# \#client

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## [Native Linux Client](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/native-linux-client/505696)

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**Author:** [@punkte](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/punkte)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/native-linux-client/505696 "2026-03-27T17:28:43Z")

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Hello Everybody, since several issues with Microsoft Products more and more people are changing to Linux. So it would be great to get an native Linux client which is performance optimized so also multiboxing on linux wo…

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## [Game loses keyboard input after switching windows](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/game-loses-keyboard-input-after-switching-windows/485206)

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**Author:** [@Stana\_Katik](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Stana_Katik)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/game-loses-keyboard-input-after-switching-windows/485206 "2025-05-08T14:52:14Z")

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I’m flying 3 clients at the same time. Since two days ago clients started to lose keyboard input after I switch between them. Mouse works just fine tho. I haven’t been able to figure a pattern, sometimes I may successful…

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## [Save default interface to profile](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/save-default-interface-to-profile/441754)

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**Author:** [@Wachutu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wachutu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/save-default-interface-to-profile/441754 "2024-03-10T07:45:40Z")

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Hi, I would like to use my interface settings from the main account on all my alts, but when I create a new profile it resets, is there any way to save the default settings to the profile?

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## [Characters selection is grayed out/non-responsive](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/characters-selection-is-grayed-out-non-responsive/383644)

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**Author:** [@Sissany\_Ravon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sissany_Ravon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/characters-selection-is-grayed-out-non-responsive/383644 "2022-11-09T06:32:41Z")

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Hi, Im trying to select my character but I can’t select any on my screen after login. All characters are grayed out and is not selectable. Nothing on the character select screen is active actually, not even the store. I…

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## [New account creation issue](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-account-creation-issue/374253)

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**Author:** [@NickyYo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/NickyYo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-account-creation-issue/374253 "2022-08-20T15:42:13Z")

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Anyone else experienced having to solve 10+ re-captchas. Is this a CCP patience test to see if you’re worthy of playing the game? 10+ correct re-captchas I had to solve to make a new account… So… That drop in new users…

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## [Idle energy usage of disconnected clients](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/idle-energy-usage-of-disconnected-clients/372408)

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**Author:** [@Nirma\_Naran](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nirma_Naran)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/idle-energy-usage-of-disconnected-clients/372408 "2022-08-06T17:50:28Z")

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TLDR: Lots of players leave clients running when AFK, and sometimes those clients DC, but keep using the same amount of energy. Thus, CCP could make their MMO a little more green, without negatively impacting customers, …

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## [Is it just me or launching the client login screen has become a lot slower and resource consuming in the past days?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-launching-the-client-login-screen-has-become-a-lot-slower-and-resource-consuming-in-the-past-days/370412)

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**Author:** [@YahudiY](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/YahudiY)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-launching-the-client-login-screen-has-become-a-lot-slower-and-resource-consuming-in-the-past-days/370412 "2022-07-17T14:07:52Z")

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Just a couple of days ago I could launch 30 clients in just seconds and the login screen was there in no time. Also, the login process took just a couple of seconds. Right now, any client launch consumes at least 1.5 Gi…

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## [Framerate limiter](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/framerate-limiter/368614)

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**Author:** [@Shiori\_Yamazaki](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shiori_Yamazaki)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/framerate-limiter/368614 "2022-07-01T19:27:32Z")

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Hello there, I would like to propose the inclusion of an in-game frame rate limiter. I’ve recently started playing EVE on the got on a MacBook Pro 14 M1, and while the game runs extremely well at max graphics, trying t…

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## [Game exit after selecting a character](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/game-exit-after-selecting-a-character/356894)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Deveron](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mark_Deveron)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/game-exit-after-selecting-a-character/356894 "2022-04-07T15:10:11Z")

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I launched the game, chose a character, opened the skill menu and the game freezes. The next time it always closes after selecting a character. I found some troubleshooting guides, deleted some cache folders and fixed …

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## [Weird bug after failed update, solved](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/weird-bug-after-failed-update-solved/345470)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Irmitrij](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jason_Irmitrij)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/weird-bug-after-failed-update-solved/345470 "2022-01-12T18:08:37Z")

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Disclaimer: This bug has already been solved, by myself. Posting here, in case somebody encounters similar issue. TLDR: Don’t run EVE if you are low on drive space… So, me and my wife are both playing EVE (finally conv…

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## [Turning off/changing manual piloting?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/turning-off-changing-manual-piloting/339905)

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**Author:** [@Khasn](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Khasn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/turning-off-changing-manual-piloting/339905 "2021-12-03T07:19:36Z")

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So basically what it says on the title. I really like moving my camera around and the like, but because of that I find myself getting out of orbit/alignment because of the damn two-click manual piloting. I’ve searched …

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## [EVE Client is reducing my internet bandwidth to zero](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-client-is-reducing-my-internet-bandwidth-to-zero/325115)

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**Author:** [@OuuuChhh\_Talvanen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/OuuuChhh_Talvanen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-client-is-reducing-my-internet-bandwidth-to-zero/325115 "2021-08-25T10:29:15Z")

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hi everyone, I know I don’t have the best internet in the world it’s just a 200 mbps symmetric connection. However, today I’ve started to notice that my internet connection was not working as usual so I performed a chec…

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## [Shader quality : Medium vs High](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shader-quality-medium-vs-high/314768)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_Gatorade](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Johnny_Gatorade)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shader-quality-medium-vs-high/314768 "2021-06-04T08:37:28Z")

