Star Trek : Bridge Commander Star Trek : Bridge Commander is a space simulation set in the " Star Trek " universe just after the Dominion War , but before . It puts you in command of your own Starfleet vessel with the ability to coordinate with your senior staff . This game was published in for Windows PCs . Story . A Field Promotion . The story ' s premise , shown in cinematics , is as follows : you play the role of the first officer of the USS " Dauntless " , a starship . While your captain is out in a shuttle , the system ' s sun destabilizes and explodes , damaging the " Dauntless " and killing your captain . The explosion also endangers nearby colonist s . You must take control of the ship and solve the mystery . Your mission is to discover what caused the stellar explosion and keep it from happening again . During the game you will interact with Cardassian s , Klingon s , Romulan s and other race s , including a new one created just for the game . Several " Star Trek " alumni provide their voices to the game , such as Patrick Stewart , Brent Spiner , and Martha Hackett . Storyline . Introduction . The " Dauntless " enters orbit around Draegos colony or Vesuvi IV and a shuttle piloted by Captain Robert Wright heads for the Vesuvi IV terraforming station . The captain chose not be beam down because he is carrying Romulan ale for his son - in - law Ralph Sersons , which would be detected by the transporter logs . As he calmly flies on he decides to update his personal log where he outlines the new first officer ' s progress and the " Dauntless " ' current mission . On the bridge , science officer Diaz reports that he is detecting very unusual readings from the star . Before he can analyze them , an emergency transmission is received from the captain . The star ' s core is destabilizing . Wright orders the first officer to get the ship out of the system immediately . The first shock wave destroys the orbital stations and the shuttle " Icarus 2 " and turns the surface of the planet into a fiery inferno . Caught in its wake , the " Dauntless " cannot engage its warp engines . Ensign Lomar diverts power to the impulse engines and the ship escapes just as the planet explodes behind them . Fragments from the planet impacts the ship starboard nacelle , and Diaz reports that an object is warping out of the system but that he is not able to get a good reading on it . The damaged ship heads for Starbase 12 . The " Dauntless " undergoes extensive repairs at Soho station . Different views of the ship are seen as repairs progress . Finally it is ready and it departs for its next mission : The Vesuvi system . Chapters . Picking Up the Pieces . The repaired " Dauntless " , with a new captain ( the " Dauntless " former XO ) , a new first officer , and Captain Jean - Luc Picard as a visitor , departs Soho Station for Starbase 12 to pick up supplies and relief teams for the Haven and Geki colonies . Haven is threatened by several rogue stellar fragments ejected from the Vesuvi star . The fragments must be destroyed before they impact the planet . The ship is then diverted to Tevron II to escort the " Sovereign " . A skirmish with two Romulan Warbirds ensues . After the Romulans are sent packing , Captain Picard transports to the IKC " RanKuf " for Biranu Station . Know Thine Enemy . After re - supplying the Geki colony , the " Dauntless " comes to the aid of a Cardassian freighter under attack by a Romulan Warbird . The Romulans claim it is carrying contraband as the ship ' s cargo is concealed by a dampening field . The Cardassian Gul claims they are carrying relief supply for an outpost . The " Dauntless " is then tasked with investigating Ferengi smuggling activities at Serris . Along with DaiMon Praag ' s ship it is attacked by Cardassians who do not want the Federation to find out that they have been illegally receiving military equipment and supplies . Concerned by this , Admiral Liu diverts the " Dauntless " to Biranu Station where Captain Picard is a guest lecturer . Contact with the station has been lost and it seems that the Cardassian and Klingon ships at the station are on the verge of open conflict . Picard orders the " Dauntless " not to intervene if a skirmish breaks out . Starfleet is neutral and not involved . Sure enough , the Cardassian and Klingons begin fighting each other . Suddenly during the course of the battle the Cardassians turn on the station , inflicting massive damage . The " Dauntless " must then team with the Klingons to defend the badly wounded station . " After two Cardassian ships are destroyed the remainder will flee to Biranu I . The player can choose whether to hail Captain Picard or chase the Cardassian ships . Either way more Cardassians arrive later and resume the attack on Biranu