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Armada is a real-time strategy game in which you build fleets of starships, resaearch weapon systems and all that for four different parties, but without a complicated economy, such as in [[Stronghold Crusader]]. In particular the special weapons offer a rich strategic moment. Basically, it's all about overpowering the enemy with good attack tactics and a good selection of special weapons. In multiplayer, | Armada is a real-time strategy game in which you build fleets of starships, resaearch weapon systems and all that for four different parties, but without a complicated economy, such as in [[Stronghold Crusader]]. In particular the special weapons offer a rich strategic moment. Basically, it's all about overpowering the enemy with good attack tactics and a good selection of special weapons. In multiplayer, | ||
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+ | The game was released by Activision on 28th of February 2000. | ||
The storyline starts after the Dominon War and covers the four races Borg, Federation, Klingons and Romulans. While the first tries to assimilate the Alpha Quadrant (and take possession of the Omega particle), the Federation fights against those very attempts. The Romulans also have an interest in the Omaga particle. The Klingons, on the other hand, are driven by Toral, who tries to install himself as ruler with the help of a fake sword of Kahles. | The storyline starts after the Dominon War and covers the four races Borg, Federation, Klingons and Romulans. While the first tries to assimilate the Alpha Quadrant (and take possession of the Omega particle), the Federation fights against those very attempts. The Romulans also have an interest in the Omaga particle. The Klingons, on the other hand, are driven by Toral, who tries to install himself as ruler with the help of a fake sword of Kahles. | ||
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The game is basically a bit sluggish when it comes to control. But you can compensate with lower resolutions, | The game is basically a bit sluggish when it comes to control. But you can compensate with lower resolutions, | ||
==== Graphics settings ==== | ==== Graphics settings ==== | ||
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- | * '' | + | * **Display Mode**: Resolution and color depth. |
- | * '' | + | * **Display Driver**: If you have multiple graphics cards or drivers installed, you can choose one here, but usually there' |
- | * '' | + | * **Use Alternate Font**: With this, Armada uses graphics |
- | * '' | + | * **Cinematic Window**: Should the current events be displayed as a video sequence in the lower right corner of the window or not? If not, the window content is simply overlayed with an icon. Reduces the load on the computer if the game stutters. |
- | * '' | + | * **Graphics Detail**: It should be clear what this is for. The higher, the better it looks, but the more system resources the game requires. |
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One small annoyance can be remedied if one is not completely satisfied with the standard overview. Armada starts by default zoomed in quite far, which in my opinion doesn' | One small annoyance can be remedied if one is not completely satisfied with the standard overview. Armada starts by default zoomed in quite far, which in my opinion doesn' |
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