The video guides players through the initial steps of survival in EVE Frontier, including scavenging wrecks for resources, building and expanding a temporary base, mining ore for fuel, and preparing for combat to gather rare materials. It culminates in constructing and outfitting the player-built Reflex ship, teaching essential mechanics like resource management, combat, and exploration to thrive in the harsh space frontier.
The video introduces players to the harsh and untamed environment of EVE Frontier, starting them off aboard a Wendclass vessel in a remote space region. The initial objective is to scavenge nearby wrecks (Rex) to gather essential materials and fuel. Players learn to use the tactical camera for better situational awareness, approach wrecks, and loot ore to build up their inventory. Resources are limited, so scavenging is crucial for survival. After collecting materials, players are guided to use the system camera to find a suitable location for their first temporary base, which is vital for shelter and operations.
Building the base involves constructing a portable refinery and storage unit to process raw ore into fuel and other essential materials. The video explains the ship’s power systems, emphasizing the importance of fuel stored in the fuel bay and the capacitor that consumes this fuel during activities like mining, warping, and fighting. Players are then instructed to mine carbonatous ore from asteroid fields using mining lasers and synthetic mining lenses, refining the ore into usable fuel and water ice to become self-sufficient in fuel production.
Expansion of the base is the next step, requiring players to gather various types of ore—carbonatous, common, and metal-rich—to build additional smart deployables like a refuge and a portable printer. The portable printer enables manufacturing advanced components such as autocannons, mining crystals, and shield modules. The long-term goal is to build a new ship called the Reflex, which requires collecting specific building materials including reinforced alloys, carbonatous ore, and a Nomad program frame, the latter salvaged from dangerous feral drones.
Combat preparation involves fitting the ship with weapons and ammunition, particularly autocannons and gyrojet ammo, and engaging feral drones in combat to obtain the necessary Nomad program frames. Players learn to manage ship health and use repair systems effectively while keeping an eye on fuel reserves. After gathering enough exotic materials from defeated drones, players return to base to manufacture the Nomad program frame and begin construction of the Reflex ship, marking their first fully player-built vessel in the frontier.
Finally, the video guides players through assembling and fitting the new Reflex ship with modules and refueling it. Players are encouraged to pack versatile equipment like mining cutters for adaptability. Before leaving the system, they dismantle and collect their deployable structures for redeployment elsewhere. The tutorial concludes with instructions on using the jump drive to travel to new systems, emphasizing the importance of fuel reserves for survival. The frontier is now open, and players are ready to carve out their destiny in this vast, unforgiving space.