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EVE Frontier Enters Cycle 4: The Eternal Forge, Starting December 10
REYKJAVÍK, Iceland – 10th December 2025 – Today, CCP Games announced that EVE Frontier will be entering Cycle 4 of Founder Access, beginning today Wednesday, 10th December at 14:00 UTC. Titled The Eternal Forge, Cycle 4 brings a full Frontier reset alongside major new systems, including the first iteration of character progression and the fully integrated WASD ship control scheme, shaped by extensive Founder feedback.
Cycle 4 introduces character progression, allowing Riders to build permanent progression by gathering memory through in-game activity. Clones must return to safety and Ascend to bank their progress or face their memory being destroyed. This marks the foundation of long-term character development in EVE Frontier.
Manual piloting through WASD ship controls is now the default, enhanced with the return of waypoint navigation (without autopilot), go-to-point functionality for static objects, increased camera field of vision, WASD support in tactical view, and a balance pass on ship navigation. Further refinements will continue throughout the Cycle.
Feral AI also evolve, with smarter, more reactive enemies capable of scanning Riders, looting containers, demanding items, and rallying combat units to pressure players who refuse.
Cycle 4 expands the world itself with large, persistent sites in starter regions and a new navigation module to traverse them. Resource chains have been renamed and reorganized into a new conceptual framework that lays the groundwork for future mining updates. Basebuilding and industry see significant improvements as well, including precise rotation tools, coordinate-based placement, continuous manufacturing without batches, and always-visible blueprints.
Players can purchase Founder Access at www.evefrontier.com/founderaccess. Prices start at $39.99. For more information about EVE Frontier, visit www.evefrontier.com. An FAQ can be found at www.evefrontier.com/faq. Assets for EVE Frontier can be found in the press kit.
About EVE Frontier®
EVE Frontier is a space survival MMO defined by freedom and consequence. You awake from stasis as the last relic of humanity from a lost age. Civilization has decayed in the ruin of its ambition, feral drone swarms scour its wastes, and survivors fight to gain control over its resources. In the shadow of the Trinary, who will you become? To learn more, visit www.evefrontier.com
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CCP is a leading independently operated game developer that has been praised for its artistry, technology and game design that facilitates emergent behavior, empowering players with compelling means of self-expression. Founded in 1997 on the principle of pushing the envelope and breaking new ground on all levels, CCP is on a mission to create virtual worlds more meaningful than real life. With the launch of EVE Online in May 2003, CCP established itself as a pioneer of cutting-edge massively multiplayer games, winning numerous awards and receiving critical acclaim worldwide. CCP is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, and has additional studios in London and Shanghai.
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