[Mod] X² Photorealistic Mod NEW!

Sict1932gustrcom · Post by **Sict1932gustrcom** » Thu, 13. Aug 26, 23:38

Hi everyone!

After 20 years, I thought it was time to give something back to Egosoft. Since I'm currently looking into AI upscaling technologies and needed a break from work, I spent the weekend thinking about what it would look like if we could bring X² into the modern era with photo-realistic graphics using modern AI and transformer models.

The engine is actually quite powerful and mod-friendly, and the slightly clunky gameplay is less bothering today than it was back then—in fact, it has its own charm.

I checked out all three existing texture mods and partially used them as well. (Thanks to everyone, hoping they read this!) However, that was only the foundation for the upscaling, saving me from processing all 900 files individually. But 300 of them—the most important ones—could be significantly improved, as you can see in the pictures.

Installation:
Copy 06.cat and 06.dat into the main directory. Easy!

Download Links:

https://anonfilesnew.com/s/URJMMV0pVfk
https://anonfilesnew.com/s/WdrRKaYUHYm
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jZqj8U ... sp=sharing

It’s almost perfect and instantly shows X² like you’ve never seen it before

Still, I'll keep working on it!

Post by **N8M4R3** » Fri, 14. Aug 26, 16:56

Hello Sict1932gustrcom,

your Mod looks interesting. I moved your mod from the X3 section to the X2 S&M section here in the English forums. Unfortunately, we had to link to your images in both of your threads because they were larger than 640x480 pixels.

Sict1932gustrcom · Post by **Sict1932gustrcom** » Fri, 14. Aug 26, 20:30

N8M4R3 wrote: Fri, 14. Aug 26, 16:56 Hello Sict1932gustrcom,

your Mod looks interesting. I moved your mod from the X3 section to the X2 S&M section here in the English forums. Unfortunately, we had to link to your images in both of your threads because they were larger than 640x480 pixels.

Thank you, and I have fixed it. The screenshots look razor-sharp in full resolution and three times better than what is possible on the forum screenshots here! :-)The result is fantastic, and right now I am working on the videos:

Zeron-mk7 · Post by **Zeron-mk7** » Mon, 17. Aug 26, 17:12

Glad that someone else still modding

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Check your download links, I tried them all, but they looks like not working

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Maybe try to upload your mod into the mediafire.com or mega.nz or other similar website, but not in websites, where only files sharing, because, they all always after time links will be dead.

Sict1932gustrcom · Post by **Sict1932gustrcom** » Tue, 18. Aug 26, 03:54

Zeron-mk7 wrote: Mon, 17. Aug 26, 17:12 Glad that someone else still modding .
Check your download links, I tried them all, but they looks like not working .
Maybe try to upload your mod into the mediafire.com or mega.nz or other similar website, but not in websites, where only files sharing, because, they all always after time links will be dead.

Thanks for your important note about the download links. I fixed it. Anonfiles seems to depend heavily on the provider. But the Google Drive link should definitely work for you. I can promise you the graphics will blow your mind!

hehe

And yes, I am continuing to work hard on it. The charm of this game simply captivated me... and I never fully finished playing it. So I thought I'd motivate myself

and mod the game to make it look really beautiful. But this retro style will be preserved. So X² remains unmistakably X2... only nothing is blurry on textures anymore and some parts look really "organic". But I am most proud of the starry background. That took me a whole day of work to get it looking so dreamily beautiful.

Sorkvild · Post by **Sorkvild** » Tue, 25. Aug 26, 02:09

It's great to see a new mod for X2 in 2026. I've already played it, and it looks really great; it's almost a remaster. If I may suggest something, I'd go for a more subtle vortex inside the jump gates; currently, from a distance, it blends into a uniform cyan sphere. The suns could be improved; they look a bit low-res against the improved textures; I don't know if anything was touched here. Regardless, the mod is highly recommended.

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