Ur-Quan Masters 0.5.0 - PSP Port Rev 001

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March 19th, 2006, 07:50
sharkus

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Ur-Quan Masters 0.6.2 - PSP Port Rev 02

(News Submission and New Release for PSP by Sharkus)

Updated to UQM 0.6.2 - R02

http://gp2x-emulation.dcemu.co.uk/files/slaveshield.png

New update that should load from uqm file MUCH FASTER!

-Sharkus

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The Ur-Quan Masters 0.6.2
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(i.e. Star Control II)

http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

PSP Version by Sharkus

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Getting Started
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1. Copy UQM directories to /PSP/GAME/ directory of memory stick (don't forget to copy the subdirectories as well)
2. Copy UQM 0.6.2 content (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php) to /PSP/GAME/UQM/content/packages/ directory (voice and music is optional)
3. Start UQM from the Sony VSH or your favorite launcher.
4. Kick some Ur-Quan ass

I would like to give my thanks to the following list of most excellent people:
- The Ur-Quan Masters Team (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/team.php)
- PSPSDK team from http://ps2dev.org
- TyRaNiD (PSPLINK rocks)

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Build Instructions
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- Get your PSP environment up and running including PSPSDK, SDL, SDL_image, jpeg, libpng, zlib, libTremor (http://ps2dev.org) -- I'm currently using svn rev 1841
- Get UQM 0.6.2 sourcecode
- Apply patch supplied with release
- Run 'make'

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CHANGELOG
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UQM 0.6.2 - Rev 002 (Alpha) - 20081031
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Increased stack size to prevent stack overflows and crashes (especially when starting Melee mode). Spent a lot of time improving load times when using compressed uqm files. It should be at least 2-3 times faster now. Unless there are some critical bugs this will probably my last rev for a while.

UQM 0.6.2 - Rev 001 (Alpha) - 20081026
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I got bored on a long flight to Japan, so I thought I would take a crack at porting the latest and greatest.
It seems to work at least as well as the old version, so I thought some folks might like to run this on their
slim and/or newer firmware (I've tested it briefly on the 5.0M33 firmware). Have fun!

Rev 003 (Alpha) - 20060518
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1.5 compatible EBOOT.PBP icon and sound supplied by Tieske.
The game will run a long time before crashing.
Fixed stack overflow and use latest libc for thread safe malloc/free.
Planet rotation is rendered on the fly (slower but saves ~8 mbytes of memory). Every time a planet is visited free memory is stored to memory.txt file. The UQM source does not currently free resources after they are used so eventually it may run out of memory and crash (although I have not seen that in the 1+ hours I tested).

Rev 002 (Alpha) - 20060320
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Fixed SOME of the stability issues. Melee should work now. There are still some random crashes due to running out of memory. I suggest to save often until I get them fixed... Most of the time you should be able to make it past your buddy at pluto. I also modified the default keys.cfg file to use the O button for the thrust function and the l/r triggers for weapons. IMHO, this makes the game much easier to control. You are welcome to customize the keys.cfg file to your liking.

Rev 001 (Alpha) - 20060318
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This is a very rough port at this point. I only have a v1.5 PSP so I have no idea if it will work with the 2.x firmware. This is my first attempt at PSP development so I'm sure there are lots and lots of problems. I've played through the first couple minutes with the standard game and voice packages. Load times are horrible (that will be my next task). I would also like to understand if the temp directory is being written to and move that into RAM (to extend memory stick life). I have not tested any addons so your milage may vary.

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March 19th, 2006, 08:50
nunya

i wanna ask if i could take a peak at the source, i am very curious as to how this works (porting across multiple platforms).

plus i might be able to help if a problem has an obvious and moderately simple solution :D

i probably wouldn't be able to help on a major scale
March 19th, 2006, 12:19
wraggster

Thanks for the release, i had seen this released on the GP2X and wondered if a PSP port would be done :), ive upgraded you to PSP Coder so if you like you can post any new releases directly as news (if you like of course ;))
March 19th, 2006, 14:00
Galiano

Works fine on a 2.0 psp through Fanjitas eloader 0.96 (biere d'alsace)
Fantastic thanks man
March 19th, 2006, 15:51
jinxie

sharkus, what are the tech. req for EBOOT icon and background?
March 19th, 2006, 19:32
danknugz

very nice work!
i did have a problem tho, in the campaign, the first time i was engaged in combat, the whole psp locked up, it was at earth, if that helps.
ever have that problem, or did i not install correctly?
thanks!

