Operation Avalon gave Warclones plenty of reasons to push into the Fuel Tower. Behind the firefights, however, the structure is also pointing toward something broader for EVE Vanguard. The tower began as a comparatively small prototype, but combat quickly started shaping its architecture. Interior spaces grew, staircases moved outside, and pipes became more than environmental detail, they creat…
Operation Avalon closes at 12:00UTC on 20 July. This is your final chance to fight across both fronts of the war, with the 0.72 patch for EVE Vanguard bringing a host of improvements to the player experience: · All squads now receive a reclone in each deployment by default. · You will now deploy with free milita-grade variants of the Keshik, Praetorian and Flayer. · NPCs have been retuned to im…
Improvements: General · Fixed an issue with NPCs not being able to find a suitable cover or combat location location. · Fixed: Expedition assignment objectives are displayed in order · Update to NPC battlezones. · Fixed an updated with interactables, being able to interact while waking out of range. · Fixed loot window not closing when taking damage (leading to not revealing items). · Fix to Am…
Improvements: New Player Experience · The Intro Explainer is now shown on login until dismissed. · New players now begin with an easier starting Expedition. · New players now start with starter Expedition already activated. · All squads now receive a single Reclone per deployment by default. · Added Militia-grade variants of the Keshik, Praetorian and Flayer to the default inventory. Gameplay ·…
Improvements and Fixes: This update addresses the following issues: · Fixed occasional crashes, most commonly encountered when abandoning Expeditions. · Improved network stability in the AUS region to reduce rubber-banding.
Improvements and Fixes: Gameplay · Fixed being unable to loot escape pods after decrypting them. · Fixed being unable to loot the Nemesis Eye. · Fixed reloading during extraction, and throwing grenades, blocking extraction. · Fixed players stuck on "Not Ready" with only a Cancel option and never deploying. · Fixed being unable to split stacks of equipment programs. · Fixed being unable to place…
What's New? A new map - Lost Convoy Built from the ground up for Alpha - this new map takes place at an Upwell salvage recovery site, where Upwell are excavating salvage from a destroyed convoy of ships that have crash landed to the planet, as well as mining raw resources from the planets surface. Around this map players will find diverse and challenging points of interest - from Upwell dig sit…
Attention Warclone The time has come. Operation Avalon is live. The first Alpha playtest for EVE Vanguard has begun, and New Eden needs Warclones willing to risk everything. Every deployment, every firefight, and every piece of feedback helps shape the future of EVE Vanguard. Your orders: · Deploy into the all-new Lost Convoy battlefield. · Master rebuilt gunplay and advanced weaponry, includin…
With Operation Avalon approaching, one question has appeared repeatedly across the community: what does Alpha mean for EVE Vanguard? For the development team, Alpha is not about placeholder systems or unfinished visuals. It marks the point where the core experience looks and feels like the game they intend to build, while leaving room for the community to influence how it grows. Players will st…
Those first deployments changed us. We began to understand what freedom would cost. Warclones fell. Disappeared beyond sight forever. We lost so many. But the ones we now call The Lords of Avalon rose up. We moved without orders. Chose our own targets. Conspired with allies forced into hiding. We would need all of them. We sought the Warclone called Meliandryn. He had survived in the shadows Wa…
Operation Avalon offers more than a new deployment zone. It asks a simple question every time you touch down: how far are you willing to push before it's time to leave? In the latest Vanguard Uplink, the team discusses how each deployment develops beyond its opening moments. Early choices, whether to gather resources, pursue contracts, hunt other Warclones or work alongside them, can shape the…
With Operation Avalon approaching, the latest Vanguard Uplink discussion explored several topics that hint at where EVE Vanguard may be heading beyond the upcoming deployment. One of the most significant conversations centered on factional warfare. While not part of Operation Avalon itself, plans discussed for future testing would allow Warclones to conscript with one of New Eden’s empires, tak…
