Flight Academy is an EV Plug-in designed to teach new players how to fly, trade, and fight. Flight Academy will take you through a series of missions that will instruct you as you progress. You will experience using a number of ships, weapons, and learn many strategies for trading and combat. In the end, you will have a Kestrel and a decent amount of money. This plug-in is recommended for beginning players, but more experienced pilots may find it enjoyable as well.
How to Use Flight Academy
To use Flight Academy, follow these simple steps:
1) Remove all plug-ins from your EV Plug-ins folder EXCEPT EV Tuner.
2) Add Flight Academy to your EV Plug-ins folder.
3) Launch EV and start a new pilot file.
4) Land on Levo and enter the Spaceport Bar.
5) Follow the instructions given to you by the Academy Training staff.
It is recommended that you follow ALL the instructions exactly so to experience the full effects of the training process. If you do not, you may not learn everything you need to know.
When you are finished with training, simply remove Flight Academy from your plug-ins folder and Levo will return to normal. Your ship, upgrades, and money will remain with you when the plug-in is removed.
Key Configurations
These are the suggested key configurations for EV. The Academy finds that this position is optimal for combat. Set them in Set Prefs at the EV Menu Screen.
Set "Fire Secondary" to "q" rather that "shift." This makes it easier to select and fire secondary weapons. Your left hand should be positioned as follows: thumb on spacebar (fire primary), index on "w" (select secondary), middle on "q" (fire secondary), and ring on "tab" (select target). Your right hand should control the ship using the arrow keys.
These are the suggested configuration, though you may set your own preference.
Compatability
Flight Academy is not designed to be compatable with all other plug-ins. It is meant to be used alone with a fresh pilot file. Any additional plug-ins may cause conflicts or take away from the training process.
Bugs
There is one known bug (so please don't report it!). On some of the longer passages, the text is cut off. This is due to EV's string size limit. When this occurs and you need to know what a mission description is, press "i" to get a quick brief. Most information will be able to be read.
