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    Well, I used to play this game every once in awhile but now the Zone doesn't support it anymore. Does anybody else out there play or want to play it IP or something? If not, do you know of a place where I can find other Birth of the Federation players?
    Arcainite
    PS - You can also e-mail me at Arcainite@aol.com

  • #2
    BoTF really isn't that good...............there were hardly any players in its heyday IIRC, so now it would be very tricky to find players.

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    • #3
      CRAP GAME very bad waste of money....
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      • #4
        played it, loved it, got bored to death later on... the map system just sucks in wars...

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        • #5
          The game was alright but would have been better if they had put as much effort into playability as they had into Trekiness.
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          • #6
            The combat was terrible, too. You basically ran your ships at each other.
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            • #7
              It was fun as Ferengi, bribing all the non-aligned species (which were stupidly overpowered) really early.

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              • #8
                it was the combat model i hated the most....... i like the star trekkiness about it.....

                its hard to find a good star trek game, this wasn't it
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                • #9
                  I enjoyed the game but I thought the map was too small. The combined area of Federation/Klingon/Romulan space was huge, not just a couple dozen stars. The tech tree was small and incremental and could have been alot more varied and race specific. The number of ship types were too small. I would have liked to see some customizing there. Despite all that I still found the game to be oddly compelling.
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                  • #10
                    what else star trek game can you recommend? strategy preferred.

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                    • #11
                      I liked BotF (including the combat model) but it had a lot of flaws in it).

                      The Starfleet Command series is a great series of games (my favorite is probably the gold version of the first game). Bridge Commander was pretty good, as were the old Star Trek adventure games (eg. 25th anniv). DS9: The Fallen and Away Team were enjoyable but not stellar.
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                      • #12
                        I agree..........the old adventures were decent. Elite force (FPS) was good, albeit too short.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Ecthelion
                          what else star trek game can you recommend? strategy preferred.
                          "Star Fleet Battles" and "Federation and Empire" without a doubt. (That is if you like board games). Star Trek computer games have had a sadly checkered past. If I had to recommend one of those I'd say Starfleet Command.
                          "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
                          "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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                          • #14
                            Get Star Trek Armada and then get a hold of the Star Trek vs. Star Wars patch. It's fantastic; sending off a huge fleet in a desperate attempt to down a Super Star Destroyer is great fun.
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                            • #15
                              Hate to get into a Star Trek vs Star Wars debate but that would not be a fair match. Star Trek (even classic trek) has a HUGE tech advantage over Star Wars. The only advantage (and not a big one) Star Wars has is the force but the Empire isn't known for its widespread use of the force.
                              "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
                              "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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