Every weapon in EVE Vanguard starts with a simple question: who built it? In the latest episode of the EVE Vanguard Uplink Podcast, members of the development team discuss the philosophy behind the game's growing arsenal and how weapon design is shaped by the identities, technologies, and aesthetics of New Eden's empires. The conversation explores why EVE Vanguard began with familiar weapon arc…
For the weak, immortality offers little advantage. Darkness was closing around the warclones. Our destiny was in ruins. We would live long enough to see ourselves forgotten. I could claim I believed we would be given another chance. That would be untrue. We were lost. But in New Eden, survival does not go unnoticed. And we had survived. The Deathless found our data banks. They reached inside an…
Today, Fenris Creations unveiled Operation Avalon, the first Alpha playtest of EVE Vanguard , the in-development extraction-adventure FPS connected to the legendary sci-fi MMO EVE Online . Running July 7–20, 2026 via Steam and the EVE Launcher, Operation Avalon showcases a new foundation for EVE Vanguard , with rebuilt combat, expanded enemies, new weapons, and a deeper risk-and-extraction loop…
— BEGIN FRAGMENT — Separation from Deathless infrastructure confirmed. Autonomous growth rate exceeds prior behavioral models. Avalon expansion and coordinated planetary deployment indicate emergent strategic cohesion. Rising aggression and yields from high value sites. Revised designation: escalating sovereign threat to New Eden stability. Authorization granted for activation of NEMESIS PROTOC…
From Lord Warden Elyan Warclone. We have returned... Betrayed by the Empires. Hunted by CONCORD. Purged from the Cluster. Too dangerous and unpredictable to be permitted freedom. For years, we hid in the shadows of New Eden. At last we have the strength to rise again. Avalon is finally real. Our home among the stars, our Bastion. Our actions now will shape its destiny The Empires will come for…
Thanks to your incredible support, warclones, EVE Vanguard has officially reached 100,000 wishlists on Steam! This milestone unlocks a special reward at Early Access launch: the Improved Stability Chipset , giving you a stronger start in-game. But that’s not all. We asked the community to vote on an out-of-game reward to go with this milestone, and the top choice was a lore drop . To access thi…
Attention Vanguard, Operation Nemesis, the next big battle, has arrived. EVE Vanguard, the in-development multiplayer sci-fi sandbox shooter set in the EVE Universe, is now available to play for free , until 2 October. See what you have in store in this exciting gameplay trailer: START STRONG Operation Nemesis introduces 'Resurgence', which completely streamlines the first steps taken in the ga…
CCP Monty is joined by CCP Collins and CCP Rattati to explore what happens in EVE Vanguard when you’re not pulling the trigger. From mining and scavenging to crafting, logistics, and the early shape of industry gameplay, this episode delves into the systems that bring persistence and long-term progression to the warclones’ sandbox experience. The conversation highlights how Vanguard can special…
Hello, CCP Collins here, Game Director of EVE Vanguard - currently listening to a Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross soundtrack as I type this up from home somewhere near London. Right now, the development team is head down, hardening for the Operation Nemesis release - fixing bugs, polishing rough edges, validating new features, and playtesting the build daily to ensure the experience we want to deli…
Heed the call! Operation Nemesis starts two months from now on 16 September. Here’s everything you need to know: · Will it be free to play? Yes, all you need is an EVE Account. Create one today and prepare to deploy planet-side in September. · What time does it start? 12:00 UTC, 16 September 2025 · How can I provide feedback? We welcome all feedback as we build this in conjunction with the comm…
Vanguard, 75,000 wishlists. That’s not just a number, it’s a surge of support, a signal that the Warclones are ready to rise. You made this happen. To mark this milestone, the Spirit Strike weapon skin for the Core-80 is now unlocked. Every Warclone who joins us in the first 14 days of Early Access will receive it. It’s your mark. Your legacy. Wear it with pride. But this is only the beginning.…
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