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Balanced Gameplay

Five races with multiplayer tested balancing: Federation, Klingon, Borg, Romulan and Dominion.

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Fully supported skirmish and multiplayer AI.

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Avatars, ship experience system, mixed tech, warp-in and much more.

Diverse Tech-Trees

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Fleet Operations is a popular skirmish and multiplayer orientated total conversion modification for Activision's real-time strategy game, Star Trek: Armada II.

The project's goal was not only to create a simple "modification",  but to design a total conversion to make Armada II a worthy successor to the second best-selling Star Trek game, Star Trek: Armada (behind Interplay's Star Trek: 25th Anniversary by a small, but fair margin).

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Star Trek: Armada II

Star Trek: Armada II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Star Trek: Armada series.

The game received a single official patch post-release.

The game runs considerably more stable than its predecessor . The most common ways of running the game are by using the unofficial 1.2.5 patch to fix some of the game's bugs, or by running the STA2Classic mod for the Fleet Operations total conversion .

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• Patch 1.1 - official patch for the game.
• Note that the d3d8.dll included with 1.2.5 seems to cause a very high-speed rotation of nebulas, planets, and other astronomical objects within the game. This issue does not occur when using any other version of the game.

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If a ship is decommissioned at a shipyard, a bug often occurs that causes the decomissioning sound to endlessly loop. The only way to end it is to decomission or repair another ship at the same shipyard. The bug was fixed in the most recent versions of the Fleet Operations mod.

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Widescreen resolution patch for Star Trek™: Armada 2 (2001).

Ligushka/STA2WidescreenPatch

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STA2WidescreenPatch is an .ASI patch for Star Trek™: Armada II (2001) which automatically expands resolution support to include your monitor's current resolution which is not supported by the original game. This patch works with all versions of the game, including the demo.

STA2WidescreenPatch automatically replaces the 1280x960 resolution option in the game's Graphic Settings menu with the current resolution of your Windows desktop. For example, if you are using a 1920x1080 resolution monitor, 1920x1080 will be listed as a selectable resolution in the Graphics Settings menu in place of 1280x960 .

STA2WidescreenPatch was created with the intent to add support for modern widescreen resolutions, though a nice side effect is that any arbitrary resolution supported by your monitor will be available to the game. For example, 1152x864 , which is not supported by the original game, is now available to use when STA2WidescreenPatch is installed.

This patch has been tested with about one hour of "Instant Action" gameplay and by completing the first Federation campaign mission "Invasion" at 1920x1080 (1080p) and 3840x2160 (4K) resolutions. Extensive testing (i.e. by playing through the entire single-player campaign) has not been done at the time of writing. It is unknown how this patch behaves with multiple-monitor configurations. If you encounter problems during gameplay, please report an issue on GitHub.

Screenshot at 1080p resolution:

Installation

• Install the latest Visual C++ 2015 - 2022 (X86) Redistributable , if not already installed on your system.
• Download STA2WidescreenPatch.zip .
• Extract the ZIP file and copy all contents to the root of the Star Trek™: Armada II game directory.
• Launch the game and go to the Graphics Options menu. Select your monitor's native resolution from the dropdown list.
• Play the game!

More complex configurations

Windows xp users.

• This is the final version of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable which supports Windows XP.
• Download XP-STA2WidescreenPatch.zip .

Proper configuration of Patch Project 1.2.5 + STA2WidescreenPatch + dxwrapper or any other DirectX wrapper

Patch Project 1.2.5 uses madCodeHook to hook its DLLs into the game, and this prevents other DLL wrappers from functioning. To work around this issue, STA2WidescreenPatch utilizes ThirteenAG's Ultimate ASI Loader project for seamless operation when Patch Project 1.2.5 is installed. No action is necessary when utilizing Patch Project 1.2.5 with STA2WidescreenPatch .

