for those asking about other OS guides, there appears to be MacOS, Linux and android versions of the install file listed further down on the page with the green button, i only have windows, but give them a try ;)

I'm also interested in knowing if there's a Mac version of this setup...

Is there a way to get this for Mac?

There's an Android port of Commander Genius too which uses the same frontend. On-screen touchpad controls. Games downloadable from within the app (with Keen1, Keen4, Keen7, and several others being freeware and downloadable from the app).

Anyways, just wanted to share this info. And say thank you for putting this guide together! I didn't know about some of the extras listed here. 2/2

Thanks for posting this! I found out about Star Control II / The Ur-Quan Masters... many years ago now when Ur-Quan Masters HD was on Google Play Store on Android. The APK file is still available online to install the game to Android devices! I haven't tested it in a while, so I'm unsure if it still works on newer versions of AndroidOS (last time I tried was with Android 5.0 ICS I think?? Though it may have been with Android 10.), but when I did try it it still worked as expected and I was still able to download all the required UQM files from within the app allowing it to run properly.

A great and unexpected experience, especially for a mobile game! Though, when it was still on Google Play Store, it was before the terrible revamp they did which ended up delisting all sorts of games that were actually, well... GAMES. 1/2

There are some tricks you can use to get the megamod to launch with steam release's play button.

You can backup and move the steam install, and copy the contents of the megamod into the now empty steam folder.

Rename UrQuanMasters.exe to uqm.exe.

launch options: -n content_mm -C config_mm
and rename Megamod's content folder to content_mm to add a little bit of resistance to an untimely update overwriting everything.

If you play on linux/steam deck with proton its even easier and even more update proof! Install the windows version somewhere using wine, then select a proton version and in launch options set something like: $(echo %command% | sed -r "s/proton waitforexitandrun .*/proton waitforexitandrun/") "[HD Megamod Directory]/UrQuanMasters" -n "[HD Megamod Directory]/content" -C "[HD Megamod Directory]/config"

[HD Megamod Directory] should be replaced with the directory where you installed the megamod.

You should have you playtime counted on Steam, and access to the overlay.

Passing off subjectivity as something objective, is still subjectivity... And a sign of immaturity.

No, vanilla was flawed. Everything has flaws.

I personally wouldn't do it for the first playthrough, because the audio is a fundamental part of the game that should be experienced as vanilla as possible, at least for a newcomer. If that's better or worse than the remixes, that's entirely subjective and it's beside the point.

"
( ) Precursors Remixes
Same as Volasaurus. Don't do it for now.
"

Disagree, do it. Most of the Precursors Remixes are better than their originals. Most are also remixed by the authors of the originals. 🎶