Document Part 1:
!!URGENCY, READ THIS FIRST!!


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Do not panic!


One important information to take is that after installing the plugin and beginning to play, you may encounter a big gap in the galactic map. This is intentional given how UE Patriot went about to setting visbits.


I however did my best to automate the setup as best as possible. If you hear a chime, it means it's all set up, but you may need to land or jump a couple of time because due to a Nova bug, the map will not always refresh in realtime. But give it a couple of game days and all the missing systems should now appear properly in the game.
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Document Part 2:
ROTUE for Nova


About:
Reign of the UE was an expansion plug-in for EV Override and was created by UE Patriot. However, I personally ported it over to the Nova game engine with various changes made to it to allow the player to take advantage of some of Nova's features. This plugin is intended to be used with Guy's "EV Override for Nova".


Aside from making two versions for the Mac and Window and including the original ReadMe file from UE Patriot, I also included some extra bonus plugins for ROTUE's UE Dreadnought located in the "Extras" folder. They too are also available in both Mac and Windows format.
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Instructions:
Before you can begin this game, be sure to read up on the original file labeled "(Original) ROTUE Readme.txt"


ROTUE for Nova comes with its own music file. And before you place it in the plugins folder, make sure you remove the original music file by the same name elsewhere, otherwise you may accidentally overwrite Override's music with ROTUE's.


If you unarchive "Extras.zip", you'll find not only the original extra bonus plugins that were made for ROTUE, but a couple of additional ones I made myself. And like the main plugin, they're both available for Mac and Windows.


*Alt Override - a plugin that makes the UE Dreadnought match the style of Override's version.
*Alt Override Angled - same as the one above, except that the ship is now viewed at 45º angle.
*UE Destroyer Launch Bay Cheat - a plugin that makes the launch bay available for purchase.
*BloodRed Graphics for ROTUE - a plugin designed to make ROTUE target pics become compatible with 333Liger's BloodRed plugins.
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Questions?:
If you have questions. You can find me on Discord (Coraxus #1198) or you can email me at "[email protected]". If you have any questions regarding specifically about the scenarios in the plug-in itself, you will have to contact UE Patriot himself for he was the one who wrote the expansion plugin. Unfortunately, I have no way of contacting him, so you're out of luck on this one. You can ask others in the ASW community if you like.


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Document Part 3:
UE Patriot’s Original ReadMe


Reign of the UE
By UE Patriot


Of all the wars mankind has known, none has been so destructive as the Voinian War. The Voinians struck first and struck hard, inaugurating a blitzkrieg of unparalleled destruction and completed victories that ended only with the gargantuan Battle of Sol. The war then entered a stalemate- until you came along. Now, the Voinians have abandoned their Dreadnought project, Avann Outpost has been destroyed, the UE has two new outposts on the frontier, the Hinwar slaves have been liberated and the Emalgha are just two jumps away from the Voinian homeworld.


The Voinian Empire has been pushed back.


It's time to finish the job.


Missions completed in order to play Reign of the UE:
1. Complete the UE Central Objective
2. Complete the Voinian Dreadnought missions
3. Complete the Kirrim Prime missions


NOTE: It is advisable to complete the Anna Balashova/UE Cruiser missions before playing Reign of the UE. The completion of these mission is not required for Reign of the UE, but in the course of the plugin something will happen to the Riomor system that will make the UE Cruiser missions impossible to complete. Also, in the missions it is presumed that you have completed the UE Cruiser missions, as UE Cruisers frequently appear in the game.


ANOTHER NOTE: While playing "Reign of the UE" your ship must be able to carry at least 20 tons of cargo.


System requirements for Reign of the UE:
1. Escape Velocity 1.0.2 (at least)
2. RAM- enough to run MAGMA, I think. You might be able to play it with normal memory, I honestly don't know.


