Star Trek Armada II

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2005-08-14 10:52am

Activision apparently stopped making the game after only a short release, and I never saw it in stores. Does anyone know where I can get a copy for a reasonable price ($30 or less)? I've already tried eBay, but the prices always end up ballooning above $40.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-08-14 10:56am

I don't know how widespread it is, but I recommend looking out for the Star Trek Action Pack.

I has Armada I & II, as well as Elite Force and the expansion.

That cost me about $40AU, so I think that's about $30US.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-08-14 11:52am

Gandalf wrote:I don't know how widespread it is, but I recommend looking out for the Star Trek Action Pack.

I has Armada I & II, as well as Elite Force and the expansion.

That cost me about $40AU, so I think that's about $30US.

The action pack sells for US $100+ these days.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-08-14 11:54am

Wow. How the fuck did I get it so cheap?

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-08-14 11:56am

Gandalf wrote:

Wow. How the fuck did I get it so cheap?

Hm - some googling suggest wildly varying prices. A mint used copy is insanely expensive on Amazon, but a decent copy goes for $12 in some eBay stores. Odd.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2005-08-14 03:23pm

yeah, My mates been looking for a while for a copy.. we have yet to see one damn copy in the last 6 months, not even on ebay.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2005-08-14 03:29pm

Okay, just bought the Action Pack for $12 on eBay, and it includes Armada II. Hopefully, I wasn't scammed, but we'll see once the delivery is made. That's what feedback is for though, and I'm withholding mine until I get the package. His feedback rating is 96 positive to three negative, so I'm hopeful.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2005-08-15 01:48am

Be sure to grab some mods. They are the best part of the game. The standard game comes with an incompetent cheating AI, and terrible techtree (victory determined by how many Galaxies, Warbirds or someother race specific battleship you can build). While I have not played it I have seen comments that the older Armada 1 is a better game.

http://armada2.filefront.com/ for all Armada 2 needs. The patch should be the downloaded asap because 1.0 has some bugs like an even worse AI. Good expansion mods include Borg Incursion and Fleet Ops.

Lord of the Farce · Post by **Lord of the Farce** » 2005-08-15 04:54am

Bounty wrote:
Gandalf wrote:

Wow. How the fuck did I get it so cheap?
Hm - some googling suggest wildly varying prices. A mint used copy is insanely expensive on Amazon, but a decent copy goes for $12 in some eBay stores. Odd.

Also known as: People getting blatantly ripped off.

Posted by me the last time Armada 2 was mentioned:

Activision to Offer Gamers Four Times the Adventure in the Star Trek® Action Pack wrote:Santa Monica, CA - October 16 2002 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) gives shoppers a jump on the holiday season by beaming down a four-pack of Phaser™ filled fun with the release of the Star Trek™ Action Pack. Currently available at retail stores nationwide, the Star Trek Action Pack contains the full retail versions of Star Trek™ Armada, Star Trek® Armada II, Star Trek: Voyager® Elite Force™ and the Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force Expansion Pack. The Star Trek Action Pack for the PC carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2005-08-15 05:08am

I love armada II. Maybe I can play ya sometime.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2005-08-16 04:00pm

The Shadow wrote:Be sure to grab some mods. They are the best part of the game. The standard game comes with an incompetent cheating AI, and terrible techtree (victory determined by how many Galaxies, Warbirds or someother race specific battleship you can build). While I have not played it I have seen comments that the older Armada 1 is a better game.

Already have the first Armada game, with all the mods. I was looking forward to the second installment for just that purpose -- have already downloaded the mods.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2005-08-23 08:54pm

Was indeed the real McCoy -- the full set for just 12 bucks.

Not bad.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2005-08-23 11:52pm

Hmm, I looked up a copy on eBay, and there's this one from the UK seems like a good deal, but it says they're in PAL format.

I thought Pal/NTSC was only on TV's.

Does it apply to PC's as well, or did the seller just make a mistake?

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2005-08-24 08:15am

Bounty wrote:
Gandalf wrote:I don't know how widespread it is, but I recommend looking out for the Star Trek Action Pack.

I has Armada I & II, as well as Elite Force and the expansion.

That cost me about $40AU, so I think that's about $30US.
The action pack sells for US $100+ these days.

I got the action pack for a handful of euros myself.

Ninja of the North · Post by **Ninja of the North** » 2005-08-24 09:26pm

Jeeze, I never knew that Armada 2 was so popular. Does anyone here actually employ a strategy beyond build a bunch of Sovs and Galaxies, attack starbase, repeat?

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2005-08-25 12:35pm

Ninja of the North wrote:Jeeze, I never knew that Armada 2 was so popular. Does anyone here actually employ a strategy beyond build a bunch of Sovs and Galaxies, attack starbase, repeat?

My strategy is to download & install the SW v. ST mod, build butt-loads of Imperial craft, and wipe out the Feddies. Usually ally myself with Klingons or some such -- just can't picture allying with the Federation ... but do enjoy seeing them decimated.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2005-08-25 01:25pm

Ninja of the North wrote:Jeeze, I never knew that Armada 2 was so popular. Does anyone here actually employ a strategy beyond build a bunch of Sovs and Galaxies, attack starbase, repeat?

Download the Star Wars: Fleet Command mod sometime. Superlasers, Centerpoint and Interdictors galor...great stuff.

The SSD rules.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2005-08-25 01:27pm

jegs2 wrote:
Ninja of the North wrote:Jeeze, I never knew that Armada 2 was so popular. Does anyone here actually employ a strategy beyond build a bunch of Sovs and Galaxies, attack starbase, repeat?
My strategy is to download & install the SW v. ST mod, build butt-loads of Imperial craft, and wipe out the Feddies. Usually ally myself with Klingons or some such -- just can't picture allying with the Federation ... but do enjoy seeing them decimated.

The SW vs ST mod was scratched though. The last version had the Empire and Rebels vs Federation and Klingons, HOWEVER it lacked the superships and superweapons and some other extras.

The SW vs ST mod eventually turned into Star Wars Fleet Command, which GREATLY expanded on the Star Wars side but didn't have Star Trek in it. The superweapons rock. Centerpoint and the "great purple ball of death" is scary though. My favorite superweapon.

namdoolb · Post by **namdoolb** » 2005-08-26 03:24pm

observer_20000 wrote: I thought Pal/NTSC was only on TV's.

Does it apply to PC's as well, or did the seller just make a mistake?

Yeah, you're right. PAL/NTSC is for TV only and has no bearing whatsoever on PC games.

I'd still be careful about buying it as it's possible the seller has misidentified some other form of region restriction as "PAL/NTSC".

I'm not aware of any such region restrictions on Armada II, but that doesn't mean they don't exist because bluntly put, that isn't my area of expertise.

Fleet Admiral JD · Post by **Fleet Admiral JD** » 2005-08-26 04:02pm

I got the action pack long ago....I didn't know that Armada II was discontinued. I like it better than Armada I. Good game.