FW 1.5-gigapack / 1 gig sony msd /250 megs free
March 19th, 2006, 20:32
sharkus

Hmm. I haven't seen that yet. It worked okay for me. I'll play through that part again and see if there happens to be any problems. If you recreate try to provide a save file before the crash I can take a look.
March 19th, 2006, 20:39
Galiano

Crashed on me when i went into orbit of the moon, psp froze then turned itself off.
March 19th, 2006, 20:45
Voltron

Nice Work! I like seeing ports like this. I hope one day someone can try to port XCOM: UFO Defense - Anyway, great work!
March 19th, 2006, 21:17
sharkus

For those that are experiencing crashes, can you provide your configuration details (fw rev, memory stick size/free space, content packs, etc).

Thanks,
Sharkus
March 19th, 2006, 23:26
O-bake

Wow, thanks a lot for that port :)

I never played Star Control (2) in the past, i must have missed it. But many friends ask me, why on earth i never played that game.
Like Transport Tycoon Deluxe, i will get to know this game on my PSP :)

Thanks a lot man.
March 20th, 2006, 00:28
km2

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkus

For those that are experiencing crashes, can you provide your configuration details (fw rev, memory stick size/free space, content packs, etc).

Thanks,
Sharkus

FW: 1.5
Sandisk pro duo 2gb (non gamer or ultra)
All 3 content packs (main game, music, voices)

Crashes and instantly goes back to psp dash, if you pick up that spathi on pluto.
March 20th, 2006, 09:11
sharkus

Give the 002 rev a shot and let me know if it is any better. I'm still tracking some out of memory errors down, but this one is a lot better.

Thanks,
Sharkus
March 20th, 2006, 20:05
danknugz

i was able to play a bit more , but its crashed a few tiimes. its such a huge game, its easy to get lost... sweet graphics too.
thanks for the sweet port!
with the 002 patch i was able to play through a super skermish mode, but it locked up a t the end. fun game tho!

is there any good place to find open sourc games like this one?
March 20th, 2006, 20:43
Clordio

I'll make the eboot pics for you if you'd like :)
March 20th, 2006, 21:29
sharkus

Clordio, sounds great. Post them here and I'll put them in a future release.
March 20th, 2006, 23:27
Clordio

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Here is the new file along with the pics. Not my best in a small amount of time, but I'll make some better ones in the future. Post the fw 1.0 version and I can make the pics for 2.1 and up too. :)

P.S.

Great work so far :cool:
look below for better
March 20th, 2006, 23:29
Galiano

I'm still experiencing crashes when i go into orbit of planets, still ace though top work!!!
March 20th, 2006, 23:30
km2

Also, if the game is slow (espically when the alien is talking, gaps in audio), check the UQM folder to see if there are 2 .cfg files, delete the one that is not keys.cfg, and the game should run fine until then. It some how autogenerates itself after you run the game a couple of times and not go into the options.
March 21st, 2006, 01:48
Clordio

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Update on eboot pics

Yeah so the last ones I did were really ugly and really bothering me so I redid them. I also attached another icon idea just in case. As I said before, I can do a 2.1+ version if you give me the 1.0 version. Rock on.

P.S.

I'm runnin' on 2.6 and it runs but crashes like everybody else after some exploration.
March 21st, 2006, 14:46
Tripred

Sharkus,

I just wanted to pop in and say thank you for this port. Ur Quan Masters is by far one of my favorite games for the PC and 3DO. Please do not give up on this project until it is 100%. I want to have your manbabies.

Love,
Trip
March 22nd, 2006, 15:28
Tieske

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Custom icon

I also created a custom icon for this game with the pictures attached.
I also converted a music file from the 3do music addon to add to the icon.
These files i included so you could make your own EBOOT.PBP:
- PARAM.SFO <- The loader link to the maindir
- PIC1.PNG <- The background
- ICON0.PNG <- The small icon
- SND0.AT3 <- The background music

I also included the full EBOOT.PBP for your convenience.
Just replace the eboot that's in the folder with no other files. (The UQM% folder)

Thanx for bringing this game to the PSP Sharkus!!
Excellent work! Stability is pretty good, only downside is the loading as you already mentioned. Keep it up!

grtz,
Tieske
March 22nd, 2006, 19:27
sharkus

Thanks to everyone for the icons.

