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this is a scam this is not the game they just want your information to do illegal activities and it has been reported to the FBI
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Nemesis02 Oct. 2026
Yes my old favorite game Now the question is will my extra RAM prevent the memory leak from crashing the game.
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Annelentur26 Oct. 2025
It dosent work on Win 64
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Help plz13 May. 2025
I came back to delete my previous comment, as I've now got the issue of downloading the game settled. Now the game won't run, which is another problem... but it doesn't let you delete previous comments. Oh well.
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Help plz13 May. 2025
Can someone help please? I'd like to download Birth of the Federation.
Someone suggested www.armadafleetcommand.com. When I click that, at the top, and slightly to the right, it says "Birth of the Federation". Now if I click on that, I'll see a link to "Botf downloads". However, if I click on that, all I get is mods. The actual game itself is nowhere on that page. If I put the game's name in the search bar, it comes back "zero results". So I'm really not seeing a link anywhere that lets me download the actual game.
Then there's this page that we're on right now, and sure enough I see a huge "DOWNLOAD" button and clicked that. However, all it downloaded was a folder that contained "stbofed.mdf" and "stbofed.mds". Clicking on these two things does nothing.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I'm *really* not good at programming computers, so is there any link online where I can just click on it, have it download, then just have the game install, put an icon on my desktop, then run the game? I'm not really interested in mods, just the original game.
It's kind of important because my girlfriend is a huge star trek fan but never got to see this game, and I used to play it all the time so I'd really like to show it to her. Hope you can help.
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CptRansom01 Feb. 2025
Fantastic!!!!!
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Smolmeattowr08 Dec. 2024
any mods that let you play the Botg?
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Mac03 Dec. 2024
Well, https://www.armadafleetcommand.com is not available. Something wrong with the server or they just stopped supporting the game?
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oojaru26 Nov. 2024
This doesn't work on Windows 11. For a download that does work on windows 11, go to: https://www.armadafleetcommand.com BIRTH OF THE FEDERATION Downloads BOFT Downloads Click: BOTF Top 10 mods installer, Click: View More Details, Scroll to bottom of page, Click: Download BOTF Top 10 mods 2.0.3 You ONLY need to install ONE mod at a time. The Error Correction mod certainly works.
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Zarroc18 Nov. 2024
Bloody hell, this is not an .iso file you can mount. It's an .mdf file. Have to find something to convert the bastard over to an .iso if you can't mount the .mdf with something you have, which is the boat I'm in. Just a fair warning for folks, you may have to go a little more out of your way to install this than you thought.
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J11 Aug. 2024
My favourite game of all time
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Ignatius08 Jun. 2024
We need a AAA re-work of this game! $$$$
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Steven Miller24 Feb. 2024
I've played this game since it was first released. It is by far my favorite computer game. However, I do have a problem with it. It has been so long since I've played it that I've completely forgotten HOW to play. I would really appreciate learning how to do so, again!
Thanks.
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paul18 Oct. 2023
how do i install the mdf and mds files as a program there is no readme help this site expects ppl to know what to do
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Trusteft28 Aug. 2023
This is one of my favorite games of all time. Playing it continuously since release. I bought it several times and still enjoy it like the first. Only of course now I know more about it. :) It's an 4X strategy game with turn based battles where you give the orders and watch them follow them. Outside of the battle engine, there is a classic 4X 2D map of the "galaxy". The size and number of systems isn't as big as some other games, but it is still good. Several ways to play the game, map size, victory conditions, playable factions, random events on or off. Also there is always the chance of Borg, unless you switch the random events off, or you keep random events on but edit the ini to turn the borg off.
I love this game. I had/have 100s of videos on my main now inactive YouTube channel (guess the name of it), but I have started new channels and one of them has to do strategy games, I recently started playing a let's play of this one, playing as the Klingon. You can have a look here if you want. @TrusteftStrategy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbn9mGcEdDeeZB2L8n0B86Q
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Dennis23 Jul. 2023
Hmm, I'm an older person and I don't have any idea on how to use the download here, honestly. I downloaded it, extracted the files, and now I'm stumped. I just see two files, with an extension I know nothing about, on a computer with windows 10, and no idea how to get to sweet sweet BOTF action. Where could I find a step by step for dummies? Anyone know?
