Newsletter 11: Veloren June Content

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+### [Veloren][veloren]
+
+![Animation improvements](veloren-wolf.gif)
+
+^ _Animation improvements_
+
+[Veloren][veloren] is an open world, open-source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf
+Fortress and Cube World.
+
+In June, Veloren did a big interview with GamingOnLinux, be sure to [check it
+out][gamingonlinux-interview]! Veloren's lead artist also started a weekly blog
+about his work on Veloren, which you can see [here][pfau-blog]. Veloren recently
+reached the [first page][gitlab-stars] of most starred projects on Gitlab! The
+[Veloren Youtube channel][veloren-youtube-channel] also reached 1000
+subscribers.
+
+A lot has been done over the last month towards 0.7, which is slated to release
+at the beginning of August. Lots of work has been done improving UI and
+animations. These will help towards the goal of 0.7 being the "progression"
+update. Many improvements have been made to the continuous integration system to
+make it more reliable and faster. Mac support was added to Airshipper, the
+Veloren launcher. Significant work was done on the world simulation front. This
+includes economic simulations that will represent trade and resource pricing in
+settlements and cities. Castle generation is also now in the works.
+
+![Work on castle generation](veloren2.jpeg)
+
+Test coverage and documentation has started to improve, and a workflow around it
+is being developed. The project is now hosting a [proper documentation
+site][veloren-docs] that is updated with each merge. A #ux working group was
+created to facilitate discussions on improvements to player interactions in
+Veloren. Lots of translations were merged, including Swedish, Polish, and
+Brazilian Portugese. The skill system is moving on to implementation, being a
+coordinated effort between the game design, art, and combat working groups.
+
+You can read more about some specific topics from June:
+
+- [Mod Analysis](https://veloren.net/devblog-70#mod-analysis-by-bottledbyte)
+- [Improving CI](https://veloren.net/devblog-70#improving-ci-by-xmac94x)
+- [Economic Research](https://veloren.net/devblog-72#economic-research-by-zesterer)
+- [Compilation Improvements](https://veloren.net/devblog-72#compilation-improvements-by-xmac94x)
+- [Improving Test Coverage](https://veloren.net/devblog-73#improving-test-coverage-by-angelonfira)
+- [Skill System Work](https://veloren.net/devblog-74#skill-system-work-by-xvar)
+- [Animation updates](https://veloren.net/devblog-74#animation-updates)
+
+June's full weekly devlogs: "This Week In Veloren...":
+[#70](https://veloren.net/devblog-70),
+[#71](https://veloren.net/devblog-71),
+[#72](https://veloren.net/devblog-72),
+[#73](https://veloren.net/devblog-73),
+[#74](https://veloren.net/devblog-74).
+
+In July, work will be done to complete the progression systems. There will be
+financial meetings held to discuss how funds from the project's Open Collective
+will be distributed.
+
+------
+
+Also, check out [a talk about open source and Veloren][veloren-talk]:
+
+[![Veloren talk](veloren-talk.jpeg)][veloren-talk]
+
+[veloren]: https://veloren.net
+[veloren-opencollective]: https://opencollective.com/veloren
+[gamingonlinux-interview]: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/06/interviewed-veloren-an-upcoming-foss-multiplayer-voxel-rpg
+[pfau-blog]: https://www.patreon.com/posts/weekly-blog-no-1-37819335
+[gitlab-stars]: https://gitlab.com/explore/projects/starred
+[veloren-youtube-channel]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmRjlnKnSRRihWPPNasl_Qw
+[veloren-docs]: https://docs.veloren.net/veloren_voxygen/index.html
+[veloren-talk]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=aS26sqT09Pw
+
 ### [Pont][pont-online]
 
 ![Screenshot of the Pont board game](pont_screenshot.png)