Completing the Crimson Harvest seasonal track will earn EVE Online pilots a blueprint copy for the new Akoman. It is Blood Raiders' first pirate attack battlecruiser, carrying battleship-sized weapons. The official event announcement says its blueprint will initially be obtainable through the event only.

The event starts Tuesday, October 6 and ends November 3; an exact opening time has not been announced. Pilots choose between Blood Raiders and the Order of St. Tetrimon, with that allegiance determining the SKIN selection on their seasonal reward track.

Criterion of Fitness adds timed solo encounters built around three waves. Entry ciphers come from the event's combat and exploration sites, and faster clears improve the rewards. Newer pilots have a lower-cost starting point in Class 1 Hollow Outbreak sites, which accept Tech I frigates and can appear in highsec.

Outside highsec, losses become particularly attractive to hunters: ships destroyed in PvP drop 90% of their items, and pod kills have a 50% chance of dropping implants. That is a destruction-loot rule, not a general increase to PvE rewards.

Daily logins have their own prizes, including a Skill Point cache on day 21. Omega pilots collect both login tracks; upgrading during the event also unlocks earlier Omega gifts for days when the Alpha reward was claimed.

Logging in and earning an Akoman blueprint are separate goals, since the latter sits at the end of the seasonal activity track.

EVE's base Alpha access is free. The developers plan to extend the reward track during the event's final week, but have not yet provided that phase's full details. Follow later announcements on our EVE Online page.