NEWS: X³ 2.0: Bala Gi Research Missions

The_Abyss · Post by **The_Abyss** » Sat, 14. Oct 06, 05:56

Please keep the thread on the original topic please.

Thank you.

bob hope · Post by **bob hope** » Sat, 14. Oct 06, 20:55

is it just possible that we can get the x2 turning circles on corvettes at least in this please?

there were complaints that they didnt turn well enough in the first place at 15% turning but nope its been halved in x3. Please make there a point to having m6`s other than having to have massive fleets of them

mattstint · Post by **mattstint** » Sat, 14. Oct 06, 23:46

This is going to come out near Xmas again like patch 1.3 did yes

Ego's Xmas present to us. I'm not bothered about the wait now I have Gothic 3!

SunofVich · Post by **SunofVich** » Sun, 15. Oct 06, 00:20

I'm not bothered by waiting either now that I have the game, i will spend that time generating mountains of cash.

DaMaGe007 · Post by **DaMaGe007** » Mon, 16. Oct 06, 08:37

If I could ask for one little feature to be added to Bala Gi, could egosoft please add a hotkey for *wingman go home* (crtl ?) would be great.

I am hoping they are reading this thread

Certus · Post by **Certus** » Mon, 16. Oct 06, 09:21

Thanks Egosoft, cant wait. Had sort of forgotten about this game for months and saw the news and thought to myself, "nah, too good to be true", and it was...because its not released yet!

Hope everything is shiny and bug free.

sbragiam · Post by **sbragiam** » Tue, 17. Oct 06, 23:53

Has anyone realy thought this through?

Does the release date of Q4 which all of you think is Oct. Nov. Dec.. Realy mean Fiscal Q4?

Which is what most companies mean when they say Q4 Which is Jan. Feb. Mar. of 2007 which is the last fiscal quarter of 2006.

So in all likely hood we are all going to have to wait a bit longer than expected, but with any luck they actually did mean O. N. D. (YQ4, 2006)we will get it sooner.

However on the positive side of things, if it is FQ4 then we are only 2 to 4 more months of waiting befor X4 is released sometime probably early next summer.

As the threat of this release (Bala G Research Missions) has generated so much response and renewed interest to the game it is likely that this was the intent to keep fans alive while the development of X4 is in progress, but not yet around the corner for release.

So all hopes for YQ4 release but, since it is not clear dont be suprised for a FQ4 release....

Best Regards,
Monster

Post by **Cycrow** » Wed, 18. Oct 06, 00:06

afaik all games that get released in Q4, means it gets released in the last quater of the year, ie Oct-dec.

also, thinking X4 will be out in the summer is abit optimistic dont you think ?
especially as theres been no conforimation that X4 is even in development and is most likly not.

if the new patch comes out in march, as you say, then that only leaves a few months to make a new game, im sorry, but games take much longer than that to create.

anyways, the Expansion for X3 will be out before X4

Post by **CBJ** » Wed, 18. Oct 06, 00:06

Some people like to try really, really hard to stir up a bit of doom and gloom don't they?

The release date is Q4 of the calendar year, not the financial year.

Jakesnake5 · Post by **Jakesnake5** » Wed, 18. Oct 06, 00:46

The rumor of X4 was started by fans, not Egosoft.

Egosoft stated that they will make an Expansion, before even trying for X4. I see no likelyhood of this changing anytime in the next year.

It's a shame the impatient would stoop to claiming something is 'vaporware'.

Nor has Egosoft resorted to 'Threatening a release' to boost interest. They don't need to. Most of us are addicted enough already.

Don't go trying to play the Devils Advocate here. You are being watched.

sbragiam · Post by **sbragiam** » Wed, 18. Oct 06, 02:21

Well i am happy to know that it will be sooner than latter, I was just noteing something that had not been even mentioned, but when and yes even games, a company says Q4 it is almost assumed Fiscal not Year...
Considering it was never clarified or declared.

As far as X4 with all of the hype that Egosoft has put into how happy they are with the sucess of X3 and X2, would and should lead to even the primary suggestion of an X4 in the development, because of such grand sucess. It would be silly to not think so...

So no i was not trying to stir things up with the posting public, I was mainly trying to get a further clarification from Egosoft... Mission accomplished...

