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The Ur-Quan Masters

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The Ur-Quan Masters
The Ur-Quan Masters cover
Developers
The Ur-Quan Masters Team
Toys for Bob
Release dates
Windows November 26, 2002
macOS (OS X) March 3, 2003
Linux November 26, 2002
The Ur-Quan Masters on MobyGames
The Ur-Quan Masters on Wikipedia
Star Control
Star Control 1990
Star Control II 1992
Star Control 3 1996
The Ur-Quan Masters 2002
Star Control: Origins 2018

Key points

Free and open-source rewrite of Star Control 2
Does not require the original game
Combines best features of 3DO and PC versions of the game, with improved compatibility and support for numerous platforms

General information

Official forums
Official source code repository

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Ur-Quan Masters MegaMod

Open Source Mod Pack that is based upon the latest Ur-Quan Masters source code.
Integrates various mods, including the HD & HD-Remix mods along with the Nic's Extended mod
Source code can be found here.
Has an active development.
Graphical improvements due to the HD & HD-Remix mods.
Includes bug fixes, QOL improvements and additional gameplay modes.
Optional contents for the mod can be downloaded here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\uqm
macOS (OS X) ~/.uqm/
Linux ~/.uqm/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\uqm\save
macOS (OS X) ~/.uqm/save
Linux ~/.uqm/save

Video settings

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Advanced graphics and sound options
Advanced graphics and sound options
3DO/PC compatibility settings, including subtitles
3DO/PC compatibility settings, including subtitles

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Widescreen resolution

Edit config file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open uqm.cfg.
  3. Change reswidth and resheight to your chosen values.
  4. Save the file.

Notes

The game will still render at 320x200, but will be stretched to your chosen resolution. To reduce the resulting pixelation, you may wish to use one of the scaler options.

Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

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Audio settings

Basic audio settings. More advanced settings contained in Advanced Options (see above).
Basic audio settings. More advanced settings contained in Advanced Options (see above).

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 200 MHz Intel Pentium 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) TNT2, Voodoo3 OpenGL compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.0
Processor (CPU) 200 MHz 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 200 MHz Intel Pentium 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible

References