Proto:Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

This page details one or more prototype versions of Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force.

This demo of Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force was compiled on June 21, 2000, just two months before the final retail build. It was released in early July.

General Differences

• Subtitle text and HUD text are entirely in uppercase.
• Stretched use of console font appears on much of the Holomatch HUD.
• MOUSE4 and MOUSE5 cannot be bound.
• No option for anisotropic filtering.
• Various words are misspelled.
• Early shader definitions, code changes, and script assets for much of the final content not included with the demo.

Name/Text Differences

ext_data/infostrings.dat

ID	Early	Final	Notes
II_ISODESIUM	Isodesium Crystal	Isodesium

ext_data/objectives.dat

Map	ID	Early	Final	Notes
VOY5	OBJ_BEAMOUT	Proceed to the Transporter room and beam out to away mission.	Proceed to the Transporter room with your team and beam out to away mission.	Team emphasis.
VOY6	OBJ_HAZOP	Proceed to the Hazard operations area on Deck 4. Use a Turbolift to get there.	Go to lounge on deck 4 to rest, then report to Locker room for briefing. Take a turbolift to get there.	A less direct rewording.
SCAV2	OBJ_INFILTRATE	Infiltrate the aging Klingon vessel and find three samples of the isodesium.	Infiltrate the aging Klingon vessel.	Objective split to a new OBJ_ISODESIUMALL objective which crosses several maps instead.
VOY15	OBJ_BEAMOUTVOY15	Proceed to the Transporter room and beam out to away mission.	Proceed to the Transporter room with your team and beam out to away mission.	Team emphasis.

ext_data/sp_buttontext.dat

Mostly changes to fit both genders.

Context	Early	Final	Notes
Quit screen	RCS (MANUVERING) THRUSTERS	RCS (MANEUVERING) THRUSTERS
Normal Difficulty Tip	FOR CREWMEN	FOR BRIDGE CREW
Hard difficulty name	HARD	DIFFICULT
Female tip	BE ALEXANDREA MUNRO	BE ALEXANDRIA MUNRO
Voyager crew tip	VIEW BIOGRAPHY ALEXANDER MUNRO.	VIEW BIOGRAPHY ENSIGN MUNRO.

ext_data/sp_ingametext.dat

Context	Early	Final	Notes
Mission Info screen	OBJECTIVES :	OBJECTIVES	It's already a dotted list; no colon necessary.
Mission Info screen	OBJECTIVES : SUCCEEDED - %d FAILED - %d	OBJECTIVES SUCCEEDED : %d FAILED : %d	Colon changes.
Screen notification for new mission objectives	Hit 'TAB' key to view Mission Objectives now.	Hit 'Mission Info' key to view.	The key is rebindable, so TAB may not be always correct.

