Star Trek: Klingon Academy
Star Trek: Klingon Academy is a simulation game, published by Interplay Entertainment in 2000. You play from the perspective of Torlek, a cadet of General 's elite command academy. You follow him as he makes his way through trial after trial. He eventually catches the interest of Chang himself, who recruits him to help discover the nature of a growing insurgency within the Klingon Empire.

Setting and story
The game occurs just before the first Khitomer Accords as shown in . General Chang is Brigadier Kerla's predecessor the Military Advisor to Chancellor Lorak, Gorkon's predecessor. Chang is also the lead instructor at the Klingon Defense Forces Elite Command Academy. Gorkon is Chang's predecessor as Chief of Staff.

The story starts with an attempted coup against the gravely ill then-Chancellor Lorak. In a heated battle above the Klingon homeworld, General Chang foils this attempt, injuring his eye in the process.

The game is divided into two campaigns: The first is a simulated war against the Federation. Starting with a blitzkrieg, the war moves deeper into Federation space, exploiting the weaknesses inherent in the Federation's greatest strength – diplomacy – which renders the enemy "a brittle unity" in Chang's eyes. The war ends at the heart of the Federation, General Chang uses humanity's "greatest scientific achievements" (Project Genesis) on Earth wiping out all life.

During breaks from the Academy, you are called to spy on treasonous elements with ties to the recent coup attempt against the Chancellor.

Upon graduation (a great honor, given the atrocious failure rate), Chancellor Lorak dies, and the worst civil war in the history of the Empire ensues, with radical ramifications to come...

Background information 
 Producer and script writer Rafael Hernandez noted the game operated differently than , "our ships fly slower, they have mass, inertia, they feel like capital ships. They have a variety of different systems that weren't available for 'Starfleet Academy.' For example, you can batter down an opponent's shields, and send over boarding parties to capture or cripple the other craft. You have the ability to supply power to your ship's systems in ways that you couldn't in 'Starfleet Academy'." ()
 Regarding story development, Hernandez explained that their licensing restricted them to  and the first six films.  seemed to focus the most on the Klingons, and it was Paramount that suggested a story featuring General Chang. ()

Credits

Cast

 Christopher Plummer as 
 David Warner as Gorkon
 Wayne Grace as Poktarl
 Fritz Sperberg as K'Mak
 Andrew Palmer as Jaghjech
 Blake Lindsley as K'Poraq
 Blake Hammond as K'Mpec
 J. Paul Boehmer as Melkor
 Paul Sandman as Toq
 Douglas O. McDonald as Kalnor
 Michael McFall as Weapons Officer
 John Shull as Extra 1
 Michael Braveheart as Extra 2

Voice cast
 Greg Eagles as 
 Michael Dorn as  (Colonel Worf's younger brother)
 Wayne Grace as Poktarl
 George Takei as Captain Hikaru Sulu
 Michael Gough as Civil War Engineer / Battlestation Commander
 Barry Lynch as Academy Helmsman / ra'wl'a Captain / Freighter Captain 1 / tlHoy Captain
 Kevin M. Richardson as Civil War Communications Officer / Garlok / Starbase 1 / Tholian Commander / Tutorial Instructor
 Perry Brown as Civil War Marine Commander / Vutwl' Hech Captain
 David Lodge as Academy Weapons Officer / Chang's Communications Officer / Wingman 1 / Povaq Captain
 John Vernon as Academy Communications Officer / Federation Commander 2
 T.C. Carson as Academy Engineer / Gorkon Allied Command / Starbase 2
 Murphy Dunne as Academy Security Officer / Freighter Captain 5 / QeynoHo
 John Shull as Academy First Officer / Hovak Captain / Starbase 3
 James Horan as Academy Marine Commander / Starbase 4 / Wingman 2 / Romulan Captain 2
 Jamie Alcroft as Civil War Weapons Officer / Freighter Captain 2 / Altair Star Captain / Soorex
 Lex Lang as Civil War First Officer / Hopogh Captain / Federation Commander 4
 Brad Sanders as Academy Medical Officer / Freighter Captain 3 / Wingman 7 / Captain Ignatius Wright
 Ron Taylor as Civil War Science Officer / Mobile Cargo Captain 
 Phil Proctor as Civil War Helm Officer / Tako / Commander Roq
 Ron Feinberg as Civil War Medical Officer / WuHey / Federation Commander 1
 Sean Smith as Academy Science Officer / HoDlytl Officer / Adel Radsek 
 Michael Clarke Duncan as Opening Movie Klingons

