Star Trek Enterprise: Temporal Cold War - Half-Life 2

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“Star Trek Enterprise: Temporal Cold War (or “E:TCW” for short) is a Half-Life 2 modification based on the fifth Star Trek series, Star Trek: Enterprise. The mod will include every main character from the series, while the player will play the part of a security officer who was not impersonated in the TV-show. The mod is planned to be released in an episodic format. Whether a second episode will be released will depend on the response of the players who tried out the mod.”

We also plan to release a “bonus pack” after finishing the mod which would contain all the textures, maps, sounds and game code made during the development to allow anyone producing their own maps and missions.

Although the modification is based on the Star Trek universe (to be more precise, on its fifth installment), we would like to produce a quality sci-fi mod which would be enjoyable for everyone who downloads it - whether they are casual or veteran gamers, Star Trek fans or just people who love sci-fi.

Main features

It is unfortunately not known when the first episode of the mod will be completed. Right now, a teaser demo is under development which is going to be set aboard the Enterprise, docked in a refit dock orbiting around Earth. It is intended to be a presentation of the single player mode, and will showcase the mod’s tutorial level, though it is not going to be linear: the player will have the possibility to roam and explore the non-restricted areas of the spaceship before s/he reports at the Chief Security Officer to begin the actual mission that can be found in the demo.

Although the modification will introduce several unique additions to the fictional Star Trek universe, it will follow the established Trek canon as closely as possible - without becoming obscure for non-trekker players. One such “addition” is the presence of the game’s alien races. As the mod will be set in a period that had not appeared in the series, it was decided to add a couple of species that were designed by the team itself. At the same time, players will also encounter with already known Star Trek species, including the Andorians and the Klingons. These encounters will be tied in to the series’ main storyline, and therefore will not be controversial to the established canon.

The range of usable weapons will also remain faithful to the series. It will consist of the standard Starfleet issue weaponry, (including a stun baton, stun grenades, phase pistols, and assault rifles) and also several alien weapons, such as the well-known Klingon disruptor. The player will also be able to use special non-combat devices, such as the communicator, and the scanner-like tricorder in various missions.

We will try to make the gameplay as interactive as possible. Besides combat-oriented missions, the player will have to participate in diplomatic missions or must complete certain kind of engineering tasks. Several tools on the maps are going to be usable, just like various computer terminals and consoles. The Enterprise herself will be completely built for total exploration. In between the major missions of the mod, the player will have the opportunity to roam around the ship and even be able to store items that were collected during the previous mission in his/her own quarters.

A team-based multiplayer mode is also considered to be implemented, although this aspect of the program is still in the planning stage.

The Teaser Demo plot

The story of the upcoming teaser demo will be set during the show’s season-two finale aboard the starship Enterprise, docked in a spacedock orbiting around Earth.
It is 2153.

Only days have passed since a deep-space sudden attack, carried out by an alien probe against Earth. Seven million innocent people died in this act of mass murder. Enterprise is recalled to Earth from its mission of deep-space exploration and is ordered to enter the Delphic Expanse (the supposed home of the attackers), and find the perpetrators.

When the player arrives to the ship, it is docked in an orbital spacedock near Earth, and is undergoing a full refit to ensure its success in the upcoming difficult mission. Engineers of Starfleet are equipping the ship with the newest defensive technology, while embarkation is going on with a slow but steady rate.
The Ensign (the player character of the mod) arrives with the first wave of newly-transferred Starfleet officers. His first assignment is to accomplish the compulsory tactical training scenario… But before its successful completion, something unexpected interrupts the drilling…

The Main Mod

The main mod’s storyline, on the other hand, will take place three years later, on the dawn of Earth’s first large-scale intergalactic conflict: the Earth-Romulan Wars. More details regarding this storyline are not available right now, as this aspect of the mod is still under development.

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