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I have a slightly conflicting view on Graphics setting and especially “Shader quality”. While High setting applies more details it also loses a lot of the character which different Skins have, some of those are really n…

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## [Checking GUI VERSION](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/checking-gui-version/281869)

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**Author:** [@Jenna\_Andrard](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jenna_Andrard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/checking-gui-version/281869 "2020-11-25T21:52:46Z")

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Checking GUI VERSION can no longer connect??? tried rebooting internet works . Starting basic diagnostics Looking up hosts: launcher.eveonline.com binaries.eveonline.com resources.eveonline.com Host lookup for laun…

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## [After Closing Client Small Window With Doomsday Icon Pops Up](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/after-closing-client-small-window-with-doomsday-icon-pops-up/273732)

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**Author:** [@Aernir\_Ridley](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aernir_Ridley)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/after-closing-client-small-window-with-doomsday-icon-pops-up/273732 "2020-10-16T23:50:16Z")

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So here’s a bit of a weird thing. I’m not actually sure if this is an Eve thing but at the very least I want to rule that out before I go digging deeper. I’m running Windows 10 Pro Version 2004. Twice over the course of…

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## [Mac OS X guns and explosion sounds STOP WORKING TODAY :/](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mac-os-x-guns-and-explosion-sounds-stop-working-today/244851)

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**Author:** [@Madzuko\_Aretama](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Madzuko_Aretama)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mac-os-x-guns-and-explosion-sounds-stop-working-today/244851 "2020-06-23T17:54:40Z")

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Today after down time all guns sounds stop working. Zoom in zoom out camera… in settings everything ok, all cached files is clear. :confused: Mac OS X. Somebody know about that?

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## [EVE-Client causing 100% CPU](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-client-causing-100-cpu/231859)

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**Author:** [@Chaotic\_Moon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Chaotic_Moon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-client-causing-100-cpu/231859 "2020-05-14T17:58:40Z")

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EVE-Client is causing 100% CPU (choking) !!! This usually happens when I’m with the EVE-Clients on the First-Monitor and Chrome on the Second-Monitor. The image on the Second-Monitor even disappears and returns during …

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## [Localization of in game links on other clients](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/localization-of-in-game-links-on-other-clients/230037)

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**Author:** [@Axhind](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Axhind)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/localization-of-in-game-links-on-other-clients/230037 "2020-04-05T23:05:45Z")

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Would it be possible to add localization to the in game links (systems, kms, fits and so on) so that the link is displayed in the language of the client showing it instead of the originating client. This would especially…

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## [No more 32-bit Client](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/no-more-32-bit-client/222362)

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**Author:** [@Chaotic\_Moon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Chaotic_Moon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/no-more-32-bit-client/222362 "2020-02-27T06:24:49Z")

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With today’s update there will no longer be an option to launch the 32-bit Client through the “EVE Launcher”. 32-bit PCs are now out of the picture ! Despite the fact that the 32-bit Client (tq\\bin\\exefile.exe) is s…

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## [Mac installer issue](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mac-installer-issue/187774)

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**Author:** [@Rourkke\_Arkaral](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rourkke_Arkaral)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mac-installer-issue/187774 "2019-09-04T09:34:14Z")

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Hi guys For some reason I thought it would be a great idea to format my Mac and start fresh. What a stiff up that was… After updating my os to current version, I download the eve client, excitedly drag to the applicati…

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## [Window Mode Not Resizing](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/window-mode-not-resizing/115910)

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**Author:** [@Dread\_Operative](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dread_Operative)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/window-mode-not-resizing/115910 "2018-10-28T10:19:44Z")

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This is an Eve specific issue as I’ve tested with other programs and it works, but Eve wont let me resize windows smaller than a certain size, around 65% of the screen. So I can never do side by side (split screen) clien…

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## [How is the EVE Online client written?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-is-the-eve-online-client-written/60555)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Kring](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anton_Kring)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-is-the-eve-online-client-written/60555 "2018-03-21T20:26:19Z")

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EVE Online looks like a Linux desktop environment running on a 3D background. Its widget set is rich with checkboxes, text entry boxes, selection, copy/paste, icons, rich text, links, file-explorer-like interfaces, windo…

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## [Mac OS High Sierra and older Macs, client never appears, Workaround](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mac-os-high-sierra-and-older-macs-client-never-appears-workaround/45518)

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**Author:** [@GM\_Mechanic](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/GM_Mechanic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mac-os-high-sierra-and-older-macs-client-never-appears-workaround/45518 "2018-03-05T19:50:26Z")

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Some users have been encountering issues with launching EVE after the recent update to Mac OS X. The reason for the issue is the following error. 0036:err:d3d:wined3d\_adapter\_init\_gl\_caps Card 1002:6760 not found in dri…

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## [Encountering crashes, freezes or other stability issues, please try this](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/encountering-crashes-freezes-or-other-stability-issues-please-try-this/45522)

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**Author:** [@GM\_Mechanic](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/GM_Mechanic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/encountering-crashes-freezes-or-other-stability-issues-please-try-this/45522 "2017-12-15T12:33:17Z")

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When running EVE Online on a Mac any performance or stability issues may improve with some alterations to the default settings, found in the in-game settings menu. Try using the following settings: Windowed or Fullscree…
