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Clara Gale ✈️ NS 0.4.1 out now!
@claradoth.bsky.social
Game dev making the arcade flight game Nova Squadron in my spare time. Opinions are my own, nothing here is related to my day job.
She/her -- 🇬🇧|🇯🇵 OK

You can play the Nova Squadron alpha demo on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/Nova_
Huh, I didn’t know Volumarcher was a thing. (Does that work with Unity?)

It’s not Volumarcher, but it is a volumetric raymarching technique
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Hey, thanks! It’s a home-grown system using the classic Horizon Zero Dawn-style volumetric technique:
advances.realtimerendering.com/s2015/The%20...
advances.realtimerendering.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
isn’t that technically your job?
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Speaking of the live version, it's here: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

and we also have a Discord server you can lurk in: discord.gg/YVdeju6zEw
Nova Squadron on Steam
Dive straight into Jupiter's atmosphere and take down vast flying fortresses from within in fast-paced, arcade flight combat. Losing your plane is just a setback - return with an upgraded replacement ...
store.steampowered.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM
As always, you can grab 0.4.1 and see what it used to look like here: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

and we have an official Discord: discord.gg/YVdeju6zEw
Nova Squadron on Steam
Dive straight into Jupiter's atmosphere and take down vast flying fortresses from within in fast-paced, arcade flight combat. Losing your plane is just a setback - return with an upgraded replacement ...
store.steampowered.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
If you want to see what the old HUD looked like, you can grab the demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

and/or be nosy in the official Discord: discord.gg/YVdeju6zEw
Nova Squadron on Steam
Dive straight into Jupiter's atmosphere and take down vast flying fortresses from within in fast-paced, arcade flight combat. Losing your plane is just a setback - return with an upgraded replacement ...
store.steampowered.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Do you think that if a band declared they were etcetc metal, that would be officially recognised as a new subgenre?
December 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Absolute nightmare scenario…hope you manage to get everything sorted
December 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Now, they might not look as good yet, but you can still call in orbital railgun strikes in the current version of the alpha demo: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

and if you want to heckle me about why 0.5.0 is taking so long, join the Discord: discord.gg/YVdeju6zEw
Nova Squadron on Steam
Dive straight into Jupiter's atmosphere and take down vast flying fortresses from within in fast-paced, arcade flight combat. Losing your plane is just a setback - return with an upgraded replacement ...
store.steampowered.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
BlueSky, this GIF is ELEVEN KILOBYTES, how and why did you compress it that much

okay we're trying again but with it 10x upscaled.
2700x3150 GIF.
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM