Would someone please explain the following EV:N Functions for me...
boom
cicn
colr
cron
desc
dude
flet
intf
junk
misn
nebu
oops
outf
pers
rle8
rleD
roid
shan
snd
spin
spob
str#
Also, how would I go by creating my own part of the universe like Sol And putting a planet into it Like Earth, cause I tried, and got as far as the universe part, and it has planets, but they don't show up :, HELP!! 
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I can define each one for you, but not walk you through each one. That's the Bible's job. Well, here they are:
(quote)boom(/quote)
Explosions. Sets the spin, sound, and framerate for an explosion.
(quote)cicn(/quote)
A small icon, not Nova-specific. Used for weapon smoke trails, targeting brackets, etc.
(quote)colr(/quote)
Various graphical aspects of Nova. Includes progress bar and main menu stuff as well as some other things.
(quote)cron(/quote)
An event. These can trigger bits and the like when they start and/or end.
(quote)desc(/quote)
A block of text, universally used for all sorts of things, from descriptions (bar/planet/outfit/ship) to mission briefings to the gambling stuff.
(quote)dude(/quote)
A generic person. These are the nonames (that is, their name is their ship class) that you see all the time.
(quote)flet(/quote)
A fleet of dudes.
(quote)intf(/quote)
Status panel (the thing on the right with shield/armor/energy/cargo/etc.)
(quote)junk(/quote)
The stuff sold in the trade center.
(quote)misn(/quote)
A mission.
(quote)nebu(/quote)
A special background graphic on the map. You'll probably see one if you pull it out.
(quote)oops(/quote)
random changes in junk prices.
(quote)outf(/quote)
Outfits, ranging from weapons to ammo to maps to cloaking devices to interference modifiers.
(quote)pers(/quote)
A specific person, who can have specific weapons, outfits, quotes, etc.
(quote)rle8(/quote)
8-bit in-space graphics. Ship graphics (in space), weapon graphics (in space), planet graphics (in space), and explosion graphics, as well as some other random stuff, use RLEs.
(quote)rleD(/quote)
Same as rle8, but 16-bit.
(quote)roid(/quote)
An asteroid. Sets damage that can be taken, what junk it carries if any, what smaller roids come out of it when destroyed (like Maelstrom) if any, what graphic to use, etc.
(quote)shan(/quote)
A ship resource that has all sorts of info on the ship's in-space graphics.
(quote)snd(/quote)
A sound.
(quote)spin(/quote)
A simple graphics resource for things like weapons, planets, etc.
(quote)spob(/quote)
A space object, ie a planet, station, hypergate, or wormhole.
(quote)str#(/quote)
A list of strings.
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Once you've done that, then you should be able to make your own system and planet.
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(This message has been edited by mrxak (edited 04-18-2004).)
Some time ago, I posted (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/webboard/Forum9/HTML/005007.html#ZachaPedro01-12-200409:50AM")this(/url), the only thing wrong is that only the sÿst resource calls the spöb, the spöb no longer (in Nova oin opposition to EV(O)) tells in which system it is. These functions are called resources, and all have an umlaut somewhere 'cause Apple reserved all combinations of lowercase letters only resource types. To type these umlauts, you do alt-u, then the letter on a Mac, and something else on a PC, except to post them here, where I advise you to put & a uml; for ä, for instance (for better browser and cross-platform compatibility).
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