"Escape Velocity: Nova" Mission Guide (improved readability!) By Neil Edelman - http://neil.chaosnet.org/ 1. Minor Storylines 2. Major Storylines 3. Choices 1. MINOR STORYLINES These are minor storylines. You should do them first. Mission Where? Sigma Shipyards Earth in Sol ship United Shipping Fed bar Gli-Tech Gli-Tech-Nia in Rimshot outf Terraforming Fed bar Exploration Probe Fed bar Cunjo Hunt Fed bar (make sure to get the title! well it's not that important) Temmin Shard Fed bar 2. MAJOR STORYLINES This is the (to be exact, one of the) ways to complete the mojor storylines without setting the mission bits that prevent you from doing the other major storylines. This is a listing. The actions are below. Wild Geese 1 (634): 'Take Michaleen to New Ireland' Earth in Sol bar ROLL 1 { 'Take Michaleen to Sol' (branching!;) 'Return to New Ireland with Michaleen;' 'Destroy McGowan's Drug Factory;' 'Deliver Explosives to Ryll;' 'Take Peace-Proposal to McGowan' (branching!;) 'Return With McGowan's Acceptance.' } Auroran 1 (653): 'Take Supplies to Dominance' non-Heraan bar; Auroran 2 (654): 'Take Supplies to Dominance;' Auroran 3 (655): 'Take Plans to Bazara' Dominance in Heraan Cov bar; Pirate 1 (693): 'Pick Up Cargo From Sol' Viking in Tichel bar; Pirate 2 (694): 'Take Cargo to Misfire;' Pirate 3 (695): 'Take Cargo to SD3' Viking in Tichel bar; Bounty Hunter 1 (257): 'Intro to Bounty Hunters Guild' Fed bar Bounty Hunter - Auroran Link (266): 'Heraan Warrior Initiation' Heraan bar, 1 ton ROLL 2 { 'Auroran Negotiations;' 'Return from Aurora;' 'Open Auroran Chapter House;' 'First Auroran Bounty' (Aurora misn;) 'First Auroran Bounty;' 'Meet the Polaris;' 'Remember the 2nd Rule.' } ROLL 3 { 'Join the Rebels;' 'Meet With Merrol DockMaster.' } Polaris 1 (150): 'Pick up Mu'Randa' Auroran bar, 1 ton Federation 1 (428): 'Federation Resupply' Fed outf, 20 tons Vell-os 1 (128): 'Delivery to Earth' any misn Vell-os 2 (129): 'Visit Vell-os Homeworld' Earth in Sol main ROLL 4 { 'Take Mu'Randa to Sol;' 'See Vell-os Remains;' 'Pick up Bis Andreya;' 'Take Bis Andreya to Nil'a Mjolnir.' } Federation 12 (439): 'Bring in Fed Councilor' Port Kane in Kania bar Vell-os 8 (147): 'Receive Instructions from Krane' Earth in Sol bar, 1 ton, cleans Fed record Rebel 1 (328): 'Rebel Food Drop' Merrol in Aldebaran bar ROLL 5 { 'Federation Resupply'x5; 'Bring in Terrorist;' 'Bring in Spy;' 'Bring in Dissident;' 'Bring in Political Dissident;' 'Bring in Political Dissident;' (refusing, like many fed misn's gives you a free '348' and has no other effect; I do'n't know why) } ROLL 6 { 'Talk to Fllyraen;' 'Return to Earth for Training' (New England in Wolf359 main, T5, map, restrictions;) 'Infiltrate the Rebels' (cleans Rebel record;) 'Meet With Merrol DockMaster;' 'Rebel Food Drop;' 'Rebel Equipment Drop;' 'Rescue Agent.' } This is the action table. Action Requisite Misn Bits Effect on Misn Bits Phase One: mission bits set {} Accept Wild Geese 1 -800 -801 -511 -515 -518 +511 Succeed Wild Geese 1 +515 +518 +800 ROLL 1 +800 -802..803 -813..818 -511 -515 -518 +802 Phase Two: mission bits set { ~800..818 } Accept Auroran 1 -201 -511 -517 +511 Succeed Auroran 1 +201 