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Patch Notes 0507
Patch Notes 0507

Patch Notes 0507

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To New Eden Capsuleers,

EVE Echoes will undergo maintenance on 5/7/2025 at 08:00 (UTC+0) and will take approximately 120 minutes to complete. During this time, players will be unable to log in to the game. We kindly ask for your understanding and patience during the maintenance.

Malpais Region Briefing

With further exploration of regions like Cobalt Edge, more remote and dangerous systems frequented by Wasteseekers have been discovered—Malpais.

The Malpais Region consists of 15 Constellations, with a total of 102 Systems, all of which have a security level assessment of below 0.

This region is controlled by "Wasteseeker Drones," with Wasteseeker Centrums, Wasteseeker Encampments, unexplored Relics, and weakened Wasteseeker gathering points scattered throughout.

Scout reports indicate that the regular Wasteseekers in Malpais appear weaker than those in other areas and do not carry warp disruption modules.

Capsuleers can use Spatial Rift Filaments to construct routes to enter or leave Malpais.

Constellation Distribution

The Stargates leading to the outside regions from Malpais have been cut off, the systems within the region are not fully connected, and can be roughly divided into western constellations, southern constellations, and northern constellations, a total of 3 areas.

Main Enemy Distribution

Western Constellations: Medium and Small Wasteseeker fleets, with only Battlecruisers and smaller-tonnage ships allowed entry.

Southern Constellations: Medium and Large Wasteseeker fleets, with only Battleships and smaller-tonnage ships allowed entry.

Northern Constellations: The main enemies are Small Wasteseeker fleets, with only Destroyers and smaller-tonnage ships allowed entry.

Weakened Wasteseeker Gathering Points

Scouts have observed damaged Wasteseekers gathering in special Cosmic Anomalies. These Wasteseekers are weaker in combat, and the anomalies contain abundant loot.

Special Mechanisms

Corrosive Dust

Due to the presence of large amounts of corrosive dust within the region, prolonged exposure to the Malpais Region will cause damage to ships. If a ship remains in the Malpais Region for more than 1 hour, it will suffer continuous damage until it exits the domain.

Under the influence of corrosive dust, the energy consumption of optical refraction systems increases significantly, and the fuel consumption rate of stealth modules rises tenfold.

High-Activity System Alert

When Wasteseeker Cosmic Anomalies within the system are destroyed at high frequency, the pulses generated by frequent Wasteseeker fleet explosions will cause the system to be highlighted on the radar starmap.

Starmap data resets every hour.

Wasteseeker Bounty Reward

Due to the high risks involved when capsuleers carry high-value materials while exploring the Malpais Region, CONCORD will assess the value of materials in the ship hold and increase the Wasteseeker bounty reward accordingly. The value of materials will exclude Pinpoint Fibers during calculation.

The bounty bonus rewards are divided into seven tiers.

Wasteseeker Research Data

Destroying Wasteseekers in the Malpais Region may result in the drop of various levels of Wasteseeker research data. Capsuleers can bring these back to the station for use, earning varying amounts of LP or merit points as rewards.

Note: If capsuleers carry this item in their ship's cargo hold and the ship is destroyed in the Malpais Region, the item may be lost.

Structure Info

Due to the unique environment of the system, the Malpais Region is currently completely controlled by Wasteseeker Drones. Trailblazers have not established a station, and capsuleers cannot anchor any structures.

System Broadcast

The Malpais Region does not have a broadcast management center, so it is impossible to view online capsuleers, and the local population is displayed as ?.

Capsuleers cannot obtain standings, they can only recognize fleet members and contacts, all other individuals will not display standings.

Capsuleers may choose to broadcast their local messages so that other capsuleers in the current system can receive them, but doing so will reveal their presence.

Ore Resources

Its ore distribution is similar to that of the Asteroid Belt in the Kalevala Expanse, with gas cloud C70 being a currently popular resource.

Planetary Resources

The planetary resources of the Malpais Region do not significantly differ from those found in other regions within New Eden.

Due to the high difficulty of leaving the region and the inability to anchor structures, this region is currently unsuitable as a regular location for Planetary Resources Harvesting.

Spatial Rift Filaments

"Expedition" Spatial Rift Filament

Small "Expedition: Malpais Region-4" Spatial Rift Fiber: Supports up to 4 players teaming up to explore the northern constellation of the Malpais Region.