To utilize Patch Project 1.2.5 and STA2WidescreenPatch along with any other DirectX wrapper such as dxwrapper by elishacloud , you must rename your DirectX wrapper's .DLL file to a .ASI file and delete the bundled stub (e.g. ddraw.dll ). For example, when using dxwrapper, dxwrapper.dll must be renamed to dxwrapper.asi , and as a side effect, the bundled ddraw.dll stub becomes redundant and can be safely deleted, because the wrapper is now being loaded by the ASI loader. Use of a DirectX wrapper is optional and is not required for STA2WidescreenPatch to work.

Using version 1.0, 1.1, or GOG.com + STA2WidescreenPatch + dxwrapper or any other DirectX wrapper

Using any other non-1.2.5 version of Star Trek™: Armada II with STA2WidescreenPatch and any DirectX wrapper should work without any further action. Use ddraw.dll as the stub for the DirectX wrapper, because winmm.dll is being used by the Ultimate ASI Loader to load STA2WidescreenPatch .

Uninstallation

If you wish to undo this patch, simply delete the STA2WidescreenPatch.asi and winmm.dll files from your Star Trek™: Armada II game directory.

Game Version Compatibility

Operating system compatibility.

STA2WidescreenPatch is compatible with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and later. Compatibility under Wine has not been tested by the developer.

Known Issues

A few minor user interface related issues have been noticed so far:

• The loading screen image does not stretch to fill the screen, but this looks acceptable because a background image fills the rest of the screen.
• There are thin transparent gaps seen in the background of the Mission Objectives screen.
• When an in-game cutscene plays in the cinematic window at the bottom right, it does not properly fill the entire window.

It is expected that minor interface glitches will occur as a result of using this resolution patch. It is not within the scope of this project to correct such issues. It is possible that a modder may be able to correct these issues by adjusting certain interface elements in the game files.

If you experience an issue that seems to be caused by STA2WidescreenPatch , or discover an incompatibility, please report an issue on GitHub.

Please note that menu glitchiness (lack of animation, mostly-black screen) is a pre-existing issue, seemingly affecting the GOG.com version the worst, and is not caused by STA2WidescreenPatch . It may be possible to utilize the dxwrapper project by elishacloud to correct this issue, but as this issue does not occur with the developer's system, utilizing dxwrapper to try to resolve this issue has not been attempted.

Inspiration and Credits

This patch was inspired by and made possible thanks to jeFF0Falltrades 's excellent video tutorial and Python script for patching the original Roller Coaster Tycoon (1999):

• YouTube: Reverse Engineering/Game Patching Tutorial: Full Res Roller Coaster Tycoon with Ghidra+x64dbg+Python
• GitHub: Roller Coaster Tycoon (1999) Full Resolution Game Patch (with Video Tutorial)

It is also extremely helpful that Armada2.pdb was shipped with Star Trek™: Armada II patch 1.1, enabling much more human-readable decompilation.

Compatibility across combinations of DirectX wrappers and all versions of Star Trek™: Armada II is possible thanks to ThirteenAG's Ultimate ASI Loader project. A compiled version of the x86 version of Ultimate ASI Loader is bundled with this patch, renamed as winmm.dll . Please see UltimateASILoader-license.txt for license information.

ChatGPT was used to generate the majority of the C++ code used in this patch, so if something's kinda kludgy, blame ChatGPT and not me. Other tools used include Ghidra and x64dbg .

Development

STA2WidescreenPatch.asi (which is just a renamed DLL) is written in C++ using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Community and requires the Windows 10 SDK. A Visual Studio 2022 solution is provided in the source folder in the GitHub repository, and the Windows XP compatible solution is in source-xp . The output file is appropriately named STA2WidescreenPatch.asi and requires ThirteenAG's Ultimate ASI Loader to function, unless you decide to use another method of loading the DLL. The Windows XP release of STA2WidescreenPatch uses xan1242's XP-compatible fork of Ultimate ASI Loader .

