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Star Trek Elite Force II: FAQ

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Parts of this FAQ are thanks to Steve Hessel from Ritualistic.com

GENERAL QUESTIONS

GAME QUESTIONS

1. How many levels does Star Trek Elite Force II feature?
2. How many different environments are in Star Trek Elite Force II?
3. How many and what kinds of weapons are there in Star Trek Elite Force II?
4. Do the weapons have alternate fire modes?
5. What enemies do Hazard Team face in Star Trek Elite Force II?
6. Is the U.S.S. Voyager be featured in the game?
7. Do any Star Trek cast members appear in the game?
8. Is it possible to play as Alexandria Munro?
9. Do any of the original Hazard Team members make a return?
10. Does the game depict excessive violence, such as blood and gore?
11. Is there multiplayer in Star Trek Elite Force II?
12. What kind of multiplayer modes does Star Trek Elite Force II have?

GENERAL QUESTIONS ANSWERS

	1. When was Star Trek Elite Force II released? June 24, 2003 for the PC and November 19, 2003 for the Macintosh.

	2. What are Star Trek Elite Force II’s system requirements? These are the system requirements listed on the boxes: PC Minimum Requirements: 3D Hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible 32 MB or higher Pentium III 600 MHz or Athlon processor or higher Windows 98/ME/2000/XP 128 MB RAM Quad Speed CD ROM 1.3 GB of uncompressed free hard drive space (plus 200 MB for Windows swap file) 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible 16-bit sound card and drivers DirectX 9.0 (included with game) Modem or Network card for Multiplayer Mac Minimum Requirements: Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later G3/G4/G5 Processor at 733 MHz or faster 256 MB of RAM 3D Graphics Acceleration Required (ATI Radeon/NVidia GeForce or better, 16 MB required, 32 MB recommended) 1.05 GB free hard disk space 56K/LAN or higher for internet play
	3. Is Star Trek Elite Force II available for any consoles? No.

	4. Who made the Mac port of Star Trek Elite Force II? West Lake Interactive ported the game which will was then published for the Mac by Aspyr.

	5. Is there a demo for Star Trek Elite Force II? Yes! Check out our downloads section.

	6. What is EF2's ESRB rating? It is rated T for Teen for its depiction of blood, gore, and violence.

	7. What engine does Star Trek Elite Force II utilize? Star Trek Elite Force II is powered by the Quake III Arena engine, which in turn is greatly modified and enhanced by Ritual’s ÜberTools technology (see next FAQ question for ÜberTool details).

	8. What modifications have been made to the engine? / What is ÜberTools technology? ÜberTools is a restructuring and expansion of the Quake III Arena engine so that it can compete with the newer engines out right now. ÜberTools allows the game to have much larger environments, better graphics, better sound, better AI and much more. For details on ÜberTools technology, click here.

	9. Is there a software development kit for Star Trek Elite Force II? Yes. It will be released shortly after Elite Force II is out.

	10. What company developed Star Trek Elite Force II? Star Trek Elite Force II was developed by Ritual Entertainment, a development studio based in Dallas, TX.

	11. Why didn't Raven Software develop Elite Force II? Raven Software was the studio that developed the first Elite Force game. Raven was approached to do Elite Force II, but they turned it down as they were already doing Jedi Knight II and Soldier of Fortune II at the time and could not take on another project.

	12. Who published Star Trek Elite Force II? Activision for the PC. Aspyr is the publisher for the Mac.

GAME QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1. How many levels does Star Trek Elite Force II feature?
There are 11 different missions, split up into 1 to 7 levels each.

2. How many different environments are there in Star Trek Elite Force II?
Star Trek Elite Force II features a broad variety of different environments. Besides the Borg Sphere and Starfleet Academy at the beginning of the game, the Hazard Team visits desert and ice planets, as well as deadly swamps. There is also one low-gravity mission, where Munro finds himself on the hull of the Enterprise and has to fight off attacking enemies.

Naturally, the game also features portions of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E, including the bridge, main engineering, sickbay and special Hazard Team facilities similar to the ones featured in the first Elite Force. Check out our Locations and Ships section for more info.

3. How many and what kinds of weapons are there in Star Trek Elite Force II?
There are 14 weapons. For more info visit the Weapons section.

4. Do the weapons have alternate fire modes?
All the weapons have an alternate firing mode. Additionally, the Attrexian Rifle has a tertiary fire mode that can be triggered by a combination of primary and secondary fire. For more info visit the Weapons section.

