From Star Trek Game Information
| Title: | Star Trek: Armada II
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| Release Date: | 2001
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| Platform: | PC
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| Genre: | Strategy
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| Publisher: | Activision
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| Developer: | Mad Doc Software
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| Latest Version: | 1.1
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[edit] Game Features
At the heart of Star Trek Armada II are the most exciting elements from the Star Trek episodes and movies: leading fleets of starships into combat, exploring new planetary systems throughout the Alpha and Delta Quadrants, and carefully treading the delicate balance between peace and war among six different races.
In 30 missions divided into three campaigns, the player experiences the excitement of the story unfolding from the perspective of the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, and the Borg Collective. Commanding the ships and infrastructure of these very different races, the player is able to feel the excitement of exploring new sectors of space with the Federation as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the thrill of conquering worlds and crushing enemies as the Klingon Chancellor Martok, and the cold efficiency of assimilating worlds and vessels as the Borg Queen. As the commander of an armada, the player must make choices that will affect thousands of lives and the future of the galaxy.
As in Star Trek Armada, the player has the ability to command large numbers of ships in a top down interactive environment. Star Trek Armada II takes the concept to it's logical conclusion by allowing the player to also experience the game in a full 3D mode, so the battles and elements of space conquest and exploration take on the vividness of the best of Star Trek. With over 45 new ship classes, 22 new special weapons, over 30 new stations, building a devastating armada has been taken to a new level.
The universe has been further brought to life with the addition of planets to be colonized, additional types of resources to be utilized, and a detailed trading and economics model. A powerful armada must have the infrastructure to support it, so the player is given the resources and knowledge to make full use of this rich new universe.
With over 30 Multiplayer maps to choose from, players can test their skills against up to seven other players. In addition to the Single Player races (Federation, Klingon, Borg), the Multiplayer side of Star Trek Armada II allows players to match wits and armadas as the Romulan Star Empire, the Cardassian Union, and as Species 8472, each with their own unique compliments of ships, stations, and special weapons.
Like in the Star Trek universe itself, success in Star Trek Armada II depends on careful strategy, deft decision making, and quick reactions. The scope of the game brings all this and more into the hands of the player. At the heart of Star Trek Armada II are the most exciting elements from the Star Trek episodes and movies: leading fleets of starships into combat, exploring new planetary systems throughout the Alpha and Delta Quadrants, and carefully treading the delicate balance between peace and war among six different races.
Features:
- 30 Single Player Missions and 30 Multiplayer maps.
- More ship classes
- New facing based damage system
- Variety of weapons with varying ranges
- 3-D ship formations with up to 16 ships
- More in-depth strategic combat
- Cinematic control that allows you to become fully immersed in explosive battles
- Intense Multiplayer competition over Lan and the Internet using GameSpy
[edit] Game Content
It has been six months since the Federation and its allies drove back the Borg incursion into Alpha Quadrant, wrestling the Omega Particle from the Borg collective’s grasp, and driving the Borg from Federation space. Though the Quadrant is still recovering from the devastation brought about by the invasion, an emergency meeting of the Federation Council has directed Starfleet to find out how and where the Borg were entering the Alpha Quadrant.
Once found, the Federation forces have orders to launch the first ever offensive in their war with the Borg – a strategic operation into the heart of the Delta Quadrant to eliminate the Borg threat once and for all.
Such an operation carries risks – only some of which can be anticipated.
With the Federation’s strength and attention focused on the Delta Quadrant, there are those in the Alpha Quadrant who might feel the time is right to reassert their power. While the forces of the Klingon Empire are begrudgingly left to play the role of Alpha Quadrant peacekeepers, they learn that it will take all of their strength – and their forces – to preserve the Quadrant.
In the Delta Quadrant, the Borg find themselves set upon by not just the intruders from the Alpha Quadrant, but by a merciless assault from the fluidic space dwellers Species 8472. To make matters worse, a portion of their forces have been stranded in the midst of their enemies – in the heart of the Alpha Quadrant.
Armada II Mission Objectives tells the story of each mission.
In Armada II you play as three different races in the single player campaign but in multiplayer you have the choice of up to six different races.
[edit] Resources
These are the main resources in Armada II.
[edit] Map Objects
These are the map objects that can be found in Armada II.
Listed below are the buildable ships in Armada II as well as Hero and mission specific ships.
