#naev — Public Fediverse posts
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shoutout to this youtube channel btw: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCImZG51JGMD853v0Tm12BvA
some very neat gameplay footage of new stuff and old stuff both
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ship capturing is to be reworked as per https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/3338
you will have to physically tow disabled ships to a spaceport, then talk to an NPC to repair themas per https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/3376 weapons now have explicitly specified knockback and recoil stats! that opens up some opportunities for fun knocking around enemies without the need for scripting.
https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/3377 - this hasnt quite landed yet, but the weapon code is to be more flexible (to allow for e.g. guided bolts)
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while i am here, let's catch y'all up
as part of 0.14's Trader Society fleshing-outs, the mercenary life is getting some more depth!
https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/3325 - Pirates randomly raid systems, you get to be paid per ship eliminated
https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/3322 - Several predefined special bounties have already been added, packing special challenges :3
cant find an issue for it, but Astra Vigilis (merc) recruitment has been changed from a simple license to an introductory mission.
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ahh i didn't see! i'm supposed to announce these things! there's a Naev 0.13.5 now!! bugfixes!!
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RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@naev/114789078140975940
figured to scroll down the #naev hashtag a little, saw this
for a little update on the Rust rewrite: the proportion of Rust in the repository is currently 7.4%
maybe we can expect it to be completed in just a few short years from now 😛
if you know Rust and feel up to helping Naev with the transition, the tracking issue is still being updated: https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/2890 - and thanks in advance if this reaches the right folks!
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After some discussion we have settled on an AI policy for Naev. TL;DR: contributions using generative AI are NOT allowed.
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Naev 0.13.4 is out with a further nice accumulation of bug fixes.
Summary in blarg post:
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Shoutout to @bobbens ' side project to port the original Escape Velocity universe to Naev: https://codeberg.org/bobbens/YAEV_classic
besides being cool, it seems to be prompting many quite neat flexibility improvements to Naev's engine!
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Naev 0.13.3 is out with a few bugfixes, including a crucial one regarding save upgrades from earlier major releases: https://naev.org/blarg/2026-01-21_0.13.3/
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Space Trader Society content ideas: https://codeberg.org/naev/naev/issues/3135
some very cool stuff in there, some of this might end up in the next major release
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0.13.2 is out now, with yet more fixes: https://naev.org/blarg/2026-01-09_0.13.2/
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Naev 0.13.1 is out with some bugfixes, as you'd expect: https://naev.org/blarg/2026-01-03_0.13.1/
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After 10 years, the Naev Forum is now once again a thing! that's right, a way of engaging with the community that's neither the corporate discord nor the dysfunctional matrix!
--> https://forum.naev.org <-- all aboard!!
this is using the SMF forum software, generously hosted by Synchro of the Naev team in Canada.
Blarg announcement: https://naev.org/blarg/2026-01-02_new_year_new_forum/
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Oh damn. Naev 0.13.0 is out. Merry christmas everyone!
This one packs a few new missions, and a lot of incremental improvements to the engine (notably, a migration to SDL3 and the start on the Rust rewrite) as well as the game's overall balance and feel.
Read the announcement now now now now:
https://naev.org/blarg/2025-12-25_0.13.0/Downloads in all the usual places: https://naev.org/downloads/
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Naev 0.13.0-beta.2 is out!
A few issues have been fixed, but by far the most notable change in this (pre-)release is the swap to lossy assets. Naev will now use lossy AVIF and less bloated Vorbis files internally (with support for Opus audio on the way)
Already the game's download sizes have been slashed by 60-70%!!
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with the 0.13 release inching closer and closer, the first betas to be released in a matter of days if not hours, the team is once again on the lookout for videos/screenshots of the game in its most recent form (the nightlies) to represent Naev on app stores and the website!!
send stuff in under this post or on the discord server
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Naev 0.13 will ship with a convenient plugin manager included right there with the game :3
https://naev.org/blarg/2025-11-16_advent_of_the_plugin_manager/
It's a bit barebones, but much much better than nothing.
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okay, I can now say for certain, 0.13.0 will have 4 new segments of the main story available! the new missions have been finished and fixed up in time for the betas. #naev
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i'd say the pace of development is holding steady as we approach the next big Sta(b)le Release ™️
lots of bugs being fixed, some new ones being introduced, balance tweaks happening here and there
@bobbens is also putting quite some work towards the campaign that's set to eventually lead into chapter 2 of the game - that's progress on the story front!
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there may or may not be a plugin manager in the game in time for the next release. just relayin' a heavily WIP screenshot from our discord chat 🙂
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we have a shiny newly revamped downloads page now https://naev.org/downloads/
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Naev has migrated from GitHub to Codeberg.
We do not wish to be complicit in what Microsoft has been supporting and pushing, from the obnoxious "vibe coding" to literal genocide and elon musk's "mecha hitler" chatbot.Blarg post: https://naev.org/blarg/2025-09-30_au_revoir_github/
Migrated repo: https://codeberg.org/naev/naev(The GitHub repository will just be a mirror now.)
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Looking at this account's lack of activity you'd think development has slowed down to a crawl, but it's mostly a matter of there not being anything major to comment on.
The 0.13.0 release is shaping up to be rich in incremental improvements to the engine and mechanics more so than huge revamps and story progress. That's not a bad thing at all - the game will still play nicer than 0.12.x.There's a preliminary changelog already available for the curious: https://github.com/naev/naev/blob/main/Changelog.md