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Revision as of 15:32, 27 October 2022
Developers | |
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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 |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Star Trek |
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 |
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Retail | Available on 5 CDs as well as a later DVD-ROM release in 1998. The Mac OS version did not get a DVD release with better video quality. |
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GOG.com | CD version | |||
Steam | CD version |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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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 | |
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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
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (DVD edition) - Windows 10 Upgrade Patch
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - CD to DVD movie upgrade pack & compatibility patch for Chekov´s Lost Missions
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\options.cfg[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/364810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\*.sav[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/364810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 is the native resolution. dgVoodoo 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 locks at 60fps. | ||
120+ FPS |
Windowed
Use dgVoodoo 2[1] |
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Input
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 feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for digital versions. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Self-hosting |
Issues fixed
Unable to play MPEG-2 video on DVD version
- The game uses the now obsolete MCI interface instead of the modern DirectDraw for videoplayback. MCI was fully supported only until Windows 98 (Me).
Install Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (DVD-Edition) - Windows 10 Upgrade Patch |
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Unable to use "Checkov´s Lost Missions"-addon with DVD version
- If you install/integrate the addon with the DVD version, the game crashes when trying to play a movie-file from the addon
Install Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Compatibility patch for Chekov´s Lost Missions |
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Controller not recognized/working as intended in-game
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 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 |
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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (364810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Agizmo on September 26, 2020
- ↑ A3D Support for Descent: Freespace - Gamespot.com
- ↑ The game doesn't recognize my joystick, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com