State of the Frontier

State of the Frontier

Weekly EF-Map field report on recorded EVE Frontier activity.

Issue 2026-09-10 3 September 2026 to 10 September 2026 UTC Cycle-week UTC window

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148
Recorded kills
vs previous week -341 (-70%)
27
Systems with recorded kills
vs previous week -3 (-10%)
4,075
Online structures at report boundary
vs previous week -273 (-6.3%)
6,213
Structure status changes
vs previous week -531 (-7.9%)
17
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events
vs previous week -16 (-48%)
39,192
Recorded player-triggered activity events
vs previous week -7,559 (-16%)
261
Unique active players
vs previous week -47 (-15%)
40
Unique active tribes
vs previous week +2 (+5.3%)
Van Zappen
Top recorded killer
38 recorded kills
The Ancients
Top recorded tribe
39 recorded kills

Week in numbers

This issue covers the cycle week from 3 September 2026 to 10 September 2026 UTC, and change figures compare it with the previous cycle week. The window recorded 148 kills across 27 systems, down from 489 recorded kills the week before, with 4,075 online structures at the report boundary. Activity Tracker recorded 39,192 player-triggered on-chain events involving 261 unique players and 40 unique tribes in the same window.

MetricValueChange from previous week
Recorded kills148-341 (-70%)
Systems with recorded kills27-3 (-10%)
Online structures at the report boundary4,075-273 (-6.3%)
Structure status changes6,213-531 (-7.9%)
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events17-16 (-48%)
Player-triggered activity events39,192-7,559 (-16%)
Unique active players261-47 (-15%)
Unique active tribes40+2 (+5.3%)
Top recorded killerVan Zappen
Top recorded tribeThe Ancients

Conflict

The killboard recorded 148 kills in this report window, down from 489 in the previous cycle week (-70%). The recorded kill data covers 18 unique killers and 134 unique victims. Structure kills accounted for 51 of the recorded kills, -120 (-70%) vs the previous cycle week.

The leading recorded kill systems were D.QMV.S31, A.XLP.GTR, and C.9GL.QK1. The top regional grouping by recorded kills was KR.T1.R8, followed by NR.YX.06 and 87.P1.R7.

RankSystemRecorded killsChange from previous weekStructure kills
1D.QMV.S3133-31 (-48%)1
2A.XLP.GTR24-20 (-45%)15
3C.9GL.QK113-24 (-65%)0
4O1B-32L12-25 (-68%)1
5OS9-C0L10-30 (-75%)5
RankRegionSystems with recorded killsRecorded killsStructure kills
1KR.T1.R8108321
2NR.YX.0684216
387.P1.R74169

Recorded killboard leaders were Van Zappen, Heckmo, and Mort. Tribe-level grouping places the leading recorded-kill rows with The Ancients, Clonebank 86, and The Perfect Singularity, subject to the tribe membership note below.

RankPlayerTribeRecorded killsUnique victims
1Van ZappenThe Ancients3836
2HeckmoClonebank 863130
3MortThe Perfect Singularity2419
4CassiusSilver1313
5MorbiasThe Perfect Singularity1010
RankTribeRecorded killsActive killersStructure kills
1The Ancients3923
2Clonebank 863542
3The Perfect Singularity34220
4Silver23217
5The Agency522
View top kill hotspots on map

Highlights the top 5 recorded kill systems from this report week.

Infrastructure

EF-Map tracked 23,385 structures across the frontier, with 4,075 online structures at the report boundary (-273 vs previous week). UD5-8RH recorded the most structure status changes of any tracked system in this window, with 121 recorded changes.

Structure status changes totaled 6,213 in this report window, -531 (-7.9%) vs the previous cycle week. These cover structures coming online, going offline, and being unanchored or destroyed.

Status change typeCountChange from previous week
Came online2,874-343 (-11%)
Went offline3,093-172 (-5.3%)
Unanchored or destroyed246-16 (-6.1%)
View top structure system on map

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Smart Gates

Smart Gate activity totaled 17 create, link, and unlink events in this report window, -16 (-48%) vs the previous cycle week. The breakdown was 12 gate creations, 5 gate link events, and 0 gate unlink events. EF-Map tracked 138 active Smart Gate links at the report boundary.

Activity

Activity Tracker recorded 39,192 player-triggered on-chain events in this report window, -16% vs the previous cycle week. The events involved 261 unique players (-47 vs previous week) and 40 unique tribes (+2). The most-recorded event types are broken down below.

Event typeCategoryWhat it representsCountChange from previous week
Items mintedInventory and item activityItems minted through recorded on-chain activity.19,852-5,541 (-22%)
Items burnedInventory and item activityItems burned through recorded on-chain activity.9,709-1,967 (-17%)
Structures brought onlineStructure lifecycleStructures brought online.2,590-276 (-9.6%)
JumpsTravel and movementA recorded player jump.1,657+116 (+7.5%)
Item depositsInventory and item activityInventory items deposited into a tracked structure.1,272+176 (+16%)
Item withdrawalsInventory and item activityInventory items withdrawn from a tracked structure.1,272+177 (+16%)
Fuel burn startsFuel activityFuel burn start events.969+50 (+5.4%)
Structure anchorsStructure lifecycleStructure anchoring actions.904-151 (-14%)
Assembly creationsAssembly creationSmart Assembly creation actions.583-95 (-14%)
Network Node creationsAssembly creationNetwork Node creation actions.206-14 (-6.4%)
Storage Unit creationsAssembly creationStorage Unit creation actions.103-32 (-24%)
Fuel withdrawalsFuel activityFuel withdrawn from tracked structures.40-7 (-15%)

Data note

State of the Frontier covers EVE Frontier universe activity recorded by EF-Map. It does not include EF-Map product usage analytics.