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Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Subseries of Star Trek
Star Trek: Starfleet Command	1999
Star Trek: Starfleet Command II - Empires at War	2000
Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates	2001
Star Trek: Starfleet Command III	2002

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Star Trek: Starfleet Command III is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person and top-down view vehicle combat game in the Star Trek: Starfleet Command series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper. Includes the Nemesis mission.

Essential improvements

Official patches

Patch 1.01 build 534 is the latest official patch: download.
This official patch enables native DirectX 9 support.
The Nemesis add-on includes the official scenario based on the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis.

Skip intro videos

Delete logo and intro files
Go to `<path-to-game>\Assets\Cinema` Delete or rename the following files: `Activision.bik`, `Intro.bik`, `Paramount.bik`, `Taldren.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\sfc.ini^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

General settings menu

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		In the GOG.com version, the `dxcfg.exe` application can achieve this.
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)		In the GOG.com version, the `dxcfg.exe` application can achieve this.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, speech.
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.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Versus
Online play		Versus The official GameSpy service has been shut down; see Unofficial patches.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		See Unofficial patches.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Incorrect mouse input when moving ship (GOG.com release)

Change display mode
Open the DirectX configuration app at `<path-to-game>\dxcfg.exe` Set the Display mode option to "Set by application". Press Save and close the configuration app.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1, 9	Native Direct3D 9 support requires a separate official patch.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	950 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 8.1 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).

References

[gamedir-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).

[Note 1]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Star Trek Starfleet Command III GOG library cover.jpg
@@ Line 14: / Line 13: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|star-trek-starfleet-command-iii|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, Multiplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person, Top-down view }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Vehicle combat }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Star Trek: Starfleet Command }}
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20031002043954/http://www.st-sfc3.com/
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side  =
 |gogcom id    = 1156468375
+|lutris       = star-trek-starfleet-command-iii
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = star-trek-starfleet-command-iii
+|mobygames    = 7740
 |wikipedia    = Star Trek: Starfleet Command III
 |winehq       = 3175
@@ Line 36: / Line 37: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Limited customization and options.
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
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 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_trek_starfleet_command_iii | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_trek_starfleet_command_iii | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper. Includes the Nemesis mission. | | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 54: / Line 60: @@
 * [https://www.gamefront.com/games/starfleet-command-iii/file/official-nemesis-add-on The Nemesis add-on] includes the official scenario based on the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis.
-===Unofficial patches===
+===Skip intro videos===
-*[https://hotandspicyforums.com/starfleet-command-3-hd-gamespy-patch-t18931.html The unofficial HD patch] adds high resolution support and a server replacement.
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete logo and intro files|ref=|fix=
+# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\Assets\Cinema|folder}}
+# Delete or rename the following files: {{file|Activision.bik}}, {{file|Intro.bik}}, {{file|Paramount.bik}}, {{file|Taldren.bik}}.
+}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 65: / Line 74: @@
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saves}}
 }}
@@ Line 86: / Line 95: @@
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Image|Star Trek SFC3 settings.png|General settings menu}}
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 93: / Line 103: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = hackable
+|widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Unofficial patches|Unofficial patches]] for workaround.
+|widescreen resolution notes=
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 103: / Line 113: @@
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = In the GOG.com version, the {{file|dxcfg.exe}} application can achieve this.
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = unknown
+|anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = unknown
+|upscaling                  = unknown
-|vsync notes                =
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = hackable
+|vsync notes                = In the GOG.com version, the {{file|dxcfg.exe}} application can achieve this.
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 123: / Line 136: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = unknown
+|acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
 |mouse sensitivity         = false
@@ Line 187: / Line 200: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Master, music, speech.
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = always on
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 217: / Line 232: @@
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Retail only.
+  |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/769-star-trek-starfleet-command-iii-german-patch/ download for GOG.com version].
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 230: / Line 245: @@
 |lan play             = true
 |lan play players     =
-|lan play modes       =
+|lan play modes       = Versus
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = hackable
 |online play players  =
-|online play modes    =
+|online play modes    = Versus
-|online play notes    = Used the GameSpy server.
+|online play notes    = The official [[GameSpy]] service has been shut down; see [[#Unofficial patches|Unofficial patches]].
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 241: / Line 256: @@
 |matchmaking        =
 |matchmaking notes  =
-|p2p                = unknown
+|p2p                = true
 |p2p notes          =
 |dedicated          = unknown
 |dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       = unknown
+|self-hosting       = hackable
-|self-hosting notes =
+|self-hosting notes = See [[#Unofficial patches|Unofficial patches]].
 |direct ip          = true
 |direct ip notes    =
@@ Line 257: / Line 272: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Incorrect mouse input when moving ship (GOG.com release)===
-# Open the DirectX configuration app at <code>{{p|game}}\dxcfg.exe</code>
+{{Fixbox|description=Change display mode|ref=|fix=
+# Open the DirectX configuration app at {{file|{{p|game}}\dxcfg.exe}}
 # Set the Display mode option to "Set by application".
 # Press Save and close the configuration app.
+}}
 ==Other information==
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 8, 9
+|direct3d versions      = 8.1, 9.0
 |direct3d notes         = Native Direct3D 9 support requires a separate official patch.
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 286: / Line 303: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |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 331: / Line 351: @@
 {{References}}
-[[Category:GOG.com Enhancement Project]]
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Taldren
Publishers
	Activision
Release dates
Windows	November 7, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Star Trek: Starfleet Command