Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
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| Developers | |
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| Interplay Entertainment | |
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| Interplay Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 12, 1997 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | October 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Star Trek |
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Star Trek series.
The game was released in two separate versions - the original 1997 release on 5 CDs, and a 1998 release on a single DVD. The Chekov's Lost Missions expansion was also released in 1998, but is incompatible with the DVD version unless a workaround is used. Digital releases are based on the CD version and do not include the expansion pack.
General information
- Memory Alpha - A massive wiki for Star Trek
- TrekCore.com game hub
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Released on 5 CDs. | |
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| Retail | |
DVD-ROM release from 1998 with better quality FMVs. | |
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| GOG.com | |
CD version. Includes a custom DirectDraw wrapper for Klingon Academy and IPXWrapper. | |
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| Steam | |
CD version. Includes a custom DirectDraw wrapper for Klingon Academy and IPXWrapper. | |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes new missions, multiplayer scenarios, alternate in-game views and a game mode. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Chekov's Lost Missions | The addon was released 1998 on 1 CD. Did not get a DVD release. Not included in digital releases. | |
Essential improvements
Official patches
- Latest patches are available here
Unofficial patches
- DVD edition - Windows 10 Upgrade Patch
- CD to DVD movie upgrade pack & compatibility patch for Chekov's Lost Missions
- HD Pack is in the works and will be released 2024!
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\options.cfg[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/364810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\*.sav[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/364810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 is the native resolution. dgVoodoo 2 can be used to force widescreen resolutions, but the image is stretched. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Windowed. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See Windowed. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | Game is capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Windowed
| Use dgVoodoo 2[1] |
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Input
Control settings.
Keybinding settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Speech (On/Off toggle), Music, and General SFX. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | A3D 1.0.[2] Requires the correct patch | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | Retail only; download for digital versions. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | Uses obsolete IPX protocol; digital releases come bundled with IPXWrapper. | ||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Unable to play MPEG-2 video on DVD version
- The game uses the now-obsolete MCI interface instead of DirectDraw for videoplayback. MCI was fully supported only until Windows 98/Me.
| Install the Windows 10 Upgrade Patch |
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Unable to use Chekov's Lost Missions with DVD version
- If the expansion is installed with the DVD version, the game crashes when trying to play a movie file from the addon.
| Install Compatibility patch for Chekov´s Lost Missions |
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Controller not recognized/working as intended in-game
- The game can have issues recognizing gamepads and similar peripherals on modern operating systems.
| Set a preferred device[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 3 |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 150 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 185 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VESA compliant SVGA card 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 3.0a compatible |
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GOG
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1,8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 3D graphics card DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
- The requirements on Steam are the same, except: Windows 10 is not listed, but 1 GB of RAM is recommended additonally
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/364810/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (364810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Agizmo on September 26, 2020
- ↑ A3D Support for Descent: Freespace - Gamespot.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ The game doesn't recognize my joystick, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023