Since November 10, EVE Vanguard, the extraction-adventure FPS set in the EVE Online universe, has a persistent 24/7 paid alpha on PC, and the same day EVE Online launched its Fractured Skies expansion with ground contracts that feed the space war. Founder now, or wait?
Video: “EVE Vanguard: Alpha Gameplay Trailer”, official EVE Vanguard YouTube channel, published November 10, 2026 (12:09 p.m. Paris time), 1 min 44 s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5GaY4YeGI
Key facts (Fenris Creations, November 10, 2026):
- EVE Vanguard’s alpha is now open 24/7 on PC, only through the EVE Launcher, separate from the EVE Online Omega subscription.
- Permanent access starts at $15 USD and covers the alpha, full launch and beyond; additional Founder Packs are on store.evevanguard.com.
- Steam Early Access is planned for Q3 2027.
- Alpha content: three maps by security level, High Castle (highsec, PvE), Vorago (lowsec, PvPvE) and The Vault (nullsec, PvP), plus the returning Lost Convoy; Weapon Telemetry progression, a Jobs Board, a new Warclone suit and the BR-60 Battle Rifle.
- Planned: full controller support in December; Factional Warfare enlistment, the Underground Sectors map and a heavy dropsuit in Q2 2027.
- EVE Online: Fractured Skies is available now on PC and Mac (eveonline.com, Steam, Epic Games Store): four Military Campaigns running into January, Navy Attack Battlecruisers, and 13 free pre-fitted AIR Academy Ships for newcomers in the PvP-free Exordium region.
- EVE Vanguard contracts increase the number of combat, mining and exploration sites in EVE Online highsec and lowsec.
Questions for you:
- Paying from $15 for an alpha that keeps your access at launch: fair Founder deal, or too early to buy?
- High Castle (PvE), Vorago (PvPvE) or The Vault (PvP): where would you drop first?
- Do you play with mouse and keyboard, or are you waiting for full controller support in December?
- EVE Online pilots: will Vanguard contracts change how you play Factional Warfare?
- Remember DUST 514? Do you think the FPS-MMO link can work this time?
Tell us if you are deploying, and how the alpha runs on your PC.
Sources: Fenris Creations press release “Fenris Creations Launches EVE Online: Fractured Skies and Opens EVE Vanguard's Live Alpha”, November 10, 2026 https://fenris.com/news/2026/fenris-creations-launches-eve-online-fractured-skies-and-opens-eve-vanguards-live-alpha (read November 10, 2026). Image: official EVE Online / EVE Vanguard key art, Fenris Creations press release, © Fenris Creations.