Your actions have a consequence and the fate of the
galaxy rests on your shoulders.
X3 hurls you back into the most realistic universe eve created, right into
the middle of an epic, intergalactic story filled with twists and turns at every
jump gate. Become the hero once more as you trade, fight, build and think
your way to victory. X3: Reunion reconstructs the series with a new gameplay and
graphics engine to deliver a more immersive, living universe. The economy model
has been enhanced with more complications, and the Artificial Life system has
been made more realistic. The former expansion pack, X2: The Return, has instead
been expanded and folded into the sequel for a bigger and more complex new game.
X3 continues in offering players the ultimate open ended game play experience,
backed by an addictive storyline and intense combat and trading action. Utilizing
the X3 Reality’ engine, X3 pushes the graphical boundary to movie quality
in-game graphics.
TRADE in a new economy, dynamically reactive in pricing relative to supply
and demand.
FIGHT individual dog fights or command full-scale fleets against massive
enemy armadas.
Budding trade entrepreneurs can BUILD interconnecting factories to create
huge space borne complexes, to truly mass produce commodities.
THINK through a professional screen-written story line, to unravel the
destiny of the galaxy.
Game of the Year Edition includes all of the latest updates and features
(up to version 1.4) including:
Mobile Mining
Space Station Wrecks
New Split Caiman Miner ship
X3 Reunion engine utilizes the very latest DirectX 9 graphical technology;
pixel shader technology is used to create realistic reflections
across a variety of surface types, while bump maps and specula maps add
detail to the geometry of objects.
A freshly developed economy system allows for more imaginative ways to
conquer your foes via commerce. Functions using established business models
of ‘Elasticity of demand’, ‘Economies of scale’ and ‘Return on
investment’. Factories are constructed by non player characters, which can
freely trade; wars in sectors affect the universal economy, while
opportunities bring challenges to both novice and experienced
players.
Over 200 newly designed models have been created for X3. Star ship detail
has been massively increased; over 10 times greater than the
previous game at an average of 25,000 polygons per ship.
A new graphical user interface prevents less screen obstruction and faster
access to all game options.
Completely redesigned X universe, with new high detailed environments
including asteroid fields, dense gaseous nebulae’s, star ship
graveyards
and much more. Players can fly much closer to planetary bodies; where space
stations can hang in low planetary orbits.
A multitude of new technologies and weapons systems, make the player even
more devastating in combat; multi threat targeting system allows for
numerous targets to be pin pointed simultaneously.
Controllable via joystick, keyboard and mouse cursor; all are fully re-mappable
giving the player infinite choice over control layout, which can be
stored as custom profiles
Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or AMD equivalent processor
1 GB of RAM
4 GB free Hard Disk space
256 MB 3D DirectX 9 compatible Video Card with Pixel Shader 2.0 support
Sound Card
DVD-ROM drive
Mouse
Keyboard or Joystick (Optional support for force-feedback) or Gamepad
"X3 Reunion Game of the Year Edition")
