Nova64 v0.5.3

Released: 2026-07-06

Two big threads land in this 145-commit release: the Metaverse — a shared 3D world with multiplayer, auth, and voice chat that cross-plays web ↔ Godot — and the distribution pipeline: a one-command Lemon Squeezy release build, standalone desktop exports, iOS/tvOS cores, and a green-before-you-push CI preflight.

Highlights

Metaverse — shared 3D world

• Phase 1 shared world on nova64.net; extensible framework with a pluggable render backend, UI components, plugins, and chat.
• Cross-play: ES module loader + native Godot text chat (nova64.gdtext) so the metaverse runs web ↔ Godot; host-selected render backends.
• Auth — Supabase auth, wallet sign-in (EVM SIWE / EIP-4361), nova64.auth identity wiring (display name + provider + stable color); verifyToken onAuth gate unit-tested.
• Multiplayer — presence (floating name tags, join/left toasts, distance-fade tags), live player roster, /nick live rename + persistence, avatar color sync, hardened relay (payload cap + per-client rate limit).
• Voice — WebRTC push-to-talk voice chat.
• Plugins: minimap radar, emotes; one-command test runner (pnpm test:metaverse).

Distribution — Lemon Squeezy

• One-command unified export build for Lemon Squeezy (pnpm release:lemon): desktop apps + RetroArch cores + Godot source in a single upload zip.
• Standalone desktop (.exe / Linux) exports for buyers.
• Fetch Android/RPi/macOS/Apple cores from the GitHub Release into the bundle.
• Homepage Lemon Squeezy checkout wired into the landing CTA.

Platform cores

• iOS/iPadOS (arm64) and tvOS RetroArch cores build in CI.

CI / release safety

• pnpm release one-shot: validate → bump → commit → tag (never pushes).
• Pre-push preflight (pnpm ci:check) so CI is green before it hits GitHub; npm publish only after every platform core builds green; host RetroArch core compiled in the --release preflight. Node heap raised to 8 GB so the build doesn't OOM.
• Secure commits — a hook blocks commits containing staged secrets.

Carts & mobile

• Cinematic the-last-save-file cart + cls3D / glitchBurst host helpers; real screen-shader glitch (fx.glitch) replacing the 2D overlay fake.
• Portrait gate that pauses the cart and asks to rotate; mobile-tappable boot prompts; multi-touch parity (nova64.input.touches()) on Godot.

Full history: git log v0.5.2..v0.5.3