Escape Velocity Nova Pirate Mission Guide 
Version 1.0 
by SS4Rocky (ss4rocky@hotmail.com) 
 
 
 
Table of Contents: 
1) Introduction 
2) Who are the Pirates? 
3) Mission Guide 
4) Copyright information 
5) Credits 
 
 
1) Introduction: 
 
For those of you who don't know, Escape Velocity Nova is the 3rd incarnation of 
Ambrosia Software's brilliant Escape Velocity. Escape Velocity is set in the 
future where Space ships dominant the Galaxy.  
 
You start as a lonely Pilot of a weak shuttle. After increasing your skills (and 
after buying a decent spacecraft) you will have to decide which government to 
fight for. 
 
 
 
2) Who Are the Pirates?? 
 
The pirates are the people who, for no reason, fire upon you until they disable 
you and then rob you. This storyline, although called the Pirate missions 
doesn't really revolve around pirates. The pirate mission string is the shortest 
in the game. 
 
 
 
3) Mission Guide 
 
Mission 1: 
The first mission begins in the bar on Viking when you met Olaf, your uncle. 
Olaf asks you to pick up some cargo from the Sol system and return it to Viking. 
 
You will then be sent on 3 more missions, the first two are cargo missions, 
first to Misfire, and then to Spacedock III. The third mission sends you to 
Codec in the Codehaven system, to pick up 480,000 credits and re-open the 
Association of Free Traders.  
 
Mission 2:  
You are now sent to the Rebel Space station; Rebel II located in the Koria 
System. The Rebels will then send you to Merrol in the Aldebaran system and make 
you do food drop missions. These missions are simple, But you can't get scanned 
by the Federation. Keep doing the food drop missions available from the Mission 
BBS on Merrol but every time you return, check in the bar and you may recieve 
the Equipment drop missions. Follow the same procedure with the equipment drops 
(including checking the Bar) until the Rebels ask you to rescue one of their 
agents.  
 
Mission 3: 
After you've done quite a few Rebel missions you then need to head to the bar on 
Viking, Olaf will send you to pick up Blind Charlie from Dunroamin in the 
Journey's End. When you bring him back you'll be sent to Lotus in the Serenity 
system to pickup Svan. When you bring him back you need to pick up Ferret and 
Dizzy from Boral I in the Arcturus system. When you arrive you are told to head 
to the Shipyard. When you do, you find out what all the People are for when Olaf 
gives you an extremely powerful Pirate Carrier named the Unrelenting. 
 
Mission 4: 
Now you get to take the Unrelenting on it's maiden voyage, You need to go to the 
Aral system and investigate disappearences of Association ships. When you get 
there you'll see a large number of disabled Association Ships. You need to land 
on the planet. When you do you'll then decide to see the Rebels on Rebel II. 
 
Mission 5: 
You'll now need to set a trap so fly back to the Aral system and land again. Now 
A fllet will jump in, followed by a Manticore. You need to disable and board the 
Manticore. When you do you'll have to fly to Harbour in the Scheall system. It 
is located to the east of Koria. When you land you'll then talk before needing 
to head over to Rebel I. 
 
Mission 6: 
This mission took me a long time to get because you need to keep jumping in and 
out and landing on Rebel I. Eventually, you'll need to go destroy Mcgowan. It's 
time to kick some butt. You need to go to Scheall. When you arrive, you'll find 
a huge fleet defending Harbor, you have 2 options: 
1. Destroy the fleet 
2. Charge for Harbor. 
 
Either way can work but since you're in an extremely powerful ship, you might as 
well try the first way. I sent my escorts out and orded them to defend me as I 
charged into the middle of the enemy fleet, guns blazing. I didn't find this 
that hard.  
When you lans you'll kill McGowan. 
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! 
 
You have now completed on of the 6 main Escape Velocity Nova Missions.  
 
 
4) Copyright Information 
 
This Guide cannot be reproduce by anyone without my Permission. 
 
 
5) Credits: 
 
Special thanks to: 
Ambrosia Software for Making this fabulous game and also to the Webboard at 
Ambrosia for all the help the people their gave me when playing through the game. 
 
 
4) Copyright Information 
 
This Guide cannot be reproduce by anyone without my Permission. 
 
 
5) Credits: 
 
Special thanks to: 
Ambrosia Software for Making this fabulous game and also to the Webboard at 
Ambrosia for all the help the people their gave me when playing through the game.