Station . " Obscured by Clouds . Having returned to Starbase 12 , the crew of the " Dauntless " is transferred to the " Sovereign " . They take their new ship on a shakedown cruise to Savoy to work out any glitches and technical bugs . The USS " Geronimo " , commanded by Captain MacCray , arrives and challenges the crew to a friendly war game . Then the Klingons arrive and want to participate too . After the war games the " Sovereign " heads to the Vesuvi dust cloud to assist the USS " Berkley " in investigating the Vesuvi event . Lieutenant Commander Data comes on board . After wading into the dust cloud and scanning fragments ejected from the star surface , Data determines that the explosion was not a natural event . Then , suddenly , the " Berkley " is attacked . The " Sovereign " gives chase but attacker gets away . While in the cloud the " Sovereign " discovers a strange probe , but it self - destructs before it can be thoroughly studied . Much to their horror , the crew finds that the " Berkley " s mysterious attacker was also responsible for the destruction of a Romulan Warbird . Matters worsen when two Romulan warbirds arrive on the scene . Enraged by the destruction of the first warbird , the Romulans pummel the Sovereign . Fortunately , the Romulans eventually withdrew . Following the attack on the " Berkley " , the " Sovereign " is assigned to patrol the Itari Voltaire and Xi Entrades systems , where it ends up protecting Ferengi and Romulan shipping under attack by Cardassian forces . Hostilities with the Romulans are also ended . Though the player can choose which systems to travel to s / he will always encounter Captain Torren , DaiMon Pragg and Captain Terrik in the order listed . Having completed its patrol , the " Sovereign " receives a distress call from a Klingon task force led by Captain Korbus . They were attacked by an unidentified craft . They are unable to say who it was but confirm that it wasn ' t the Cardassians or the Romulans . The " Sovereign " helps them locate the derelict IKV " Gon ' dev " , a missing Bird - of - Prey for which the Klingons were searching . Suddenly the Cardassian arrive and attack the wounded Klingon force and the " Sovereign " must fight alongside the Klingons . After the Cardassians have withdrawn or been destroyed , the crew surmises that they are the ones responsible for instigating the attacks . Korbus tells the " Sovereign " s captain that he is in his debt . Indefinite Presence . The " Sovereign " is tasked with locating and destroying Cardassian outposts . It arrives at Riha and assists Captain Draxon of the " RanKuf " in attacking a Cardassian convoy , but unfortunately the freighters escape . The " Sovereign " tracks them to Cebelrai II where it destroys a Cardassian outpost and its defenders . It then receives a message from Captain Korbus asking to meet in the Belaruz system . Here the player should decide whether to meet with Korbus or track the enemy freighters to Nepenthe . Captain Korbus is here to repay the Klingon debt of honor . In defiance of the high council orders he provides information on a mysterious ship that the Klingons sighted in this region of space . Tracking a group of ships to the Nepenthe system , the " Sovereign " is able to spy on a meeting with the Cardassians and the Kessok , a previously unencountered alien race . Just as Legate Matan is about to seal a deal between the Cardassians and the Kessok , the " Sovereign " is spotted by a " Galor " - class vessel commanded by Gul Sek . Acting on information acquired in its last mission , the " Sovereign " , accompanied by the " Enterprise " , penetrates deep into Cardassian - held territory and destroys a shipyard at Chambana I . There they find several hybrid ships of Cardassian - Kessok design . Unfortunately , all the ships self - destruct , leaving nothing to salvage once the Cardassian shipyard is destroyed . Found and Lost . The " Sovereign " is assigned to intelligence gathering missions . Tasked with completing the " Geronimo " s mission , it discovers an abandoned Cardassian intelligence outpost at Prendel III . This , in turn , leads them to a crash site in the Alioth system . They arrive to find the system swarming with Cardassian ships and satellites and must locate an alien device without being detected . Unfortunately , the device has crashed on a highly inhospitable planet and only Data can go and investigate it . As Data found the device , the " Sovereign " is suddenly detected by a huge Cardassian fleet . Consequently , the crew has no choice but to leave him behind . Too Firm a Grasp . Legate Matan ' s forces finally declare war on the Federation and launch an all - out offensive , attacking Arturus and Ona . Fighting a losing battle , the " Sovereign " and