▁land marks ▁and ▁terrain . ▁This ▁includes ▁specific ▁plan ets ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁ne bul as . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁affect ▁game play . ▁ ▁K ling on ▁Academy ▁is ▁an ▁open ▁world ▁video ▁game . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁war p ▁to ▁various ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁galax y , ▁such ▁as ▁plan ets , ▁including ▁Earth , ▁and ▁to ▁view ▁various ▁land marks ▁there . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁While ▁being ▁the ▁same ▁fundamental ▁game ▁type ▁as ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁K ling on ▁Academy ▁en hanced ▁the ▁formula ▁in ▁various ▁ways ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁more ▁complex ▁simulation . ▁Sh ip ▁control , ▁in ▁particular , ▁was ▁dram atically ▁alter ed ▁with ▁add itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁" g unn ery ▁chair ", ▁multiple ▁view ing ▁angles , ▁and ▁a ▁complex - y et - int uit ive ▁function ▁key - based ▁command ▁system . ▁Sh ip ▁movement ▁was ▁generally ▁slow ed ▁down ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁more ▁tact ical ▁game ▁by ▁bringing ▁forth ▁the ▁p onder ous ▁nature ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁naval ▁combat . ▁This ▁addressed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁critic isms ▁of ▁Star f le et ▁Academy ; ▁its ▁fast - mov ing ▁star ships ▁that ▁were ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁fast - p ac ed ▁f ighter ▁sim ulator . ▁ ▁K ling on ▁Academy ▁is , ▁surprising ly , ▁the ▁only ▁PC ▁game ▁ever ▁produced ▁for ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁which ▁provides ▁a ▁star ship ▁sim ulator ▁incorpor ating ▁a ▁first - person ▁view ,