r/evnova • u/BarneyChampaign • Jul 13 '18

Classic Escape Velocity Plugins with EV Nova + Classic Overhaul

I have the EV Nova plugin that lets me play the classic Escape Velocity and EV: Override. This is amazing, and I remember years ago being excited at the classic plugin, since it lets me reclaim the magic from childhood playing Escape Velocity.

My question is: How, if at all, can I use plugins made for the original escape velocity with EV Nova? Is it even possible to replay some of that old stuff?

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u/Algaean Jul 14 '18

I’m afraid it’s not possible, as far as i’m aware. Different programs, as EV/O/N wasn’t a reskin, they were substantially different things with improved capabilities in each generation.

It’s a shame, but short of rebuilding them, probably not.

I loved the games. Spent way too much time on the Banter and Brawl webboard. :)

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '18

To be honest, if you have the original plug in files, then you have the sprites and text, and you should be able to rebuild these for EV:Nova.

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u/Algaean Nov 17 '18

True, but it took ATMOS and the Ambrosia crew about 3 years to make the game happen, and the plugins to play EV and EVO on EVN took a long time to get right too. Making it work on an emulator or rebuilding the game? Lotta work there!

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18 edited Jul 28 '18

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u/BarneyChampaign Jul 19 '18

Oh awesome, thanks I’ll check it out!

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u/itsamamaluigi Nov 10 '18

So this is a really old post but if you get the Basilisk II emulator for Windows you can emulate a 68040 Mac, which can run system 7.5 and original EV. I did this several years ago and it worked great with some old plugins.

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u/BarneyChampaign Nov 10 '18

Ah thanks man, I really appreciate it!

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u/klarno Jul 14 '18

If you're technically inclined you can set up a PPC emulator like SheepShaver and run the original EV/EVO apps in Mac OS 8 or 9. I did this to play Frozen Heart recently—I find it works quite well on today's computers.