STAR FLEET II - Krellan Commander Version 2.0 v2.0 2.0.17

Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander is a deep, old-school space war simulation that puts you in command of a Krellan battlecruiser and, as you advance, entire fleets and planetary invasion forces. Each mission is a randomly generated galactic-war sandbox: you receive objectives but decide how to meet them. Fight, board, and capture enemy ships; send landing parties or full invasion legions to conquer planets; bombard from orbit while watching out for planetary defenses; or explore ruins for alien artifacts. The game switches into a full, real-time planetary invasion mode whenever you attack a world, letting you control invasion zones or personally direct units on detailed planetary maps.

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Key features and scope
- Command progression: start with a single Krellan battlecruiser and advance through seven ranks, each containing five missions, with steadily increasing complexity.
- Massive universe: 35 galactic regions with over 1,700 star systems and 1,000 unique planets, each with its own surface you can view from orbit.
- Detailed ship and fleet simulation: more than 10 ship types, real-time movement and combat (ship-to-ship and fleet engagements), and simulation of 12 critical ship systems.
- Planetary invasions: take charge of up to eight invasion zones, capture cities and factories, destroy shield generators, defense phasers, point-defense lasers and missile launchers, and fight UGA troops and native militias.
- Boarding and ground operations: send elite shock troops to board and capture enemy vessels, interrogate captives, and manage crew morale and fatigue.
- Exploration and emergent events: landing parties can discover ancient ruins and alien artifacts; mission sandboxes create emergent, unpredictable scenarios.
- Real-time with pause: the simulation runs in real time (you can pause at any time), and because it’s faithful to its 1980s DOS roots it processes many systems simultaneously-expect occasional short delays while the game calculates AI, torpedoes, and ship systems.
- Keyboard-driven interface: no mouse control; extensive, documented keyboard commands and eight detailed in-game tutorials teach navigation, combat, planetary invasions and more.
- Authentic retro presentation: original PC speaker sound effects with toggleable music/sound.

About Version 2.0
Version 2.0 is a major update and enhancement of the classic Star Fleet II experience. Development resumed in 2018 by the original author, Trevor Sorensen, bringing the game up to a more polished state while preserving its DOS-era character. Notable improvements in 2.0 include:
- Improved AI and user interface refinements
- Numerous bug fixes and quality-of-life enhancements, including better key commands
- New features such as the ability to beam prisoners into stars, ship performance data, and additional command overlays
- New overlays and operational screens (Fleet Command, Probe Operations, and more)

A note on expectations
Star Fleet II is a complex, simulation-heavy title that embodies the pinnacle of late-1980s DOS design. It can feel daunting at first, but the included tutorials and careful learning pay off: the game rewards strategic thinking, improvisation, and patience. If you appreciate deep, emergent space strategy with detailed ship and planetary systems-and a retro DOS flavor-Krellan Commander delivers a uniquely rich command experience.