Reign of the UE FAQ:
1. Briefly summarize "Reign of the UE."
"Reign of the UE" is an expansion plugin for "Escape Velocity: Override." It picks up the UE-Voinian War where the UE central objective left off. In 47 missions, you continue the war all the way to the fall of Voina. You'll do things such as clear mine fields, test a new UE ship, help a secret UE espionage force working out of a Voinian POW camp, debate in the UE Parliament, negotiate with the Emalgha and, of course, destroy the Voinian empire.
2. How do I start "Reign of the UE?"
After completing the UE Central Objective (you should see a text saying, something like, "Congratulations, you have completed one of EVO's central objectives"), go to Outpost Omicron and enter the bar.
3. I've completed all the needed missions and when I put "Reign of the UE" in, half the Voinian Empire disappears! I haven't used any other plugins. What do I do?
Go to the nearest Mission Computer and select the "ROTUE Setup" missions. That should set up the mission bits necessary for the game and the systems should reappear.
4. What combat rating do I need to play "Reign of the UE"?
You don't need to reach a certain combat level in order to play the plugin. Unless you've gone into ResEdit and changed all the ship's crews to 0, then by the time you complete the UE central objective you've got quite a bit of experience with combat.
5. Besides continuing the UE missions, what changes have you made to the EVO universe in "Reign of the UE?"
I changed Outpost Theta in the DSN-1810 system so that instead of being abandoned after the destruction of Avann, it becomes a refueling post. I always thought that it should have stayed operational- its position allowed you to reach the Miranu in an unmodified spacecraft, for example.
6. I like to play EVO with Meowx's MAGMA plugin. Is "Reign of the UE" compatible with MAGMA?
Sure is. Just drop "Reign of the UE-MAGMA" instead of the ordinary "Reign of the UE" into the "EV Plug-ins" folder.
7. What is MAGMA?
MAGMA is a cool plugin by Meowx that totally revamps EVO's graphics and sound so that they are (in my opinion) much cooler. You can download it from the EVO downloads page (it's frequently one of the most downloaded plugins) or from www.meowx.com.
8. I'm playing "Reign of the UE" with no MAGMA, just ordinary graphics, and I've noticed that the UE Dreadnought looks totally different from anything else in EVO.
That's because the UE Dreadnought was originally designed for use in MAGMA. After receiving the Dreadnought graphics, I asked Meowx for a top-down view for non-MAGMA users. So they gave it to me. If you want to see the UE Dreadnought as it is truly to be seen, see it in MAGMA- it's awesome.
9. Wow! The UE Dreadnought is so cool! Can I use the graphics in my plugin?
Sure. Just remember to say in your readme that Meowx did the graphics.
10. Help! I'm at the Battle of Voinia and I have to face the whole Voinian fleet on my own! Where is my UE fleet?
Go back to Ylynn and go to the bar. Beware, though, the UE fleet disappears once you land on Voina.
11. Why'd you do that, splitting up the UE fleet and the battle?
When I first made the Battle of Voina mission, I had the UE fleet and the Voinian fleet in the same mission. Problem was, I wanted the two fleets to come in from the opposite sides of the system and then fight, but what I got was the two fleets already locked in a battle when I jumped into the system. So I split the mission into 2 parts- assemble the UE fleet and attack the Voinian homeworld.
12. I just read the Voinian emperor's last words and, man, your Voinian is horrendous!
That's not Voinian, that's Greek.
13. AAAAHHH! I just started playing the pluign when from out of nowhere a Voinian space station appears out of nowehere and says "I'm back..." Is this a bug or something?
No, it's an inside joke. Those who have played the original version of "Reign of the UE" will get it.
14. Is it OK if I call your plugin "ROTUE" instead of "Reign of the UE?"
Sure. Go ahead.
15. What is that "Weak Dreadnought" mission in the folder?
When ROTUE was originally relased, some complained that the UE Dreadnough was too powerful. This plugin tones it down some, to make the game more of a challenge. It's still very powerful, though.
16. Besides MAGMA, what plugins is ROTUE compatible with?
Reign of the UE is compatible with any plugin that modify just the graphics and/or the sound. I haven't tested all the plugins out there, but I would just not try playing ROTUE with any plugins that add any extra ships, dudes, systems, or missions. (i.e. the vast majority of plugins)
17. Personally, I like the idea of ROTUE but I think I could do a better job at it.
By all means, go ahead! There're more than one way for the Voinian empire to fall, and there can be more than one "UE conquers Voinian Empire" plugin in the universe. Want to make such a plugin- go for it! I'm not stopping you.
18. But there was only one "Reign of the Voinians" series of plugins. (OK, there were two plugins, but both by the same guy and one was the sequel to the other.) I don't see anymore. Besides, you took the best name- I wanted to name my plugin "Reign of the UE" and you stole it!
Well, if there's only one "ROTV" series, I guess that Bomb's plugin is so good that nobody feels that they can match it. Changing the subject, if you can think of any other name for your plugin besides "Reign of the UE," please add a subtitle or name, such as "Reign of the UE by Joe Shmo" or "Reign of the UE- Borb Stinks!" and say in the Readme and in the plug description (if you're on the EVO add-ons page or some other page which requires you to describe your plug) that you plug is totally unrelated to my plug, as to avoid confusion.
19. I'm totally stuck! What can I do?
Go to the official EVO webboard (www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/evo/webboard) You'll find a lot of people who are better EVO players than I am, and they should give you some good game tips.
ADVISORY: I know that a lot of the alien names in EVO are, at first, hard to spell. That's completely understandable, but some people on the EVO webboard get really mad when you misspell an alien name. To avoid people getting mad at you, here's how to spell the alien names (and related ships):
Voinian: V-O-I-N-I-A-N
Zidagar: Z-I-D-A-G-A-R Their big ships are Zidaras (Z-I-D-A-R-A)
Azdgari: A-Z-D-G-A-R-I They fly Azdgari Warships and Azdaras (A-Z-D-A-R-A)
Igadzra: I-G-A-D-Z-R-A They fly ships called Igazras (I-G-A-Z-R-A)
20. How do I get to the secret UE base in the (play the plugin to find out) system? It's not on the charts and I can't find it anywhere.
Just press "3" or "F3" on the keyboard.
21. I want to make a comment about "Reign of the UE." How do I contact you?
You can contact me at [email protected]. Please, send me your comments, likes, dislikes, and thoughts about ROTUE. Just keep a few things in mind: Keep the language to a moderate level (I don't like to hear a barrage of s-words and f-words, thank you) and please, whatever you do: DON'T send me porn (or links to porn) of offer me bogus college "diplomas." I look forward to hearing your comments.


