The Universe in your hands
Travel among the stars, Explore planets, starports, Trade and Combat in a procedurally generated 1:1 universe with seamless planetary flight.
An infinite playing field
Univoyager is being developed around a custom 3D Engine that allows you to space-travel without interruption and limits. Forget loading screens and enjoy the pure exploration: Freedom at its best!
Evolving Universe
Designed to be improved and scalable without limits. Starting from the pure stellar and planetary exploration will soon be added features for a superb gaming experience!
Universe in Real Scale
No tricks. Size and Distance of Planets and Stars are Real.
Procedural Planets
Planet Maps are calculated starting from real data, where available, and take advantage of procedural algorithms to create close up details and beautiful landscapes!
Real Physics
Univoyager supports Gravity, Collisions and Planetary Orbits are calculated according to real Orbital Data. And you'll not have to travel for ages to get to your destination, your spaceship will support Warp Engines! ;)
Ready for the future!
This simulator has been developed to be easily upgraded and ported on new platforms and to support new gaming peripherals.
Your destiny at the edge of the Universe!
Look for your destiny as a Pirate, Merchant or a Mercenary
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Frequently asked questions
When does it come out?
This is a project currently in development, you can keep track of the progress through this section you can also Wishlist it on Steam to be immediately notified when it comes out
Which platforms will it run on?
Currently this video game is being developed for Windows. Some years ago I developed some builds also for MacOSX and iOS but I am now focusing on the Windows version to speed up the Easrly access release. Portings to MacOSX, iOS and Android are scheduled. Please visit this page for more information.
Will it support Oculus Rift or Vive?
Yes I love VR! I will do my best possible to support all the VR devices after the first release.
Where did you get the models and the music?
Currently I use Royalty Free resources for models/audio. The 3d models are partially modified to fit the custom engine needs. More info on credits and copyrights on: credits.html
Are you using any third party 3d Engine? Which programming language are you using?
I am not using any third party 3d engine. This videogame is made entirely in C++, OpenGL and LUA.
How did you develop it all by yourself?
No tricks, it's all mostly about the passion that I have for the space simulators and perseverance: days and nights of hard work for years :)
How long did it take, how many hours do you work on it?
This game has been in development since January 2011, but the idea and the basic technology dates back to 2000 (see my old project Zetadeck). I currently work on it 50% of my working time. My main job is the development of software for analytical instruments.
Why do not you fund on Kickstarter or Indiegogo?
For now I am busy developing the game and do not have time to support the stress of a campaign. To achieve a successful crowdfunding campaign it is needed a strong marketing strategy and constant dedication. For now, I'm not going to start a campaign but I could soon change idea on this ;)
How is this project compared to [masterpiece]?
This is an indie game being made by one developer with low budget so can't be at the moment compared with [masterpiece] :) This project will be mainly focused on seamless space and planets exploration and air to air combat.
The [other videogame] has better graphics than your game, please improve the graphics!
This is an evolving project and the graphics and gameplay will be improved with later versions. I focused a lot to create a pretty decent basecode to allow any future improvement. The priority now is to get out to ensure that the fans can play the simulator as soon as possible ;)
I am a developer and would like to use your 3d engine
My 3d engine is currently not meant to be used as a framework. Although it is possible that one day it will become also a framework.
This project is awesome, I would like to collaborate with my skills/art/music.
Thi is currently a low budget project and currently I do not have the finances to pay for other developers/artists/designers. In the meantime you can send your portfolio or any info you want to univoyagergame [at] gmail [dot] com. I'll evaluate it as soon as the project takes off. ;)
I love this project and want to help!
