As mentioned in the Certificate Dev Blog, we are bringing in new certificates for Winter.

This thread is for you to have a look at how they are edited, which skills are inside and in which order.

For this, we are going to use external application for you to look at an Excel Sheet with all the changes.


How to get the file:

1. If you haven't, please read the Certificate Dev Blog first.


2. Go to this link.


3. Don't try to read the file from the window that pops-up, it's garbled data since Google Docs doesn't like Excel formatting apparently.


4. Instead, in the upper-left corner, go to "file" and then select "download"


5. Save the file to your hard drive, and open it.

OMG Ytterbium, the file is full of stuff and I'm getting lost! Please help us, Ytter Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope:

• The "Certificates" tab lists all the revamped certificates. Each certificate is listed with a colored header depending on their type. Under each certificate you can see the various skills needed to unlock each level.


• Still under the "Certificates" tab, you also have a small colored chart that lists all the certificates by category.


• The "descriptions" is just me writing a bunch of non-finalized text. Pass your way as they are not official right now.


• The "Amarr", "Caldari", "Gallente", "Minmatar", "ORE", "Pirates", "Special & Utility" tabs list all the ships that the previous certificates have been assigned to, by mastery level. To quickly find a ship, press CTRL+F and type the name you want (you still need to be in the proper tab)


• For example, if you look at the "Oracle", under the "Amarr" tab, you will see it has the Large Energy Turret Certificate, Armor Tanking, Shield Reinforcement (level5 mastery only), Targeting, Navigation and Core Ship Operation Certificates. Since Masteries match the Certificate level, that means the Oracle would get for Mastery level 1 for all Certificates level 1 mentioned above (except shield reinforcement, which is not listed until level5).

Some things to keep in mind when looking at this:

• This is based on an internal document, so expect typos, and not perfect formatting.


• Elite / level 5 Certificates and Masteries are supposed to be extremely demanding. Unlocking one means you have trained all the skills affecting this particular field, even more or less relevant skills tied to rigs.


• We are aware that some skills may not be relevant to you personally, or your specific gameplay / activity type. It is absolutely impossible to make this list perfectly match everyone needs: certificates listed there are supposed to be a general guiding tool for players to follow, not a precisely attuned tool for specialized corporations (that's where corporation created certificates would come in handy).

Confused? Lost in the dark with no ammo left in the shotgun and surrounded by creepy sounds? Just wait until this is released to Singularity to bypass this file and directly look at this from the EVE client.