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 Supermelee summer leagueJune 18, 2026, 10:46 AM EDT
We are organizing a supermelee league on the New Alliance of Free Stars Discord! So join us at https://plantmonster.net/uqm-league-2026/ for a chill tournament before Children of Infinity releases.
Yes, this is a netmelee tournament thread in 2026.Posted by Gekko — Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:46 pm — Replies 1 — Views 10096
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- FREE STARS: Children of Infinity crowdfunding on Kickstarter NOW (until May 17th 2024)
April 16, 2024, 5:06 PM EDT
Whoopdy Dee and Trolly Bazoo! FREE STARS: Children of Infinity has launched their crowdfunding on Kickstarter!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pi ... f-infinity
I think I was in first 5 or so backers, I think I remember seeing "4 backers" when I completed my initial pledge.
I went back and added more to my pledge, like extra copies of all the physical items as "Add-Ons"!
There is plenty of time to think about adding more funding and add-ons as there are 31 days total!
The crowdfunding campaign fully funded in the first 4 hours or so ($100,000). Stretch goals have already started...
I don't count my chickens before they hatch but, I'd be shocked if all of the initial? goals ($670,000) aren't met before this is all over.
This Kicktraq website will help you keep track of how things are going and try to guess trends...
https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/pisto ... -infinity/
Despite what Kicktraq says on day one, I will be utterly shocked if FREE STARS: Children of Infinity hits 4.4 milllion for the highest? stretch goal before this is dust.
*REMEMBER* you aren't charged for what you pledge until the *end* of the campaign. So you don't pay until 31 days from now. That means pledge now, pledge early!!!
It's all about stretch goals now!! Waiting or delaying only causes *frumple* too much.
 Posted by Frumple — Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:06 pm — Replies 66 — Views 403415
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- Free Stars Children of Infinity Official Announcement Trailer and comes to Kickstarter on April 16th!
April 4, 2024, 11:33 AM EDT
https://x.com/theurquanmaster/status/17 ... 40745?s=20@theurquanmaster
Free Stars: Children of Infinity comes to Kickstarter on April 16th.
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Click here to watch: Free Stars: Children of Infinity Official Announcement Trailer on GameSpot Trailers Youtube
Some choice comments I saw on Twitter/X...
https://x.com/DominicTarason/status/177 ... 21477?s=20@DominicTarason
Star Control 3 is finally happening! Accept no substitutes, especially any pretenders already using the name.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/17758 ... 63851?s=20@dosnostalgic
Well, the *real* Star Control 3 looks a bit more on the budget side than I expected, but hey, if it worked for a game like Star Control 2, why not just stick to what works, right?
... ... ... ...Posted by Frumple — Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:33 pm — Replies 14 — Views 39883
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- Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters on Steam February 19th
February 16, 2024, 10:26 AM EST
Pistol Shrimp Games will release Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters on Steam February 19th!
They said, Share the Steam page anywhere and everywhere you can. Social media, antisocial media, awkward family dinners, your local newspaper, a propeller plane towing a banner, or one of those Super Bowl blimp things with an advertisement on it. We’re not picky!
Antisocial media. I like that. That's what I'm going to call these Pages/reason for continuing to do this. A form of Antisocial media presents the page...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2645580/Free_Stars_The_UrQuan_Masters/
I'm sure you all know this but if you are not a *Happy Camper* then Free Stars: UQM, is based on The Ur-Quan Masters, which is based on the 3DO version of Star Control 2 which is based on the PC version of Star Control 2.
Sigh, has it really come to all this? I guess it has. Should I update the tagline of the Pages to be All About Free Stars? Nah, I'm most likely not to change anything but, I think All about Star Control and Free Stars sounds fine too. Was Star Control the original multiversal digital media? Some one should make a chart of the family tree, timelines, multiverses, etc. I personally hate mutli-verse stories and timelines. At this point, all I see are lots of What If? stories.
Anyways, Free Stars: UQM will be FREE! I personally donate to Pistol Shrimp's Patreon which I just wanted to point you to if you didn't know about it. I recommend it if you want to contribute extra to Free Stars 2. Or is it Free Stars 3? As someone that started with the original Alliance of Free Stars before they were the New Alliance of Free Stars, I wish there was a way to re-release Free Stars: Famous Battles of the Ur-Quan Conflict Volume IV. That subtle Star Wars reference is great. And it goes without saying, thank goodness the sub-title wasn't self referential and had the words Star Control in it. Oooo, how about the subtitle of these Antisocial media Pages being "The Unoffical home of Star Control".  
edit: 2/19/24... Free Stars: UQM is FREE on Steam!
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- Free Stars... Children of Infinity?
October 25, 2023, 4:34 PM EDT
The sequel to Famous Battles of the Ur-Quan Conflict Volume IV and The Ur-Quan Masters has an official name...
 Free Stars: Children of Infinity
First, it seems like an amazing way to reference the first two games as the protagonists in those games were the Alliance of Free Stars and the New Alliance of Free Stars. Suffice to say, I'm glad it's not The Ur-Quan Masters 2 or something to that effect.
Second, who or what is Infinity? A place to go or visit? Powerful precursory beings that call themselves that? Related to time and stories? Dan G. referred to all 3 of these games as containing a multiverse in the Free Stars name announcement blog post!
Hmm...
hmm...
hmm...hmm...hmm.
Please, read further about more recent happenings...
- The Sequel to "Star Control 2" is "Free Stars"...
- ...Survival is a priority. Expansion is a priority. Processing is a priority...
Your insight into the ineffable Juffo-Wup is encouraging.
Perhaps, if we were to plant spore sacs in your brain organ
and let its tendrils spread through your flesh
then you would truly understand Juffo-Wup... become part of Juffo-Wup.
You WOULD be happier and more fulfilled. Consider our offer.Posted by Frumple — Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:34 pm — Replies 8 — Views 37373
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