Thank You to the Nova Raider Community

This message is for you.

If you remember Nova Raider before the servers went dark in 2019. If you spent part of your childhood or teenage years exploring its galaxies, building your fleet, watching videos, sharing strategies, or simply logging in to meet familiar names.

If you thought that world was gone forever, but still hoped that one day it might return.

If you supported the crowdfunding campaign in 2021, when there was no playable server, no original source code, no complete development team, and no certainty that the project would succeed. If you trusted a recent computer science graduate with the difficult task of rebuilding an entire game from the ground up.

Your support raised more than €2,000. It helped launch the first server, cover the initial costs of creating the company, and, above all, made it possible to dedicate more time to development.

Sweet Nitro gave us permission to bring the magic of Nova Raider back. But there was no project to restore and no technical foundation to continue from. The game had to be rewritten completely, moving from Flash Player to Unity, using only visual assets that had been personally preserved before the original closure.

If you entered the contributor test server when it first opened in September 2021, you were there for one of the most stressful days of my life.

You were among the first people to step inside a world that had existed only through months of code, memories, experiments, and uncertainty. I was afraid of disappointing you, afraid of breaking something in real time, and afraid that the experience would not live up to what you remembered.

But you connected.

You played.

And for the first time since 2019, Nova Raider was alive again.

What followed were two years of testing sessions and continuous feedback, including four public open days held in 2022. If you contributed your memories of the original game, identified what still did not feel right, or helped us understand what needed to change, you rebuilt more than software. You helped rebuild an experience.

If you submitted one of the more than 1,500 bug reports, tested the same system again after another correction, found a problem five minutes after I believed it was finally fixed, or patiently waited while a solution took longer than expected, you were part of the development process.

If you gave us strong feedback when we fucked up, or gave us the “thumbs up” when we nailed it, thank you.

Learning how to build and maintain a project of this scale required thousands of hours. There were periods of exhaustion, isolation, doubt, and serious mental strain. Nova Raider demanded countless evenings and weekends, often at the expense of friendships, personal relationships, and time I can never reclaim.

There were moments when the number of problems felt greater than the progress being made, but your support kept pulling the project forward.

The messages. The reports. The encouragement. The patience. The people who kept returning, even when the game was incomplete and far from perfect.

If you were there when the private test server closed on 7 September 2023 and the official beta began, you witnessed the project enter a new chapter.

The excitement was immense. So were the expectations.

The challenge was no longer only to restore Nova Raider. It was to turn it into a living game: improving its technical foundations, correcting old and new problems, and developing additional content at the same time.

We did not always get everything right. Some bugs remained for too long, some decisions could have been better, and communication was not always as frequent or as clear as the community deserved.

You held us accountable, and you trusted us when we showed that we could listen, learn, and improve.

Whether you were part of the original community and carried the memory of Nova Raider through the years when the game no longer existed, or discovered this new version without the weight of nostalgia, thank you for giving this world another chance.

If you contributed financially, moderated discussions, translated texts, created videos, published screenshots, reported bugs, suggested features, invited friends, attended events, developed code, created visual assets, or simply remained present, you helped Nova Raider survive its most fragile years.

Some of you are still actively involved today, while others have moved toward different projects, communities, or chapters of their lives. Wherever you are now, if you helped Nova Raider move forward, you are part of its history.

Now, in 2026, after more than five years of rebuilding, testing, setbacks, and progress, Nova Raider’s story is far from over.

There are still new galaxies to discover, visual content to improve, systems to strengthen, and better ways to place players at the centre of future development. Communication must also become more regular and transparent, and this website is part of that commitment.

Nova Raider did not return because the journey was simple.

It returned because people believed that a closed world deserved another chance.

If you supported us while everything was still uncertain, if you played through the imperfect versions, if you helped us recognise our mistakes, or if you celebrated every step forward with us, then this message is for you.

You did not simply witness the return of Nova Raider.

You made it possible.

Thank you for remembering.

Thank you for believing.

Thank you for rebuilding this world with us.

And thank you for being part of what comes next.

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Special Thanks

Nova Raider was made possible by people who contributed their time, skills, memories, creativity, patience, and trust.

Some are still actively involved today. Others have moved on to different projects, communities, or chapters of their lives. Wherever they are now, their contribution remains part of Nova Raider’s history.

Crowdfunding contributors

Everyone who took part in the crowdfunding campaign — I have deliberately not listed every contributor in order to respect everyone’s privacy. If you supported the crowdfunding campaign and would like to be included, please contact me. This list will be updated soon.

Business operations

Farid B. — Business consultant since August 2021 and accountant for Nova Raider since June 2024.
Legal advisers and professionals — Provided legal guidance and support throughout the creation, operation, and development of Nova Raider.

Visual contributors

Coline L. — 3D artist for Nova Raider since January 2026.
Additional freelance artists created visual assets for Nova Raider through one-time commissions.

Development

Emeraud — From January 2021 to November 2022.

Community management

Forever — From January 2021 to June 2024.
Metale — From June 2024 to September 2024.
Obscurio — Since September 2024.
Daewo — Since October 2025.

Moderation team

Metale — From January 2022 to June 2024, then again from September 2024 to June 2026.
Nova Raider Player — Since September 2023.
Serpent — From November 2023 to June 2024.
Tillie — From November 2023 to June 2024.
Dyoomi — Since November 2024.
Brusk — From January 2025 to October 2025.
Daewo — From January 2025 to October 2025.
Dideq — Since January 2025.
Evadead — From January 2025 to June 2026.
Fortune Nova — Since January 2025.
Malenka — Since January 2025.
SnakeEyes — Since January 2025.

Translators

Nova Raider Player, Oz. BlackStar, ElTurco, Hidan, Roman, Existence, ZeldaSG1.

Content creators

Videos: here
Screenshots: here

Community suggestion sessions

Session 1: Darki Ninja, Ganja Man, General, Infinity, Lorza, No Name, Obscurio, Pac-Man, Sherlock, Tiopoulet
Session 2: Degafird, Donut Gaming, Evadead, Ganja Man, Infinity, Leking, Megatron, Obscurio, Ratchet, Sherlock, Tiopoulet, Wenix
Session 3: Anonymous, Commando, Daewo, Ganja Man, Infinity, Leking, Maximus, Megatron, Obscurio, Ratchet, Sherlock, Tiopoulet

Contributors

Everyone who reported bugs — Thank you for helping identify problems, reproduce issues, and improve the stability of Nova Raider.
Everyone who suggested new ideas or features — Thank you for helping shape the future of the game through your creativity and imagination.
Everyone who shared feedback — Thank you for your honesty, encouragement, criticism, and patience throughout the project’s development.

Original publishers and rights holders

Muelsaco, Neuronix — Original publishers of Nova Raider.
Sweet Nitro — Rights holder who gave us permission to bring the magic of Nova Raider back to life.

And everyone else

Every player whose name may not appear on this page — Thank you for supporting Nova Raider through feedback, encouragement, patience, testing, discussion, sharing, or simply by being present.

If I have forgotten anyone, please contact me. Many people have contributed to Nova Raider over the past five years, and it is difficult to remember every contribution in detail. This page will continue to be updated so that everyone who helped the project can receive the recognition they deserve.

To protect the project and respect the people involved, some individuals have deliberately not been included on this page. Thank you for your understanding.

Every name on this page represents a part of Nova Raider’s journey. Whether your contribution lasted several years or only a brief moment, it helped shape the project into what it is today.

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For all the trust you placed in me, for every lesson learned along the way, and for everything we have yet to build together: thank you.

Lenny Blanc — Number One
Developer and project lead of Nova Raider