I think something may be conflicting with it, as the cursor isn't solid, but it's rapidly blinking/flashing, like something is keeping it in place. Not sure how else to describe it.

Ok, next question

I can get into the game well enough and navigate the menus, but when I select Super Melee to test things out, I can't move the cursor from the '?' icon. I've tried editing the controls in the setup menu, but that doesn't seem to work, since I'm trying to change the commands to keys that are on the Mogul's slide out keyboard. I'm not exactly sure how I should edit the .key file to change things around.

What I want is to either be able to use WASD or the "joystick" on the face of the Mogul to steer/thrust the ship (without having to worry about pressing the 'enter' button), and either of the arrow keys to use as fire/special.

Ok, I changed it so it now reads in the uqm_shortcut.lnk:

27#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe"
21#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe' -l uqm_log.txt
"-r 320x240"

When I tap the shortcut, I get the 'working' icon, then nothing. Still no log is being created.

I still don't understand why you have two lines (one starting with 27 and one starting with 21).

I suggest trying the folowing:

1. Remove your shortcut

2. Create a new shortcut by clicking on the file, then Copy, and then Paste As Shortcut

3. Edit the shortcut and add the following at the end:
 -r320x240 -luqmlog.txt

NOTE: Make sure you do this correctly, i.e. if your original line is this:
29#"\Storage Card\UQM\UQM.EXE"
your new line will be:
29#"\Storage Card\UQM\UQM.EXE" -r320x240 -luqmlog.txt

Again, after the original line you will have a SPACE character, then -r320x240 (NO SPACES between r and 3), then -luqmlog.txt (NO SPACES between l and u)

I think you have two problems in your current shortcut:
1. Two lines. There should be only one line.
2. You have "-r 320x240" in quotes. This will probably pass it in to executable as single argument, and the executable doesn't know what to do with it (that's just my guess, I haven't checked the code)

NOTE: that you should only end up with ONE line in the shortcut file.

The log file is written in the current directory (normally wince doesn't have a concept of current dir, but cegcc introduces it).

I never had to change the initial number in the shortcut - it works for me w/o changing it in both WM5 and WM6.

Bottomline: First check to make sure you have only one line in the shortcut, then add this to the end:
 -r320x240 -luqmlog.txt

AH!!! Thank you! That worked! I think there were some conflicting instructions floating around and I was trying to piece them together, hence the multiple lines.

Now to configure the keys and start playing! Thanks again!

I made the shortcut as I know how to. I used Resco Explorer to copy/paste shortcut. I opened the file in Word Mobile, and here is what is displayed currently for the file uqm_shortcut:

27#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe"
21#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe' -1 uqm_log.txt
"- 320x240"

Am I doing something wrong? Missing something?

It is not "-1", but rather "-l" as in "log"

I am fairly certain that it works on HTC Mogul, b/c I did try it out on a friend's HTC 6700 (WM5), as well as my HTC Touch (WM6).

-Pavel

Ok, I changed it so it now reads in the uqm_shortcut.lnk:

27#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe"
21#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe' -l uqm_log.txt
"-r 320x240"

When I tap the shortcut, I get the 'working' icon, then nothing. Still no log is being created.

Try editing it to display the following:

 "\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe" -1 uqm_log.txt -r 320x240

If that doesn't work, try adding the 21# at the beginning and see what happens.

Nothing

It's not even creating a log file! That, or I don't know where it's putting it.

I just slapped a WM6.0 ROM with a 0 MB page pool setting onto my X50v just to see if performance would be acceptable, and I haven't had any filesys.exe issues yet.

Of course, I also tested the UQM port, and lo and behold, it works this time! However, the D-Pad is mapped incorrectly, still having its portrait mode orientation while the display is in landscape. If I try going into landscape beforehand, then the image doesn't display properly. It would be nice if that were fixed.

Oh, and as far as the HTC Mogul problems are concerned, did you try making a shortcut to UQM.exe with command line arguments to set the resolution to 320x240? (I'm not sure how else to help until I manage to let one of my classmates test UQM on her Mogul.)

I made the shortcut as I know how to. I used Resco Explorer to copy/paste shortcut. I opened the file in Word Mobile, and here is what is displayed currently for the file uqm_shortcut:

27#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe"
21#"\Storage Card\UQM\uqm.exe' -1 uqm_log.txt
"- 320x240"

Am I doing something wrong? Missing something?

does there happen to be a place with 3d models of the various UQM/SC2 races available for download?

i wanna see if i can at least import one to the game Sins of a Solar Empire even if it has no textures with it.
i have an itch for modding and I want to see an Ur-Quan in some 3D action.

How is Sins of a Solar Empire?

Also, has anyone tried this on a PPC with a slide out keyboard, and if it would solve any of the keymapping issues or just cause more?

I just got everything on the SD card ready to go, and...nothing. Whenever I tap uqm.exe on my X50v, I get pretty much the same effect as typing "xyzzy" in a text adventure; in other words, NOTHING HAPPENS.

I hope this isn't a port that requires Windows Mobile 5.0 or greater just to run-I'm sick of dealing with filesys.exe compaction thread slowdowns.

Two things:

1. Try creating a shortcut and adding parameter to specify a log file. Check out "Adding The Ur-Quan Masters command-line arguments" section on the http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/Windows_CE_build_instructions page on adding shortcuts if you are not sure how to.

2. Default resolution is 640x480. Your PDA probably only supports 320x240. While adding that shortcut add a parameter to start in 320x240 resolution, the default might be 640x480... The parameter in question is: -r 320x240

Hi,

I've followed the instructions as much as I know how, but I get the same problem of the game just not loading when I click on the shortcut.

I wasn't sure how to really open the shortcut with a text editor, so I opened it with notepad on my Sprint Mogul (PPC 6800 w/ WM6), it had the one command line already there (path), so I added the log command line and tried to run it. Nothing. I can't find any log file either to see what's going on. Where would it be placed? in the base directory? I also added the resolution command line, but is there anything you have to add outside the quote marks? I'm just not sure what else I'm doing wrong. I followed the directions from Precompiled Binaries down contained in the wiki.

One weird thing, though. It says you have to use .6.2 version, but when I installed UQM on my PC using the .6.2 installer, it said it downloaded the .6.0 version. Could this be a problem?

I really want to get this to work, even if it's just the hyper melee right now. SC2 was one of my favorite games growing up and I still come back to it every now and then. Finding out it's 'available' for PPCs psyked me out, but not being able to get it to work is taking wind out of my sales

Any help would be great! Thanks in advance all!