Star Trek Armada II: Fleet Operations

Here you go. An updated loader for Fleet Operations 3 PR. This one should run with Vista also. Still, this is beta so report back any issues. The loader codebase is still 3 PR so there are no new features. just a bit bugfixing. This update also works for xp.

How to install:

• First make sure you have installed Fleet Operations 3 PR patch 1
• Delete FleetOps.map from your Fleet Operations directory
• Extract FleetOps.exe and FleetOps.mad to your FleetOperations dir and replace existing files (note the difference between mad and map!)

Note: this update also includes a no CD patch to circumvent problems for vista users. If you have replaced your armada2.tgt with a cracked one, please undo this change when using the updated loader

Note for vista users: This is no fix for the installer issue when decoding audio. I think your only option is to install Fleet Operations on a prior-Vista OS and copy it over to your Vista machine then.

Update 28.05.07
Speaker beeping fix
Update 04.07.07
added updated NetworkManager.dll for Vista online gaming compatibility
Update 19.09.07
"not enough memory" Fix


Registered forum users are able to see and download this patch

So we install the Fleet OPS (for Vista) then apply this patch and delete the proper files.  So I guess what Im asking is that we deal with the decoder errors then after hitting enter a whole bunch to clear the errors we apply this patch to the Fleet OPS folder?

Ok this works but when the game is finally loaded it crashes to desktop.  I can see the menu but no gaming  :crybaby:
We need :borg: to solve this lol j/k

EDIT: This only applies to the feds.

i will try what happens on my vista vm...

hm, i have no issues booting up the feds. maybe some files missing or corrupted?

Hi, I downloaded this patch for my brother, because of the no-cd feature. He runs on windows xp and everything works, only his laptop keeps bleeping after this patch. (only when fleetops is launched)

ow, yes, wait a second, i will fix the speaker beeping :D

ok, done. actually that was left in for "debuggung" purposes

so youre telling me we don't need a cd to run FO with this patch?
do we need a cd to install?

Odd.  I will try playing the Feds again.  I just restarted my machine so we ill see what happens.

you still do need a cd to install fleet operations however you can play it without the cd

and this update is also included at the installation of V3?

Yeah still crashes.  I'll try a reinstall.  Any recommendations?  Just to be clear, however, I install normally which causes the sound decoding errors correct?  I end this decoding via task manager.  I then finish installation.  Apply patch.  Then replace and delete stated files.  Correct?

you should install fleet operations on an xp (virtual) machine and then copy fleet operations over to your vista box afterwards.

Um would installing it on an XP machine with an attached portable usb harddrive work?  Then copy that to the directory?  Also, what do you mean by virtual machine

yes, that would work, then just copy it over to vista and patch it
just an alternative to people who don't have access to other computers could have used a virtual machine. a software emulated computer inside your computer where you could have installed xp on ;) like vmware or virtualpc

so a partition?
I use logmein.com to get to my vista computer(its in my other house :()and do work.  I use this computer for games! :D

Actually it seems to work if you download the multimedia pack...

thanks for reporting

 :crybaby: i have done everything neccessary for vista but as soon as i try to launch an bug report comes up. I have sent it to the flletops bug fixers or whoever they are.

I have checked and when i do this it appears to be running in task manager but i cant switch to it.
I dont know what to do.....................

have you tried installing on an XP system, and then simply copying the files over to Vista?

I used the XP VM to install the game, copied its files to Vista and installed the fix DC made for Vista.  It works great!

for any one that wants it here is virtual pc fully compatible with vista http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en#filelist
 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en#filelist)
you just need an xp cd to install it on the virtual pc for more help you can start a new thred and i will be happy to help any one that wants it   :borg: :borg:

 :D The patch work like a quantum torpedo  :D Sweet

To whom it may concern...
I think this step by step instruction can help a lot of people with the same problem i have been experiencing.

I am getting the following error message when i am trying to load FO.
"Star trek armada 2 has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working corretly. Windows will close the program and notify if a solution is available."

I have done the following to load FO on my vista machine.
1) Download FOSetup3PR in a XP computer with the Armada II cd.
2) Copied the file "Activision" in the program file in the XP machine and pasted in in the Vista Program files on my computer
3) Downloaded FleetOps3PRPatch1 in my Star Trek Armada II Fleet Operations directory.
4) Downloaded  fleetopsmultimedia1 in my Star Trek Armada II Fleet Operations directory.
5) Deleted the file "Fleetops.map" from the Star Trek Armada II Fleet Operations directory.