[edit] Federation
[edit] Species 8472
[edit] Stations
Listed below are the buildable stations in Armada II as well as mission specific stations.
[edit] Federation
Advanced Shipyard (Federation)
[edit] Species 8472
[edit] Screenshots
Various game images and screenshots can be found on
www.startrek-games.com/startrekscreenshots. You can upload your own screenshots to the site if you are registered at our
forum.
The following officially released files can be found at www.stgu.com/startrekfiles
- 1.1 Patch
- 3DS Max Exporter
- Demo
- Federation Ambient Music
- Intro Movie (Big)
- Intro Movie (Small)
- Klingon Ambient Music
- Klingon Battle Music
- Manual
- Single Player Tech Trees
- Sound Effects
- Storm 3D Viewer
- Trailer Movie
Various community made material for this game can also be found at www.stgu.com/startrekfiles
[edit] Cheats
Add Dilithium: Press Enter and then type showmethemoney to get 2000 credits of dilithium.
Skip Mission: Press Enter and then type kobayashimaru to complete the current mission.
Loose Mission: Press Enter and then type kobayashimaru_lost to loose the current mission.
Unlock All Missions: Open the file ART_CFG (C:\Program Files\Activision\Star Trek Armada II\ART_CFG) and edit the following line;
// Set this to 1 to get all the missions.
int GIVE_ALL_MISSIONS = 1;
[edit] Walkthrough
The Armada II Walkthrough so far has help from two of the missions.
[edit] Technical Support
Technical Suppport information for this game can be found on the Activision Customer Support website.
[edit] System Requirements
- Pentium® II 300 MHz or Athlon® processor or higher
- Windows® 95/98/2000/ME operating system
- 64 MB of RAM
- Quad-speed CD-ROM (600 K/sec sustained transfer rate) and drivers
- 1.3 GB of uncompressed free hard drive space plus 100 MB for the Windows swap file
- A 100% Windows 95/98/2000/ME-compatible computer system including:
- DirectX 8.0a (included)
- 100% DirectX 8.0a-compatible true 16 bit sound card and drivers
- 100% DirectX 8.0a-compliant 8 MB video card and drivers*
- 100% Windows 95/98/2000/ME-compatible mouse and drivers
- 100% Windows 95/98/2000/ME-compatible keyboard
Required for Multiplayer Mode
- Pentium® II 450 MHz or Athlon® processor or higher
- 128 MB of RAM
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) plat supported
- Internet play requires a 100% Windows 95/98/2000/ME-compatible 28.8 Kbps (or faster) modem and drivers
- LAN play (and high-speed internet play over DSL and cable modems) requires a 100% Windows 95/98/2000/ME-compatible network interface card and drivers.
3D Accelerator Card Required
A 100% DirectX 8.0a or higher compliant 8 MB or higher 3D video card and driver are required to play Star Trek: Armada II. Some 3D accelerator card brands may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Star Trek: Armada II. Please check with the card's manufacturer to ensure DirectX 8.0a compatibility.
Important Note: This product uses DirectX 8.0a technology, which requires your system to have the latest Windows 95/98/ME/2000 drivers (for CD-ROM, video card, sound card and input devices) that fully support DirectX 8.0a.
Supported Chipsets for Windows® 95/98**
- 3dfx Voodoo 3,4, and 5
- Matrox G550
- Kyro I and II
- Trident Blade XP
- nVidia Riva TNT, TNT2, and TNT2 Ultra
- All nVidia GeForce Chips
- ATI® Radeon
**Some but not all of the cards with the chipsets listed above have been tested on Windows® 2000, ME and XP. For Windows® 2000, ME and XP 3-D support, please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX 8.0a compliant drivers.
Will this game work on XP?
This game should work fine as long as you have a supported video card, sound card, and drivers. Also make sure that you have all of the latest updates for Windows XP from Microsoft. Go to the Windows Updater and make sure that you have all of the updates installed.
Although this product is designed for use with Microsoft Windows 98 and above, Activision cannot guarantee its compatibility with Windows XP. This product has not been thoroughly tested and certified with the new Microsoft Operating System.
Activision Customer Support
Mad Doc Software
Star Trek: Armada II at Wikipedia
Star Trek: Armada II at Memory Alpha
Star Trek: Armada II at TrekCore Gaming
Star Trek: Armada II at IGN
Star Trek: Armada II at GameSpy
Armada Fleet Command
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