ext_data/sp_normaltext.dat

Context	Early	Final	Notes
Menu header	ELITE FORCE : SETUP	ELITE FORCE : CONFIGURE
Janeway biography	UPON GRADUATION, ASSIGNED TO U.S.S. ICARUS, UNDER ADMIRAL OWEN PARIS. IN 2354,BRIEFLY TAKEN PRISONER WITH ADMIRAL PARIS BY CARDASSIANS, AIDED HIS ESCAPE. RECEIVED COMMENDATION FOR BRAVERY. SERVED AS SCIENCE OFFICER ON U.S.S. AL-BATANI UNDER OWEN PARIS. LATER TRANSFERRED TO COMMAND DIVISION. IN 2370, TOOK COMMAND OF THE U.S.S. VOYAGER, 6 MONTH VENTURE INTO BETA QUADRANT. ON STARDATE 48307.5, VOYAGER WAS SWEPT INTO THE DELTA QUADRANT BY AN ALIEN ENTITY KNOWN AS THE CARETAKER. INTEGRATED MAQUIS INTO HER CREW AND ACCEPTED TWO DELTA QUADRANT NATIVES. JANEWAY, THE FEDERATIONS ONLY PRESENCE IN THE DELTA QUADRANT, MADE NUMEROUS FIRST CONTACTS WITH ALIEN LIFEFORMS. ENCOUNTERED Q ENTITIES IN 2372 AND 2373. IN 2374, JANEWAY ENCOUNTERED HOSTILE SPECIES 8472. TO COMBAT THEM SHE MADE HISTORIC FIRST FEDERATION ALLIANCE WITH THE BORG.	UPON GRADUATION, ASSIGNED TO U.S.S. ICARUS, UNDER ADMIRAL OWEN PARIS. IN 2354, BRIEFLY TAKEN PRISONER WITH ADMIRAL PARIS BY CARDASSIANS, AIDED HIS ESCAPE. RECEIVED COMMENDATION FOR BRAVERY. SERVED AS SCIENCE OFFICER ON U.S.S. AL-BATANI UNDER OWEN PARIS. LATER TRANSFERRED TO COMMAND DIVISION. IN 2370, TOOK COMMAND OF THE U.S.S. VOYAGER, 6 MONTH VENTURE INTO BETA QUADRANT. ON STARDATE 48307.5, VOYAGER WAS SWEPT INTO THE DELTA QUADRANT BY AN ALIEN ENTITY KNOWN AS THE CARETAKER. INTEGRATED MAQUIS INTO HER CREW AND ACCEPTED TWO DELTA QUADRANT NATIVES. JANEWAY, THE FEDERATIONS ONLY PRESENCE IN THE DELTA QUADRANT, MADE NUMEROUS FIRST CONTACTS WITH ALIEN LIFEFORMS. ENCOUNTERED Q ENTITIES IN 2372 AND 2373. IN 2374, JANEWAY ENCOUNTERED HOSTILE SPECIES 8472. TO COMBAT THEM SHE MADE HISTORIC FIRST FEDERATION ALLIANCE WITH THE BORG.	A space.
Tuvok's achievement	ACHIEVEMENTS : TAUGHT AT STARFEET FOR 16 YEARS	ACHIEVEMENTS : TAUGHT AT STARFLEET FOR 16 YEARS
Kenn Lathrop's biography	Lathrop's father was a hunter who taught his son to depend on himself and to live off the land. But his mother, a pianist with the Canadian Symphony, saw to it her son was aware of the more cultured things in life such as music and dance. A dissatisfied person, even in youth, Kenn was constantly in trouble at school for fighting with classmates and showing a total lack of respect for authority. After a very brief career at Starfleet Academy, Lathrop joined the Maquis, finding their fight with the Cardassians a good way to release his aggressions. He is best friends with Kendrick Biessman from their days as Maquis. Lathrop is also an avid chess fan, but is routinely trounced by Naomi Wildman.	Lathrop's parents were forced to flee their homeworld of Bajor during the Cardassian occupation due to his father's outspoken political views. His father was a hunter who taught his son to depend on himself and to live off the land. But his mother, who became a pianist with the Canadian Symphony, saw to it her son was aware of the more cultured things in life such as music and dance. A dissatisfied person, even in youth, Kenn was constantly in trouble at school for fighting with classmates and showing a total lack of respect for authority. After a very brief career at Starfleet Academy, Lathrop joined the Maquis, finding their fight with the Cardassians a good way to release his aggressions. He is best friends with Kendrick Biessman from their days as Maquis. Lathrop is also an avid chess fan, but is routinely trounced by Naomi Wildman.
Csatlos' name	MICHAEL CSATLOS, CREWMAN	MITCH CSATLOS, CREWMAN	One Mike limit.
Csatlos' name	NAME : CSATLOS, MICHAEL	NAME : CSATLOS, MITCH	One Mike limit.
Jaworski's name	NAME : JAWORSKI, GIOVANNI MICHELE	NAME : JAWORSKI, MICHAEL
Jaworski's name	GIOVANNI JAWORSKI, CREWMAN	MICHAEL JAWORSKI, CREWMAN
Nelson's name	JEFFREY NELSON,CREWMAN	JEFFREY NELSON, CREWMAN	Space.
Screen resolution list	1280x960	1280x1024
BA	VIDEO SETUP	VIDEO CONFIGURE
In-game menu player diagram	POWER CONVERTER : used to convert alien energy into a source of power for Federation weapons	POWER CONVERTER : used to convert alien energy into a source of power for Federation weapons.	Punctuation.
In-game menu player diagram	COMM BADGE : for use in communicating between team members and Voyager	COMM BADGE : for use in communicating between team members and Voyager.	Punctuation.
In-game menu player diagram	DIRECTION/LOGISTICS : supplies data to tactical display, giving heading, location, and location of team members	DIRECTION/LOGISTICS : supplies data to tactical display, giving heading, location, and location of team members.	Punctuation.
