They see themselves guardians of Federation space, and their main enemy is the Guild of Free Traders. The Association of Free Traders is a proud but dwindling organization. Until they decided to sue for peace the Vell-os were easily holding their own against the more numerous Council forces. The Vell-os, being peaceful in nature, eventually surrendered to avoid further bloodshed and were enslaved by mainstream humanity. A fifty year long war then broke out between the council and the Vell-os. The Vell-os opposed this war, and destroyed the council's invasion fleet before it reached Polaris space. When the council sent a diplomatic delegation, the Polaris viewed it and its small military escort as a precursor to invasion and destroyed it, prompting the council to declare war on the Polaris. When the council recontacted the Polaris, it became clear that they would not tolerate any interference from the council. Eventually a breakaway group of humans left the Colonial Council and settled planets beyond the star Polaris, taking that name for their people. The council made first contact with the Vell-os, a group of telepathic humans who had left Earth centuries before, and benefited from their advanced technology. Humans settled other habitable planets and quickly formed an organization known as the Colonial Council. The first explorers from Earth to go faster than the speed of light used devices known as hypergates, developed by Omata Kane. Escape Velocity NovaĪt the start of the game, the Federation is the latest in a line of Earth based governments, succeeding the Colonial Council. ![]() The game is highly open-ended, letting you proceed at your own pace. Naev is played from a top-down perspective, featuring fast-paced combat, many ships, a large variety of equipment and a large galaxy to explore. Naev is a 2D space trading and combat game, in a similar vein to Escape Velocity. Faster Than Light (FTL) launched in late 2012 on PC and eventually made its way to iOS devices with an advanced edition which boosted gameplay. Our list of games like FTL (Faster Than Light) offers other experiences that use a roguelike mechanic or space setting as their main selling point. ![]() PC gamers will now have the chance of sampling EVN in order to understand what it is about the Escape Velocity series that has captivated Mac users. ![]() Escape Velocity Nova is an impressive and very successful shareware game which has been around for some time on the Mac. I stay away from GameLoft, Mobage, Zynga, and any company that makes only nickel-and-dime not-really-'free'mium and/or MMO. Also, I do NOT touch anything from GameLoft at all. Bonus shout out to this poster who recovered Frozen Heart.Nova, Modern Combat, Need for Speed, Dead Space and Madden are NOTHING like EV Nova. Much of the leg work done by: This reddit poster. Star Fleet Adventures Standalone ColosseumĪ combat focused TC pretty well documented at the evn wikiĪ focused TC that goes for depth over breadth.Ī TC that doubles down on the "fighting a race of aliens" trope, and makes good use of Meowx's graphics.Ī consolidation of some of the 'Empire' series of Plugins for Classic.īrotherhood of the Kestrel The Frozen HeartĪ well regarded plugin for Override which includes a novel on which it is based. Star Fleet Adventures is a Star Trek TOS-themed TC. Realm of Prey Standalone Starfleet Adventures Makes good use of Grand Novice and (I think?) Canarveron Sation graphics. Originally a TC for Classic, ported to Nova. One of the more celebrated big plugins for Nova, ARPIA II has graphics from members of the original ATMOS team, and ended up with a spinoff novel. Perhaps the most successful TC effort, Polycon is a rich, detailed, and alien universe presented as a Nova plugin. In addition to the official games, I've taken the liberty of packaging up a few of the biggest fan-made mods which weren't picked up for official distributions. Six storylines (though with a few shared elements between them) and many new additions to the engine such as inertialess ships. Peter Cartwright's larger sequel (which, like Nova, started as a TC mod) featuring numerous factions.Ī classic in its own right, EVN is the gold standard for EV games with tons of glowing prose and graphics that still hold up. Partially inspired by (believe it or not) the manual to Elite. Launched the series and a vibrant online community. ![]() The registration server is long gone, so these downloads include a cracked Nova binary. Older games (EV and EVO) can be played on emulators or on Nova's engine (which you can run under WINE). Top down Asteroids style action with spaceship customization. An awesome space RPG series from the 90s and early 00s.
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