Ok :) If you want to help me out you can spread the word by sharing a link a news or a screenshots making aware of this project other space simulations fans ;)
I want to become an Alpha / Beta tester
At the moment I am busy with the development and a test version is not ready. If you want to know when an early access version will be available please wishlist on Steam
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Development Status
This table shows the current status and the scheduled working steps. (*)
| Feature | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| [Release] Portings (MacOSX, iOS, Android) | Scheduled | TBD |
| [Content] Allow Users to conquest and create their own Starports, Spaceships and Cities. | Scheduled | TBD |
| [Modeling] Buildings and Spaceships Interiors | Scheduled | TBD |
| [3D Engine] Exiting from the Spaceship | Scheduled | TBD |
| [Peripherals] VR Support | Scheduled | TBD |
| [Graphics] Physically Based Rendering | Scheduled | TBD |
| [3D Engine] New Space Objects: Quasar, Galaxies, Black Holes, Comets. | Scheduled | TBD |
| [3D Engine] Improve Cities with Roads | Scheduled | TBD |
| [Modeling] Assets (Avatars) | Scheduled | TBD |
| [3D Engine] Oceans | Scheduled | TBD |
| [AI] Trading, Mining, Communications | Scheduled | 2026 |
| [Gameplay] Campaigns | Scheduled | 2026 |
| [3D Engine] Instanced Asteroids | Scheduled | Early 2026 |
| [Modeling] Procedural Exoplanets | Scheduled | Early 2026 |
| [Release] Alpha (Windows) | Scheduled | Late 2025 |
| [Gameplay] Lua Scripting: Training, Missions | Scheduled | Late 2025 |
| [Modeling] Complete Assets: Spaceships, Stations | Scheduled | Mid 2025 |
| [Modeling] Complete Solar System Planets | Scheduled | Mid 2025 |
| [Milestone] Steam Store Page |
Completed | Mid 2025 |
| [Milestone] Video: Deaparting from Earth, Station Flyby and Moon Landing | Completed | Early 2025 |
| [Modeling] Earth Like Planets Modeling | Completed | Late 2023 |
| [Modeling] Planetary Rendering Improvements | Completed | Mid 2023 |
| [Modeling] Assets (Trees, Rocks) | Completed | Late 2022 |
| [Graphics] HDR and Bloom | Completed | Mid 2022 |
| [Milestone] Video with 3d Clouds | Completed | Early 2022 |
| [3D Engine] 3D Clouds | Completed | Late 2021 |
| [3D Engine] Planetary Elements Support (Trees, Rocks, Buildings etc.) | Completed | Early 2021 |
| [Graphics] Improved Shadows (Planetary Elements, Clouds, Terrain Self Shadow) | Completed | Late 2019 |
| [3D Engine] Planets Graphics Improvements with Texture Arrays | Completed | Late 2018 |
| [3D Engine] Planetary Generation Speed and Memory Improvements | Completed | Mid 2018 |
| [3D Engine] Graphics Routine Abstraction for future Vulkan and Metal support | Completed | Early 2018 |
| [Graphics] HDR Rendering | Completed | Late 2017 |
| [Graphics] Gamma Correction | Completed | Late 2017 |
| [3D Engine] Multithreading | Completed | Late 2017 |
| [3D Engine] Craters | Completed | Mid 2017 |
| [3D Engine] Memory Manager | Completed | Mid 2017 |
| [Graphics] Missiles Trails | Completed | Early 2017 |
| [Graphics] Cascaded Shadows | Completed | Early 2017 |
| [Graphics] OpenGL Instancing | Completed | Early 2017 |
| [Graphics] OpenGL ES 3.0 Porting | Completed | Early 2017 |
| [Porting] Windows | Completed | Late 2016 |
| [Modeling] Assets (Cockpits, Spaceships) | Completed | Late 2016 |
| [AI] Reaching a Target, Wandering | Completed | Mid 2016 |
| [3D Engine] Lua Support | Completed | Mid 2016 |
| [AI] Atmospheric Dogfight | Completed | Mid 2016 |
| [AI] Space Dogfight | Completed | Early 2016 |
| [AI] Follow, Escape, Destroy | Completed | Early 2016 |
| [Graphics] Improved Shadows, Lighting and Particle Effects | Completed | Early 2016 |
| [Physics] Wind and Turbolence | Completed | Late 2015 |
| [Graphics] Fog and Haze | Completed | Mid 2015 |
| [GUI] Main Menu and Peripherals, Sound and Graphics Configuration Screen | Completed | Early 2015 |
| [Content] Exoplanets | Completed | Late 2014 |
| [Web] This website ;) | Completed | Late 2014 |
| [Graphics] Asteroids Procedural Rendering | Completed | Mid 2014 |
| [Modeling] Cockpit | Completed | Mid 2014 |
| [Graphics] On Screen Display Rendering | Completed | Mid 2014 |
| [Peripherals] Joystick Support (MacOSX) | Completed | Early 2014 |
| [3D Engine] Particle Effects Support: Explosions, Dust, Collisions | Completed | Early 2014 |
| [Graphics] Planet Terrain improvements | Completed | Late 2013 |
| [Graphics] Planetary Rings | Completed | Mid 2013 |
| [Physics] Atmospheric Effects: Drag and Lift | Completed | Early 2013 |
| [Physics] Collision Detection | Completed | Early 2013 |
| [Graphics] Clouds Procedural Rendering | Completed | Early 2013 |
| [Graphics] Planets Procedural Rendering | Completed | Mid 2012 |
| [Graphics] Starfield Rendering | Completed | Late 2011 |
| [Physics] Orbits Management | Completed | Late 2011 |
| [Physics] Gravity | Completed | Late 2011 |
| [Content] Space Stations Management | Completed | Mid 2011 |
| [3D Engine] Multi Models Support | Completed | Mid 2011 |
| [Peripherals] Keyboard [MacOSX] | Completed | Mid 2011 |
| [Graphics] Basic Shaders and Graphics (MacOSX) | Completed | Mid 2011 |
| [Graphics] Stars and Planets Rendering (Spheric models) | Completed | Mid 2011 |
| [Peripherals] Touchscreen (iOS) | Completed | Mid 2011 |
| [Graphics] Basic Shaders and Graphics (iOS) | Completed | Early 2011 |
| [3D Engine] Basic Data Structure, no Spaghetti this time!! ;) | Completed | Early 2011 |
| [3D Engine] Main Idea. First Spaghetti coded Planetary routines. | Completed | 1999-2001 |
(*) Date are aproximative and can vary. Scheduled steps can be modified without previous notice.
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