her fleet retreat to Savoy where they must ensure that the station is successfully evacuated . The " Sovereign " escorts the hospital ship USS " Nightingale " behind enemy lines to rescue survivors who have escaped the destruction of their vessels . Among these is the " Dauntless " . Starfleet must stop the Cardassians from using Savoy station as a forward base of operations in the Maelstrom . The " Sovereign " must also prevent the Cardassians from destroying the station once the enemy realizes that they cannot hold it . The " Sovereign " is tasked with finding the location of a Cardassian command and control base near the front lines . Now that the Cardassian base has been found , the " Sovereign " must assist the USS " Khitomer " and her fleet in destroying it . But they haven ' t bargained on heavy Cardassian resistance and Kessok reinforcements . The assault has to be aborted and the fleet barely flees for its life . The Drawn Line . Separated from the Khitomer ' s fleet , the " Sovereign " returns to Starbase 12 where it must defend the base from a combined Cardassian and Kessok attack . Luckily , the USS " Geronimo " and the USS " Enterprise " arrive to help . After defending the starbase a second time against Kamikaze freighters , the " Sovereign " is fitted with sixteen phased plasma torpedoes . Ambassador Salek is attempting to negotiate an alliance with the Klingons and Romulans and directs the " Sovereign " to Lya Station at Albarea III . A surprise Cardassian assault forces the " Sovereign " to diffuse a volatile confrontation between Captain Korbus of the IKC " Jon ' ka " and Captain Terrik of IRW " Chairo " . Before an attack on Alioth can be launched , the " Sovereign " must destroy all the Cardassian sensor posts at Arturus , Geble , Serris and Poseidon as well as the resupply depot at Ascella . The " Sovereign " also encounters a Kessok heavy and Kessok mines , the very first confirmed use of these weapons on the battlefield . En route , it must also rescue the USS " Geronimo " , which has been ambushed by Cardassian and Kessok forces . After thanking the " Sovereign " , the " Geronimo " then joins the " Sovereign " in its mission , having been ordered to join a strike force to retake the Alioth system . The supply post is found powered down with three galors and four freighters . Despite reinforcements , the station is destroyed . The allies finally attack Alioth , destroy the Cardassian station Litvok Nor and rescue Commander Data , who provides valuable information on the Kessok device . The " Enterprise " is also there to help . The device regulates the fusion in a star , but tampering and misuse resulted in an accident , causing the Vesuvi star to go nova . Arise Fair Sun . Horrified by the discovery of the device ' s destructive potential , Admiral Liu teams the " Sovereign " and the " Geronimo " with the USS " San Francisco " and dispatches the task force on a search , locate and destroy mission . She also extends Commander Data ' s assignments on the " Sovereign " , as he is the only one who has the most extensive knowledge about the Kessok devices . Battling through Kessok forces , the crew of the " Sovereign " is able to destroy two of the devices . One is cloaked and the other is guarded by six Kessok warships , at Riha and Cebalrai , respectively . They are also astonished that the Cardassians have acquired a Romulan cloaking device . Admiral Liu later informs them that the Romulans have admitted to losing two devices . At Belaruz I the " Sovereign " is confronted by an unshielded Kessok heavy cruiser . When hailed , the ship ' s captain demands for Data to be sent over . Ultimately , Data is successful in establishing a peaceful contact with the Kessok and the commander , Captain Neb - lus , allows the " Sovereign " to examine the device and verify that it is actually a solar - forming platform designed to reform suns to make a star system more hospitable for colonization . Depending on the player ' s choice , this mission ends with the destruction of the third solarformer and its escorts or peaceful first contact with the Kessok in which one of the ships accompanying the " Sovereign " in the next mission will be the Kessok heavy cruiser . Intelligence reports from the Klingons and Romulans indicate that the last Kessok device is orbiting the sun of the Omega Draconis system , site of a new Kessok colony . The Cardassians have also activated large tachyon emitters , preventing communications and warp travel . Paired with two other ships ( one will be the " Neb - lig " if the player tries to hail the Kessok ship in the previous mission ) , the " Sovereign " must establish communications with the Kessok colony at Omega Draconis III and inform the Kessok that they have been