Crew
 Produced by: Raphael Hernandez
 Line Producer: Rene Hakiki
 Game Design: Ron Hodge, Brent Kollmansberger, Steve McLafferty
 Lead / 3D Programmer: John Panettiere
 Lead Artist: Perry Scalf
 AI / Physics Programmer: Robert Coultrip, PhD
 Interface Programming: Mark Murakami
 Sound Programming: Jude Greer
 3D Art: Manuel Salazar, Kurt Rauer, Chris Regalado, Mark Bergo
 Mission Scripting: Danien Chee, Rene Hakiki, Chad Nicholas, Danny Stanley, Steve McLafferty
 Story by: Raphael Hernandez, Brent Kollmansberger, Ron Hodge
 Film Script by: Raphael Hernandez
 Multiplayer Coding By: Wombat Games
 For Wombat Games: Jason Spangler, Rick Delashmit
 Additional Programming: Mike Kelleghan, Intermetrics
 Additional Art: Arlene Somers, Pete Meihuizen, Evan Chantland, Tony Martin, Cornelia Magas
 Additional Mission Scripting: Chuck Cuevas, Will Lebus, Grant Dai
 Main Menu Script: Danien Chee
 Training Mission Scripting: Chad Nicholas
 In-Game Movie Scripting: Steve McLafferty
 Multiplayer Mission Scripting: Danien Chee
 Media Resource Management: Rene Hakiki
 Installer: Daniel Stanley
 Game Manual: Ron Hodge
 Division Head: Brian Christian

Interplay Entertainment Corp
 Marketing: Stacy Bremmer, Paul Naftalis
 Creative Services Manager: Kathy Helgason
 Production Manager: Thom Dohner
 Traffic Manager: Brian Harkins
 Package Layout and Design (US): Schlieker Design
 Public Relations: Heather McLaughlin
 Project 'Grandfather': James Boone

14 Degrees East
 Director of Technology: Eric Whelpley
 Film Script Editing: D.C. Fontana

Quality Assurance
 Directors of Quality Assurance: Jeremy S. Barnes, Michael Motoda
 QA Managers: Greg "Moose" Baumeister, "Junga" Dave Simon
 QA Division Operations Manager: Monica Vallejo
 QA Project Supervisors: Erick "Vampire" Lujan, Cory "Faerl" Nelson, Doug Finch
 QA Senior Testers: Erick "Sonic Pooh" Guenther, Eric "Fillabuster" Fong, Kevin "Daulton" Osburn
 QA Testers: Mark "Fezzik" Pfeiffer, Eric "Eraser" Pribish, Bradley "Devil Doll" Dutton, Joe "Mystic" Isip, Harold "Dragonball" Kim, Devin "Mother-Animal" Vink, Erik "Bomber" Hernandez, John "Random" Hoover, Seth "Moonchilde" Baker, Albert "Teknojedi" Perez, David "Hunter" Vodhanel, Belinda "Vexen" Berglof, Erik "Crow" Markham, David "Marikus" Webb, Brock "Dolomite" Heinz, David "Chewy" Farias
 QA IS Technicians: Bill "So-Lo" Delk, Tom "The Major" Quast
 Compatibility Manager: Darrell Jones
 Compatibility Technicians: Derek Gibbs, Joshua Walters, David Parkyn, John Parker