In-game menu player diagram	ENERGY PACK : stores power for Federation weapons	ENERGY PACK : stores power for Federation weapons.	Punctuation.
In-game menu player diagram	EQUIPMENT POUCHES : for holding various supplies	EQUIPMENT POUCHES : for holding various supplies.	Punctuation.
Quit screen Voyager diagram	WARP NACELLES : Large outboard structures which house the warp-drive engines. The nacelles raise when the engines are not in use. The articulated design allows use of warp speed without damaging the fabric of space.	WARP NACELLES : Large outboard structures which house the warp-drive engines. The nacelles drop when the engines are not in use. The articulated design allows use of warp speed without damaging the fabric of space.
Quit screen Voyager diagram	RCS (MANUVERING) THRUSTERS: propulsion units designed to move Voyager at very low speeds. Useful for navigating the ship in and around small areas such as space docks.	RCS (MANEUVERING) THRUSTERS: propulsion units designed to move Voyager at very low speeds. Useful for navigating the ship in and around small areas such as space docks.	Spelling.
Menu Headers	GAME OPTIONS SETUP	GAME OPTIONS CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	SOUND SETUP	SOUND CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	WEAPON KEYS SETUP	WEAPON KEYS CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	ATTACK/LOOK KEYS SETUP	ATTACK/LOOK KEYS CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	MOVEMENT KEYS SETUP	MOVEMENT KEYS CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	COMMAND KEYS SETUP	COMMAND KEYS CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	MOUSE/JOYSTICK SETUP	MOUSE/JOYSTICK CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	OTHER OPTIONS SETUP	OTHER OPTIONS CONFIGURE
Menu Headers	DEFAULT SETUP	DEFAULT CONFIGURE
Bobby Duncanson's credit	Additional 3-D Artist	3-D Artist
Eric Turman's credit	Animation Technical Assistance	Character, Technical Setup, Modeling & Animation
Eric Biessman's credit	Holomatch Lead	Holomatch
Jon Zuk's credit	In game Cinematics	In-game Cinematics
Nathan Mckenzie's credit	Additional Single Player	Additional Programming
Jake Simpson's credit	Additional Programming	Holomatch
Credits	Mike Denny	Mike Stephan
Gary Bolduc's credit	CS Technical Help	Customer Support Lead	Space dropped from end of name.
Credits	Jennifer Stornetta	Jenny Stornetta	Name shortened.
Credits	Mike Webster	Michael Webster	Name lengthened.
BBernard Sizey's credit	Marketing Manager	Managing Director, France
Guillaume Lairan	Brand Manager	Brand Manager,France
Diane de Domecy's credit	PR Manager	PR Manager, France
Credits	M.I.S	M.I.S.
Credits	VIACOM CONSUMER PRODUCTS/PARAMOUNT PICTURES LIASONS	VIACOM CONSUMER PRODUCTS/PARAMOUNT PICTURES LIAISONS	Spelling.
Credits	Dan Felts	Daniel Felts
Michael McFall's credit	Les Foster	Les Foster/Hirogen/Klingon
Jerome Butler's credit	Klingon/Imperial/Crewman	Hirogen Alpha/Klingon/Imperial
Credits	Star Trek Voyager	Star Trek: Voyager
Quit screen	For more information visit www.eliteforce.net	For more information visit www.ravensoft.com/eliteforce	Website change. Eliteforce.net was cybersquatted with a porn site into the following year.

Item/Weapon Differences

Tricorder

The unused tricorder doesn't have a first-person model and its icon is a hilarious looking crude placeholder that seems to be edited from an early icon for the IMOD weapon. It also doesn't describe the weight or height of whoever you point it to. Graphics for the sensor are missing.

	Early	Final
Icon
Effect

Audio Differences

sound/interface/zoomend.wav

Proto	Final

Fade out was added to avoid the click at the end.

sound/weapons/prifle/disint.wav

Proto	Final

A horrific scream was added.

sound/weapons/prifle/disint2.wav

Proto	Final

The early sound might have fit with disintegrating Etherians, given how similar it sounds to sound/ambience/statis/intostatis.mp3. The early human disintegration sound replaced this one in the final.

sound/weapons/scavenger/hit_wall.wav

Proto	Final

Early Munro Sounds

Early sounds for the player. These are only used in Holomatch, and are completely removed in the final game.

Holomatch Differences

While most of the single-player demo represents very closely to the final, there's lots of polish left to do on the Holomatch portion (multiplayer).

Blood

The unused blood sprites can be enabled in this prototype by setting com_blood to 1. Only certain projectile weapons can shed blood (Scavenger primary, Stasis primary, Tetrion disruptor secondary).