Evocati Datamine: Vanduul Incursion Event, Skarnov Rifle and Size 3 Radars (October 23, 2026)

Alpha 4.10.2 remains the LIVE version and the HOTFIX channel remains closed, but the Evocati test for Genesis and Starchitect continues to leak. According to dataminers and testers, new elements have appeared in the test builds: a temporary event, missions, weapons, cosmetics and component changes. CIG has announced nothing about this. The test remains covered by a non-disclosure agreement specific to the Evocati program.

A "Vanduul Incursion" Event and New InterSec Missions

According to the data collected, a new temporary event named "Vanduul Incursion" may be in preparation. It would come with InterSec missions pitting players against the Vanduul and the Shattered Blade faction at the same time. Four contract types are mentioned: area clearing, fleet interception, boarding a hijacked ship and retrieving a biological sample.

Two new vehicle classes are also mentioned: the Fabrication and the light fighter carrier. No ship name, date or details on how they would work are known at this stage.

Skarnov, Raider Camo and Still Unnamed Weapons

The Skarnov rifle, attributed to the fictional manufacturer Lightning Bolt Co., would fire electron bolts capable of arcing between two conductive targets. Four finishes have been spotted: Sparkplug (metallic yellow), Relay (grey), Ferrite (matte black) and Raider Camo (green and brown).

The latter gives its name to a bundle including Corbel and Palatino heavy armor, a Tailwind flight suit, the Skarnov and several ship cannons (M3A, M4A, M5A). These three cannon designations had already been logged on October 10 by dataminers as reward variants still without official names.

The existing "Epoque" cosmetic bundle would receive a matching C54 SMG and Chiron backpack. Other minor items have been spotted: Yaeger aviator glasses in a "Neonwave" edition, a Bobcat Varsity jacket and a Wally's Bar t-shirt.

Two new weapon series, still without official names, complete the picture:

• pistols: S-38 and Arclight;
• heavy weapons: Vendetta heavy machine gun, FS-9 LMG and Demeco LMG;
• assault rifles: P4-AR and P8-AR;
• sniper rifle: P6-LR;
• rifles and crossbow: Arlington, Gallant and Novian crossbow;
• shotgun: BR-2;
• SMGs: P8-SC and Lumin V.

An updated City work listing was also spotted in test.

Size 3 Radars and Enlarged Turrets

Several ships would see their components changed:

• AEGIS Vanguard: the SW16BR2 "Sawbuck" repeater would be replaced by a SW16BR3 "Shredder", with turret slots enlarged from size 2 to 3.
• Sentinel variant: a Suckerpunch-XL cannon would replace the Suckerpunch-L, again with enlarged slots.
• Anvil Carrack, Starlancer MAX and Starlancer TAC: the size 2 Surveyor radar would give way to a size 3 Surveyor-Max.
• RSI Perseus: the size 2 Epier radar would become a size 3 Resolu.

The data does not specify the effect on performance, or how these components would be distributed or sold.

Context

These leaks come on top of the Evocati technical preview of October 16 on Nyx I, already detailed, and the findings from the following days. The location counts advanced by dataminers varied from build to build, from 857 to 806, which illustrates how fluid these tests are.

The September Monthly Report, meanwhile, mentioned two unannounced ships that had completed their final reviews ahead of a release alongside Genesis. Nothing links them to the two vehicle classes mentioned here.

Finally, these elements come from unstable test builds: they may change, be delayed or disappear before any public release.

What We Still Don't Know

Several unknowns remain:

• the dates and terms of the "Vanduul Incursion" event;
• the identity of the two vehicle classes;
• the official names of the weapons;
• whether the radar and turret changes are final.

The next signal to watch is a possible CIG communication on upcoming updates, or a new wave of leaks with the next Evocati build. No date is known for the continuation of these tests. The original dataminer posts are not available: the sources below point to tester reports and earlier leaks on the same test.