Monster

Post by **Cycrow** » Wed, 18. Oct 06, 03:10

but consdering they are working on the new patch, its unlikly the development team have any extra time to start on a new game, so you can assume, that work on X4 hasn't started.

add to that, the fact that egosoft have already said theres goign to be an Expansion to X3, which would mean X4 wont be started until thats finished first.

Companies might use the Fiscal when describing Q4, but for game releases, its usually always the standard year

BillyBoyFloyd · Post by **BillyBoyFloyd** » Thu, 19. Oct 06, 07:18

I find it somewhat laughable that the moderators are claiming that the 'Expansion' to X3 will be finished and released before X4.

I base this on the fact that Egosoft took pre-orders for an expansion to X2 that was never released; at the last minute they decided to abort the expansion and release the barely finished and obviously untested X3.

So why wouldn't Egosoft repeat with X3 The Expansion and X4?

Mind you I do believe the moderators this time, but Egosoft's track record of last minute release changes does leave room for doubt. Doubt about what will be released, and how actually finished and tested the release will be.

Here's to finally getting our X3 Player HQ. A year late is better than never!!!

MooMan7777 · Post by **MooMan7777** » Fri, 20. Oct 06, 04:16

i dont get what all the fuss is about... why do we even want a patch?

rite now, most avid players are flying around with fleets of m1's and m2's

what good will a m7 or a m3+ do?

a player headquarters?

well, that might be nice... but this game still lacks the player friendly fleet controls that would be requried to manage anything more then a small group of wingmen, that i cant even let fly around because they die soo easily...

i want something like a warcraft stile interface when in the sector map..., and many more controls, like, form groups of wingmen, and protect eachother!

Post by **Cycrow** » Fri, 20. Oct 06, 04:46

BillyBoyFloyd, your basing egosofts track record on 1 game, hardly a track record

X BTF did have an expansion, then X2 was created after, so looking at that, it would mean its 50/50.

however for now, egosoft have only said there working on an expansion, so we can assume that is what will be released, but who knows what will happen in the future, im sure egosoft doesn't even know that.

so we have to base it on the information thats currently available.

MoonMan, im sure alot of ppl will say they want a patch. As for new ship classes like M7's and Player HQ, players have been asking, and demanding these for a long time now. Plus, adding a few ships is alot less work then redesignign and creating a new gui and control method

jlehtone · Post by **jlehtone** » Fri, 20. Oct 06, 10:31

MoonMan, there are bugs worth a patch. They may be "I don't care" bugs for many players, but nevertheless.

PHQ as such is not so important, but if its introduction does enable some operations that have not been possible before, then it is a "good thing"TM.

Fleet controls let the fleet fulfill its purpose. The current controls do let the fleet fulfill all current purposes available in the game (except general mayhem, which is not a "good" purpose anyway). And you have to realize that in sector (IS) and out of sector (OOS) are different. IS is about 3-D FPS and auto-pilot logic. OOS is probably near whatever Warcraft has. Thus, change of fleet controls, which may look simple, does have a snowball effect, escalating into avalanche of changes and ultimately will change the mood of the game. That is a "big thing", a serious design decision. Not a "patch" and possibly too much for an expansion. The Devs need to eat too.

CanadianBrit · Post by **CanadianBrit** » Sun, 22. Oct 06, 01:08

Notsure if I had mentioned this already in this thread but am looking forward to extra sectors. Maybe even a centrally located player ownable sector.

Woundweaver · Post by **Woundweaver** » Sun, 22. Oct 06, 14:09

Theres already a great place to make own sector. It`s Unknown Sector next to Montalaar, it`s as central and neutral as your going to get.

Kasabian · Post by **Kasabian** » Sun, 22. Oct 06, 18:53

I like to use empy sectors as my "base" also, I just wish their was an empty sector closer/in Argon territory.

I only found out about this patch recently, but I have to say I am quite excited, looking forward to it, it looks fantastic.

Unlike many developers, (A particular on starting with Be ending with da) this one really seems to care about its fans, this new patch shows it. I am definitely getting any X3 expansions or sequals in the future in support.

Achatos · Post by **Achatos** » Sun, 22. Oct 06, 21:54

CanadianBrit wrote:Notsure if I had mentioned this already in this thread but am looking forward to extra sectors. Maybe even a centrally located player ownable sector.

Even MORE sectors?

Jeeezz...
Why on earth would you want that? The sectors are all the same. Only the color of the planet or the amount of asteroids varies. So why would you want more of the same?

Besides, the universe is big enough already.

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