X-SUPERBOX: What is this all about and what should it contain?

Lord Dakier · Post by **Lord Dakier** » Tue, 28. Jul 09, 23:47

Logos should never of been removed. Wow I still have my D.V.S.I logo (Daker Vassarr Space Industries)... I loved the look of a bit of 10 minute photoshop work.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 15:27

please consider including default keyboard layouts, a single sheet would do
- at least for X2, X3:R and X3:TC

- 11,000+ downloaders can't be wrong..

DannyDSC · Post by **DannyDSC** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 20:03

BugMeister wrote:please consider including default keyboard layouts, a single sheet would do
- at least for X2, X3:R and X3:TC

- 11,000+ downloaders can't be wrong..

is a good choice

I also suggest :

Rebalance Mod by Someonelse

SPARX · Post by **SPARX** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 22:11

One of the best things about the X series has been the ship design. Would it be possible to get in contact with a manufacturer to build models of the ships. Sombody like Aoshima would do them justice, or the guys who make the Macross variable fighters.
I for one would by them. Perhaps a small sacle ship could be included in the box?

cheggs · Post by **cheggs** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 22:58

SPARX wrote:One of the best things about the X series has been the ship design. Would it be possible to get in contact with a manufacturer to build models of the ships. Sombody like Aoshima would do them justice, or the guys who make the Macross variable fighters.
I for one would by them. Perhaps a small sacle ship could be included in the box?

A model of X Shuttle would just be perfect

Blackknight8x · Post by **Blackknight8x** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 05:21

I'm not really sure where this should go so I'm posting it here in the hopes that it will go to the right people that need to see it.

I'd really like a to see a few new tools added with this superbox;

- A super easy ship making tool*

- A super easy mission maker**

- A Super easy sector adding MOD***

&

- A add all ships to game****

*
By this I mean having a set ship making template with a points/class system. With the super easy interface so that people who know nothing about making ships can add a ship(s) into the game with little to no fuss. A 'share a ship' type thread would be cool for people to share the new ships they have made too.

**
We are already half way there with this, but if you know very little or nothing about code it can seem like a big task to write something new & add it into the game.
To help people perhaps code can be writen before hand in different parts, so people can pick & choose what to add into a mission. You could also add an uploading part to the forum so people can share missions with one another - Not sure if this is already in place, S+M forum ??

***
Again we are already half way with this in X3:TC with the HUB. Players can add sectors together to have the sectors they like close together.
However having the choice to add up to 10 sectors or what ever to each game would be a nice touch. I know personally I'd like to have a few sectors added & set up to my own needs.

****
I'd love to see some of the older ships in my X3:TC game. I do miss some of them & having them all in one game would be cool.

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 10:18

Would it be possible to get in contact with a manufacturer to build models of the ships.

add all ships ready to be built as Paper Models... please...

Lord Kellmar · Post by **Lord Kellmar** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 11:21

someone else wrote: add all ships ready to be built as Paper Models... please...

Yeah, all the antennas of the Xenon J&k :]
(I love Xenon ships so I want to find all of them )

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 11:22

Yeah, all the antennas of the Xenon J&k :]

just use thicker paper!

Morty_Porky · Post by **Morty_Porky** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 18:47

Yes and for final things: GIVE US A MULTIPLAYER OPTION in LAN.
Can you people imagine that (NOPE). 10 friends play X2 or x3 on local
LAN server. Who need real life then. All this thing in X3:TC, doing mission,
trading, building with friends mmmmm.
It is not so hard to program this people in egosoft. You have all ready...
Remove one Bot ship and you have player ship. Add cruse speed instend of SETA and here you go.

WE WANT THIS MULTIPLAYING AFTER 10 YEARS.

Thanks.

Poobah · Post by **Poobah** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 18:58

I don't think you've thought it through if you think that it would be in any way easy to make any of the X-Games multiplayer.

Post by **Nanook** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 19:53

Let's not turn this thread into yet another multiplayer debate. Suffice it to say it isn't going to happen with the X games and let it go at that. OK?

dlryan · Post by **dlryan** » Thu, 30. Jul 09, 20:00

No kidding.
Anybody that thinks X can go multiplayer. Forget about it.

Nothing more than a pipedream.

TerrorTrooper · Post by **TerrorTrooper** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 00:47

hmmm..

