X-Tended -Terran Conflict V2.2 Released. [06/09/2013] (X3:AP prototype available)

dougeye · Post by **dougeye** » Thu, 27. Jun 13, 20:46

hmm I havnt played the mod in a long time so have forgotten the ins and outs, hopefully some one else will reply with a more enlightened answer, although if you have the mod manual a lot of it is explained.

Seyumi · Post by **Seyumi** » Fri, 28. Jun 13, 06:03

Is it possible to get an ETA on patch 2.1 (or 3.0) or if either are even in development? v2.0 came out over half a year ago and I was waiting for a "quick fix" 2.1 patch to fix all the issues people have reported before I started playing but now it seems like I might be waiting for nothing since future development is no more (this is my main fear since the 2.0 manual still has yet to come out) I'm hoping taking 5 seconds of your time to post a quick update won't deter you too much since that has always been your main response...thanks.

Killjaeden · Post by **Killjaeden** » Fri, 28. Jun 13, 13:05

1-2 weeks, its almost ready, but i'm the only one left at the team and i'm currently a bit busy with RL
Same with the manual

The issues are not solvable in a "quick fix" ... there will be improvements on some features and some larger issues with the military (reaction of insector forces) and escort ships (instant respawn issue) will be fixed ... amongst others.

@xfromxbtf
Improved races is highly incompatible
You could try and set the race relation between the races to -100.000 but then they'll also shoot at the freighters of that race which means economy will suffer.

Moriak · Post by **Moriak** » Wed, 10. Jul 13, 12:41

Hi guys,

I am playing this MOD for 5 days now and I have to mention that you did an amazing work here. After I finished AP, I was looking for some modification. Been playng TOTT and XRM, but they did not fulfil my expectations.

I have only one question so far. How come that my spacesuit does not have repair laser? I do have some gun in there instead. Is there a chance to get repair laser back or is it for a reason?

Cheers

edit: OK, I found out that repair laser is removed by design and sub mod is required in order to get one.

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Wed, 10. Jul 13, 16:22

Moriak wrote:edit: OK, I found out that repair laser is removed by design and sub mod is required in order to get one.

Or switch to Easy difficulty.

Mike.Galaxy · Post by **Mike.Galaxy** » Fri, 12. Jul 13, 22:22

ATTENTION: Please do NOT use "Repair Laser for X3TC X-Tended 1.1"
It will NOT work for X-Tended 2.0.
Just change game difficulty to "easy" for your own sake

Moriak · Post by **Moriak** » Sat, 13. Jul 13, 09:33

Mike.Galaxy wrote:ATTENTION: Please do NOT use "Repair Laser for X3TC X-Tended 1.1"
It will NOT work for X-Tended 2.0.
Just change game difficulty to "easy" for your own sake

That is exactly what I did ( switch to easy for a while ). I did not want to risk that "Repair laser mod" is not compatible with 2.0

Moriak · Post by **Moriak** » Sat, 13. Jul 13, 14:06

Does someone know how is it here if I want to run an illegal complex ( Space weed / Space fuel ) in regular sectors? Can I do that or will sector police attack me?

And second question is related to XTC plots. I am playing for some time already, my reputation is pretty high with almost all races but no plot for me yet. What are the conditions for the plot start and how many plots are in XTC?

Cheers

Killjaeden · Post by **Killjaeden** » Sun, 14. Jul 13, 19:24

X-Tended - Terran Conflict Patch & Manual 2.1
EDIT: You don't need to install this patch anymore, you only need patch 2.2 - look here (patch 2.2 post)

Where to start? After our Release for 2.0 only 3 active people remained. We went on to start and collect fixes for a patch. We didn't quite know how to continue, so we kind of ended up in a frozen state where little was done for quite some time. But since we didn't want to leave this whole thing that cost us so many work hours already in such a 'poor' ( playable but with numerous annoying bugs ) state, we fired up the machinery and deliver you the probably final version of XTC, as well as the updated Manual. It may have taken longer then expected, but i think it was worth the wait.

Since our team is too small with only 2 left(Dillpickle as Mission Guru, Me as everything-else guy) and our interest for the game has kinda dimished, we won't develop any further new content.

However, if there are outstanding bugs we will likely release a hotfix for it. As last departing "gift" i'd like to announce an experimental version of XTC for X3:AP. This version will make use of some new features of AP (like better OOS combat and bigger menu systems), but has barely been playtested, hence the name "experimental". It should be available in a couple of weeks.

