Star Control: Origins
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| Stardock Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Nitrous | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 20, 2018 |
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| 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 |
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| Developer website | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Earth Rising Expansion | Also known as Earth Rising Season Pass |
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| Reinforcements | Free content. | |
| Multiverse | Free content. | |
| Original Soundtrack | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Star Control\settings.ini |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271260/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Star Control\Saves |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271260/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Video and audio settings.
Gameplay settings.
Change frame rate cap
| Modify the config file[1] |
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Input settings
Control settings.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish |
Issues fixed
Constant freezes during gameplay
| Download Process Lasso[2] |
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Set priority class of the game process to high |
Or alternatively:
| Download Battle Encoder Shirase[3] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Versus |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 2 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/271260/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (271260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.