[align=center]Greetings to all new Evochron Mercenary players and welcome back to more experienced folk!![/align]
[align=center]First off, welcome to the EM community, we're very happy to have you join us![/align]
Like many others before you, you have decided to buy what we think is one of the best sandbox space-sims out there - Evochron Mercenary; if you are trying out the demo we hope you choose to stick around. When you start the game and enter space for the first time, you will find yourself in a most beautiful, but huge environment. The 'EvoVerse', as we sometimes refer to it, is a vast three dimensional space, the possibilities endless and the technologies intriguing. At first, some things might (actually, they probably will!!) seem a bit overwhelming to you, and you will more than likely run into situations of which you're not sure how to deal with. Don't worry, each and every one of us has been where you are now.
The answers to your questions can be found on these forums, which hold a wealth of information on all kinds of topics. There are also a couple of community driven off-site places where you can find a lot of incredibly helpful information, particularly the website generously hosted by SeeJay). Of course you can make a post and ask other players for help with your question, but there is a good chance someone else has already experienced the same problem once before and already made a post about it. It may be hard for you to find the correct post though, or find the information you are looking for on one of the community made sites.
This is where this post may prove useful. We have collected what we feel are the most useful topics and informative (off-site) content for new players, and put together the index you see below.
The links in the index below refer to different topics, YouTube video's, community-driven offsite content, (video) tutorials, community made mods, and more useful content. Simply click on the link to be taken to the relevant topic or offsite item.
[align=center]Please note that the information below pertains to Evochron Mercenary only, and not to any of the other SW3D Games.[/align]
Moderation notes:
If you find another post on the forum which you think should be included in the list below, please post the link in a reply to this thread and I will review it. I would also appreciate it if you would U2U me if possible so that I don't miss any important alerts!! I will update this post when new useful topics arise.
This post will remain open so I can edit its contents when need be, and people can post new links. You are welcome to leave comments, suggestions and feedback regarding this thread itself in a reply.
However, please do not post any actual game related questions in this thread if you find your particular question not answered by any of the information below. Instead, please post your question in a relevant thread on the forum, or create a new thread in the appropriate section. This way we keep this thread as clean as possible and purely as the reference tool it is intended to be.
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Some of the posts and items linked in the index below will contain spoilers. They may reveal some of the secrets of the game. Read at your own risk.
Some of the information may not be 100% applicable to versions 2.xx (also known as the Expansion). I have listed these items in italic for easy recognition.[/align]
- FORUM POSTS:
- Forum Board Rules:
- Game Related Announcements:
- Technical Support:
- Tutorials, Information, Gameplay Issues and Video's:
- Expansion Edition: A Hints&Tips Guide to Evochron, by DaveK
- Expansion Edition: Authorised Evochron Mercenaries' Technical Guide, by DaveK
- EM Expansion Checklist, by Marvin
- The Navigation Console, by Marvin
- Video Series for New Pilots, by RedFalcon
- Just how fast can I go? - Experiments in Engine Performance, by DaveK
- Rules for Clan control of a system, by DaveK
- Tutorial: Starting the Mercenary Quest, by Marvin
- Navmap and mouse right click issue, by Marvin
- How to know where given coordinates / destination is?, by Marvin
- Avoiding friendly fire, by Marvin
- Explanation on distance units and speed units used in game, by Vice and SeeJay
- Community Mods (game content modifications made by the community)
- Mod Managers:
- RAM Memory Aids:
- Large Address Aware memory utility, by Mojo
- Navigation Support:
- EvoMetrics v1.5, by MapMan
- Atollski's NavData tool, by Atollski
- Interface, Cockpit and HUD:
- Silicum V2 HUD & Interface modification, by Viper with pictures of several versions created by Inked Mike
- SilicuMAX CP/HUD/UI, by 8rennus
- Cockpit and HUD (Evochron Mercenary v1.xx):
- [EM] Reaganaut Cockpit Mod, by DynamicRanger
- New HUD & Cockpit, by Maximilien & XB7 (blue version)
- HUD only (Evochron Mercenary v1.xx):
- [EM] ThinHUD: Minimalism Squared, by DynamicRanger
- Minimal HUD, by Vertex
- Minimalist HUD, by Nigel_Strange
- Maximilien-Malix Combo Gunsight, New Consoles and Mini Sound Mod, by onehand
- Kuertee's HUD v0.6, by kuertee
- HEX gunsight mod, by Nigel_Strange
- Viper's HUD and Dashboard, by Viper
- Star Trek HUD, by FinalFrontier
- Chat text:
- Chat color mod, by Kronous
- Ships:
- General ship modding:
- [Community Project] Custom ships and textures, by the community
- Evochron Mercenary v2.xx (Expansion):
- Cylon Raider mod, by capt_cronic
- SX3 Fighter / Interceptor from Mass Effect, by Viper
- Evochron Mercenary v1.xx:
- High Detail Capital Ships, by Leatherpoker
- High Resolution Civilian Ship Packs, by slamscape
- General ship modding:
- Planet environment: Evochron Mercenary v1.xx:
- Starport City mod, by Leatherpoker
- Flora mod (Realistic HD surface vegetation, several versions), by warsign
- Effects:
- ENB Series mod (bloom and other visual enhancements), by Leatherpoker
- (EM) Alternate Color Atmosphere Haze, by Vyperhate
- Warp Effects mod, by Scavenger
- Asteroids:
- Enhanced Asteroid Texture, by Vyperhate
- High(er) Res Asteroid Textures, by skarb
- Nebulae, Stars & Backgrounds:
- High Resolution Nebula (EM v2.X), by 8rennus
- Evochron Mercenary v1.xx: Effects and backgrounds mod, by groenelampkap
- HQ stars sky, by wolk
- Audio:
- (No) Sound in Space v2.5 (EM v2.X/AA), by 8rennus
- New Alert System AI a.k.a. "Jenson", by Mecingo
- New Sounds, by Maximilien (the link goes to a site in french and it isn't easy to see how to find the download!!
