Your right, with Spore... both the Retail DVD's and the Digital copies had SecuROM. They have changed this practice with the DVD's since the DRM issue blew up ni their face and they had a class action lawsuit against them.

Funny that you wrote this thread... I had just said the same thing. I thought it was one of the best Star Trek games I've ever played.

How did you get it to work on Windows 7? I think I still have my CD's for that game! :D

Do you like to play Sims 3 with any custom content? I have over 1GB of custom content that I use in my games... and also use several game play modifications (including Vampire Overhaul, and Baxim's CORE mod).

I'm also a Spore fan but haven't played it in quite some time.

I loved Star Trek: A Final Unity. Definitely one the best Star Trek games made and god knows there have been tons of them.

:)

I was in Beta since September, but took a few weeks to get my account set up (thanks to someone hacking my iTunes for $10k, and Chase freezing my card, and me having to wait FOREVER for them to get me the new one).

But FINALLY.. I am there!

Hehe, yeah Rickster, most of my town is gay in the Sims 3 -- best way to be! ;) Actually it seems like we have a lot of similar gaming habits.

Star Trek Online
The Sims 3
Civilization V
Spore

And now I'm playing Star Trek: A Final Unity since I've gotten the old DOS version working on Windows 7. :) I've been very loyal to The Sims and Civilization since their first versions, and will continue to be -- love the expansion packs.

Did anyone ever play this game for DOS? In my opinion, it's been one of the best Star Trek games to date.

I downloaded this the other day and actually got it to work on Windows 7 -- I about fainted for joy when it actually worked. So I've been spending a lot more time playing that than STO recently. If anyone would like to get a copy, too, I'd be happy to help.

Yeah, I hated the DRM on there, it was awful! But it is such a great game. I love the thought that went into it. Sometimes I thought that certain parts of the game could be a little more robust, but I loved that certain EA-kitsch it brought to the game.

I was hoping they'd actually do something with Lt. Hawk in First Contact. In the books he is supposed to be gay. When I found out that his character was going to be in that movie, I was really exited. Way to let me down, Star Trek.

Set up your contact with Admiral Macaroni on DS9, then set the next mission objective somewhere on your custom Bajor System map. A map transition element will appear and I believe you can choose the exit point on it, choose "whole map" to beam up, but I don't think the Foundry supports going to Sector Space, then going to Bajor system, then going into your map yet.

I have the spore retail DVD and it has securom.

I loved BoF has to be one of the best ST games out there

PS. And my first question is...

I'm struggling with my first map transition. The player talks to Admiral Marconi on the Cryptic DS9 social map, and then I want them to go to a custom map I've created - i.e. a replica of the Bajor system that I've built from scratch in the Foundry editor.

Ideally, after speaking to Admiral Marconi on the social DS9 map I'd like the player to return to their ship, then return to Beta Ursae Sector space, and access my custom map by flying to the Bajor system in sector space. I know you can use a "door" in sector space to access a custom map, but I can't find a door for the Bajor system.

Not sure how I can get my player to access my custom "Bajor system" map???

Hey guys.

I've just started using the Foundry (beta) on Tribble. I'm starting to get the hang of it, but there are some things I just can't figure out.

I'm looking for one or more experienced Foundry users to help me out by answering silly "How do I..." questions as they come up. They're likely to be questions that'll make you laugh at me for not figuring out ;o) But shortcuts to the answers would save me from pulling out even more handfuls of my hair!

Please post here or message me if you'd be willing to answer stupid questions for me :o)

Thanks,
Ali
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Yeah, I was pretty upset about how they handled DRM on Spore as well. I bought the game and all it's expansions.... after installing them I began to experience problems with my external USB storage drives.

After purchasing my new PC last year, I decided not to use my original DVD's anymore on the new computer. I didn't want to have the hardware problem's and deal with the crazy licensing issues....

Which is a real shame because it was a really fun game (a bit repetitive in space after a while) but an amazing concept.

Here are some of my creations (and one creation I modified - i.e. the Phoenix from Battle of the Planets).

I actually had tons more than that....

A couple other races I had created (actually they were my first and second attempt):



To bad EA messed it up. After my experience with their DRM, I don't buy any more of their games until well after they are released... and other people have had a chance to "test" it so that I don't deal with any surprises.

I'm really careful about the Sims... Don't buy any of EA's digital copies any more since they have SecuROM. I only get the retail DVD versions which doesn't have it.

I used to play spore like crazy but I got a little upset about that DRM Securom they installed to the kernel so I got rid of it and the DRM.

Here's my Sporepedia if anyone wants to browse. :)

Sporepedia link

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Gosh, looking over all of my old creations, I really miss that game. I made some really awesome things. ^.^

Quote by Seannewboy

Played 2 battles, have no clue whatsoever, lol.
I have no idea what the credits and gold are for or how to earn them.

With XP you research new parts for your tank. With credits you buy those new parts or new tanks. With gold... Well.. You can use gold for a bunch of different things. There are several "premium" (aka crap if you ask any of the people I've asked) tanks, you can buy "premium" ammo, you can train your tank crews with gold, you can convert gold to credits, you can convert free XP on a tank you've made elite with gold or you can buy a premium account with gold.

You get 150 gold every day at midnight GMT. While you have a premium account, you get 150% credits and XP from every battle. (250 gold for 1 day of premium, 750 for 3 days, 1500 for a week and 2500 for a month.)

Is your in game name the same as your forum name, here?

An oldie... but definitely a game I loved to play.

Almost Master of Orion'ish.... And lots of cool Star Trek elements to the game.

Anyone here a fan of Birth of the Federation (BotF)?

I have Spore too... haven't played it in a while.... but it was a real blast...

The creature and space are my favourite phases. I try to stay in creature phase as long as possible to unlock every single part i can get!!! :D

I'm not so sure about the upcoming "Dark Spore" game they have planned. My jury is sitll out on if I'll buy that one.

I'm a huge Sims 3 fan...

The only games I really play at the moment are:

1. Star Trek Online
2. Sims 3
3. Starcraft 2
4. Civilization V

I have all the expansion and stuff packs and I'm also looking forward to the new Outdoor Living Stuff pack coming out in a month!

I love my gay Sims, my gay Vampire Sims.... and just my Sims in general.... And of course all my custom content

:D

Episode 168 - The Next Generation - "A Matter of Perspective" - 02/12/1990



Parts 2-5:

Found from the above link in the related videos section

Riker is accused of murder, and the holodeck is used to reconstruct the events from different perspectives.

Enjoy!