The Ur-Quan Masters - A Star Control 2 remake

[Ugrok]

I discovered it by accident... I didnt see any post on this great game so i thought i would tell you about it.

I installed it, launched it, and couldnt turn it off for 3 hours. I didnt even know about Star Control 2. Basically you wander around in the universe collecting minerals, discovering planets, doing missions, in an "old school" way - you control everything with the arrows. Your ship is fully upgradable and there is a wargame aspect and... and...


And try it. The graphics are really outdated but they have an atmosphere. Really.

http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

Its free.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Thanks. Cool stuff.

 

[Naked_Lunch]

It's not really a remake, but instead a port of the 3DO version to the PC (the code was made open-source, IIRC).

Anyways, I love this game so much. The dialouges are excellent and always hilarious. There's a great roster of characters and places to go, lots of cool stuff to find. It's like my goddamn dream game, well if only it was turn-based.

You should do the install that includes voice acting, it adds so much to the game and all of it is top-notch.

My only complaint about it is the combat, which can be frantic and really twitchy and annoying at times. If you could use the mouse for combat it would be a lot better.

If you like SC2/TUQM, you should really try out Space Rangers 2. It combines the best aspects of SC2 with, GASP, turn-based gameplay. Highly recommended.

 

[Ugrok]

Hehe, i already played Space Rangers 2 !

A great game indeed. I just found it too repetitive, at the end i was always doing the same "courier mission / get money / plan an attack on a system / rinse and repeat" routine...

Im only a few hours into SC 2, ill post my feelings about it later...

 

[Micmu]

Linux version!

*click*

 

[Balor]

Well, [:]|||[;] (welcome to a year ago or something).
It is indeed very nice remake... but I heard that it does not have endcredits video?

 

[Psilon]

No, it's got the outtakes at the end. The PC version didn't use video clips.

 

[Severian Silk]

Is there a mobile version of this game? I want something for my phone besides Final Fantasy.

 

[Mustawd]

 

[Zarniwoop]

 

[laclongquan]

String up Severian Silk .
Roast 'im in a oven!
Mash im into salad!

 

[ultimanecat]

Are you serious? Because there is an Android version. It's not even hard to find, it's free in the Play store.

Controls like shit though, as one would expect.

 

[HoboForEternity]

I just got The Ur-Quan Masters. This game is fucking great.

same. the voice acting, music , etc are really great. the tank control is the only thing that i dislike, but it is a great annoyance at worst

 

[HoboForEternity]

I dunno, i am very early in the game. I am focusing on avernum 3 first before taking a full plunge into uqm

 

[T. Reich]

Yes. Though you must've been fucking around A LOT to be able to reach it.
It's not related to Slylandro events though, and is VERY noticeable, once the doomsday coundown has begun.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I've been screwing around alot, and now the station commander is telling me I gotta do something about the crystal probes before they kill everything. Does this game have a time limit?

Oh yeah, that problem. If you've met Infinitron, the second time you meet him he says this:

How nice to see you again, Captain.

But he actually should be saying this:

How nice to see you again, Captain.
Before we go on, I have a small announcement.
As you may know, in our travels throughout the galaxy
we Melnorme have found many strange and interesting alien artifacts.
One of these devices is the MetaChron, a kind of trans-time alarm system.
In a nutshell, it warns me of future dangers by predicting its own demise
which is most likely linked to my own well being, since I keep it under my pillow.
The unit is a small pyramid and, when all is well, white in color.
But if we are proceeding along a timeline which will eventually result in the destruction of the MetaChron
the unit slowly darkens. Presumably, it will be destroyed at the same time as it turns completely black.
When we first entered this region of space, the MetaChron was white.
Now it is light gray.
At its present rate of change, something will destroy the MetaChron
in the early part of the year 2159.
In order to avoid this unpleasantness, we may be leaving just before this time
so if you have business you wish to conduct with us
I suggest you do so before January 2159, or February at the latest.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Was it possible that the probes could kill off some of the species, if left alone for too long?

 

[Infinitron]

Was it possible that the probes could kill off some of the species, if left alone for too long?

Nah.

Spoiler

Only the Kohr-Ah can do that, after time runs out.

 

[Infinitron]

You've got years. Don't stress out, it's not easy to reach the time limit unless you're purposely wasting time gathering more resources than you'll ever need, or just exploring aimlessly without restoring a saved game if you don't find anything.

 

[Infinitron]

Hm, the starbase commander told me that thousands of hyperspace whatevers were discovered. Am I...fucked?

Not really. Not yet, at least.

Protip: When looking at your starmap, check to see if any of the alien races you've met are moving.

 

[Infinitron]

Yeah but I'm not referring to the Spathi. You should go and find out what those thousands of hyperspace whatevers are if you don't see them yet.

 

[Nutria]

They're not assholes. They're just taking a more grown-up, "welcome to the real world" view of the situation.

 

[Zombra]

I just found the thread about The Ur-Quan Masters >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Mustawd]

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Mass Effect is supposed to be like Star Control, and I see some of the similarities, but it's literally the retarded donkey child of SCII.

I take it you've met Talana then?