on ▁Academy ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Inter play ' s ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Star f le et ▁Academy . ▁Star f le et ▁Academy ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁after ▁a ▁length y ▁and ▁difficult ▁development ▁process . ▁Both ▁games ▁featured ▁ 3 D ▁space ▁batt les ▁where ▁the ▁player ▁controlled ▁their ▁ship ▁by ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁keyboard ▁and ▁mouse ▁or ▁keyboard ▁and ▁jo yst ick , ▁and ▁were ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁universe . ▁Star f le et ▁Academy ▁was ▁set ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁T OS ▁feature ▁films ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁moder ate ▁success , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁an ▁over ly ▁complex ▁interface ▁and ▁poor ▁vessel ▁movement ▁dynamics . ▁Inter play ▁started ▁lay ing ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁sequ el ▁around ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁development ▁team ▁was ▁assemble d ▁under ▁ 1 4 ▁D eg rees ▁East , ▁Inter play ▁development ▁house ▁responsible ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁games ▁under ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁license . ▁To ▁save ▁costs , ▁the ▁sequ el ▁was ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁game ▁engine ▁with ▁which ▁Star f le et ▁Academy ▁was ▁created . ▁The ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁events ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁VI : ▁The ▁Und isc over ed ▁Country , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Param ount ▁Studios ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Therefore , ▁K ling on