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but why are only boars allowed? what about the sows?
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Anyone got a lead on how to get SFC3 working on a Win7 machine running a more recent version of DirectX? And maybe SFC2 and a way to have a freeplay campaign instead of just the ISC Invasion?
Still the best Star Trek MMORPG...i can even say that this is not only my opinion but an irrefutable fact
On the other hand, it is also the worst Star Trek MMORPG.
I forget- was Jinn the guy with the avatar of a hippo wearing a tutu ?
Anyone got a lead on how to get SFC3 working on a Win7 machine running a more recent version of DirectX? And maybe SFC2 and a way to have a freeplay campaign instead of just the ISC Invasion?
Friend of mine had one of the earlier games running (may have been the first one). I'll ask him what he did and get back to you.
I wish to hell GOG would re-release them.
"Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
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I forget- was Jinn the guy with the avatar of a hippo wearing a tutu ?
We're way overdue for a xc/dyna reunion.
J'inn was the lawyer dude, with the girlfriend Shoposaurus rex. I think your thinking of Kroma, LOL, yeah the Gorn in a pink Tutu. He used to tell the best stories on the D2 forums.
I'm Sirgod aka Stephen over there btw brother. But yes, A good old reunion would be great.
Edit to add. We have the SFC:community Edition up at the Dynaverse friends, if your still interested in the SFC game.
My mother always told me to walk away from a fight, The Marines taught me how.
Fleet Operations. Good times, good models, excellent game play.
I wonder how the work on their new game engine (Armada 2 engine was too restrictive) is progressing.
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
Im going way back to the age of the SNES for those people old enough to remember the SNES
Star trek Starfleet academy simulator
a very good game that was based on TOS and TMP eras.
TNG: Klingon Honor Guard was my first Star Trek themed game.
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
Unfortunatley i wasnt abole to get that game
i did have a game about TNG on the sega genesis i forgot the name but it was a cool game though
The producer does not exist anymore so you can get it at abandonware.
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
Here's the full video of Star Trek: Klingon, With Galron from 1996, with all the point and click choices made. It's like watching a low budget movie ^^
J'inn was the lawyer dude, with the girlfriend Shoposaurus rex. I think your thinking of Kroma, LOL, yeah the Gorn in a pink Tutu. He used to tell the best stories on the D2 forums.
I'm Sirgod aka Stephen over there btw brother. But yes, A good old reunion would be great.
Edit to add. We have the SFC:community Edition up at the Dynaverse friends, if your still interested in the SFC game.
Oh jeez- Kroma, how could I forget. Will head over to dyna and take a look. Tnx for the HU.
Y'know, on reflection I think STO *does* deserve the "#1 Trek game" accolade for a number of reasons.
(1) Customisation. No other Trek game gives you so much flex in your focus, or even took much notice of the idea of a "crew" rather than just a captain or ship. Other games focussed either purely on the captain or starship combat. STO allows you to build and tailor a crew of BOffs and, to a lesser extent, DOffs.
(2) As a whole, STO actually has a strong narrative thread - certainly more so than any other game with the possible exception of Klingon Academy. And even KA's was very limited compared to STO's, which has actually progressed over the years over multiple fronts - like the series themselves.
(3) STO covers far more of the vast Trek universe than any other games. Whether it's classic TOS villains like the Gorn and Orions, or the Dominion from DS9, or the Undine, all the various series get a fair hearing, and players can - to some extent - tailor their alts to fit their favourites (says he with an ENT-themed crew in a pseudo-NX Armitage).
(4) STO can be played on a multitude of levels - from the canon RPer who only does the storyline and RP, through to the hardcore PVP community.
Just my tuppence. I think that it's so easy for people to get fed up with the (self imposed, imaginary) arms race of grinding for top-level gear that they forget what the game actually offers.
Y'know, on reflection I think STO *does* deserve the "#1 Trek game" accolade for a number of reasons.
(1) Customisation. No other Trek game gives you so much flex in your focus, or even took much notice of the idea of a "crew" rather than just a captain or ship. Other games focussed either purely on the captain or starship combat. STO allows you to build and tailor a crew of BOffs and, to a lesser extent, DOffs.
