Star Trek: Starfleet Academy cheats

star trek: starfleet academy cheats

Cheat Codes:
Reload photon torpedoes:
Type ****tiberius after the first battle of mission 7, enter within transporter range of the Starbase, and press I.

Fire while cloaked:
Select the "Create Mission" option and choose any ship with a cloak. Then, type car during game play.

Powered-up photon torpedoes:
Type $punish in the "Omega 12-300" mission.

Kill the Romulan near Raven:
Type mercury in the "End Game" mission.

Kill Sherak:
Type $->me! in the "Smugglers Den" mission.

EASTER EGGS:

In the beginning of the Balance of Terror mission, type KNAT ATTACK, you don't have to press "T" as you would in a multiplayer game [as you would to self destruct]. Do this before you go to warp, the Starbase should disappear and several Knats will appear with the names of the SFA producers. In the beginning of Common Ground, warp directly to Thaxius and scan the life forms, be careful not to harm them in any way!

Lastly in Common Ground, the first system you search [Hasapur], simply wait around for awhile, some interesting things will happen [at least two things].

HINTS:

Star Fleet Academy General Tactics

1. (System Targeting)

Here is my basic strategy for fighting all vessels (and it WORKS). First, acquire the target. Scroll through the targets until you find which one you want to pummel first. Tactically, the consensus is to eliminate smaller ships first. However, I prefer to go for the big boys and get them out of the way quickly. Your choice. My way is harder and riskier, but risk is our business, right? After aquiring the target, determine whether it is capable of cloaking. If the vessel is equipped with a cloaking device, lock your phasers onto the cloaking device immediately (hot key sequence: V and then 8). Keep in mind that the ship will probably cloak and decloak several times, so memorize this key sequence, because you will have to re-lock each time it decloaks. If the ship is not equipped with a cloak (or you have already destroyed the cloaking device), lock phasers onto the ship's impulse drive (hot key sequence: V and then 3). Pummel the impulse drive until the ship is immobilized (this is best accomplished by following directly behind the enemy- this approach also allows the enemy to bring the FEWEST weapons to bear on you). You can now either attack any other hostile ships or finish off the ship you are attacking. Remember, the disabled vessel can still rotate, so stay out of its firing arcs. This is my tried-and true tactic. Make sure you keep a close eye on the enemy if you are chasing him. If you blow out his impulse drive, he will stop dead in his tracks, and you run the risk of colliding with him because your Starship cannot stop on a dime. So turn out of the way if you're about to crash. One more thing: Don't lock your phasers on an enemy's disruptors or photons. All ships have more than one phaser/disruptor, and many have multiple photon launchers. You'll spend a lot more time blowing up weaponry than you will knocking out an impulse drive or cloak (plus, weapons are usually so small that only half your shots will actually hit it, depending on your approach angle).

2. (Use the hot-keys!)

The hot keys are essential for non-combat systems. If you want to adjust your damage control in mid-battle by using your mouse to scroll screens, you will die often. Bridge stations should be accessed using the B key. When you press B, your sensor display will give you a menu of all of your bridge stations. If you want to target a specific enemy ship component, press the V key. A similar menu will appear. You can allocate energy or damage control to your systems by hitting the E key, choosing a system, and pressing the + or - keys (I find this takes too long. Just use the Engineering Station (V2).) The Engineering Station's Graphical interface is much more efficient and quick to use.

3. (Damage Control)

Don't ignore your crew, but don't pay TOO much attention to them. Robin will report every time a shield or system is damaged. You don't need to worry when shields are hit. Worry about damage control AFTER you are out of harm's way. If you are under a fierce barrage, get your engines on-line and try to get far away. If you have a single attacker, try to finish him off (if you have a good chance), and then lick your wounds. Mid-combat damage control can be very fatal (unless you're allocating to life support, warp drive, or impulse). If you're in the middle of a fight, and all of a sudden you can't fire any weapons, this is a tell-tale sign that you need to tear-ass out of there and repair. Use your judgement.

4. (The Tractor-and-Plow Maneuver)

Cloaked ships getting you down? Well, if you don't want to take the time to destroy a ship's cloaking device, you can try this little gem. Approach a cloaking-capable ship straight-on, firing as usual. If he tries to cloak, lock a tractor beam on him (this works best with a Klingon B'Rel Class Bird of Prey). Sometimes the target will be moving too fast for a tractor lock, so it may help to damage his impulse drive ahead of time. If you try this enough, you may eventually lock onto him. Once that is done, you can fire upon him mercilessly whether he is cloaked or not. There are two things to consider here. First, if he IS cloaked, you will do a significant amount of damage, as his shields are not raised while cloaked. Second, and most important, if you try this maneuver against a larger ship (Garuda or D-7A), you can expect a LOT of resistance. The first thing he will do is rotate toward you and lock every weapon he has onto your tractor beam. And if you're fighting a Garuda (or even a Romulan Warbird), you will be in perfect range for a Plasma Torpedo attack, which can prove quite deadly. Use your judgement. This tactic is perfect for multiple Birds-of-Prey, but not reliable against larger ships.