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STAR TREK: BRIDGE COMMANDER
FAQ/Walkthrough by Chadman15
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Created: August 27, 2002
Last Update: November 19, 2002
Version: 1.3
Email: chadman15@angelfire.com


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part 1 - INTRODUCTION
1a - Intro
1b - Ships
1c - Your Crew
1d - Hotkeys
Part 2 - QUICK BATTLE
2a - Setting Up a Quick Battle Game
2b - General Quick Battle Tips
2c - Fighting the Romulan Warbird
Part 3 - SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN
3a - Intro
3b - Tips
3c - Walkthrough
Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS
4a - Cheats
4b - Humor
4c - Web Sites to Check Out
4d - Acknowledgements
4e - Version History
4f - Legal Information


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PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
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1a - INTRO

Welcome to Star Trek: Bridge Commander. I'm sure many, many Star Trek fans have
been waiting for a game like this for a long time. A game like Independence War
with a Star Trek twist. Well, now it finally exists (sorry, but Starfleet
Academy was a good effort, but not a good finished product, so it doesn't
count). Bridge Commander gives players the opportunity to command the most
advanced ships in Starfleet in battle, stealth, and diplomacy. So sit back and
enjoy this very fine game. You are the captain. You have the conn.

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1b - Ships

The following types of starships appear in the game:

UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
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AKIRA-CLASS
Phasers: 8 Type X Collimated Phaser Arrays
Torpedoes: 6 Mark 80 Photon/Quantum Torpedo Tubes (4 Forward & 2 Aft)
Shield Ratings: 15 Fore, 10 Aft, 10 Dorsal, 10 Ventral, 10 Port, 10 Starboard
Hull Rating: 9

AMBASSADOR-CLASS
Phasers: 8 Type IX Collimated Phaser Arrays
Torpedoes: 4 Mark 75 Photon Torpedo Tubes (2 Forward & 2 Aft)
Shield Ratings: 9 Fore, 7 Aft, 7 Dorsal, 7 Ventral, 7 Port, 7 Starboard
Hull Rating: 13

GALAXY-CLASS
Phasers: 8 Type X Collimated Phaser Arrays
Torpedoes: 6 Mark 80 Direct Fire Photon Torpedo Tubes (4 Forward & 2 Aft)
Shield Ratings: 13 Fore, 9 Aft, 9 Dorsal, 9 Ventral, 9 Port, 9 Starboard
Hull Rating: 15

NEBULA-CLASS
Phasers: 8 Type X Collimated Phaser Arrays
Torpedoes: 6 Mark 80 Direct Fire Photon Torpedo Tubes (4 Forward & 2 Aft)
Shield Ratings: 12 Fore, 8 Aft, 8 Dorsal, 8 Ventral, 8 Port, 8 Starboard
Hull Rating: 12

SOVEREIGN-CLASS
Phasers: 8 Type XII Collimated Phaser Arrays
Torpedoes: 6 Mark 95 Direct Fire Photon/Quantum/Plasma Torpedo Tubes (4 F & 2
A)
Special: Regenerative Shielding, Ablative Hull Armor, Phased Plasma Torpedoes
Shield Ratings: 17 Fore, 11 Aft, 17 Dorsal, 17 Ventral, 11 Port, 11 Starboard
Hull Rating: 12


THE KLINGON EMPIRE
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B'REL-CLASS BIRD OF PREY
Phasers: 2 Side-Mounted Gravitic Disruptor Cannons
Torpedoes: 1 Type KP-5 Photon Torpedo Tube (Forward)
Special: Cloaking Device
Shield Rating: 13 Forward, 7 Aft, 7 Dorsal, 4 Ventral, 4 Port, 4 Starboard
Hull Rating: 4

VOR'CHA-CLASS ATTACK CRUISER
Phasers: 1 Forward-Mounted Disruptor Beam, 2 Side-Mounted Gravitiv Disruptors
Torpedoes: 3 'ethl'a' Type Photon Torpedo Tubes (2 Forward & 1 Aft)
Special: Cloaking Device
Shield Rating: 38 Fore, 10 Aft, 5 Dorsal, 4 Ventral, 6 Port, 6 Starboard
Hull Rating: 18


THE ROMULAN STAR EMPIRE
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D'DERIDEX-CLASS WARBIRD
Phasers: 1 Forward Disruptor Beam, 4 Side-Mounted Disruptor Cannons
Torpedoes: 2 Direct Fire Photon Torpedo Tubes (1 Forward & 1 Aft)
Special: Cloaking Device
Shield Rating: 8 Fore, 8 Aft. 8 Dorsal, 8 Ventral, 8 Port, 8 Starboard
Hull Rating: 24


