She then allies with the Borg promising the particle after they destroy Toral's remaining forces, but she then betrays and attacks them after Toral is defeated. Sela captures the Omega Particle and, despite some Borg interference, delivers it to a fortified Romulan base. The particle, discovered first by a Ferengi mining guild, is about to be sold to the Cardassians the Tal Shiar sends Admiral Sela to secure it before that happens. The Romulans, in the meantime, come across a stable Omega Particle, a source of nearly limitless power. Hostilities ensue between the Klingons and the Romulans. He retreats to the Neutral Zone, revealing that he was getting assistance from the Romulan Star Empire.
After a climactic battle over the Klingon homeworld, Toral is defeated. Toral ambushes Chancellor Martok following another Borg incursion, and another Klingon civil war ensues. While traveling through a hazardous sector of space on his way back to Qo'nos, he is ambushed by his old enemy, Toral, who plans to use a fake Sword of Kahless to take over the Klingon Empire. Picard then repels an initial Borg attack on a Federation outpost.Įlsewhere, Commander Worf assists in the defense of the Ba'ku homeworld from the Son'a, after which he is informed of the Enterprise's discovery. The Premonition 's captain, Thaddeus Demming, warns Picard of an upcoming Borg invasion. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, commanding the USS Enterprise-E, comes to its aid. However, a Federation timeship, the USS Premonition, suddenly appears from the future, under attack by the Borg. The storyline references several media in the Star Trek universe, incorporating plot elements from television shows Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as the then-recently released film Star Trek: Insurrection.įollowing the Dominion War, the Federation turns to rebuilding. The player may encounter a variety of celestial bodies such as planetoids, asteroids, and nebulae, each having an effect on gameplay. Individual games are played out on a representative scale that is roughly equivalent to a planetary system. The game's multiplayer mode allows for skirmish battles with the computer or other players. The game features a continuous campaign of 20 missions divided into five parts: one for each of the playable races and a fifth part in which the player fights against the Borg while controlling an alliance of the other three races. Dilithium is mined from moons by resource gatherers. Crew is automatically generated over time via starbases. Two primary resources are used in the game: crew and dilithium. In addition to weapons and shields, players can capture one another's ships and stations.
Each faction fields six different classes of starship ranging from scout to capital ship, which also possesses a unique tactical ability. A handful of ships from other Star Trek races appear in campaign missions, including Ferengi, Cardassians, Dominion, and Breen. Four playable factions are featured in the game: the Federation, the Klingons, the Romulans, and the Borg. Armada is a real-time strategy game in which players select a faction from the Star Trek universe and build fleets of starships and space station bases to conduct battle.