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Creating a comprehensive Java program for a text-based Star Trek game involves several key components.

1. Define Classes: - Starship: Represents the player's starship and includes attributes such as name, crew, and status. - CrewMember: Represents the crew members on the starship and includes attributes such as name, role, and skills. - Encounter: Represents various encounters with alien species, space phenomena, or events.

2. Implement Object-Oriented Design: - Use inheritance and polymorphism to model relationships between different classes, such as having different types of encounters inherit from a base Encounter class.

3. Incorporate User Interaction: - Utilize Java's input/output functionalities to create a user-friendly interface for decision-making and displaying game progress.

4. Random Events and Decision-Making: - Integrate random event generation to create unpredictable scenarios for the player to navigate. - Implement multiple choice decision-making during encounters, where the player's choices affect the outcome of the mission.

5. Score Tracking and Progress: - Keep track of the player's score and progress through the mission, incorporating factors such as successful encounters, crew status, and starship conditions.

6. Sound Effects and Visuals: - Use relevant libraries or APIs to incorporate sound effects and visuals that enhance the gaming experience, such as space visuals and iconic Star Trek sounds.

7. References to Star Trek Universe: - Integrate references to famous Star Trek characters, species, and locations to immerse the player in the Star Trek universe.

In implementing these features, it's important to maintain readability, modularity, and encapsulation to ensure a well-structured and maintainable codebase.

Please note that creating a complete game involves detailed design, implementation, and testing, which goes beyond the scope of this response. You can start by defining the classes and their relationships, and then gradually implement the functionalities outlined above while leveraging Java's object-oriented capabilities and user interaction features.

Below is a starter version 1 template code in Java for the Star Trek text-based game. This code provides a foundation for the game's structure and basic functionality.

import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.Random;

// Class to represent the starship class Starship { private String name; private int health; // Add other attributes and methods as needed

public Starship(String name) { this.name = name; this.health = 100; // Initial health }

// Add methods to update starship's health, handle encounters, etc. }

// Class to represent a crew member class CrewMember { private String name; private String role; // Add other attributes and methods as needed

public CrewMember(String name, String role) { this.name = name; this.role = role; }

// Add methods related to crew member's actions, skills, etc. }

// Class to represent an encounter class Encounter { private String description; // Add other attributes and methods as needed

public Encounter(String description) { this.description = description; }

// Add methods to handle the outcome of the encounter based on player's decision }

public class StarTrekGame { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); Random rand = new Random(); boolean gameOver = false; // Create the starship Starship playerShip = new Starship("USS Enterprise");

// Create the crew members CrewMember captain = new CrewMember("Captain Kirk", "Captain"); // Add more crew members as needed

System.out.println("Welcome to the Star Trek text-based game!");

while (!gameOver) { // Simulate random encounters int randomNumber = rand.nextInt(3); // Assumption: 3 types of encounters Encounter currentEncounter; // Logic to select and initialize a random encounter

// Display encounter description and prompt for player's decision System.out.println("Encounter: " + currentEncounter.getDescription()); System.out.println("What will you do? (Enter the corresponding number)"); // Display multiple choice options and handle player's decision // Example: input.nextInt() to capture the player's choice

// Update game state based on player's decision and encounter outcome // Example: playerShip.updateHealth(...), captain.useSkill(...), etc.

// Check for game over conditions and update gameOver flag // Example: if (playerShip.getHealth() <= 0) { gameOver = true; } }

System.out.println("Game over. Your journey has ended."); // Add more personalized messages for different outcomes

input.close(); } } ```

This template code sets up the basic classes for the starship, crew members, and encounters, and includes a simple game loop to simulate encounters and handle player decisions. You can expand upon this foundation to add more features, interactions, and content to create a richer gaming experience.

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