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{{GameInfobox | sortingname = Star Trek: Next Generation, The - A Final Unity | image = Front-Cover-Star-Trek-The-Next-Generation-A-Final-Unity-INT-PC.jpg | developer = Spectrum HoloByte | publisher = Spectrum HoloByte,MicroProse | ww_rel = {{Release|1995|May|31|WW|MS-DOS,Mac OS}} | franchise = Star Trek | series = Star Trek: The Next Generation | genre = Adventure | features = Single-player | platforms = MS-DOS,Mac OS | media = CD-ROM | input = Mouse,Keyboard }} '''''Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity''''' is a computer game by ''[[Spectrum HoloByte]]'', based on the [[Star Trek]] universe. The cast of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' reprise their roles, providing the voices of their respective characters. ==Plot== While on routine patrol of the [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] neutral zone, the ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise-D]]'' intercepts a distress signal from the crew of a ''Garidian'' scout ship, seeking asylum in [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] space. After a brief confrontation with the commander of a Garidian Warbird (similar in design to a [[D'deridex class|Romulan Warbird]] except white in color with a red starburst design on the nose), the crew of the scout ship is beamed aboard the ''U.S.S. Enterprise-D''. One of the refugees mentions to Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] that they are in search of the Lawgiver's legendary ''Fifth Scroll'', which could aid in preventing war on ''Garid''. Picard agrees to assist them, and the crew of the ''U.S.S. Enterprise-D'' sets out in search of clues to the location of the scroll. After searching various [[star system]]s and completing several [[away mission]]s, the crew of the ''U.S.S. Enterprise-D'' realizes that the scroll points to the existence of an enormous and powerful ancient structure, known as the ''Unity Device'', that was created by the [[Chodak]], an unknown alien race, during the peak of their civilization. The storyline takes place around stardate 47111.1, according to the opening sequence of the game. This places the events between the first two episodes of the seventh season of the series, ''[[MemoryAlpha:Descent, Part II|Descent]]'' and ''[[MemoryAlpha:Liaisons|Liaisons]]''. Because the non-canonical Chodak race reappear in the ''[[Star Trek: Generations]]'' video game, it is considered a sort of sequel to ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity''. ==Gameplay== Gameplay is mostly linear in nature, sometimes branching partially depending on choices made during various conversations. ===U.S.S. Enterprise-D=== On board the ''U.S.S. Enterprise-D'', gameplay basically amounts to waiting until the ship arrives at its next destination, and occasionally conversing with various crew members for advice. There are various areas of the main bridge that can be interacted with to control the ship and consult with various people. * The '''conference lounge''' allows the player to ask advice from the Garidian refugees. * The '''Conn''' can be used to change the ship's destination and speed, though when a mission begins destination and speed are set automatically. The player though, has the liberty to meddle around visiting bases, sectors and systems at will, off-story, but this will not affect anything and there is nothing to do to off-scenario places. * Various information on planets, alien species, and previous missions can be accessed from the '''Ops console''', manned by Lieutenant Commander [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]]. * The '''tactical console''' is manned by Lieutenant [[Worf]]. Accessing it automatically brings the ship to [[Red Alert (Star Trek)|red alert]] status. During the occasional battle with an enemy ship, control of the tactical console can be delegated to Worf, or controlled by the player. The turbolift allows for access to other areas of the ship. * From '''Engineering''', power levels can be adjusted and resources applied toward damaged systems can be designated. Control of engineering can be delegated to Lieutenant Commander [[Geordi La Forge]]. Players could manipulate engineering to such a degree that it was possible to cause a warp core breach or eject the warp core. * In the '''Transporter Room''', an [[away team]] can be assembled and an inventory chosen, though each mission has an automatically assigned away team (except on "Captain" difficulty, where you can choose your own team and equipment). * On the '''Holodeck''', any previous [[cut scenes]] can be viewed, as well as a brief tutorial going over the various controls of the ship. ===Away Missions=== The majority of the gameplay takes place by controlling an away team on various space stations and alien worlds, which is the pure [[adventure game]] part of the game. The away team is selected by the player and is then controlled in a [[point-and-click]] manner by selecting the desired command from the interface in the lower area of the screen. Items in the inventory can be used to interact with the environment in much the same way. As in all adventure games, inventory items are used to solve various puzzles (and in this game, often to allow interface with alien technology). Interaction with the environment, however, is fairly limited{{Fact|date=August 2008}}, and attempting to perform an action that is outside the game's boundaries results in the currently selected character to comment that they don't believe it would work. There is some variety however, to the comments and responses of the characters, depending on the combination the player chose, giving some realistic richness to the experience. Upon completion of the away mission, the team is beamed up, and Enterprise awaits further orders or acts with the new information provided by the away mission. ==Background== ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity'' is one of the games under the now "classic" era of Star Trek Gaming. It wasn't plain sailing for A Final Unity, though. Originally the game was penned for a release shortly after Interplay's ''[[Star Trek: 25th Anniversary]]''; ''25th Anniversary'' was released at the end of 1992 and ''A Final Unity'' was supposed to be released in 1993, but it didn't make the projected release date. However, ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity'' was a benchmark game for its time, considering the hardware and programming limitations of mid-1990s computer game development. The [[Cut scene|cutscenes]], along with the recreations of the characters, were critically hailed as some of the best renderings and motion video for a game of that year. In addition, the entire starring cast of the show and Majel Barrett, the voice of the computer, were hired to reprise their roles in [[voice-over]]s for the game. Although ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity'' didn't commercially perform as well as Interplay's prior games from 1994, it did mark Spectrum HoloByte's entry into the gaming mind of the then-small Star Trek gaming community. Spectrum Holobyte acquired [[Microprose]] shortly thereafter, and continued developing Star Trek games for years to come (under the Microprose name). To deliver its technologically advanced gaming experience, ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity'' officially requires a [[floating point]] [[coprocessor]] ([[floating point unit|FPU]]), perhaps due to the space combat portion of the game which uses [[texture mapping|texture-mapped]] real-time [[3D computer graphics|3D graphics]]. MS-DOS games usually made an FPU optional because the games either didn't use a significant amount of floating point arithmetic or just added some extra bonus features if the computer was equipped with one. A CPU without an FPU can perform floating-point arithmetic, but at a considerably slower rate because the instructions are emulated. As such, the game can be played without an FPU, but with reduced performance. ==Minimum & Recommended Specifications== {{Specs | min_msdos_os = [[MS-DOS 5.0]] | min_msdos_cpu = {{Icon|Intel}} [[Intel 80486 DX|486 DX]] 33 [[MHz]] | min_msdos_gpu = VESA Local Bus | min_msdos_display = [[SVGA]]-compatible | min_msdos_gpuram = 512 KB | min_msdos_ram = 8 MB | min_msdos_optical_drive = CD-ROM }} ==External Links== * {{Wayback|site=http://www.emulator-empire.com/finalunity.htm|date=20070402060924|title=Installation Patch & Guide for running a Final Unity under Windows XP}} * [http://www.startrek-gamers.com/afu.htm Star Trek Gamer's review of A Final Unity] * {{MemoryAlpha}} * {{MobyGames|star-trek-the-next-generation-a-final-unity}} {{Star Trek}}
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