Medium "Expedition: Malpais Region-4" Spatial Rift Fiber: Supports up to 4 players teaming up to explore the western constellation of the Malpais Region.

Large "Expedition: Malpais Region-4" Spatial Rift Filament: Supports up to 4 players teaming up to travel to the southern Constellation of the Malpais Region

How to obtain: Purchase from the market.

"Homeward" Spatial Rift Filament

When creating a channel to the Malpais Region, if the value of the materials carried by the Capsuleer is too high, the ship's Inventory will trigger spatial anomalies, causing the System signal to be monitored and marked, and broadcasted to the local channel. During construction, the value of the Homeward Rift Filament itself will be ignored.

"Homeward: Malpais Region-1" Spatial Rift Filament

Returns to a random low-security System within the Empire Faction's territory, can only be used near a star, has a low alarm Threshold, and a short construction time. How to obtain: Acquired by destroying Wasteseeker Drones in the Malpais Region

"Homeward: Malpais Region-1" Spatial Rift Filament II

Returns to a random low-security System within the Empire Faction's territory, has a medium alarm Threshold, and a medium construction time. How to obtain: Acquired by destroying Wasteseeker Drones in the Malpais Region

"Homeward: Malpais Region-1" Spatial Rift Filament III

Returns to the System where the Expedition Rift Filament was used, has a high alarm Threshold, and a long construction time. How to obtain: Purchased from the market

Version Preview: Target Analyzer

Release Time: After maintenance on May 21

Three types are available this time, each with three models. How to obtain:

Experimental: Purchased from the LP store

Scholar: Dropped randomly by destroying Wasteseeker Drones in the Malpais Region

SoE: Blueprint dropped randomly by destroying Wasteseeker Drones in the Malpais Region, manufactured using the blueprint

Target Module Analyzer

When destroying a target, it increases the likelihood of its installed modules dropping. This model's effect cannot stack and is determined by the final blow.

Target Cargo Analyzer

When destroying a target, it increases the likelihood of items in its cargo hold dropping. This model's effect cannot stack and is determined by the final blow.

Target Structure Analyzer

When destroying a target, it increases the likelihood of leaving behind a Wreck. This model's effect cannot stack and is determined by the final blow.

New Event Encounters

Duration: May 8, 2025, 8:00:00 ~ May 22, 2025, 8:00:00（UTC+0）

Starry Night Voyage: Mountain and Sea Encounters Missions

During the event, tasks can be refreshed on the Encounters Bulletin Board, with 3 difficulty levels and 4 tasks available.

Insurance Updates

To improve the Capsuleer experience, simplify insurance rules, encourage market activity, boost market demand, minimize unnecessary delays after ship destruction, and reduce the impact of consecutive ship losses, CONCORD has partnered with insurance companies to implement several significant updates to the insurance mechanism.

Insurance Cost Calculation

Distinctions between different ships, modules, rigs, and Nanocores will no longer apply. Instead, upon ship destruction, calculations will be made as follows:

Regular Ship Premium = Fixed at 30%

Capital Ship Premium = 50% - Number of Capital Ships Destroyed Within 30 Days x 5%, with a minimum of 35%

Supercapital Ship Premium = 50% - Number of Supercapital Ships Destroyed Within 30 Days x 10%, with a minimum of 40%

After the adjustment, Capsuleers no longer need to wait for 3 months and can make claims at any time (with a 12-hour lock period for PvP).

To boost market demand and promote healthy economic development, we will gradually phase out claim discounts for lower-priced ships, weapons, modules, and rigs based on insurance claim data in the future.

For example, low-tier weapons or rigs priced under 1 million ISK have low usage rates, low claim costs, and low market demand. A 30% premium would further weaken their market demand, reducing item value. Removing the discount will not significantly increase the burden on Capsuleers but will boost market demand, making items easier to trade.

Special Battlefield Insurance Costs

Currently, in special battlefields such as the Dormant Realm and CyanSea Vault, different insurance rules are applied. After the update, insurance discounts for CyanSea Vault and Relics skirmishes will be removed, leaving only the Dormant Realm insurance discount. Detailed rules are as follows (discount rates remain unchanged):

For ships destroyed in the Dormant Realm, an additional discount will be applied based on the total number of ship losses this week:

For the first destruction each week, the insurance premium will be set at 33% of the normal value.

