#Birth of the federation movie#
#Birth of the federation series#
#Birth of the federation windows#

The player is also required to manage resources for their empire. Multiplayer for up to five players can be played over a LAN, and was available on the internet via Hasbro Interactive's. Unlike games like Master of Orion II, there is no ability to customise the look of individual vessels or classes. Space combats can also be skipped, allowing the computer to work out the results. These sequences can be recorded and replayed later in multiple camera angles. The player then watches the two sides follow their respective orders at the same time. Space Battles are turn-based, and allow for the player to issue orders to individual vessels. The 'Vendetta' victory conditions requires an Empire to defeat two rivals for the Federation it is the Romulans and the Cardassians.

Instead the victory conditions also allow for the player to win if they control 60% of the population of the galaxy and the inhabited systems, but an alliance with another empire increases the percentage required to 75%.

Unlike similar games such as Master of Orion, diplomacy isn't the core means of winning the game for all factions. Winning the game in an alliance with a rival empire is also possible. This is achieved through diplomacy, colonization of new worlds and defeating rivals. The player starts with a star system under their control and the purpose of the game is to create the most powerful empire in the galaxy. There are also separate screens for empire research, colony management, intelligence and diplomacy which are all accessed from a right-click main menu. The game is played on a 2d Galaxy Map which represents star systems, task forces, empire borders and other space phenomena via the use of icons.

#Birth of the federation movie#

There are two designs from Deep Space Nine that are in the game: the Heavy Escort Defiant Class and the Cardassian Starbase design used for Deep Space Nine, both of which appeared in a TNG episode or movie as well.

#Birth of the federation series#

For example, the Romulan Warbird from The Next Generation appears, but the Romulan Bird of Prey from The Original Series does not. There are no ships or races from The Original Series or Star Trek: Voyager unless they appeared on The Next Generation.

The game is a 4X turn-based computer strategy game set in The Next Generation era of Star Trek, with only starships and races from that series and movies. It was compared to other games such as Master of Orion II and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Birth of the Federation received average to good ratings from critics, who praised the look of the game but were critical of the AI of enemy factions, the research technologies and the time it took to play. The game's release was intended to tie-in with the film Star Trek: Insurrection. In addition to the strategy mode of the game, Birth of the Federation also features a 3D combat mode which uses the Falcon 4.0 engine. Thirty other races from the Star Trek universe are included as minor races in the game. The player takes control of one of five civilisations, either the Federation, Ferengi, Klingons, Romulans or Cardassians. The game is set in the Star Trek fictional universe, specifically related to Star Trek: The Next Generation.

#Birth of the federation windows#

The game was initially released in 1999 for Windows personal computers. Star Trek: Birth of the Federation (also known as Star Trek: The Next Generation: Birth of the Federation and Birth of the Federation) is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by MicroProse and published by Hasbro Interactive.