SECTOR: CORE  |  50 × 50 GRID
EDGE BAND // FRONTIER ↓
IN DEVELOPMENT

The map only grows when you push the frontier.

Void Ward is a browser-based space sandbox MMO, one shared galaxy that starts as a single sector. Every warp gate a pilot funds adds a permanent new sector.

// one transmission when the gates open

// the pillars

A tight sandbox, built around one idea.

A deliberate few systems, tuned in the open, so a 15-minute session moves something forward.

Player-made universe

Every funded gate spawns a permanent new sector, credited to the pilot who opened it.

Deep, visible economy

Ore → iron → market. Every sink is transparent, and we tune faucets and sinks live.

Soft loss

Lose cargo and durability on death, never your ship or your skills.

One shared galaxy

No instances. A single persistent universe where your discoveries are permanent.

// build status

What's in the game.

Where things stand today: what's live, and what's still on the bench.

build-status.logupdated 19 jun 2026
01Click-to-move navigationpredictive movement, server-validated, smooth 60fpsShipped
02Docking & stationsdock / undock, station storage, ship fittingShipped
03Real-time multiplayershared single universe, live presenceShipped
04Mining & skill XPmining lasers, ore yields, Mining XP 1 to 99Shipped
05Player marketlive order book, NPC price floors, buy/sell with escrow & feesShipped
06Factory: refining & craftingrefine ore into iron, fabricate components from blueprintsShipped
07Combat & soft-lossNPC classes, cargo + durability loss onlyIn progress
08Exploration & warp gatesprobe the edge band, fund 20k iron + 12k creditsPlanned
09Item repairstiered repair costs at stationsPlanned
// from the live build

Real screens from the alpha.

Captured straight from the current build, no staged shots.

A ship beside the core sector star
// CORE SECTOR (24,24)
A ship mining in an asteroid belt
// ASTEROID BELT (17,34)
A ship in flight past rich veins
// DEEP NAV
The player market buy screen with a live order book
// PLAYER MARKET
The station Factory refining ore into iron
// FACTORY · REFINING
The station Factory fabricating components from a blueprint
// FABRICATION BAY
// progression

Three skills. 1 to 99.

Quick early levels, long grinds, and efficiency races once you're deep. Every action awards XP.

Mining

LV 1–99

Strip ore from rocks and rich veins. Levels unlock faster cycles and richer yields.

Combat

LV 1–99

Fight three NPC classes for credits, crafting components and XP. Soft-loss keeps it fair.

Exploration

LV 1–99

Wide-scan the edge band and earn first-discovery credit on the galaxy map.

// join the manifest

Be on the bridge when the first gate opens.

One email when the alpha opens. The build log stays public until then.

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