After a busy weekend full of game announcements you may have missed this one. During the Future Games Showcase, CCP Games announced Founder Access: New Era for EVE Frontier, the in-development space survival MMO for PC and Mac, launching Wednesday, 11 June. A major update introducing new gameplay, content and Cycles, it also marks the first public step in creating a visionary sci-fi survival experience. EVE Frontier is set in an enigmatic and hostile galaxy shaped by player-driven activity. Players inhabit Riders, awakened clones flung into the Frontier without purpose or memory of the world around them. As they venture into the dark, they must build shelters, forge Tribes and harvest resources to grow in power and survive the constant threat of annihilation.
With this announcement and over the weekend several trailers emerged for EVE Frontier, the first of which came during Future Games Showcase.
As you can see, this gives us a look at EVE Frontier's unique approach to modding through Smart Assemblies. This server side modding platform will allow you to build tools, worlds and so much more. I can’t wait to see what the modding community will achieve with this new modding platform.
That wasn’t where the updates ended for EVE Frontier, it showed up again during IGN Live with a trailer titled 'The Ancient Dark' giving us a small taste of the unnerving, and tense universe of EVE Frontier.
Founder Access: New Era opens EVE Frontier to the public, as it emerges from its closed alpha phase. For the first time, players are free to share gameplay footage, impressions, and experiences without any restrictions, ushering in a new, fully public phase of development.
Founder Access: New Era also kicks off a brand-new seasonal progression system for EVE Frontier called Cycles. The first Cycle, Promised Lands, starts on 11 June. Players will gain Grace for completing in-game missions and activities, rising to the top of each Cycle Leaderboard alongside their Tribe. As Founder Access: New Era continues, Cycles will continue to introduce new missions, objectives and content.