EVE Online Fractured Skies - New Achievement System

Last night I was running around EVE Online on a new character progressing through the level 1 epic arc "The Blood-Stained Stars". I was only a few missions away from finally confronting Dagan when I logged off for the night and waited for the winter expansion, Fractured Skies, to launch. Apparently running through the Sisters' of EVE arc was the perfect activity to demonstrate the new achievements system that launched in the expansion.

For those unawave of the changes, the expansion notes went into the subject in some detail.

The AIR Career Program finds a new home inside Paragon's Achievement System. Paragon Services has partnered with AIR to bring its groundbreaking Career Program to the Achievement System, introducing a total of 78 new achievements for capsuleers to collect in varying difficulty levels.

All capsuleers can take part in and complete the Career Program, including those who have previously completed it. Completing it again grants all its rewards.

Achievements in the NEOCOM

Achievements are now easier to find in their new home in the NEOCOM, taking over the spot previously reserved for the AIR Career Program.

Discoverable Achievements

New evergreen achievements are added, along with the new Discoverable style of achievement.

Discoverable Achievements don't tell you exactly what is needed to complete them, but can provide hints through their name, their rewards, and any flavor text. They are easy to tell apart from other achievements, as their icon is always a "?". Four Discoverable Achievements launch with this expansion for achievement-hunting capsuleers to work towards.

Early Game Achievements

A new collection of achievements recognizes the accomplishments of new capsuleers and encourages exploration. The new achievements are:

• Academy Pilot:
  Board an AIR Academy ship.
  
  
• Stellar Explorations:
  Enter 30 different solar systems.
  
  
• Home of High-Sec:
  Enter the Yulai system.
  
  
• Tour the Embassy:
  Visit any system within the four Empire constellations in Exordium.
  
  
• Report for Duty:
  Visit Factional Warfare HQ. This replaces the previous “One Way Ticket” achievement.

The UI is available by clicking on the little trophy cup on the Neocom. The interface surprised me as I was expecting something taking up more screen real estate. I guess the devs heard the complaints from players about other new systems.

The Home Page

For those wondering, I'm pretty sure doing the Sisters' epic arc virtually guarantees picking up the Historic Wanderer achievement.

Details of an achievement

Some of the achievements have multiple tiers and clicking on them shows the details.

Pinned achievements

The ability to pin achievements I will probably use as I progress through the military campaigns.

And for those looking for titles, those are found on the character sheet. Another way to find an activity to do if no one is around.

I know the developers created all these new systems and ships they want players excited about. But when I was just tooling around New Eden on an alt I just found myself drawn to the achievements. Hopefully they don't mind.