Star Control
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Developers | |
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Toys for Bob | |
Publishers | |
Accolade | |
Engines | |
Mêlée engine | |
Release dates | |
DOS | July 1990 |
Windows (DOSBox) | April 19, 2011[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | November 29, 2012[2] |
Star Control | |
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Star Control | 1990 |
Star Control II | 1992 |
Star Control 3 | 1996 |
The Ur-Quan Masters | 2002 |
Star Control: Origins | 2018 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
GOG.com | Also includes Star Control II. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |||
Steam | Also includes Star Control II. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358920/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358920/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Other information
Command line arguments
- Several commands are available. Use only one of each type.[4]
Command | Description |
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/S:mt32 | Roland MT-32 or LAPC sound and music |
/S:adlib | Adlib sound and music |
/S:cms | CMS sound and music |
/S:tandy | Tandy 3-voice sound and music |
/S:internal | Internal speaker sound and music |
/S:silent | No sound and music |
/G:mcga | 256 color VGA or MCGA Graphics |
/G:ega | 16 color Enhanced Graphics |
/G:tandy | 16 color Tandy Graphics |
/G:cga | 4 color Color Graphics |
/G:bios | Loads default color palette from BIOS |
/spartan | A "no frills" mode to allow faster play on slower machines |
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/358920/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (358920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.