betrayed . But they haven ' t reckoned with deadly hybrid vessels . The Kessok cruisers retreat , and the outnumbered fleet fights for its life . Despite the arrival of the " USS Enterprise " , every ship still suffers extensive damage before the hybrids are destroyed . Matans Keldon decloaks , and the " Sovereign " discovers where the other Romulan cloaking device ended up . Matan heads for the systems sun . The vengeful Matan swears to destroy the Omega Draconis star and taunts the crew to stop him . Stopping him won ' t be easy since he has the codes to the solarformer ' s program and his ship is cloaked . Data could be beamed over to the device or the crew could scan Matan ' s Keldon , after disabling it of course . Conclusion . The crew of the " Sovereign " is unable to rescue Matan . His disabled ship crashes into the sun and explodes . Badly damaged herself , the " Sovereign " maneuvers away a safe distance from the sun , and after effecting repairs , it manages to rendezvous with the " Enterprise " and a Kessok cruiser . Captain Picard congratulates the " Sovereign " s captain on a job well done and informs him that diplomatic relations with the Kessok will be opening soon . Ships . Player - controlled . You can command two different ships in the single player campaign : USS " Dauntless " ( NCC - 71879 ) . This " Galaxy " - class starship has been launched from Utopia Planitia Shipyard in 2365 and has joined the Seventh Fleet under the command of Captain Leland Bell . Her early mission were mainly routine often called " milk runs " . The " Dauntless " received her first unit citation when it defended a disputed area against a flight of Romulan Warbird s and held the area long enough for Starfleet reinforcement to arrive . During the unsettled period that followed , the ship was assigned numerous scouting and reconnaissance missions that earned her the name " The Seeing Eye " . In 2372 , the " Dauntless " returned to spacedock for refits and upgrades . By 2372 , Captain Bell retired and Captain Robert Wright assumed command of the ship . She fought together with the Seventh Fleet in the Dominion War , including the battles for Deep Space 9 , Goralis and the final assault on Cardassia Prime . The " Dauntless " earned her second unit citation at the battle of Tyra where she teamed with the USS " Lionheart " in defense of two severely - damaged starships from a large force of Cardassian warships . " Dauntless " earned her third unit citation by fighting with bravery and distinction at the battle of Cardassia Prime , where , badly damaged herself , she defended the Federation flagship and successfully fought off four Cardassian kamikaze attacks against it . After the end of the war , " Dauntless " returned to normal duties . She was then stationed at Starbase 12 and assigned to the Maelstrom . The " Dauntless " was then sent to investigate the unusual solar activity from the Vesuvi system ' s star that had been hampering the colonization efforts at the Draegos colony . In order to further investigate the solar activity , Captain Wright took the shuttlecraft " Icarus II " to the Vesuvi IV Terrforming Station , the system ' s only outpost in the region . En route , the Vesuvi star destabilized and went supernova , releasing a deadly blast that damaged the " Dauntless " , destroying the shuttlecraft , killing Captain Wright and destroying the much of Vesuvi star system . Only the Haven ( Vesuvi VI ) and Geki ( Vesuvi V ) colonies survived , though severely damaged . With its systems badly damaged , the " Dauntless " had laid in a course for Starbase 12 for emergency repairs . With repairs completed at the Soho station a few months later , the first officer was promoted to captain and given command . The first mission was to resupply the Haven and Geki colonies in the Maelstrom . Other assignments included the protection of the starship " Sovereign " in the Tevron system from Romulan warbirds , investigating Ferengi smugglers and protecting Biranu Station from attack by rogue Cardassian forces . The " Dauntless " crew was later transferred to the " Sovereign " and Captain Jae Yi was given command of the " Dauntless " . While escorting the Federation transport SS " Adams " near Serris III , the " Dauntless " was attacked by a fleet of Cardassian ships under the command of Legate Matan . Though crippled beyond repair , it survived and limped to Serris I . The crew was rescued by the USS " Nightingale " . Unfortunately , the damage was very serious and the ship was destroyed in orbit around planet of Serris I after the hull destabilized and collapsed . USS " Sovereign " ( NCC - 73811 ) . " Sovereign " , like the was created after the Battle of Wolf 359 as a ship designed to defend against the Borg . It featured