For the Windows XP solution, you must configure your Visual Studio installation according to Configuring Programs for Windows XP . Stack Overflow: How to compile C++ app for Windows XP in MSVS? may be of help as well.

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy playing Star Trek™: Armada II in glorious modern resolutions! To quote General Martok, "I thirst for battle!"

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Classic Star Trek games beam down to GOG.COM First-person shooter Elite Force and tactical Bridge Commander lead the list All games have been updated to work on Windows 10 September 8, 2021 – Digital storefront GOG.COM and Activision are celebrating 55 years of Star Trek by bringing some of its most iconic and critically acclaimed video games back and updated to work on modern operating systems. It’s a perfect opportunity for both devoted Trekkies and new players to discover and enjoy these amazing titles, as every game on this list offers a different experience and the chance to meet some of the most beloved characters. Six classic Star Trek games now available on the GOG.COM store include: — Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force – a first-person shooter set onboard the USS Voyager where you must take on some of the most dangerous special missions. — Star Trek: Elite Force II – a stunning sequel set on Enterprise-E where you get your orders from Captain Jean-Luc Picard himself! — Star Trek: Hidden Evil – a third-person adventure game with both Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner reprising their roles as Captain Picard and Lt. Cmdr. Data. — Star Trek: Away Team – an isometric turn-based tactical game influenced by titles like Commandos and the X-Com series. — Star Trek: Starfleet Command III – a simulation game with RPG elements where you can customize your starship and lead it into space battles. — Star Trek: Bridge Commander – a space combat simulation game that sits you in an actual captain’s chair with a crew waiting for your orders. Preserving classic games is at the very (reactor) core of GOG, so its engineering crew made sure that all of these games are up to date, running smoothly on Windows 10, and some of them even offer a working LAN multiplayer. In addition, two real-time strategy titles, Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II are being revealed as coming soon to GOG.COM and can now be added to the user wishlists.

Each of the six immediately-available classic Trek games are available now to purchase at the GOG.com site today for $9.99 each, with the two  Armada titles to follow in the near future.

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Update 55 – Voyager Part 2

By Star Trek 6 June 2023

Greetings, Commanders, and welcome to Star Trek Fleet Command Update 55, Voyager Part 2. In this update, we will be highlighting the following new release: – New ship, the Intrepid Class USS Voyager – A new damage type: Isolytic Damage – New regions of the uncovered Delta Quadrant Space – New officers – And more

New Ship: Voyager

The USS Voyager is an iconic ship that is thrust into an unknown section of space known as the Delta Quadrant, embarking on a journey with one goal, to get home. In Star Trek Fleet Command, the USS Voyager comes equipped with an impulse speed rivaling the Vi’Dar and the fastest warp speed in the game. Its passive ship ability, “Feels Like Home,” deals extra damage to hostiles marked with the “DQ” tag in Delta Quadrant space. The Voyager also comes equipped with 2 brand new active abilities, “Advanced Sensors” and “Astrometrics Scan”. The first active ability, “Advanced Sensors,” allows the USS Voyager to reveal ships that evade regular sensors, such as the new Species 8472 hostiles. The second active ability, “Astrometrics Scan” can be used on another player’s ship to reveal the coordinates of their station. This ability can come in handy when you’re on the hunt for more resources or to get revenge against a hostile Commander that raided you. To use the USS Voyager to its full potential, you will want to travel to the new systems that have been revealed with the release of Update 55. There, you can combat the “Hirogen Hunter Elites” in order to collect the Hirogen Relics. These relics can then be exchanged for Deuterium Canisters, which fuel both of the Voyager’s active abilities. Once you have your Deuterium Canisters, you can use the Voyager’s “Advanced Sensors” ability to reveal Species 8472. These hostiles start at the “Velixys” system and reward Exotic Biotoxins, which can then be refined into rewards and a travel token for specific Delta Quadrant systems. These unique systems will have “Anomaly Samples”, which can be exchanged for “Voyager ship parts”, “circuitry fragments”, and the new, extremely powerful, Isolytic Artifacts.