Credits:
UE Dreadnought graphics: Meowx (www.meowx.com)
Intro tune: Frederik Magle (AKA Captain Apple)
Intro screen: Captain Carnotaur
The rest of this plugin: Yours truly


Programs used to make Reign of the UE:
ResEdit 2.1.3
Mission Control 1.0.4 FAT
Mission Control 1.0.6 FAT
EVO Developer's Map
EVO Formula Calc
ShipWrite 1.1.6
EV-Edit 2.2.3 (Used just to make a few persons, who were later eliminated, so the current plug-in is basically 100% EV-Edit-free)
SoundApp PPC 2.7.3 (for converting the QuickTime "Captain Apple's March" into a sound file, which could be turned into a plugin via ResEdit)
EV Text (for helping me check spelling errors in the texts)


Version History:
1.0- Original version.
1.1- Eliminated needless "Svass TEST" mission. Pasted Captian Carnotuar's "Reign of the UE Fix" into plugin (i.e. pasted his clut and pict resources into plugin). Eliminated (hopefully) all typos in mission texts, ships descriptions, etc. Updated readme. Eliminated some needless graphics.
1.2- Eliminated needless grahpics that were accidentally left in version 1.1. Added several "persons." Added "Weak Dreadnought." Updated readme.


I hope you enjoy "Reign of the UE."


God bless,


UE Patriot