X3: Terran Conflict Update 2.6 - Coming Soon!

Jonlissla · Post by **Jonlissla** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 16:49

As long as we get a few fixes to perfomance then I'm satisfied.

Would be nice if we could get a changelog before it's released.

eldyranx3 · Post by **eldyranx3** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 17:15

Jonlissla wrote:As long as we get a few fixes to performance then I'm satisfied. Would be nice if we could get a changelog before it's released.

Why not sign up for L3 Devnet Access and read the 2.6 RC changelog yourself?

dtrowle · Post by **dtrowle** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 17:34

Why not sign up for L3 Devnet Access and read the 2.6 RC changelog yourself?

Me thinks the current release candidate is on the L5 forums which is more complicated ti sign up for.

Rapier · Post by **Rapier** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 18:09

This neatly summarises why a changelog won't be released before the patch. There is a changelog in the level 3 testing forum, but there may be a more recent candidate and changelog in the level 5 forum too. If something doesn't work as intended in the final tests, it might be removed at the last moment. If it's already been announced, people will complain when it's not there. It's happened before.

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 19:33

Well I was about to launch X3:TC today off steam when I noticed achievements for the game!

I really don't have anything else to say as I'm still stunned.

Lookie here!

Ok, out of shock now. I tried clicking on view all achievements but all it does is lead me to my profile page.

Here are the current achievements (left to right):

On the Beat
-Earn 100,000 Credits with a police license.

Maze
-Build a complex with five factories.

A Proud Moment
-Build a factory.

Liberator
-Claim ten ships.

Major Miner
-Mine ten units of Nividium.

Crash Course
-Pass the Flight School.

Combat Pro
-Achieve flight rank Professional.

{merged - Carlo}

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 19:37

Probably because 2.6 hasn't been released yet and if STEAM jumped the gun everyone who owns non STEAM versions would raise a storm about it (kinda like 2.0(?) IIRC).

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 19:38

Nope, the game is still 2.5.

EDIT: Sorry, I should have read the stickies

It's just that they were never there before. Perhaps 2.6 is going to be released any day now?

Post by **X-Warrior B AS** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 19:56

Makes me wonder though... will achievements we've already achieved be counted, or will we have to do everything again?

Technojerk36 · Post by **Technojerk36** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 19:58

Shouldn't be that hard to do them all again. The only one I see that could cause a problem is Combat Pro. (You can always redo Crash Course by going to another sector which features a start)

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 19:59

Those are the achievements.....I've done all of those at least 5 times over in just my current game......how about a real achievement (i.e. Defeat a Kha'ak M2 with an M5 only using lasers).

Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 03:18

X-Warrior B AS wrote:Makes me wonder though... will achievements we've already achieved be counted, or will we have to do everything again?

It's possible, though I bet you don't for most of them.

My real concern is for modded games. I really doubt they will allow modified games to get achievements. It would make getting all the achievements just a download away. However, the bonus pack modifications might be OK. However however, if the bonus pack doesn't come out at the same time or if you have been playing with a mod before the signed-off version came in with the bonus pack, then it might not be OK.... ugh.

Or they could do like they have done in the forums and put a note on the achievement that it was done with a modified game.

However it turns out, I hope it does so soon!

ITFUncleDave · Post by **ITFUncleDave** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 04:38

Zloth wrote: It's possible, though I bet you don't for most of them.

My real concern is for modded games. I really doubt they will allow modified games to get achievements. It would make getting all the achievements just a download away. However, the bonus pack modifications might be OK. However however, if the bonus pack doesn't come out at the same time or if you have been playing with a mod before the signed-off version came in with the bonus pack, then it might not be OK.... ugh.

Or they could do like they have done in the forums and put a note on the achievement that it was done with a modified game.

However it turns out, I hope it does so soon!

Since they're steam achievements i'm 100% sure that you'll be able to get them in modified games, naturally as you said someone can just download the cheat package and get them all instantly with minimal effort but that defeats the point of achievements, i won't be doing that but if others want to... fine, it's their loss really.

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 08:06

If that's the case I wonder how long until someone makes a script/director/cutomverse to basically lay everything out nice and easy to finish quickly.

enenra · Post by **enenra** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 13:02

Sorry to say but achievements won't be available in modified games. They'll be there and you can see them but you can't "achieve" them.

Also, those four are of course not the only achievements. Note the "+20" icon on the screenshot.

Furthermore it is important to know that those achievements are currently only displayed with the beta version of Steam and as it is a beta, not everything works correctly yet. Thus the problems you mentioned, Technojerk36.

carran · Post by **carran** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 20:43

enenra wrote:Furthermore it is important to know that those achievements are currently only displayed with the beta version of Steam and as it is a beta, not everything works correctly yet. Thus the problems you mentioned, Technojerk36.

Now here's a silly question - is the patch being delayed so the fixes for Steam can be incorporated...?

Threesixtyci · Post by **Threesixtyci** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 21:01

I don't really care about achievements nor Steam.

I'm just hoping they fixed the wingmen problem of constantly outrunning the player ship causing them to circling around to outrun the player ship again, to the point of them eventually running into something. Like say a gate, a factory, or the player ship....

Also hoping that they balanced the out of sector combat to something closer to in sector outcomes.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 22:38

carran wrote:Now here's a silly question - is the patch being delayed so the fixes for Steam can be incorporated...?

Not as such, no. The achievements have been rolled out early to Steam (note - just the achievements, not the game version which allows you to get them) to allow the final stages of testing.

That's pretty much the whole point of this thread - to let people know why they appear in Steam before the patch is available...

Tim

Jonlissla · Post by **Jonlissla** » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 23:06

eldyranx3 wrote:
Jonlissla wrote:As long as we get a few fixes to performance then I'm satisfied. Would be nice if we could get a changelog before it's released.
Why not sign up for L3 Devnet Access and read the 2.6 RC changelog yourself?

Translation, please?

I don't really care about achievements nor Steam.

It adds a fine little touch to the game. Makes you want to test your limits.

Overall, however, it's not that important.

Tycow · Post by **Tycow** » Wed, 7. Apr 10, 00:29

Jonlissla wrote:
eldyranx3 wrote:
Jonlissla wrote:As long as we get a few fixes to performance then I'm satisfied. Would be nice if we could get a changelog before it's released.
Why not sign up for L3 Devnet Access and read the 2.6 RC changelog yourself?
Translation, please?

Read here

Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Wed, 7. Apr 10, 01:53

ITFUncleDave wrote: Since they're steam achievements i'm 100% sure that you'll be able to get them in modified games, naturally as you said someone can just download the cheat package and get them all instantly with minimal effort but that defeats the point of achievements, i won't be doing that but if others want to... fine, it's their loss really.

But... but.... when the end of the world comes and the great cosmic reckoning of gaming achievements is done, they will get freebees!

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