Star Trek Bridge Commander - Kobayashi Maru Mod. Welcome to the Kobayashi Maru Project! Kobayashi Maru is in archive mode: The Website and Forum is read only from now, there will be. DESCRIPTION OF STAR TREK BRIDGE COMMANDER. Star Trek: Bridge Commander is an action game released in 2002 by Activision. The game was released for PC (Windows). After the explosion of the sun near the space station, your ship was seriously damaged and the captain died. As a second officer, you take command of a ship. First you have to repair.
Step into the boots of a Starfleet officer taking command for the first time -- in the sink-or-swim circumstances of a disaster in deep space. A sun erupts unexpectedly, damaging the player's ship and killing the captain. As the next ranking officer, the player takes the command chair and the mission of discovering the cause of the deadly blast. Through investigation of the strange stellar explosion, the fledgling captain is drawn into an epic plot involving the Cardassians, the Klingons, and perhaps even the Romulans. Forces behind this unexplained 'accident' may threaten the foundations of the Federation itself.
The game offers a first-person perspective from the captain's chair for a useful view of the 3D bridge and its officers. As in the television shows and movies, the bridge crew is well trained to report pertinent information and await orders. Star Trek: Bridge Commander is designed for compatibility with many contemporary voice-control peripherals, allowing the hardware-equipped player to issue commands by speaking them. The game's story was developed with the help of D.C. Fontana, who wrote four episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and served as an associate producer for the series.
From developer Totally Games and publisher Activision comes a Star Trek title worthy of its (licensed) name. It seems that the conundrum of representing space combat among Federation starships (which in prior titles has proved to be elusive) has been resolved not only effectively, but in a manner that is true to the series, graphically awe-inspiring, and delightfully fun to play. Players will be able to issue commands to their crew (and enjoy the visual splendor said commands produce) as a true Federation Captain would, and still have time to wave their fists in the air and yell, 'KHAAANNN!'
Due to the fact that Federation ships are much larger than a tiny, one man dogfighter (ala Wing Commander), commanding one in past titles with a joystick during a dogfight felt... well, wrong. Any Captain worth the salt that Dr. McCoy's ex-girlfriend would suck out of them would tell you that a true Captain would make command decisions to his crew from his chair. The problem, understandably, in the past has always been how to do this in a video game and still make it fun to play?
Totally Games has delivered. Although at times Bridge Commander will feel more like an old-school point and click adventure than a tactical sim, the formula works extremely well. There is a high degree of scripting going on here, and the game is pretty much on rails in terms of story progression, but once you immerse yourself into the world Gene Roddenberry created, you'll hardly notice that you're being nudged in one direction or another.
The graphics outside the bridge will astound you, and represent Star Trek perfectly. The graphics inside the bridge are a bit flat and dull, but I can see where the tradeoff made sense. The ships are as beautiful and detailed as one seen on television, complete with deep, rich color and lighting effects. Performance on mid-range machines is still excellent, although would have to be not-as-detailed. There are a few points of view to choose from, including 'from the chair' on the bridge and an 'outside the ship' view. The view from inside the ship tends to be more like living through a combat-heavy episode of the television series, whereas the outside view, albeit prettier, tends to suck you out of the Star Trek universe in a way that will leave you feeling like you're just playing another space-combat sim.
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The sound effects and music are lifted directly from the Star Trek world, so all of the phaser blasts, photon torpedos, explosions and such will sound familiar. The music is also comprised of such well-known scores, rounding out the package into one of complete Trek immersion.
Gameplay centers around the player as the newly-recruited Captain of a damaged vessel, making their way through the mystery of their situation, one waypoint at a time. Players issue orders to the crew, who then perform the actual commands. The voice of 'you' is never actually heard in the game, as orders are delivered by clicking on menus that come up on screen when you position the mouse over a specific person's station on the bridge (these menus can also be assigned to keys, eliminating the mouse). Those who are used to the fast paced dogfights of other titles may need a while to become acclimated to the different pace of these bohemoth starships. They don't turn quickly or maneuver like an X-Wing fighter would, and the combat is more of a chess game than an out-and-out dogfight. Particular systems on an enemy's ship can be targeted (shields, weapons, etc) which adds to the depth of the combat greatly. This class of ship does not explode into a ball of fire with one shot, but you can tear off entire chunks and make holes... in some ways, it's more gratifying to cripple than obliterate (I'll have my therapist look into that one). A good starship Captain will also know how to manage his vessel's power distribution, especially after the drain that combat can put on it. Certain systems may need special attention if they become particularly damaged or drained as a result of the melee.