Doca Cola said that we have to extract Fleetops.mad and Fleetops.exe to the FO directory... but where do we get those files from?

What else can i do to NOT get armada II to stop working on vista?

welcome to the forums :)
you get the files from the first post of this thread if you are a registered user

Thanks Doca Cola.. the game works almost perfectly. The only problem with replacing the files is that it causes the game to crash when you use the klingon attack probes.. any advice?

thats a known bug, fixed in the patch i believe.

Thanks for answering so quickly.

I have installed FOsetup3PR, which it supposed to have fixed the klingon attack probe,

I am not sure, but I think something to do with replacing the files as Doca Cola instructed when trying to install on Vista caused this.

Can there be a file or patch to correct this?

I'm still having trouble loading flops on vista. I copied all the files from activision from xp (but maybe if someone could send them to me again that would be nice...), ran the patch and multimedia, deleted the .map and extracted from the zip (and overwrit the .dl manager, and other things)

Still no success. Half the time it refuses to load, the rest of the time armada ii "stops working"
 :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :(

I have the same problem as you.

shenbitt

I must update that, sorry. I now (for the past 2 weeks) have NO trouble using fleet ops on my vista computer. I just re-re-ported it and did everything the team said to do. It now works, Huzzzah. I suggest you go the same route (hopefully it will work too!!)!!

Hi I'm still having difficulties loading UP Fleetops after reading the previous posts.

I followed the instruction as precisely as I could yet the "bug error" still pops up everytime I try to load it on Vista.

So this is what I did 3 times now, so please forgive me if i did something stupid in the process... xD

1] Downloaded the FOSetup3PR and downloaded the VM Program
2] Installed XP onto the VM program [no problem] then activated the setup files [FOSetup3PR] with the Armada II CD
3] Copy the entire directory of Activision folder from XP VM and replace it with my old Activision folder on Vista
4] Downloaded the following patchs; fleetopsmultimedia1, FleetOps3PRPatch1, and update [from the first post]
5] I activated the setup program with FleetOps3PR Patch 1 and installed it succefully on PC
6] Installed fleetopsmultimedia1 but Vista informed me that the program was install improperly, so I reinstalled it again no problems
7] Deleted the FleetOps.map and then extracted the update files to directory
8] Ran the application; BUG pops up!

The only thing i didn't understand is where can I get or extract the FleetOps.exe and FleetOps.mad files to place in my directory ...? Was that the files in the update pack..?

OR should i jsut report this bug to Microsoft and see how they can deal with it...?

Thanks in advance.

The files are available on the first page of this thread under the first poster as a zip I believe.  :thumbsup:

No i got that, and did the same thing but it still crashes, so i send a msg to miscrosoft maybe they can find a solution to it.. but if nebody here knows or encounter same problem and learned how to solve it, please tell me =]

thanks.

where did you put the game when you moved it to Vista? if you stuck it in program files and aren't auto admin escalating then yes it will crash everytime because of UAC...

i have my Flops folder on my desktop, works just fine as UAC ignores it, try that...

Basically I put it in the Activation folder after initially installating Star Trek Armada II. After i installed the FLEETOPS onto the VM; XP; and copy it on the shared folder between my VM and my Original OS; Vista.

Copy the entire folder; Star Trek Armada II Fleet Operations File Folder
Pasted it into the Activation file folder along side with Star Trek Armada II File Folder
Installed the FO3PRPatch1, then the multimedia pack --> and then deleted the FleetOps.map --> then installed the "update.rar" file from the First post and pasted it into  Star Trek Armada II File Fleet Operations Folder

Try running the Fleetops.exe file but a bug pops up! and the application fails to load and I don' know what UAC but i wll find out. [I ran the Fleetops.exe file within the STAII Fleet Operation File Folder]

So yeah, this is basically what  I did to install the game on Vista... [I hate vista.. =(]

the the STAII FO folde ron your desktop...

your find the bug will go away...

O man, thank YOU!!! XD

Installer runs without error in safe mode.... but you still get the error at start-up hopefilly this patch will fix things... emulating XP just for an install is ridiculous... if these files need to install and then be copied why not offer the files on the site instead of require tedious messing around with OS emulation...

