Let's Play Escape Velocity: Nova - Part 1 (Intro part 1)

[LyleTheHobo]

Great game with nearly endless replay value. Being able to modify and add almost anything you want in the game is nice too.

[dtek40k]

played the hell of out of this game on my old mac. got it again for windows. totally awesome

[anticlimatic21]

Damn, I miss the intro of the first Escape Velocity..

[Daracon75]

@anticlimatic21 Me too.... on the original EV, I used ResEdit to create my own systems, planets/moons, ships, weapons and missions. Ahhh those were fun times lol. But I'm no longer a mac boy, now I'm a Windows boy.

[HDTanel]

This was such an epic game when I played it back in 2000 I think? Basicly the only game I had on my Macintosh Performa 5200 :D soooo nice memories, I wish we had internet then to crack the shareware version :( :P :D

[LukeSnyderMusic]

I used to play this game! Once I bought a Raven, I was un-defeatable. I captured almost all of the systems :D

[SuperAffenbrot]

@LukeSnyderMusic me too xD a army of ravens!!! I captured even Earth haha

[LukeSnyderMusic]

@SuperAffenbrot Haha, yes! Exactly the way to do it, most powerful fleet you can amass.

[ChiaroscuroxX]

@LukeSnyderMusic on the striker I was taking our most of Earth's surrounding defenders....... Just wait till I get my hands on a raven

[zamps99]

Dude you totally stole my name from STO

[Thassarian09]

J, Tab, Tab, Tab, F, ctrl, ctrl, -Map- J

[Reximusprimebeta]

so far my favorite ship is the polaris dragon. super upgraded the defenses and use the standard weapons. I have taken out every different ship I can find. the beam has a greater reach than the manticores and it's really easy to disable anything larger than the fighters without destroying them. add a couple of marine platoons and take over as many ships as possible to either keep and upgrade as escorts or sell for the credits. I like to hang out at the pirate base to just wipe them out for money.

[proskillz89]

this series need more views. 

[Yamamanama]

The way to go: Starbridge with Auroran weaponry and various speed and defense upgrades.

[Alliart]

@Yamamanama I prefer a Mod Starbridge and fit it with as many thunderhead lances as possible. It will eat through any ship in a matter of seconds... if you get close enough... Beam-armed Manticores can be tough with this setup though.

[laharl69cirno]

@Alliart fly in behind them. ion cannons have a 90 degree blindspot in their rears.

[laharl69cirno]

@Yamamanama pirate valk class 4 or mod bridge e > starbridge in every way

[SpedyRF]

Ah EV:N. A great game, nice to see other people are actually playing it :P

As per the tip below, it's well worth the trip to Another system to find a higher price for the opals... they can sell REALLY well a few hops from fomahault. (Hint, try near the Archenar system NW of Sol)

[laharl69cirno]

buy an asteroid miner, travel to fomahault, mine opals (giant gold asteroids) and sell them on the planet gem

[adh005]

Ah cool I always wondered what the best way to use the Asteroid Miner was.

[misterwishart]

@adh005 You should actually travel to the Horizon system with the Opals; much higher price!

[racer927]

@laharl69cirno Or even better sell the opals at Serenity (Lotus)

[laharl69cirno]

@racer927 That takes too much time to be efficient. By the time you reach the place and gain your 150k, you could already load up and cash again for a total 96k x2 or 192k (approximate values)