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Star Trek: BotF2 is a successor to the original Star Trek: Birth of The Federation and it is also part of BotF2-Consortium.

BotF2 needs Microsoft NET.Framework 4 or higher.

• Community: http://botf2.star-trek-games.com/index.php newest chats and infos

• Homepage: http://www.startrekBotF2.com/ (not up to date)

• Download http://www.startrekBotF2.com/download.html and last build here http://botf2.star-trek-games.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4797

• Facebook (closed group): http://www.facebook.com/groups/29948496855/

• BotF2-Consortium: http://www.botf2.com/default.aspx

Features

http://www.startrekBotF2.com/features.html

Manual

• download http://www.botf2.star-trek-games.com/viewtopic.php?p=53984#p53984 (Version 0.4.3427.36588 DRAFT June 30, 2010)

Hotkeys:

• F1 and then click on "Turn" (left top side) to finish a turn
• F2
• F3
• F4
• F5
• Right mouse -> Menue

YouTube

• Federation Teaser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDRs_3IZXhE&feature=plcp

• Star Trek BotF2 Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wtLo-k8VxE
  • Federation Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPv6woIOReA
  • Klingon Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mu1kJ11eQY
  • Romulan Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qNtBezZr0A
  • Cardassian Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9URjUExGdQ
  • Dominion Scene One (as Part of "Dancing elements_Water and Rock") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgDqy0z1HNc

• Combat Engine Demo #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uq1xt68LhI

Downloads

Download-Thread: BotF2 download - all builds http://botf2.star-trek-games.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4797

• development build (0.4.xx) 2013-01-01 http://startrekBotF2.com/BotF2Test_20130101.zip

• development build (0.4.4721.40378) 2012-12-04b http://startrekBotF2.com/BotF2Test_20121204b.zip
  • update for database files http://botf2.star-trek-games.com/viewtopic.php?p=72225#p72225

• Further versions are only available through the source code, the latest being 2012-02-25, with some fixes; Mike fixed a few more bugs after that, but he hasn't made the code available.

• version 0.4.XXXX.XXXXX 2011-11-19 had diplomacy screwed up, and consequently combat was not available (you can't declare war)

• version 0.4.4173.26562 2011-06-10 http://www.startrekBotF2.com/BotF2Test_20110610.7z.bin (remove ".bin" and unpack with 7zip) -> best use this one
  • updates for database files http://botf2.star-trek-games.com/viewtopic.php?p=72016#p72016

• version 0.4.4257.28090 2011-08-28 http://www.startrekBotF2.com/BotF2Test_20110828.zip looks like you cannot declare war on anyone.

• version 0.4.XXXX.XXXXX 2011-06-10 had combat working (ground combat, orbital bombardment)

• version 0.4.3427.36588 2009-05-20 http://www.startrekBotF2.com/download.html has the war declare feature

Source Code

• last source code https://bitbucket.org/mstrobel/BotF2/overview (Visual C# Studio 2010)
  • Mike's Post: build in VS2010 with .NET 4.0. You may need the C# Async CTP. http://botf2.star-trek-games.com/viewtopic.php?p=70790#p70790

• old source code can be taken from here: http://BotF2.codeplex.com/ (last upload from MStrobel at 03.01.2011)

Tips

• at diplomatic offers don't forget to SEND
• ships: right mouse -> select an order
• growth of population first goes to labor pool (bottom) -> put into buildings

ToDo's in my opinion

Programming

BUGs

• Diplomacy: All minors accept immadiately membership when offered
• Diplomacy: requesting credits cause a crash

Online Gaming

• little sound when a new turn begins
• display of points or race symbols in Processing Popup how much players have finished there turn -> gives more comfort for the hoster
• with an active chat window you have to press CRTL to give a ship an order