Patch 1.3 Feedback

szuur · Post by **szuur** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:32

Downloading can't wait to see , just a question does it make a diffrence to install the 1.3 patch over the 1.201 patch or uninstal to V1.0 an then do the 1.3 patch??

dukesatan · Post by **dukesatan** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:36

Personally i'd like to thank CBJ and Egosoft for all there hard work, the improvement gained by this latest 1.3 patch is brilliant

I for one am very happy with the work they have done and am glad they released it working than half baked a month ago.

For my own problem of graphics issue..... yep, over pushed 6800GT,

well done to CBJ for reminding me i'd pushed it so hard, now its tweaked to a more suitable level and all is again fine (cheers)

So i'm gonna go and play now, merry christmas to Egosoft and to CBJ, you ALL deserve it for your work in making X3 from a good game to a GREAT GAME

Duke.

MadACR · Post by **MadACR** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:37

note to self, pull all mobil assets into argon prime while patch is downloading, and save in a couple of slots as to insure ore belt and my 55 station complex remains safe. Either that or pull all of my offensive craft there and have them patrol the sector for badies

MadBoris · Post by **MadBoris** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:43

I am very happy with the performance benefits, still cpu dependent but in non-populated systems, the graphics really fly, and with SETA at 10x even.

The weapons fire is more responsive now too.
Alot of niceties added with the patch, good polishing.

Can't wait to have some time to play tonight and see the balance changes.
It has renewed some vigor to play in the days ahead.

Thx much

Darkhold · Post by **Darkhold** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:47

Ok the attacks are insane. I nearly lost a Centaur right off the bat there's Xenon wandering around attacking my freighters there's pirates hunting my UTs there's Khaak everywhere.

So am I now going to have to put Centaurs in every single sector now just to keep my empire?

Jay_Astra · Post by **Jay_Astra** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:48

Well before 1.3 all worked 100% and i've had no troubles, install 1.3 and my galactic empire i've spent the last few weeks on will not load, just crashes back to desktop, thats no probs as i saved my plot game somewhere else, did the nvidium scanning mission till the end and it was great, reasonably smooth as everything was on high

Can't wait to build my next empire and have some decent complexes that work

PTR · Post by **PTR** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:50

Just capped a Xenon M... In Argon Prime... LOL

Dread · Post by **Dread** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:52

Is there any difference does anyone know in installing the patch 1.0>1.3 or the 1.2.01>1.3 patch?

Was just wondering as noticed a lot of ppl are praising and still lot of ppl are saying its just as bad if not worse, and wondering if its anything to do with how & what patches you all used to get to 1.3
Also thought about the divide maybe being to do with those who are starting a fresh game and those who are trying 1.3 on a current savegame from earlier version.

Post by **CBJ** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 20:57

Dread wrote:Is there any difference does anyone know in installing the patch 1.0>1.3 or the 1.2.01>1.3 patch?

The difference is what version you can install it over. The result will be the same; your game will be updated to 1.3.

Lidza · Post by **Lidza** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:01

TOO MUCH LAG during fights

On 1.2 fight were fast no jumps... only when major fleet fights then LAG would be notice.

Now on 1.3 fighing 3 npcs LAG appears... fighting 5 Xenon Ls + 4 Xenon Ms its a complete LAG party ... frame-by-frame...

a bit disapointing

BTW Black Hole Sun its a WAR ZONE

(what is nice)

kalrus · Post by **kalrus** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:04

I started again 3 days ago.... So iv just been trading at the mo.... my fighter skill is nuisance Lol.... should i download the 1.3 patch or wait till i have a nova or something?.... I only have a Discoverer at the mo!.

Mind you from what some of you have said, seems i may need an M2.... (looks into my credit bag.... empty).

The universe sound scary.... "Yikes" ( Look's out of my Paranid SF window... ok at the moment)

Any addvice on the new patch is most welcome. And happy Christmas to all

D_Zorro · Post by **D_Zorro** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:08

Anyone tried Ore Belt yet ?? i went the my pc started to lagg like crazy. So i jumped back out to another sector everything else is fine. Looks like all the nabula in Ore belt are cripling my poor system. Argon prime actually is really smooth now.

DZorro,

LostPilot · Post by **LostPilot** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:08

Oh

. Ceos Buckzoid , Kha'ak Carrier , Kha'ak Destroyer , Super Clusters.. and my complex ;p . Its a rather epic battle, the Carrier is down but i got owned in my M6 by Kha'ak Scouts!

