##STAR TREK STARSHIP TACTICAL COMBAT SIMULATOR (STCS)
ALL Credit goes to the original developers, I am simply not wanting this project to die where it was after the loss of Geocities:
- Programming, Interface Design - Jason Robinson
- Original Boardgame Designed - David F. Tepool, Jordan Weisman, & Wm. John Wheeler
- Original Boardgame Additional Design - Forest Brown and Guy W. McLimore, Jr.
- Original Boardgame Graphic Design and Art - Dana Knutson
- Program installer - Jordan Russell
- STCS On Trekcore
- STCS Homepage No Longer Active
This is a computer conversion of an FASA's board game, Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator. It's a 2D turn-based strategy game in which you take control of a starship and proceed to attempt to destroy other starships before they destroy you. The game can be played by multiple humans (in "hot seat" mode) or against computer-controlled opponents. Editors are integrated into the game so users can customize the provided ships and scenarios or add completely new ones. Additional sounds and bitmaps can also be added. A typical game lasts from 5-10 minutes for a one-on-one scenario, to about an hour or more for scenarios with over 10 ships. The game requires Windows 95/98/2000/XP.
Alot of this game’s files are still hosted and available at Trekcore – feel free to check them out. This is an open repo to keep the files backed up somewhere, as this truly is a fun and great way to play this game in computerized form. Unfortunately most of the geocities websites are down, leaving much to be desired in finding this game and its files. I've found it does work on more modern systems (and linux via wine) if you are able to install msvbvm50 first as it requires some runtimes from there. I've also included the setup for the STSTCS v205 Beta 3 Installer that adds some additional Beta features to the game such as cloaking and a few other items I can't recall, though it is slightly more unstable than the 204 version. I hope others enjoy this game as I have, as I do not want to see this project go away. If anyone knows where else this game is hosted please let me know!
- Install Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0
msvbvm50.exe - Install Starship Tactical Combat Simulator v2.05 beta
STSTCS.v205.Beta.3.Installer.exe - Apply the Ship Counter Supplement & Romulan Standard Ship Pack for the full experience
STSTCS-ShipPack-RomulanStandard-v100.zipSTSTCS-CounterSupplement-Set1.zip
Compatability from my testing I've seens to work in general, but I've only tested the following
| Distribution | Version |
|---|---|
| Linux Mint | 22 |
| Linux Mint [Debian Edition] | 6 |
| Windows | 7,8 & 10 |
Controls:
- Esc = Options or Exit Game
- Delete = Move map viewport to right
- Page Down = Move map viewport to left
- Home = Move map viewport up
- End = Move map viewport down
- Insert = Decrease map view scale
- Page Up = Increase map view scale
- N = Toggle the display of ship names on map
- M = Toggle the display of moves per phase on map
- H = Toggle the display of hexes on map
- C = Center map viewport on current ship
- F1 = Open/close Status Display
- F2 = Open/close Sensor Display
- F3 = Open/close Ship’s Log Display
- F4 = Open/close Tactical Display
- F5 = Open/close Charts Display
- Spacebar = Close Status, Sensor, Ship’s Log, Tactical, or Chart Displays
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