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Originally posted by Danjuro+Nov 28 2004, 10:27 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Danjuro @ Nov 28 2004, 10:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Tempesta@Oct 24 2004, 02:54 AM
Hello,

I downloaded DOSBox to work with my original Star Control 2.* The game works and the sound works, but every time I go to another screen within the game, I get strange colors..... it happens in Super Melee as well as in the full game.* Anyone else have this problem, and if so, what settings can I tweak in DOSBox?

Thanks!*

I had the same trouble, and found the answer in the Update.txt : you have to start Star Control 2 with the /g:BIOS argument. In other words, create a .bat file with the command :

STARCON2 /g:BIOS

in it, and run the game from it.

It's a great game btw [/b][/quote]
From a previous page.

Thank you very much, my man, I'm gonna try that immediately.

This has got to be one of the best games of all time. They just don't write great storylines like this into today's games. I wish there were more games like SC2.

[goblins]

This was a very good game - was there ever a SC3 ?

[Borodin]

Originally posted by goblins@Mar 14 2005, 03:33 AM
This was a very good game - was there ever a SC3 ?

Yes, unfortunately done by Legend Entertainment, rather the Toys for Bob folks who originated SC2. SC3 isn't a bad title, but it pales before the excellent humor and gameplay of SC2.

[Spoonman]

:blink: I can't believe I forgot all about this game when arranging my top 10 favorite old games! I loved it, still love it, especially since now that the 3DO opensource version with SPEECH is online, makes it even better (although I don't really find the voices of the Yehat and the Orz to be well suited). Anyway, as they would say at the underdogs: thumbs up! k:

Mining is essential, and you DO make get e lot of credits out of it, you just have to:
1- concentrate on the valuable resources
2- find out which planets are likely to have good resources (eg. red and yellow planets are often good)
3- MAKE NOTES. When you upgrade your lander the lightning-strikes and earthquakes (and eventually the hot-spots) won't bother you any more.

[Psychotropic Dog]

For people who get garbled video and have not yet figured out how to fix, using Dosbox 0.63:

Make a txt document.
Inside is this line:
starcon2.exe /g:bios
Rename this txt file to sc2.bat
Put this file in your starcon2 directory [where all the files are]

Make a starcon2.conf for your DOSbox. If you have not figured it out, you should, it is fun.

Make your shortcut point to the bat: [with your folders, not mine]:
C:\DOSBox\DOSBox-0.63\dosbox.exe c:\dosgames\Starcon2\sc2.bat -conf starcon2.conf

If you still do not know what .conf is, just skip the "-conf starcon2.conf" part and Dosbox will use the default.

Click on your shortcut and have fun.

I confess, I only ever played SC3, my first CD game, so I am really going to enjoy this now that I 'make it go'.

Friends, I am now your Lord and Saviour. I have found a site where you CAN DOWNLOAD A SLIGHTLY MODERNIZED AND COMPATABLE VERSION OF SC2!!!



http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sc2/uqm...er.exe?download


Download the one from whatever mirror is closest to home.

Enjoy, and warship me!

[Tulac]

This was already talked about few pages ago, so no we won't worship you...