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What is Star Trek: Supremacy?
Star Trek: Supremacy is the working title of Mike Strobel’s project to create a sequel to the Microprose game Star Trek: Birth of the Federation. Despite its use of the Star Trek name, Star Trek: Supremacy is an unofficial project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CBS Studios Inc. or any of its partners or subsidiaries. Star Trek: Supremacy is a free, fan-based creation, and will not be sold for profit under any circumstances. |
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2. How is Star Trek: Supremacy related to Jigalypuff’s BOTF2 project?
Star Trek: Supremacy is a separate entity from Jigalypuff’s Star Trek: New Beginnings project, though both projects are supported by the BOTF2 project team (Dafedz, Mattress of Evil, et al). Both projects are being actively developed using entirely code bases, but all of the creative content produced for the BOTF2 project will be shared by both the Supremacy and New Beginnings projects. At the time of this publication, Star Trek: Supremacy is the primary focus of the BOTF2 team, while New Beginnings is being planned for a later release. |
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3. What is the difference between Supremacy and Star Trek: Supremacy?
Supremacy (or Galactic Supremacy) was the working title of a game that Mike developed for the CS4455 Video Game Design course at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The original Supremacy was a trial run—essentially, his first attempt to develop a turn-based strategy game. Before attempting to create BOTF2, he wanted to develop a similar but simpler game as a warm-up exercise. Having done so, he was able to assess which parts of the game's design worked well and which parts did not. He can now begin working on Star Trek: Supremacy with greater confidence and hopefully fewer redesigns along the way. |
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4. How much of the code from Supremacy can be reused in Star Trek: Supremacy?
Much of the code written for Star Trek: Supremacy will be loosely based on the original Supremacy code, though it will need to undergo a lot of refactoring. Some code will need to be rewritten entirely in order to accommodate the features described in the BOTF2 specifications written by Dafedz, et al. |
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5. When will Star Trek: Supremacy be released?
When it’s done. The BOTF2 project has always been a community effort, and rest assured, open beta testing will be conducted once the game is sufficiently far along. Release dates will not be set. However, there will be a detailed development roadmap outlining the order in which game features will be implemented. Once drafted, this roadmap will be available for review in the Supremacy forums. This will allow the community to track the progress of the project.
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6. What will the system requirements be?
Hardware requirements have not yet been defined. However, a PC running Microsoft Window XP SP2 or Microsoft Windows Vista will be required. Prerequisites will include the .NET Framework v2.0 and the WinFX Runtime Components. |
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7. I heard Star Trek: Supremacy will not include 3D tactical combat. Is that true?
Yes and no. Star Trek: Supremacy will be developed in two phases. The first phase will establish all game features with the exception of tactical combat. Once the game has reached this level, version 1.0 of the game will be released. Combat in this version will be completely automated, but all other game features will be implemented as planned. Immediately follow this release, work will commence on a 3D tactical combat engine. This second phase of development is expected to require up to a year or more to complete. Once finished, version 2.0 of the game will be released with a complete 3D tactical combat engine.
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8. Does Supremacy have an official forum?
Yes. It's available here
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