I've just posted version 1.0.0 of MissionComputer, my resource editor for EV Override. MissionComputer does not replace traditional plug-in editing tools such as ResEdit, but complements them to provide an easier way of editing missions, descriptions, commodities, and the game's year offset. It also provides an easier way to look up the resource IDs needed when setting up plug-ins.

MissionComputer is available both in a Classic version for Mac OS 9 and earlier, and in a Carbon version designed for Apple's next-generation Mac OS X. The current version of MissionComputer includes full support for the EV Override 1.0.2 file format, and support for Escape Velocity 1.0.5 is planned for future versions. Whether or not MissionComputer will be updated to support the upcoming EV Nova is undecided at this time.

MissionComputer for EV Override version 1.0.0 is now available as freeware from my new web site at (url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url).

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David Arthur
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url): MissionComputer and the Talon plug-in for the original Escape Velocity

(This message has been edited by David Arthur (edited 12-22-2001).)

You rock.

/gavin

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"My guitar gently weeps." George Harrison, 1943-2001

Very cool. Dig the site, the server is nice and fast...

Site added to the sig, too.

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Originally posted by EVula:
Site added to the sig, too.

Thanks.

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David Arthur
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url): MissionComputer and the Talon plug-in for the original Escape Velocity

Hehe my Mac Emulator is booted by the 7.5.3 Mac OS I will get you information when I use it

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I don't need a Mac anymore. I got a emulator!! With some add-ons with my trusty updates from my Mac OS 8.5 Disk!!!

I've discovered a bug. I don't know exactly what it is, but the effects are that it sets many of my missions with an AvailRating of -1 to 100. Also, I can't edit the availability randomization factor or the AvailRating.

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ŃCafall

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Originally posted by Cafall:
I don't know exactly what it is, but the effects are that it sets many of my missions with an AvailRating of -1 to 100. Also, I can't edit the availability randomization factor or the AvailRating.

Thanks. I think I've fixed this one for 1.1. There was some cross-talk occurring between the AvailRating and AvailRandom fields which I think was responsible for all of this.

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David Arthur
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url): MissionComputer and the Talon plug-in for the original Escape Velocity

(This message has been edited by David Arthur (edited 12-24-2001).)

Hot stuff. A new editor from someone who knows what they're doing

-Lequis

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Can I get it in a non-sit format? A SEA would be real nice.

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Can I get it in a non-sit format? A SEA would be real nice.

Why do you need it in a non-StuffIt format? Various other issues come into play if I package it another way, so I'll need to know the details before we can work something out.

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David Arthur
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url): MissionComputer and the Talon plug-in for the original Escape Velocity

MissionComputer 1.1.0 is coming soon...
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/mc/govt.jpg")govt.jpg(/url) (69 K)

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David Arthur
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url): MissionComputer and the Talon plug-in for the original Escape Velocity

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**MissionComputer 1.1.0 is coming soon...
govt.jpg (69 K)

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Wow. A real editor with an author that is fixing bugs. Perhaps MissionComputer could turn into a full featured editor for EV/EVO/EVN...

In any event, I'd most like to see a graphical system editor.

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DDagradi
"Here comes the sun" - George Harrison, forever in our hearts...

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MissionComputer 1.1.0 is coming soon...
govt.jpg (69 K)

Impressive. I hope you'll have a good explanation of the govt resource in your Help system, though; the Override Bible was hard to understand.

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In any event, I'd most like to see a graphical system editor.

We have one. It's called EVO Developer's Map.

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ŃCafall

(This message has been edited by Cafall (edited 12-27-2001).)

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Originally posted by Eytee:
Perhaps MissionComputer could turn into a full featured editor for EV/EVO/EVN...

Support for Escape Velocity 1.0.5 is definitely on the to-do list. As for EV Nova, I'm waiting to see R&R; Software's editors before I decide anything.

On the full-featuredness front, I am expanding the feature set as you can see above. Next on the to-do list for versions after 1.1.0 is expanded resource-management functions, but I'll also be experimenting with editors for other resources.

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Originally posted by Eytee:
In any event, I'd most like to see a graphical system editor.

In my experience, Pontus's EVO Developer's Map does that part of the job quite adequately.

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Impressive. I hope you'll have a good explanation of the govt resource in your Help system, though; the Override Bible was hard to understand.

What parts of it did you feel needed to be clearer?

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David Arthur
(url="http://"http://davidarthur.evula.net/")davidarthur.evula.net(/url): MissionComputer and the Talon plug-in for the original Escape Velocity

(This message has been edited by David Arthur (edited 12-27-2001).)

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What parts of it did you feel needed to be clearer?

Everything was okay except for some of the flag explanations and the InherentJam field description. However, I just looked at MissionComputer's government editor, and everything is perfectly understandable at a glance.

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ŃCafall