New Star Control II Port

sithspawn · June 27th, 2002

Here's the official announcement from Toys For Bob, taken from The Pages of Now and Forever:

"Toys for Bob is pleased to announce that we will be re-releasing 'The Ur-Quan Masters', for modern operating systems. We will be using the 3DO version as our starting point, and although we don't have all the details worked out, just yet, we can share with you some of our goals (many of which were suggested by fans of the game. Thanks!):
We plan to support Mac (both classic and OSX), Linux, and Windows.
The game will be available free of charge.
Players will be able to choose between text and voices.
We're looking into the possibility of allowing for independant creation of language plug-ins.
Data, such as graphics, fonts, music, voices, sound effects, and the script will be loaded from standard filetypes. This will allow fans to choose between classic music and 3DO music, or even import their own modifications into the game.
Improved support for modern gamepads.
We're looking into 2-player supermelee over the internet... Cross your fingers!
This list is by no means complete, and we'll continue to release more information as it becomes available. If you have any comments, we'd love to hear from you, and we'll be checking the comments at http://www.star-control.com/ on a regular basis."

Fans of Star Control II, rejoice! I know I am

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Omega · June 27th, 2002

Is that a game? really don't get this news :confused::confused:

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sithspawn · June 27th, 2002

If you've played StarCon II before, then you'll know what I was talking about

But if you don't: yes, it's one of those classic DOS games, one that I enjoyed very much. It's basically an adventure with some RPG elements and some action parts. It features interplanetary travels, planetary exploration, space combat, meeting with alien races, and it's also packed with a nice plot and good gameplay (and good humor). Sadly, you can't find this masterpiece in stores anymore (at least, not legally... I think).
Toys for Bob is a new company built by the original makers of StarCon I & II. They plan to port the 3DO version of StarCon II to PC and enhance it (the original source code of StarCon II for the PC is lost, methinks).
Well, since the port is supposedly free, you could try it out later and see for yourself

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Omega · June 27th, 2002

So this should be at game discussion thread doesn' it?

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**Kane** · June 27th, 2002

Well Open Discussion I think will have to do. I don't think it's really emu related news tho

It is interesting none-the-less

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sights · June 27th, 2002

sithspawn, GREAT news !!!

...Star Control 2 is one of my all-time favorite games, (I finished it about 10 years ago) and I was glad that it followed the lines of Starflight & Starflight 2 (while Star Control 1 was more of an action-strategy game). I liked Star Control 3 too, but since Legend took over, it lost some of its humor. I was SO addicted to this game, that I had even memorized the protection codes (star system coordinates) - can you believe it ?

...thank God my '386 PC is still working fine... I may just give it another go, while waiting for the new version !!

sithspawn · July 2nd, 2002

Thanks, Lord Kane. Hope I don't trouble you too much

Anyways, here's a link to a thread on another forum that discusses about this WONDERFUL news (if it's true... i hope so...)

http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Estarco...9,64855,.shtml

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Einheri · November 27th, 2002

First alpha is ready for download. Too many things are missing or not working as they should so I'd recommend to get this early alpha only if you're die-hard Star Control 2 fan.

http://sc2.sourceforge.net

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sights · November 27th, 2002

...thanks for the update

...good to see this project progressing nicely as it is.

June 27th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
sithspawn The Spawn of Sith Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In a galaxy far, far away ... Posts: 183	New Star Control II Port Here's the official announcement from Toys For Bob, taken from The Pages of Now and Forever: "Toys for Bob is pleased to announce that we will be re-releasing 'The Ur-Quan Masters', for modern operating systems. We will be using the 3DO version as our starting point, and although we don't have all the details worked out, just yet, we can share with you some of our goals (many of which were suggested by fans of the game. Thanks!): We plan to support Mac (both classic and OSX), Linux, and Windows. The game will be available free of charge. Players will be able to choose between text and voices. We're looking into the possibility of allowing for independant creation of language plug-ins. Data, such as graphics, fonts, music, voices, sound effects, and the script will be loaded from standard filetypes. This will allow fans to choose between classic music and 3DO music, or even import their own modifications into the game. Improved support for modern gamepads. We're looking into 2-player supermelee over the internet... Cross your fingers! This list is by no means complete, and we'll continue to release more information as it becomes available. If you have any comments, we'd love to hear from you, and we'll be checking the comments at http://www.star-control.com/ on a regular basis." Fans of Star Control II, rejoice! I know I am __________________ "There is no try. There is do, or do not."

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June 27th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Omega User addicted to Diazepam Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: WIRED Posts: 4,740	Is that a game? really don't get this news :confused::confused: __________________ .:[ This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time ]:. .:[ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last]:.

June 27th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
sithspawn The Spawn of Sith Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In a galaxy far, far away ... Posts: 183	If you've played StarCon II before, then you'll know what I was talking about But if you don't: yes, it's one of those classic DOS games, one that I enjoyed very much. It's basically an adventure with some RPG elements and some action parts. It features interplanetary travels, planetary exploration, space combat, meeting with alien races, and it's also packed with a nice plot and good gameplay (and good humor). Sadly, you can't find this masterpiece in stores anymore (at least, not legally... I think). Toys for Bob is a new company built by the original makers of StarCon I & II. They plan to port the 3DO version of StarCon II to PC and enhance it (the original source code of StarCon II for the PC is lost, methinks). Well, since the port is supposedly free, you could try it out later and see for yourself __________________ "There is no try. There is do, or do not."

June 27th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Omega User addicted to Diazepam Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: WIRED Posts: 4,740	So this should be at game discussion thread doesn' it? __________________ .:[ This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time ]:. .:[ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last]:.

June 27th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	Well Open Discussion I think will have to do. I don't think it's really emu related news tho It is interesting none-the-less __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

June 27th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
sights space trader Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cobra MKIII Posts: 1,800	sithspawn, GREAT news !!! ...Star Control 2 is one of my all-time favorite games, (I finished it about 10 years ago) and I was glad that it followed the lines of Starflight & Starflight 2 (while Star Control 1 was more of an action-strategy game). I liked Star Control 3 too, but since Legend took over, it lost some of its humor. I was SO addicted to this game, that I had even memorized the protection codes (star system coordinates) - can you believe it ? ...thank God my '386 PC is still working fine... I may just give it another go, while waiting for the new version !!

July 2nd, 2002	#7 (permalink)
sithspawn The Spawn of Sith Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In a galaxy far, far away ... Posts: 183	Thanks, Lord Kane. Hope I don't trouble you too much Anyways, here's a link to a thread on another forum that discusses about this WONDERFUL news (if it's true... i hope so...) http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Estarco...9,64855,.shtml __________________ "There is no try. There is do, or do not."

November 27th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Einheri Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Algo solar system Posts: 136	First alpha is ready for download. Too many things are missing or not working as they should so I'd recommend to get this early alpha only if you're die-hard Star Control 2 fan. http://sc2.sourceforge.net __________________ The more I drink the better you look. Last edited by Einheri; November 27th, 2002 at 21:15..

November 27th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
sights space trader Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cobra MKIII Posts: 1,800	...thanks for the update ...good to see this project progressing nicely as it is.