Star Trek Starfleet Command III

Do NOT install DirectX 8 when offered.
Do NOT install GameSpy when offered.
Renamed the Cinema directory to prevent resolution change problems at startup.

Download the desired patch before installing.
Do NOT install DirectX 8 when prompted.
Do NOT install GameSpy when prompted.
Renamed the Cinema directory to prevent resolution change problems at startup.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to automatically download a patch, so the user must download manually.

Because this is an old game, you will run into the same issues as Windows 8/10 users. So a few steps need to be taken to make it run, get support for 16/9 and 16/10 resolutions, and get the latest patch so all mods which require it can be installed.

This game is abandonware so it can be found here:
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/star-trek-starfleet-command-iii-bde

Section one - Base install
Steps:
Install the game.
Do not install DirectX 8.
Do not install GameSpy.

Download the 3.2 Upgrade Mod:
https://www.moddb.com/games/star-trek-starfleet-command-3/downloads/sfc-upgrade-mod-3-2-all-in-one

Extract the archive.
Run the following exe files in the Wine prefix:
/JanB Extras/Patch v354b/Patch v534b Installer.exe
/SFC3 Upgrade Mod 3.2 Setup.exe

Choose the resolution you want to run. The largest recommended resolution is 1920x1080.

In Lutris go into the settings of the Wine prefix, Runner options and enable the virtual desktop and enter the resolution.

On the file system navigate to /JanB Extras/ directory.

If there is a directory with your resolution then copy the files in that directory to the root directory of the game.

If there isn't a directory with your resolution but you do have a 16/9 or 16/10 resolution then you can copy the files in the 169 or 1610 directory.

Open sfc.ini which is located in the root directory of the game.

Make sure windowed equals 0 (zero):
windowed=0

Make sure makeitso equals 1 (one):
makeitso=1

That should be all you need to run the game.

Section Two - Battle the Unable to save model cache error
The reason for the d3dxof winetrick
Without this winetrick the game will be unable to perform write actions. Settings won't be saved and when entering a mission you will be greeted with a "Unable to save model cache" error.

While testing it became apparent that the method below works too. I left this for others who may need this information. There was only one place on the Internet which covered this issue but only half so.

Steps:
Open the file manager from Lutris and navigate to the C:\Windows\System32 directory.
Look up d3dxof.dll and rename it to d3dxof.dll_ (put an underscore behind the file extension)
Mount the original CD and open the DirectX/DirectX.cab archive;
Extract d3dxof.dll to the game main directory;
Go into the Wine Configuration and set d3dxof.dll to native, builtin.

A little background on the cinematics
When the patches are installed you will notice that the intro videos are not showing any more. This is because the SFC3 Upgrade Mod 3.2 Setup patch replaces these videos with zero length versions.

Replacing these with the originals will crash the game. I think that is because the game wants to switch to 640x480. It works when I enable the windowed mode in sfc3.ini but as this is the cause of the black screen (also under Windows) this option is unusable. So I think the creators of the patch choose just to disable these videos.

# Star Trek: Starfleet Command III

This script installs **Star Trek: Starfleet Command III**, Nemesis Add-on, and
the SFC Upgrade mod 3.3 All in One through Wine.

- This installer expects a zipped archive of
[Jan_B's](https://www.moddb.com/members/jan-b) SFC Upgrade mod 3.3 All in One
Installer available through
[ModDB](https://www.moddb.com/mods/sfc-upgrade-mod-33-all-in-one/downloads/sfc-upgrade-mod-3-3-all-in-one).
- Please report issues to the lutris_installer repo:
https://github.com/jrobio/lutris_installers

## Wine Install Notes

- Default install location and parameters offered through the GOG Installer
are recommended
- After GOG's installer completes `EXIT` the launcher.
- Default install location and parameters offered through the SFC Upgrade 3.3
All in One Installer are recommended
- Launch `dxcfg.exe` within your prefix and make changes specific to your
system.