Some pixels have been added, moved, or removed.
- Other: Applied security updates to dependencies
- Other: Localization has been added for supported languages
We’ve also started working on the build and release pipelines for platforms like Steam, and we are ready to expand the beta launcher there.
If you use steam (and this includes Linux based users), you will be able to opt-in to the beta as follows:
- Linux users: back up your settings. The following steps may cause steam to remove your client and settings, forcing a clean install.
- Uninstall the current EVE Online launcher from steam by right-clicking it in your library, and selecting Manage => Uninstall (Windows users: this does not remove EVE Online, just the launcher. Linux users: Steam cause the entire client to be removed because of proton/wine)
- Right-click the EVE Online in your library and select Properties
- Under the Betas section, fill in the following code:
TheInvitation, you can now select the beta launcher version from the dropdown. - Install EVE Online to receive the new beta launcher.
The accounts you had on the current EVE launcher will be migrated to the beta launcher.
If you wish to opt-out from the beta at a later stage, repeat the steps, except select None as your beta. Do keep in mind that at this point you will likely have to re-authenticate your accounts.
As always we are very keen on hearing your feedback on this new release, and if you come across any bugs, please don’t hesitate to file them from the bug reporting tool inside the launcher. You can find us in the #launcher-beta channel on the EVE Online Discord