X3 Gold on Impulse for £3.91!!!

Mahnsikir · 22 Nov 2010 at 12:41

Antar Bolaeisk said:
According to the official list of games registrable on Steam it does work.

Depends if you get one key for X3 Gold or two keys, one for X3 and one for X3:TC. Only Terran Conflict can be linked to steam, which is maybe why RaMDOM's key didnt work.

Antar Bolaeisk · 22 Nov 2010 at 12:41

Mahnsikir said:
Depends if you get one key for X3 Gold or two keys, one for X3 and one for X3:TC. Only Terran Conflict can be linked to steam.

Ah, that would explain it then.

Torquar · 22 Nov 2010 at 13:04

Bought, I've often thought about buying X3, but never got around to it.

chrismscotland · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:32

What kind of Tech Specs are needed for X3? I was trying to look but sadly at work most things with "Game" in them are blocked so I couldn't find anything.

Glaucus · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:36

chrismscotland said:
What kind of Tech Specs are needed for X3? I was trying to look but sadly at work most things with "Game" in them are blocked so I couldn't find anything.

System requirements
# Microsoft ® Windows ® XP (SP-2), Vista SP1™
# 1 GB RAM
# Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD® Processor with 2.0 GHz
# 256 MB DirectX 9-compatible 3D-Graphics card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1
# soundcard (Surround-Soundsupport recommended).
# Mouse and keyboard or joystick (optional Force-Feedback-support) or Gamepad

The important question is, anything happening about a 4th one.

chrismscotland · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:37

AcidHell2 said:
The important question is, anything happening about a 4th one.

Thanks mate, will give it a purchase then, will definitely work on my desktop and looks like it might work on my overclocked net book too!!!

platypus · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:53

Never got into this, seems a great time sink but just couldn't get going.

RaMDOM · 22 Nov 2010 at 15:28

so what is the deal with the expansion?

Is it a sequel of sorts? does it augment the existing game? is it best that you have completed Reunion? can you transfer stuff from your reunion game over?

carlazai · 22 Nov 2010 at 15:29

I've toyed with buying it in the past but i realise that its completely crazy time sink. WoW is enough of a timesink.

Plus there are 5 games in my steam account i still haven't played much of. Only cost ~£20 but must at least get some value from them.

Shadez · 22 Nov 2010 at 17:36

AcidHell2 said:
The important question is, anything happening about a 4th one.

Thats the 60million credit question, what will the rumoured TNBT (The next big thing) be. They have been very quiet on this sneakily working in the back ground doing something. The only hint that has been given is that its not a new X game but is a sandbox space flight sim.

oh and those specs they will struggle to play X3:tc

RaMDOM said:
so what is the deal with the expansion?

Is it a sequel of sorts? does it augment the existing game? is it best that you have completed Reunion? can you transfer stuff from your reunion game over?

There is no expansion x3:tc is a complete standalone squeal. The only reason its called x3 is because it uses the same engine.

No point is playing reunion unless you want some back story or want to play the plot.

I think when TC came out someone created a mod that converted save games. Dont know if it is still around or even works with the latest version of the game.

Destination · 22 Nov 2010 at 17:56

What type of game is X3?
Is it like freespace?
a FPS flight/space game?

wnb · 22 Nov 2010 at 18:54

I bought the deal and the serial keys do not work with steam.

chrismscotland · 23 Nov 2010 at 09:19

Duly bought, will download over the weekend!

Shadez · 23 Nov 2010 at 09:26

Hikari Kisugi said:
What type of game is X3?
Is it like freespace?
a FPS flight/space game?

Its a space flight sim.

You can do whatever you want in the game as you dont have to follow any of the plots.

You can build massive combat fleets and fly any ship in the game, from small scouts to massive destroyers.

But that is only half the game you can also trade with other races and even build your own factories all in the name of galactic domination

Davies_M · 23 Nov 2010 at 18:16

Crapper, missed the deal!!

Destination · 23 Nov 2010 at 20:12

Shadez said:
Its a space flight sim.

You can do whatever you want in the game as you dont have to follow any of the plots.

You can build massive combat fleets and fly any ship in the game, from small scouts to massive destroyers.

But that is only half the game you can also trade with other races and even build your own factories all in the name of galactic domination

Thanks for letting me know, sound slike the sort of thing i would enjoy, but I think I'll have to await the next deal instead.

LeJosh · 23 Nov 2010 at 20:32

GOD DAMMIT MISSED THE DEAL! CAPS RAGE! :mad:

Mahnsikir · 27 Nov 2010 at 02:40

For those who missed the deal, X3: Terran Conflict is currently £3.99 at gamersgate, obviously not as good as the impulse deal but for the majority of people X3:TC is all you need and also having X3:Reunion/Gold is a bit redundant.

Nate--IRL-- · 27 Nov 2010 at 03:11

Hikari Kisugi said:
What type of game is X3?
Is it like freespace?
a FPS flight/space game?

It is Elite on steroids. And once you get past the UI it is amazing.

Nate

Scotsmania · 27 Nov 2010 at 11:25

Mahnsikir said:
For those who missed the deal, X3: Terran Conflict is currently £3.99 at gamersgate, obviously not as good as the impulse deal but for the majority of people X3:TC is all you need and also having X3:Reunion/Gold is a bit redundant.

Thanks for that, bought and downloading now.