by EVE Online11:00am on Wednesday 11th February 2026
Colorful capsuleers,
The ongoing commitment of EVE Forever continues, as three new EVE Evolved instalments will be released over the next few weeks.
Today, we introduce a number of updates to make EVE more personal, readable, and approachable. This includes improvements to the way you navigate the Neocom including custom icon colors and a search function.
In addition, you can now change your cursor size, and new pilots will have a more accessible color theme to start with.
The Neocom is one of the first things every capsuleer learns to rely on. It’s your gateway to ships, skills, market, chat, and pretty much everything else. And it is now easier to customize, making it truly your own.
With this update, you can:
Change the colors of Neocom icons to highlight your most-used tools
Seach for any Neocom function using the new search bar
Whether you’re a new pilot learning the ropes or a veteran juggling multiple activities, this update helps you focus on what matters, with less digging through menus or relying on memory.
Announced at last year’s Fanfest, the ability to assign colors to Neocom icons is now here. Thank you for your patience while we gave this the time to cook properly.
The days of tragic mis-clicks are officially numbered, as you can now turn your Neocom into a set of visual landmarks.
Red for fitting, green for wallet, or whatever chaotic system your brain swears makes sense.
All you need to do is right-click any Neocom icon and choose one of the 12 colors available.
Remember, there are no mistakes, just happy accidents.
Can’t remember where a certain window lives? Don’t worry, neither can we.
The new Neocom search bar lets you type in what you’re looking for and get there instantly. No more digging through menus, no more frantic moments of “I know it’s around here somewhere,” and no more relying on muscle memory from five years ago.
This is especially useful as EVE’s toolset grows. Whether you’re learning something new or returning to a feature you haven’t used in a while, search shortens the gap between intent and action.
Searching is as simple as clicking the Neocom menu or hitting the “/” hotkey and typing what you’re looking for.
EVE is visually dense by design. You need to keep track of a lot of information, and your cursor can easily get lost among all the windows, nebulae, and those pesky gankers trying to blow you up.
That’s why a long-requested improvement has been added: the ability to choose your mouse cursor size. It’s a small change, but a big quality-of-life upgrade.
Windows players can now select one of three cursor sizes. This makes the cursor much easier to see at a glance, and to be tracked across different screen resolutions and setups. Especially on large or high-resolution displays.
Change your cursor size by navigating to Settings -> User Interface -> Cursor Size.
This helps ensure that:
Your cursor stays visible during fast or visually dense moments.
Precision actions feel consistent across different screen sizes.
Long play sessions are easier on your eyes.
It’s a small adjustment, but one that improves moment-to-moment control every time you play.
Cursor visibility is also vital for accessibility. For players with reduced vision or eye strain, losing track of the cursor can turn routine interactions into unnecessary pain and frustration. Being able to scale the cursor means fewer mis-clicks and less time spent fighting with the interface when you should be fighting… literally anything else.
Joining a corporation is important for building friendships and a sense of community within the vast world of New Eden.
In turn, the identities of these corporations play a significant role, with each cultivating a unique culture and set of values. This shared identity helps players connect on a deeper level as they align their goals and interests, creating lasting connections that extend beyond the game itself.
A corporation’s visual identity creates a sense of belonging with elements like logos and colors creating a shared aesthetic that unifies members around a common purpose and identity.
Corporation Palettes allow player corporations to showcase their identity in their Freelance Projects. Today, these are spreading even further, with the addition of corporation branding to:
Offices in stations
Character information
Corporation profiles
Corporation panels
The first moments in EVE Online matter.
New Eden is deep, complex, and shaped by its players. But before any of that can unfold, new pilots need to be able to see, understand, and act with confidence. That’s why all new characters now start with the Photon color theme enabled by default.
Previously, new players were assigned a color theme based on their selected empire faction. While visually distinct, those themes could sometimes conflict with important UX conventions, such as using red to signal danger or urgency.
The Photon color theme is designed to avoid these conflicts and to present information clearly and consistently. It was the original default theme and has now been reinstated as the standard starting experience.
With the Photon theme enabled, new players benefit from:
Improved readability across windows, icons, and text
A clearer visual hierarchy
A more consistent experience across ships, stations, and activities
Reduced color conflicts that can obscure meaning or context
Players still retain full control over their UI preferences. All existing themes remain available in the Settings menu and Omega pilots can continue to create and save their own custom themes. This gives new pilots the strongest possible starting point, while preserving freedom of choice for everyone.
New Eden can be cruel. But now you can see its true colors.
More EVE Evolved updates are coming in the next couple of weeks, so keep your eyes peeled as we introduce a new way to help new players and a vibrant art update.
Follow along as EVE keeps evolving – forever.
Fly safe.