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Hoaxes and Rumours FAQ

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==Does the [[Black Spathi Squadron]] exist?==
:We don't know for sure whether it exists in the [[Star Control Universe]], but it doesn't exist in the Star Control II game.
:The only reference to a Black Spathi Squadron is the rumour told to you by [[Hayes|Starbase Commander Hayes]]. A rumour which he doesn't believe himself. A [http://web.archive.org/web/20051203152329/http://www.classicgaming.com/starcontrol/bss/history.shtml webpage] about the Black Spathi Squadron exists in The [[Pages of Now and Forever]], but the page is a joke and the images it contains are doctored.

==What's this about [[DataPlate]]s?==
: As with the cloaking device, the DataPlates were an abandoned idea.
:{{PaulMail}}
::Regarding the mysterious, purple thingy -- that's a 'DataPlate' which was a class of game item that we ended up not using. The idea was that you could buy, find and sell ideas, concepts and technology in this abstract form. We did the art and included it in the game, but later on we changed the items to be more interesting, more tangible things like the [[Aqua Helix]] and [[Wimbli's Trident|Wimbly's Trident]] [''sic''].
:The source code to the game, as it was released to the public, contains some leftover code for the DataPlates.
:Also three images for DataPlates are included (they are called miscdata.91.png, miscdata.92.png, and miscdata.93.png in [[The Ur-Quan Masters]]).

==I hear there's some way to get a cloaking device for the [[The Flagship]]. Where can I find it?==
:There's no such thing.
:The box in which the original [[Star Control II]] came had a screenshot of an earlier version of the game on the back, in which a [[Cloaking device|cloaking device]] could be seen in the devices menu.
:This led to rumors on [http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~starcontrol/board/YaBB.pl the Star Control boards] of [http://www.star-control.com/ the Pages of Now and Forever] that the released Star Control II still contained a cloaking device somewhere. Angelfish, one of the regulars on that board, eventually claimed to have found it, and went as far as to mock up some screen shots to "prove" it. [http://web.archive.org/web/20000416005343/http%3A//www.cam.org/~lafranc/sc4board/messages/5029.html His posting] can be found on [http://web.archive.org/ the WayBack machine], and [http://www.star-control.com/images/faq/cloak.gif the fake screen shots] on the Pages of Now and Forever.
:While [[Toys For Bob]] eventually denied the existence of a cloaking device for the Precursor ship, the hoax was for some time still frequently played on newcomers to Star Control and the [http://uqm.stack.nl/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl old The Ur-Quan Masters boards].
:{{FredMail}}
::O.K., O.K. I must admit the conversation threads relating to the cloaking device have been the most amusing to someone who knows the truth and after six years I don't think it will diminish the game to put this matter to rest. No, there is no cloaking device. Yes, there was going to be one, but we couldn't figure out a way, given the limitations of two players fighting on the same screen, to make it functionally better/more interesting than the [[Ilwrath]]'s.
:A trace of the cloaking device can be found in the Star Control code which was released to the public, in the form of a definition of an (unused) flag named "FLAGSHIP_CLOAKED".

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Links

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FlashyInfinitum: commenting some links that doesnt work anymore, i wonder if it works

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==Official [[The Ur-Quan Masters]] web pages==
===Relating to the actual game===
*[http://sc2.sourceforge.net/ The Ur-Quan Masters home]
*[http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/ The Ur-Quan Masters forum]
*[https://bugs.uqm.stack.nl/ The Ur-Quan Masters bug database]
*[http://uqm.stack.nl/files/snapshots/ Subversion snapshots of The Ur-Quan Masters] (including Windows binaries)
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/sc2/ The SourceForge project page]
*[http://sc2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sc2/trunk/ The subversion web interface to the sources of The Ur-Quan Masters]

===Relating to the [[Precursors Remixing Team|remixing project]]===
*[http://www.spacesynth.net/precursors/ Precursors home]

==[[Star Control]] related web pages==
===Game information===
*[http://www.star-control.com/ The Pages of Now & Forever] - The center of the Star Control community on the net
*[[Wikipedia:Star Control|Star Control entry at Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,41/ Star Control series at MobyGames]
*[http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Action/Space_Combat/Star_Control_Series/ Star Control series at Open Directory]
*[http://sa-matra.net/quotes Page listing the Star Control 2 dialogue (DOS version)].

