Cherry Tapping: Both subverted or played straight depending on the occasion.

The Captain: The player, for the most part.

There are also random missions where the player must come to the aid of another ship, starbase, or planet.

Big Damn Heroes: A few times in the first game.The various races each had their own troubles to contend with in Starfleet Command 1, but by far the greatest of the various threats was the Terran Empire's plans to destroy the Federation with a fleet of Planet Killers. Big Bad: The Interstellar Concordium in II and the Romulans in III'.The entire purpose for the Pulse Phaser in II. Beam Spam: The Ph G, or 'Gatling Phaser' in Starfleet Command I and II.Gets stupidly useful in ''Starfleet Command II''' and its expansion when dealing with carriers. Basically a ring of death that surrounds a Lyran ship and damages everything that gets too close, it's practically a death sentence if used against a smaller ship. Barrier Warrior: The Lyrans ( That's pronounced Lear-uhns!) have the ESG field.'This is a dark time for us all, but adversity breeds innovation, and the Federation will not fall without a fight.' On the other hand, Starfleet Command I, II, and Orion Pirates are set in a variant continuity of the Star Fleet Battles pen and paper roleplaying game (there are a few things Star Fleet Battles aren't allowed to use that SFC has, such as ridge-headed Klingons, Excelsiors and Wrath of Khan-style uniforms, and conversely there is one thing Battles can use that SFC couldn't - the Kzinti). Alternate Continuity: Starfleet Command III is set in the same 'Verse as Bridge Commander, Star Trek: Armada, Star Trek Away Team, and the Elite Force games.Likely due to serious financial troubles faced by Interplay and Taldren at the time. Aborted Arc: Starfleet Command 2: Orion Pirates was originally intended to include campaigns for all the major empires fighting against the Andromedans, which were all dropped.

2-D Space: No Z-axis for you! The only concession is ships will go under and over each other to avoid collisions.

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