Talk:Star Control II

message: Should be a paragraph about the original idea behind Groombridge in SC2?  Originally Paul Reiche and Fred Ford wanted to portray themselves as gods, but had no time to put in the final version because of time constraints. -Anonymous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.244.165.185 (talk • contribs) 22:22, July 23, 2007
:If you can find a reliable source for a citation, put it in. --GargoyleMT 00:21, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Groombridge

message: I think the Ur-Quan Masters section on Star Control page should be moved here because UQM is a remake of Star Control II not Star Control. See full discussion at Talk:Star Control/Archives/2023/December#The Ur-Quan Masters and Star Control 3. --Voidvector 07:54, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Ur-Quan Masters 

message: Is this section really encyclopedic?  It seems more like a random list to me (and not very useful at that).
Cheesy123456789 00:08, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Named Planets 

message: Anyone notice how similar this name is to the The Mekon? could be deliberate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.108.55 (talk) 20:46, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No need to look for such an abstruse etymology. Check Myco-. GhePeU 23:47, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I believe it comes from Greek, and it basically means "fungus".  98.202.165.201 (talk) 06:35, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mycon 

message: Since The Ur-Quan Masters is open source, is it possible to move the screenshots to Commons?--87.7.67.48 (talk) 12:11, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I investigated this possibility when I added the rationale, but while the game is GPL, the media contents (including the graphics) are released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5, which isn't acceptable in commons. GhePeU (talk) 19:37, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks--87.16.69.13 (talk) 18:58, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Screenshots

message: The article reads A very playable port has been produced for the GP2X portable game system. but I would argue that its a fully playable port, not a very playable port. I would almost go so far as to say fully functional, but when you try and have it run with the Precursor's remixes it can run rather slowly, so I wouln't go that far. If there are no objections in the meantime then I will make the change tomorrow. Also, I feel the link to the GP2X port should be to Senor Quack's version of it, which is maintained, opposed to the current version, which I don't think is... I will do that tomarrow too.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeotronic (talk • contribs) 03:01, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GP2X Port 

message: I once owned the PC version of game, and while my memory may not be the best, I do not recognize half of what was written. The PC opening was not like that, neither was the "Ur-Quan Masters" opening like that. Was this taken from the manual or the 3D0 version? Pakopako (talk) 05:52, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I sure don't recognise half that either.  It wasn't in the PC manual from what I recall.  "I presume it's how it is in the 3DO intro" isn't good enough -- we need a verifiable source if we're going to keep this information on Wikipedia. 78.105.167.145 (talk) 18:52, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The Introduction section is a faithful summary of the game's background as detailed in the Star Control II Manual. I have a copy of the manual through the boxed SC1/SC2/SC3 collection, who included pdf editions of all games' documentation (manuals, resource guides, maps, etc.), but it is also publicly available through some 'abandonware' websites (I added to the references the first good link I could find). However, I'm not sure that it is legally distributed (I'm pretty much sure that it's a copyright infringement) so it could be removed at any time (and it probably will, sooner or later). GhePeU (talk) 09:57, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

text: That's because the background/introduction is a fixed narrative, while the game plot is much more complicated and some parts can be played out-of-order or skipped completely. I hoped to expand that section as well but never went around to actually do it. The Resource Guide/Hintbook (as of today, available here) could be useful. GhePeU (talk) 09:57, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot Summary Source? 

message: Is this game really an action RPG? There's no leveling of character stats. SharkD (talk) 02:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Action RPG? 

message: although in real world, only 4 exoplanets are discovered at the time of publishing of this game.UY4Xe8VM5VYxaQQ (talk) 16:28, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real World 

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thread_title:  External links modified (January 2018) 

message: Does anyone know what year and month PC Gamer released the full version of Star Control II on their cover CD-ROM? The disc also included some other old games in full version, with copy protection removed if the game originally had any. For Star Control II the copy protection was answering a question with information from the manual before the game would start. On the PC Gamer disc, PDF copies of the manual and starmap were included, but the player didn't have to look up the answers because the game was hacked to accept anything, or nothing at all, as the answer. I had that issue but can't find it. It's NOT the July 2000 Classic Games 1 issue. I have that and SC2 is not on the disc. Bizzybody (talk) 01:16, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Full version on PC Gamer cover disc. 

message: This article is in better shape than last time I saw it. It's kind of long but it's all very sourced and interesting for fans. I think a split is a good idea and UQM is a good place to make the cut. It's separately notable with multiple important sub sections you would want in a game article. UQM is also going to be the title and Trademark for the upcoming spin-off series. Another suggestion would be to create a Universe of Star Control article, but that might have less reception. It's more natural to create splits for different titles, like SC2/UQM. I even think you could have two "good articles" if we work at it. Jorahm (talk) 20:42, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split The Ur-Quan Masters 

message: Zoe Quinn's credentials are essentially a homemade text adventure and Gamergate, with other projects failing to materialize so far. She's not an authoritative figure.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.190.54 (talk) 05:59, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, it seems that there's no mention of her book where the quote comes from in the citation source either. 85.197.178.80 (talk) 14:36, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legacy and Influence