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EV Nova (MGE) v0.4.0-alpha

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After the cataclysmic destruction of the hypergate system, humanity was abruptly isolated in different parts of the galaxy. Now, centuries later, pockets of human settlements have developed new hyperspace-capable spaceships.

Three major factions have formed: the Federation, the Aurorans, and the Polaris. Reunification is inevitable... but will it happen peacefully?


I have been working on a civ2 scenario adaptation of the 2002 space trader/combat game EV Nova. (very fun, in 2025, remaking a 2002 game as a mod in a 1998 game!)

It has five playable factions - Federation, Aurorans, Polaris, Rebellion, Association Of Free Traders - each with unique units and technology.

I eventually envision it as a total conversion mod replacing all the in-game graphics. It uses the MOOJR terrain and unit sprites from the original game. Most of the tech tree, almost all improvements, wonders, etc. are still unaltered.

It's incomplete but the "alpha" is very playable. Hope to get some feedback!
https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/ev-nova-mge.32307/

Most of the art used in the scenario was created from assets in EV Nova. Credit for these graphics - and the overall concept! - goes to the original creators of EV Nova.

Some screenshots:

pirate (barbarian) invasion of polaris space
Screenshot from 2025-05-07 21-52-06.png



Frontier between Rebel and Federation space:
Screenshot from 2025-04-18 16-26-36.png


Some of the units:
Screenshot from 2025-04-17 16-07-34.png
 
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This is great work mate! Makes me very happy to see new members coming in and creating cool stuff.
Good timing too as man as over the coming weeks I'm putting the final finishing touches together on my Civ2 scenarios tour video that I've been working on for years so I should be able to slip a screenshot of your work into my space scenarios section just in time!

Although I might hold off until you get the cities sprites sorted. Are you thinking planets from the original game? If you need easy placeholders for now there's the Master of Orion Jr scenario and plenty of imported planet variants in various great fan scenarios of old too. Eg Kobayashi's Star Wars and Star Trek scenarios had planets with icons representing colonization/base. :)
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This is great work mate! Makes me very happy to see new members coming in and creating cool stuff.
Good timing too as man as over the coming weeks I'm putting the final finishing touches together on my Civ2 scenarios tour video that I've been working on for years so I should be able to slip a screenshot of your work into my space scenarios section just in time!

Although I might hold off until you get the cities sprites sorted. Are you thinking planets from the original game? If you need easy placeholders for now there's the Master of Orion Jr scenario and plenty of imported planet variants in various great fan scenarios of old too. Eg Kobayashi's Star Wars and Star Trek scenarios had planets with icons representing colonization/base. :)
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Wow thanks!

I did pull some space station graphics from EV Nova to use as city sprites, and working on some more appropriate road graphics. I am hoping to have next alpha release (+ updated screenshots) if you can wait until next weekend!
 

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The best way for colonized planets in my eyes is to set the city sprites to transparency.

Spoiler :

space-jpg.88748

 
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