I've been focusing on fixing stability problems. Initial load times are a bit long, but I find the game as playable as most commercial PSP game. I'll work on that once I'm sure the game doesn't crash...

I must say that the stability problems have been nasty to find and fix. I hope I nailed the final problem (code is working with -O2 compiler flag so that is a good sign). I will do a bit more testing and hopefully have a much better release available soon.

-Sharkus
March 23rd, 2006, 01:57
dcemudos

Sharkus thanks for the port.
The strange is that 1 day before your post i was searching for this :)
March 23rd, 2006, 05:42
danknugz

ive been playing nothing but this since it came out! its an awesome game, but its crashing very regularly. about every 20 min the system will just shut down. ive been saving often, but its screwed my a few times. cant wait for the next update!

1 gig msd- 1.5 fw- 400megs free
March 23rd, 2006, 05:49
danknugz

oh and also. sometimes when you go to scan a planet, the surface will be black, no textures, on any planet you go to after than, untill you reboot. if you dont reboot, it will crash within a few minutes, and if you saved during that time, any loads will be currupted the same way. hope that helps
March 23rd, 2006, 06:33
nattog

im having a great time with this, it has brought back so many memories of my first computer.. anyway, the game has been running rather smooth for me, absoultly no problems other that the obvious load times and ocasional crashes which seem to happen after long conversations or long play. i must say sharkus, this is one of the best ports to psp ever released, thank you soo much

1.5 fw 1 gig sandisk. version 002. content, voice, music
March 23rd, 2006, 22:20
dcemudos

I have a question.To play the game do i need to unzip the files to PSP/GAME/UQM/content/packages?I have a pc port version...
March 23rd, 2006, 22:36
sharkus

No need to unzip anything. Just drop the .uqm files there. (Make sure they are the 0.5.0 version of the content files.)
March 24th, 2006, 07:34
sharkus

Quick update... Unfortuantely there is still a lingering crash so no release for a few more days. (I'll be away for the weekend.)
March 24th, 2006, 11:19
Clordio

Take your time, we all want this to be perfect. Especially us 2.1+ users. :)
March 28th, 2006, 06:23
Zadam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clordio

Take your time, we all want this to be perfect. Especially us 2.1+ users. :)

Yes, yes, take your time... But please hurry! ;)

I'm hanging out quite severely for a new revision of this game...
March 28th, 2006, 17:48
gormbanana

I actually joked two days ago to some friends that UQM on the PSP would be wonderful.

...but it doesn't seem to work. I am running in 2.0 firmware with the Fanjita EBOOT loader. Is this impossible and do I need to use another means of booting it? I have installed the neccesary content pack.
March 29th, 2006, 22:16
Clordio

Quote:

Originally Posted by gormbanana

I actually joked two days ago to some friends that UQM on the PSP would be wonderful.

...but it doesn't seem to work. I am running in 2.0 firmware with the Fanjita EBOOT loader. Is this impossible and do I need to use another means of booting it? I have installed the neccesary content pack.

No, it's just really unstable for 2.0 and up right now. But Sharkus is workin' on it and it's gonna be great. :D
March 30th, 2006, 07:41
danknugz

cant wait for an update, an autosave feature would be sweet, but i dont know how much tweaking is possible.
keep up the good work!
April 3rd, 2006, 22:43
Zadam

Still no update! NOOOO! *cries*
April 4th, 2006, 11:08
Sentroid X

All of it.

Quote:

2. Copy UQM 0.5.0 content (http://sourceforge.net/project/show...ackage_id=55521) to /PSP/GAME/UQM/content/packages/ directory (voice and 3d0 music is optional)

Do you mean ALL of the content or just the voices & sound?
April 5th, 2006, 11:12
Clordio

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sentroid X

Do you mean ALL of the content or just the voices & sound?

Just the one that says content.uqm the voice and stuff is optional.
April 5th, 2006, 20:39
Sentroid X

Problem still.....

It says cannot run game. Data is corupted. Is there a reason behind this too. How do I use Sony VSH?
April 5th, 2006, 20:57
Clordio

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sentroid X

It says cannot run game. Data is corupted. Is there a reason behind this too. How do I use Sony VSH?

Are you selecting it directly from the memory card or are you using GTA?

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