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Whirly · 20th Mar 2012, 11:40

Over Christmas I bought the X superbox (X, X2, X3:TC, etc) and as a complete newb to the whole series I was about to start with the original game. And then it occurred to me I might be better off trying the newest one first rather than be put off the whole series if X1 isn't so good.

So does anyone with experience of these games have any advice as to where I should start?

Oh, and will I have any problem playing them with Win7 64bit?

MrDomRocks · 20th Mar 2012, 14:21

I bought it too, played part of first one graphics are terrible and controls are a pain haven't really bothered with it tbh

IronDoc · 20th Mar 2012, 14:30

Later ones have better graphics and ui with minimal changes elsewhere. Unless you're particularly bothered about story, I'd start with the latest.

Pete J · 20th Mar 2012, 16:49

Hmm.

I'd say start with X2 if you're bothered with the plot. Personally I think it still looks quite nice.

Otherwise, Terran Conflict. Although, if you can be bothered, X3 Reunion with the Xtended mod is about as good as it gets. When you're flying a Reaper with a Split M3+ docked, you'll see what I mean.

Fizzban · 20th Mar 2012, 21:07

Regardless of the one you pick...I hope you like menus. Personally, I would always start at the beginning.

IvanIvanovich · 20th Mar 2012, 21:53

I'd start with 2, at least for the tutorial. 3 doesn't really have one. I got 3 first, loaded it up and was like wtf am I supposed to be doing here? It's just throws you in the deep end which is somewhat annoying for a first time player.

SMIFFYDUDE · 21st Mar 2012, 00:23

X: Beyond the Frontier was fine in its day but it's not really worth starting from now. X2 is a much better game than the first and it fills you in with what is going on well enough to not need the first game. You also play as a different character to the one in X1 so again it's not massively important to play the first game.

I suggest you start with X2 and stick firmly to the story part of the game until you complete it, then immediately start X3. There is no point building a massive business empire in X2, save that for X3.

Whirly · 21st Mar 2012, 07:43

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll set Steam downloading X2 and go from there.

chrisb2e9 · 21st Mar 2012, 20:17

I bought x2 when it first came out. I hated it. pretty sure I sold it. Played the next one for a while after I bought it on steam. Still do from time to time but I get pretty bored. And just when I start doing well the enemy will come in and take out an entire system... including some of my ships, and me. And then I rage delete it.

rogerrabbits · 21st Mar 2012, 22:12

I think you should start with Terran Conflict. It's better than the others in almost every way. Anything you need to know about how to play is on their forum.

adidan · 22nd Mar 2012, 15:01

I skipped the first few and went straight onto X:TC, looking forward to X:Reunion so long as they've not butchered it.

Was considering Albion Prelude, not sure, would mean me reloading TC and losing months to that again first though. Cracking game though.

Is AP worth it for anyone who's played it?

Andrew K · 28th Mar 2012, 11:43

don't play X1 , it will put you off.. start with X2

Whirly · 28th Mar 2012, 17:06

After trying X2 and discovering that you can't remap the keyboard I have moved on to X3 TC.

Sadly years of WSAD have made my muscle memory too strong and X2 just wasn't worth the fight of learning a whole new set of keys. I can imagine putting the effort in for something as great as Skyrim but with X3's keys remapable and limited gaming time I figured I'd use my time wisely.

Thanks for all the advice everyone!

Retro~Burn · 11th Apr 2012, 23:29

I've got the X³ Gold Edition set (Reunion and Terran Conflict) and I think I started with Terran Conflict. I remembered that there was a big learning curve and I think I started to like it but then lost interest. I want to give it another go as the scope of the game makes it worth a try at least. It's no Universal Combat (Derek Smart) though?

As I liked to have a good sense of continuity, I want to start with Reunion this time. I think it'll make the transition to TC easier and more appreciable seeing as you have to find Earth's location in Reunion.

Any tips for first players? Any handy tutorials to be found?

rogerrabbits · 12th Apr 2012, 01:06

The X forum is totally packed with guides and stuff. The only problem is that it's a bit bewildering at first because there's a million guides to a million things. But if you just get stuck in, eventually you will hopefully realise that it's not as complex as it first seemed.

adidan · 12th Apr 2012, 07:18

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Originally Posted by Retro~Burn

Any tips for first players? Any handy tutorials to be found?

Anything you will ever need can be found here Egosoft X Universe Forums

I find it handy when trying to keep my marines alive when trying to board ships.

hamza_tm · 17th Apr 2012, 15:42

I started with X3:TC after trying X2 and tbh they were just too complicated for me to bother getting in to.

Actually, I first found out about the X series after playing Galaxy On Fire/Deep3d on my Nokia N95 smartphone.

Those games were just too awesome, simply beyond their time for the platform they appeared on.

I was instantly hooked into potentially similar games on the PC. But I just haven't found that same mix of simplicity, fun, and strategy in any PC spaceship shooter type game ever. I thought X3:TC was going to be the one, I got it and started it and it just blew my mind - too complicated and lacked the simplistic trading fun of Galaxy On Fire.

Anyone know of a Galaxy on Fire clone for the PC?

TehKrak3n · 8th May 2012, 07:48

From what I found (X3: Reunion + TC) they are both very similar, so if u want to understand the whole plot line start early, if not go for the latest - the game really isnt about the story

20th Mar 2012, 11:40	#1
Whirly Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On top of a hill Posts: 393	Which X (as in the space game) first? Over Christmas I bought the X superbox (X, X2, X3:TC, etc) and as a complete newb to the whole series I was about to start with the original game. And then it occurred to me I might be better off trying the newest one first rather than be put off the whole series if X1 isn't so good. So does anyone with experience of these games have any advice as to where I should start? Oh, and will I have any problem playing them with Win7 64bit?

20th Mar 2012, 14:21	#2
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20th Mar 2012, 16:49	#4
Pete J The upgrade bug biteth... Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Blighty Posts: 3,154	Hmm. I'd say start with X2 if you're bothered with the plot. Personally I think it still looks quite nice. Otherwise, Terran Conflict. Although, if you can be bothered, X3 Reunion with the Xtended mod is about as good as it gets. When you're flying a Reaper with a Split M3+ docked, you'll see what I mean. __________________ Lian Li PC-P80B / EVGA Classified 3 / i7 920 D0 @ 4043GHz (no HT) / NH-U12P / 3x4GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1544MHz 8-8-8-24-1T / 3x EVGA 3GB GTX 660 Ti SC+ @ 1150MHz core boost 7400MHz memory / X-Fi Titanium Professional / 2 x 250GB Samsung 840 / 120GB Vertex 2 / 2x1TB RAID0 Spinpoint F1 / 2TB WD Caviar Green / Silverstone 1500W / 3007WFP-HC / 2407WFP / Beyerdynamic MMX300 / Logitech K350 Wireless Curve / Razer Mamba (2012) / Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 / Datacolor Spyder3 / Windows 7 Ultimate x64

20th Mar 2012, 21:07	#5
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20th Mar 2012, 21:53	#6
IvanIvanovich будет глотать вашу душу. Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,802	I'd start with 2, at least for the tutorial. 3 doesn't really have one. I got 3 first, loaded it up and was like wtf am I supposed to be doing here? It's just throws you in the deep end which is somewhat annoying for a first time player. __________________ [end of line] intel i5-750 \| evga p55 sli \| 8gb mushkin blackline \| evga gtx670 \| 240gb mushkin chronos dx \| creative titanium hd \| mushkin 580w \| gh60 custom \| logitech mx revolution \| achieva shimian qh270

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20th Mar 2012, 14:30	#3
IronDoc Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 193	Later ones have better graphics and ui with minimal changes elsewhere. Unless you're particularly bothered about story, I'd start with the latest.

21st Mar 2012, 00:23	#7
SMIFFYDUDE Mod Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saddleworth Posts: 2,026	X: Beyond the Frontier was fine in its day but it's not really worth starting from now. X2 is a much better game than the first and it fills you in with what is going on well enough to not need the first game. You also play as a different character to the one in X1 so again it's not massively important to play the first game. I suggest you start with X2 and stick firmly to the story part of the game until you complete it, then immediately start X3. There is no point building a massive business empire in X2, save that for X3. __________________ Cooler Master HAF 932 \| ASUS Rampage II Extreme \| i7 930@4.1 \| Corsair H50 \| 12GB OCZ PC3-12800 Gold \| Palit GTX 560 Ti 2GB \| Corsair TX650M \| HP LP2475w \| Speedlink Medusa NX 5.1 \| Logitech MX518 \| Logitech G27 \| Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Steam: SMIFFY - World of Tanks: mps85

21st Mar 2012, 07:43	#8
Whirly Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On top of a hill Posts: 393	Thanks for the advice guys. I'll set Steam downloading X2 and go from there.

