Developer CCP Games has announced an online hackathon for its EVE Frontier game. Backed with a prize pool of $80,000, it will run from 11th to 31st March.
Called the EVE Frontier x Sui Hackathon 2026, and running under the headline ‘A Toolkit for Civilization’, the hackathon is designed to encourage builders to create mods running on the game’s Smart Assemblies.
These are configurable in-game structures ranging from turrets and storage units to stargates, which enable builders to create new logic and behaviors within the game, as long as they conform to the basic rules enforced by the Sui blockchain. Like any other asset in the game, they can be interacted with by players, including being defended or destroyed.
Such mods can also live outside of the game through programs that are connected to the live universe and its real-time data via the Sui blockchain. Examples include maps, dashboards, coordination platforms and analytics services.
Builders will be able to deploy their entries into a live server, where players can use them as part of the judging process. A community vote will play a key role in deciding the winners.
“EVE Frontier is built on the idea that a virtual world shouldn’t be static,” said CCP Games’ CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson.
“This is the next step in game modding: where builders aren’t just modding a client or a tool, but modding the server itself in real time, through systems that are designed to be extended. The Hackathon is an invitation to explore what happens when modding becomes part of a live universe.”
“EVE Frontier is designed to be built by players, not just played by them,” added Mysten Labs’ CPO Adeniyi Abiodun.
“Our goal is to provide the infrastructure to build ‘forever games,’ moddable worlds that can keep evolving. While EVE and Sui provide the foundation, it’s the builders who drive innovation.”
The hackathon is open to individuals and teams of up to five. Full details including modding resources are available at: http://deepsurge.xyz/evefrontier2026
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