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Star Control Origins bug: not showing popups or objectives

Published on Friday, December 19, 2025 By FarawayGenerator In Star Control

I'm hoping someone has seen this big and can provide a fix. 

Star Control: Origins has become unplayable because notifications show what looks like the programming name rather than the text it's supposed to. Voiceover also doesn't play. The same happens in the Objectives and Captain's Log: I see "_Objective_ABC" rather than "Save the Tywoms" or the actual title, and bullets don't show up either.

Here are some screenshots:

r/starcontrol - Star Control Origins bug: not showing popups or objectives
r/starcontrol - Objectives bug, related to pop-up above, in Star Control Origins

So far I've:

  • reinstalled the game
  • repaired the game
  • reloaded a previous savegame hoping it wouldn't crop up - it always does
  • restarted the game, hoping it wouldn't come up - it always does

 

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! I just bought the game and was enjoying a playthrough until this happened.

 

EDIT: The game was installed through GOG Galaxy. I just reinstalled it using the offline installers (no client); this error is still there.