====== The Ur-Quan Masters ======
The Ur-Quan Masters (UQM) is an open-source port of Star Control II (1992), a classic action-adventure game by Toys for Bob. It combines space exploration, diplomacy, resource gathering and real-time ship combat in an open-ended galaxy. The game is widely regarded as one of the greatest games ever made and was released as open source by the original creators in 2002.
This system scrapes metadata for the "ports" group(s) and loads the uqm set from the currently selected theme, if available.
Grouped with the "ports" group of systems.
==== Quick reference ====
* **Emulator:** The Ur-Quan Masters
* **Folder:** ''roms/uqm/''
* **Accepted ROM formats:** ''.game''
===== BIOS =====
No Ur-Quan Masters emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run.
===== ROMs =====
You need the UQM content package file. Download ''uqm-0.8.0-content.uqm'' from the [[https://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php|official UQM downloads page]].
Create a ''packages'' folder inside ''/userdata/roms/uqm/'' and place the content file there. Then create an empty file called ''Ur-Quan Masters.game'' in ''/userdata/roms/uqm/''.
==== Directory structure ====
/userdata/roms/uqm/
├── packages/
| └── uqm-0.8.0-content.uqm
└── Ur-Quan Masters.game
Optional add-on packages (voice, music remixes, etc.) can also be placed in the ''packages/'' folder. Check the [[https://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php|UQM downloads page]] for available add-ons.
===== Saves =====
Save location ''saves/uqm/save/''
===== Emulators =====
==== The Ur-Quan Masters ====
The Ur-Quan Masters has no additional ES configuration options.
===== Controls =====
The Ur-Quan Masters has built-in gamepad support via SDL. Controls can be configured in the in-game setup menu.
===== Troubleshooting =====
==== My game does not launch ====
* Make sure the ''packages/'' folder exists in ''/userdata/roms/uqm/'' and contains ''uqm-0.8.0-content.uqm''.
* Verify that the ''.game'' launch file exists in ''/userdata/roms/uqm/''.
==== Further troubleshooting ====
For further troubleshooting, refer to the [[:support|generic support pages]].