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Still love this game to this day. I should re-install this game and play through the single player campaign. I remember getting it on Christmas 2000 and playing through the entire campaign in one night and then going to work in the morning. (I worked at Disney at the time)
Yeah, I always found A1 better than A2.. However, I hope GOG games will release both games again..As far I can see, there's huge demand for both games...
Yeah I remember modding Armada 1 a ton and being really excited and then disappointed when I got Armada 2. The physics and explosions and general gameplay were crap compared to the original. Mods over the years though fixed all of those issues, but the single player campaign for the original is still tops. I remember when I saw the intro movie for the first time I thought it was the best Star Trek action I'd ever seen at that point.
I'm "tired" of FPS, Space Combat...give us one great Trek strategy game...Amen
Keep an eye on Fleet Ops NX Project. It should be what you're after mate. It will be free too.
I miss playing this game. Can't get it to run on windows 8.
I'm going to have to look into that, myself. Don't actually need it, though, as I'm able (strangely enough) to run my copy of Armada 2 on a Windows 10 machine.Try Fleet Ops it runs on Win8.1 which is what I unfortunately use. There is a A2 Stock mod on their forums that allows you to revert back to stock A2 as well using FO.
That is odd, but sometimes Microsoft gets it right. Or the ghost of an XP machine may be haunting your system, who knows.I'm going to have to look into that, myself. Don't actually need it, though, as I'm able (strangely enough) to run my copy of Armada 2 on a Windows 10 machine.
It might be time to get a new one. Fortunately, DVD burners are cheap. I got mine off of Newegg and it was just $20 and the highest rated one on the site. Meanwhile, cheap blu-ray drives still hang around $60...The disk drive makes the most alarming noises, though, whenever I play a game that requires a physical CD...
If I hadn't managed to drop my XP laptop, and thus cause notable damage to various components - including the power jack - I'd probably still be using it. On the upside, I managed to skip most of the teething issues for both Windows 8 and 10 when I got my hands on computers with those operating systems installed, so I'm not quite as soured to Microsoft's modern product lineup as some. It's still somewhat frustrating, having to fight with the OS for control of my screen resolution at any given time, but Windows 10 seems to be more cooperative for me on that front than 8.That is odd, but sometimes Microsoft gets it right. Or the ghost of an XP machine may be haunting your system, who knows.
I'm not ready to crack open my shiny new laptop computer just yet, especially since it's still under warranty. At some point, however, I do need to make the time to back up the handful of files I've not already got stashed on my flash drives and take this machine into the store where I bought it. I paid for that extended warranty, and I should take shameless advantage of it!It might be time to get a new one. Fortunately, DVD burners are cheap. I got mine off of Newegg and it was just $20 and the highest rated one on the site. Meanwhile, cheap blu-ray drives still hang around $60...
I'd quite like that, if it's not too much trouble. Bear in mind, though, I'm far closer to 'computer illiterate' than I should be.I could also walk you through how to make and mount an ISO in Win10, if you like. My laptop's DVD drive is a bit sketchy, so that's what I did for A2 on that. My desktop DVD drive still works great, though.
Armada 1 was a classic, even though it was pretty unstable. But then along came some cracking mods, I used to play the hell out of the Star Trek vs Star Wars mod when it first came out as well all those years ago, it was like nothing I had seen before.
Armada 2 felt disappointing, the graphics and textures felt dull, the ships moved about awkwardly and were made of paper and the 3d movement mechanic was clunky too. On a side note I was always curious as to why in the Armada 2 intro when Picard slams his fist on the conference table there is no thudding sound...