'Pick Up Supplies from Codec' Accept Auroran 2 +201 -202 +511 -518 +518 Succeed Auroran 2 +202 Refuse/Abort Auroran 3 +202 -203 +511 -511 Accept Pirate 1 -511 -600 +511 Succeed Pirate 1 +518 +600 Accept Pirate 2 +511 +600 -601 -800 Succeed Pirate 2 601 Ref/Abo/Fai Pirate 3 +511 +601 -602 -511 Phase Three: mission bits set { 201..202 518 600..601 ~800..818 } Accept Bounty Hunter 1 -0 -424 Succeed Bounty Hunter 1 +0 ROLL 2 +0 -1..7 -424 -503 -511 +1..7 +503 Accept BH Auroran Link +2 -424 -511 -9111 'Rebel Information.' +7 -8 -424 -511 +8 +511 Fail BH Auroran Link -511 9111 ROLL 3 +8 -61 -125 -424 +125 Phase Three: mission bits set { 0..8 125 201..202 503 518 600..601 ~800..818 9111 } Accept Vell-os 1 -350 -511 -515 Succeed Vell-os 1 +350 Accept Vell-os 2 +350 -351 -511 -515 -4444 +511 Do Something to Clear -511 (EG Refuse Pirate 3) Accept Polaris 1 -275 -511 -512 -515 +511 Do Something to Clear -511 (EG Refuse Pirate 3) Accept Federation 1 -50 -511 -515 +511 Succeed Polaris 1 +275 +515 +518 ROLL 4 +275 -276..278 -512 -5757 +276..278 +503 +5757 Succeed Vell-os 2 +351 +512 +515 +518 Succeed Federation 1 +50 +512 +515 +518 Phase Four: mission bits set { 0..8 50 125 201..202 275..278 350..351 503 511 512 515 518 600..601 ~800..818 5757 9111 } ROLL 5 +50 -51..60 +51..60 Accept Federation 12 +60 -124 ROLL 6 +351 -352..356 -4444 +44 +352..356 -9333 -9334 Accept Vell-os 8 +356 -510 Accept Rebel 1 -61 -124 +125 -516 Succeed Federation 12 +61 +124 +510 Succeed Rebel 1 +124 +126 +512 +515 Succeed Vell-os 8 +357 +510 Phase Five: mission bits set { 0..8 44 50..61 124..126 201..202 275..278 350..357 503 510..512 515 518 600..601 ~800..818 5757 9111 } 3. CHOICES Order is irrelevent unless there is some syst swapping that will mess up being able to actually get to a spob where the mission is offered. Except that the Vell-os must be COMPLETED entirely before Polaris or Rebels. You will NOT be able to complete ALL the missions, so chose wisely (you will be able to complete most of them.) I do'n't know how many of them, I've not got a copy of EV around. Requisite Misn Bits Effect on Misn Bits Vell-os (so first to get rid of the ship they give you, complete enough to buy stuff again) 'Rescue Rebel' (Fed misn;) 'Insert Bureau Agent;' 'Rebel Insertion;' 'Learn the Rules...' (cleans Fed record, T4, teleboost;) 'Learn About Vell-os' (T3, jamming, iff, sense, flower, dart;) 'Scout Moash Space;' 'Distract Moash House' (cleans Moash record;) 'Talk to Moash Elders;' 'Return With Response;' 'Deliver Instructions' (bloom;) 'Deliver Further Instructions;' 'Meet With Krane' (cleans Polaris record, T2, arrow;) 'Find Mu'hari HQ;' 'Confirm Mu'hari' (no travel dest;) 'Report to Krane' (petal, create dart, javelin;) 'Report Mu'hari' (get from e.g. New England main;) 'Liaise With Aurorans;' 'Invade Polaris Space' (cleans Polaris record, T1, tempest, allow buying;) 'Speak With Llyrell' (cleans Krypt record;) 'Speak With Krypt;' 'Attack Bureau HQ' (cleans Auroran record, T0;) 'Take Llyrell to Korell' (cleans Fed record;) +357 -330 -358..377 -422..423 -90 +148 +330..334 +510 +359..377 +417 +422..423 -424 +613 +6031 +9500 -9812 +9995 Pirates (get unrelenting first but save the offshoot for final ship?) 