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The most recent build is v1.34, which based on UQM 0.6.2's code.
The most recent build is v2.18, which is compatible with UQM v0.8.0.




==Windows==
==Windows==
* Download the [https://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/images/a/a1/Balance_mod_windows_exe.zip Windows executable] and extract it into UQM's main directory. The default install location is "C:\Program Files (x86)\The Ur-Quan Masters" on modern Windows systems.


Step 1: Download the [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/script/images/e/eb/Balance_mod_dlls.zip required .dll files] and place them in your main UQM directory.
* Download the [https://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/images/3/3f/Balance_mod_effects.zip effects package] and place it in UQM\content\addons. Do not extract this zip file. Any older versions of this zip file should be replaced or deleted before playing.


*The DLLs never change between updates. Skip this step if your computer has a previous iteration of the mod installed.
* Run uqm-balance-mod.exe to play.
 
 
Step 2: Download the [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/script/images/3/3f/Balance_mod_effects.zip effects package] and place it into an addon folder. Do not extract the contents of this .zip file, just leave it as it is. The addon path that I use is this: '''C:\Games\The Ur-Quan Masters\content\packages\addons\balance'''
 
*The effects package often changes between updates.
 
 
Step 3: Download the [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/script/images/a/a1/Balance_mod_windows_exe.zip Windows .exe and .bat] files and place them in your main UQM directory. To play Balance Mod, run the .bat file rather than the .exe.
 
*The Windows .exe file changes every update.


==Mac==
We are looking for someone to build the Balance Mod on OS X. Please submit your binary to [https://github.com/uqm-arena/balance-mod Github] for review.


==Everything Else==
==Everything Else==
 
Download the source code from [https://github.com/uqm-arena/balance-mod Github]. The effects add-on package is included within this. Compiling the game on Linux and Linux-like systems should be identical to compiling the original UQM code: Install the required dependencies and run ./build.sh uqm
Here is the [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/script/images/2/20/Balance_mod_source.zip source code] and the [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/script/images/3/3f/Balance_mod_effects.zip effects package]. Good luck! If anyone compiles a Mac build of the mod, please contact Shiver and send him the app.

Latest revision as of 20:36, 14 April 2025

The most recent build is v2.18, which is compatible with UQM v0.8.0.


Windows

  • Download the Windows executable and extract it into UQM's main directory. The default install location is "C:\Program Files (x86)\The Ur-Quan Masters" on modern Windows systems.
  • Download the effects package and place it in UQM\content\addons. Do not extract this zip file. Any older versions of this zip file should be replaced or deleted before playing.
  • Run uqm-balance-mod.exe to play.

Mac

We are looking for someone to build the Balance Mod on OS X. Please submit your binary to Github for review.

Everything Else

Download the source code from Github. The effects add-on package is included within this. Compiling the game on Linux and Linux-like systems should be identical to compiling the original UQM code: Install the required dependencies and run ./build.sh uqm