ablative armor , regenerative shield ing , bio - neural gel pack s , and an enhanced deflector system . The ship was tested after the was retrieved , and did poorly because of a power drain caused by the enhanced deflector system and the malfunction of the regenerative shielding system . It was sent back to the Mars shipyard and mothballed . It subsequently ended up being used as a design reference by the shipyard ' s engineers . Much of its technology and systems nonetheless found their way into the USS " Enterprise " NCC - 1701 - E and the . The " Sovereign " was later reactivated following the Vesuvi event , and though most of the design flaws inherent in the ship were corrected , it continued to suffer from technical bugs . The ship , under the command of Captain Jonathan Soto , broke down at Tevron II while on its way to Starbase 12 , and it took a long time to bring the engines back on line , during which the ship was harried by Romulan Warbirds . Only the USS " Dauntless " and the Birds - of - Prey escorting could keep the Warbirds at bay . Once repairs and upgrades were completed at Starbase 12 , the ship was pressed into service . Its crew was composed of the entire crew transferred from the USS " Dauntless " . The shakedown cruise was intended to identify any further glitches into the ships . Bugs and troubleshooting continued to plague the ship and Chief Brex found himself making adjustment to every major system including warp drive , sensors and phasers . In the end , everything turned out all right , and after some war games with USS " Geronimo " and IKV " RanKuf " the ship departed on its first mission to investigate the explosion of the Vesuvi star . During that time , it battled Cardassian forces , scoring more kills that any other Federation vessel , no doubt getting a reputation as a Cardassian killer and establishing first contact with a new race native to the Maelstrom . It ultimately discovered that the Cardassians were responsible for the explosion at Vesuvi . All - in - all , the ship ' s service and performance was admirable . After the battle of Starbase 12 , where the ship defended the facility against a superior forces of Cardassian and Kessok warships , Commander Mathew Graff had the ship equipped with experimental phased plasma torpedoes . These torpedoes , while never tested , had a more powerful yield than quantum torpedo es , and their phasing technology allowed them to pass through concentrated barriers such as shields . Other ships and commanders . Federation . Federation freighters . Two freighters were part of a relief convoy destined to the Haven colony , but they were only listed as Freighter 1 and Freighter 2 . Cardassian ships . " Please note that the following list includes only the ships that played a large part in the storyline and thus a large number of Galor and Keldon - class ships are not listed here . " Multiplayer . In Multi - Player and Quickbattle Mode , more types of ships can be played , including : Due to modding sites , there are now hundreds of ships , star systems , crew members , bridge s and more that can be added or replaced in the game . Astrometrics . " Star Trek : Bridge Commander " is set in a region of space known as the Maelstrom . This volatile region is located near the borders of the Federation , Klingon and Cardassian territories . None of the major powers originally laid claim to this region because of its inhospitable environment . The Maelstrom is clustered with subspace tears , quantum destabilization and high radioactivity and the star in the region appear to produce triple amount of radiation and poses an extreme hazard to passing ships . The USS " Hawkings " was one of the first federation ships that surveyed the Maelstrom after which several key federation scientists expressed in studying further . Among the systems it chartered was Nepenthe where there is a dense asteroid field near the first planet . The region was not colonized until as early of 2376 . This was made only possible due to new technological breakthroughs such as bio filters and atmospheric shielding . The two outermost planets of the Vesuvi system have been colonized . These are the Haven colony on Vesuvi VI and the Geki Colony on Vesuvi V . The are managed respectively by Director Toban Soams and Administrator Soji Takahara . An outpost was placed in orbit of each planets . Additionally two communication satellites were placed in Vesuvi V . Construction of a science outpost , the Draegos colony , on Vesuvi II had begun before the star went nova . The explosion destroyed four of the planets in the Vesuvi system and severely damaged the remaining colonies . A huge dust cloud was formed at the site where the Vesuvi star once shone . Ships must maintain safe distance