Nikita Buyanov confirmed that Fragmented Order shares a timeline with Escape from Tarkov and will establish connections through specific characters, corporations, and organizations. However, the new title is not Escape from Tarkov 2 and should not be considered a direct sequel.
While Escape from Tarkov focuses on a localized conflict, Fragmented Order expands the story across the solar system, involving clashes between various factions, groups, and corporations against a backdrop of hundreds of billions of residents. Buyanov describes Tarkov as just one piece of this larger puzzle.
Players have dubbed the new title "Space Tarkov." Buyanov believes this label helps draw attention but doesn't fully capture the project's scope. The connection between the two games may continue to expand, and their partner Rant Gaming also intends to further link the two worlds. Whether Battlestate Games will publish Fragmented Order remains unconfirmed.
The development team employs a "if you can see it, you can reach it" spatial design principle, and has currently tested maps capable of accommodating 45 to 50 players. Buyanov also stated that the production cost for the new title is significantly higher than that of Escape from Tarkov, but developing a new project does not mean abandoning the latter; both games will proceed in parallel.
Fragmented Order is scheduled to enter testing in December, with the Prime Batch plan offering access to the test version.