Star Trek: Bridge Commander
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| Developers | |
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| Totally Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| NetImmerse | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 27, 2002 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 82 |
| IGDB | 82 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control, Menu-based, Voice control |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation, Strategy, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Star Trek |
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Warnings
Star Trek: Bridge Commander is a sci-fi action-adventure game with simulation, strategy, and vehicle combat elements. It was developed by Totally Games on the NetImmerse engine, and published by Activision. The game is set aboard a starship which the player can control directly or by issuing commands to their crew, and can be played from two perspectives; a third-person external view of the ship, or a first-person view of the player on the ship's bridge.
Bridge Commander has a single-player story campaign mode, a "QuickBattle" mode (allowing for custom battle scenarios), and a multiplayer mode with both online and LAN connectivity.
Star Trek: Bridge Commander was physically released in North America on February 27, 2002 and Europe on March 8, 2002. It received generally positive reviews from critics, holding an average score of 82 on Metacritic. The game received a Version 1.1 Patch which fixed various issues in the game and added the ability for multiplayer server hosts to ban players (optionally by IP). Totally Games also released an SDK, giving players access to various tools, scripts, documents, and tutorials to make it easier to modify and add to the game. Consequent to this, the game went on to develop a rich modding scene.
The game has been made available for purchase through GOG.com on September 8, 2021.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Simple disc check. | |
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| GOG.com | |
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Demo
Essential improvements
Official patches
- Patch 1.1 is the latest official version, including minor fixes, a multiplayer lobby ban function, and a fix for the E6M5 mission where a crucial mission trigger failed to activate.
Visible mouse cursor
DirectInput is deprecated in recent Windows versions. If the game's cursor is not visible in the UI, use dinput.dll from here.
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\options.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\saves[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Supports the following resolutions: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200. Forcing widescreen output through config file results in stretched output and UI scaling issues. Use this FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Stretched image when compared to 4:3. Use this FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Stretched image when compared to 4:3. Use this FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Stretched image when compared to 4:3. Use this FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use this FOV fix to set a custom FOV value. | ||
| Windowed | Can be added through mods. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
"Miscellaneous" input settings screenshot 1 of 3.
"Miscellaneous" input settings screenshot 2 of 3.
"Miscellaneous" input settings screenshot 3 of 3.
"Menu" input settings screenshot.
"Ship" input settings screenshot 1 of 2.
"Ship" input settings screenshot 2 of 2.
"Camera" input settings screenshot.
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | SFX Volume, Voice Volume, and Music Volume. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Enabled by default. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation; download. | |||
| German | Retail only; download for GOG.com version. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Modifications
Bridge Commander: Remastered
Aims to create a screen-accurate and canon compliant enhancement of Bridge Commander that greatly expands the combat options in Quick Battles while also allowing for a completely playable and enhanced Single-Player story.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2, 98, ME, 2000 | XP | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz processor Athlon processor |
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| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 750 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | |||
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.0a or higher compatible sound card | DirectX 8.0a or higher compatible sound card | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).