Designing an Enduring Virtual World
Over the course of our 22-year history, we have identified three key areas for advancing the craft of virtual world creation. With EVE Frontier, we are committed to pushing these boundaries, striving to bridge the gap toward a world that can live and thrive solely through the passion of its players. In such a world, sovereignty will be enshrined over time from governance structures established within, resilient to external influence, and immune to any form of centralized whims.
Immutability. When a virtual world is managed centrally by a corporation (such as CCP Games), it will never be a genuinely autonomous digital world built by its participants. The owners of the codebase are ultimately god-like and, with a keystroke, can change all the underlying physics of the world. Its laws must be immutable for long-term stability.
Composability. Our natural world can combine random ingredients and produce completely unexpected results. In a coded world, this needs to be determined through a variety of coded rules or instructions. Ensuring these coded rules can easily interact with each other is paramount for future unexpected creativity. Everything must be composable to some degree.
Extensibility. A truly thriving virtual world must offer room for growth and adaptation. Extensibility enables players and developers to build atop existing systems, expanding the world in ways unforeseen by its original creators. The flexibility ensures the world can evolve alongside new technologies, ideas, and user-driven innovations. The framework must be designed to support continuous expansion without breaking its core structure.
These challenges are daunting, yet they drive us to redefine the limits of realism and autonomy in a virtual world. With EVE Frontier, we aim to push these boundaries in a way never before attempted in history, just as EVE Online did two decades ago, setting a new standard for what’s possible in immersive digital experiences.
We begin with the natural laws of physics, with the intention to bring about emergent behavior through a simple base model. Everything in the Frontier requires Energy to activate. Creating energy requires Fuel. As such, Fuel consumption is effectively a proxy measure for all activity in the universe.
We are enshrining the most basic rules of the universe on the blockchain, making them immutable, forever. Natural laws cannot be changed, giving confidence to anyone wishing to build on the universe. As blockchain technology progresses, our entire game engine will be open-sourced over time. This ecosystem will be shepherded by a democratized governance system that prioritizes the wishes of its participants.
We will curate an initial environment to ensure EVE Frontier has activity and missions to explore and engage with. Over time, players will be able to create entirely new experiences and missions through the use of Smart Assemblies for other inhabitants of the Frontier to enjoy. As players contribute their own creations, they will fundamentally shape the experience for all inhabitants.
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