from the dust cloud because of radiation . A ship penetrating the cloud without shields would be destroyed . The " Sovereign " - class is the only type of ship available to Starfleet that has shield powerful enough withstand the pressures from the dust cloud . The Maelstrom consists of the following star systems : Additionally the Alberia system ( three planets ) and the Tevron system ( two planets ) could be located in the Maelstrom , but it is not certain . Starbase 12 which orbits the New Holland is the closest installation to the Maelstrom and the dry docks at Tau Ceti Prime are the nearest repair yards to the Maelstrom . The Cardassian Empire also laid claim to Maelstrom . It is not know when they began annexing this region but it could be speculated as far back as the Dominion War . By 2378 they had established several space borne installations throughout the Maelstrom including space station Litvok Nor as well as a ground base on Tezle I . Although no Cardassian colonies had been established in the region the Cardassian held a number of systems including Riha , Tezle , Nepenthe and Chambana . They later launched an assault that allowed them to claim additional territories including Alioth , Arturus Geble , Serris and Savoy . However in the end the Federation was able to retake these territories . Details of Cardassian presence in the Maelstrom after the end of the Kessok incident remain unknown . Memorable quotes . " Dauntless " gunning , Cardassians running . That ' s what I like to hear . " " " " I am detecting a number of Klingon and Cardassian ships in the system , sir . Their weapons are online " " " " Maybe it ' s a party ! " " " " The Klingons report they will hear our orders , but not our idle chatter . " " " " I can respect that . They ' re men of action . " " " " What about the women ? " " " " Kiska , have you ever seen a Klingon woman ? They ' re manlier than Felix . " " " " Gul Sek to all ships , attack the Federation spies ! Send them home as ashes ! " " " " Commander , the base is jamming our communications towards the planet . " " " " Brex , Miguel , solutions ? " " " " . . . well , if you give me a few hours I can conduct a scan of the starbase and the source of the interference . . . " " " " . . . or we can just destroy the base . " " " " I like that idea . " " " " Well , I ' m relieved to be going on a mission that doesn ' t involve Cardassians firing at us . I suppose you would prefer a mission that had us facing a dozen " Galors " . " " " " . . . I would . . . " " " " What are you waiting for captain ? Come , be a hero , Starfleet ' s counting on you . " " " " You ' d think that someone as intelligent as Matan would give us a clear shot at his precious doomsday device , Unless he ' s gone mad ? " " " " You ' re considering the sanity of a man whose hobby is destroying solar systems . " " " " Well captain , you ' ve certainly outdone yourself . The Kessok have offered their most profound thanks for preserving their colony as well as their remaining solarformer . We have begun diplomatic negotiation with the Kessok in light of the recent event . We are hopeful they will be open to a treaty of some kind with the Federation . Your performance has been exemplary . You ' ve maintained the finest traditions of Starfleet . I am sure we will be hearing the name " Sovereign " often in the future . We must be getting underway , and I am sure you ' ll want to get back to your ship . So , I ' ll say this , captain : " bon voyage " , and I see you out there . " " Background information . " Star Trek : Bridge Commander " is a heavily - modifiable video game . A number of " mod teams " have altered or improved the game ' s graphics , characters , and missions , while adding new vessels , bridges , and technologies . One such modification , NanoFX2 , was featured in the August 2004 edition of " PC Gamer " , and few recent reviews of " Star Trek : Bridge Commander " go without mentioning the still - thriving mod community . The game also has mods of ships from other series ' such as " Stargate " , " Star Wars " , " Babylon 5 " , " Andromeda " , etc . In the game , the Tactical Station was placed on the front right of the bridge where the helm is usually situated . Given the combat - heavy nature of the game , the developers deliberately switched Tactical and Ops to give the player easier access to weapon s . This was switched back in 2006 ' s Bridge Plugin modification , giving the player the option of placing Tactical at the traditional position , but selecting the Tactical officer still caused the player to look towards the viewscreen so that they could still operate the manual weapons controls . A music file for the first episode of the campaign features elements from the main theme from " " .