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Pioneer is an open source game of lonely space adventure, with roots in Frontier: Elite II. We are a small group of developers from around the world, steadily building our dream space game balancing realistic Newtonian flight mechanics and space opera

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Earth completed another orbit today, Pioneertag is here!
This release brings nice flickery thruster plumes, realistic star colors, trading updates and map UI polish among other improvements and bugfixes.
github.com/pioneerspacesim/pioneer/releases/tag/20260203
#pioneerspacesim #scifi #space

03.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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The Pioneer translation project on Transifex Join Pioneer project in Transifex, and contribute to the world's largest localization community

app.transifex.com/pioneer/pion...

31.01.2026 21:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A list with progress bars depicting the state of the first 15 translations of Pioneer in terms of completition. Only one is at 100% Gasp!

A list with progress bars depicting the state of the first 15 translations of Pioneer in terms of completition. Only one is at 100% Gasp!

Our dear players and contributors!
We are nearing our Pioneer Day release, just 3 days from now.
So we'd like to put out a call for anybody who would like to contribute translations. Now would be a great time to do so!
Only one at 100%, and a couple close to it!
#pioneerspacesim #localisation #i18n

31.01.2026 16:14 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
A mostly gray viewport render of the interior of a sci-fi spaceship. A courier type called Natrix. The layout shows some blue walls and other colored components. The ship has a tower layout, due to thrust gravity under acceleration, so there are some steep ladder-stairs for the five levels.

A mostly gray viewport render of the interior of a sci-fi spaceship. A courier type called Natrix. The layout shows some blue walls and other colored components. The ship has a tower layout, due to thrust gravity under acceleration, so there are some steep ladder-stairs for the five levels.

A closeup of the cockpit and the three narrow levels underneath it, showing some ladderway and a hallway with doors, turned vertical. The cockpit has three seats, where you'd be laying on your back, and there are some black people for scale reference

A closeup of the cockpit and the three narrow levels underneath it, showing some ladderway and a hallway with doors, turned vertical. The cockpit has three seats, where you'd be laying on your back, and there are some black people for scale reference

'Been playing with some Natrix ship interiors, and it is a quite interesting to figure out a layout for a ship that spends most of its time under thrust gravity (tower layout), but is supposed to belly land as well.
#pioneerspacesim #spaceship #sci-fi

19.11.2025 19:05 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

Thanks!
Government is mostly determined by faction preferences. And the galaxy generator picks from that.

20.06.2025 08:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We started working on some station screen redesign mockups, and a general rethinking and facelifting the UX

07.06.2025 19:48 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Release Pioneer 2025-05-01 · pioneerspacesim/pioneer This is a bug fix release bringing many fixes that were reported after our February release. This includes many crucial fixes, like the save file corruption (when equipping scanner for scout missio...

New bug-fix release, fixing many issues, stability, save-file corruption, etc. Please upgrade (saves from February 2025 release will be compatible):
github.com/pioneerspace...
#release

01.05.2025 14:01 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Grey, but orangely lit spaceship flying, with an orange circular nebula in the background.

Grey, but orangely lit spaceship flying, with an orange circular nebula in the background.

A Gray spaceship flying before a gas giant, with a blue nebula encompassing the sky above the giants horizon.

A Gray spaceship flying before a gas giant, with a blue nebula encompassing the sky above the giants horizon.

A closer view of the circular nebula from te first image.

A closer view of the circular nebula from te first image.

Our community member pebblegarden created a mod with some spectacular new skyboxes ranging from Milkyway variations to nebulae.

wiki.pioneerspacesim.net/wiki/Mods#Li...

