Star Control II
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Developers | |
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Toys for Bob | |
Publishers | |
Accolade | |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 30, 1992 |
Windows | April 19, 2011[1] |
macOS (OS X) | November 29, 2012[2] |
Star Control | |
---|---|
Star Control | 1990 |
Star Control II | 1992 |
Star Control 3 | 1996 |
The Ur-Quan Masters | 2002 |
Star Control: Origins | 2018 |
Key points
- Available for free as The Ur-Quan Masters, which includes various enhancements and runs natively on multiple platforms.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
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.[5]
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 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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) | ||
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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 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
- ↑ November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions - GOG.com
- ↑ Star Control games being removed from GOG, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ “THERE WERE MANY GREAT BATTLES... AND SOME OF THEM INVOLVED LAWYERS.” — Dogar And Kazon
- ↑ Star Control FAQ - The Pages of Now and Forever