Capsuleers,

A catastrophic hyperspace incident damaged all seven stargates leading into Jita. Now that Warpath has disabled CONCORD's war protocols, all-out conflict has arrived, leading to opportunities for pilots of all experience levels across the cluster.

And so, Capsuleer Day XXIII begins.

Every day will see login rewards, including up to 665,000 SP, SKINs, SKINR components and more, and the seasonal challenge track offers trader tokens, PLEX, SoCT ships, SP, and other excellent loot. Item traders around New Eden allow you to trade in your tokens for all-new officer modules, faction bastion modules, new SKINs, new SKINR components, and empire boosters.

In the final week, starting 26 May, the reward track will extend, with some unmissable surprises.

This event is an excellent opportunity for newer capsuleers to test their mettle and progress along the reward track, as the war has reached highsec.

Brand-new Warpath combat sites for frigates and cruisers will be scattered across highsec, featuring complexes that you will have to defend from unique adversaries. The frigate site contains a single complex and can be accessed by Tech II frigates and below.

The cruiser site contains three complexes, so you will need to keep your eye on multiple locations to make sure you don't lose them. The cruiser site (also found in lowsec) allows access to Tech II cruisers and below. Both frigate and cruiser sites allow navy and faction variants.

Rewards for the combat sites will be based on how many complexes you have defended, and increase exponentially with each one. The site is done when a timer runs down, or when each individual complex has either been defended or lost. Once you’vecompleted the site, you can warp to the reward container.

In addition, there are highsec exploration sites you can scan down, using a probe launcher and scanner probes. You can then hack containers using data analyzers.

In addition, mining for plagioclase and crokite in empire space, as well as completing security missions for empire agents, will contribute points toward the seasonal reward track.

These rookie-friendly combat sites, highsec exploration sites, as well as mining and agent missions, can help you progress all the way through the reward track, for massive value.

When claiming rewards from item traders, for extra safety, you can use a cloaked ship to get close enough to engage the trader and claim rewards.

More experienced capsuleers looking for a tougher proving ground will find it in the cruiser and battleship combat sites. The cruiser sites, as mentioned above, appear in highsec and lowsec and feature three complexes to defend, while the lowsec-only battleship sites also contain three complexes under pressure.

The battleship sites allow Tech II battleships and below, including marauders, navy, and faction battleships.

Veteran explorers can seek out lowsec exploration sites, which can be found in wormhole space as well. The containers must be hacked, but any mistake that triggers lockdown will bring the sentry guns online, forcing you to hack the Master Security Node to disable the lockdown before operations can continue safely. Proximity mines add another layer of danger, so the utmost caution is advised.

A more methodical approach is also possible: by hacking all sentry guns before going for the containers, lockdown becomes far less threatening, as the guns will not activate even if an error is made.

For organized fleets, a new capital support site in lowsec that comes online next week will offer a heavier challenge. In these encounters, cap boosters must be delivered to an allied titan under pressure. If the operation succeeds, the titan will unleash its doomsday weapon on the hostile titan, turning the tide in spectacular fashion. The setting will be epic, and you can participate in an amazing site that’s never been seen before, in the shadow of clashing titans.

For the duration of the event, you can now pick up last year’s Police SKINs at 30% off in the New Eden Store. Deck out your fleet with these bold, iconic looks and show your capsuleer pride.

Capsuleer Day XXIII is active until 2 June. Don’t forget to tune in to CCP TV[www.twitch.tv] so you don’t miss out on any Capsuleer Day-related Twitch Drops