[Mayhem 3] Renegades v5.4 - 7/2025

[Betelgeuse97]

I see. That definitely changes the role of missile frigates. I bought a black market frigate and got the Ares, which can't use any other weapon than Tornado Missiles, so I assumed the ship would still be able to be more than being an extremely costly long-range anti-capital missile platform. Luckily I got myself an Acinonyx later, way more bang for the buck!

Missiles are costly. They need a lot of silicon to keep production up and running, but they provide the best frontloaded DPS in the game, far more than even M2s can offer.

[siddham]

Hello
Are there any guides or anything like a basic manual for complete beginners ?
Have played some X games... X Beyond the Frontier & X2 The Threat & X3 Reunion & X3 Albion Prelude
Have time in those games... but not an expert by any means
But I know basically what the X game formula is & I like it
But never tried Litcubes Universe
I know this game is a total rework of the X game
Any links or info about how to go about playing Mayhem 3 Renegades welcomed
Thanks

[Betelgeuse97]

Hello
Are there any guides or anything like a basic manual for complete beginners ?
Have played some X games... X Beyond the Frontier & X2 The Threat & X3 Reunion & X3 Albion Prelude
Have time in those games... but not an expert by any means
But I know basically what the X game formula is & I like it
But never tried Litcubes Universe
I know this game is a total rework of the X game
Any links or info about how to go about playing Mayhem 3 Renegades welcomed
Thanks

The game is essentially a mix between X3 and 4X games like Stellaris and Civ 6, but the core of an X game is still there. You start from simple beginnings and build up your empire by conquering territory, building stations, and building ships. I put some points below.

1. Add-Ons is the latest expansion for Renegades. I would update with Renegades Add-Ons first; it's linked in the OP.
2. Since you're a new player, I would start with easy or normal difficulty. Unlike vanilla difficulty which affects mainly early game, difficulty affects the rest of the game. Hard and insane are true to their names, and they are recommended once you know the ropes.
3. Read the encyclopedia for detailed explanation about game mechanics.
4. While you're playing, there are many tutorials throughout Renegades while you play on easy, normal, and hard.
5. Because NPCs are far more aggressive than in vanilla, your first "boss fight" is your first war or the Renegades threat (see Renegades entry in the in-game encyclopedia), whichever comes first. Regarding war preparations, I wrote some tips in the Add-Ons thread here: viewtopic.php?p=5306289#p5306289

[siddham]

Thank you so much Betelgeuse97
That helps a lot
I guess the best thing is to install and get started and see how it goes
I'll do my first trial run on easy
Thanks again

[Davidbry654]

linux? hot to get it working on steam deck

[Betelgeuse97]

linux? hot to get it working on steam deck

I'm not sure for Steam Deck, but for Linux, someone on the forums found a way to get LU and Mayhem (which Renegades is built on) for Linux: viewtopic.php?t=473792

Similar thread from X3TC subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/X3TC/comments/ ... out_there/

[matryoshka]

Thanks for that. Meaning that ingame info is enough to get into whatever features that big load of work offers.
But I do remember how nice it was that LU has a wiki and a lot of stuff could be learnt with it alongside