Corporations

United Shipping: Once you work for United Shipping, you have access to recurring Mission BBS delivery missions which, while time-limited, pay well. These are equivalent to the United Galactic Express missions in the original Escape Velocity, and Stellar Corp, Frontier Express, and the Miranu Trading Corporation in Override. At the beginning of the game, United Shipping operates only in Federation space, but there are missions to establish trading links with other governments. The United Shipping introductory mission appears in the bar fairly easily and in the early stages of the game.

Sigma Shipyards: Sigma is the manufacturer of a number of ships including the Shuttle, Heavy Shuttle, Leviathan, Starliner, and Pegasus. After you complete an initial mission, they will give you regular Mission BBS delivery missions, and the ability to purchase the game's largest cargo vessels. The most important benefit of working for Sigma, however, is that you are granted access to the old Colonial Council hypergate network, which can greatly speed you on your way around the Federation and Auroran Empire, as hypergates allow you to jump fairly long distances without even using any fuel. The Sigma storyline begins with a delivery mission in the Earth shipyard.

GLi-Tech: GLi-Tech, based on GLi-Tech-nia in the Rimshot system, is a major weapons manufacturer in EV Nova. Founded in 2045 AD, approximately 1900 years before the game began, GLi-Tech invented most forms of guided missile used in Federation space. There is a brief GLi-Tech mission string, which begins with deliveries available on GLi-Tech-nia, goes on to include the testing of several new weapons, and can tie into the Federation storyline if you are playing both.

Pyrogenesis Skymining: This company, based on a sky-mining station in the Nesre Secundus system, is the manufacturer of most 'blasters' used in Federation space. There are no Pyrogensis missions.