Naev

Devlog

• Naev 0.12.6 Released!
  July 08, 2025 by Synchro

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  This is a minor hotfix that mainly addresses an issue with 0.12.5 that broke point defense weapons for the player. If all goes well, this should be the last 0.12.x release. Changes since 0.12.5 Dvaere... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.5 Released!
  May 24, 2025 by Naev

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  This is the fifth and most likely last maintenance patch of the 0.12.0 release. It includes fixes to a major bug causing spawning ships to be much less diverse than they should have been. With the new... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.4 Released!
  April 07, 2025 by Naev

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  This is the fourth maintenance patch of the 0.12.0 release. It contains fixes for several crashes, including a fairly high impact one when shooting asteroids with explosive weapons. It also ensures th... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.3 Released!
  February 01, 2025 by Naev

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  This is the third maintenance patch of the 0.12.0 release, that fixes a bunch of minor issues. Some of the larger fixes include not being able to stealth with active point defense, and distress signal... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.2
  January 09, 2025 by Naev

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  This is a maintenance patch that fixes a lot of small issues here and there. It includes improvements on deployed escorts, fixing looting FLF ships causing nearby planets and other ships to become hos... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.1 Released!
  December 27, 2024 by Naev

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  With big releases, come big bugs. A bug that would potentially mark the entire player’s map as known has crept into the release. It has been fixed along with other minor fixes, in particular, a bug... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.0 Released!
  December 23, 2024 by Naev

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  After a whole month of beta testing and furious bug fixing, following the tradition, we are once again doing our yearly release. This release includes many engine improvements, such as 3D ships, an in... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.12.0-beta.3
  December 11, 2024 by Naev

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  With the bug frenzy calming down, we are proud to announce version 0.12.0-beta.3. This release contains a myriad of bug fixes and should be quite close to the final 0.12.0 version that is planned befo... Continue reading
• Naev 0.12.0-beta.2
  November 28, 2024 by Naev

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  A lot of major and minor issues, in addition to some minor new features, have been resolved calling for a 0.12.0-beta.2. In particular, support for lowering the saturation of the nebula, and having es... Continue reading
• Sporadic Naev Newsletter Vol. 4
  July 22, 2024 by Synchro

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  #newsletter, #development

  This year we’re having another edition of our Sporadic Naev Newsletter. We’ll be covering some of the improvements that will appear in the 0.12.0 release, and more importantly, discuss a feature a... Continue reading
• Naev 0.11.5 Released!
  June 13, 2024 by Synchro

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  This is a minor release, that mainly provides build support for BSD systems. However, an important issue where the combat hologram projector could make escorts hostile and some missing jumps in the FL... Continue reading
• Naev 0.11.4 Released!
  March 09, 2024 by Synchro

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  This new version contains a diversity of fixes, including a crash when selling deployed ships, and some issues that still appeared on some platforms when using autonav. We are also glad to announce th... Continue reading
• Naev 0.11.3 is released!
  January 25, 2024 by Naev

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  This new version hopefully fixes the bug that causes autonav to crash the game in specific conditions, fixes autonav breaking when loading old saves, and increases the yields of mining five-fold. Othe... Continue reading

  
• Native Apple Silicon builds of Naev now available!
  January 15, 2024 by Synchro

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  Naev is now available as a Native Apple Silicon app! Starting with 0.11.2, any versions of Naev released in the future will include native support for Apple Silicon. Nightly releases are included. Thi... Continue reading
• Naev 0.11.2 is released!
  January 15, 2024 by UncombedCoconut

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  The Naev DevTeam is ashamed to announce the release of Naev version 0.11.2. Inside the improvements of 0.11.1, a critical bug that seems to affect release-version windows only sneaked in. This bug cau... Continue reading
• Naev 0.11.1 is released!
  January 14, 2024 by Naev

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  The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.11.1. This update fixes some issues on certain platforms with video memory corruption and crashes, and a myriad of smaller issues he... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.11.0 Released!
  December 23, 2023 by Synchro

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  Following the winter tradition, the Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of version 0.11.0. This is again quite a large release that has rewritten and reworked large parts of the engine and l... Continue reading
• Naev 0.11.0-beta.3 is released!
  December 14, 2023 by Naev

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  During playtesting 0.11.0-beta.2, we’ve found even more issues that have been fixed, including some hard crashes and some inconsistencies with weapon set behaviours. Additionally, lots more quality... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.11.0-beta.2 is released!
  December 09, 2023 by Naev

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  During playtesting 0.11.0-beta.1, we’ve found a bunch of bugs and issues that we’ve addressed. In particular, some of the more important ones include having the slim GUI show what outfits are bein... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.11.0-beta.1
  December 03, 2023 by Naev

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  #beta

  It’s nearing the end of the year and that means time for a new Naev release! This release is once again one that revamps a lot of existing features and legacy code, while adding lots of new content... Continue reading

  
• Sporadic Naev Newsletter Vol. 3
  September 04, 2023 by Naev

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  #development, #newsletter

  Rather than waiting 10 years again from the previous edition of our sporadic naev newsletter , we’ve only let 2 years pass this time. In this edition, we’ll talk about some improvements in... Continue reading
• New Autonav
  July 30, 2023 by Naev

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  #development

  This post is about development on Naev 0.11.0. Pirates have always been an issue for the law-abiding player. They are everywhere and relentless. However, with the addition of patrol lanes in 0.9.0 , t... Continue reading

  
• Ships Go Boom
  July 17, 2023 by Naev

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  #development

  This post is about development on Naev 0.11.0. At the 2nd anniversary of posting about implementing raymarched fancy explosions , it’s time to talk about trying to use the system to its full potenti... Continue reading
• Naev v0.10.6 Released!
  July 07, 2023 by Synchro

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  The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.10.6. This releases fixes some minor memory leaks and some data inconsistencies. It is recommended to update to as soon as possible... Continue reading
• Naev v0.10.5 Released!
  April 23, 2023 by Synchro

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  #release

  The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.10.5. This release fixes an important crash among other minor fixes. It is highly recommended to update to as soon as possible. Alth... Continue reading
• Universe Revisited
  February 12, 2023 by Naev

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  #development

  This post is about development on Naev 0.11.0. Since 0.10.0 was released, those of you on nightly builds have probably noticed that not much has been going on. Truth is, development has been going on... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.10.4 Released!
  February 04, 2023 by UncombedCoconut

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  #release

  The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.10.4. This release fixes an important crash among other minor fixes. It is highly recommended to update to as soon as possible. Alth... Continue reading
• Naev 0.10.3 Released!
  January 17, 2023 by UncombedCoconut

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  #release

  The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.10.3. This release fixes several important crashes among other minor fixes. It is highly recommended to update to as soon as possibl... Continue reading
• Naev 0.10.2 Released!
  January 12, 2023 by Synchro

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  #release

  Happy New Year! The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.10.2. This release fixes several important crashes among other minor fixes. It is highly recommended to update to as... Continue reading
• Naev 0.10.1 Released!
  December 29, 2022 by Synchro

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  #release

  The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.10.1. This release addresses minor issues and bugs from the 0.10.0 release and does not add any new content. It is highly recommende... Continue reading
• Naev 0.10.0 Released!
  December 23, 2022 by Naev

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  #release

  For what has become a new winter holiday tradition, the Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of version 0.10.0. This release contains many incredible new features, significantly improved and... Continue reading
• Naev 0.10.0-beta.2 Released!
  December 08, 2022 by Synchro

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  #beta

  During playtesting 0.10.0-beta.1, we’ve found and fixed a critical bug, with some other more minor ones also being addressed. As always, please report any issues on this tracker , and feel free to j... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.10.0-beta.1 Released!
  December 02, 2022 by Synchro

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  #beta

  So it’s that time of year again. Although a lot of new features, content, and mechanics have been added, there has also been significant effort in modernizing and rewriting large parts of legacy cod... Continue reading
• Naev 0.9.4 Released!
  July 20, 2022 by Synchro

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  #release

  EDIT: We have pushed a fix for macOS users running into issues launching the game, please let us know if you run into any issues. The Naev DevTeam is pleased to announce the release of Naev version 0... Continue reading
• Naev 0.9.3 Released!
  April 02, 2022 by Synchro

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  #release

  The Naev DevTeam is satisfied to announce the release of Naev version 0.9.3. This release addresses issues and bugs from the 0.9.2 release and does not add any new content. It is highly recommended to... Continue reading
• Naev 0.9.2 Released!
  January 21, 2022 by Synchro

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  #release

  The Naev DevTeam is satisfied to announce the release of Naev version 0.9.2. This release addresses minor issues and bugs from the 0.9.1 release and does not add any new content. It is highly recommen... Continue reading
• Naev 0.9.1 Released!
  January 02, 2022 by UncombedCoconut

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  #release

  Naev 0.9.1 BY NAEV DEVTEAM, ON JANUARY 2ND, 2022 The Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of Naev version 0.9.1. This release addresses minor issues and bugs from the 0.9.0 release and does n... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.9.0 Released!
  December 23, 2021 by Synchro

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  #release

  With global pandemic raging and chaos all around, the Naev DevTeam is proud to announce the release of version 0.9.0. This represents almost 9,000 commits from 0.8.2, and a major step forward for Naev... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.9.0-beta.3 Released!
  December 12, 2021 by UncombedCoconut

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  #beta

  As the bugs start to settle down, it is time for a third 0.9.0 beta release. This release fixes the issues listed below. As always, please report any issues on this tracker , and feel free to join our... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.9.0-beta.2 Released!
  December 02, 2021 by UncombedCoconut

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  #beta

  Naev 0.9.0-beta.2 BY UNCOMBEDCOCONUT, ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2021 There’s nothing like a release announcement to lure the bugs into the open. Our second 0.9.0 beta release fixes the ones listed below. As... Continue reading
• Naev 0.9.0-beta.1 Released!
  November 28, 2021 by UncombedCoconut

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  #beta

  Naev 0.9.0-beta.1 BY BOBBENS, ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2021 It’s been a very productive year. With almost 8,500 commits from 0.8.2. For reference, this is roughly one third of all the commits in the entire... Continue reading

  
• Naev LÖVE
  March 14, 2021 by Naev#development

  Disclaimer: the LÖVE project has nothing to do with Naev. We just thought their API was cool and decided to implement it. As you may know, the Naev scripting engine is written in Lua. Since the origi... Continue reading

  
• Naev 0.8.2 Released!
  February 12, 2021 by Naev#release

  We are proud to announce the 0.8.2 release of Naev. This fixes some issues found in 0.8.1. We don't expect there to be many remaining issues, but if you do find any, please report them at [the issue... Continue reading
• Naev 0.8.1 Released!
  January 10, 2021 by Naev#release

  We are proud to announce the 0.8.1 release of Naev. This fixes some important issues found in 0.8.0. Due to popular demand, time constant (previously known as time dilation) has been reduced significa... Continue reading
• Naev 0.8.0 Released!
  December 18, 2020 by Naev#release

  We are proud to present the 0.8.0 release of Naev! This has over 4,000 commits from 0.7.0 and has been under development for the past 3.5 years. The backend and interface has been revamped to be moder... Continue reading