THE CARDASSIAN UNION
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GALOR-CLASS
Phasers: 4 Spiral Wave Compressor Beams
Torpedoes: 1 Photon Torpedo Tube (Forward)
Shield Rating: 9 Fore, 1 Aft, 3 Dorsal, 2 Ventral, 3 Port, 2 Starboard
Hull Rating: 4

KELDON-CLASS
Phasers: 4 Spiral Wave Compressor Beams
Torpedoes: 2 Photon Torpedo Tubes (1 Forward & 1 Aft)
Shield Rating: 11 Fore, 2 Aft, 6 Dorsal, 5 Ventral, 6 Port, 6 Starboard
Hull Rating: 5


THE FERENGI ALLIANCE
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D'KORA-CLASS MARAUDER
Phasers: 1 Ventral Phaser Beam, 2 High Power Plasma Energy Emitters
Shield Rating: 10 Fore, 7 Aft, 5 Dorsal, 7 Ventral, 5 Port, 5 Starboard
Hull Rating: 10

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1c - YOUR CREW

FIRST OFFICER
Name: Saffi Ingrid Larsen
Age: 42
Species: Human
POB: Goddard Moon Colony
DOB: 11/12/2336
RANK: Commander

SCIENCE OFFICER
Name: Miguel Pedro Diaz
Age: 33
Species: Human
POB: Sonora, Mexico, Earth
DOB: 3/23/2345
RANK: Lieutenant Commander

TACTICAL OFFICER
Name: Felix Savali
Age: 25
Species: Human
POB: Apia, Western Samoa, Earth
DOB: 8/7/2353
RANK: Lieutenant

HELM OFFICER
Name: Kiska LoMar
Age: 22
Species: Bajoran
POB: Bajor
DOB: Sirtor 17, 2353
RANK: Ensign

CHIEF ENGINEER
Name: Solian Jarso Brex
Age: 42
Species: Bolian
POB: Bolarus IX
DOB: 21 Assinian, 2336
RANK: Lieutenant Commander

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1d - HOTKEYS

These keys are defaults, and can be altered on the Configuration menu. In fact,
I highly suggest you do, because you'll probably do better controlling the ship
with the arrow keys than the W-A-S-D setup some drunk person at Totally Games!
thought up.

SHIP COMMANDS (When in Tactical Mode):
W - Turn ship down
A - Turn ship left
S - Turn ship right
D - Turn ship up
Q - Roll ship left
E - Roll ship right
F - Fire Phasers
X - Fire Torpedoes
G - Fire Disruptors
0 - Stop ship
1-9 - Set speed
R - Reverse
CTRL-I - Intercept target
ALT-T - Toggle tractor beam on/off
ALT-C - Toggle cloaking device on/off
CTRL-D - Self-destruct


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PART 2 - QUICK BATTLE
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2a - SETTING UP A QUICK BATTLE GAME

It's quite simple really. On the main meny, just press "Quick Battle". You'll
be
presented with a loading screen that could last from half a minute to two or
three minutes, depending on your processor and RAM.
You will now be facing Saffi, and you'll have a button that says "Quick Battle
Setup". Press it. You will see a screen that has a list of categories on the
left side. Pressing the arrows beside the categories will bring up a list of
ships under that category. Select a ship, and its picture and information will
appear. You can now choose an AI level (the higher the AI level, the smarter
the
ship), and add the selected ship to either the friendly side or enemy side.
Note
that race affiliations (i.e., Federation, Romulan, Cardassian, etc.) play
absolutely no role in Quick Battle. When you have added your desired friendly
and enemy ships (by the way, you are not required to assign friendlies, but you
must assign at least one enemy), press the "Player and Region" button at the
top
of the screen.
The left side and center of this screen are identical to the first screen. The
right side, however, presents the player with a list of possible star systems
(choose "Deep Space" for fastest loading times). To choose one, just press it.
To choose the ship you command, simply press the arrow beside the category it
falls under and press the button corresponding to the ship. Your ship's picture
and information will be displayed in the center of the screen. Below the
information, you have a choice of either Sovereign-class or Galaxy-class
bridge.
Once you have chosen your ship and region, press the "Start" button. You will
see "Loading" on the viewscreen, and then you're ready to go.

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2b - GENERAL QUICK BATTLE TIPS