In Fleet Ops, things that are researched are stored as technology for the player, and don't actually physically exist on the map, just like other more modern RTS games (like RON and AOEIII).Įssentially there will be several ages or eras. The tech in Armada 1, required that whatever was required to build something, literally needed to be physically in the map (i.e. I think the greatest advantage to using Fleet Ops as a platform instead of Armada 1 is how the techtree seems to work. The game mechanics felt ridiculously straight forward and the main strategy was to hold down the phaser/cannon button until your enemies' shields were down, then spam torpedoes. Plus, it didn't help that this notion of separate eras was in a less than stellar game.

The Galaxy class felt like the Excelsior class, only slightly stronger. I remember there being set eras in Star Trek - Legacy, but I never felt that the progression of technology, from ENT ships, to TOS/TMP ships, to TNG ships was exponential enough. I've always taken enjoyment in taking an interest in all the different designs in Star Trek ship linage. Essentially, what I want to do, is create a 'Star Trek' Rise of Nations in space. In each game, there are several 'ages' representing major periods in history that you research and use to upgrade and get new kinds of troops. Age of Empires III and Rise of Nations are big favorites of mine. I have a big taste for historical-style RTS games. Despite this, I still plan on going through and attempting to make the mod I've always dreamed of making for Star Trek. Needless to say, the networking issues my brother and I had were non-existent we saw each other in the lobby the moment we entered it.īecause of this, I've decided to switch over to modding Fleet Ops instead, but based on some of the guides I've skimmed over, Fleet Ops is almost completely different in the means in which you mod it. For those of you who have read my previous Star Trek Armada (1) troubleshooting threads, I elected to switch over playing Fleet Ops instead.

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