, but i'm gonna reload the save, and do it again

. Warning, they are Coming!

ps. I spend more time cleaning Surrounding Teladi space because alarms go off nearly all the time, i got xenon etc. Busy times.

Tenlar Scarflame · Post by **Tenlar Scarflame** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:09

question, are the ship models fixed in 1.3? I see the Osprey is but what about the Disco, variants of the Nova, etc.

Ambis · Post by **Ambis** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:15

Ambis wrote:
Nope.

1.3 didn't do it for me. I can still hear only the last 1-3 seconds from the dialogues.

Luckily, last night I installed XP on another hard disk and with some tweaking got the sounds work perfectly there, but not with this "main" install.

It's just such a burden to swap boot priority from BIOS everytime I want to play X3.. Not to mention the reboot it requires. I haven't yet patched the lite XP install of X3, I'm working on getting the sounds work with this setup (XP Pro + Audigy 2 ZS).

Haa!

Got it finally working! Somebody suggested some "ACEMCP603PRO.exe" Mega Codec Pack, I installed that and away were the audioproblems!

Now everything seems to work ok.

Shada · Post by **Shada** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:15

I've noticed a nice performance boost in certain sectors, but asteroid sectors have slowed down a lot with the addition of all the minor asteroids. Still playable - but I won't be fighting in Ore Belt anymore

Also - has this happened to anyone else?

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I'm not sure if its a mod/script or patch 1.3 causing it.

EDIT: The "Readtext" has now been replaced with information about Lasers. I guess it was patch 1.3, but something was interfering with it. Or something. Or other. Whatever.

MillerTime · Post by **MillerTime** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:19

RogerL wrote:This might be a good time to upgrade into some M3

your gona need more than an M3. I just went up against 2 nova's and got owned nevermind the Kha'ak. got em on the 3rd time though.

L_B_P wrote:just pulling all my 20 UT to argon prime, so I don't losse any then I start after the update

IMHO UT's are now (or going to be) useless, within a day or so they will be wiped out. Unless you have 10 M1/M2's and 20-30 M6's with 30-40 M4's per sector doing OOSD. They won't survive. Were all going to need massive OOSD now to make this work.

Also they did a heck of a job on "balancing" the swarm missiles, before you can hit anything at 20Klicks with wasp's, now they won't hit anything unless your within 2K or so and even then a quarter hit the target. If your within 500m or so they seem to all hit. You have to be on their tail for them to work. Time for a tempest fab. Use the tempest for the Nova's and Falcon's and wasp for busters and harriers.

I was building all over since it was quiet but now the quest or strategy is to build in concentrated areas with massive OOSD in the sectors where your doing business. Man 1.3 must now be brutal if your just starting out.

If you want it easy then stay with 1.2.01 but if you want an challenge, well install 1.3 and you'll get one.

1.2.01 for novice and 1.3 for advance. That's how I see it.

humility925 · Post by **humility925** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:20

Thank you very much Egosoft,
Couldn't wait to see M2 are useful but it's taken long time, I kind of worry about Destroyed stations leave wrecks, will there stay forever, or A.I Will rebuild and replace those wreck, I mean in long term, there will be too much wreck and A.I ship will hittin, and you couldn't build new station in small Sentors?
I hope I have a peace while I'm doing trading, I dont want to flee everytime I see pirates and Kha'ak when they always there in every sentors block my profits too much, lot of money if use up enery cell, unable to dock to sell or buy when pirates there. They did eat up your shield 5*25MJ TS in just few second. And dont tell me to have a wingman, it's cost lot of money for me and slow down my goal in early of game.

raventd · Post by **raventd** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:23

Well there's me in Greater Profit.

With a Teladi rep of Shareholder.And after the patch I notice an Teladi Military Osprey on red after I blew up a Split Frieghter.
I get close and he opens fire.My protecting wingmen come to my defense,
and before you know it he is toast.
Then the Teladi battlecruiser opens up.A beautiful laser show. And before I can scratch my head.My shields are gone and I am the toast.

Now that was crazy.Fun but crazy.

Classic Style · Post by **Classic Style** » Thu, 22. Dec 05, 21:24

My transports actually need escorts now... >.< I love you Egosoft, I just hate the fact that I thought I was starting to get ahead with my 15mil... now I see I'm gonna have to buy a bunch of busters or makos as escorts

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Patch 1.3 Feedback