#modding
#milky_way
#nebula
#pioneerspacesim

09.04.2025 15:14 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
3D render showind four spacehips from Pioneer, Storeria, Nerodia freighters, the Natrix courer and the blockout of the Storeria rework. Viewed from an isometrix 45° angle, in a muted orange-white lighting. Blender's base grid, a couple little figures and a pair of cargo containers are shown for scale. The ship is 50m long, and

3D render showind four spacehips from Pioneer, Storeria, Nerodia freighters, the Natrix courer and the blockout of the Storeria rework. Viewed from an isometrix 45° angle, in a muted orange-white lighting. Blender's base grid, a couple little figures and a pair of cargo containers are shown for scale. The ship is 50m long, and

The same four ships from the previous image shown from the opposite direction. The old versions of the two freighters have three engines, the new one has four in a two by two configuration.

The same four ships from the previous image shown from the opposite direction. The old versions of the two freighters have three engines, the new one has four in a two by two configuration.

Front, rear top and side views of the rework blockout shown side-by side, layed out like a blueprint.

Front, rear top and side views of the rework blockout shown side-by side, layed out like a blueprint.

Showing the rework blockout in the tail-sitter configuration, with four landing legs extended in an about 45° degree. A tiny figure standing next to the ship for scale reference. The ship stands 50m tall.

Showing the rework blockout in the tail-sitter configuration, with four landing legs extended in an about 45° degree. A tiny figure standing next to the ship for scale reference. The ship stands 50m tall.

I've started blocking out a possible version of the Storeria rework for @pioneerspacesim.net
Aiming for an interstellar hauler capable if both tail sitter and belly sitter configuration. (And to tempt the others to implement that feature ; )
#space #sci-fi #spaceship #blender #spacegame #wip

21.03.2025 18:51 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
FTL 03
YouTube video by Pioneer Space Simulator FTL 03

One of our artist, @bszlrd.hu made a quick mockup of a possible hyperspace effect, in Blender.
While it is not 100% realistic, the aim is to show the field of view contraction and blueshifting that happens in the direction of travel when FTL. Without those pesky x-rays frying the pilot.
#sci-fi

09.03.2025 18:45 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
The old and new version of the Xylophis shuttle, shown next to each other.

The old and new version of the Xylophis shuttle, shown next to each other.

The two Natrixes sitting next to each other. The new one is quite a bit larger.

The two Natrixes sitting next to each other. The new one is quite a bit larger.

Screenshot showing the new and old Sinonatrix ship sitting next to each other on the landing pad

Screenshot showing the new and old Sinonatrix ship sitting next to each other on the landing pad

Coronatrix, and it's predecessor, the Amphiesma shuttle next to each other.

Coronatrix, and it's predecessor, the Amphiesma shuttle next to each other.

Maks2103, a member of our community created a mod that reintroduces older versions of our recently redesigned ships, treating them as in-univers older versions, with stats set accordingly.
It is available on our wiki:
wiki.pioneerspacesim.net/wiki/Mods#Li...
#scifi #modding #spaceship

10.02.2025 13:44 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

But then it chugged along nicely for quite a while! :)

04.02.2025 12:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A beauty render of the Natrix courier from Pioneer, seen from the cockpit of another. Made in Blender

A beauty render of the Natrix courier from Pioneer, seen from the cockpit of another. Made in Blender

Pioneer is an open source space simulator/opera project, a game of lonely space adventure takind place at the 33rd century.

Our website is pioneerspacesim.net
And development takes place on github:
github.com/pioneerspace...

We are a small team from around the world slowly building our dream game

04.02.2025 10:01 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Screenshot from Pioneer showing the new Natrix flying away from Mars. A gray, somewhat streamlined, bit minimalist ship, it's side docking collar in the middle nicely visible.

Screenshot from Pioneer showing the new Natrix flying away from Mars. A gray, somewhat streamlined, bit minimalist ship, it's side docking collar in the middle nicely visible.

As a debut greetings on Bluesky, we would like to announce our new Pioneer Day (mostly) stable release including a major rewrite of the equipment system, the redesigned Natrix courier, an unified UI color theme and a lot of polish work.
#space #sci-fi #opensourcegame #spacegame

04.02.2025 09:56 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

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