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CIOXX21 May. 2023
Thank Bahmumbra for the link.
So i couldn't run either the installer or the game on win11, but the installer he linked actually runs on win11 (and definitely win10 therefore).
It is big but it has several different options to run modded versions of the game. The best one is ultimate mod 5, it basically fixes all the games problems. It will give you options for resolution to install, but for decent size and the older videos in the game, best to run it on 1024x resolution eve4n if your monitor is 1920x1080.
The mod adds lots of ships, and it adds the dominion and other races to the game. I have actually tried the other 2 botf like games being actively developed by fans but this ultimade mod 5 is better than either of them right now.
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moto28 Dec. 2022
Worked on linux .. create a 32 bit WINEPREFIX set to Windows95. mdf2iso the stbofed.mdf file and mount the resulting ISO. Install the game and patch in the WINEPREFIX and like SMIRK said, run "ustrek.exe" not the NOCD crack.
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JohnIsAwesome30 Apr. 2022
damnit where else can i get this? i played as a kid and steam doesnt have it. apparently this doesnt work and the only thing i can find is a dic on amazon for 80 bucks... why was my sister such a bitch and threw out my old games when i wasnt looking?!?!?!
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christopher scott hatton21 Mar. 2021
i downloaded this file and it does nothing. any suggestions?
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tagwolf07 Feb. 2021
@KLIGONS4LYFE When trying to get old games like this to work, in general, try using a virtual machine running an older OS or DOSBox.
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GamerEd06 Jul. 2020
For most of these games I am running them on Windows XP 64 in an Oracle VirtualBox. They run great!
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Borgdronez07 Mar. 2020
Can't even install game. Setup starts and then never opens. Setup is running as a background process. Tried running as an admin and in compatibility mode. Running windows 10 64bit
I got it to work with the patch and clicking on the ustrek.exe file. Only issue is that the reaction time to the mouse is painfully slow...
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BOTF Fan06 Oct. 2019
There are still sites like armadafleetcommand who have mods and tweaks for the game.
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JeanLuc13 Jul. 2019
and it also still says it.... Even after using cracked.
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JeanLuc13 Jul. 2019
Hi.... I need to know how to run on Android with Exagear....... I have the ISO Extractor, it works with MDF. I used cracked version to make it stop saying "NO CD-ROM FILE FOUND!" I think I did it right....... But to be sure..... How DO you do it?
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Klingons4Lyfe10 Jun. 2019
So I have the original disk for the game, but it lags like CRAZY on my Windows 10 PC. Any advice as to how to make it work? I haven't really been a PC game guy since the early 2000's so I'm not sure what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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vnx08 May. 2019
Loved this game a lot. thanks
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Ensign Tom06 Nov. 2018
Got it to launch, but as soon as i went into options or start a new game, the game crashes. I installed using daemon tools lite, then update, then copied cracked file and renamed to trek.exe. Messed with compatibility but no go unfortunately, i think ill stick with Distant Worlds w/ Star Trek Mod thanks.
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Endy29 Oct. 2018
I've tried burning this to an actual disk in Alcohol 120% format, and I tried converting MDF to ISO. It installed fine, but didn't run. I tried running the game using the 1.02 patch, didn't didn't run. Tried using the NOCD crack included. No dice. I've tried running it under both XP SP3 compatibility mode and 98/Me compatibility.
Any clues on how to get this running?
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Fictionmate11 Jun. 2018
First of all: I love ancient games, old and a little dusty looking games with outdated graphics but a lot of long term gaming fun. I wanted to try this one but the game wont start. I get different feedback after clicking on of three existing exes after extracting and installing (Trek.exe, TREK, ustrek) either I receive "please put the correct cd-rom into the drive" or "mss32.dll is missing, reinstall the game might fix that problem". Trying to install the patch gets me the feedback to "first install the main game before patching it" - allthough both are in the same folder. End of the line: I can't play the game. Any suggestions or help available? I tried it regularly (win7) as well as in the XP-mode. Results are identical.... :-(((
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admin19 Mar. 2018
Admin
@peace: MDF / MDS is another format for ISO images. Do some research please.