'Take Cargo to SD3' (Viking in Tichel;) 'Speak to Dace;' 'Meet With Rebels' (cleans Rebel record;) 'Meet With Merrol DockMaster;' 'Rebel Food Drop;' 'Rebel Equipment Drop;' 'Rescue Agent;' ['Rebel Insertion;'] 'Pick Up Blind Charlie' (cleans Fed record;) 'Pick Up Sven Fjordnham;' 'Return to Viking with Sven;' 'Pick Up Ferret and Dizzy;' 'Return to Viking with Ferret and Dizzy;' 'Investigate Incidents' (gives Unrelenting;) 'Set Up Trap;' 'Set and Launch Trap;' 10 day cron; 'Destroy McGowan' (cleans Fed record.) 'Rescue Tomak'x3 (Rebel II in Koria bar, ion dissipator, offshoot after 'Rebel Equipment Drop';) 'Pick Up Cargo'x2 (cleans Fed record, 2 polaron cannons;) 'Pick Up Engine Upgrades;' 'Beat on 'Daring' Dan McGraw' (refuse;) 'Beat On Skinny' (port and polish, overdrive;) 'Pick Up Alloy from Lodestone;' 'Locate Ryan's Last Chance;' 'Rescue Dr Ralph's Family' (dampener, armour droids.) -~425..445 +511 +601 -602..611 +~425..445 +602..611 -650..653 +650..653 +8910 +9500 +9995 Federation (do soon to establish good income) 'Infiltrate the Rebels' (Earth in Sol bar, cleans Rebel record;) 'Meet With Merrol DockMaster;' 'Rebel Food Drop;' 'Rebel Equipment Drop;' 'Rescue Agent;' 'Receive Instructions from Krane' (branching, get 'Rescue Rebel' in Merrol misn NOT 'regain your life';) 'Rebel Insertion;' 'Scout Moash Space;' 'Distract Moash House' (cleans Moash record;) 'Talk to Moash Elders;' 'Return With Response;' 'Deliver Instructions;' 'Deliver Further Instructions;' 'Re- Infiltrate Rebels;' 'Carry Rebel Message;' 'Carry Reply;' 'Organize Meeting;' 'Lead Attack on Rebels' (starts setting high bits, cleans Fed record;) 'Deliver Final Instructions;' 'Chat With Federation President;' 'Polaris Diplomatic Mission' (cloak, cleans Polaris+ record;) 'Return With Polaris Proposal;' 'Scout Polaris Space;' 'Scout Polaris Space;' 'Fetch Polaris Leader;' 'Meet Auroran Forces;' 'Lead Auroran Forces;' 'Destroy Polaris Raven' (changes if +1000, cleans Polaris record;) 'Take Krane to Earth.' +61 -62..89 -3000 +62..90 +148 +332..333 +340 +3000 +6031 +8900 +8902 +9500 +9995 Polaris (all the best outfits) 'Find Mu'ar Haro' (link;) 'Go to P'ar Aed' (branching, cleans Wraith record;) 'Observe Wraith;' 'Take P'Jeena to Ver'a Se;' 'Observe Cloak-Ship;' choose to wait for 100 day cron; 'Make fast-jumping available;' 'Return to Ver'a Se' (tunnel, multi, cloakfire, if this doesn't activate cloak2 eventually that might be rearranged;) will have to wait for a 30 day cron; 'ATTN: ;' 'Defend Nil'a Mjolnir;' ['Return to Ver'a Se' (does nothing.)] ('Observe Cloak-Ship' should NOT appear.) 'Scout Wraith Space;' 'Meet With Rebels;' 'Return to Kel'ar Iy;' 'Take Mu'hari to Port Kane' (cleans Fed record;) 'Return With Message;' 'ATTN: Ory'hara'x3; 'Eamon's Answer;' 'ATTN: Ory'hara;' 'Try to Get Back to Nil'a Ya;' 'ATTN: Ory'hara;' 'Open Rebel Talks;' 'Return With Rebel Ambassador;' 'Head to Nil'ar Kemorya;' 'Consult Vell-os' (cleans Krypt record;) 'Return to P'ar Aed;' 'Defend Polaris Space;' 'Defend Polaris Space;' 'Scout Auroran Space;' 'Meet With Rimertans;' 'Meet With Heraan House;' 'Return To Mu'ar Haro;' 'Find