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Enterprise
Chief Marshal
Joined: May 19, 2002
Posts: 2576
From: Hawthorne, Nevada
|  Posted: 2005-11-10 23:43
...I am so..freaking..getting this...
-Ent
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Crim
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Sundered Weimeriners
Joined: March 16, 2003
Posts: 1336
| Posted: 2005-11-11 11:09
I'd get it, if my computer would run it.. My graphics card = teh sux.
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James Bum007
Grand Admiral
Pitch Black
Joined: April 23, 2003
Posts: 480
From: Queens, New York
| Posted: 2005-11-11 12:36
it requires 1gig of ram and is a killer on resources. I have 1 Gig of ram and still it gives me errors once in a while.
Is not as simple to play as DS, it takes time to learn all those commands. I thought it was gonna be an online game.
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Drafell
Grand Admiral
Mythica
Joined: May 30, 2003
Posts: 2449
From: United Kingdom
| Posted: 2005-11-12 20:20
From idly wandering around I have amassed a fleet of 3 M3 class ships, 5 M4's, 1 M5 and 2 Personel Transporters.
I have been rather lucky in finding an awesome Falcon that came with two 125MW shields, just drifting in space. It's as slow as heck but it's like sitting in a tank:-) Nothing much is going to hurt you.
My other two M3's and the M4's are currently just following me around while I explore.
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UNI0N
Cadet
Joined: September 20, 2005
Posts: 12
| Posted: 2005-11-12 22:52
Wish I could say the same but im still struggling with the controls.
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Diabo|ik
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Joined: August 16, 2002
Posts: 327
From: Quebec, Canada
| Posted: 2005-11-13 00:11
I'd bet a 2ghz AMD cpu with a Rad 9600-9800 ish can run this fine if tweaked correctly.
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Drafell
Grand Admiral
Mythica
Joined: May 30, 2003
Posts: 2449
From: United Kingdom
| Posted: 2005-11-13 08:12
AMD 2500+ XP Processor
ATI 9600 XT 256MB GFX
512MB RAM
Currently running it at 1280*1024 and loweest texture/detail setings and getting regular freezes, slowdowns, LOTS of HD paging etc.
*EDIT*
Just clocked my PC to 2800+ XP. Works MUCH smoother.
[ This Message was edited by: Drafell on 2005-11-13 11:50 ]
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UnknownWarrior
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Raven Warriors
Joined: July 18, 2002
Posts: 724
From: North Carolina, USA
| Posted: 2005-11-13 21:32
heheh....Draf...Your way behind me there bud =P
1 Destroyer already....I like to work REALLY hard so yeah....Right now im working on gaining control of a nice little system for myself...But other than that the game is real good guys...I suggest getting it if your computer can handle it correctly...
And im just running a simple Windows XP on a HP....I barely meet recommended requirements...yet im running it on high graphics with low shader...and running just fine with very few bumps...Maybe its because of the ATI Radeon X700 Pro....
-Hellwing
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Rocki
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Joined: August 13, 2002
Posts: 1029
| Posted: 2005-11-14 08:54
How would this run on this machine:
AMD Athlon64 3000+
1 GB RAM
FX5200 128MB
It's the gfx card im worried about... if it wont run I'll have to wait till christmas, then im upgrading to a 512 MB gfx card 
Rock
[Edit] Just checked screenshots, and I'm pretty sure it wont run on mine... bummer  Unless i manage to switch my gfx card for my dad's x600... hmmm...
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Sixkiller
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Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2005-11-14 09:52
what was the release date?
could it be this: 29-10-2005?
i found a game X3 on a site of my local gameshop, but its pretty damn big and i wanna be sure that is it. It said it was released at 29-10-2005. Would that be it?
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Drafell
Grand Admiral
Mythica
Joined: May 30, 2003
Posts: 2449
From: United Kingdom
| Posted: 2005-11-14 10:25
That sounds about right.
Here is a link to the Official Website.
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Sixkiller
Marshal
Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2005-11-14 10:30
good:)
gonna buy tommorow or something like that:)
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James Bum007
Grand Admiral
Pitch Black
Joined: April 23, 2003
Posts: 480
From: Queens, New York
| Posted: 2005-11-14 10:45
Wow you guys are far already, I've only done a few things just having problems with the controls/commands, will have to spend more time with it.
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Drafell
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Joined: May 30, 2003
Posts: 2449
From: United Kingdom
| Posted: 2005-11-14 11:23
A small tip for anyone doing combat. Get the Fight Command Software MkI + and adjust the targetting to Laser AutoAim. Providing your mouse or cross hair is close enough to the enemy ship and flashing, the laser fire will automatically track.
Although many ships can mount a LOt of weaponry, it is a mistake to try fireing them all at once as you will drain you energy reserves in seconds. I advise having half the slots filled with the highest power weapons for your ship and grouped under 1, and the other half the weapons as low-medium damage and grouped to 2. When attacking larger vessels I will use the 1st grouping to quickly take down thier shields and then switch to group 2 for doing the hull damage in order to preserve energy and to increase the capture chances.
Against smaller ships I usually exclusively use the lower power grouping as it enables sustained fire for a much longer period and thus a much greater chance of hitting the enemy.
For larger battles I tend to use group 3 with a 50/50 split of high - low power armaments.
If you haven't already, then learn to use the strafe keys (WASD). Strafing also negatively affects your ability to target accurately, but it DOES enable you to avoid nearly all incoming laser fire.
If you are attempting to run from a cluster of pursuing enemies then pressing WASD sequencially (about 1 button press per second) is sufficient to evade nearly all missile and weapon fire (for a real test of courage try doing this across a Xenon sector with 50+ ships pursuing you including the BIG Xenon K's and J's).
If you are flying head in to an enemy and they use that annoying wave effect weapon that drains your shields, do NOT try turning away from it. Instead use strafe and fly directly into it. The radius of the weapon effect is a cone towards you and so trying to turn away actually leaves you in it's field for a longer period. Flying straight through also puts you at an advantage of being behind your enemy and out of their primary forward weapons. Once you are behind you can quickly somersault and keep behind that annoying ship.
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Cuisinart
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Joined: August 04, 2001
Posts: 747
From: MS, USA
| Posted: 2005-11-14 20:05
I don't know if the following is true, but I have seen more than one warning about this game. The following was taken from a retailers website, can any of you confirm or deny this?
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| BEWARE!! MALWARE!!
This game is one of the many products of the misguided attempt to prevent file sharing and so called pirating. In its attempt to prevent piracy, egosoft has bundled this game with some dangerous Malware that will change the way your DVD drive reads data. They have also encrpyted the entire game to prevent cracks and downloading of thier game. This attempt has negative results on the overall gameplay( random crashes, droped frame rates and freezes) and in the end will do nothing to boost egosoft's profits. Sony has made a similar mistake with thier music CD's and is now paying a heavy price for thier decptive business practices, I hope egosoft experiances the same backlash. My advise to gamers: give your computer a break and do not buy this game thereby subjecting it to dangerous Malware, trojans ect... You have been warned!! Play at your own risk!! |
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