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Star Trek: Hidden Evil is a singleplayer third-person action and adventure game in the Star Trek series.

General information

Working title was Star Trek: Insurrection, hence the title in the German market being Star Trek: Der Aufstand.

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]}
GOG.com		Includes nGlide.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save^{[Note 2]}

10 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

The game lacks any options menu short of renderer choice on launch.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Using nGlide (the GOG.com release includes it). Image is stretched.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Using nGlide (the GOG.com release includes it).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Game is strictly controlled by keyboard controls.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for GOG.com version.

Issues fixed

Game does not launch

Disable fullscreen optimizations^[3]
If launching the game has no effect, disable fullscreen optmizations.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	QuickTime

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	305 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ 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

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ gog.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[gamedir-4] 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] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] .com - last accessed on 28 May 2023

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[Note 2]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Star Trek Hidden Evil GOG library cover.jpg
@@ Line 7: / Line 6: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 |engines      =
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Sprint Engine}}
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1999}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1, 1999}}
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|star-trek-hidden-evil|rating}}
@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|star-trek-hidden-evil|rating}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Star Trek }}
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side  =
 |gogcom id    = 1365309818
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20020601190724/http://activision.com/games/hiddenevil/
 |hltb         = 31416
-|strategywiki =
+|lutris       = star-trek-hidden-evil
-|mobygames    = star-trek-hidden-evil
+|mobygames    = 2562
+|strategywiki = Star Trek: Hidden Evil
 |wikipedia    = Star Trek: Hidden Evil
 |winehq       = 4041
@@ Line 37: / Line 39: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Limited customization and options.
+|introduction      =
-{{ii}} Working title was '''Star Trek: Insurrection''', hence the title in the German market being '''Star Trek: Der Aufstand'''.
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
+{{ii}} Working title was '''Star Trek: Insurrection''', hence the title in the German market being '''Star Trek: Der Aufstand'''.
 {{GOG.com links|1365309818|star_trek_hidden_evil}}
@@ Line 47: / Line 54: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc}} | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_trek_hidden_evil | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_trek_hidden_evil | DRM-free | Includes nGlide. | | Windows }}
 }}
+===Demo===
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/StarTrekHiddenEvilDemo Archive.org].
 ==Game data==
-===Configuration file(s) location===
-{{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
-}}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save}}
 }}
+{{ii}} 10 save slots available.
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
@@ Line 79: / Line 85: @@
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{--}} The game lacks any options menu short of renderer choice on launch.
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 86: / Line 93: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= Using nGlide (the GOG.com release includes it). Image is stretched.
-|multimonitor               = unknown
+|multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = false
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = unknown
+|fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = false
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = unknown
+|anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = unknown
+|antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = unknown
+|upscaling                  = unknown
-|vsync notes                =
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = hackable
+|vsync notes                = Using nGlide (the GOG.com release includes it).
 |60 fps                     = unknown
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 116: / Line 126: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
-|key remap                 = unknown
+|key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = unknown
+|acceleration option       = n/a
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = n/a
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = false
-|mouse menu notes          =
+|mouse menu notes          = Game is strictly controlled by keyboard controls.
-|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
+|invert mouse y-axis       = n/a
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |touchscreen               = false
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
 |controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = unknown
@@ Line 180: / Line 190: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    =
-|surround sound           = unknown
+|surround sound           = false
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = false
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = unknown
 |mute on focus lost notes =
-|eax support              =
+|eax support              = false
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 201: / Line 213: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = true
+  |subtitles = false
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 209: / Line 221: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = true
+  |subtitles = false
-  |notes     = Retail only.
+  |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/773-star-trek-hidden-evil-german-patch/ download for GOG.com version].
   |fan       =
 }}
 }}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Game does not launch===
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable fullscreen optimizations<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/star_trek_hidden_evil/game_doesnt_start_after_choosing_new_in_the_main_menu|title=gog.com|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
+If launching the game has no effect, disable fullscreen optmizations.
+}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 241: / Line 259: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 286: / Line 307: @@
 {{References}}
-[[Category:GOG.com Enhancement Project]]
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Presto Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Sprint Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 1, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Genres	Action, Adventure
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Star Trek