MissionComputer
© Copyright 2001–2007 by David Arthur
The Escape Velocity games are copyright © 1996–2006 by Ambrosia Software, Inc.

A Scenario Editor for the Escape Velocity Series

About MissionComputer

MissionComputer is a dedicated scenario editor for Ambrosia Software's shareware space adventure games Escape Velocity, EV Override, and EV Nova (supporting both the Npïf and .rez file formats). It began as an editor for missions and has grown to cover many other aspects of the game. Though other tools will still be required to perform some parts of the development process, MissionComptuer creating plug-ins much easier and less labour-intensive.

MissionComputer includes graphical editors for most of the major resource types used by the Escape Velocity games. Using the included RDL scripts, it can also edit the other types with a level of functionality slightly greater than ResEdit without NovaTools. It provides a convenient tool for looking up resource IDs, an encoder for EV Nova's RLE graphics format, a utility for easily copying large numbers of resources between two files, and integrated versions of my Mac Plug-in Convertor and EV Nova Target Generator utilities.

The version 3.3.3 update offers a choice of two file importers (one of which dramatically increases the speed with which MissionComputer opens and saves files), re-organises some editors for greater usability, and provides a number of other small features and fixes.

Download

There are two different editions of MissionComputer available:
X
MissionComputer 3.3.3 Mac OS X Edition
3.40 MB disk image

For Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
on a PowerPC-based Macintosh
Minimum screen resolution 1024x768		 9
MissionComputer 3.3.3 Classic Edition
3.81 MB StuffIt archive

For Mac OS 8.x and 9.x on a
PowerPC- or 68k-based Macintosh
Minimum screen resolution 1024x768
Like EV Nova, MissionComputer does not currently run natively on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Users have, however, reported success in running the Mac OS X edition in Rosetta emulated mode.

Older versions

Most older versions of MissionComputer are still available, for those whose computers cannot run the current version. Please keep in mind that these lack features of the current version (several of those listed below even pre-date the release of EV Nova), contain known bugs, and are no longer supported. The following is the complete list of all MissionComputer versions:

VersionRelease dateDownloadGames
supported		Minimum
screen
resolution
X9
3.3.320 February20073.40 MB3.81 MBEscape Velocity
EV Override
EV Nova		1024x768
3.3.212 February20063.30 MB3.72 MB800x600
3.3.14 December20053.29 MB3.70 MB
3.329 OctoberNot available
3.211 September3.29 MB3.62 MB
3.13 July2.96 MB3.26 MB640x480

(800x600 for
map editors)
3.0.21 February20042.77 MB3.07 MB
3.0.15 October20032.76 MB3.07 MB
3.02 AugustNo longer available
2.216 April1.15 MB1.88 MB640x480
2.124 FebruaryNo longer available
2.05 January2.62 MB1.73 MB
1.49 October20021.22 MB1.26 MBEscape Velocity
EV Override
1.3.114 MarchNo longer available
1.321 February1.99 MB1.17 MB
1.215 JanuaryNo longer availableEV Override
1.1.16 January
1.130 December2001
1.022 December915 K1.40 MB

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