X3 Players Guide (Updated 10 Jan 06)

[giskard]

X3: Reunion: New Players Guide For X3 Version 1.3

UPDATED 10 Jan 2006
Guide found at the link below.
http://www.respawn.co.uk/content/view/314/70/

Italian Version (V1.5). Translated by RobyX
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=113959

Theres also Russian and German versions somewhere but i lost the link.

This may be the final version of the New Players Guide (except for patch updates). Now I will be working on finishing up the Economy and once the basic game play and economy guides are done, I'll be making a X3 Strategy guide.

Updates include a complete guide to Factory placement, setup and TL Hiring in this version as well as a sneak preview of the sort of topics the X3 Strategy guide will cover in depth when its writen.

Giskard

[Duriel_LOP]

GREAT work Giskard, told me waht I wanted to know, now all I need is X3 and I'll be set!

[Blueman]

Long text but usefull

[rosetta1963]

[giskard]

This guides up on Respawn too now. Click on the pic on in my sig to go to my site.

After you guys have played the game for bit i will add more detail to that guide. Right now I just want to show you the differences between X2 and X3 and make sure you dont fall for any stupid mistakes whilst at the same time giving you some playing tips.

No plot spoilers are in the guide at all.

Consider this a small insight into X3, and i mean small. Scratching the surface kind of guide.

Giskard

[Nekentros]

Thank you for posting this .... it was very informative!

[Marijn]

thanks, interesting read.

a question though. will we get ship info before purchase ( like in freelancer ) or is it still necessary to have a good look in argonopedia before buying a new ship?

It's a bit odd that in x2 you're bassicly hoping the ship does what do want it to do.

[hrett]

[AB14]

Really interesting and useful post Giskard, done in a way that makes you want to get in there and enjoy the game rather than spoiling it for anyone cheers dude!

[foxtrot359]

I seen the post about the reason why they do not have an inside view. what bull sound like microshit. Microshit did the same thing with there fight games and now there boring you have no sence of being in a ship at all. All you see is a boring screen of the same thing on ever ship your in and thats "nothing" but space. Its like your just standing in space with nothing around you, completly boring empyness. Its a shame that game companies are getting so lazy in there productions of games just to get a fast buck.

[Marijn]

@hrett: thanks! i didn't know that. Now i allways use argonopedia just cause i like to compare but this is a good improvement and probabaly means it's in x3 too. yay.

@foxtrot359: a man with such wise words and so much experience playing x3. thank you for giving us your wise view. I espescially liked it when you said microshit instead of microsoft. such good arguments, bravo!


err.. play the demo (yet to come i hope). If you don't like it: don't buy the game. It's not like egosoft is twisting your arm, forcing you to play the game.

[Neonin]

[Galaxy613]

[giskard]

Neonin:

Its really good to see another player thinking in that way. I know X2 didnt encourage it because there was usually very little difference but thats the whole point im making about X3.

It does make a big difference in a lot of areas of the game. X3 has that level of detail. X2 never did.

So keep doing it mate and keep sharing your tips with us players.

[Neonin]