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EV Nova

EV Nova - 1.0.8

3rd installment of the Escape Velocity game

All Time: (4.6)
Version 1.0.8: (5.0)
Selected Version: 1.0.8
Release Date: 2004-05-08
License: Commercial
Downloads (version 1.0.8): 7,647
Downloads (all versions): 67,032
Price: $30.00

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Product Description:

EV Nova is the third game in the Escape Velocity series, and is by far the most ambitious installment to date. With a completely redesigned gaming engine, EV Nova thrusts you into a sprawling universe dominated by a myriad of warring factions, each sharing a common bond, but so philosophically different as to make conflict inevitable. It is into this maelstrom of territorial contention that you are thrust, like a pebble tumbling aimlessly between the tectonic fault lines that uncomfortably separate these divisions of humanity. Welcome to EV Nova. Will the pebble become an avalanche?

What's new in this version:

Engine changes:

  • fixed problem that would cause player to be ionized by faraway weapon explosions
  • fixed problem that would cause planetary defense ships to ignore player's fighters
  • fixed problem that would cause certain beams to do too much damage
  • ionization is now applied to all ships within a weapon's blast radius
  • fixed behavior of weap resource Flags2 field 0x0020 flag
  • fixed behavior of govt resource ShipColor field
  • fixed behavior of outfit window when buying multiple items with zero cost
  • fixed problem that would cause a crash when refusing certain missions

Scenario changes:

  • Corrected mission "Auroran ActionMan 3 (ID 857) 'Lead Raid on Moash'" so that it "can occur between becoming the Heraan Thurokiir and the Heraan becoming the First House."
  • Corrected all Wild Geese missions that set b803 and clear b511 (on Refuse, Fail and/or Abort) so that they also clear b515 and b518 at the same time.
  • Corrected mission "Auroran 4 (ID 656)" to fix an AvailBits problem that can "cause storyline lock if the player has completed the second Bounty Hunter mission before starting the Auroran string in the normal manner (not using the BH -> Auroran crossover)."
  • Fixed a bug whereby "a player can accept the first Federation mission, pickup the cargo, jettison said cargo, and still be able to pick up the second Fed mission. This has the side effect of allowing that same pilot to then pick up the starting mission for any other major string, and continue onward doing both that second major string as well as the Federation missions."
  • Corrected the strength values for Cheap Military IR and Radar jammers.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Rebel Cloaking Device from ever being available.
  • Corrected a bug that allowed one Cunjo-hunting mission to be available while the player was doing the other.
  • Fixed a number of spelling and grammar errors pointed out by Jon Pearse.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.0
  • Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

  • PPC
  • Mac OS 8.1 or higher with CarbonLib
    or
  • Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

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Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0.8:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (4.5) Support: (4.5)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (4.5) Price: (4.5)
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EV Nova CommentaryOuch! Back to my older version. - Version: 1.1.0, 12/30/2008 07:31PM PST

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GNJ
This is organized completely different form past updates.

I can't use my assorted plugins, which kept the game new.(where do I put them?)

I can't use my old pilot files either (where do I put them?)

--- this one also leaves tracks on my screen from weapon fire

Back to my backup copy while I wait for updated info regarding the above "challenges"

12" PB G4
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EV Nova ReviewMany hours spent addicted - Version: 1.0.9, 7/23/2007 07:39AM PST

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wiv
Wow. What a great game. I bought this right away back when it first came out years ago - had been playing the two previous versions before it - and it is still very playable.
It is VERY addictive though - hard to put it away.
Good graphics, fast action - sometimes REALLY fast... like when you hyperspace into the middle of a fleet battle.
The game does have very complex control options which can take a while to get comfortable with.
The in-depth and involved missions and story line make each playing experience different - even after playing the game through many times. I am still not sure I have uncovered everything the game has hidden.
This is one of the best games I ever came across.
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EV Nova ReviewJust go get it - Version: 1.0.10, 6/10/2007 01:10PM PST

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dsphelps
If you are a mac user (or windows) and you like space games and you like role-playing games then you should be downloading the demo right now. Play the demo and you will know that you must purchase this game.
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