- Rain and chatter sounds, by Bashop - only second link works
- FANFIC:
- Fancy writing evoverse FanFic but not sure how to start . . . . ?, by DaveK
- Stories from The Black - A Short Story Collection, compiled and edited by DaveK
This 275 page book has the collected fanfic stories plus a detailed history of the EvoVerse (including the Vonari-Earth wars). Reading the stories will hopefully increase your immersion in the game significantly. - First Fan Fiction, by oni14128
- The Legionnaire, by Kikoni
- The Merc's Mill's regular's table, by viciarg
- QUESTS:
The available quests are:
- The 'Official' IMG Quest
- The Quest for Peace (created by Marvin)
- Over the Hill (Created by SeeJay)
- The Hitch Hikers Guide the Evochron aka The H2GE Quest (created by Marvin)
The Quest for Peace puts you in the role of a Mercenary helping IMG and the Government in delicate and secret negotiations between Humanity and a faction of the Vonari who are weary of the decades old war.
The third and fourth quests are quite different - a sort of upgrading of the 'feeling' of the first two. They are more explicitly story based! Rather than doing a sequence of tasks with a small amount of intro to each task, they are based on a written story. You complete a number of tasks and are them given a 'password' that lets you download the next chapter of the story from SeeJay's website. Effectively you are 'living' the storyline. This makes the quests easier to become involved in (at least the creators think so!)
'Over the Hill' is based around an (illustrated) Novella (140 pages - 17 Chapters) about the adventures of Chuck Yeager. SeeJay negotiated with Marvin and with Vice and they agreed to allow him incorporate the official IMG training quest as a prequel and also a significant portion of The Quest for Peace into 'Over the Hill'. The official IMG training quest storyline now covers Chuck's early life from his eighteenth birthday and enrollment in Flight Training through to his successful promotion to Colonial Pilot! Chuck's early story is told in seven (short) chapters. If you have already done the IMG Quest you can start 'Over the Hill' from where it finishes. Contact SeeJay and he will give you access to the 'story' and you can continue it from there.
H2GE uses Marvin's hilarious Hitchhikers' Guide to inform your adventures as you travel around the Evoverse experiencing some of its many wonders! - OFFSITE RESOURCES:
- From Evochron Mercenary Website:
- Evochron Mercenary Universe, by SW3D Games
- Frequently Asked Questions, by SW3D Games
- Starwraith 3D Games Youtube channel, by SW3D Games
- Evochron Mercenary: 3D Space Combat and Exploration Simulation (PC Space-Sim), by SW3D Games
- Training Video 1: Ship Control and Physics, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 2: Navigation and System Travel, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 3: Inventory Management and Trading, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 4: Contracts and Missions, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 5: Shipyard and Weapon Lab, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 6: Deploying and Building, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 7: Mining Asteroids/Planets and Terrain Walkers, by SW3D Games
- Training Video 8: Training Video 8: Spacecraft Combat Systems and Space Combat Maneuvering(SCM), by SW3D Games
- From SeeJay's site (main index):
- The Authorised Mercenaries' Technical Guide, by DaveK (PDF document)
This is a 170+ page (50K words plus hundreds of illustrations) guide to all the technology you use in the Evoverse - using real science - OK pushed a bit! - no scifi armwaving and technobabble. It explains the background and a 'how it works' of the technology you fly or use to keep you alive 'out there'. It's an unusual form of fanfic and more of a 'coffee table tome' - read it and marvel! - Hints&Tips Guide, by DaveK (PDF document)
This is 270+ pages (75K+ wise words) of the collected wisdom of the Evochron Community. It contains Hints, Tips, Advice, Tutorials, spoilers, opinions and discussions about all things Evochron. - Guide to writing Evoverse FanFic, by DaveK (PDF document)
- Evochron Basics School, by SeeJay & Dingo (no spoilers included)
- Wiki's:
(No official Wiki available)
- The Authorised Mercenaries' Technical Guide, by DaveK (PDF document)
- From Evochron Mercenary Website:
[Edited on 21-11-2013 by DaveK]
[Edited on 5-3-2014 by DaveK]