NEWS: X³ 2.0: Bala Gi Research Missions

Psirus · Post by **Psirus** » Fri, 27. Oct 06, 16:00

so..... it's almost november.... are we there yet? I hope this new M7 will be able to match up to my Python

and they still need to realease us an M0 "The flying station" capable of manufacturing as well as havinng a gazillion docking ports for fighters and 4 cap ship docking ports

Edit: first one on teh new page... WOOT!

Post by **Cycrow** » Fri, 27. Oct 06, 21:31

Psirus wrote: and they still need to realease us an M0 "The flying station" capable of manufacturing as well as havinng a gazillion docking ports for fighters and 4 cap ship docking ports

i really doubt there will be an M0 available for the player as they would be completly pointless, M0 are planet killers, something like the Vorlon planet killer in Babylon 5, a large weapon to destroy planets, but generally not much good against ships

Geggo · Post by **Geggo** » Fri, 27. Oct 06, 22:24

Cycrow wrote: i really doubt there will be an M0 available for the player as they would be completly pointless, M0 are planet killers, something like the Vorlon planet killer in Babylon 5, a large weapon to destroy planets, but generally not much good against ships

I would just line up all Xenons in one sector and then fire it's main beam cannon at the line and watch my game crash under the calculations

Besides the Shadow planet killer was pretty impressive against the huge armada of capital ships don't you think?

The vorlon one was taken out by few? pathetic Ancient battleships

But your right, even now just 1 M2 can own just about any fleet there is, no need to up the scales (just yet anyways).

Hard to come up with bigger class numbers than M0 now isn't it or how does M-1 sound

Wip3out (Bru) · Post by **Wip3out (Bru)** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 14:10

One quick question. Will X3 and Bala Gi be compatible with Windows Vista?

As Vista uses Direct X 10 and no current graphics cards supports this, I think X4 will be made on this platform. BUT... Will we still have X3?

Post by **CBJ** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 14:35

Vista is not a supported platform, mainly because it has not yet been released. That said, a number of people have managed to get the game to run on it. The only issue is the copy protection (which I believe can be solved by contacting the manufacturers of the copy protection for an updated set of drivers) but this may not be an issue once this patch has been released as it includes the NoCD/NoDVD facility.

Looney · Post by **Looney** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 14:37

so i love to save my plot missions up coz i love em so much. Like christmas and birthday all rolled into one when i get enough time to play each one. I KNOW IM SAD.

My question for those in the know......

do you think its a requirement to have finished the plot before the new mission patches come out? or does it not matter?

Just my game plan will have to radically change if i have to rush through all the missions.
And help will be gratefully received, thanks, Loons....

Shadow re applies the straight Jacket and puts me back in my cell.

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 14:47

If the new Flight Sim is anything to go by, 'games' written for Vista/DX10 will run like a dog on WinXP.
Bit of a problem choice for X4 then :
Vista/DX10 + slow on XP, or XP/DX9 + problematic on Vista ?

Post by **CBJ** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 14:50

There is no particular reason why DX9 games should have problems on Vista. Pure DX10 games probably won't work at all on XP. Those which run on both will normally have a dual-format rendering engine with DX9 support built in.

Star_Raider15 · Post by **Star_Raider15** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 15:09

i dont think u have to complete the plot to receive the bala gi research missions so dont worry

BigBANGtheory · Post by **BigBANGtheory** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 18:13

I predict a graphics engine bias towards OpenGL in the future, no developer in their right mind will produce a pure DirectX10 game for a long time.

So is it worth peoples time havng a DX9 & DX10 version, or just one OpenGL version?

xeon_1 · Post by **xeon_1** » Sat, 28. Oct 06, 19:02

i just hope egosoft won't make X4 DX10 only

verteron · Post by **verteron** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 02:02

Most software is written for a few generations of hardware, so DX9 will be fine. Might even "run" on DX8, though it'd be slow and ugly. Even Vista doesn't "require" DX10 hardware, the Aero Glass interface requires DX9, you can even run it on systems with integrated graphics.

I feel that we should be more concerned with hardware requirements, as any system built with Vista in mind should do okay, especially if it is Vista Premium ready. It should be a couple of years before there is a large enough Vista/DX10 install base to begin supporting DX10 features exclusively, though they can implement exclusive improvements at any time. And any system built to run X3 will run Vista fine, and should at least run X4 minimum requirements.

If you have shelled out for a decent gaming rig today, then it is likely you'll upgrade to Vista before it is required. You are already ahead of the Jones's, I'm sure you will be then as well. You'll buy Vista and a DX10 graphics card to make the game look better, not because it refuses to run. You'll want to upgrade before you need to.

drbachbanson · Post by **drbachbanson** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:17

I think that this update will be really nice but now that i am thinking it why will the new players will have this M7 and this huge factory and create a huge number of ships while i have spent my time trying to destroy the terran sector and lost billions by my destroyed titas.And this new player having a fleet of ships in 1 sec

anyway it is nice to hear that i am going to have a new place to dock my carries -Will u ever create a update so that we can rename the sectors we destroyed (xenon or Khaak) or the unknown sectors i would like to see that

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Tip: at the game start the best way to make money is by selling captured ships(made 1,000,000) from my first captured ship

Good luck

esd · Post by **esd** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:23

this new player having a fleet of ships in 1 sec

It's not like they're just being given a fleet...

drbachbanson · Post by **drbachbanson** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:25

An M0 would be a really good idea and is missing from the game would like to see it but it would not be too small to be able to go through a space gate so i should take the M2 bring some energy

Vista run in with DX 9 so u will not have any probleme having the X3 on vista check the vista compatibility advisor in www.microsoft.com .It will say that u have incompatible hardware and software but X3 will run but if you need dl Vista RC1 till juinethey will work so u can see yourself how nice they run

One of my computers that i had 5 years ago runs vista prenium with the aero visual style

drbachbanson · Post by **drbachbanson** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:28

If they cannot complete a single mission in 30 minites then they are real noobs

When they get it they make mass production of ships

But if u have to pay to create them then my state is wrong

esd · Post by **esd** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:31

Please don't post multiple times in a row.

Also, calling people "noobs" isn't on. Don't do it.

drbachbanson · Post by **drbachbanson** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:36

can's u complete a mission in 30 minites and u are right noobs is not nice let's say unexpirienced players but couldn't they get this mission at the end of the core ones?

esd · Post by **esd** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:44

drbachbanson wrote:but couldn't they get this mission at the end of the core ones?

Why should they have to do the plot? It's been said this'll be compatible with current saves, so one assumes that it would include non-plot games. How would you suggest that'd work?

et's say unexpirienced players

Why do you need to judge someone based on whether they've completed the plot? I've not completed the X³ plot, and I've been playing X since X-Gold hit the shelves many years ago.

drbachbanson · Post by **drbachbanson** » Sun, 29. Oct 06, 21:47

I think u are right at least they should make it a hard one the unexpirienced did not go to whether they have completed the plot in one of my save i have done none missions but have millions

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NEWS: X³ 2.0: Bala Gi Research Missions

plot or not to plot.... will bali gee bloke be bothered?