New Industrials

EVE Online Odyssey 1.1 is here!

   Now what did it bring you ask? Well it brought small UI changes, changes in drone command among other things. However there was rather large change regarding T1 industrials. This is the topic for today.

   Now originally the T1 industrials were rather bland, with the only real difference being the cargo capacity of each one. This was especially prevalent with the Gallente industrials. However with the changes in Odyssey 1.1 this is no longer the case as they have received major overhauls. They now mainly revolve around specialization in cargo holds.

   I'll start with The Epithal, originally one of the 5 Iterons. Now most people only used the MK V as the rest were inferior. But with the changes made in Odyssey 1.1 the Epithal now specializes in carrying planetary Commodities. It may have a low cargo bay, but the special bay is VERY large compared to the previous version. This is a very good ship for people interested or that take part in Planetary Interaction, which I am going to talk about next week.

   Next up is the Kryos, a mineral ship. As before with the Epithal, this ship has a small cargo hold but a very large mineral hold: 43,000 m3. This is larger than any previous industrial, even with rigs and modules AND skills.

   Then there’s the Miasmos, miners delight. A spacious ore hold of 42,000 m3 stock is very inciting to anyone wanting to ship ore from place to place. Add on skill bonuses and you have a very potent profit maker, as with any of these new ships. I think this ship would be invaluable to any miner wishing to sell ore in different systems with higher buy prices.

   The Nereus is neat in the fact it has a drone bay. It's also got very good defense stats for a T1. This ship is a good ship for someone wishing a bit more protection. However of the all new Gallente ships this one seems a bit fruitless. First off the drones won't defend against a ganker and you are very unlikely to encounter any rats while hauling. Secondly, not matter how hard you tank it it's still an easy target for a suicide ganker. Still good if a bit flawed.

   The final Gallente ship and the only one that avoided a name change is the famous Iteron MK V. This ship is largely unchanged from before and still remains a good bulk cargo hauler.

   Next up is the Minmatar ships.

   The Hoarder is the only one to receive a significant change. It gains a specialized ammo bay. This would be very helpful, even if ammo is a fairly low volume commodity.

   Lastly is the Caldari industrials.

  The Badger is largely unchanged, however the Badger MK II is now the Tayra and gains an impressive 7,300 m3 bulk cargo hold. With skills, rigs and modules this has the potential to be a potent and useful bulk hauler.

   So that’s it, some very big changes. I'm eager to see some interesting fittings come out of this, and I’m sure they will.

  I've not included Amaar ships as they are unchanged for the most part.

You can view the rest here:  T1 Industrials.