Star Trek Elite Force: FAQ

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Parts of this FAQ are thanks to Chris Anastasia.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

1. When was Star Trek Elite Force released?
2. What are Star Trek Elite Force’s system requirements?
3. What video cards are not supported by Elite Force?
4. Will Elite Force be released for other platforms? Mac? Linux? Playstation2? DreamCast?
5. Is there a demo for Star Trek Elite Force?
6. What is EF's ESRB rating?
7. What engine does Star Trek Elite Force utilize?
8. Does Elite Force have the same third person camera support that Quake III had?
9. Will there be a software development kit for Star Trek Elite Force?
10. What company developed Star Trek Elite Force?
11. Who published Star Trek Elite Force?
12. Is there a collectors edition of Elite Force?

GAME QUESTIONS

1. How many levels does Star Trek Elite Force feature?
2. How does the menu system work?
3. How do I configure Elite Force?
4. What are some known demo issues?
5. What is the console command to check the framerate?
6. How do I skip the cinematics? Space Bar and Escape don't work?
7. Do any Star Trek cast members appear in the game?
8. Who is the character that I am playing in the game?
9. How much of the inside of Voyager will I see?
10. Does the game depict excessive violence, such as blood and gore?
11. Is there multiplayer in Star Trek Elite Force II?
12. Will Elite Force be freely playable on the Internet, like Quake(R)?

GENERAL QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1. When was Star Trek Elite Force released?
September 20, 2000.
   
2. What are Star Trek Elite Force’s system requirements?
These are the system requirements listed on the boxes:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • Windows® 95, 98, 98 SE, NT 4.0 SP5, or Windows 2000 with 100% compatible computer system
  • 3-D Hardware Accelerator with full OpenGL® Support
  • Pentium 233 MHz MMX® Processor and 8 MB Video Card or Pentium II 266 MHz MMX® Processor with 4 MB Video Card or AMD® 350 MHz K6®-2 Processor with 4 MB Video Card
  • 64 MB RAM
  • Quad-Speed CD-ROM drive (600 K/Sec Sustained Transfer Rate)
  • DirectX 7.0a or 100% compatible drivers
  • Joystick and mouse supported
  • Supports the following 3D accelerator cards:
    • All 3Dfx Chips (except Voodoo Rush)
    • ATI Rage Pro* & Rage 128
    • ATI Rage MAXX
    • S3 Savage 4
    • S3 Savage 3
    • Savage 2000
    • nVIDIA Riva 128* and 128ZX
    • nVIDIA TNT and TNT2
    • nVIDIA GeForce, and GeForce2 and GeForce 256
    • Matrox G400
    • Intel i740
    * Requires the low end (simple) shaders (see Video Options below).
  • Modem or Network card for Multiplayer

Recommended System Requirements:

  • Windows® 95, 98, 98 SE, NT 4.0 SP5, or Windows 2000 with 100% compatible computer system
  • 3-D Hardware Accelerator with full OpenGL® Support
  • Pentium II 300 MHz MMX® Processor (or greater) with 16 MB Video Card
  • 64 MB RAM (or greater)
  • Quad-Speed CD-ROM drive (600 K/Sec Sustained Transfer Rate)
  • DirectX 7.1 or 100% compatible drivers
  • Three-button wheel mouse

Mac System Requirements:

  • G3 or G4 processor at 266Mhz or faster
  • 64 MB of RAM
  • 3D accelerated PCI or AGP video card with at least 6 MB VRAM and Apple OpenGL version 1.1.2 or higher support
  • 560 MB of uncompressed hard disk space (additional space is also needed for Virtual Memory)
  • Virtual Memory required at least 128MB
  • MacOS 8.6 or higher
  • 4x CD-ROM
  • Internet (TCP/IP) and Lan (TCP/IP) multiplayer supported
  • Internet play requires a 28.8 Kpbs (or faster) modem
3. What video cards are not supported by Elite Force?
There are many common video cards that are not powerful enough to run the game and/or are not fully OpenGL compatible. These include, but are not limited to:
  • Matrox G100 Matrox Millenium
  • Anything with Virge in it (S3 cards)
  • Power VR1 (pcx2) - (The Power VR2 (neon) seems to work fine)
  • Rage IIc
  • Anything with Sis in it 530/640 etc.
  • Permedia2 Cards (several brands)
   
4. Will Elite Force be released for other platforms? Mac? Linux? Playstation2? DreamCast?
In addition to the PC, Elite Force has also been released for both the Mac and Playstation2. Voyager: Elite Force for the Mac was developed by Westlake Interactive and published by Aspyr Media. Voyager: Elite Force for the Playstation2 was developed by Pipedream Interactive and published by Majesco.
   