5. What enemies do the Hazard Team face in Star Trek Elite Force II?
The Hazard Team goes up against a number of familiar enemies, such as Andorians, Borg, Klingons, Romulans, Nausicaans and Ferengi. Additionally, the team will come under attack by a mysterious new race called Exomorphs. For more information visit our Aliens section.

6. Is the U.S.S. Voyager featured in the game?
Apart from a small prologue, USS Voyager is not featured in the game. Instead, the Hazard Team is based on the USS Enterprise-E.

7. Do any Star Trek cast members appear in the game?
There is a looooong list of Trek alumni supplying their voice talents in the game, though many of them do not reprise characters they have played in the past. Here's a list:

NAME

PREVIOUS TREK ROLES

EF2 ROLE

Patrick Stewart	Captain Picard (TNG)	Captain Picard
Tim Russ	Tuvok (VOY)	Tuvok
Dwight Schultz	Reginald Barclay (TNG & VOY)	Reginald Barclay
Alex Enberg	Ensign Vorik (VOY)	Austin Chang
Andy Milder	Boq'ta (DS9)	Chell
Jeffrey Combs	Weyoun (DS9), Shran (ENT)	Soldok
J.G. Hertzler	Martok (DS9)	Lurok
Tony Todd	Kurn (TNG)	Korban
Robert O'Reilly	Gowron (TNG & DS9)	Krindo
Vaughn Armstrong	Admiral Forrest (ENT)	Varios Roles
Martha Hackett	Seska (VOY)	Dr. Stevenson
Matt Malloy	Grish (ENT)	Omag
Terrence Beasor	Borg Voice (TNG & VOY)	Borg Voice
Richard Penn	Borg Voice (TNG & VOY)	Borg Voice
David J. Randolph	Borg Voice (TNG & VOY)	Borg Voice
Charles Bazaloua	Borg Voice (TNG & VOY)	Borg Voice
Clint Carmichael	Nausicaan (TNG)	Nausicaan Bouncer

8. Is it be possible to play as Alexandria Munro?
No. Ritual decided only to offer the male lead storyline featuring Alex Munro.

9. Do any of the original Hazard Team members make a return?
Besides Alex Munro, a number of the original Hazard Team members are back, but there are also new additions to the team. Telsia Murphy comes back as Munro's right hand, while engineers Chell and Austin Chang operate complex machinery and blow things up. Jurot once again takes care of whatever medical needs the team may have.

There are three all-new team members. Kourban, one of the few Klingons in Starfleet, joins the team as heavy weapons specialist. Jorge Gonzales is a master of espionage, and the attractive Sydney serves as the team's pilot. For more information see our Characters section.

10. Does the game depict excessive violence, such as blood and gore?
Although I would not consider it excessive, the ESRB states that the game features blood, gore, and violence, giving it the rating T for Teen.

11. Is there multiplayer in Star Trek Elite Force II?
Yes, Star Trek Elite Force II features several multiplayer modes and about 13 maps. See the next FAQ question for details.

12. What kind of multiplayer modes does Star Trek Elite Force II have?
The main modes are Holomatch, Team Holomatch, and Capture the Flag. Within these modes there will be several modifiers:

One Flag - There is one flag in the center of the map rather than one at each base. The object is to take that flag and run it into the other team's base to score points.
Action Hero - One player is chosen to be Action Hero and as such gets a full complement of weaponry and regenerative health. Players try to kill the Action hero and in doing so become the new action hero.
Elimination - When you die, you don't respawn.
Disintegration - All players are given sniper rifles and one hit kills anyone.
Bomb Defusal - Try to destroy the other team's base by planting a bomb there. Bombs can be defused, so you must ensure no one can reach the bomb and stop the detonation.
Specialties - Each player chooses to be a team specialist (Demolitionist, Medic, Tactician, Infiltrator, Sniper, or Heavy Weapons) and gets specific weapons related to that specialty.
Auto-Handicap - Allows server to adjust the downward damage of players who have outperformed everyone else. Essentially levels the playing field...
Weapon Skill - Points are awarded based on the weapons used to eliminate players. Skill-based weapons, especially the Bat'Leth, give more points per kill than heavy weapons like the quantum burst.
Control Points - Each map has 3 control points and your team must secure each of them by touching and defending the beacons there.
Power Struggle - Each team has a singularity and the object is to destroy the other team's singularity. The singularity has a certain amount of health, and can be repaired by the teams using tricorders.