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peace19 Mar. 2018
The files aren't iso or even the bin cue you have the wrong files.
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nick01 Mar. 2018
please send rip...not a dev;
missing several .dll files.
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AgeOfChange13 Feb. 2018
I really like this game used to play a lot.If your a fan star trek TNG this is for you it has info on lots of the races in star trek as well as being able to plat with she major races. Hell even the borg sometimes show up.
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this is a scam this is not the game they just want your information to do illegal activities and it has been reported to the FBI
Yes my old favorite game
Now the question is will my extra RAM prevent the memory leak from crashing the game.
It dosent work on Win 64
I came back to delete my previous comment, as I've now got the issue of downloading the game settled. Now the game won't run, which is another problem... but it doesn't let you delete previous comments. Oh well.
Can someone help please? I'd like to download Birth of the Federation.
Someone suggested www.armadafleetcommand.com. When I click that, at the top, and slightly to the right, it says "Birth of the Federation". Now if I click on that, I'll see a link to "Botf downloads". However, if I click on that, all I get is mods. The actual game itself is nowhere on that page. If I put the game's name in the search bar, it comes back "zero results". So I'm really not seeing a link anywhere that lets me download the actual game.
Then there's this page that we're on right now, and sure enough I see a huge "DOWNLOAD" button and clicked that. However, all it downloaded was a folder that contained "stbofed.mdf" and "stbofed.mds". Clicking on these two things does nothing.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I'm *really* not good at programming computers, so is there any link online where I can just click on it, have it download, then just have the game install, put an icon on my desktop, then run the game? I'm not really interested in mods, just the original game.
It's kind of important because my girlfriend is a huge star trek fan but never got to see this game, and I used to play it all the time so I'd really like to show it to her. Hope you can help.
Fantastic!!!!!
any mods that let you play the Botg?
Well, https://www.armadafleetcommand.com is not available. Something wrong with the server or they just stopped supporting the game?
This doesn't work on Windows 11. For a download that does work on windows 11, go to:
https://www.armadafleetcommand.com
BIRTH OF THE FEDERATION Downloads BOFT Downloads
Click: BOTF Top 10 mods installer,
Click: View More Details,
Scroll to bottom of page,
Click: Download BOTF Top 10 mods 2.0.3
You ONLY need to install ONE mod at a time. The Error Correction mod certainly works.
Bloody hell, this is not an .iso file you can mount. It's an .mdf file. Have to find something to convert the bastard over to an .iso if you can't mount the .mdf with something you have, which is the boat I'm in. Just a fair warning for folks, you may have to go a little more out of your way to install this than you thought.
My favourite game of all time
We need a AAA re-work of this game! $$$$
I've played this game since it was first released. It is by far my favorite computer game. However, I do have a problem with it. It has been so long since I've played it that I've completely forgotten HOW to play. I would really appreciate learning how to do so, again!
Thanks.
how do i install the mdf and mds files as a program there is no readme help this site expects ppl to know what to do
This is one of my favorite games of all time.
Playing it continuously since release. I bought it several times and still enjoy it like the first. Only of course now I know more about it. :)
It's an 4X strategy game with turn based battles where you give the orders and watch them follow them.
Outside of the battle engine, there is a classic 4X 2D map of the "galaxy".
The size and number of systems isn't as big as some other games, but it is still good.
Several ways to play the game, map size, victory conditions, playable factions, random events on or off. Also there is always the chance of Borg, unless you switch the random events off, or you keep random events on but edit the ini to turn the borg off.
I love this game. I had/have 100s of videos on my main now inactive YouTube channel (guess the name of it), but I have started new channels and one of them has to do strategy games, I recently started playing a let's play of this one, playing as the Klingon.
You can have a look here if you want.
