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FoundationThree

Stand where the line is thin

TARGET1 000 m
What we're buildingA space dogfight at a range you can see
Not a dot on a radar. A pilot, in a ship, right there.
VentryBe the anchor.
StrandWe do not break.
TesselEverything becomes something else.
LumenBurn bright.
NulUnseen, unharmed.
Five HousesOne academy. An uneasy truce.
Pick yours. Wear its colours in every fight.
design build render + test playtest release
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How we're doing itOne developer. Machines that never sleep.
Our own engine. Dedicated servers. Every change rendered and tested by machine, then flown by testers.
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Built to be moddedShips, weapons, maps and rules are plain files

  
Change them. Share them. The server checks them before a fight begins.






  
Testersfly it, break it, tell us
Communityfly together, vote on what's next
Patronskeep it going, get a place in the game

  
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What went into the game this week


Every render, test and change as it happens, straight from our build machines. Nothing here is picked or polished first, so you will see work in progress, failed tests and things that never ship.



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Straight off the render queue
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Activity live
    render pictures test automatic checks map map shots merge a change landed
    

    From the map viewers latest shots
    grey box → shaping → final bake. Every map starts as grey boxes, gets shaped with sliders in a viewer, then bakes to its final look. These are the latest shots from those viewers, uncurated.
    

    

    



    

    The game
    

    Rival Houses settle it in the sky
    

    Foundation Three is the academy where every House sends its best pilots. The truce holds in the halls and breaks in the sky: team matches now, fleet battles to come. Every pilot carries a rating, and teams are balanced by it, so you fight your equals.
    

    

    Close fights
    Dogfights happen at a range you can see. You fight a pilot in a real ship, not a dot on a radar.
    

    Fluid flight
    Arcade flight in the X-Wing and Squadrons tradition. Throttle, boost and braking are your defence.
    

    Fly how you like
    Keyboard and mouse, pad and HOTAS from day one, with every control remappable.
    

    A living cockpit
    Fly from a full 3D cockpit with working instruments, and look around the cabin to see your own pilot.
    

    Dedicated servers
    The server decides what is real, so fights stay fair. Host your own and list it for others to join.
    

    Two to fly, with the navy alongside
    Fighter and Bomber now, flying alongside the navy's big ships in the fleet battles to come.
    

    


    







    

    The Houses
    

    Five Houses. One academy. An uneasy truce.
    

    In the Nomad Imperium, five Houses send their finest to Foundation Three. Pick yours and wear its colours in every fight: your livery, your creed, your people in the lobby and on the board.
    

    

    VentryBosonsBe the anchor.
    

    StrandGluonsWe do not break.
    

    LumenPhotonsBurn bright.
    

    NulNeutrinosUnseen, unharmed.
    

    

    Read the lore
    

    


    

    

    

    Built to be modded
    

    Ships, weapons, maps and rules are plain files
    

    Change them, share them, run your own academy. The engine core stays closed so servers stay trustworthy; almost everything else is data, and the server checks it before a fight begins.
    

    • In-game ship and map editors already in place
    • Server operators choose the ships, modes and rules
    • Everything the server allows is checked before the match
    

    

    fighter.jsonlive
    

    

    


    

    Devlog
    See it being built
    a question for you in every post
    

    

    Alpha 12 · Devlog #15Alpha 12 is out
    Vapour clouds you can hide in, a bigger lobby and the barge taking shape.
    

    Alpha 11 · Devlog #14The gull wing flies
    A new gull wing fighter, a bomber, a frigate to launch from and the Anvil's voice.
    

    Alpha 9 · Devlog #10Loadouts and the Arming screen
    Bombs, vapour clouds and the navy's big ships breaking apart.
    

    

    Read the devlog
    

    


    

    

    

    Patrons
    

    Support the academy
    

    Foundation Three is built by one developer. Patrons keep it going and get a closer look as it grows.
    

    • A role in our Discord and behind-the-scenes posts
    • Early access to playtest builds
    • A say in what we build next
    • A place in the game itself
    
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