21st Mar 2012, 20:17	#9
chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,928	I bought x2 when it first came out. I hated it. pretty sure I sold it. Played the next one for a while after I bought it on steam. Still do from time to time but I get pretty bored. And just when I start doing well the enemy will come in and take out an entire system... including some of my ships, and me. And then I rage delete it. __________________ life can evolve without begetting plants or birds or cuddly mammals or sentient beings who write blogs on the internet; it just begets a glob of ooze.

21st Mar 2012, 22:12	#10
rogerrabbits Banned Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 577	I think you should start with Terran Conflict. It's better than the others in almost every way. Anything you need to know about how to play is on their forum.

22nd Mar 2012, 15:01	#11
adidan CPC_refugee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Outside your house. Posts: 10,090	I skipped the first few and went straight onto X:TC, looking forward to X:Reunion so long as they've not butchered it. Was considering Albion Prelude, not sure, would mean me reloading TC and losing months to that again first though. Cracking game though. Is AP worth it for anyone who's played it? __________________ Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow Battlefield 3 adidan_uk BF3 Stats i7 3770 3.4GHz // Asus P8Z77-M // Scythe Big Shuriken // Gainward 570 Phantom // 8Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz // 250Gb Samsung 840 // 650W Be Quiet Dark Power Pro // Lian Li V351b Apache Filled // Samsung T220 22" // W7 64

28th Mar 2012, 11:43	#12
Andrew K Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21	don't play X1 , it will put you off.. start with X2

28th Mar 2012, 17:06	#13
Whirly Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On top of a hill Posts: 393	After trying X2 and discovering that you can't remap the keyboard I have moved on to X3 TC. Sadly years of WSAD have made my muscle memory too strong and X2 just wasn't worth the fight of learning a whole new set of keys. I can imagine putting the effort in for something as great as Skyrim but with X3's keys remapable and limited gaming time I figured I'd use my time wisely. Thanks for all the advice everyone!

11th Apr 2012, 23:29	#14
Retro~Burn Electronically Debauched Fiend Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The 'Diff Posts: 90	I've got the X³ Gold Edition set (Reunion and Terran Conflict) and I think I started with Terran Conflict. I remembered that there was a big learning curve and I think I started to like it but then lost interest. I want to give it another go as the scope of the game makes it worth a try at least. It's no Universal Combat (Derek Smart) though? As I liked to have a good sense of continuity, I want to start with Reunion this time. I think it'll make the transition to TC easier and more appreciable seeing as you have to find Earth's location in Reunion. Any tips for first players? Any handy tutorials to be found? __________________ ASUS P6T SE ¦ Intel Core i7-950 3.06GHz ¦ Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler ¦ Corsair XMS3 1333MHz 12GB RAM DDR3 ¦ Western Digital Caviar 2TB HDD ¦ Corsair Force Series F60 SSD 60GB ¦ EVGA GeForce GTX 670 ¦ Creative X-fi Xtreme Gamer ¦ NZXT Lexa ¦ Logitech G11 & MX 518 ¦ Windows 7 64-bit.

12th Apr 2012, 01:06	#15
rogerrabbits Banned Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 577	The X forum is totally packed with guides and stuff. The only problem is that it's a bit bewildering at first because there's a million guides to a million things. But if you just get stuck in, eventually you will hopefully realise that it's not as complex as it first seemed.

17th Apr 2012, 15:42	#17
hamza_tm Mod Master Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,923	I started with X3:TC after trying X2 and tbh they were just too complicated for me to bother getting in to. Actually, I first found out about the X series after playing Galaxy On Fire/Deep3d on my Nokia N95 smartphone. Those games were just too awesome, simply beyond their time for the platform they appeared on. I was instantly hooked into potentially similar games on the PC. But I just haven't found that same mix of simplicity, fun, and strategy in any PC spaceship shooter type game ever. I thought X3:TC was going to be the one, I got it and started it and it just blew my mind - too complicated and lacked the simplistic trading fun of Galaxy On Fire. Anyone know of a Galaxy on Fire clone for the PC?

8th May 2012, 07:48	#18
TehKrak3n Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 77	From what I found (X3: Reunion + TC) they are both very similar, so if u want to understand the whole plot line start early, if not go for the latest - the game really isnt about the story __________________ "Overkill" is just another way of saying "future-proofing"