(2) As a whole, STO actually has a strong narrative thread - certainly more so than any other game with the possible exception of Klingon Academy. And even KA's was very limited compared to STO's, which has actually progressed over the years over multiple fronts - like the series themselves.
(3) STO covers far more of the vast Trek universe than any other games. Whether it's classic TOS villains like the Gorn and Orions, or the Dominion from DS9, or the Undine, all the various series get a fair hearing, and players can - to some extent - tailor their alts to fit their favourites (says he with an ENT-themed crew in a pseudo-NX Armitage).
(4) STO can be played on a multitude of levels - from the canon RPer who only does the storyline and RP, through to the hardcore PVP community.
Just my tuppence. I think that it's so easy for people to get fed up with the (self imposed, imaginary) arms race of grinding for top-level gear that they forget what the game actually offers.
1. limited as you would expect from an mmo.
2. story has to make sense for it to be good. its all disjoined.
3. correction it covers more sto canon trek universe. there is no reference to canon as to what happened, for example the federation are supposed to be in the quadrant quite a few decades later then they should according to Q and for all we know the kazon were made extinct because the think tank over thought on an idea and wiped em out and now every alien in the quadrant is looking for blood over such genocide. you just dont know.
4. you have one path, to level up, thats your only pat and role. the rest is merely a distraction.
T6 Miranda Hero Ship FTW. Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
1. limited as you would expect from an mmo.
2. story has to make sense for it to be good. its all disjoined.
3. correction it covers more sto canon trek universe. there is no reference to canon as to what happened, for example the federation are supposed to be in the quadrant quite a few decades later then they should according to Q and for all we know the kazon were made extinct because the think tank over thought on an idea and wiped em out and now every alien in the quadrant is looking for blood over such genocide. you just dont know.
4. you have one path, to level up, thats your only pat and role. the rest is merely a distraction.
And other Trek games are better, how? All have the same problems you describe but to a much greater extent.
Problem is, what a lot of people want is not an MMO but a true Trek RPG. True RPGs only work with a dedicated, living gamesmaster to run them.
Y'know, on reflection I think STO *does* deserve the "#1 Trek game" accolade for a number of reasons.
(1) Customisation. No other Trek game gives you so much flex in your focus, or even took much notice of the idea of a "crew" rather than just a captain or ship. Other games focussed either purely on the captain or starship combat. STO allows you to build and tailor a crew of BOffs and, to a lesser extent, DOffs.
(2) As a whole, STO actually has a strong narrative thread - certainly more so than any other game with the possible exception of Klingon Academy. And even KA's was very limited compared to STO's, which has actually progressed over the years over multiple fronts - like the series themselves.
(3) STO covers far more of the vast Trek universe than any other games. Whether it's classic TOS villains like the Gorn and Orions, or the Dominion from DS9, or the Undine, all the various series get a fair hearing, and players can - to some extent - tailor their alts to fit their favourites (says he with an ENT-themed crew in a pseudo-NX Armitage).
(4) STO can be played on a multitude of levels - from the canon RPer who only does the storyline and RP, through to the hardcore PVP community.
Just my tuppence. I think that it's so easy for people to get fed up with the (self imposed, imaginary) arms race of grinding for top-level gear that they forget what the game actually offers.
1. Disagree. Its almost the same as any other mmorpg. You talk me about champions online, and i would agree. But it is not the case of STO.
2-3 What you expect? do you realize STO is an mmorpg and there is no others star trek mmorpgs out there, right?
4. Rp? lol. There is sooo little rp in STO.. really.
And no. I dont consider a "good" game, not matter if it is about sto or not, a game full of bugs, glitches, broken things and fails everywhere. This is one of the things that prevents STO to be the best star trek game ever made. Basically.
And we are in the year 2014. We need to compare things between decades. As we said, the best star trek games are the ones people mentioned all around this thread. STO is not. Of course it is placed in top of the list.. but it will never be the best star trek game out there.
