The Ur-Quan Masters
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Developers | |
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The Ur-Quan Masters Team | |
Toys for Bob | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 26, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | March 3, 2003 |
Linux | November 26, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Series | Star Control |
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 |
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
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website |
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
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Maximum menu resolution of 1024x768. See Widescreen resolution | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming. Game doesn't stretch to window size, but takes up a corner of the fullscreen window if using a resolution smaller than screen resolution. See Widescreen resolution to fix this. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS in star-systems and conversations, 24 in hyperspace and battles, 20 when orbiting planets and 15 in some menus. |
Widescreen resolution
Edit config file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Can rebind all space-flight and battle controls for Player 1 and 2, but not menu navigation keys. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sliders for music, sound effects and speech. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Under PC/3DO Compatibility Options; on by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
- ↑ (Sc2-cvs) sc2/doc/users manual.txt,1.45,1.46 - last accessed on 10 January 2023
- ↑ Debian -- Package Search Results -- uqm - last accessed on 2021-05-08