@TrusteftStrategy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbn9mGcEdDeeZB2L8n0B86Q
Hmm, I'm an older person and I don't have any idea on how to use the download here, honestly. I downloaded it, extracted the files, and now I'm stumped. I just see two files, with an extension I know nothing about, on a computer with windows 10, and no idea how to get to sweet sweet BOTF action. Where could I find a step by step for dummies? Anyone know?
Thank Bahmumbra for the link.
So i couldn't run either the installer or the game on win11, but the installer he linked actually runs on win11 (and definitely win10 therefore).
It is big but it has several different options to run modded versions of the game. The best one is ultimate mod 5, it basically fixes all the games problems. It will give you options for resolution to install, but for decent size and the older videos in the game, best to run it on 1024x resolution eve4n if your monitor is 1920x1080.
The mod adds lots of ships, and it adds the dominion and other races to the game. I have actually tried the other 2 botf like games being actively developed by fans but this ultimade mod 5 is better than either of them right now.
Worked on linux .. create a 32 bit WINEPREFIX set to Windows95. mdf2iso the stbofed.mdf file and mount the resulting ISO. Install the game and patch in the WINEPREFIX and like SMIRK said, run "ustrek.exe" not the NOCD crack.
damnit where else can i get this? i played as a kid and steam doesnt have it. apparently this doesnt work and the only thing i can find is a dic on amazon for 80 bucks... why was my sister such a bitch and threw out my old games when i wasnt looking?!?!?!
i downloaded this file and it does nothing. any suggestions?
@KLIGONS4LYFE When trying to get old games like this to work, in general, try using a virtual machine running an older OS or DOSBox.
For most of these games I am running them on Windows XP 64 in an Oracle VirtualBox. They run great!
Can't even install game. Setup starts and then never opens. Setup is running as a background process. Tried running as an admin and in compatibility mode. Running windows 10 64bit
This will make it run on Windows 10 1909
https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/get-files?cw_action=fileview&file_id=1958
I got it to work with the patch and clicking on the ustrek.exe file. Only issue is that the reaction time to the mouse is painfully slow...
There are still sites like armadafleetcommand who have mods and tweaks for the game.
and it also still says it.... Even after using cracked.
Hi.... I need to know how to run on Android with Exagear....... I have the ISO Extractor, it works with MDF. I used cracked version to make it stop saying "NO CD-ROM FILE FOUND!" I think I did it right....... But to be sure..... How DO you do it?
So I have the original disk for the game, but it lags like CRAZY on my Windows 10 PC. Any advice as to how to make it work? I haven't really been a PC game guy since the early 2000's so I'm not sure what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Loved this game a lot. thanks
Got it to launch, but as soon as i went into options or start a new game, the game crashes. I installed using daemon tools lite, then update, then copied cracked file and renamed to trek.exe. Messed with compatibility but no go unfortunately, i think ill stick with Distant Worlds w/ Star Trek Mod thanks.
I've tried burning this to an actual disk in Alcohol 120% format, and I tried converting MDF to ISO. It installed fine, but didn't run. I tried running the game using the 1.02 patch, didn't didn't run. Tried using the NOCD crack included. No dice. I've tried running it under both XP SP3 compatibility mode and 98/Me compatibility.
Any clues on how to get this running?
First of all: I love ancient games, old and a little dusty looking games with outdated graphics but a lot of long term gaming fun.
I wanted to try this one but the game wont start.
I get different feedback after clicking on of three existing exes after extracting and installing (Trek.exe, TREK, ustrek) either I receive "please put the correct cd-rom into the drive" or "mss32.dll is missing, reinstall the game might fix that problem".
Trying to install the patch gets me the feedback to "first install the main game before patching it" - allthough both are in the same folder.
End of the line: I can't play the game.
Any suggestions or help available?
I tried it regularly (win7) as well as in the XP-mode. Results are identical.... :-(((
@peace: MDF / MDS is another format for ISO images. Do some research please.
The files aren't iso or even the bin cue you have the wrong files.
please send rip...not a dev;
missing several .dll files.
I really like this game used to play a lot.If your a fan star trek TNG this is for you it has info on lots of the races in star trek as well as being able to plat with she major races. Hell even the borg sometimes show up.
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.