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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
GOG.com		Also includes Star Control. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[3]
Steam		Also includes Star Control.

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

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

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	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 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

↑ ^1.0 ^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.

References

↑ New release: Star Control 1+2 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Star Control FAQ - The Pages of Now and Forever - last accessed on May 2023

[DOSBox_mounted-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[Proton_path_note-5] 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.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/358920/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (358920) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] New release: Star Control 1+2 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[3] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[6] Star Control FAQ - The Pages of Now and Forever - last accessed on May 2023

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[2]

[3]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[4]

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-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Accolade}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Accolade|Retail}}
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-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 19, 2011|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_star_control_1_2 New release: Star Control 1+2 - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{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>}}
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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>}}
+|taxonomy     =
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+{{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 }}
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 |license      = Former commercial
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-{{Series|Star Control}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{++}} Available for free as [[The Ur-Quan Masters]], which includes various enhancements and runs natively on multiple platforms.
+|introduction      =
+|release history   = An enhanced freeware and open-source version is available as ''[[The Ur-Quan Masters]]''.
+|current state     =
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 '''General information'''
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 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
+{{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}} This game is no longer available digitally.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/star_control_1_and_2_being_removed_from_gog/page1 Star Control games being removed from GOG, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref><ref>[https://dogarandkazon.squarespace.com/blog/2017/12/1/there-were-many-great-battles-and-some-of-them-involved-lawyers “THERE WERE MANY GREAT BATTLES... AND SOME OF THEM INVOLVED LAWYERS.” — Dogar And Kazon]</ref>
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/StarControlII_1020 Archive.org].
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-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
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-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
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+|gog galaxy                = false
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+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = true
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = true
+|windowed                   = false
-|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
+|windowed notes             =
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 88: / Line 113: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 100: / Line 128: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = unknown
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 164: / Line 192: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = unknown
 |separate volume notes    =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |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  =
 }}
@@ Line 183: / Line 215: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
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 {{L10n/switch
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   |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     = Fan translation, [http://mosc-portal.bursa.ru/showthread.php?t=206 download]
-  |fan       =
+  |fan       = true
- |fan notes =
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 235: / Line 265: @@
 ==Other information==
-===Command line arguments===
+===[[Glossary:Command line arguments|Command line arguments]]===
-{{ii}} Several commands are available. Use only one of each type.<ref>[http://www.star-control.com/faq.php Star Control FAQ - The Pages of Now and Forever]</ref>
+{{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>
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-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
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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