Player Community
Starfleet Command spawned a massive new community, due to the "modding" (a term used for fan made add-ons) ability of the game. Now the ordinary gamer was able to create his/her own ship and add it into the game.Multiplayer games are conducted over servers which are referred to collectively as the "Dynaverse."
Players have set up websites which provide player-created scenarios and mods for the games. It is also possible to download a variety of patches and supplemental programs. one example is alternate "skins" which can be used to alter the appearance of ships in the game.
Many new sites evolved around Starfleet Command itself just to cater for the ever growing numbers of new gamers which Interplay's latest game had brought into the Star Trek gaming community fold. Some "modders" of that time would later go on to work full time in the gaming industry.
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