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EV - Clavius and Beyond |
Oldie but goldie... This is the home of Clavius and Beyond, a plug-in for Ambrosia Escape Velocity.
With EV Classic for Nova, you can play Escape Velocity running through the Nova engine on recent Mac OS X and Windows.
Compatible with Windows 10, but problems have been reported if "Windowed mode" is choosen in EV preferences.
Unpack zip archive and:
If the installation succeeded, you should have something like:
Pilots files will be created in ~/Library/Application Support/EV Nova/EV Classic for Nova/Pilots folder.
See included ReadMe text file for further informations.
Other installation stuff can be found here:
In the same way, it is strongly recommended to use a dedicated Pilot file to play plug-ins.
If first mission "Welcome to Clavius" is not available on any in-game Mission Computer, install included Clavius Cleaner plug-in, and complete the special Computer mission.
With EV Classic for Nova, you can play Escape Velocity running through the Nova engine on recent Mac OS X and Windows.
EV Classic Installation for Windows
Download the following pack, containing all is needed to play EV with Nova engine on Windows: EV Classic for Nova 1.0.10.Compatible with Windows 10, but problems have been reported if "Windowed mode" is choosen in EV preferences.
EV Classic Installation for Mac OSX 10.11 to 10.14
Download the following pack, containing a custom edition of EV Nova for macOS 10.11 to 10.14, with compatibility fixes, font size setting, and support for the .rez plug-in format:EV Nova and EV Classic For Nova 1.1.4.EV Classic Installation for Mac OSX 10.6 to 10.10
First, download the following pack, containing EV Nova and EV Classic For Nova 1.1.1.Unpack zip archive and:
- Install the included font Sillycon.ttf. This font is used for interface elements in Escape Velocity.
- Open EVNova 1.1.1.dmg, and place EV Nova.app in your Applications folder
- With OS El Capitan and later, launch novafix.pkg, this will patch EV Nova.app
- Unpack EV_Classic_for_Nova_1.1.1.zip, and place Escape Velocity.app in your Applications folder
- Launch Escape Velocity.app, this will complete the installation
- Remove any Nova plug-ins you have currently installed as they are unlikely to be compatible with the Escape Velocity scenario, and place unpacked new plug-ins in ~/Library/Application Support/EV Nova/EV Classic for Nova/Plug-Ins folder
- Launch /Applications/Escape Velocity.app to play.
If the installation succeeded, you should have something like:
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| Applications folder | Application Support folder |
Pilots files will be created in ~/Library/Application Support/EV Nova/EV Classic for Nova/Pilots folder.
See included ReadMe text file for further informations.
Other installation stuff can be found here:
- r/Escape_Velocity reddit forum
- andrews05.github, home of ResForge.
Escape Velocity stuff
- EV Map - A3: map focused on governments, outfit services and shipyards - A3 format.
Clavius downloads
Clavius And Beyond 3.70 is based on 3.50 version, ported to EV Classic for Nova by Chris, with SpacePort software. It contains minor changes and fixes in order to look like the original 3.33 release best, and resources cleaning.
- Clavius And Beyond 3.70 for EVClassic Nova - Mac OSX
- Clavius And Beyond 3.70 for EVClassic Nova - Windows
- Clavius And Beyond 3.34 for EV - Mac OS9 (sit)
- Clavius And Beyond 3.34 for EV - Mac OS9 (sit.hqx)
- Clavius And Beyond Hints
Warning
Clavius And Beyond should NOT be compatible with other plug-ins, so it’s highly recommended to remove any other plug-ins.In the same way, it is strongly recommended to use a dedicated Pilot file to play plug-ins.
If first mission "Welcome to Clavius" is not available on any in-game Mission Computer, install included Clavius Cleaner plug-in, and complete the special Computer mission.
Enjoy... hit hard and good luck!