Escape Velocity: Nova on Windows is OUT!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-12 12:00pm

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/

Also, EV and EVO will be ported to the EVN engine - which may mean that us Windows users can finally play them without resorting to slow-as-heck emulation

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-12 01:12pm

DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-12 01:29pm

\/\/00+

Utsanomiko's Electronic Cocaine is here...

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-07-12 04:17pm

*dances happy dance*

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-07-12 06:49pm

Beowulf wrote:*dances happy dance*

*shakes fist down there*

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-12 07:56pm

Good game I take it?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-12 08:12pm

phongn wrote:http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/

Also, EV and EVO will be ported to the EVN engine - which may mean that us Windows users can finally play them without resorting to slow-as-heck emulation

I wouldn't mind heck as slow emulation if I could actually find the damn fucking Mac BIOS

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-12 08:14pm

Dalton wrote:Good game I take it?

The game is basically Elite in 2D. Open ended, you improve your ship and all that. Pretty good actually.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-07-12 08:47pm

Kickass

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-07-12 09:03pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
phongn wrote:http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/

Also, EV and EVO will be ported to the EVN engine - which may mean that us Windows users can finally play them without resorting to slow-as-heck emulation
I wouldn't mind heck as slow emulation if I could actually find the damn fucking Mac BIOS

Yo, Phong?

I lost my copy when my computer died on me 3 weeks ago...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-13 01:20pm

I have a Mac II ROM image somewhere around here, give me a bit.

I found an excellent trade route (get bioweapons from Codec, go dump it off at that asteroid base the Rebels use for parts, get equipment, dump it at Europa, get luxary goods, dump them at Earth, then get medical supplies and send them to Sirius II)

My modified Pirate Enterprise and four of those small T-freighters or whatever were netting something like .3-.4 million per run, even after expenses.

Alas, I'm on the Vellos storyline so I'll be giving up my ride for the Dart later (lets see - I have the Sigma Engine upgrade, the Vectored Thrust upgrade, the Port n' Polish, a jump range of 7...)

What I really want is the Pirate non-carrier capital ship, fully upgraded

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-13 03:03pm

cant...sleep...must...keep...playing

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-13 07:45pm

Buy the game! Ambrosia needs the cash and you can get through more of the game (and capture ships) with the registered edition.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-13 08:46pm

Will Nova work on my PII 350?

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-07-13 09:23pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Will Nova work on my PII 350?

It should... might run a bit slow, but you can hit the caps lock key, and it will skip frames, making it run faster.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-14 12:06pm

Hmph. I'm on that damned mission to distract the Monash, and I keep getting owned.

I have a Manticore with: 4 Fusion Cannon, 8 Ion Cannon, 2 Light Turret, 2 Medium Turret and 1 Storm Turret (plus 20 Hellbore missiles) and I keep getting crushed before the carriers can lend decent support to me

(Oh yes, and I have all the engine upgrades money can buy).

Anyone know where you can buy the Quad Light Blaster Turret?

Wild Karrde · Post by **Wild Karrde** » 2003-07-14 05:06pm

phongn wrote:http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/

Also, EV and EVO will be ported to the EVN engine - which may mean that us Windows users can finally play them without resorting to slow-as-heck emulation

Damn you

phongn! I was going to start a thread on this.

Anyway, here's the link; http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/evn/desktops.html for desktop backgrounds of the ships for everyone.

....While we're at I guess I'll post my ships stats:

This last one's big, it's a screen shot of my ship with it's Federation Destroyer escort that I.....er....liberated.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-2/1 ... cture3.jpg

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-14 05:49pm

phongn wrote:Buy the game! Ambrosia needs the cash and you can get through more of the game (and capture ships) with the registered edition.

Nah I'll just play till Cap'n Hector blows me away.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-14 05:50pm

phongn wrote:Hmph. I'm on that damned mission to distract the Monash, and I keep getting owned.

I have a Manticore with: 4 Fusion Cannon, 8 Ion Cannon, 2 Light Turret, 2 Medium Turret and 1 Storm Turret (plus 20 Hellbore missiles) and I keep getting crushed before the carriers can lend decent support to me

(Oh yes, and I have all the engine upgrades money can buy).

Anyone know where you can buy the Quad Light Blaster Turret?

Shouldn't you have the Dart by then? Anyway all you have to do is land in the station. Try using your escorts to soak damage.

Wild Karrde · Post by **Wild Karrde** » 2003-07-14 06:04pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
phongn wrote:Buy the game! Ambrosia needs the cash and you can get through more of the game (and capture ships) with the registered edition.
Nah I'll just play till Cap'n Hector blows me away.

Besides Cap'n Hector it will only let you progress about a 1/4 of the way through any of the career strings until ingame characters start telling you to register.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-07-15 12:53pm

Wow. It's actually one hell of a fun game.

And JUST what I was looking for with my 'I must play Asteroids-style games' rant elsewher in the forum! Your mod is a happy mod.

I think I'll buy this, right after I purchase Starscape from moonpod.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-15 04:22pm

Holy shit, you actually used a Levithian as a warship? Daaamn. But where do you get the quad light blaster turret? I'd much rather have those than those Stormfire turrets.

My Pirate Manticore...

I once launched eight Vipers and three Darts against an unsuspecting pack of Bureau RAGE gunboats (along with my escort of 2x Class D Pirate Starbridges, 1 Armed Levithian, 1 NC1170 IDG Frigate and 1 Updated Engine Pegasus)

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-07-15 04:57pm

Okay D7L now guess i'll try it out.

Any tips for a N00B?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-15 05:04pm

If you don't want to get sucked into the Vell-os storyline, don't accept a package delivery to Earth (usually massing between 1-9 tons). You'll eventually be forced to (1) be enslaved by the Bureau of Internal Investigation and have many merry missions or (2) high-tail it to Auroran space and start the Polaris campaign.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-07-15 07:31pm

Wild Karrde wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
phongn wrote:Buy the game! Ambrosia needs the cash and you can get through more of the game (and capture ships) with the registered edition.
Nah I'll just play till Cap'n Hector blows me away.
Besides Cap'n Hector it will only let you progress about a 1/4 of the way through any of the career strings until ingame characters start telling you to register.

I knew that before I posted. I had actually reached the Vell'os cutoff after a couple hours.

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