A Tough one.
Frankly, i think from a marketing point of view, including stuff already available on the forums, and stock softwere will not be anything enough to intice people who already own the whole series to buy it..
Egosofts marketing efforts on previous box sets have ben somewhat un-origional

You need something new..
Instead of just re-packaging the origional games, a few extras would sell to the existing users.

For some examples :-

1:- Hardcopy paper material.
Like a Wall Map, Ship Chart, Gazeteer of systems.
although these push up costs, will be unique to this box set.
worth a thought...

2:- Updated .exe's for XBTF and XT for modern PC's as not everyone has the know how to get them to work on newer systems.

3:- Lets borrow an idea from the sims...
Before we talk about extras, remember, a large portion of the community play the game Vanilla.
How about, Bonus ships, Say X2, X3, and X3TC have an official Bonus Ship in them only obtainable in this Boxset??
Like a Unique Fighter in XT.
Like a Unique Carrier in X2.
Like a Unique Destroyer in X3.
And Perhaps a player owned M0 Dreadnaught in X3:TC

4:- A Set of official, user friendly tools with a Graphical User Interface..
The current tools are somewhat complex to the un-skilled user.
(take Freespace's FRED as an example.)

5:- A Set of missions that start in XBTF, when you do them, it tells you to continue in X2, Next in X3, Last part in X3TC.

This will intice the existing market to buy this box set.

Post by **Cycrow** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 00:48

Morty_Porky wrote:Yes and for final things: GIVE US A MULTIPLAYER OPTION in LAN.
Can you people imagine that (NOPE). 10 friends play X2 or x3 on local
LAN server. Who need real life then. All this thing in X3:TC, doing mission,
trading, building with friends mmmmm.
It is not so hard to program this people in egosoft. You have all ready...
Remove one Bot ship and you have player ship. Add cruse speed instend of SETA and here you go.

WE WANT THIS MULTIPLAYING AFTER 10 YEARS.

Thanks.

im sorry, but its not as easy as you think. u cant simlar replace an AI ship with a player, and u obviously have no clue about programming.

just for the ppl who seemed to have missed the point of the superbox.
The superbox is not a new game, its more like a collectors addition of the whole series together in one box.

so asking for massive changes to the game simply isn't going to happen

Poobah · Post by **Poobah** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 01:22

TerrorTrooper wrote: 2:- Updated .exe's for XBTF and XT for modern PC's as not everyone has the know how to get them to work on newer systems.

I haven't tried XT but my XBTF works 100% fine on Windows Vista 64bit with absolutely zero modifications to the shortcut etc.

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 09:30

1:- Hardcopy paper material.
maybe Paper Models of X-ships?

mad_axeman · Post by **mad_axeman** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 10:35

someone else wrote:1:- Hardcopy paper material.
maybe Paper Models of X-ships?

I'm getting a feeling that you're looking for something in particular, but can't quite put my finger on it...

Tim-O · Post by **Tim-O** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 14:16

someone else wrote:1:- Hardcopy paper material.
maybe Paper Models of X-ships?

Hell I was thinking the exact same thing. Have been thinking about doing one myself. A Split Carrier or something that is not too complex. I have no expertise in it though. So perhaps its not going to work out.
You can't just take the models, unfold them on paper and put some flaps at the boundaries. Thats the main problem.

Perhaps there is some paper model freak here who can't wait to do a X ship?

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By the way (don't know if this has already been said on some previous post):
The Superbox is going to be something Huge, they say.
I hope it won't be too overpriced, regarding that most of the bonus material will be coming from the community. Meaning that Egosoft did have nearly no expenses for it and that the people who created the stuff most probably will only get a great THANK YOU from everyone.
Just a little reminder to the Egosoft people not to profit too much from other people's work. But they don't decide the prices anyway, do they?

mxlol · Post by **mxlol** » Fri, 31. Jul 09, 14:28

Ok about the X multiplayer stuff i would like there to be a mod where you can just connect to your friends pc who has X3 tc that will be good for me.

But anyway enough about that my main question is if this superbox is gona be sold in the uk?

and for a extra?

complete maps for all games

on paper
yes a scale model of your buster would be nice
tinned case plz

mapmaker on a cd?
art book?
20% off at free argon trading station?

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