The USS Voyager also comes with its own research tree providing 21 new nodes, accenting both your in-loop and out of loop gameplay. These nodes include damage against hostiles, impulse and warp speed, and increased payouts from artifact exchange chests. Additionally, many of these nodes affect your entire fleet.

For more information, click here .

New Artifacts: Isolytic Damage and Mitigation

The team has been working on this feature for some time, and we’re super excited with the creative possibilities this stat will bring to future releases. Additionally, in Update 55, this damage type will add a new layer of strategy into your galactic exploration, and a new way to interact with Star Trek Fleet Command.

To learn more, click here .

Delta Quadrant

Commander, get ready to embark on another thrilling journey through space! This month, we’re diving even deeper into the Delta Quadrant, where new dangers and mysteries await. Explore new systems, take on challenging missions, and face off against formidable enemies – including the fearsome Borg – in your quest to uncover the secrets of this vast and mysterious region. New Systems in the Border of the Alpha Quadrant : Planetary Missions are here Make sure you play the mission Waste Management found in the Think Tank system to unlock the pathway for further exploration during the Voyager Arc New Systems in the Depths of the Delta Quadrant: Core Missions take place here Voyager Ship Loop is here New Hirogen Elite Hostiles and Assimilated Scouts are here! Species 8472 Bio-ships are here and Assimilator Data Cubes are here – Voyager’s Active Ability Advanced Sensors must be used in order to reveal them. Continue your exploration, Commander!

New Officers

Katheryn Janeway, now available as an Epic Officer

Captain Maneuver: Red Alert! Raise Shields!

• 6% base value/ +7% per officer synergy

Officer Ability: Bend the Rules

• Increases Isolytic damage by X% against PvE

Tom Paris, now available as a Rare Officer

Officer Ability: Too Stubborn to Die

• 5% / 7% / 10% / 15% / 25% Below Deck Ability: War’s Almost Over
• 200% / 250% / 300% / 400% / 500%
• Tom BDA is a great way of providing mitigation against hostiles and armadas from below decks.

Harry Kim, now available as a Rare Officer

Officer Ability: Are We Friends?

• 5% / 7% / 10% / 15% / 25%

Below Deck Ability: To The Journey!

• 10% / 15% / 30% / 60% / 100%
• Harry BDA is a great way of providing Morale against non-player hostiles without having to sacrifice a bridge slot

New Missions

10 new missions continuing the Voyager Arc: As the crew of the Intrepid-class starship Voyager continue their journey through the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway returns to the bridge in order to resume command and find a way home for her crew. However, clandestine forces conspire in the shadows. Arcaelans, descendants of the Progenitor lineage, seek to claim the mantle of galactic caretakers; an esteemed role once held by their predecessors. In order to see their plan through, the Arcaelans have enlisted the aid of both the Borg and the Hirogen. Instructing them to target Species 8472, the Arcaelans seek to destroy fluidic space and correct what they deem to be an interstellar anomaly. Nevertheless, unlikely to accept her role as a pawn in another’s plans, the Borg Queen formulates intentions of her own… Explore the Delta Quadrant Space further in 10 new planetary missions: Meanwhile, closer to home, incursions into the Delta Quadrant have acquired the attention and interest of several native species. The resourceful Vaadwaur, the formidable Devore, and even the scholarly conglomerate known as the Think Tank have all expressed interest in working with Independent operators hailing from the Alpha Quadrant. But of course, how they hope to benefit from these alliances remains to be determined. As the journey through the Delta Quadrant continues, all aspiring explorers are advised to exercise caution. For as many new allies await to make first contact, there are just as many potential new foes waiting to strike… Learn about Isolytic Damage in 2 new missions. Unleash your true potential and dominate the battlefield with our new combat stat – step into the power like never before! Be on the lookout for some additional missions in the Holodeck!

Below Deck Slots for Officer Presets

Voyager Part 2 will launch new Below Deck slots for Officer Presets. To unlock the slots research Below Deck Assembly in the Voyager Research Tree!

