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| ====== Star Trek: Armada II ====== | ====== Star Trek: Armada II ====== |
| ===== Downloads ===== | |
| * [[http://armadafiles.com/files/armada-2/mods/patches/star-trek-armada-ii-patch-project-exe-125/details|Star Trek - Armada 2 - Patch Project 1.2.5]] | |
| * [[http://www.fleetops.net/download|Star Trek: Armada II: Fleet Operations (Mod)]] | |
| * [[https://archive.org/details/Star_Trek_Armada_II/mode/2up|Game Manual]] | |
| * [[https://archive.org/details/StarTrekArmadaIIDEMO|Armada 2 Demo]] | |
| ===== Info ===== | ===== Info ===== |
| <block classes right info> | <block classes right info> |
| * Hotseat: no | * Hotseat: no |
| </block> | </block> |
| The game was developed by [[..:Development Studios:Mad Doc Software]], released by [[..:publishers:Activision]] on 16.11.2001 and re-released on GOG on 13th of December 2021. | The game was developed by [[..:Development Studios:Mad Doc Software]], released by [[..:publishers:Activision]] on 16.11.2001 and re-released on GOG on 13th of December 2021. It is based on a slightly further developed engine version of [[Star Trek - Armada 1|Star Trek: Armada]]. |
| ===== Purchasing ===== | ===== Purchasing ===== |
| After a [[en:games:star_trek_games#sales|law suit]] Star Trek games from Activision were no longer distributed for quite some time. In the meantime [[https://www.gog.com/game/star_trek_armada_ii|GOG re-released it]], so the game is once again legally obtainable from a retailer. | After a [[en:games:star_trek_games#sales|law suit]] Star Trek games from Activision were no longer distributed for quite some time. In the meantime [[https://www.gog.com/game/star_trek_armada_ii|GOG re-released it]], so the game is once again legally obtainable from a retailer. |
| ===== Mod Fleet Operations ===== | ===== Mod Fleet Operations ===== |
| ==== Requirements ==== | ==== Requirements ==== |
| This mod requires the original binary, either from CD or pre-installed. The game is installed as a standalone, so it doesn't change an existing Armada 2 installation. As mentioned above, the original CD is needed to play the game again, because the cracked binary crashes the mod. If you use the GOG version of the game, you can get rid of that requirement by copying the //Armada2.exe// from the game's main folder into the //Data// folder of your newly created FO installation. | This mod requires the original binary, either from CD or pre-installed. The game is installed as a standalone, so it doesn't change an existing Armada 2 installation. As mentioned above, the original CD is needed to play the game again, because the cracked binary crashes the mod. If you use the GOG version of the game, you can get rid of that requirement by copying the //Armada2.exe// from the original game's main folder into the //Data// folder of your newly created FO installation. |
| ==== Game Play ==== | ==== Game Play ==== |
| The concept of Fleet Ops is very similar to Armada 2. The warp has been removed, but there are metal and dilithium moons. Only the Borg have a different gameplay than the other races and the original. Instead of the Tachyon ability, which uncovers cloaked ships immediately, there is now a kind of ping, which shows the positions on the whole map. The sensor stations capable of discovering cloaked ships do this in regular intervals instead of continuously. But the most obvious difference is in the available units, sounds and graphics that are used. Compared to the original Fleet Ops is much less playful. But very lovingly designed. Especially the new race Dominion is an enrichment. But the Cardassians and species 8472 have been removed. | The concept of Fleet Ops is very similar to Armada 2. The warp has been removed, but there are metal and dilithium moons. Only the Borg have a different gameplay than the other races and the original. Instead of the Tachyon ability, which uncovers cloaked ships immediately, there is now a kind of ping, which shows the positions on the whole map. The sensor stations capable of discovering cloaked ships do this in regular intervals instead of continuously. But the most obvious difference is in the available units, sounds and graphics that are used. Compared to the original Fleet Ops is much less playful. But very lovingly designed. Especially the new race Dominion is an enrichment. But the Cardassians and species 8472 have been removed. |
| Fleet Ops can be played via [[..:network_terms:VPN]] but also with direct IP. The ports required for NAT forwarding are (TCP & UDP respectively): 2302 - 2400, 3040, 3056, 3057, 6073, 6500, 6667, 13139, 16499, 29701. | Fleet Ops can be played via [[..:network_terms:VPN]] but also with direct IP. The ports required for NAT forwarding are (TCP & UDP respectively): 2302 - 2400, 3040, 3056, 3057, 6073, 6500, 6667, 13139, 16499, 29701. |
| ===== Network ===== | ===== Network ===== |
| The game is playable via direct IP connection and via lobby search on the local network. In order to be reachable over the internet, you must forward Port 2302 (UDP). The game does not allow for another port to be used, not for the server nor for the client. The internet play via [[..:gaming_platforms:Gamespy]] is no longer available. | The game is playable via direct IP connection and via lobby search on the local network. In order to be reachable over the internet, you must forward Port 2302 (UDP) and 6073 (TCP). The game does not allow for another port to be used, not for the server nor for the client. The internet play via [[..:gaming_platforms:Gamespy]] is no longer available, so unblocking/forwarding the ports 80 (TCP), 6667 (TCP), 6500 (UDP), 13139 (UDP), 27900 (UDP), 28900 (TCP), 29000 (TCP) and 29901 (TCP), as stated by the game itself, no longer serves a purpose. |
| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== |
| * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Wy8P4CvoM|Assembler warp bug]] | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Wy8P4CvoM|Assembler warp bug]] |
| * [[http://www.calrissian.com/star_trek_armada.htm|Star Trek Armada @ Calrissian.com]], a real retro page concerning Armada 1 & 2. | * [[http://www.calrissian.com/star_trek_armada.htm|Star Trek Armada @ Calrissian.com]], a real retro page concerning Armada 1 & 2. |
| * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLliojSB5yY|Trailer from July 2001]] | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLliojSB5yY|Trailer from July 2001]] |
| | ===== Downloads ===== |
| | * [[http://armadafiles.com/files/armada-2/mods/patches/star-trek-armada-ii-patch-project-exe-125/details|Star Trek - Armada 2 - Patch Project 1.2.5]] |
| | * [[http://www.fleetops.net/download|Star Trek: Armada II: Fleet Operations (Mod)]] |
| | * [[https://archive.org/details/Star_Trek_Armada_II/mode/2up|Game Manual]] |
| | * [[https://archive.org/details/StarTrekArmadaIIDEMO|Armada 2 Demo]] |
| ===== See also ===== | ===== See also ===== |
| * [[Star Trek Games]], | * [[Star Trek Games]], |
