X3:Terran Conflict has arrived

sulli said:
hey all, just downloaded this from steam. i have started as the terran, enjoying it so far, seems like a good winter game to while away the dark evenings.

I have a quick question, i have just been given a new ship an m5 i think am i best off using this and selling the old one or keep both ??
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No point in keeping the m5 you m4 you start with is much better. Does it have weapons? if so keep them.

ship classes go like this.

m5 m4 m4+ m3 m3+ m6 m6m m7 m7m m2 m1 (there is a m8 as well but its a bomber and is only useful for taking out large tartgets from a distance)

its not allway exactly like this as some m3's are better than m3+'s but as a general rule its worth knowing.
 
sulli said:
hey all, just downloaded this from steam. i have started as the terran, enjoying it so far, seems like a good winter game to while away the dark evenings.

I have a quick question, i have just been given a new ship an m5 i think am i best off using this and selling the old one or keep both ??
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later on in the Terran plot you will be given a wing of Terran m5's ( 3 iirc ), so tbh it doesn't really matter what you do with the first one your given.
 
VoG said:
later on in the Terran plot you will be given a wing of Terran m5's ( 3 iirc ), so tbh it doesn't really matter what you do with the first one your given.
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They are all pretty useless. I even tried them out and they die to easily.

I wouldnt bother to much with fighter wings until you get larger ships that that can dock them and then only M3's are worth using.
 
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rsatd said:
Quick question, what type of ships can dock with a TL?
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Only fighters can dock inside a TL, its the same with all internal ship docks.

There is one exception to this and thats the Aran(M0) but you cant buy this you have to acquire it.
 
I just started playing this tonight. After spending all night slowly going through the starter mission due to reading guides most of the time i finally get back to Uranus to be insta gibbed by something seconds after warping in with no save game. Bloody thing :p

I'll have to have a proper go tomorrow as this seems like something i could spend lots of hours in.
 
Scotsmania said:
I just started playing this tonight. After spending all night slowly going through the starter mission due to reading guides most of the time i finally get back to Uranus to be insta gibbed by something seconds after warping in with no save game. Bloody thing :p

I'll have to have a proper go tomorrow as this seems like something i could spend lots of hours in.
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The only reason I haven't bought it yet is because I have about 20 games to play, thanks to Steam, and there's about 5-8 games getting released early next year including a MMORPG I want. Time in other words I haven't got to play it properly and it does look like a big time sink, plus something you have to keep playing otherwise you will forget how to control things etc.

Looks like a mint game though, hope I play it at some point.
 
Hey,

I just started playing this last night and I have to say I'm a bit lost :)

Just picked terran to start and am following the missions from the start but how can I break out and find other missions to make money? Also it seems I can't buy anything :(
 
Rvf-Stu said:
Hey,

I just started playing this last night and I have to say I'm a bit lost :)

Just picked terran to start and am following the missions from the start but how can I break out and find other missions to make money? Also it seems I can't buy anything :(
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I had this issue and haven't really touched it since. Every time I give it a chance I end up getting back to square one and not knowing what to do next!
 
Rvf-Stu said:
Hey,

I just started playing this last night and I have to say I'm a bit lost :)

Just picked terran to start and am following the missions from the start but how can I break out and find other missions to make money? Also it seems I can't buy anything :(
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I think with the Terran start, you immediately get thrown into a couple of patrol missions that you kinda need to do. Once you've done them, while you'll be given the next story mission, will be something like go to x station/system, there is no time limit on it so you are free to do what you want.

Stations (or ships) that have a little icon next to their target box have missions; crosshair for combat, book for story, coins for trade etc. Just comm them from space (target them and press c I think) or dock and do it and it'll bring up a list of contacts with the ones with missions having the same little icons. There can also be multiple missions at one station that has a mission icon but you wont know until you comm them.
 
Rvf-Stu said:
Hey,

I just started playing this last night and I have to say I'm a bit lost :)

Just picked terran to start and am following the missions from the start but how can I break out and find other missions to make money? Also it seems I can't buy anything :(
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when you finish that patrol missions you will be given a m5 which you can sell for proffits (make sure you strip the ship of any weapons or shields before you sell it)
 
Shadez said:
when you finish that patrol missions you will be given a m5 which you can sell for proffits (make sure you strip the ship of any weapons or shields before you sell it)
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Cool thanks. I did this and went a bit further and got given a wing of m5's which were promptly sold as well.

I have got to the stage where I need to run a courier mission into a restricted area so I assume to continue I will need some sort of transport ship and the required items.

In the meantime if I am told one more time "my notoriety is too low" I am going to break something haha. Is it just case of running missions for the right faction to improve this?

Also (last question I promise) how do I get into trade runs being run for me? I tried to read up but it got really complicated quickly, not helped by the use of acroynyms such as MORTS?

Thanks for any help, I really want to like this game I just think I am getting held back by not understanding most things :)

Stu
 
Rvf-Stu said:
Cool thanks. I did this and went a bit further and got given a wing of m5's which were promptly sold as well.

I have got to the stage where I need to run a courier mission into a restricted area so I assume to continue I will need some sort of transport ship and the required items.

In the meantime if I am told one more time "my notoriety is too low" I am going to break something haha. Is it just case of running missions for the right faction to improve this?

Also (last question I promise) how do I get into trade runs being run for me? I tried to read up but it got really complicated quickly, not helped by the use of acroynyms such as MORTS?

Thanks for any help, I really want to like this game I just think I am getting held back by not understanding most things :)

Stu
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Before you enter the system it is best to do the first mission of the final fury plot, this gives you access to the sector (you can start this by contacting the exterminator in omicron lyre).

there are 3 types of traders

1) factory trader

These buy and sell for your factories, set the home base of the ship to your factory and chose the buy or sell ware for best price command

2) sector \ universe trader

To start a sector trader you need to install "trade software MK3" avaliable from all good telardi equipment docs.

Once you have that installed you can start a sector trader from the trade menu. The transport will now auto trade, as the ship trades more it will increase in rank.

The trader will only trade in low level goods to begin with (EC's ect) so you want to place him in a sector with several spp's and lots of other stations.

when the trader is high enough level he will trade all goods and can also be setup to sector trade over multiple sectors or even be turned in to a universe trader.

3) CAG's

These guys can be setup to do trade runs and lots of other complex stuff. Best to wait until you fully understand the game before looking at them.
 
Is this a fan based mod, i mean a free expansion?


What versions of this game are avaiable, and which is the one to go for, also when it comes to controsl, do people keyboard and mouse it, or are you using flight joysticks?
 
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