▁in ▁the ▁Es cape ▁Vel ocity ▁series ▁where ▁one ▁could ▁play ▁most ▁all ▁miss ions ▁as ▁one ▁pilot ▁while ▁gather ing ▁ever ▁more ▁powerful ▁ships ▁and ▁weapons . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁minor ▁story lines ▁however , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁help ▁the ▁player ▁into ▁the ▁major ▁story lines . ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁B ount y ▁Hunter ▁and ▁Wild ▁Ge ese ▁story lines . ▁ ▁The ▁B ount y ▁Hunter ▁story line ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁either ▁the ▁Federation , ▁Reb ell ion , ▁or ▁Aur or an ▁story lines . ▁ ▁The ▁Wild ▁Ge ese ▁story line ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁either ▁the ▁Aur or an ▁or ▁Pir ate ▁story line . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁and ▁technology ▁Starting ▁with ▁a ▁simple ▁sh utt le craft , ▁the ▁player ▁obtain s ▁new ▁ships , ▁weapons , ▁and ▁other ▁technology , ▁such ▁as ▁clo aking ▁devices , ▁beam ▁weapons , ▁and ▁f ighter ▁b ays , ▁by ▁purchase ▁or ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁comple ting ▁certain ▁miss ions . ▁Through out ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁choose ▁to ▁pilot ▁bigger ▁and ▁better ▁ships ▁— ▁ultimately ▁leading ▁to ▁powerful ▁capital ▁ships ▁with ▁al ien ▁technology ▁— ▁that ▁can ▁also ▁carry ▁more ▁cargo , ▁and ▁can ▁also ▁obtain ▁cont roll able ▁esc ort ▁ships . ▁ ▁Ext ens ibility ▁( pl ug - ins ) ▁Like ▁the ▁other ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁Es cape ▁Vel ocity ▁series , ▁Nova ▁allows ▁registered ▁users ▁to ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁plug - ins ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁slightly