Which is the best X3 game and give a reason why

[wilowood]

Ive got all 3 but dont know which one to play after my dismal journay on rebirth and are there any decent mods out there ?

[lock]

You got close to 800 games and you need a review on the X series?

You're gonna hear the good with the bad and as with any game, not every game is designed for everybody.

There are many reviews about this series and there are videos of how to play them, google CDRDave for a starter course of the X3 Alibon Prelube, How to play it.

The game is basically long and enduring space combat, trader, and anything you can do in space..except land on planets.

There is many mods to help enhance the gameplay, not many bugs, but there isn't a good instruction from the game unless you watch the videos of what other players have done and they do explain alot of how the game is played and what you can expect while playing.

X3 Terran Conflict is different, its more of a combat type of game.

With over 2000 hours of X3 AP, and only 41 hours of X3 TC, you can imagine which one I prefer...but there are some that got over 10,000 hours and that seem to say something..

But unless you view the videos and decide for yourself which only you can do...nobody can tell you that you will like it...or enjoy it's beautiful space and the evil Xenons.

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Only you know what might appeal to you.

I have more than 10k hours in TC and about 1100 in AP. The War Sectors make for a very different game than TC, however, I like to play as Terran so having that option in AP makes it my preferred game atm [If I needed to choose]

TC is better imho if you are simply wanting to experiment with the massive empire building. That way you avoid the loss of your wandering autotraders [I've tried Black and White lists... they don't always work]

If you are playing the game for the fights... then AP is your best choice - try playing the Terran start and get your own Ketana, though you will need to salvage a lot to pay for the needed upgrades and guns.

Don't wander into unauthorised areas, but do trade with the stations all the way past Oort belt. Takes a bit of patience but learn to Barter and take exotic goods in small amounts. First though try salvaging a few Terran Baldrics from the War Sectors to provide you with extra guns and a mobile storage space so you can trade larger quantities.

Remember the First Law of X is Save, save and save again.

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[relain]

X3:AP with litcube's mod. Go for it!

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Originally posted by zanosg:

Originally posted by mmmcheesywaffles:

TC is better imho if you are simply wanting to experiment with the massive empire building. That way you avoid the loss of your wandering autotraders [I've tried Black and White lists... they don't always work]

Im not picking on you, im just wondering why people have traders?

-Credits? There are other ways to make credits and quicker than with any trader or even a fleet of traders.
-Reputation? By doing missions or simply telling CLS to buy one ware and sell one ware at the same station (so he doesnt fly anywhere) will get your rep up quicker.

You may as well play another game then. X3 without traders is a whole different game. I have played X3 so many ways but ultimately if you want the best of teh game you make a fleet of traders and try to create a working trade environment.

If you want to enjoy the game at its fullest you should at least try to make that empire. Other space sims can satisfy your pew pew pew desires - but nothing else can satisfy the empire building element. It's a bit like buying a 'choc-ice' and throwing away the chocolate.

[Jambie Lionheart]

Impo, AP in the better out of the three. Though, if you're new to X3 entirely, then I recommend you at least play TC on any of the campaigns and find the flightschool guy. It'll show you the basics of flying about and you can kinda just pick up the rest along the way.

I like AP best because it feels the more complete out of X3: Reunion, X3: Terran Conflict (TC) and X3: Albion Prelude (AP). I also prefer playing as a terran myself and AP offers a much more complete Terran experience, at least for me. The vast majority of terran factories are missing from TC, There are mods for it, but even with the mods, the universe in TC is that much smaller.

Also at the traders thing: Once you reach a certain point of developement in any of the X games, no one wants to be manually telling 50+ different freighters of whatever kind to buy sell this and that here and there, so having traders as part of a fleet is helpful too.

[Kilrathii]

X series is great because everyone can play as they wish. There is no 'meta' way to do things.

Edit. Especially with so many scripts and mods.

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Originally posted by Kilrathii:

X series is great because everyone can play as they wish. There is no 'meta' way to do things.

Edit. Especially with so many scripts and mods.

I completely agree, and have often said as much.

@zanosg I've often played your way too. However, you can still keep control of your TS fleet if you keep them local and make protective fleets. It adds to the fun. I tend to play as though all my ships carry my real staff... so I hate to let them get killed. It does tend ot make the game more fun for me. :) Playing as Terran adds to the fun as you need to revitalise the Terran economy and that is really hard in AP because of the War Sectors cutting right acvross Terran space.

[Informer]

As a vanilla game, i would say X3 AP. It feels more complete. What is the best X3 play, I would say X3 AP with Litcube mod, it fix so many errors, and game runs soooo smooth and balanced, and has many new features. You can see already that other modders make there mods/scrips compatible with Litcube mod.

[exodore_2000]

Does anyone play reunion anymore even with mods?

[minWanabe]

Another vote for X3:AP with Litcube's Universe. It's an extensive overhaul making the game run much better but also having a lot of extra conveniences for the user in the game.

[Skelt]

Overall i like Litcube's Universe more than any other version Vanilla/modded. It simply fixes the endgame, which is broken on most other scenarios you will meet with other choices. Yet it lacks a bit of the atmosphere that i met in the Xtended mod for X3:Reunion.

[Siddha]

Originally posted by lockanke:

You got close to 800 games and you need a review on the X series?

You're gonna hear the good with the bad and as with any game, not every game is designed for everybody.

There are many reviews about this series and there are videos of how to play them, google CDRDave for a starter course of the X3 Alibon Prelube, How to play it.

The game is basically long and enduring space combat, trader, and anything you can do in space..except land on planets.

There is many mods to help enhance the gameplay, not many bugs, but there isn't a good instruction from the game unless you watch the videos of what other players have done and they do explain alot of how the game is played and what you can expect while playing.

X3 Terran Conflict is different, its more of a combat type of game.

With over 2000 hours of X3 AP, and only 41 hours of X3 TC, you can imagine which one I prefer...but there are some that got over 10,000 hours and that seem to say something..

But unless you view the videos and decide for yourself which only you can do...nobody can tell you that you will like it...or enjoy it's beautiful space and the evil Xenons.

I have been to CDRDave's channel looking for the starter course of the X3 Albion Prelude
But all i find there is vids for Terran Conflict

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Originally posted by Siddha:

I have been to CDRDave's channel looking for the starter course of the X3 Albion Prelude
But all i find there is vids for Terran Conflict

I listed them in my Guide in order he did them. He only makes a few references to AP but really all his advice is mostly still valid in AP even wqhen he uses the TC environment.

The core differences are the impact the War Sectors have on trading as whichever faction is in control of them will shoot at YOUR ships even if you are otherwise high rep with them.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=153681661