_Endless mountains to explore_

[Veloren][veloren] is an open world, open-source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf

Fortress and Cube World.

In November, Veloren released 0.8! This is the largest version yet, with over

50k lines of code added. GamingOnLinux wrote [an

article][veloren-gamingonlinux-article] about the release. You can see the [full

changelog here][veloren-0.8-changelog]. Veloren also spoke at MiniDebConf #2,

you can watch [the recording here][veloren-minidebconf-talk]. In November, many

improvements were made to the UI, with map and buff updates. During the 0.8 code

freeze, many networking and combat bugs were fixed. The Veloren 0.8 release

party took place on the 28th and saw a peak of 112 players online, doubling the

previous record.

[][veloren-0.8-gameplay]

_0.8 gameplay video_

You can read more about specific topics from November:

- [First Time Contributing](https://veloren.net/devblog-92#first-time-contributing-by-ubruntu)

- [Community Spotlight](https://veloren.net/devblog-92#community-spotlight-kalculate)

- [Performance Analysis](https://veloren.net/devblog-93#performance-analysis-with-xmac94x)

- [0.8 Release Schedule](https://veloren.net/devblog-94#0-8-release-schedule)

- [Veloren Trailer Competition](https://veloren.net/devblog-94#veloren-screenshot-trailer-competition)

- [Chest of Goodies](https://veloren.net/devblog-94#chest-of-goodies-by-zesterer)

- [Iced Transition](https://veloren.net/devblog-94#iced-transition-by-imbris)

- [Particle Improvements](https://veloren.net/devblog-95#particle-improvements-by-timo)

- [Animal Attacks and AI](https://veloren.net/devblog-95#animal-attacks-and-ai-by-slipped-and-james)

- [Veloren 0.8 Launch](https://veloren.net/devblog-96#veloren-0-8-launch)

- [What People Are Saying About The Launch](https://veloren.net/devblog-96#what-people-are-saying-about-the-launch)

- [Idea Drop](https://veloren.net/devblog-96#idea-drop-by-u-o11c)

November's full weekly devlogs: "This Week In Veloren...":

[#92](https://veloren.net/devblog-92/),

[#93](https://veloren.net/devblog-93/),

[#94](https://veloren.net/devblog-94/),

[#95](https://veloren.net/devblog-95/),

[#96](https://veloren.net/devblog-96/),

In December, work will begin on 0.9. There are some discussions about larger

refactors in the codebase. Many new developers have joined and are getting up to

speed on contributing. Veloren will also reach its 100th blog post!


_The start of an adventure_

[veloren]: https://veloren.net

[veloren-0.8-changelog]: https://gitlab.com/veloren/veloren/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#080-2020-11-28

[veloren-minidebconf-talk]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76FPpOnshNw

[veloren-gamingonlinux-article]: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/11/inspired-by-the-likes-of-cube-world-open-source-rpg-veloren-has-the-biggest-update-yet

[veloren-0.8-gameplay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYfrdiEJw4