Star Trek - Klingon Academy Hints: ------ Never, ever lead your escorts within close range of celestial bodies, or they'll inevitably get an attack of the stupids and crash into them. Fortunately, your enemies aren't much brighter. Remember this and you will guide your fair share of Federation ships to their doom. The program lets you kick back and enjoy all the cut scenes back-to-back, regardless of how far you've progressed in the game. Do so from time to time and you'll pick up clues and strategies that'll help you through specific situations. Many new players seem to have trouble destroying planetary targets. To start with, you'll want to target the entire planet and then choose the Subsystem option from the menu. You'll then have access to a list of all the installations on that planet. Make your selection and visually inspect the surface of the planet for the corresponding targeting box. At this point, it's important to remember that Academy planets are rendered in 3D, and that the targeting box can be seen through the planet. It very well might signify a target that exists on the other side of the planet, meaning you may have to orbit at least a portion of it before you're in range. Once over the target, get within 15 kilometers and begin blasting it with your primary weapons. Monitor the Health indicator of that target on your HUD, and you should see it drop by 10 percent with each successful volley. To use the mysterious sensor package in Mission 5, approach the target vessel very slowly (remember, cloaking is more effective at slow speed) until you're within 5,000 kilometers. It should then activate automatically without any additional input from you. Mission 12 is a real doozy. The best tactic is to target the correct vessel (it will be the first vessel you can target), then circumnavigate it slowly from a safe, undetectable distance until you've positioned yourself directly on top of it. Then move directly toward it, maintaining that top-down approach all the way. You'll undoubtedly have several goes at it until you get it right, but sooner or later you'll be successful. The firefight that follows is another story, involving quick action and fancy maneuvering.
