An expansion pack for the hardcore PvP MMORPG Eve Online is set to come out this winter. Imagine this, it's FREE to all subscribers of the game! Furthermore it includes a massive graphics upgrade. They say you can't please all the people all the time, but surely you can please all the people with a free expansion at least for a little while. Here are the details about the changes that are in store.

The 'EVE Online: Trinity' expansion includes: A new graphics engine:

• All spaceships, stargates and space stations in EVE Online have been remodeled; each object is comprised of several million polygons and multiple layers of high resolution textures
• Native Shader Model 3.0 engine
• Environmental effects, such as shadows and nebula-based lighting models, tie graphical assets into the different solar systems of EVE Online
• Ground-breaking visual fidelity, which blurs the lines between a game and a movie

Combat advancements:

• Heat damage attenuation and repair while in space
• Better drone management capabilities
• Mid-flight bomb deployment capabilities along forward trajectories
• Attribute Reassignment Modifier (ARM) scripts to modify bonus attributes of sensor boosters, dampeners and tracking modules
• Eased transition from rookie to elite pilot with revamped New Player Experience
• Fleet integration and enhanced management of fleet operations with EVE Voice

• Hundreds of new kill missions and a re-introduction of mining missions
• Multi-frequency probe for more versatile exploration
• Faction loyalty points store items

New Tech II ships:

• Black Ops battleships - For undetectable infiltration and covert operations in hostile territory
• Marauder battleships - Optimized for massive damage output to spearhead assaults in enemy territory
• Suppressor Heavy Interdictor cruisers - A more lethal interdictor whose warp-jamming suppression sphere moves with the ship
• Specter Electronic Attack ships - For quick propulsion lockdown and sensor suppression of enemy ships