Star Trek Armada I - Small Problem

posted on September 9th, 2010, 8:57 pm

Given the picture posted above in my last post and the description of the new problem, does anyone know what files that I might be missing or need to fix to fix this problem and get Armada I working perfectly?

(Note, I'm not planning on modding this game, its just to play)

My attention for modding is in Armada II but if anyone knows of how to combine the two games into one game plus to have a fourth campaign for Armada II, I actually think I have some cool ideas that might just be impossible to do though.

posted on September 9th, 2010, 9:37 pm

Hmmmm, it looks like missing textures to me.  I would say that maybe the instillation was cut short.  This leads me to believe that maybe you disk is in poor condition, or your drive is bad.  Either one would also explain it taking 3 hours to install.  If neither are the case and you have a good drive and your CD is not scratched then I would assume Myles is right and A1 does not support your Video/Graphics hardware. 

As to XP itself being the issue, Personally, I have never had a problem running a1 or a2 on XP but that was a long time ago.  Now I only have a2 and it still runs fine on Win7. 

posted on September 9th, 2010, 9:51 pm

Not being able to hit OK and play is a problem I get when trying to use backgrounds that don't exist in A2, along with the pure white. Since A1 should react to missing textures pretty much the same way, I'd agree with that being the problem.

posted on September 9th, 2010, 10:16 pm

That was my process of deduction as well.

posted on September 10th, 2010, 1:20 am

Hmmmm, it looks like missing textures to me.  I would say that maybe the instillation was cut short.  This leads me to believe that maybe you disk is in poor condition, or your drive is bad.  Either one would also explain it taking 3 hours to install.  If neither are the case and you have a good drive and your CD is not scratched then I would assume Myles is right and A1 does not support your Video/Graphics hardware. 

As to XP itself being the issue, Personally, I have never had a problem running a1 or a2 on XP but that was a long time ago.  Now I only have a2 and it still runs fine on Win7. 

I believe there is something wrong with the disc, (Can you play Star Trek Armada I without the disc by any chance?). It does seem alittle scratched, after all, one of my friends is letting me barrow it and the disc case itself is partially broken too. I also know that almost all the games that I have work on my Windows Vista Home Premium laptop (not XP, I don't know why you think I have XP), the only game that doesn't work is called Rage Incoming.

Maybe I need to copy the files (the textures) from the disc again and put them into my game manually (would the textures from the demo be compatable or would parts be missing?).

posted on September 10th, 2010, 1:22 am

Not being able to hit OK and play is a problem I get when trying to use backgrounds that don't exist in A2, along with the pure white. Since A1 should react to missing textures pretty much the same way, I'd agree with that being the problem.

I'll copy the textures from the disc and see if the game will then work since the Demo works fine for me, I know the game itself should work.

posted on September 10th, 2010, 1:53 am

Well, Vista is fickle when it comes to compatibility, but if you can get the textures from the CD, I think it might solve some of your problems.

posted on September 10th, 2010, 4:25 am

The textures problem for the game is fixed, the white isn't showing anymore, I got the textures and copied them off the disc and pasted them into their corresponding folders in my Armada I install. When I tested this part of the game to see if that problem was fixed, I found that I still couldn't use the mouse that I couldn't click "OK". I checked the main Star Trek Armada I folder and compared it to that of the one on the disc and I found that a few other main files were also missing. I added those files into my Armada I install and now both errors are fixed I can fully play the game. Now since I don't plan on modding this game, I don't foresee any other problems to occur with Star Trek Armada I.

I do have two questions though, both I've asked before and I never got an answer so I'll ask them again:

1) Will I need to have the Star Trek Armada I disc to always play the game? (I'm asking this because the disc and game belongs to my friend Nick and I will have to give him the disc back soon and I just still want to be able to play the game, especially well others here offer their expertise in helping to fix the crashing errors in my Star Trek Armada II mod that I'm creating.)


2) This question relates to my Star Trek Armada II mod, I have been wondering on if its possible to add in all the campaigns from Star Trek Armada I into Star Trek Armada II. I am planning on creating a Fourth Campaign for Armada II but combining both games together would actually be pretty cool if it can be done. Of course I bet this type of idea would require either a trick patch or something to be done to the Armada II Game Engine to support Armada I.

***Well Now That The Problems With My Star Trek Armada I Game Are Now Fixed, this thread isn't really needed anymore, but instead of letting it just die, I'm thinking that a good idea might just be talking about how to convert the Armada I Campaigns to Armada II without losing any part of Armada II. Given that I like to hear your ideas and suggestions, but of course for now they won't be integrated or tested yet until the crashing problems in Armada II are fixed. For the record, combining the two games isn't part of my college project, its something I came up with after my friend let me borrow Armada I. The idea behind this idea is to make it possible to have one Star Trek Armada install featuring both games, a good concept for a possible Star Trek Armada III.***

posted on September 10th, 2010, 6:36 am

1) Will I need to have the Star Trek Armada I disc to always play the game? (I'm asking this because the disc and game belongs to my friend Nick and I will have to give him the disc back soon and I just still want to be able to play the game, especially well others here offer their expertise in helping to fix the crashing errors in my Star Trek Armada II mod that I'm creating.) <- This text is irrelevant... look, you could make your posts much shorter!

Well, there are alternate solutions    I think you should be aware of them.

this thread isn't really needed anymore, but instead of letting it just die, I'm thinking that a good idea might just be talking about how to convert the Armada I Campaigns to Armada II without losing any part of Armada II.

Argh!  :2guns:   Die thread die!  Oh bugger, i just posted in it! (shoots self in head)

posted on September 10th, 2010, 3:08 pm

thats a very arrogant and rude statement. your attitude needs to change. i pity you.

do not try to challenge my knowledge. my statement was accurate and based on evidence, do not give people false hope with your fortunes (which might very well be lies, i wouldnt put it past you)

No it wasnt you just took it that way and how you take it is of no concern to me.

posted on September 10th, 2010, 5:21 pm

No it wasnt you just took it that way and how you take it is of no concern to me.

i'm not arguing with u anymore as this is completely not about fleetops/pp. if u wanna discuss fleetops/pp then we can do so. anything else is pointless.

posted on September 10th, 2010, 9:27 pm

Well, there are alternate solutions    I think you should be aware of them.

Argh!  :2guns:   Die thread die!  Oh bugger, i just posted in it! (shoots self in head)

Actually, the test that you say isn't relevant was, Activison Policy says that you have to own the game even if its on your computer, unless that's changed from when I read it.

I am aware of what I need to be aware of, especially the law when it comes to many different things.

[Dave Denton]

posted on October 10th, 2010, 4:38 pm

Last edited by Dave Denton on October 10th, 2010, 4:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.

  I agree that Armada 1 has problems on Windows XP. You should install Windows 98 - Second Edition on a vritual PC, not Windows XP. So in order to get the game working, install Windows 98 - Second Edition.
Come to think about it, the same thing was mentioned by Myles in a previous post of this topic.

posted on October 10th, 2010, 10:13 pm

i dont think jetnova is active on the forums any more so he probably wont read this unfortunately.

posted on October 11th, 2010, 4:34 am

more like he was banned