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Posted on: September 8, 2021

Lord_HoruS

Games: 239 Reviews: 12

An unpolished diamond

This game is a source for A LOT of fun...if you know how. You see, it isn't bad, but once you have modded it, you'll NEVER turn back...EVER! This is one of those games, where mods just squeeze SO much more out of what already is there, it is amazing. The GoG Version comes with the 1.1 patch, which is good and needed. If you want some recommendations for mods: - Nano FX 2.0 for better FX, like lights, explosions, particle effects and more: https://www.gamefront.com/games/bridge-commander/file/nano-fx-2-specular-fix - BCMI & BCMP. Both not real mods, but mod-installers/packages, that are needed for most other mods: https://www.gamefront.com/games/bridge-commander/file/bcmi-net-zip https://www.gamefront.com/games/bridge-commander/file/bcmp-beta-v4-4-full-zip - Kobayashi MAru. Just THE Mod! It adds SO much more: https://www.gamefront.com/games/bridge-commander/file/kobayashi-maru-1-0-full Some of this must be activated in the options, once installed! Have fun, it really is worth it!

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Posted on: September 8, 2021

noslen090

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Games: 163 Reviews: 7

Just Buy It!

ST:BC is a game I have played, over and over again. It is just in my opinion the BEST star trek game ever. You take the captain's chair and command a Galaxy class starship through a campaign which features the Cardassians, Romulans, and more familiar star trek races. The campaign is really interesting and about as well written as a standard TNG episode. The real gem here though is in the 'Quick Battle' mode. This mode allows you to engage in fun and engaging Three-Dimensional space battles. Want to know what happens if an Akria class goes up against a Romulan Warbird? Go to it. Want to play the Cardassians trying to retake DS9, go for it! And the cherry on top...and I haven't yet tested it, but GOG is awesome so I'm sure I'll find a way...the mods available for Bridge Commander are extensive and add hours upon hours of more content. THANK YOU GOG for bringing my absolute favourite game of my childhood to a digital platform at last!

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Posted on: September 8, 2021

ElijahB1

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Games: 12 Reviews: 1

One Of The Best Space Sim Games Ever!

Star Trek Bridge Commander is from the golden age of Trek games, modern titles come nowhere close to capturing the excitement and 'feel' of commanding your own ship. (I'm creating a remaster and enhancement project for Bridge Commander, more info on that below!) The campaign is enjoyable and feels like it was written by the DS9 script writers, the setting of the story is directly after the events of the Dominion War and about a year prior to the events of Star Trek Nemesis so it fits nicely into already established story canon. Quick Battle (a skirmish mode) can be used to set up many exciting encounters, it allows you to select a star system to battle in as well as allied and enemy ships. Want to see how many Birds of Prey your Galaxy Class can shoot down with out having the shields active? This is the place to go. The graphics of the stock game are good for the time which it came from, the most impressive graphical effect is the real time damage your ships can take. Hit with a torpedo with the shields down? It'll leave a blasted out crater in your ship. There are some issues though, there is a memory leak baked into the game related to the real time damage system. If you have large battles you can expect a crash within about 10 minutes. Outside of that though, the game gets hit on a lot for being unstable due to some 'interestingly' coded mods... The stock game its self though is pretty stable. Speaking of mods! This version of the game is just stock 1.1, so all mods made in the past will work with this install! The below link is to the Bridge Commander Game Front page which has a archive of over 4,000 mods! https://www.gamefront.com/games/bridge-commander As I said at the top, I am working with a group of people to remaster and enhance the game from the ground up, including new development tools for modding! If you are interested please come join our discord server for updates and to chat! https://discord.gg/N6z5puPpM5

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Posted on: September 8, 2021

Zenszulu

Games: 120 Reviews: 2

Arguably the best Star Trek game

I still have my physical CD version of this game as it is probably my favourite Star Trek game other than Star Trek Online and that took several years to feel good. This was also the game that got me into mods for games and it still has a dedicated group of modders now that have kept the game alive. Honestly I thought it was going to be abandonware for the rest of time. If you like The Next Generation era of Star Trek then this is probably going to be the game for you and honestly can't recommend it enough.

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Posted on: September 8, 2021

Maniac2077

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Games: Reviews: 3

Fantastic game

Remember the times when Jean Luc Picard commands the Starship Enterprise-D? I often dreamed to sit in the captains chair and to command a Galaxy class Starship, talk to the stations and command them to engage with warp. Well, this game brought me the opportunitiy to do so and it feels fantastic. You're commanding a Galaxy class starship and you have to command your bridge officers on several missions. While there are simple transport missions, you also have to engage enemies. It's fantastic to give commands and then wait for the stations feedback. The game is a dream for me and I'm so happy that the game is now available at GOG. Highly recommended to enjoy this game.

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