can't turn

i currently have EV emulated for windows so i can can play it. my game is unregistered (and will soon fix that). but for now when i capture a confederate cruiser i cannot turn or boost into hyperspace. My fighters go in but not me. i just drift.

is this because i need to register. (i thought nova was bad for registration) please reply.

i will now take out my fustration by space bombing innocent shutles. :mad:

This post has been edited by Zampy.909 : 12 May 2005 - 07:25 PM

It's not a registration problem.
I don't know what it is...

In EVN Cap'n Hector blows the crap out of your ship if you don't register.
In regular EV he just gets really annoying, that's all that should happen.

Zampy.909, on May 12 2005, 07:23 PM, said:

i currently have EV emulated for windows so i can can play it. my game is unregistered (and will soon fix that). but for now when i capture a confederate cruiser i cannot turn or boost into hyperspace. My fighters go in but not me. i just drift.View Post

You mean you are running the old EV in a Mac emulator, not that you are running the Nova game with the EV "port" files, right? 'Cuz Nova mods shouldn't work, regardless of whether they affect the Plugins Folder or the Nova Files folder.

Zampy.909, on May 12 2005, 07:23 PM, said:

i will now take out my fustration by space bombing innocent shutles. :mad:
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I like your anger management style.

Dr. Trowel, on May 12 2005, 09:10 PM, said:

You mean you are running the old EV in a Mac emulator, not that you are running the Nova game with the EV "port" files, right? 'Cuz Nova mods shouldn't work, regardless of whether they affect the Plugins Folder or the Nova Files folder.
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yes, i am running os 7.7 through basilisk on xp

I would recommend downloading EV:Nova for Windows, registering, and then using the ports for EV and EVO. Basically, it is three games in one, plus the ability to play on either PC or Mac.

I actually had this same exact problem with a registered version, and a purchased Cruiser. I called ASW (before I had internet cpability) and the techie said to change the game speed in the game Preferences (+ or -). It worked for me.

The problem is this: game speed affects turning rate. A Confed Cruiser turns 30/ sec. If the game speed is 50%, it obviously cant turn as its turning rate is less than game the game has. Turn the game speed to 100% and it will work.

Cade, you must have been drunk when you typed that post and your sig.
The quote is "There are
three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics."-Mark Twain

oops...big programming bug...I'd figure that a ship would have been programmed to turn at a percentage of the game speed, not of actual speed. That's pretty funny. Now here's what you do: Play the game on 250% with Caps Lock (x2) on. There's some speed for ya. It takes about 1/3 of a second to die in a battle. and then when you slow it down to normal, it's just not fast enough.

thanks guys, it worked
problem solved, it worked

ps: there is also a plug that fixes this.

out

Hooray for plugs! Plugs can do anything, it's really surprising. I think you can even change the title screen graphics n stuff, though I may be mistaken...

you're right, they can, i even have one that changes it into an error mesage

Oh wow, this brings back memories. I read about this problem way back in the day. I do believe that Nova no longer has this problem, if you're wondering (and you should get it).

i have nova, and it got old after a while. (hence that i started ev classic)

Yeah that and the fact that Nova calculates things differently, so the gameplay with the EVC pluc, in a technical sense, is just not the same as Classic. Damage is different, firing rate is different, accuracy is different, speed is different.

The turrets are more accurate in the Nova plug, certain weapons (missiles, torpedoes) are not as effective (I actually have to fear death in Classic), etc.

There are many REALLY TINY things that make Classic better than a port to Nova.