Star Trek Supremacy game - fan made

[Mart]

Some years ago there was released this game, maybe not the best in player interface, but for many ST fans it is a gem.
Heavily modded, some more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Birth_of_the_Federation

But I wanted to point to a freeware, fan made game, which pretty much has very similar mechanics:
Star Trek Supremacy
turn-based, resource management, galactic empire building, starship battles, etc.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dumE1ixT1rI" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dumE1ixT1rI</a>

[Unorthodox]

I did enjoy me some BOTF back in the day. 

[Mart]

Have you seen their recent modding accomplishments?
On Armada Fleet Command, in BOTF2 section they made new mods, larger maps and ability to have screen size like 1366 pixels wide are improving playability, though single tile can be too small if someone has small screen laptop. It should be ok though on larger monitor.
There are new ships, buildings, etc. Some mod have replaced Ferengi and Cardassians with Borg, Dominion. Other mods have that too, often Ferengi are gone.
In general, there is a lot of new gaming experience, like you do not want to go back to original game.

[Mart]

What I found is a gameplay from Spring this year, not sure it is a mod of more than screen size, but this play with wide screen.
14, around half-hour parts.

! No longer available

[Mart]

There are many interesting mods for BOTF, recently I try Galaxies Mod (by Tethys).
I haven't checked all the additions yet, but major ones:
- 5 empires: Federation, Romulans, Klingons, Dominion, Borg. So Ferengi and Cardasians are replaced.
- Largest map is 100x50 tiles. Best playable with irregular galaxy, other generators use like 50x50 square only.
- Sensor pods and fighters, that cannot move between tiles by themselves and need to be towed.
- 16 levels of technology (original was 10?)
- Terraformable asteroid belts, Jovian plants (their moons), some graphics change, like ternary stars.
- Many new models of ships, all in 3D working in game, so the restriction of ST limited to TNG is gone for good.

Quite new gaming experience, spans from Cpt. Archer NX-01 Enterprise to those last in ST timeline. Maybe the only drawback is this micromanagement, that is still in the game design. Not enough fleet summaries, anyone playing BOTF knows these issues.

[Mart]

That's a change! In Galaxies mod, the upgrades of basic facility types: food, production, energy, intel, research are gone. There is only one level and previously there was 9.
Yes, constant upgrading was a chore, I wonder how the balance works now.

[Unorthodox]

Have you seen their recent modding accomplishments?
On Armada Fleet Command, in BOTF2 section they made new mods, larger maps and ability to have screen size like 1366 pixels wide are improving playability, though single tile can be too small if someone has small screen laptop. It should be ok though on larger monitor.
There are new ships, buildings, etc. Some mod have replaced Ferengi and Cardassians with Borg, Dominion. Other mods have that too, often Ferengi are gone.
In general, there is a lot of new gaming experience, like you do not want to go back to original game.

I don't HAVE the original anymore.  (I actually might.  I notoriously never throw anything out, but for all intents and purposes it's lost in a box somewhere likely never to be seen, or gone.  If it was one that didn't like to work on a newer computer it might be gone, gone, too.)

Ferengi and Cardassians were my preferred 'empires' to play.  (Cardassians to steal everyone else's ships (and complain that cloaking devices on stolen ships don't work), Ferengi to buy everything)