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===Patches===
 
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* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/hazard-modding/downloads/star-trek-elite-force-ii-patch-11 v1.1 Patch] updates the game to the latest version.
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===Mods===
 
===Mods===
 
* [http://ef2-coop-mod.chrissstrahl.de HaZardModding Co-op Mod for Elite Force II] allows multiplayer coop and adds additional features and options.
 
* [http://ef2-coop-mod.chrissstrahl.de HaZardModding Co-op Mod for Elite Force II] allows multiplayer coop and adds additional features and options.

Revision as of 15:13, 19 November 2019

Star Trek: Elite Force II
Star Trek: Elite Force II cover
Developers
Ritual Entertainment
macOS (OS X) Westlake Interactive
Publishers
Activision
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media
Engines
id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows June 20, 2003
macOS (OS X) November 2003
Star Trek: Elite Force II on Wikipedia

Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Star Trek: Elite Force
Subseries of Star Trek
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force 2000
Star Trek: Elite Force II 2003

General information

Developer's forum
Memory Alpha - A massive wiki for Star Trek

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Only rare 2nd hand copies available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

  • v1.1 Patch updates the game to the latest version.

Mods

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\base\<user-id>.cfg[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Configuration file uses the Windows user name.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\base\save[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

Template:Video settings

Like many id Tech 3 games, Elite Force 2's volume shadows cause unsightly glitching on self-shadowing character models.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Mouse acceleration

Both Mouse Acceleration and Mouse Smoothing are disabled by default. There is an option to enable Mouse Smoothing under "Game Options". Mouse Acceleration can be activated using console command cl_mouseAccel 1.

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
32 GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Available for Windows (included with the game - install v1.1 Patch to update) and Linux.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Low framerate / stuttering

Rename EXE file[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Rename EF2.exe to Quake3.exe.

Notes

Make sure to update your shortcuts.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 1.4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon, 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

  1. 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