Developer posts and news about this game.
As we cross into 2026, I want to thank everyone who's been following the development of Sky Trader. Your enthusiasm for dieselpunk airships, atmospheric exploration, and incredible patience means everything! I realise progress has been... inconsistent to say the least. For my New
] Progress has been a bit slower over the last few weeks due to "life"... but Sky Trader is one step closer to an Early Access release! The most interesting recent change are the inclusion of "installable" parts. Now, you can swap out motors, generators, batteries, and more! Purc
Hey future Sky Trader captains! There have been some small but significant changes and upgrades this week, including setting up rotating engines for (sort of) vectored thrust. It all ties back into cockpit controls and displays through the new signals system, and I'm happy to rep
This week, I've been focused on getting the ship systems to communicate with each other. The big achievement is a switch that turns a light on and off! It's magic! It might not look like much, but it’s the foundation for more complex system controls, some of which are already imp
Sky Trader, 10 years later... If someone had told me it would take a full decade to figure out how to make this game, I may never have started. Honestly, at the beginning of 2023 I had all but given up. It didn't seem like anything was coming together the way I wanted it, and mos
Hey Sky Trader fans, Here is the latest news from the trenches of airship development! Sky Trader has been through a fair number of changes over the last month, but the biggest one was setting up the camera to "follow" the mouse cursor. This allowed me to bring the camera in much
Hey Sky Trader Fans, Well, what can I say... it's hard to excuse disappearing for over a year. A lot has happened for me both professionally and personally, and I finally seem to have ended up where I started. It has been a great regret of mine that I was never able to deliver th
Hey Sky Trader Fans! December has been a rough month... we recently submitted Sky Trader to Valve for pre-release review, and it unfortunately didn't pass. The fine folks at Valve discovered a critical bug in our final build. We hadn't found it because it wasn't present in our ed
Hey Sky Trader Fans! December has been a rough month... we recently submitted Sky Trader to Valve for pre-release review, and it unfortunately didn't pass. The fine folks at Valve discovered a critical bug in our final build. We hadn't found it because it wasn't present in our ed
Blame the pirates! November is drawing to a close... where is this glorious game we have promised? Unfortunately, we are running a bit long in getting everything wrapped up. We thought that our November estimate was a good one, but there are still some serious issues that make th
Blame the pirates! November is drawing to a close... where is this glorious game we have promised? Unfortunately, we are running a bit long in getting everything wrapped up. We thought that our November estimate was a good one, but there are still some serious issues that make th
Hello Sky Trader fans, It has been 6 months in the making, but we have finally uploaded a new cinematic trailer for Sky Trader! (It hasn't actually been 6 months... it only took a few days. We just announced it 6 months ago.) Head over to our store page to check it out! We know t
Hello Sky Trader fans, It has been 6 months in the making, but we have finally uploaded a new cinematic trailer for Sky Trader! (It hasn't actually been 6 months... it only took a few days. We just announced it 6 months ago.) Head over to our store page to check it out! We know t
Enjoy the refreshing smell of fish oil! Welcome to Braeleen! Walk the tree-lined streets, and enjoy the fresh smell of fish markets in the morning. Prail may be the official capital of Elanis, but Braeleen is the undisputed "Fish Capital"! While fishing and fish products form the
Enjoy the refreshing smell of fish oil! Welcome to Braeleen! Walk the tree-lined streets, and enjoy the fresh smell of fish markets in the morning. Prail may be the official capital of Elanis, but Braeleen is the undisputed "Fish Capital"! While fishing and fish products form the
AI Controlled Airship Hey Sky Trader fans! Just wanted to let you know we are still working hard to get Sky Trader ready for launch! I took a couple of minutes to record this neat little animated gif of an AI airship cruising around. Okay, back to work... JJ
AI Controlled Airship Hey Sky Trader fans! Just wanted to let you know we are still working hard to get Sky Trader ready for launch! I took a couple of minutes to record this neat little animated gif of an AI airship cruising around. Okay, back to work... JJ
Sir Edwin Doyle Just a quick update for you today, as we are all working madly to get Sky Trader ready for release! Meet Sir Edwin Doyle of Prail... this is the legendary airship captain of the Glory Star, renowned for his role in the Bleakerlings Uprising of 1482. Sir Doyle has
Sir Edwin Doyle Just a quick update for you today, as we are all working madly to get Sky Trader ready for release! Meet Sir Edwin Doyle of Prail... this is the legendary airship captain of the Glory Star, renowned for his role in the Bleakerlings Uprising of 1482. Sir Doyle has
A beautiful Sky Trader dawn Hello Sky Trader fans, As promised, here is the first screenshot of the visually re-imagined Sky Trader! Nick has been working around the clock to put this together, and I am really excited by how it turned out!! In this scene, you are looking west fro