Eve Echoes: Module Breakthrough

New feature added on the 2026 04 29 patch. This guide gives more insight on the mechanic.

What Is Breakthrough?

Breakthrough is an action available on some modules that have a chance of adding a positive, or negative, effect. The effect persisits until insurance claim, but does have durability that requires occasional repair.

After a breakthrough the module's structure becomes unstable: it loses Amplification Stability whenever your ship's fire-control system activates or it takes damage in combat. Once the stability drops to zero the module is disabled. You can restore it using Alignment in the fitting screen.

A small + corner triangle appears on the item icon when the module is eligible for breakthrough.

Breakthrough Process

Start
Item with + corner triangle
Remaining Breakthrough Attempts > 0
Tap item → Attempt Breakthrough
Attempt
Random roll - random attributes re-rolled
1 attempt spent
C C-types only get 1 attempt.
Roll again or Stop
Attempts > 1 then can roll again
DR Fraud to restore attempts
You can stop anytime...right?
Each new roll spends 1 attempt.
One or more attempts remaining
Try again
Return to Attempt step
Zero attempts remaining
DR Fraud
Destroy + reclaim via insurance to restore attempts

Restoring Attempts - DR Fraud

When your Remaining Breakthrough Attempts reach 0, you can restore the item to its packaged state by reclaiming them from a loss in DR (commonly called DR Fraud).

Warning: For capital modules this means you need to lose a capital ship.

Key Stats on a Breakthrough Module

Example - Successful Roll

Gist X-Type Adaptive Invuln Field
Random Attributes
Shield Kinetic Resistance [Lv.4] +7.3%
Shield EM Resistance [Lv.4] +9.0%
Shield Thermal Resistance [Lv.4] -2.9%
Breakthrough Stats
Remaining Breakthrough Attempts 15
Rating 180
Amplification Stability 97.59%

Example - Bad Roll (can still retry)

Corpus A-Type Capital Cap Battery
Breakthrough Stats
Remaining Breakthrough Attempts 3
Rating -101
Amplification Stability 100%
Bad Roll
Negative rating means the last roll was bad. Attributes disabled. 3 attempts remain - keep trying!

Amplification Stability & Alignment

After a breakthrough, the module's structure is unstable. Every time your ship's fire-control system activates or you take combat damage, the module loses a small amount of Amplification Stability. When stability is too low, the extra breakthrough performance bonus is suspended.

You can restore stability at any time from the fitting screen → Alignment. This keeps the existing attributes. Applying a calibration kit does not change the attributes, it just restores stability.

Module Calibration Confirmation
Consume 1 Module Calibration Kit A-Type to calibrate the module and restore 3000 stability?
cancel
confirm

Data Sheet

Grade Breakthrough Rolls Per Attempt Cost Calibration Kit
C C-Type
1 roll 100,000,000 Module Calibration Kit C-Type
B B-Type
4 rolls 400,000,000 Module Calibration Kit B-Type
A A-Type
9 rolls 900,000,000 Module Calibration Kit A-Type
X X-Type
16 rolls - Module Calibration Kit X-Type
O Officer
25 rolls - Module Calibration Kit Type O