Modding Tactical Assault...the info so far...
For all you people interested in
modding Tactical Assault, this will interest you...
It seems that some people has already been looking into modding the game and
some of them has been emailing me with news and small snippets of info for all
you Tactical Assault players thinking of adding new stuff to the game...here's
what she had to say.
"The one thing that people may find as the first hurdle is the use of 'QAR'
files. From what i have been told this is the proprietary file archive format
that quicksilver has been using and from what I can see is used to help loading
times on the disks for Tactical Assault.
As far as myself and my team has seen and been told by some sources when the
game loads one of the assets it looks for it inside those QAR file first and if
it cannot find it then the game will load it directly from the disk. This means
that the QAR file is used as a sort of memory buffered file format. Now, the
first problem is when a modder like my group or others will try and modify a
file like Federation_0_0_EN.txt, the game will find the ORIGINAL version in the
basic.qar file and our sources tell us that due to this the mod will have no
effect :(
There is a kind of fix for that though :)
For the PSP side it looks like QuickSilver has left most or maybe even all of
the unarvhived assets on the UMD itself! This means that the simple solution for
you modders is the delete the .qar files and literally force the game to fall
back on the modified copy :)
Now, for the DS its more tricky and this was confirmed by our source. The DS
version due to time constraints did not have any unarchived assets on the ROM :(
It means the prospective modders will have to reverse engineer the QAR file
format first and then figure out how to rebuild them. However, from what my
modding group has seen the format is relatively simple. If only the file tool
was released though, it would make life a little more easy.
Thats it for now, if we find out anything else we will pass it on to you Vic :)
Barbarella"
Star Trek: Tactical Assault is
a real-time spaceship combat game for 1 or 2 players, featuring a wide array of
authentic Star Trek races, ships, and weaponry from the universe of the original
Star Trek series. Players take command of powerful Federation and Klingon
warships and must outthink and out duel their opponents in order to succeed.
Play through either the Federation or Klingon campaigns in single-player mode or
go head-to-head against a friend in wireless multiplayer action.
KEY FEATURES:
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Based on the films of The Original Series.
Space is the final frontier, Kirk is in command, and the Klingons are the
bad guys. Play through the era that started it all with this classic Star
Trek game.
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Real-time combat involving multiple warships.
The true test of a Captain is his ability to act under fire. Every second
counts as you attempt to out-maneuver enemy warships and expose their
weaknesses while protecting your own.
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Two full campaign modes. Become a hero of the
Federation or a champion of the Klingon Empire in two full-length,
independent campaigns.
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Branching missions with multiple outcomes.
You are in command. As the Captain, it is up to you to make the best
decisions for your crew. With a multitude of paths to choose from, you will
decide the direction and ultimate outcome of your campaign.
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Head-to-Head wireless multiplayer. Test your
skills and tactics against the most challenging opponents you’ll find…your
friends.
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Five playable races. In Skirmish and
Multiplayer modes, command ships from the Federation, Klingon, Romulan,
Gorn, and Orion fleets. Each fleet has its own combat philosophy, strengths,
and weaknesses. Tactics that lead to victory for one race will result in
disaster for another.
May 2006 -
http://www.playfeed.com/index.php/playfeed/article/star-trek-legacy-05152143/
May 2006 -
http://www.killerbetties.com/e3_2006_preview_bethesda_s_star_trek_legacy
May 2006 -
http://www.gamesfirst.com/?id=1315
May 2006 -
http://www.firingsquad.com/features/e3_2006_part1/
May 2006 -
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/startreklegacy/news.html?sid=6150762&mode=recent
May 2006 -
http://pc.ign.com/objects/794/794733.html#news
April 2006 -
gameRadio Interview
March 2006 -
Armchair Empire preview
March 2006 -
STG HardTalk with MadDoc and Bethesda
Feb 2006 -
Gaming Nexus interview with Dr Ian Davis
Feb 2006 -
GameCloud inter with Dr Ian Davis
Feb 2006 -
GameSpot interview with Dr Ian Davis
Feb 2006 -
Dr ian Davis interviewed on startrek.com
Feb 2006 -
Interview with Pete Hines on GameCloud
Feb 2006 -
GameInformer Magazine
Jan 2006 -
Bethesda Press Release
