New, returning, or already playing?
I am a former military intelligence analyst building an industrial empire in EVE Online and narrating it like a live operation. Real numbers on screen, honest assessments, and post-mortems when it goes wrong.
1,000,000 free skill points
Sign up or log in through this link and you get 1,000,000 free skill points. It works on existing accounts too, as long as yours has never been linked to a recruiter before. It costs you nothing and it helps the channel:
Claim the 1,000,000 skill points →
Been away 30 days or more? Fenris runs free Omega offers for returning players every few months rather than all the time. Check the launcher and eveonline.com/return when you log in. The skill point link above works either way.
Where to begin
Coming back after a break?
Everything That Changed in EVE Online, the returning player briefing: the studio sale, the new map, the record battle, and why your old fits are wrong.
Watch on YouTube →
Need ISK first?
The Faction Warfare guide, the best way back into ISK from a standing start, measured rates, no theory-crafting.
Watch on YouTube →
Outgrown the frigate?
The Faction Warfare Destroyer guide: one cheap alpha-legal Algos, two sites run start to finish with the real payouts and times.
Watch on YouTube →
Left faction warfare and a navy shoots on sight?
What still costs standings after the 2026 changes, the thresholds that matter, and the routes back.
Read the guide →
Where this campaign started
The opening video: the tools, the seed capital, and the plan.
Watch on YouTube →
Mid-scan right now?
The Atlas Finder answers "what did I just scan?" Filter by where you are and what you found.
Open the Finder →
Coming back? The questions that come up most
New to the jargon? The glossary explains every term this site uses.
Can I run more than one free account at once?
Only one Alpha (free) account can be logged in at a time. Alphas can run alongside any number of Omega (subscribed) accounts, so a subscribed main plus one free scout or faction warfare alt is fine. Two free accounts at once is not.
Did I lose my skills while I was away?
No. Skills, ISK and assets stay exactly where you left them. If your subscription lapsed, any skills outside what an Alpha can use are locked, not deleted, and they come back the moment you subscribe again.
Is it worth coming back?
A lot has moved: the studio sale and rename, the fall of Pandemic Horde, Equinox sovereignty, and fits that no longer work. Watch Everything That Changed first and decide with the facts in front of you. If you left while in faction warfare, read the standings guide before you undock in highsec.
The channel
Everything ships on YouTube first: youtube.com/@downthechain. Questions or requests go in the video comments. I read all of them. For fits, questions and tool updates, the conversation happens in the Down the Chain Discord.