We'd like to thank all of you who gave us feedback and helped us to find bugs.
Special Thanks to Loriel for his support, proofreading and the work on the Player-FAQ ,
Special Thanks to Sam Redstone as well, for his unbreakable dedication as Tester during the whole development of XTC. (comes a little bit late, but hey) - We therefore confer him the title "Eminent XTC tester - With Honors "

Download
Download 2.1 Patch (http://downloads.thexuniverse.us/X-Tend ... h_V2-1.zip)
Download 2.1 Manual (http://downloads.thexuniverse.us/X-Tend ... l_V2-1.pdf)
Download 2.1 Statistics Spreadsheet (http://downloads.thexuniverse.us/X-Tend ... istics.zip) (combined version)

Installation
Short Version: Extract the patch zip file into the folder of your X3:Terran Conflict installation that has XTC 2.0 installed (the folder where your x3tc.exe is located)

Long Version:
To get the most smooth transition we recommend you to fly into an empty/unknown sector prior installation, and save your game there. Backup your savegames, just in case. Then install the patch.
Extract the patch zip file into the folder of your X3:Terran Conflict installation that has XTC 2.0 installed (the folder where your x3tc.exe is located)
Overwrite everything if asked. By default XTC 2.0 occupies cat 14 & 15, the patch cat 16. If you use different numbers (because of other installed mods), you have to adjust the patch number accordingly. Beware that other mods can break xtc or the patch can break the mods.

Q: Is this patch save-game compatible?
A: Yes and no. You can install the patch and continue with your savegames. Some changes however will only occur after a very long time, or may not take effect at all. (For example - the new split ship will not be available in SY's without a new gamestart). What you definitely can't do is install the patch, play your savegame and then revert back to 2.0. Once saved with 2.1 you can't go back.

Q: I really don't want to restart, how do i get the most out of the patch?
A: Check out this thread (http://www.thexuniverse.com/threads/239 ... a-savegame). Feel free to ask there if you have any questions about the procedure

Patch Changelog
Ship fixes

New Split M6 "Acinonyx"
Mobile Pirate Base now "light carrier" of M7 class
swordfish made more interesting
fixed pirate&yaki utility loadouts (>Tractorbeam for Marauder)
M8 & TM now dockable on Wharfs and certain M2+
Khaak Sentinel Model changed
Khaak Destroyer Front lasers increased, Side lasers decreased
Small ship model fixes
Xenon M6 right turret cam
Terran M2 top/down turrets
Paranid M2+ Frontturret
Otas M2+ docks
Boron M7DC Frontweapons
Teladi TP+ weapons
Pirate Falchion guns
Asgard capital docks changed to M6&TS dock
Pirate Falcon Raider camera
Falchion camera
Verdandi textures improved
Khaak M1&M2 collision avoidance improved

Ship stat fixes

Leviathan missile compatibility
Deathclaw price
M7DC class dockingslots and pricing readjusted
Khaak corvette&vanguard prices swapped
Khaak corvette laser generator
Cerberus and Deimos stats adjusted
Perseus Sentinel lasergenerator
Pirate Chimera Raider lasergenerator
Pirate Buzzard Vanguard rollrate
Boreas & Polacca prices changed
Khaak Sentinel frontturret laser reduced
Paranid Agamemnon side turret weaponry corrected (Heavy&Medium instead of Medium)

Item & Station fixes

Fix for shield recharge exploit after changing environment
Shield Charger now works continuously once activated (see manual)
Weapon Charger overhauled works more consitently now (no huge sudden drain of shield energy
Weapon Charger efficiency now depends on Difficulty setting (For 100% refill> Easy: 1/6, Normal/Custom: 1/5, Hard: 1/4 Shield)
ECM now consumes energy (laser or shield. strong pulse & emergency selfdestruct if neither available) and does random damage to drones (no 100% instadeath)
Pirate base shields have correct shields now
Incendiary Bomb Launcher damage corrected
Ion Shard Railgun Projectile made bigger
Alpha& Beta EMPC Projectile Drawingdistance increased
Gamma&Delta Kyon Emitter turn rate increased
Barrage missile waresizes fixed
Corrected Terran & Xenon M7M Torpedo wareclass to XL (=higher ECM resistance)
Fixed Large& Colossal shield emitter stats
Typo's in shield descriptions corrected
PBC forge name fixed
Boron Stott L dock fixed

Script fixes

Player owned ships can't bail anymore
Military reacts better to attacks and helps attacked ships more
No instant respawn of NPC escort ships anymore
Respawn time now depends on the difficulty setting like intended
Pirates use a more colorfull palette of ships (normal pirate ships now get used as well, not just race ships)
Pirates sometimes patrol with mobile pirate bases
AI makes better choices on which missile to use in Combat (less mosquito spam)
Pirate base patrol respawn time increased
Faulty Autorepair time and prices corrected
Kha'ak hibernation time adjusted
Variable kha'ak max sector cap based on difficulty.
Plot relevant sectors are now protected from khaak&xenon activity
Bailed ship dissappear sooner after bailing on default difficulty levels ( Easy 24h, Normal 12h, Hard 6h, Xtreme 3h)
Equip Trade plugin now prevents permafull stocks
Boarding transporter works more reliably now
Some ships that where not available ingame without cheating now roam the universe (although some are still quite rare, spoiler contains ships):
Goner Ganymede, ATF Baldric, ATF Sleipnir
ATF Military now patrol terran territory (spoiler contains ships not seen before)
Ragnarök, Tyr, Woden, Odin, Aegir, Skirnir, Verdandi
PlayerownedSY autoequip can now equip shields correctly
POSY's autoequip can't add infinite tunings anymore

Plot fixes

Spoiler

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Divine Retribution (Paranid Plot)