For the second destruction each week, the insurance premium will be set at 66% of the normal value.

For the third destruction and beyond, the insurance premium will be charged as normal.

Special Ship Insurance Costs

Currently, CONCORD ships enjoy addi

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Netflix's "Adolescence" Emoji Codes & Emoji Repurposing
Netflix's "Adolescence" Emoji Codes & Emoji Repurposing

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Since its release just a few weeks ago, Netflix’s four-part drama Adolescence has attracted a massive global audience. One scene, centered on the supposed hidden meanings of certain emojis, has sparked widespread media attention. In this article, we unpack how the show presents emoji use and why many reports about certain “secret meanings” are possibly misleading.

📺 Netflix's "Adolescence"?

In case you haven't heard of it before now, Adolescence is a British crime drama television mini-series released on Netflix on March 13, 2025.

The program's four episodes focus on the aftermath of a schoolgirl’s murder and the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie Miller as the prime suspect. As Jamie is held in custody, investigations uncover a pattern of social media bullying, including being labelled an “incel” by classmates based on emoji-laden Instagram posts.

Through police interviews and psychological assessments, the series explores how social media, isolation, and exposure to controversial worldviews converge in a deeply vulnerable young mind while also portraying the strain placed on Jamie’s family as they face public scrutiny and grief.

Since its release, the show has received widespread critical acclaim and quickly became the most-watched streaming series in the UK during a single week.

🕵️ The Emojis In Question

Mild spoilers for the show from this point onward.

Emojis are cited directly in two prominent moments in the show, with the first of these two instances occurring about halfway through the second episode.

In this scene, the son of Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe (who is involved in the case) explains to him that Instagram posts that Bascombe had assumed were childish flirtations are accusations casting Jamie as an incel.

Here are the emojis cited in this scene and what Bascombe's son Adam claims they mean. Note that we do not see any emoji designs on screen throughout the show, meaning it is at times uncertain which exact emoji is being referenced.

"The Dynamite": most likely the 🧨 Firecracker, though also possibly the 💥 Collision based on an additional description in a later episode. Adam claims this is an "exploding red pill" (see below).

"The Blue Pill": most likely the 🔵 Blue Circle, the blue pill is a reference to the film The Matrix where taking a blue pill would allow someone to remain in comfortable ignorance, continuing to believe a pleasant but false reality.

"The Red Pill": most likely the 🔴 Red Circle, though it's possible it may be the 💊 Pill emoji. As with the blue pill, this is a reference to The Matrix, with the red pill letting the consumer "see the truth." In this specific interpretation, this is about a supposed awakening to harsh or controversial "truths" about society, gender roles, and male identity—often tied to misogynistic or anti-feminist ideologies.

"The 100": the 💯 Hundred Points, which Adam claims is a reference to an interpretation of the "80/20" rule (the Pareto principle). In this specific interpretation, it's the belief that 20% of men receive 80% of female attention.

When Bascombe expresses skepticism ("It's a bit of a stretch"), Adam describes certain coded meanings his teenage peers use each of the color heart emojis for:

Adam then states, "I could show you 15 others. Messages sent to Jamie all. All different emojis. They're saying the same thing".

It's not clear if Adam means 15 unique different emojis or some other number of different emojis across 15 other Instagram posts.

However, one additional emoji is directly cited later in the third episode of the show: the 🫘 Beans emoji, described as "the kidney beans."

The emoji is mentioned by forensic psychologist Briony Ariston while conducting her final assessment of Jamie at a youth detention facility. Ariston produces printouts of Instagram posts and asks Jamie directly, "What do these emoji mean?"

Jamie responds, "She's pretending like I'm part of one of those truth groups."

He then begins to interpret another emoji that isn't named as meaning "want love, won't get it", before affirming the meaning of three other emojis in the Instagram posts that Adam described in the previous episode and that we've outlined above:

🍑 Emoji "Codes" and Emoji Repurposing

Rather than examining how these meanings emerge or how often they’re actually used in these alternative ways, many media reports take the show’s depiction at face value and have made claims that these described meanings in the show are broadly applicable. In doing so, they risk amplifying a moral panic that overlooks the broader, more nuanced picture of emoji usage online.