Interplay Audio
 Supervising Sound Designer/Editor: Adam Levenson
 Supervising Mastering Engineer: Craig Duman

In-Game Audio
 Music Composed and Conducted by: Inon Zur
 Performed by: Members of the Seattle Philharmonic and Chorus
 Music Editing by: Rick Jackson, Ron Valdez, Pull
 Dialog Editing by: Frank Szick, Stephen Miller
 Additional Mastering by: Frank Szick

Dialog
 VO Direction and Casting by: Chris Borders
 VO Recorded At: Screenmusic Studios
 VO Engineer: Ernie Sheesley

Cinematics Audio
 Music by: Rick Jackson
 Additional Music by: Albert Olson
 Additional Music Mixing by: Rick Winquest
 Foley Recorded at EFX by: Eric Thompson (Foley Mixer), Sean Row (Foley Artist)
 Dialog and Foley Editing by: Eight Ball Sound, Adam Levenson, Chris Borders
 Location Sound Supervision by: Chris Borders
 Audio Director and Re-recording Mixer: Charles Deenen
 Audio Administrator: Gloria Soto
 Mixed at Interplay Entertainment in Dolby Surround

Interplay Video
 Video Services Provided by: Dave "AVID master" Cravens, Bill "Compress this!" Stoudt, Dan "You want it when" Williams

Interplay Technology
 Audio and Video Compression Technology: Paul Allen Edelstein
 DirectSound 3D Programmer: Darren Monahan
 Additional Programming Tools: John Morgan

Viacom Consumer Products
 Paramount Pictures Liaisons Director, Product Development-Interactive & Technology: Harry Lang
 Supervisor, Product Development-Interactive & Technology: Dan Felts
 Klingon Mission Builder: Brian Aamot, Brainwave
 Live Action Film Production provided by An Ideal World

An Ideal World
 Producer: Lou Chagaris
 Director: Robb Hart
 Artist: Geanie
 Line Producer: Jon Shigematsu
 Assistant Director: Mike K.
 2nd Assistant Director: Mike M.
 Director of Photography: Rich Shaefer
 First Assistant Camera: Brian Rupp
 Video Tech: Hollywood Nat.
 Tape OP: Mark Koonce
 Gaffer: Greg Kindrick
 Best Boy Electric: Hollywood Nat.
 Key Grip: Joachim Barnreuther
 Grip: Stan Gerber
 Painter: Hollywood Nat.
 Script Supervisor: Katy Dowdalls
 2nd Camera: Tom Denovie
 Stunt Coordinator: Doc Duhame
 Carpenter: Mike Wagstaff
 Audio: Phil Brown
 2nd Audio: Valerie Stulman
 Boom: Brian Porlier
 Make-Up: Richard Snell, Belinda Bryant
 Wardrobe: Kim Shull
 Wardrobe Assistants: Renne, Mary Ellen
 Teleprompt: Sharon Ruiz
 First Aid: Scott Baron
 Key Production Assistant: Manny Michel
 Production Assistant 2: Andy Cheung
 Production Assistant 3: Darryl Garcia
 Craft Services: Anita Lyman
 Hair: Josee Normad
 Hair Assistants: Charlotte, Norma
 Casting: Ron Surma, Star Trek Production at Paramount

Special Thanks
 Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991)
 Special Thanks to Rick Berman, Dave Rossi, Ron Surma and Dan Curry from Star Trek production and Juliet Dutton at Paramount.

Developer Relations Special Thanks
 Brian Bruning, 3dfx
 Vaughn Rhodes, Rendition
 John Kim, Diamond Multimedia
 Chris Donahue, nVidia
 Jay Stocking, nVidia
 Jim Clardy, NEC Electronics Inc.
 Bill Gavlicek, Creative Labs, Inc.
 Brett Schneff, Microsoft

Special Scripting Thanks
 Chris Holland
 Tom French

External links
 KlingonAcademy.com
 
  (with spoilers for the civil war campaign)
 

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