Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition

Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition is an old-school tactical space combat game built around the fantasy of commanding a powerful starship rather than simply flying one like a fighter. Developed and published by Interplay Entertainment Corp., it places considerable emphasis on ship systems, tactical positioning, weapon management, shields, and energy distribution. Its age is immediately apparent in the graphics and interface, but the underlying mechanics remain unusually ambitious for anyone who wants a more thoughtful interpretation of commanding a vessel in the Star Trek universe. A major part of the appeal comes from the six playable powers: the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Gorn Confederation, Hydran Kingdom, and Lyran Star Empire. Each gives the player access to different vessels and tactical possibilities. With more than 50 3D ship designs spread across multiple classes, there is plenty of room to experiment. Moving from smaller ships toward destroyers, cruisers, and eventually intimidating capital ships provides a satisfying sense of increasing responsibility. Combat is considerably more deliberate than a typical space shooter. Vi…

This was such a great game back in the day, and one of the first I bought for PC. It is still as fun now as it was back then, at least for me. And sure, that's probably due to nostalgia and my love for Star Trek before 2009, but I loved getting in Romulan ships once again and getting into real-time skirmishes. Playing this on a modern system has its issues. While the gameplay is fine and runs well, you will run into some problems if you need to switch windows or play on a multi-monitor setup.

it kicks me out in the middle of a mission, how to stop that?

I love this game. My late brother used to play the board game Starfleet Command with his friends. I bought this game for Windows back in 2004, around there. I'm so happy it's in Steam now. It's the best ship to ship battle game there is, hands down.

crashes everytime

plays like a real time Star Fleet Battles.