X3:- Albion Prelude

VoG · 14 Dec 2011 at 13:49

There's a new interview up with Bernd Lehahn on X3: Albion Prelude

Bernd Lehahn said:
This is the first time we are able to create battles of a scale that spans many sectors. Hundreds of ships fight in a seemingly never ending war and battles reach back and forth in this area of the X universe. It is always exciting to see which consequences things like that have for the rest of the game.

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100's of ships in battle sounds both epic, & hard on the hardware to put it mildly.

I foresee many hot, whining GFX cards tomorrow, mine included.

opstrat · 14 Dec 2011 at 14:05

i have x3 tc but not on steam, can i buy albion through steam?

nvm found my cd key

zimano · 15 Dec 2011 at 12:31

From what I've read about the next X games is things are going to be more restrictive and simplified, sure the reason they are doing this is it gives them plenty to expand in the future. I'm still looking forward to it though and any major problems it has will be sorted out over the next few years

CBrooksC · 16 Dec 2011 at 00:40

I'm stuck on the first battle LOL. Between Argon and Terran.. I'm playing as terran. I always start to engage and just get killed straight away by a hawk missile or something!!

VoG · 16 Dec 2011 at 01:11

Don't engage, hang back & let the Terran rapid reaction forces take the hits, just skirt around the edge of the battle & hoover up discarded missiles & weapons as ships get vaporised, the Katana's too slow & ponderous turning to mix it up, add to that it's not got it's full complment of shields & it's stuck with EMPC's means it's really not a good idea getting in a major fight till you can up gun to M/AML's & max your shields.

CBrooksC · 16 Dec 2011 at 15:31

Thanks ^^^

nuttyprot · 16 Dec 2011 at 17:23

Wife point blank refuses to budge

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Sadly this one my fav games of all time easy top 5. Wife refuses to let me play it now due to forgetting to pick kids from school twice and forgetting it was our wedding anniversary. Warning if you get into the X3 Games be single.

SuperTronNarwhal · 16 Dec 2011 at 17:30

what type of game is this? RTS?

Nate--IRL-- · 16 Dec 2011 at 17:50

Think ELITE on steroids.

Nate

Huw · 16 Dec 2011 at 18:03

nuttyprot said:
Wife point blank refuses to budge .

Sadly this one my fav games of all time easy top 5. Wife refuses to let me play it now due to forgetting to pick kids from school twice and forgetting it was our wedding anniversary. Warning if you get into the X3 Games be single.

I'm starting to take your wife's side to be honest!

SuperTronNarwhal said:
what type of game is this? RTS?

You can think of it as an RTS, sure. Imagine a huge space-based RTS in which you control space stations and fleets of ships. Now imagine you can pilot any of those ships, from the lowliest transport to the biggest destroyer. That's X3, in a nutshell. It also simulates economy and factional conflict. Oh, and you have to work your way up to all that, generally starting with a single ship and not much else.

nuttyprot · 20 Dec 2011 at 01:27

I managed to get it only time can play it tho is if I sneak downstairs while wife is in bed lol. I wont dare tell her or I would be dead man.

StriderX · 20 Dec 2011 at 05:32

Something is awkward about the war system, i saw 2 Carriers, 2 Destroyers, 6 Cruisers, 6 frigates and god knows how many lesser ships.

All that for a few measly Fighters?

Meh, the big battles that seem to occur in Asteroid belt and Heretics end are quite the sight though.

The deleted M2 of the terrans, is a glorious machine aswell. (Kyoto)

PwnDirect · 20 Dec 2011 at 05:44

Am sorry but they have to get with the times & get X- Online out

VoG · 20 Dec 2011 at 13:42

StriderX said:
The deleted M2 of the terrans, is a glorious machine aswell. (Kyoto)

I do like the kyoto, but damn, is it expensive, it's going to take some serious effort to get the money together to buy one of those brutes, let alone equip the monster.

Huw · 20 Dec 2011 at 14:24

nuttyprot said:
I managed to get it only time can play it tho is if I sneak downstairs while wife is in bed lol. I wont dare tell her or I would be dead man.

You're going to get divorced...

Indy500 · 20 Dec 2011 at 14:46

Huw said:
You're going to get divorced...

I really hope he's just trolling us, but I've seen it enough times with other addictions to believe it's real.

Pestilence · 20 Dec 2011 at 15:03

nuttyprot said:
I managed to get it only time can play it tho is if I sneak downstairs while wife is in bed lol. I wont dare tell her or I would be dead man.

The Modern Man.

Power to you, bro... and good luck.

SlyReaper · 20 Dec 2011 at 16:31

VoG said:
Maybe to reward the long term fans/players of X series games whilst they wait for X:R, just as a way to say thanks for your continued patience.

Um, yeah. If that were true, they wouldn't be charging a tenner for it.

I just started a game as a terran. I flew down to Circle Of Labour because I heard of some big epic battle happening there over the comms, and helped murder a few Argon M6s and M7s.

Does anyone know what the new ships and stations are? We were promised some in the release notes.

Huw · 20 Dec 2011 at 16:52

SlyReaper said:
Um, yeah. If that were true, they wouldn't be charging a tenner for it.

But if you were a true fan you'd have the Superbox and it'd be free.

wildman · 21 Dec 2011 at 09:45

nuttyprot said:
I managed to get it only time can play it tho is if I sneak downstairs while wife is in bed lol. I wont dare tell her or I would be dead man.

you have serious life issues mate.........

computer game v life = life wins everytime. The fact that your gaming seems more important to you than picking your kids up from school shows you have a serious problem. Get help mate. If I was your wife I'd cut your testicles off and force them up your jacksy.