UPDATE: Works flawlessly by replacing these three files found in the zip.... so install in safe mode and replace the files... completly functioning in Vista....

Worked for me. Thanks for the suggest.  :thumbsup:

Capt. Ryan,
I am new to the forums, but have been a member for a while now.  I was just reading the problem encountered by Getready2die regarding the Klingon Attack Probes on the Bortas vessel, as I have encountered the same issue myself.  I read your reply, stating, "thats a known bug, fixed in the patch i believe."  What patch were you referring to?  The V3PR Patch 1?

I don't think it has actually been fixed for V3 PR (I always encounter it).  :( However, for the full V3 the bug is said to be banished  :D

So i dont need to install on a seperate system and move it over or use virtual machine if i just install everything in safe mode?

Possibly; I haven't done it but maybe the developer's can tell you  B)

I can also confirm that this worked flawlessly.
Boot to safe mode (tap f8 during boot)
install fleet ops/patch/media
replaced the 2 files

And then you can boot like normal and it works np. (i installed to a folder on my desktop)

Hi, im new around here.

I've spent the last hour  :crybaby: trying to get this to work on my vista :( (home premium ). I still can't even get to the menu. I've got an annoying feeling that I missing something obvious, so if someone could write a step by step quide that an idiot could understand (ie me) I would greatly appeciate it.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. This looks like a realy great game. i realy like the sound of the adaptable borg ships! :borg:

Ok.
First, install Fleet Ops V3PR on an XP computer. That means use the official patch, the media patch, and the actual game.
Second, copy the Star Trek folder with Fleet Ops and paste it to your vista computer in your My Documents using a flash disk or cd or LAN. Don't put it in your program files (UAC will be engaged and make it not work)
Third, download the zip from the first page, first post, of this thread and extract.
Fourth, delete .map from your star trek folder and replace with .mad and also add that other file from the extracted zip (a grand total of two files)
Fifth, play  :woot:

I hope that's good enough  :thumbsup:

Sorry to break the news, but there is no Borg in this version, only in the upcoming release (sorry if you already knew that though  :sweatdrop: )

Thanks, it's working now :D. Im not realy sure what went wrong last time.

P.S. Yeh I know. Probally just as well or my brother would have used some right monsters on me. Ive always been more of a klingon myself.

hello

i installed fo vr3pr on my vista pc ... everything worked in the safety modus then i did the patch from the first post und the official pr patch ...

but it still crashes after the race-screen on the dektop  and i have no idea where the problem is :(

have you any ideas ?

Did you put the FO/Activision folder in your my documents (not your program files)?

yes i created an own folder for fo ...
but it still doesn't work
Posted on: May 08, 2008, 07:27:53 AM

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*push*
have you guys no idea what could be wrong :( ?
 :borg:

Not really  :( ; after I removed FO from my program files... everything worked out (by the way, I take it you did use xp to install v3 pr originally?)... possibly follow the other set of directions here: supposedly this works too

"I can also confirm that this worked flawlessly.
Boot to safe mode (tap f8 during boot)
install fleet ops/patch/media
replaced the 2 files

And then you can boot like normal and it works np. (i installed to a folder on my desktop)"

ok i installed it again completly ... but still doesnt work :(
do i have to install the " media" too ?

hmmm... I did install that... but I have no idea if it has any effect or not on FO working.
You say you installed it completely... but what do you mean? Did you follow either set of directions completely? I don't know how to help you if you don't tell me what exactly you did  :sweatdrop:

i started my pc in save modus, installed the FO in my unsername/documents folder
then i installed the patch and then i deleted the one file and copied the others form this inofficial patch from the beginning of the thread.

im not really a pc pro ... so just say what additional infos you need

Hmmm... sorry to say I don't know what's wrong.  :crybaby: I myself used the xp route for vista...
The last thing I can suggest is also installing the media file... but I don't think that'll have any effect. Maybe somebody else here knows something about it  :pinch:

If you really want to get it working, you could always try the other method if you have access to an xp computer...

i installed the media but still doesnt work ...

any one there who coud help :(  :crybaby:

I'm still having the crashing loader issue, tryed all the stuff suggested on the board, intstalling on virtual pcs and whatnot, still the same loader crash.