Colin.B Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) I haven't played many space sims. In fact, my experience is limited to Jump to Lightspeed, the SWG expanions pack. I love that so much though I'd be tempted to renew my subscription just to play JtLS. I was thinking of giving X3 a try but I had some questions concerning it. Anyone here play this game? Is it fun? Is there any combat? Is there a steep learning curve? Can I get a mining ship and turn it into a machine of destruction a la the Romulan mining ship in Star Trek? Can I get lost in exploring a vast universe? ...And then run into random space pirates and battle them off? Edited May 12, 2009 by DigitalManifestations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightwolf20024 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I haven't played many space sims. In fact, my experience is limited to Jump to Lightspeed, the SWG expanions pack. I love that so much though I'd be tempted to renew my subscription just to play JtLS. I was thinking of giving X3 a try but I had some questions concerning it.Anyone here play this game? Is it fun? sort of i havent played much Is there any combat? yep there is combat , again not that far so i ve only done some training stuff blowing up crates and target drones Is there a steep learning curve? yea its a huge curve difficult to learn one of the reasons why i havent gotten far , save often this game is unforgiving you die and you dont save its back to the beggining for you. Can I get a mining ship and turn it into a machine of destruction a la the Romulan mining ship in Star Trek? you can do that but it would be more a trader type ship and start a space empire with all that cash Can I get lost in exploring a vast universe? yea i got lost first time out ...And then run into random space pirates and battle them off? cant answer this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin.B Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks Nightwolf. Steep learning curves can be a turn off. I tried to get into EVE but the fact that I'd most likely need post-it notes littering the side of my monitor to remember all the important **** kept me from playing more than fifteen minutes of it. Here's hoping X3 isn't the same way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightIdea Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Definetely get X3, plus download this: http://www.thexuniverse.com/modules/XTM_Main/index.php Thats an unofficial expansion mod, makes is so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted May 13, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2009 Read the manual, keep it near you at all times. I bought the game on a whim (heard it was a really good space sim), and the interface completely confused me, I don't think I even managed to finish the first training mission (But then again, I suck at games) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted May 13, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'd say it's fun but I've only played X?: Reunion>. There is ship-to-ship combat and sometimes ship-to-station combat. The learning curve is quite steep but the game is fun once you get the hang of it. The universe is fairly large and it's easy to get lost, especially with all the jump-gates. I suggest trying the demo (click here) before you buy the game. I think I might reinstall it for old time's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PricklyPoo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I've been thinking of getting this too, how are the graphics compared to EVE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightwolf20024 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 i would have to give the edge to x3 in the graphics deptment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I played this game for a few weeks. I had my own automated fleet and a few stations. Not really sure why I stopped playing though - probably because I completely ignored the campaign and got bored when there weren't any real goals (at least to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiWanToby Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 the X series needs to offer a free multiplayer to kill eve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 is terran conflic a better game than reunion? looking at the two on steam i would much rather buy reunion (cheaper, no tages) but if TC is a much better game it makes the decision hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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