Fixed finding trade station in Primeval Seas
Fix for mission stalling due to above bug
Fix for plot hanging after deliver ships mission

Split Loyalties

Removed offer to help Borons once started to work for Split
Fix for deliver fighters mission

Pirate Plot

Fix for missing Pirate station to start plot
Fix for missing Terran Spacedock for kidnap mission
Fix for missing station to deliver Terran scientist
Fix for missing Pirate base in Unlucky Decisions
Fix for missing Trade station in Sirius III
Fix for player ship recognition for towing ship mission

Enemy at the Gate (Xenon/Boron Plot)

Reset plot start due to missing trade station in Extended Rift
Fixes for various missing Plot stations
Fix for 'invincible' astronaut being destroyed
Fix for Asgard wandering off rather than flying to position

Generic Mission fixes
Special Delivery

Fixed spawning Mammoths
Fixed being able to use Salvage Claim Software to claim ship

Deliver Wares to TL

Fixed mission offer being cancelled once accepted

Buy used Ship

Fixed mission being offered in abandoned sectors
Fixed being able to complete the mission if initially had insufficient credits

Recover Ship

Fixed salvage bonuses
Repercussions for stealing enabled

Rescue Prisoners

Fixed docked passenger check

Assassination

Fix for non player kill completing mission successfully

Buy Asteroid Information

Fixed clean up of missions offered from ships

Fleet Support

Fixed spawning of unsupported fighter classes for drone carriers
Fixed Spawning Mammoths instead of fighters

Manual Changelog

Section about the R6 Ship options added
Section about the Typhon Missile System added
Updated shield and laser section
AL Options clarified where necessary
Equipment description changes
Some Hardware description clarified where necessary
bits and bobs

EmperorJon · Post by **EmperorJon** » Sun, 14. Jul 13, 19:32

Hmmm. Some reading material. Excccellleent...

Sorkvild · Post by **Sorkvild** » Sun, 14. Jul 13, 20:50

Thanks, thanks and thanks again! Despite facing many problems and heavy personnel rotation you guys made it and I've been looking forward to seeing bth new patch and updated manual released

Recently I for over two years I played XRM, but after all these years vanilla map has really bored me, same routines over and over. A month ago I finally dived into XTC (my previous attempts weren't so successful) trying to get the best of it and must say this mod is very consistent in many aspects and offers totally different gaming experience making you feel like "the new X game".

Hope you will remain on duty to iron out any remaining bugs (if present of course). Hats off.

alt3rn1ty · Post by **alt3rn1ty** » Sun, 14. Jul 13, 22:29

Sorkvild wrote:Hope you will remain on duty to iron out any remaining bugs (if present of course). Hats off.

Hats off indeed, for the sheer dedication over many years of XTending the game series ..

.. and apparently more to come if the experimental version comes to fruition mentioned on TXU.

Moriak · Post by **Moriak** » Mon, 15. Jul 13, 10:21

Killjaeden wrote:Patch and Manual Version 2.1 are released
More details here (Frontpage will be edited soon[tm])

I did not know that we have Christmas today

Forked · Post by **Forked** » Mon, 15. Jul 13, 15:26

Holy crap

Glad I checked the last two pages - I just re-downloaded TC today to have another go at XTC

Thank you to all devs - past and present.

darkstar one · Post by **darkstar one** » Mon, 15. Jul 13, 16:58

ok loving this patch thanks to all devs past and present

did a complete re install so everything is as it should be , one quick question is the Xtended version of commercial agent compatible with this release?

i am asking this due to just patching my "old install" the version pop up that comes up as soon as game is loaded came up red instead of green, hence the full clean and re install,

any advice on this would be appreciated

many thanks darkstar

Sorkvild · Post by **Sorkvild** » Mon, 15. Jul 13, 18:46

Two questions...

- Can I turn of/onn 'corporations' at any time and activate them again later on?

- I how 'threat level measurement' plugin works? Can't see any hotkeys for that nor any extra info in sector description.

Killjaeden · Post by **Killjaeden** » Mon, 15. Jul 13, 19:47

- Can I turn of/onn 'corporations' at any time and activate them again later on?

Haven't tested it. But Corporations essentially are just namechanges. You see "Terracorp blabla factory" instead of just "blabla factory" and also freighters.

Threat level measurement is done internally by the race military. If there are alot of foes in an area over time, the static force will increase and the response harder. If there is no "action" over a longer time, static defenses ( = military presence in that sector) will decrease

@darkstar
best check out http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php? ... ke&start=0
What applies to 2.0 applies to 2.1 as well

darkstar one · Post by **darkstar one** » Tue, 16. Jul 13, 11:59

Thanks ill try that , lets hope i can get this right

nap_rz · Post by **nap_rz** » Wed, 17. Jul 13, 15:43

is there any plan to make xtended albion prelude compatible?

Yacek · Post by **Yacek** » Wed, 17. Jul 13, 16:54

nap_rz wrote:is there any plan to make xtended albion prelude compatible?

Info: http://www.thexuniverse.com/threads/239 ... Manual-2-1