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I couldn't resist. Sorry.
I forget- was Jinn the guy with the avatar of a hippo wearing a tutu ?
We're way overdue for a xc/dyna reunion.
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
Friend of mine had one of the earlier games running (may have been the first one). I'll ask him what he did and get back to you.
I wish to hell GOG would re-release them.
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J'inn was the lawyer dude, with the girlfriend Shoposaurus rex. I think your thinking of Kroma, LOL, yeah the Gorn in a pink Tutu. He used to tell the best stories on the D2 forums.
I'm Sirgod aka Stephen over there btw brother. But yes, A good old reunion would be great.
Edit to add. We have the SFC:community Edition up at the Dynaverse friends, if your still interested in the SFC game.
I wonder how the work on their new game engine (Armada 2 engine was too restrictive) is progressing.
Star trek Starfleet academy simulator
a very good game that was based on TOS and TMP eras.
TNG: Klingon Honor Guard was my first Star Trek themed game.
Unfortunatley i wasnt abole to get that game
i did have a game about TNG on the sega genesis i forgot the name but it was a cool game though
The producer does not exist anymore so you can get it at abandonware.
aight thanks for the link
Wait, but half the models are ripped from STO itself. Look at the Scimitar for instance, lol.
Peacekeeper High Command
Scorpius - Zelbinion Mk II
OMG!! THAT brings back memories!
I also had one of those. I love the way that it got harder just by everything moving faster and faster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3vF9LXZePE
I reccomend turning captions on, its f**king hilarious.
Oh jeez- Kroma, how could I forget.
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
(1) Customisation. No other Trek game gives you so much flex in your focus, or even took much notice of the idea of a "crew" rather than just a captain or ship. Other games focussed either purely on the captain or starship combat. STO allows you to build and tailor a crew of BOffs and, to a lesser extent, DOffs.
(2) As a whole, STO actually has a strong narrative thread - certainly more so than any other game with the possible exception of Klingon Academy. And even KA's was very limited compared to STO's, which has actually progressed over the years over multiple fronts - like the series themselves.
(3) STO covers far more of the vast Trek universe than any other games. Whether it's classic TOS villains like the Gorn and Orions, or the Dominion from DS9, or the Undine, all the various series get a fair hearing, and players can - to some extent - tailor their alts to fit their favourites (says he with an ENT-themed crew in a pseudo-NX Armitage).
(4) STO can be played on a multitude of levels - from the canon RPer who only does the storyline and RP, through to the hardcore PVP community.
Just my tuppence. I think that it's so easy for people to get fed up with the (self imposed, imaginary) arms race of grinding for top-level gear that they forget what the game actually offers.
1. limited as you would expect from an mmo.
2. story has to make sense for it to be good. its all disjoined.
3. correction it covers more sto canon trek universe. there is no reference to canon as to what happened, for example the federation are supposed to be in the quadrant quite a few decades later then they should according to Q and for all we know the kazon were made extinct because the think tank over thought on an idea and wiped em out and now every alien in the quadrant is looking for blood over such genocide. you just dont know.
4. you have one path, to level up, thats your only pat and role. the rest is merely a distraction.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
And other Trek games are better, how? All have the same problems you describe but to a much greater extent.
Problem is, what a lot of people want is not an MMO but a true Trek RPG. True RPGs only work with a dedicated, living gamesmaster to run them.
1. Disagree. Its almost the same as any other mmorpg. You talk me about champions online, and i would agree. But it is not the case of STO.
2-3 What you expect? do you realize STO is an mmorpg and there is no others star trek mmorpgs out there, right?
4. Rp? lol. There is sooo little rp in STO.. really.
And no. I dont consider a "good" game, not matter if it is about sto or not, a game full of bugs, glitches, broken things and fails everywhere. This is one of the things that prevents STO to be the best star trek game ever made. Basically.
And we are in the year 2014. We need to compare things between decades. As we said, the best star trek games are the ones people mentioned all around this thread. STO is not. Of course it is placed in top of the list.. but it will never be the best star trek game out there.