Bad Guitar Studio's free-to-play shooter FragPunk added Farlands on November 5, 2026: a PvPvE delivery mode where dozens of players share persistent five-day servers. How a run works, progression, the end-of-test data wipe, events until November 19, the November 9 fixes and what is still unknown.
FragPunk, the free-to-play hero shooter from Bad Guitar Studio (published by NetEase Games), now has a second way to play: Farlands, a delivery-driven PvPvE mode that launched in global Early Access on November 5, 2026 on PC and console. Dozens of players share a persistent world where they take cargo orders, gather resources, fight creatures and NPC factions, and decide whether to cooperate with or betray other players. Xbox Wire published a presentation of the mode by the studio on November 9, the same day as a first patch of Farlands fixes. Here is how it works, what Early Access means for your progress (everything will be wiped at the end of the test) and what has not been announced yet.
"Farlands: New Delivery-Driven Adventure | Early Access Nov 5 | FragPunk", FragPunk official YouTube channel, October 23, 2026 (3 min 56 s)
When and where to play Farlands
Early Access start: November 5, 2026, after a maintenance that began at 2:00 UTC (3:00 Paris time) with about three hours of downtime, according to the official update notes.
Price: free. FragPunk is free to play (Steam lists it as free) and Farlands is part of the same game: in its October 23 press release, Bad Guitar says you simply open FragPunk on PC or console and access Farlands from the same client.
Platforms: PC (Steam) and console. The press release links the Steam, Xbox Store and PlayStation Store pages for FragPunk; the Xbox Store lists Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, cross-platform multiplayer and Xbox Play Anywhere.
Shard Clash, the original 5v5 card-based shooter mode, stays available alongside Farlands.
How a Farlands run works
You take delivery orders, head into dangerous areas to collect resources, then carry the cargo to its destination. Cargo weight, changing conditions and encounters with other players can all change the outcome of a run.
Each server runs on a five-day cycle with in-game time moving continuously; you can come back to the same server to keep gathering, completing orders and fighting.
Fighting changes faction levels on the server, which affects the strength, number and location of hostile forces. A cleared outpost does not stay safe: enemies can return stronger, and tougher enemies can drop rarer resources.
Heat, cold and rain drain your health faster and affect cargo transport, so loads have to be planned around the weather.
Global voice chat and emotes are built in. Strangers can agree to escort a valuable load together and then turn on each other at the critical moment: the studio presents that tension as part of the mode.
Progression and the Early Access data wipe
Delivery rewards go into your gear and your base. Upgrading the Hub unlocks advanced crafting, character skill trees and more cargo storage.
The studio's tips: combine gear from matching sets, upgrade equipment, weapon and character with NPCs at the Hub, prioritise Hub levels, and look for vehicles and blueprints while scavenging for the mid-to-late game.
Familiar Lancers (FragPunk's heroes) return with new skills, and a new Lancer, Courier, is introduced, according to the game's Xbox Store page.
Important: the official notes say Farlands is still in active development and that all test data will be wiped when the test ends, with nothing carried over to future versions. That includes character levels, mission progress, resources stored in your Warehouse and base, vehicle and equipment progression and other data gathered during the test. More playable characters and weapon blueprints are planned during development.
Events and passes until November 19
The FarLands Challenge runs from November 5 to November 19: completing challenges in Farlands rewards 6,000 Gold, 4 Ultra Cans, the "Happy Journey" and "Speedy Courier" stickers and the "Express Delivery" charm.
The "Farlands Early Access Pass" is free to claim. Its levels give Materials, Supply Chests and other rewards, including the "GoldDash" and "GreenDash" courier cosmetics.
The game's "Wasteland Rhapsody" Battle Pass continues until December 31, and the limited-time "Deck Gear Up" mode is also open from November 5 to November 19.
First fixes (November 9 patch)
Bad Guitar released a patch on November 9 that it says does not interrupt play. It fixes several client freezes and crashes.
Vehicles: HP now drops correctly when Energy reaches zero while riding, packages can be taken out of the vehicle backpack, and vehicles no longer slow down abnormally in parts of the Seaside Port map.
It also fixes quests that could not progress, Extraction Points in Seaside Port that would not activate, abnormal enemy spawn counts on that map, Perpetual Order packages that could be opened, and blueprint merging; the upgrade requirements of some Fabricator levels were adjusted.
PC requirements (Steam)
Minimum (low quality, 1080p, 60 fps): Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti, AMD RX 550 or Intel Arc A380, DirectX 11, 60 GB of storage.
Recommended (highest quality with ray tracing off, 1440p, 144 fps): Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 16 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, AMD RX 5700 XT or Intel Arc A750, 60 GB of storage.
These are the requirements for FragPunk as a whole, as listed on Steam on November 9; no separate requirements are given for Farlands. Languages listed on Steam include English and French; full audio is marked for English and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
What we still do not know
When the Early Access test ends, and therefore when the wipe happens.
When Farlands will leave Early Access or what the full version will contain.
The exact number of players per server: official sources only say "dozens".
Whether items earned through the free Farlands pass or the FarLands Challenge escape the wipe: the official notes do not say.
Sources (checked November 9, 2026)
FragPunk Reveals Farlands: New Delivery PvPvE Adventure Now Available in Early Access, Xbox Wire, by Bad Guitar Studio (November 9, 2026): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/11/09/fragpunk-farlands-early-access/
FragPunk November 5th Update Announcement, official FragPunk site (November 4, 2026): https://www.fragpunk.com/news/update/20261104/40588_1318642.html (same notes on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2943650/view/1848557880478347)
FragPunk Reveals "Farlands": A Massive Delivery-Driven PvPvE Adventure Arriving in Early Access November 5, Bad Guitar Studio press release on Games Press (October 23, 2026): https://www.gamespress.com/FragPunk-Reveals-Farlands-A-Massive-Delivery-Driven-PvPvE-Adventure-Ar
FragPunk, Steam store page (free to play, PC requirements, languages): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2943650/FragPunk/
FragPunk, Xbox Store page (platforms, features, Courier): https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/fragpunk/9mw715j1p29d
FragPunk, PlayStation Store page: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012871
"Farlands: New Delivery-Driven Adventure | Early Access Nov 5 | FragPunk", FragPunk official YouTube channel, October 23, 2026 (3 min 56 s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Ao34nNl9I
"Farlands | Official Gameplay Trailer | Early Access Starts Now | FragPunk", FragPunk official YouTube channel, November 5, 2026 (age-restricted on YouTube, sign-in required): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuQjySrZYDM
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