Latest build (main)

Built automatically from 923779e on main. Unzip or untar and run AVAFlight (./AVAFlight on Linux and macOS, AVAFlight.exe on Windows).

AVAFlight 1.1.0

AVAFlight 1.1.0 adds ARM builds for Windows and Linux, so every platform now has both x64 and ARM downloads. There are no gameplay changes from 1.0.0.

AVAFlight is an unofficial recreation of Starflight (1986, DOS). It is a self-contained single-file build that plays offline as a single-player game, and you don't need to install .NET. It is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Electronic Arts or Binary Systems. All text, art and audio are newly created, and no original game data is included.

Downloads

Platform	File	Run
Windows x64	AVAFlight-win-x64.zip	Extract, then run AVAFlight.exe
Windows on ARM	AVAFlight-win-arm64.zip	Extract, then run AVAFlight.exe
Linux x64	AVAFlight-linux-x64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight (needs an X11 or XWayland session)
Linux ARM64	AVAFlight-linux-arm64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight (needs an X11 or XWayland session)
macOS Intel	AVAFlight-osx-x64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight
macOS Apple Silicon	AVAFlight-osx-arm64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight

On macOS the binary is unsigned. If Gatekeeper blocks it, run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine AVAFlight.

What's new

• New downloads: Windows on ARM (win-arm64) and Linux ARM64 (linux-arm64). Like the other four, each build was launch-tested on its own platform (GitHub's native ARM runners) and reached the main menu.
• Project infrastructure:
  • a contributing guide, code of conduct and security policy
  • issue forms (bug, fidelity, feature request) and a pull request template
  • Dependabot updates for NuGet packages and GitHub Actions
  • a CI badge
  • automatic retry when GitHub can't allocate a macOS or ARM runner

See the changelog for details, KNOWN_ISSUES for what has not been verified yet, and GAMEPLAY for the player guide.

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

AVAFlight 1.0.0

AVAFlight 1.0.0 is the first release of this unofficial recreation of Starflight (1986, DOS). It is a self-contained single-file build for Windows, Linux and macOS, and plays offline as a single-player game. You don't need to install .NET.

Unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Electronic Arts or Binary Systems. All text, art and audio are newly created, and no original game data is included.

Downloads

Platform	File	Run
Windows x64	AVAFlight-win-x64.zip	Extract, then run AVAFlight.exe
Linux x64	AVAFlight-linux-x64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight (needs an X11 or XWayland session)
macOS Intel	AVAFlight-osx-x64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight
macOS Apple Silicon	AVAFlight-osx-arm64.tar.gz	tar -xzf, then ./AVAFlight

On macOS the binary is unsigned. If Gatekeeper blocks it, run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine AVAFlight.

What's in it

• Starport: crew hiring and training, ship configuration, trade depot, bank, Interstel notices.
• Hyperspace and in-system flight, with fluxes, nebulae, flaring stars and fuel management.
• Planet survey, plus the terrain vehicle: minerals, lifeforms, ruins and storms.
• Alien diplomacy with ten races and entities, each with documented quirks.
• Real-time combat.
• The full story, through to the Crystal Planet.
• Classic preset (1986 behaviour) and Modern preset (same rules, plus an automatic captain's log, waypoints, a fuel-range ring, tooltips and named saves).
• Keyboard, mouse and gamepad controls; remappable keys; font scaling; high contrast; synthesised chiptune audio.

Each binary was smoke-tested on its native GitHub runner and reached the main menu. See KNOWN_ISSUES for what has not been verified yet, including interactive audio on Windows and macOS and physical gamepads, and GAMEPLAY for the player guide.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Harlock123/AVAFlight-Starflight/commits/v1.0.0