State of the Frontier

State of the Frontier

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

Issue 2026-09-17 10 September 2026 to 17 September 2026 UTC Cycle-week UTC window

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249
Recorded kills
vs previous week +89 (+56%)
26
Systems with recorded kills
vs previous week -2 (-7.1%)
3,924
Online structures at report boundary
vs previous week -186 (-4.5%)
4,544
Structure status changes
vs previous week -1,669 (-27%)
20
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events
vs previous week +3 (+18%)
29,839
Recorded player-triggered activity events
vs previous week -9,353 (-24%)
264
Unique active players
vs previous week +3 (+1.1%)
37
Unique active tribes
vs previous week -3 (-7.5%)
Cowboy
Top recorded killer
61 recorded kills
The Ancients
Top recorded tribe
113 recorded kills

Week in numbers

This issue covers the cycle week from 10 September 2026 to 17 September 2026 UTC, and change figures compare it with the previous cycle week. The window recorded 249 kills across 26 systems, up from 160 recorded kills the week before, with 3,924 online structures at the report boundary. Activity Tracker recorded 29,839 player-triggered on-chain events involving 264 unique players and 37 unique tribes in the same window.

MetricValueChange from previous week
Recorded kills249+89 (+56%)
Systems with recorded kills26-2 (-7.1%)
Online structures at the report boundary3,924-186 (-4.5%)
Structure status changes4,544-1,669 (-27%)
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events20+3 (+18%)
Player-triggered activity events29,839-9,353 (-24%)
Unique active players264+3 (+1.1%)
Unique active tribes37-3 (-7.5%)
Top recorded killerCowboy
Top recorded tribeThe Ancients

Conflict

The killboard recorded 249 kills in this report window, up from 160 in the previous cycle week (+56%). The recorded kill data covers 23 unique killers and 186 unique victims. Structure kills accounted for 125 of the recorded kills, +70 (+127%) vs the previous cycle week.

The leading recorded kill systems were D.QMV.S31, E7J-1KK, and UL7-30L. 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.S3138+5 (+15%)2
2E7J-1KK24+16 (+200%)1
3UL7-30L20+2019
4U.K4D.PQN20+19 (+1900%)15
5Eimur18+1818
RankRegionSystems with recorded killsRecorded killsStructure kills
1KR.T1.R8810141
2NR.YX.06138851
387.P1.R72292

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

RankPlayerTribeRecorded killsUnique victims
1CowboyThe Ancients6138
2Van ZappenThe Ancients4747
3DonkyhotaySilver3722
4MortThe Perfect Singularity2120
5PilgrimClonebank 862114
RankTribeRecorded killsActive killersStructure kills
1The Ancients113346
2Silver74357
3Clonebank 8637129
4The Perfect Singularity21111
5Yield Guild Games220
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Highlights the top 5 recorded kill systems from this report week.

Infrastructure

EF-Map tracked 23,843 structures across the frontier, with 3,924 online structures at the report boundary (-186 vs previous week). N.HTM.9WV recorded the most structure status changes of any tracked system in this window, with 54 recorded changes.

Structure status changes totaled 4,544 in this report window, -1,669 (-27%) vs the previous cycle week. These cover structures coming online, going offline, and being unanchored or destroyed.

Status change typeCountChange from previous week
Came online2,131-743 (-26%)
Went offline2,249-844 (-27%)
Unanchored or destroyed164-82 (-33%)
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Smart Gates

Smart Gate activity totaled 20 create, link, and unlink events in this report window, +3 (+18%) vs the previous cycle week. The breakdown was 8 gate creations, 8 gate link events, and 4 gate unlink events. EF-Map tracked 145 active Smart Gate links at the report boundary.

Activity

Activity Tracker recorded 29,839 player-triggered on-chain events in this report window, -24% vs the previous cycle week. The events involved 264 unique players (+3 vs previous week) and 37 unique tribes (-3). 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.15,120-4,732 (-24%)
Items burnedInventory and item activityItems burned through recorded on-chain activity.7,922-1,787 (-18%)
Structures brought onlineStructure lifecycleStructures brought online.1,887-703 (-27%)
JumpsTravel and movementA recorded player jump.1,388-269 (-16%)
Item depositsInventory and item activityInventory items deposited into a tracked structure.780-492 (-39%)
Item withdrawalsInventory and item activityInventory items withdrawn from a tracked structure.780-492 (-39%)
Fuel burn startsFuel activityFuel burn start events.685-284 (-29%)
Structure anchorsStructure lifecycleStructure anchoring actions.596-308 (-34%)
Assembly creationsAssembly creationSmart Assembly creation actions.377-206 (-35%)
Network Node creationsAssembly creationNetwork Node creation actions.135-71 (-34%)
Storage Unit creationsAssembly creationStorage Unit creation actions.76-27 (-26%)
Fuel withdrawalsFuel activityFuel withdrawn from tracked structures.43+3 (+7.5%)

Data note

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