====Game Documentation====
*The original [http://www.abandonia.com/files/extras/Star%20Control%202_Manual.zip Star Control 2 manual], from Abandonia
*The original [http://www.abandonia.com/files/extras/Starmap.jpg the Deluxe Star Control 2 starmap], from Abandonia

===[[Toys For Bob]] information===
*[http://www.toysforbob.com/ The Toys For Bob home page]

===Fan-made projects ===
Mods, games and aids based on the SC2 universe / code.

====Modified The Ur-Quan Masters code====

*[http://eli.cedarswampstudios.org/1.4.1-src.tar.gz Elvish Pillager's Crazy Mod (1.4.1)] — see [http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3465.0 this thread] and its [[Elvish Pillager's Crazy Mod|Ultronomicon article]]
*[http://eli.cedarswampstudios.org/balance-mod-1.0.2-src.tar.gz Elvish Pillager's Balance Mod for Netplay]
*[http://megamod.serosis.net/ Serosis' UQM MegaMod]

====Accessibility mods for The Ur-Quan Masters====
*Nic's [http://www.submedia.net/uqm/old/accessibility.zip mining graphics for the color-blind]
*Valaggar's [http://ceruopran.googlepages.com/VLdruuge.zip mint green Druuge projectiles]

====Translations====
See the [[translations]] page.

====Alternative content for the Ur-Quan Masters====
See also the [[Star Control Music]] page.

*Lance_Vader's and Valaggar's Utwig voicepack ([http://www.mediafire.com/?95xig0tx9eb without effects], [http://www.mediafire.com/?aznxsyiz9ic with effects])
*Nic's [http://www.submedia.net/uqm/old/yellow-fried.uqm Yellow Kohr-Ah FRIED] (DOS SC2 original)
*[http://www.submedia.net/uqm/old/mycon-speech.uqm Modified Mycon Dialogue] (Replaces an unimportant piece of Mycon dialogue with the DOS SC2 original dialogue that provides the location of the Mycon homeworld)
*[http://forum.uqm.stack.nl/index.php?topic=4724.0 Missing Mycon dialogue add-on] (Similar to the above except that it adds both missing text and speech for the location of the Mycon homeworld)

====Mods for other games====
*[https://github.com/StarControlGalCiv/GalCiv2StarControl Galactic Civilizations II mod based on Star Control 2]
*[https://github.com/StarControlGalCiv/GalCiv3StarControl Galactic Civilizations III mod based on Star Control 2]
*[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=624186211 Galactic Civilizations III Steam Workshop Star Control 2 race collection]

====Non-computer games====
*[http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3479.0 Star Control Boardgame]

====Aids====
*If you've found the [[Portal Spawner]], The [http://bit.ly/IsFMse UQM Least-Fuel Route Finder] helps you calculate whether to use it for a given trip (and, if so, how).

===Fan pages===
If you've got a Star Control related web site you want others to know of, place it here!
*[http://starcontroller.com/ Star Controller] — Star Control blog, frequently updated


===Similar games===
*[http://timewarp.sourceforge.net/ Star Control TimeWarp] - A Super-Melee clone with network play, multiple ships in the arena at once and multiple new ship designs
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/aftermath-wars/ Aftermath Wars] - A Super-Melee clone (in very early development) with stunning graphics
*[http://xenoclone.com/project_xenoversus.html Xeno Versus: Space Melee] - A space combat game inspired by Super-Melee
*[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=33424&package_id=25799 Star Control Online] - A Super-Melee clone with up to fourteen ships in the arena at once (uses Super-Melee graphics)


[[Category:About the Star Control series]]

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Links

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==Official [[The Ur-Quan Masters]] web pages==
===Relating to the actual game===
*[http://sc2.sourceforge.net/ The Ur-Quan Masters home]
*[http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/ The Ur-Quan Masters forum]
*[https://bugs.uqm.stack.nl/ The Ur-Quan Masters bug database]
*[http://uqm.stack.nl/files/snapshots/ Subversion snapshots of The Ur-Quan Masters] (including Windows binaries)
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/sc2/ The SourceForge project page]
*[http://sc2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sc2/trunk/ The subversion web interface to the sources of The Ur-Quan Masters]

===Relating to the [[Precursors Remixing Team|remixing project]]===
*[http://www.spacesynth.net/precursors/ Precursors home]

==[[Star Control]] related web pages==
===Game information===
*[http://www.star-control.com/ The Pages of Now & Forever] - The center of the Star Control community on the net
*[[Wikipedia:Star Control|Star Control entry at Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,41/ Star Control series at MobyGames]
*[http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Action/Space_Combat/Star_Control_Series/ Star Control series at Open Directory]
*[http://sa-matra.net/quotes Page listing the Star Control 2 dialogue (DOS version)].

