Difference between revisions of "Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates"

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Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Subseries of Star Trek
Star Trek: Starfleet Command	1999
Star Trek: Starfleet Command II - Empires at War	2000
Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates	2001
Star Trek: Starfleet Command III	2002

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Limited customization and options.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Essential improvements

Official patches

Patch 2.552 is the latest official patch.

Unofficial patches

Unofficial 2.564 patch fixes some errors, adds high resolution support, and adds some tools that help with modding.

Does not require a prior 2.552 installation.

Removes the old version of the API and does not preserve the original-quality textures.

Game freezes when trying to start a match on Windows 10

Edit the configuration file^[1]
Open sfc.ini in the game directory. Under the [Mouse] entry, set the 'async' value to 0 and 'hwblit' to 1. Save the file and run the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\sfc.ini^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>^{[Note 1]}

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Unofficial patches for workaround.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game settings menu tab (Federation UI skin)

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		General, music, speech. Accessible only within a match from the bottom control tab
Surround sound		The in-game settings menu tab allows for setting how long subtitles stay on screen before clearing.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Separate US and UK releases.
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Versus, Co-op
Online play		Versus, Co-op Used the GameSpy server.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Pentium III 500 MHz (without acceleration), Pentium II 350 MHz (with acceleration)
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	550 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible

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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ GOG.com forums - Potential Windows 10 flickering fix

[gamedir-2] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] GOG.com forums - Potential Windows 10 flickering fix

[1]

[Note 1]

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 {{Infobox game
 |title        = Star Trek: Starfleet Command -<br/>Orion Pirates
@@ Line 94: / Line 93: @@
 |borderless windowed        = unknown
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = unknown
+|anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = false
@@ Line 114: / Line 113: @@
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = unknown
+|acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
 |mouse sensitivity         = false
@@ Line 175: / Line 174: @@
 ==Audio==
+{{Image|Star Trek SFC2 and OP in-game settings.png|In-game settings menu tab (Federation UI skin)}}
 {{Audio
-|separate volume          = false
+|separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = General, music, speech. Accessible only within a match from the bottom control tab
 |surround sound           = unknown
-|surround sound notes     =
+|surround sound notes     = The in-game settings menu tab allows for setting how long subtitles stay on screen before clearing.
 |subtitles                = always on
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 217: / Line 217: @@
 |lan play             = true
 |lan play players     =
-|lan play modes       =
+|lan play modes       = Versus, Co-Op
 |lan play notes       =
 |online play          = true
 |online play players  =
-|online play modes    =
+|online play modes    = Versus, Co-Op
 |online play notes    = Used the GameSpy server.
 |asynchronous         =
@@ Line 228: / Line 228: @@
 |matchmaking        =
 |matchmaking notes  =
-|p2p                = unknown
+|p2p                = true
 |p2p notes          =
-|dedicated          = unknown
+|dedicated          = true
 |dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       = unknown
+|self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
 |direct ip          = true

Developers

	Taldren
	14 Degrees East
Publishers
	Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	June 15, 2001
Reception
Metacritic	78
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Star Trek: Starfleet Command