Star Trek: Armada

Star Trek: Armada

Developers
	Activision
	Mad Doc Software
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Storm3D
Release dates
Windows	March 22, 2000
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Star Trek: Armada

Star Trek: Armada
Subseries of Star Trek
Star Trek: Armada	2000
Star Trek: Armada II	2001

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check.
GOG.com		Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper and IPX configuration tool

Essential improvements

Official patches

v1.2 patch updates the game to the latest version.

Patch 1.3

The unofficial Patch 1.3 Project patch adds compatibility fixes for modern versions of Windows as well as widescreen support and various bug fixes. Using it is highly recommended.

Custom wrapper (retail only)

This modified DirectDraw wrapper resolves crashes on launch caused by an obsolete graphics renderer when running on modern Windows versions. Requires patches 1.2 and 1.3.

Skip intro video

Delete/rename video file
Go to <path-to-game>\animations\ Delete or rename STIntro.bik. In the retail version, this file is only found on the disc, while the digital release includes it in the game directory.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics settings (with unofficial 1.3 patch)

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			The unofficial Patch 1.3 adds native widescreen support. GOG's custom wrapper also includes high resolution support.
Multi-monitor			The game crashes when attempting to load a mission or match with a multi-monitor setup.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		GOG's custom wrapper includes support for this.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

General game settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		A3D 2.0

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		8
Online play		WON servers were shut down in 2008.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Game crashes when trying to run on Windows 10 / Stuck at 640x480 resolution

Use Elisha's Windows 10 Patch[citation needed]
Download the Star Trek Armada 1 Windows 10 Patch. Unzip the files to the installation folder.

Voiceovers skipping on Windows XP

Disable hardware acceleration for sound

Issues unresolved

Mouse performance

The mouse commands in-game can appear slow, and some might not register properly. Cause currently unknown, but occurs in both retail and digital releases.

Multiplayer desynchronization

Under unknown circumstances, multiplayer sessions can desynchronize.

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	World Opponent Network

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 200 MHz (hardware rendering) or Pentium II 266 MHz (software rendering)	266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible