NEWS: Update 1.2 for X³: Reunion OUT NOW!

[The_Abyss]

We are pleased to confirm that update 1.2 will be available for download during Friday 28 October 2005. To download and update your game, please click on your "Check for Update" button as shown.

For your reference, a further 1.3 update will follow in mid-November. Along with various minor issues, this is planned to make a large further optimisation for memory usage that will again significantly improve performance over 1.2. There are several fixes and enchancements that are included in this update (some of which you will not even have tried yet), the main ones of which are:

- added support for more joystick models
- fixed random crash on entering a sector
- voice and audio syncronisation fixed
- performance optimisations including reduced memory consumption and shader enhancements
- improved menu design
- gamestart position modified to improve trading options at the start
- complex construction of factory positioning improved
- Tool tips added to assist in learning the menu Icon System
- added ability to scroll menu bars with mouse
- docking made easier, plus additional docking guide added
- plot gameplay improved in key game parts
- cut scenes re-produced, re-directed and optimised
- added content for infostation help dialogues

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as well as many more smaller issues resolved. A fresh News item will be posted as soon as update 1.2 is available for use.

EDIT - sorry - should have made this clear first time around. Of course, your existing savegames will be valid and workable from 1.0 to 1.2

[The_Abyss]

Made public

[Greyhawk1]

Fastest patch ever

[Galaxy613]

HAHA! I knew it, this patch will fix everyone's major bugs! Yey Egosoft!

[Mightysword]

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Johnny9ball]

5th post!

[giskard]

Oh ye of little faith

Giskard

[Johnny9ball]

The first 5 fixes should make a LOT of people Happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Greyhawk1]

If that doesnt smack of publisher deadlines I dont know what does. A patch this quick certainly looks like one. Damn them.

[SoothSayer]

NOW we know why the release of the Game was moved!!!

It wasn't the publisher after all...Egosoft didn't want the game released until they were ready to deploy the patch, as they knew of the problems and wanted to remedy them on or before the release date. Sounds like they did their job and fixed most of the complaints with compatability and sound. Thanks Egosoft!

RL

[Nicholas Kabourakis]

It's just... impressive!
Way to go guys!

Cheers

[The_Hypo]

Way to strike confidence back in guys! After all those horror stories of CTD's and before you know it WHAM! patch released before the game can even be bought!(8h 40m remaning! )

Bye

Edit: I cant stop smiling and bouncing up and down!

[Larington]

In a way this is a bit indicative of a gradual swing in the games industry... Formerly, a game would reach gold disk version, the dev team would take a break and celebrate and then after a day or week move on to patch construction (Or the team would be disolved - Worst case scenario (It happened to a game called Stolen for example)).

Now, a game will reach gold master disk version, and instead of taking a break head straight into patch production. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, its an acknowledgment that no game can be released in a semi 'crash-free' state, so instead of worrying about it, simply see what problems the community encounters and simply get on with the fixing.

[youki]

Ahhhh... Guess getting the game a few days late is not a bad thing.

Cheer to the new patch.

[sq_paradox]

Looks like there was a downside to beating the official release date .

[Johnny9ball]

In a way this is a bit indicative of a gradual swing in the games industry... Formerly, a game would reach gold disk version, the dev team would take a break and celebrate and then after a day or week move on to patch construction (Or the team would be disolved - Worst case scenario (It happened to a game called Stolen for example)).

Now, a game will reach gold master disk version, and instead of taking a break head straight into patch production. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, its an acknowledgment that no game can be released in a semi 'crash-free' state, so instead of worrying about it, simply see what problems the community encounters and simply get on with the fixing.

Games and computers and especially graphics are far more complex than our ancient cousins its to be expected.

[vindicator]

well damn i'd be celebrating egosoft's dilligent new patch work if i could have my game this weekend like u brits

[Mopy]

Dude,

You guys just fixed every 'Con' I listed earlier. Only pro's left now

Nice job. Should probably go to bed then ready to d/l sometime tomorrow.

Will we be able to use our saved games after patching?

Take Care!

[Galaxy613]

Looks like there was a downside to beating the official release date .

Yep, darn UK Postal service being so good.

[Auros]

Good stuff

Hopefully my cyborg 3d usb gold is on that stick list, lol

One of the reasons I never properly started the storyline is it would suck without the patch. So, I get it one day earlier but in actual fact will start playing proper on the release day anyway......must be some bad karma floating about eh?