As some of you may know, I have been in the process of making a new plug for Escape Velocity called the Cygnus Alliance. I am finishing up the plug this week and will be distributing to beta testers when I feel there are enough to test it.

Unfortunetly, that is a minor problem for me right now. There currently are no testers signed on, which is why I am here.

I am looking for 15-18 people willing to beta test my new plug. The only requirement to this is that you know your way around the classic EV universe. (IE, this plug isn't designed for newbies)

Post inside this thread if you wish to be part of the beta test. To enter, just post:
- ASW User Name, (Real Name is you prefer)
- a working e-mail address
- any other service you prefer to use for communication (AIM screenname, ICQ)

If you are unable to post (no valid e-mail account for registration, etc.), then you can send an application via e-mail to (url="http://"mailto:captainz@mac.com")mailto:captainz@mac.com(/url)captainz@mac.com

hey Captain Z i hope z don't mean Zarvox.
anyway
ASW= Cap'n Zarvox
Working e-mail address- travvy87@hotmail.com
other service MSN messanger or ICQ no = 74996905

c'ya Captain Zarvox

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Seen it all, done it all,
can't remember most
of it

mmm.... beta testing.

ASW: Antares
email:jcordery@bigpond.net.au

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A man once said that power corrupts. Killjoy.

Great!

ASW:Nick Anderson
email: nicholasb27@hotmail.com

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If vegetable oil is made of vegetables, and Olive oil from olives, then what is Baby Oil made of? Nike!

Coolness

ASW: ProtoformX
E-mail: smokeyburnout@hotrod.com

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ASW: Daimyo
Email: daimyo@appleisp.net
AIM: daimyo7

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w00ty!

ASW:dashriprock
e-mail:wittysnitty@yahoo.com
AIM:doggycow1
OR
dashdeveon
(I almost always use doggycow1)

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Real Name: Nick Andert
ASW: nwa728
email: nickandert@yahoo.com
AIM: shiznit728

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Originally posted by Cap'n Zarvox:
**hey Captain Z i hope z don't mean Zarvox.
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(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/captainz/about")No, actually the Z is derived from my last name.(/url)

Thanks to all that currently have applied. At this time, all of you will be included in the beta test, and as an added bonus, a personality in the game will be created for each of you. (I forgot to mention that.)

I am just putting the final touches on, fixing a bulk of errors that have accumulated (90 major, 230 minor, at last count, maybe a third of them aren't really errors.)

Hopefully, I will have the beta distributed this weekend just in time for President's Day (First time I get off for this holiday in over a decade).

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--rebel council
--rebel_council@mac.com

Hey Captain Z, whatever happened to "that ship".

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Originally posted by rebel council:
**Hey Captain Z, whatever happened to "that ship".;)
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The ship is on my HD right now, but I haven't had a chance to play with it with the schoolwork and the Cygnus Alliance going on. Don't worry, it will come soon (this weekend?).

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(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/captainz")Captain Z's New and Improved Starbase of EV Stuff(/url)

Cool. Ooh, pick mee!

ASW: Autonav 6000
e-Mail: Legoguy666@aol.com
AIM: (See above)

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pick mee!

He almost undoubtedly will!

This Plug-in looks very cool...

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(This message has been edited by dashriprock (edited 02-14-2002).)

I would love to help you test. Here is my info:

- Mahayana
- mdippery@yahoo.com
- AIM: Mpd 5208
IRC: Monkey_Robot

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~ M A H A Y A N A ~

Sounding awesome, is there anymore info on this plug? How big is it?

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If vegetable oil is made of vegetables, and Olive oil from olives, then what is Baby Oil made of? Nike!

I'd like to assist as well.

ASW name: wirehead

eMail: wirehead@mac.com

AIM: Lexak 4

It sounds really cool so far.

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He would, after all, be an ambassador; between the old and the new-between the creatures of carbon and the creatures of metal who must one day supersede them.
-a quote from Arthur C Clarke's short story, "A Meeting With Medusa"

You want specifics? Here you go.

Current Size: 7.7MB (expecting 7.8MB)

Resources:
- dësc: 426 (due to increase before beta)........... - düde: 96
- flët: 23....................................................................... - gövt: 8
- mďsn: 75................................................................... - oütf: 51
- përs: 106 (due to increase before beta)............ - shďp: 28
- snd: 11..................................................................... - spďn: 53
- spöb: 164................................................................ - s˙st: 133
- wëap: 15

STR: 200 (due to increase before beta)
PICT: 321

What it comes down to is that over 80% of the game is modified in some way. I guess this would be considered a TC (I've been considering it an Expansion Conversion because most of the original storyline is intact.) The reason there are a few increases left are because I have added a new ship today, and I need to at përs resources for each of the newly signed on beta testers.

There are three primary groups battling in here.
- Confederation: After the fall of the Rebellion, the Confederation owned all human space. Once the Alliance came into power, it lost roughly half of it's control. The old Rebel ships and technology have either been integrated into Confed design or made obsolete (made public, or not sold any more)

- Cygnus Alliance: Started in the galactic east, in the Cygnus system, the Alliance now controls roughly half of human space. Founded on the US Constitution, which had been kept secret in the Confed databases, it is a much more "for the people" type of government. Mostly new tehnology, and the outside companys that flocked to the region brough new ships as well (Atinoda, Krydanti Systems primarly)

- Vortee: The alien race from the original game is back for more, and is growing...
(Yes, I know the name created by Matt Dailey "Voratee". I don't tak credit for originality on this. When I first saw the name, I didn't see an "a" in the name, and Vortee kinda stuck...oh well)

For now, I give you that to chew on...

(Also, if you would like to get in contact with me on AIM, my screenname there is "Captain Z 2K1")

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(This message has been edited by Captain Z (edited 02-14-2002).)

All Hail!

Interesting info. Gonna be pretty big! How are you going to distribute this thing anyways?(To the Beta-testers)

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Originally posted by dashriprock:
**All Hail!

Interesting info. Gonna be pretty big! How are you going to distribute this thing anyways?(To the Beta-testers)
**

I probably will put it up on one of my iTools accounts (won't tell you until I am ready ), and then send the link via e-mail.

If not, I may just send it via AIM and e-mail.

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(This message has been edited by Captain Z (edited 02-14-2002).)

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Originally posted by Captain Z:
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If not, I may just send it via AIM and e-mail.

(edit: fixed UBB error)**

Whoa, my horrible connection speed will leave it imperative that it be compacted. If not, then, well...I don't know!

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"Dumder then hym!" -Andrew Kasma
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