![]() With the right connections and credits, one can pilot bigger and better ships with one's own controllable escort fleet. It should be noted that only a single epic storyline can be played per pilot, as opposed to previous Escape Velocities where one could play all missions as one pilot while gathering ever more powerful ships and weapons, except through the use of a plug-in workaround called "Multiple Strings" which lets one fulfill all mission strings using one pilot while keeping technology and ships from other storylines.Įscape Velocity is a game about self-improvement: about rising up from a simple shuttlecraft pilot to become a hero of the galaxy. EV Nova has significantly fewer freelance missions (perhaps 20-40x fewer) than previous games in the Escape Velocity series. Side-missions can also lead into main storylines, and certain storylines might block access to side-missions. Any main storyline can interweave with other storylines and side-missions for example if you become disillusioned with the Federation you can join the Rebellion. There also exist a few shorter (< 20-30 minutes to complete them all) side-missions, which are difficult (like easter eggs) to find but have great rewards, such as the ability to use the hypergate system. A single storyline can take anywhere from a few hours to several days to play to completion, depending on the player's level of experience and preferred pace. By virtue of being a grand adventure, storylines force pilots to align themselves with a particular faction, restricting the player's ability to play the game, but giving them access to more powerful ships and technology. Each storyline is a long and involved set of plot-filled missions which feel very much like a short story written in second person. These epic storylines are the bulk of the game. The game has six epic storylines (or ' mission strings') that the player can participate in, one for each of the factions ( Federation, Rebellion, Auroran, Polaris, Vell-os, or Pirate) listed in a later section.
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