??iginally posted by coreycubed:
**One of the easiest ways to do this is to duplicate the EV Data file, and open the duplicate with ResEdit. Then you simply delete any resources your plugin doesn't modify(for example, if you don't change any ships then delete the shďp resource).

Wow, this is a lot of great material here. I'll have to choose carefully...

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Yeap, Corey (cubed ;)) is right...That's exactly how I develop my plugins. Just make sure you don't mess up the original data file, or you'll have to re-download Escape Velocity again...

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Originally posted by Captain Skyblade:
**Actually, I believe the manta was developed by the Rebellion during the beginning stages of the war (between the Confederation and Rebellion). Interesting idea, though...

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Actually, the Rebellion wasn't around during the Great War. Only the Confeds (who probably had a different name). Then, after the Great War was over and the higher ranking Confeds became corrupt and power-hungry, the Rebellion came along. Anyway, it doesn't really matter what colour the Manta is, just as long as it's still a Manta.

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Originally posted by Lord Gwydion:
**Actually, the Rebellion wasn't around during the Great War. Only the Confeds (who probably had a different name). Then, after the Great War was over and the higher ranking Confeds became corrupt and power-hungry, the Rebellion came along. Anyway, it doesn't really matter what colour the Manta is, just as long as it's still a Manta.

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No, no...What I meant was that the Manta wasn't even in existence till the war errupted between the Rebellion and Confederation. Sure, the color sceme isn't any problem, blue or red. I think it would look better in red however, since it has more of an angry and hostile look to it.

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Originally posted by Captain Skyblade:
Actually, I believe the manta was developed by the Rebellion during the beginning stages of the war (between the Confederation and Rebellion). Interesting idea, though...

No, the Manta was a then-modern fighter used by the Confederation during the Great War, prior to the development of the ships they use now. After it became obsolete, the Rebels bought up the manufacturer's remaining inventory.

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From Scumdog's story in the Escape Velocity documentation:
In the early years of the War, I was assigned to fly an F-37 Manta light fighter — one that had been requisitioned from some planet’s militia forces, I’ll bet — for the 93rd Fighter Wing, on patrol around the perimeter of the Core Worlds.

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From the shipyard description of the Manta:
The Manta, heavily used by the Confederation during the early days of the Great War, has fallen out of favor with modern combateers due to its light armament. Recently, though, a Confederate freighter captain reported... that the Rebellion may be using these outdated but highly maneuverable ships to further its cause.

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(This message has been edited by David Arthur (edited 05-29-2001).)

if you actually read the description text of the manta it says that they were confed i think or that was in a plug but... in the documents the main character talks about flying a manta for the confederation. any way gettin to ideas for a plug.

Ok then

Humanity finally after years of internal conflict discovers the technolagy to unlock the gate way between real space and hyperspace. The first few explorers take the tentetive ste(ps into the unknown flying to the nearest stars at first and then slightly further.
Humans continue to explore the star systems around them untill they have the twelve nearest stars under there control. Humanities destructive nature kicks in and anouther war breaks out over the Technolagy for hypertravel. The US fight the EU who are backed backed by the ex-soviet union. Finnally after ten years of bitter war the war ends and peace is assummed. A new govenment rises out of the ashes of the battles. The federation of the Twelve Stars takes power and brings balance to the human race. The federation commisions renued exploration into the cosmos while setting up a small policing force the patrol the new systems. Little knowing that these small fleets would be the savious of the fedeartion. After two years of exploring the federation grew untill its colinies now reached for over eighteen systems. then without warning a lone cargo ship jumped into the Cappella system its sides burnt and smashed to shreads. It sent a message towards the nearest planet before it was crushed ripped apart by the vacuum.

---Transmission---
The outer colinies New Hope and New Found land have been attacked by unknown alien forces.
Hosile aliens are heading towards us now...

Tha aliens cleaved a gash in the federation pushing the small policing fleets back past sol and into the oldest colinies untill the human race was forced back to the rigel system where the retreating forces struck back at the advancing alien forces and defeated them in the first space battle of what was to be known as the Fight for freedom.
The human forces pushed the alien fleet back untill they had sucued six systems opposing the alien empire.
The battle has been raging for fifty years with the humans gaining more ground as they learn more with every victory. The federation if now back to eighteen systems but still three systems of Sol.
So you enter in the midst of this massive battle.
Fight for the glory of the human race and liberate Earth,
or Turn against your species and help ythe aliens destroy the expanding human threat.

Ther ya go a decent story line.

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Originally posted by David Arthur:
No, the Manta was a then-modern fighter used by the Confederation during the Great War, prior to the development of the ships they use now. After it became obsolete, the Rebels bought up the manufacturer's remaining inventory.

Ah, ok...I didn't know that. Thanks for the correction.

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Hmmm...plug-in storylines...

Okay, here's one.

This is based on a game I'm creating for Lego's, but I thought it would be interesting for EV, since that's where I got the idea.

The year is 2245. The United Earth government has been replaced by the Galactic Empire, and the former Capellan Star Empire has been replaced by the Capellan Star Confederation. The former leader of the Confederation, Keyn Axox, is now the Overlord of the Galactic Empire. With the dissolution of the main political force, the hundred known planets have been thrown into chaos. Amidst the turmoil arise two new powers: the Brotherhood of the Red Fist, a ragtag group of rebels in opposition to the Galactic Empire, and the Union of Independant planets, formed by governors who wished to protect their holdings from pirates. Hundreds of pirates rome the hyperlanes, preying on merchants and convoys. Into this turmoil you are tossed. You begin your career orbiting the headquarters of the Union of Independant Planets, Spica Prime. With only a small cargo transport and a few thousand credits to your name, you are tossed into the turmoil to profit or be destroyed. This is NOT the same universe as seen in Escape Velocity OR Override. Possible government missions include conquering a planet, smuggling cargo, shuttling a diplomat to a meeting, or even fighting the battle that will determine the outcome of the universe. There should be many different types of ships. Outfits should stay mostly the same, perhaps with the removal of the Neutron Cannon. Bounty Hunting should be more diverse than in EV, and should be available through the mission computer. Also, all planets should have a spaceport bar, and the maximum number of escorts should be set to infinate.

And that's my idea for a plug-in.

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(quote)Originally posted by Captain Skyblade:
**??iginally posted by coreycubed:
**One of the easiest ways to do this is to duplicate the EV Data file, and open the duplicate with ResEdit. Then you simply delete any resources your plugin doesn't modify(for example, if you don't change any ships then delete the shďp resource).

Wow, this is a lot of great material here. I'll have to choose carefully...

**(/quote)

Yeap, Corey (cubed ) is right...That's exactly how I develop my plugins. Just make sure you don't mess up the original data file, or you'll have to re-download Escape Velocity again...

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yeh..i accidently opened the escape velocity program with ev-edit..a fatal mistake..it then stopped opening..always gave some sort of an error message: "Can't open ev since ev cannot be found" or somthing like it..

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Originally posted by Juggernaut:
**yeh..i accidently opened the escape velocity program with ev-edit..a fatal mistake..it then stopped opening..always gave some sort of an error message: "Can't open ev since ev cannot be found" or somthing like it..

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Hmm...A perfect example of how dangerous it is to use EV Edit. Post what you just said at the Developer's corner, and maybe it will help answer some questions on why EV Edit is not user friendly whatsoever...

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I Have an idea. It's just a ship but its good. I need someone who can help me program it.
If your interested, e-mail me at AZDude@bifactory.com

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