Vellos;' 'Observe Experiment' (starts to set high bits;) 'Capture Vell-os;' 'Pass on Info;' 'Alert Rimertans;' 'Observe Bureau;' 'Meet Ruling Council;' 'Return to Kel'ar Iy;' 'Find Krypt-tokh;' 'Ferry Mu'Randa;' 'Travel to Ar'Za Iusia' (cleans Fed record;) 'Head to . . . ' (links;) 'Return to Ar'Za Iusia.' -178 +278 -279 -284..322 +44 +148 +178 +284..315 -347..349 -5758..5761 +317..323 +330 +332..334 +347..349 +613 +1100 +5758..5761 +6031 +8906 +8908 +9500 +9995 Rebels 'Rebel Equipment Drop' (Merrol in Aldeberan bar;) 'Rescue Agent;' 'Rebel Insertion;' 'Intel Re-assignment' (Chance of getting 'Steal Hypergate Codes' after 100 days but should have already;) 'Answer Polaris Summons;' 'Take Mu'Randa Home;' 'Get Polaris Tech;' [1878 days after game start + 365 day cron later duration 180 days; 'Test Rebel Cloaking Device;'] 'Test Polaris Tech;' 'Rumour misn' (from Fed bar, goto New England, ACC BEFORE previous misn complete;) 'Check Out Roughnecks;' 'Contact Wild Geese;' 'Scout Aurora;' 'Scout Moash;' 'Warn Wild Geese;' 'Warn Heraan House;' 'Warn Dechtakars;' 'Return to Rebel II;' 'Capture Commander Krane;' 'Collect Polaris Telepaths;' 'Bring Krane to Trial;' 'Fetch Rebel Leaders;' 'Take Polaris Home' (cleans Polaris record.) +126 -127..132 -134..147 -199 +127..148 -175 +199 -749..753 -1306 +330..334 +502 +613 -749 +750..751 +753 -5770 +8908 +8898 +9500 +9995 Aurorans 'Take Plans to Bazara' (Dominance in Heraan Cov bar;) 'Take Bazara to Dominance;' 'Defeat Fellow Initiates;' 'Head to Gungungun to be Initiated;' 'Receive Training from Karlaekaar;' 'Find and Return with Bazara;' 'Rumor Mission' (Fed bar go to Syracuse in Galvan, ACC BEFORE SUCC prev.;) 'Hunt Down Traitor;' 'Rumourmill - Moash Space' (Moash bar, ACC BEFORE SUCC prev.;) 'Rumourmill - Fed Space' (Fed bar goto New England, ACC BEFORE SUCC prev.;) 'Find and Destroy Supply Fleet;' ['Rescue Heraan Spy' (Heraan main, must start soon;) 'Rescue Heraan Spy;' 'Steal Jamming Technology;' 'Destroy Moash Fleet' (jammer, projector;) 'Destroy Federation Fleet.'] 'Cause Havoc for Dani' (cleans Rimerta record, Heraan bar;) 'Start Dechtakars Service;' 'Destroy Pirate Menace;' 'Escort Moash Dignitary;' 'Battle with Wild Geese;' 'Fight Duel for House Honor;' 'Make a Name for 'the Pack';' 'Meet With Eiric;' 'Return to Heraan;' 'Fight to be Thurokiir;' ['Rescue Heraan Operatives;' (Heraan main, must start soon;) 'Rescue Vell-os Slaves;' 'Take Vell-os to Korell' (cleans Nil'kemorya+ record;) 'Take Vell-os to Polaris;' 'Take Vell-os to Kel'ar Iy;' 'Take Datacubes Back to Heraan;' 'Start mission for Thunderforge cron;' 90 day cron; 'Thunderforge Availability' (thunderforge.)] 'Meet With Hune' (Heraan main;) 'Observe Auroran Border;' 'Defend Heraan Honor;' 'Defend Heraan Space;' 'Duel with Moash Thurokiir' (cleans Nil'kemorya+ record;) 'Speak With Polaris' (cleans Auroran+ record;) 'Return to Aurora;' 'Meet with Mu'Randa;' 'Meet with Frandall;' 'Meet with Eamon Flannigan;' 'Assassinate Krane;' 'Return to Heraan.' +202 -154 -156..159 -160 +154..159 +160..168 -162..168 -170 -203..208 +170 +203..216 -210..236 +511 -6724 +218..236 +323 +332..334 +613 -995 -6723 +6724 +8890 +8892 +9500 +9995