New Research

Voyager Part 2 will launch 1 new Prime Node available for Commanders Ops 35+. Combat Tree:

Prime: Battleship Wrecking Increases Weapon Damage by 300% when fighting against a player Battleship Level: 35+

New Battle Pass

An all-new Battle Pass featuring new officer shards, missions, cosmetics, resources, and more! Unlock tiers and content by participating in events throughout the month or purchasing the Premium Pass.

New Frames and Avatars

Avatars (7):

• Epic Kathryn Janeway
• Epic Voyager Ship
• Epic Harry Kim Clarinet
• Rare Tom Paris
• Rare Harry Kim
• Rare Kadis Kot Board
• Uncommon Spatial Trajector Matrix
• Common Infinite Diversity
• Common Infinite Combinations

Frames (4):

• Epic Silver Blood Animated
• Rare Captain Proton
• Rare Quantum Slipstream Drive
• Rare Think Tank Puzzle Box

Hailing Frequencies (1):

• Epic Janeway Drinking Coffee
• Fixed an issue where the hostiles’ level appears as {0} on the battle report of the mission “The Enemy Within Part(1-10).
• Fixed an issue where on the Station tab the upgrading effect boundaries are misplaced
• Fixed an issue where Player A’s Armada timer freezes in Player B’s view when Player B starts its own armada in the same system
• Fixed an issue where the avatar of current player get displayed in other players profile when we scan their ship/station
• Fixed an issue where in System View for Remme revenge hostiles are not appearing
• Fixed an issue on the Mantis where two debuffed icons appear on the scan view when a ship is debuffed by the Mantis
• Fixed an issue where the Cloaking icon disappears from the Fleet Bar of a cloaked ship after restarting the client
• Fixed an issue where the ship at Dock B disappears when the user changes Hailing Frequencies of Dock A’s ship while it is in warp
• Fixed an issue where on the Starships Tree the PRIME “Synthetic Nitrium Refining” – Description does not indicate the amount by which this research boosts the rewards
• Fixed an issue under the Armada Control Center – Main stats, the solo armada size description display as placeholder
• Fixed an issue where killing level 33 borg nanoprobes gives more experience than killing level 36+ borg nanoprobes
• Fixed an issue where all pips within a section of the Faction store disappear when opening any bundle from within
• Fixed an issue where Formation Armada power number overlaps with the background of the defeated node
• Fixed an issue where there was a scoring metrics inconsistency for multitarget armadas
• Fixed an issue where some users don’t get their pieces showing in the Artifact Gallery Main view until after Client restart
• Fixed an issue under Fleet Commanders where skill bonus can show as “0%” instead of the upgraded skill level bonus
• Fixed an issue where translations are missing for “Armada Cancelled”
• Fixed an issue where for the USS Defiant the player receives “Activated Ability Error – Client Resources de-synchronized” error pop-up and unable to use “Armada Reinforce” ability
• Fixed an issue where there was a double Icon for cloaking
• Fixed an issue where under Solo Armada the officer’s ability is displayed in the string “officer_ability-name_{0}” on the full scan info screen.

Improvements

• Made an improvement to provide a tooltip wherever buffs and debuffs are displayed
• Made an improvement to make targeted changes to 4 FTUE Critical Path missions based on analytics recommendations
• Made an improvement to Officer Presets to include Below Decks Officers
• Made an improvement to display available ship inventory slots in the ship construction menu

Localization Fixes

• Fixed a localization issue where there was a cut-off issue with the string “armadas::object_viewer_mta_node_description”
• Fixed a localization issue where on the Mission “Lightyears & Echoes” (Part 10) the incorrect character displayed as a speaker
• Fixed a localization issue where the”Prime Explorer Wrecking” node description had inconsistencies
• Fixed a localization issue where Dixon Hill displays “+” and “-” symbols on its OA and BDA descriptions

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