Metroid Prime: Federation Force

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Metroid Prime: Federation Force is a somewhat multiplayer-centric spinoff game set in the Metroid universe that follows the Galactic Federation's quest to eliminate the Space Pirate menace while that bounty hunter is MIA.

Federation Force ended up being less notable for its actual merits as a game and more for all the vitriol surrounding its existence, especially since it was the first new Metroid game since the controversial Other M and the first new Metroid Prime entry since Corruption.

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Similar to Blast Ball, Federation Force contains a series of config files.

buildinfo.ini

Current Changelist = CL 430550
Build Date = May 05 2016 - 22:51
Computer Name = JUEGAMA3

user.ini

#Turn off for Debug builds
#Fake Training Completed = true

#Only Show Start Button = true
Enable Link Client Update = false
Ensure Large Standard Free Block = false
#Clip Portals To Frustum = false
Only Show Level Descriptions = true
Debug Camera Button Combo = False
Display Production = true
Display Network = false
#Enable Host Migration Chameleon = true
#Startup In Chameleon = true
#Allow Backing To Game Select = false
#Startup In Battle Ball = true
#Sort Level List = false
DrawCPUGPUTimes = false
Display Net Asserts = false
Skip Net Asserts = true
Enable Performance Graph = false
#Skip SaveLoad = false
#Enable Real Chameleon Flow = false
Net Test One Machine = false
Capture Path = "g:/Capture"
#Display Disconnections = false
#Assert Get For Modify Has Changes = false
#Always Unlock All Missions = false
#Fake Training Completed = false
#Mute Audio On Startup Gameplay = true

#Settings for Flight Recorder
#Track Pose Summary = true
#Track Pose Details = true
#Track ASM Summary = true
#Track ASM Details = true
#Use ASM Names = true
#Track With COGModel Names = true
#Enable Throttle = false
#Track ASM Script Function Calls = true
#Track Free List Allocations = true

`Coop-USA.ini`
`CTR ProductCode = CTR-P-BCAE CTR UniqueID = 0x016E3 CTR OtherUniqueIDForDSDownload = 0x016F6 CTR GameServerID = 0x0016CE00 CTR GameServerAccessKey = f79fb3c5 CTR AccessibleSaveDataId1 = 0x016F6`

Unused Models#

General Alex Miles' face, made visible via hacking

During the game's credits sequence, a unique model is used for the character General Alex Miles, with a fully modeled and textured face beneath the general's helmet. Although the texture for the helmet in this scene has a transparent visor, the transparency is ignored during rendering, leaving Miles' face hidden.

(Source: Bearborg)

v · t · e The Metroid series
NES	Metroid
Game Boy	Metroid II: Return of Samus
SNES	Super Metroid
Game Boy Advance	Metroid Fusion (Prototype) • Metroid Zero Mission (iQue Prototype)
Wii	Metroid: Other M
Nintendo 3DS	Metroid: Samus Returns
Nintendo Switch	Metroid Dread

Metroid Prime
GameCube	Metroid Prime (Prototype) • 2: Echoes (Prototype)
Nintendo DS	Pinball • Hunters (First Hunt Prototype)
Wii	3: Corruption (Prototype) Metroid Prime (Wii de Asobu) • 2: Dark Echoes (Wii de Asobu)
Nintendo 3DS	Federation Force (Blast Ball)
Nintendo Switch	4: Beyond
Nintendo Switch 2	4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

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