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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Toys for Bob}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Toys for Bob}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Accolade}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Accolade|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Stardock|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 30, 1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 30, 1992}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 19, 2011}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 19, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_star_control_1_2|title=New release: Star Control 1+2 - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/november_mac_game_update_12_new_additions|title=November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
|steam appid  =  
+
|taxonomy    =
|gogcom page  = star_control_1_2
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view, Scrolling, Flip screen }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade, Mini-games }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Star Control }}
 +
|steam appid  = 358920
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207661673
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207658925
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 179
 
|wikipedia    = Star Control II
 
|wikipedia    = Star Control II
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = Former commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  = An enhanced freeware and open-source version is available as ''[[The Ur-Quan Masters]]''.
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Star Control}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|star_control_1_2|star_control|for game series}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207661673|star_control|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/358920/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | star_control_1_2 | DRM-free | Also includes [[Star Control]]. }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_control_i_ii | DRM-free | Also includes [[Star Control]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 358920 | Steam | Also includes [[Star Control]]. | | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/StarControlII_1020 Archive.org].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|gamesave manager      = true
+
|origin                   =  
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = unknown
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|60 fps notes               =
 +
|120 fps                    = unknown
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = unknown
 
|mouse menu                = unknown
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [http://mosc-portal.bursa.ru/showthread.php?t=206 download]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = unknown
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = unknown
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===[[Glossary:Command line arguments|Command line arguments]]===
 +
{{ii}} Several commands are available. Use only one of each type.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.star-control.com/faq.php|title=Star Control FAQ - The Pages of Now and Forever|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
{{Standard table|Command|Description|content=
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:adlib | Adlib sound and music}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:internal | Internal speaker sound and music}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:silent | No sound and music}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:disney1 | Disney Sound Source on Parallel Port #1}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:disney2 | Disney Sound Source on Parallel Port #2}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:lpt1 | Covox Speech Thing or other sound peripheral on parallel port #1}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:lpt2 | Covox Speech Thing or other sound peripheral on parallel port #2}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:sblaster | A Soundblaster}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:pas | A Pro Audio Spectrum}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:sm2 | A Sound Master II}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:asc | An ASC Media Master}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:micro | Microsoft Windows}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /S:gravis | Gravis Ultrasound}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /G:bios | Loads default color palette from BIOS}}
 +
{{Standard table/row| /spartan | A "no frills" mode to allow faster play on slower machines}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              = unknown
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minDX    = 7
  
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|recGPU  =
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

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Star Control II
Star Control II cover
Developers
Toys for Bob
Publishers
Retail Accolade
Digital Stardock
Release dates
DOS November 30, 1992
Windows (DOSBox) April 19, 2011[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) November 29, 2012[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view, Scrolling, Flip screen
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade, Mini-games
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Sci-fi
Series Star Control
Star Control II on MobyGames
Star Control II on Wikipedia
Star Control
Star Control 1990
Star Control II 1992
Star Control 3 1996
The Ur-Quan Masters 2002
Star Control: Origins 2018

Star Control II is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view, scrolling and flip screen arcade and mini-games game in the Star Control series.

An enhanced freeware and open-source version is available as The Ur-Quan Masters.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Also includes Star Control. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Also includes Star Control.
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Fan translation, download

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
/S:adlib Adlib sound and music
/S:internal Internal speaker sound and music
/S:silent No sound and music
/S:disney1 Disney Sound Source on Parallel Port #1
/S:disney2 Disney Sound Source on Parallel Port #2
/S:lpt1 Covox Speech Thing or other sound peripheral on parallel port #1
/S:lpt2 Covox Speech Thing or other sound peripheral on parallel port #2
/S:sblaster A Soundblaster
/S:pas A Pro Audio Spectrum
/S:sm2 A Sound Master II
/S:asc An ASC Media Master
/S:micro Microsoft Windows
/S:gravis Gravis Ultrasound
/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
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
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. 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. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References