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Reply to Ship Stuff in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I agree with a lot of this! Want to comment particularly on the Scryve. It doesn't feel "heavy" enough - to me, it's emblematic of how a lot of the ships feel off in general. It handles too much like most of the other ships, like starting with midrange and tweaking a few knobs tweaked a bit. If it had lower acceleration it would have more of the feel of a capital ship - notice how it feels to change a Dreadnought's course in SC1/2. I would say, though, that the Scryve d

Reply to Super Melee beta feedback in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote quoting="post"] -Everything feels slightly sluggish to me, as in not quite as hectic or immediately responsive as the older games. I can’t tell whether this is an intentional choice, a natural byproduct of the newer engine, or simply my hardware trying to keep up with the beta software. -Needs more/stronger visual/audible feedback of we

Reply to A call in Star Control II StarControl Forums

I'm pretty sure Reiche or Ford have said the source to SC1 is lost. Far as I understand the reason Ur-quan Masters was possible is that it was based on the 3DO version. We're very fortunate that the 3DO version happened, not only because it gave us the voices but it had a different publishing arrangement from the PC where they legally owned the source and were eventually able to release it. There have been some fan attempts at SC1 remakes or strategy mods to UQM, but none finished.</p

Reply to Will UrQuan Master's voice and music remix packs add to the Steam version? in Star Control II StarControl Forums

No, the Steam/GOG version is a straight port of the DOS version and can't be modded easily. The open-source "Ur-quan Masters" version is based primarily on the 3DO version, which had voice acting, a few reworked music tracks, and slightly better graphics. The open-source version also incorporates bug fixes and further improvements (you can search the starmap with '/'), adds net melee, and is the best one overall, plus it's free. Recommend you play that one. If this is your first time

Reply to New Official Founders Welcome Thread - Introduce Yourself! in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

Hello everyone! I was hesitant on this project for awhile (and still am only cautiously optimistic to be honest). But with the Ghosts announcement has given me a lot of SC excitement in general and with the respect that Stardock has shown to FF/PR from the start, I finally decided to join the founders.

Reply to Upcoming Star Control news in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="16" id="3691844"] Only the hard core fans will care and they are the ones who will understand the most. The reason we did this was to pave the way for Paul and Fred's announcement: https://dogarandkazon.squarespace.com/ We want to make sure that people know that Star Control 3 isn't part of their canon universe. It's less about confusing Star Control: Origins players and more