Trek fans will be pleased to know that both Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner make appearances, and there are even a couple of missions that center around their characters. The overall single player experience is quite short, and the multiplayer aspect (which is missing the 'location specific' damage modeling and is played strictly from an outside viewpoint with manual control) is your normal deathmatch, team deathmatches, and 'defend the starbase' matches. The save system is automatic, saving your progress between each mission. However, players cannot save wherever they like, so if one fails 90% of the way through the mission, it will have to be replayed over again. This does add a bit to the frustration factor, but the developers included the ability to have the ship repaired at the Starbase between battles.
Although on rails and a bit twitchy in terms of stability, Bridge Commander has delivered an impressive, immersive title that finally has captured the essence of Star Trek and is like a rollercoaster... fast, intense, and over before you know it.
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Description of Star Trek: Bridge Commander Windows
Star Trek: Bridge Commander, a really nice simulation game sold in 2002 for Windows, is available and ready to be played again! Time to play a real-time, sci-fi / futuristic, shooter, licensed title, space flight and space combat video game title.
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mickjam2020-10-05-1 point
Hi everyone i have a couple of issues first on is it won't work with win 10 at least not porperly i do recommend downloding the warp edition this will work although the mod part of the game seems to play too fast i am not sure if the patch will work with this version
I have this game but don't know how too upload it any ideas
Mythris2020-07-220 point
I just ran the game today and was able to get into the intro mission (didn't play much since I didn't have much time) but everything ran fine on Windows 10 version 2004
I just extracted the pre-installed version to a folder on my D drive and ran it from there.
Mr Learning to Patch2020-07-150 point
How do I apply a patch for this game?
Dark Guyverx2020-06-22-5 points
How do i start the game. i only have files
gfg2020-05-201 point
one of the best star trek games ever.
SHAMS2020-01-292 points
This game is so much fun! Just grab the preinstalled version. It works with Windows 10 64bit.
JimmyWilson692019-11-15-1 point
Trying to run this on Win 64bit, pre-installed version...
Tries to run, looks promising, and then back to desktop with no warnings.
Anyone got any advice?
(running as admin with compatibility set to win xp)
leetzelong2019-10-143 points
this was the beginning of STO, just a pity they went backwards instead of forwards.
Slayer2019-09-300 point
Good game
Kate2019-09-280 point
if you want to fix the multiplayer you can by editing the masterserver.txt to master.333networks.com
AnonymousGamer2019-08-08-8 points
How do i start the game. i only have files and that stuff
MrNobody2019-08-011 point
Star Trek Bridge Commander 2
does the game saves!? there was a problem with cracks yould not save your progress.
Borgdronez2019-07-30-5 points
The installer doesn't work on Windows 10 64bit. I had to download the installed version but can't install mods without the necessary registry keys. Does anyone know what keys I need to add?
ståle hansen2019-07-282 points
Should have been a serious BC 2
jhal752019-05-271 point
is there any patch files or updates.. I get nothing from activision on it
Metaspoilt2019-05-25-3 points
Dealing with .mdf in the post winxp era i just to much of a PITA....deleting now.
StarfleetPicard2019-04-260 point
Does anyone have instructions for downloading the Kobayashi Maru mod?
Raja Farhan2019-01-270 point
Downloading Again to play after 15 years. The game is just great.
IceLancer2018-11-180 point
Thanks ! Pre-installed worked perfectly on win10. Then install koboyashi maru (mod) and enjoying the game
commander charles the third2018-09-06-9 points
is it safe to download?
Cpt archer2018-09-06-19 points
Is it free on steam....
Saquist2018-03-22-4 points
The patch says 'Unable to locate a valid installation of the Star Trek Bridge Commander. The installer will now exit.'
BigBob2018-02-164 points
There are plenty of spaceship sims that allow you to fly in space. Some newer ones, like Rebel Galaxy at Good Old Games, let the player command his own ship in third person perspective. But if you want to experience commanding a large space naval vessel, Star Trek Bridge Commander is the only game to suit. Here the player sits in the command chair and issues orders usually through a convenient menu system. This is the opposite to most spaceflight games where you zip around in one-man craft or pilot a cargo ship from outside. For added immersion, Star Trek Bridge Commander lets you captain a Starfleet spacecraft as yourself, not as a character from television or the movies. The in-game tutorial is part of the campaign's first mission and helpfully introduces the player to the basics.
DecafToaster2017-09-192 points
I am very glad to see this on here! Lots of nostalgia in this game.
Nexus2017-08-14-2 points
It's the best game about the Star trek world of all times, even better tan Armada II.
DrPepperDanny2017-03-315 points
Fantastic game from the past. Even better if you're a fan of Star Trek!
Download worked fine. I used PowerISO to extract the files contained in the download.
The patched the game using the download link on this site.
Then downloaded the No-CD crack using the download link on this site.
Then replaced the exe. for the game with the No-CD crack.
Thanks!
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