====Game Documentation====
*The original [http://www.abandonia.com/files/extras/Star%20Control%202_Manual.zip Star Control 2 manual], from Abandonia
*The original [http://www.abandonia.com/files/extras/Starmap.jpg the Deluxe Star Control 2 starmap], from Abandonia

===[[Toys For Bob]] information===
*[http://www.toysforbob.com/ The Toys For Bob home page]

===Fan-made projects ===
Mods, games and aids based on the SC2 universe / code.

====Modified The Ur-Quan Masters code====

*[http://eli.cedarswampstudios.org/1.4.1-src.tar.gz Elvish Pillager's Crazy Mod (1.4.1)] — see [http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3465.0 this thread] and its [[Elvish Pillager's Crazy Mod|Ultronomicon article]]
*[http://eli.cedarswampstudios.org/balance-mod-1.0.2-src.tar.gz Elvish Pillager's Balance Mod for Netplay]
*[http://megamod.serosis.net/ Serosis' UQM MegaMod]

====Accessibility mods for The Ur-Quan Masters====
*Nic's [http://www.submedia.net/uqm/old/accessibility.zip mining graphics for the color-blind]
*Valaggar's [http://ceruopran.googlepages.com/VLdruuge.zip mint green Druuge projectiles]

====Translations====
See the [[translations]] page.

====Alternative content for the Ur-Quan Masters====
See also the [[Star Control Music]] page.

*Lance_Vader's and Valaggar's Utwig voicepack ([http://www.mediafire.com/?95xig0tx9eb without effects], [http://www.mediafire.com/?aznxsyiz9ic with effects])
*Nic's [http://www.submedia.net/uqm/old/yellow-fried.uqm Yellow Kohr-Ah FRIED] (DOS SC2 original)
*[http://www.submedia.net/uqm/old/mycon-speech.uqm Modified Mycon Dialogue] (Replaces an unimportant piece of Mycon dialogue with the DOS SC2 original dialogue that provides the location of the Mycon homeworld)
*[http://forum.uqm.stack.nl/index.php?topic=4724.0 Missing Mycon dialogue add-on] (Similar to the above except that it adds both missing text and speech for the location of the Mycon homeworld)

====Mods for other games====
*[https://github.com/StarControlGalCiv/GalCiv2StarControl Galactic Civilizations II mod based on Star Control 2]
*[https://github.com/StarControlGalCiv/GalCiv3StarControl Galactic Civilizations III mod based on Star Control 2]
*[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=624186211 Galactic Civilizations III Steam Workshop Star Control 2 race collection]

====Non-computer games====
*[http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3479.0 Star Control Boardgame]

====Aids====
*If you've found the [[Portal Spawner]], The [http://bit.ly/IsFMse UQM Least-Fuel Route Finder] helps you calculate whether to use it for a given trip (and, if so, how).

===Fan pages===
If you've got a Star Control related web site you want others to know of, place it here!
*[http://starcontroller.com/ Star Controller] — Star Control blog, frequently updated
*[http://juicy.net63.net/ *juicy] The Ur-Quan Master fan site

===Similar games===
*[http://timewarp.sourceforge.net/ Star Control TimeWarp] - A Super-Melee clone with network play, multiple ships in the arena at once and multiple new ship designs
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/aftermath-wars/ Aftermath Wars] - A Super-Melee clone (in very early development) with stunning graphics
*[http://xenoclone.com/project_xenoversus.html Xeno Versus: Space Melee] - A space combat game inspired by Super-Melee
*[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=33424&package_id=25799 Star Control Online] - A Super-Melee clone with up to fourteen ships in the arena at once (uses Super-Melee graphics)
*[http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/classicgaming/clones/frungy.zip Frungy] - A fan interpretation of the famous [[Zoq-Fot-Pik]] sport [[Frungy]]

[[Category:About the Star Control series]]