5. Is there a demo for Star Trek Elite Force?
Yes! Check out our downloads section.
   
6. What is EF'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 is powered by the Quake III Arena engine.
   
8. Does Elite Force have the same third person camera support that Quake III had?
Yes, it does. Go to the console and set cg_thirdPerson to 1.It's not in the menus because it is technically an unsupported feature. Your mileage may vary. Other useful commands include cg_thirdpersonangle #, where # is the angle you can rotate the camera, and cg_thirdpersonrange #, where # is the distance from you and the camera.
   
9. Will there be a software development kit for Star Trek Elite Force?
Yes. Check out our downloads section.
   
10. What company developed Star Trek Elite Force?
Star Trek Elite Force was developed by Raven Software, an award-winning computer game software developer based in Madison, Wisconsin.
   
11. Who published Star Trek Elite Force?
Activision for the PC. Aspyr is the publisher for the Mac.
   
12. Is there a collectors edition of Elite Force?
The collector's edition of Elite Force is available. It contains a bonus CD as well as a collector's pin and the Elite Force comic from Wildstorm Entertainment.

GAME QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1. How many levels does Star Trek Elite Force feature?
There are 11 different missions, split up into 1 to 7 levels each.
2. How does the menu system work?
Elite Force's Main menu can be accessed at any time during a game by pressing the Esc key. Maneuver the cursor with the mouse or use the up arrow and down arrow keys to highlight options inside the Main menu. At the Main menu, you can choose from the following: New Game, Load Game, Configure, Voyager Crew, Credits, and Quit. The New Game sub menu of the LCARS system allows you to choose your difficulty level and gender and then launch your new game.
3. How do I configure Elite Force?
The Video, Controls, Sound, Game Options and Default Settings sub menus of the LCARS system allows you to adjust settings to optimize your gaming experience.
4. What are some known demo issues?
Pressing Esc during a cinematic could cause skipping problems. Similarly, do not save a game in the middle of a cinematic, as upon loading the game may not function properly.

If you change video settings while playing the demo, you may receive a sound file missing error message. However, you may continue playing without further incident.

Refreshing the server causes the sound to skip as if the game has locked up on Windows NT. Connecting to a server on the LAN takes a long time (1 minute+). We have found that NT machines with both IPX and tcp/ip protocols have caused this to happen. This can be remedied by removing either protocol and leaving only TCP/IP or IPX bound to your network adapter. You can also add "net_noipx 1" (without quotes) to the gameshortcut command line. Example: "c:\program files\raven\Star Trek Elite Force\HMstev.exe" +set net_noipx 1. You may also add this command in the console: net_noipx 1 You must enter this command before you launch the map. To bring down the console press the tilde "~" key. It is to the left of "1" and above "tab".
5. What is the console command to check the framerate?
Type in "cg_drawfps 1" (without the quotes) at the console and hit enter.
6. How do I skip the cinematics? Space Bar and Escape don't work?
Press the Enter key to skip cinematics. Or bind a key to SkipCinematic.
7. Do any Star Trek cast members appear in the game?
There is a list of Trek alumni supplying their voice talents in the game:
 NAME  PREVIOUS TREK ROLES  EF ROLE
Kate Mulgrew Captain Kathryn Janeway (VOY) Captain Janeway
Robert Beltran Chakotay (VOY) Chakotay
Roxann Dawson B'Elanna Torres (VOY) B'Elanna Torres
Robert Duncan McNeill Tom Paris (VOY) Tom Paris
Ethan Phillips Neelix (VOY) Neelix
Robert Picardo Holographic Doctor (VOY) Holographic Doctor
Tim Russ Tuvok (VOY) Tuvok
Garrett Wang Harry Kim (VOY) Harry Kim
8. Who is the character that I am playing in the game?
You play the role of Alexander or Alexandria Munro (yes, you can choose to play as a man or a woman). Your character is a member of the Elite Force of security personnel named the Hazard Team.
9. How much of the inside of Voyager will I see?
Every major room within Voyager has been recreated, on 8 different decks. You will be able to walk through the hallways, enter rooms, use the turbolifts, and even access some Jefferies tubes.

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?
HoloMatch (which is DeathMatch), Co-op maps and different styles of multiplay like Capture the Flag are offered in multiplayer. Currently, Elite Force has TCP/IP Internet and LAN support.
12. Will Elite Force be freely playable on the Internet, like Quake(R)?
Yes. Like Quake(R), you will be able to set up your own server, or hop onto a number of previously defined servers.