Armada 2 on Windows 7 not showing main screen

posted on October 16th, 2011, 10:38 pm

So...after hearing the word "Assimilate" the other day I had (and still have) a huge urge to play Armada 2. Thing is, I have a windows 7 machine. Somewhere I read that you can get the installer to work if you run the installer in safe mode. Game installed just fine, now I'm having troubles with the main screen.

When I launch the game the three loading screens work just fine, but as soon as it would go to the main screen I get a black screen. I can move my mouse and "select" different things  such as options and single player etc, but it does not display.

I've tweaked my compatibility settings to no avail.

Any ideas?

posted on October 16th, 2011, 11:02 pm

Have you installed the 1.2.5 Patch Project?
Star Trek Armada II: Fleet Operations - Star Trek Armada II: Patch Project
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posted on October 16th, 2011, 11:10 pm

Yes. 1.2.5 is installed.

Also, I am running 2 screens. However, I disabled the second monitor and still had the same problem.

posted on October 16th, 2011, 11:29 pm

Hm it is difficult to know what could be going on without more information about your computer's specifications . I presume you also tried with no compatibility settings?

Have you considered installing Fleet Operations and placing in the A2 Classic Mod? Star Trek Armada II: Fleet Operations - Star Trek Armada II Import It has all the missions intact I believe, and while there are a few graphical oddities for the shield animations I think the rest should be functional

posted on October 17th, 2011, 12:51 am

I don't have Fleet Ops, and I'm not sure where I can buy it considering I've seen the main game going for $80 in places.

Here's a DXDIAG report of my computer's specs:



Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/17/09 19:50:55 Ver: 08.00.15
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8192MB RAM
Page File: 5363MB used, 7613MB available
Windows Dir: C:Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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posted on October 17th, 2011, 1:26 am

Fleet Operations is free - that's what this site's main project is . You just need an A2 executable to install and play 

Hm, looks like it should be able to run the 1.2.5patched A2 fine, but there could be something system specific that I'm not aware of - I'm afraid you'll have to wait for someone more experienced in this matter than myself to respond 

posted on October 17th, 2011, 4:30 am

I would install FO and then install the A2 Import mod. That way you can still play the stock version. Stock A2 has a lot of bugs, the game was never finished when it was released. Pretty much a quick money grab campaign by Activision. However FO does solve a lot of the issues A2 has and with Blade's mod you can still play the stock game or most Stock mods with only a little bit of work.