endless-sky VS ESLauncher2

Sounds very similar to Endless Sky[1] - another open source game drawing on the old Escape Velocity games. I really enjoyed both Endless Sky and the Escape Velocity games, so I'll have to check out Naev at some point!

[1] https://endless-sky.github.io/

There's an open source successor to Escape Velocity that's fun and continues to grow:

https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky

#2 - Endless Sky - ALSO inspired by Escape Velocity, but IMO this is more polished Escape Velocity clone and could reasonably be called the modern successor. EXCELLENT space trade/piracy/combat and definitely take some good strategy to get far into the game.

From the changelog

Bottom left of the website has discord invite link https://endless-sky.github.io

Or just download a certain mod's wonderful launcher.

Putting this top level, you need Endless Sky Launcher 2 from here: https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2

Haha, yeah! There is a pinned comment on this sub that already announced it, but it's such awesome news, isn't it? Of course, I won't personally be using it anyway since I'm deep into the 0.9.15 alpha content (not on Steam yet since 0.9.15 isn't finished, but it's updated frequently on github and is also available using the launcher). Still, having a 'stable' release on Steam for the first time in over two years is sure to attract a lot of new players! 😁

I'd really recommend downloading ESLauncher2 and using it to stay up-to-date with Continuous. There are rarely any bugs, especially anything major since all commits need to be approved by the devs in order to be pushed into continuous anyway, and there's a lot more story content. The Remnant have 20+ new missions, and the new ships are unlocked through the course of these missions.

You should download ESL 2 as u/Kadd115 suggested. Link in the clear: https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2 This will let you easily play the Continuous which has all the new content, all the time. And there's a lot, especially for the Remnant. The person who made the launcher also makes tons of other contributions to the game and shows up here from time to time.

While you could technically assemble and run the continuous on your own, it's far easier with a bit of code. Check out: https://github.com/EndlessSkyCommunity/ESLauncher2/

A couple of versions ago (in 0.9.13), but it's kind of an easter egg ship -- gotta jump through a lot of hoops to get it, and it's not really something you can find 'by accident'... Also, bear in mind that the Steam version is lagging pretty far behind. Steam still only offers 0.9.12 in the 'stable' branch, and 0.9.13 if you opt into the 'beta' branch, but 0.9.14 was released months ago and just hasn't made it into Steam yet (I'd recommend either getting it from the GitHub page directly or downloading the unofficial ES Launcher 2).

For people who want the super fresh stuff, you should download the Endless Sky Launcher 2 and use it to run the Continuous build.

But download ES Launcher 2 and get on the nightly. There is a TON of newer content, including almost as much Remnant as a full third of a whole story line, another really long and satisfying Deep line, and a whole bunch more (rewarding!) archeology missions, to name but a very few. And several very interesting moral dilemmas along the way. And you can play the newer Coalition intro, which is quite fun.