Star Control: Origins v1.5 opt-in

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Hey folks, 

Welcome to Star Control: Origins v1.5 opt-in. We made a significant improvement in our rendering technology.  Not only do our leaders and ships look better, but the game uses less memory and has better overall performance.  

To enable the patch, please do the following:

  • Select Star Control: Origins in your Steam Library list
  • Right-click and select Properties
  • Select the BETAS tab
  • From the drop-down, select "opt-in" and click Close (if you don't see this option, restart Steam)

Steam should pull down the changed files; if you ever want to go back, do the same as above but select "default".

Please note: The opt-in is an early preview of the next update and you might experience bugs or other issues. We encourage players who try the opt-in to report any issues to the forums.

Change Log

  • Major visual overhaul of the leader's conversation graphics. Not only you can see more detail but the framerate is much smoother.  
  • Ships also benefit from this visual overhaul. You'll see more detail and have a better performance during battles.  
  • Significant reduction in memory usage.

Update 10/05/2021

  • Fixed a crash when dying on planets
  • Fixed scene transition crash
  • Fixed an issue that made planetary landers sometimes flicker
  • Restored the glowing stripes on the Mukay Leader

Please be sure to restart Steam to get the update!

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Well, I'm confused about this update... I went through the steps to enable the patch, but when I get to the Betas page, and I select "opt-in - v1.50 Preview", it asks for a beta access code, which I don't have.  Where does this come from?

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Derell, reply 1

Well, I'm confused about this update... I went through the steps to enable the patch, but when I get to the Betas page, and I select "opt-in - v1.50 Preview", it asks for a beta access code, which I don't have.  Where does this come from?

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No code needed. Just select the opt-in and the update will be available for download in Steam.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Huh... could I get a clue of *where* this supposed download is available...

I click on downloads:manage... I see *there are no downloads in the queue*.
On my Steam Library page, it shows the game as "Star Control: Origins [opt-in]", but there is no option to download any V1.50, I still have patch V1.42.76283 ... 1.5 does not appear available in any way... it seems like it should just work, but it just doesn't... ???

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Game was updated successfully on my system.

Opt-out of the patch, in the Betas screen select none. Restarting Steam wouldn't hurt, opt-in to the beta again.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Interesting... when I turned off the 'opt-in' beta, Steam immediately installed a 1.3GB upgrade (presumably the standard version), restarted Steam as you recommended, and then when I selected 'opt-in' again, it installed a 1.01GB package, and I'm now running V1.5 !!  Don't know *what* happened the first time, but I'm set now!! 

Thank you for your help, @Rhonin_the_wizard !!

 

Reply #6 from StarControl Forums Top

Update 10/05/2021

  • Fixed a crash when dying on planets
  • Fixed scene transition crash
  • Fixed an issue that made planetary landers sometimes flicker
  • Restored the glowing stripes on the Mukay Leader

Please be sure to restart Steam to get the update!