Indeed, despite the intrigue around Adolescence’s depiction of hidden emoji meanings, emoji repurposing is neither new nor inherently ominous.

Some of the earliest well-known emoji reinterpretations date back over a decade, with the 🍆 Eggplant and 🍑 Peach becoming widely used innuendos due to their visual resemblance to body parts.

These interpretations grew from niche jokes into mainstream symbols, appearing in pop songs, advertising, and even moderation guidelines on social platforms.

Other prominent examples show how different groups reimagine emojis to suit their cultural expressions. The 💀 Skull emoji has been adopted by Gen Z to mean “I’m dead” (i.e., something is hilarious), while 🧢 Billed Cap now symbolizes “lying” (from the slang “no cap”).

In the same way that these examples have been born out of slang, there is a whole host of different emoji interpretations that reference preexisting "not safe for work" slang, in particular in regards to sexual innuendo or illicit substances.

Fandoms have their own emoji lexicons, too. BTS fans use the 💜 Purple Heart emoji (cited in the show as meaning "horny") to signal “I purple you”—a phrase coined by member V to represent love and loyalty. Beyoncé fans use the 🐝 Honeybee emoji to show their allegiance to the "BeyHive," and Taylor Swift fans reference the 🧣 Scarf emoji in connection with "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" and its symbolic red scarf.

These repurposings are emotional, cultural, and community-driven, often forming a kind of visual shorthand for shared experiences or identities.

These kinds of emoji uses often start as in-jokes or group references and scale through repeated exposure on platforms like X (fka Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok. This process can make certain meanings feel widely known, even if they originated in small corners of the internet.

However, this scaling can also lead to confusion. When media outlets or concerned parents encounter emojis being used in unfamiliar ways, they may assume there's a coded message or even a form of organized communication. In reality, most repurposed emoji meanings are context-specific: just because a group uses a particular emoji in a specific way doesn’t mean that meaning becomes the primary or universal one.

This is particularly true in the case of Adolescence, where emojis are linked to incel or "manosphere" culture within the show.

While certain online communities may assign ideological meanings to emojis like 🔴 Red Circle or 🧨 Firecracker, these interpretations are highly localized and not reflective of mainstream usage. The show dramatizes these meanings as hidden codes, but in reality, they are better understood as subcultural quirks—similar to slang or inside jokes that only carry weight within their originating spaces.

That said, by depicting how teenagers have come to understand these emojis in those specific ways, the show dramatizes how teenagers can encounter incel or manosphere concepts through online spaces.

💜 What About the Colored Heart Emojis?

One recurring theme in online conversations—and echoed in coverage of Adolescence—is the idea that every colored heart emoji carries a specific, hidden meaning.

But much like emoji “codes” more broadly, these meanings have more in common with digital chain mail than with linguistic truth. While some interpretations may be adopted temporarily by certain communities, they’re not fixed. People use colored hearts for all kinds of reasons: to match a color scheme, to support a cause (like 💚 Green Heart for environmentalism), or simply because it feels right in the moment.

Broadly speaking, all heart emojis convey affection, appreciation, or emotional connection. Their color might add tone or emphasis, but it rarely encodes a secret message. The idea that there’s one universal “correct” interpretation for each color is simply not true, even if certain colors may get used in specific contexts more frequently than others.

👪 What Can Be Done By Parents?

Understandably, scenes in Adolescence have sparked concern from parents and educators. But the core takeaway shouldn't be that emojis themselves are dangerous or inherently deceptive.

Young people have always reimagined language and symbols as part of their self-expression and emoji repurposing is just one part of that broader cultural evolution. While it’s impossible (and unproductive) to prevent teens from using emojis creatively, ironically, or playfully, it’s also important to remember that not every emoji carries a hidden or harmful meaning. In fact, most emojis are still used in their intended way—or, when repurposed, their meanings are harmless and far removed from any “manosphere” connotation.

Emojis aren’t encrypted messages—they’re flexible cultural tools. Like slang or memes, their meanings shift depending on context, community, and platform. Rather than treating them as fixed codes to crack, it’s more useful to view them as collaborative symbols shaped by humor, identity, and online communities.

If a message from your child includes emojis that seem out of place or feel inconsistent with the tone of the conversation, the best approach is simple: ask. A genuine, non-judgmental question like “Hey, I noticed you used this... what does

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