How to play The Ur-Quan Masters on Mac
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Game summary
The Ur-Quan Masters is a an open-sourced port of Star Control II from the 3DO version to Windows, Linux and Android. This version (optionally) includes voice acting and music from the 3DO version not found in the original PC version, a network SuperMelee mode, plus other changes.
The Ur-Quan Masters is a top-down space exploration and combat game. Explore a hostile and fully realised galaxy, gather resources and information and contact strange and unique alien species. Assemble an alliance to gain freedom from the oppressive Ur-Quan. Choose from a collection of ships and battle enemies 1-on-1 with a 2D top down melee combat system.
First released: Nov 1992
Play The Ur-Quan Masters on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Ur-Quan Masters on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
The Ur-Quan Masters installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install The Ur-Quan Masters like you would on any PC.
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