NEWS: X³: Terran Conflict announced

em3e3 · Post by **em3e3** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 17:22

Yay! I love surprises on Sunday mornings! I will be waiting with money in hand! Loud noises frighten me!!!

Samuel Creshal · Post by **Samuel Creshal** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 17:23

XanII wrote:how did that one game shop know the name terran conflict?

Money? Connections? Crystal ball? We'll never know.

ChemODun · Post by **ChemODun** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 17:26

From my opinion - it's look like Xtended with with missions written by MD.
May be some additional changes in Script Engine.

southwolf · Post by **southwolf** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 17:42

Happy~~~~
Hope to see a GREAT improvement of X-series games...

ESP. the idiot-like ECONOMY system...

Golden_Gonads · Post by **Golden_Gonads** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 17:53

So... As this is the 'culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale...', does that mean that Egosoft will be trying their hand at something else next, or possibly the dreaded online game... (NOTE: Rhetorical questions, I don't rightly expect an answer). ADDITIONAL NOTE: Woohoo!

naritius1 · Post by **naritius1** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 17:57

Well it's about time.......

Rapier · Post by **Rapier** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 18:18

Golden_Gonads wrote:So... As this is the 'culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale...', does that mean that Egosoft will be trying their hand at something else next, or possibly the dreaded online game... (NOTE: Rhetorical questions, I don't rightly expect an answer). ADDITIONAL NOTE: Woohoo!

No. X4 will obviously be part of the quadrilogy. I'm looking forward to the marketing spiel:

X3: Terran Confilct is the fifth game in the X trilogy.

Anyway, no-one has asked the big question yet; what colour will the ticky disk be?

em3e3 · Post by **em3e3** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 18:19

Golden_Gonads wrote:So... As this is the 'culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale...', does that mean that Egosoft will be trying their hand at something else next, or possibly the dreaded online game... (NOTE: Rhetorical questions, I don't rightly expect an answer). ADDITIONAL NOTE: Woohoo!

I thought the same thing at first, but maybe it's just the grand finale for the storyline in this game, not the whole series. Hopefully!

LordMorgh · Post by **LordMorgh** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 18:25

This is tremendously exciting. Expansionist evil humans plotting to take over the rest of the universe, and I get to choose to be against them or with them. That'd own. Seriously. Wow. I'd walk all over those hippie Borons!

I hope it'll be bugtested as hell. That's my only gripe with the X-games; bugs. Please Egosoft, make it as bugfree as possible.

Oh, and *waves to Golden_Gonads* Y HALO THAR MATEY!

Vitez · Post by **Vitez** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 19:14

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY!!!!!!!

I.......LOVE...........YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Counting my moneyfor a new PC till that*
OMG OMG I still can't get hol of myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heartattack!!! (okay, I'll stop now XD)
This is the greatest news!

Mopy · Post by **Mopy** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 19:21

Excellent news

Nyax · Post by **Nyax** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 19:31

Sounds to me like Terran conflict is going to be to X3 what Cataclysm was to Homeworld and Mysteries of the Sith was to Jedi knight. i.e. A stand alone game based on the same engine that's more then a simple expansion pack, but not quite a full blown sequel.
This is a damn good thing, since both the above games where superior in many ways to the originals. Hindsight is a wonderful thing

.

So I'm looking foreward to it, especially since it sounds like Egosoft have been busy developing the tools to add a LOT of new content easily. That in turn means us long time xers may finally get a lot of completely new things to do.

Storm666 · Post by **Storm666** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 19:36

A standalone game? with no mention of empire building or trading?
Sounding like a FPS to me... if it is, it doesnt deserve the X tag and should get a new name.
But I'll wait and see, and welcome it with open arms and cheque book.

But dont kill off the empire building and trading that X has become to represent!

Post by **Cycrow** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 19:40

Storm666 wrote:A standalone game? with no mention of empire building or trading?
Sounding like a FPS to me... if it is, it doesnt deserve the X tag.
But I'll wait and see, and welcome it with open arms and cheque book.

But dont kill off the empire building and trading that X has become to represent!

i really dont know where you got the idea that its a FPS.

its a standalone game based on the X3 engine, meaning its like an Expansion to X3, but doesn't require X3 to run and is a game in its own right. So the game play will be simlar

XU Vagabond · Post by **XU Vagabond** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 19:59

*jaw hits the floor* i hope it's save game compatible with X3, and wait a second it's named the Terran Conflict who was the X-Universes ambasidor ? Mi-ton ?

AlderonDark · Post by **AlderonDark** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 20:11

Very good news indeed!

It has been only a few weeks since i started this X-rollercoaster ride and already i am enthousiastic about the x-franchise and this upcoming standalone/expansion!

And more news from the Terrans..i will mop the floor with them!

Alderon

eldarmark · Post by **eldarmark** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 20:19

So... there won't be an X4?

karl_1_marx · Post by **karl_1_marx** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 20:21

LordMorgh wrote:I hope it'll be bugtested as hell. That's my only gripe with the X-games; bugs. Please Egosoft, make it as bugfree as possible.

I'd guess, using the X3 engine, the basic bugs will be the ones we already know and love (to exploit). And the Storyline bugs will be weeded after 2 patches. I only hope it will be a little more complex this time, at least one of the storylines at least...

And for the release date / leaking: seems something good finally came from a business roadmap

And it'll be great for all those who get XTC for Xmas

, as the walkthroughs will be ready for them when they get it...

Cheers
KarMa

Lord Dakier · Post by **Lord Dakier** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 20:22

Yeah its gonna be the WING story lol...

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=194838

Spoiler

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Admiral Cross takes over Argon government and sends new Razor M3's all over the galaxy then fetches items to create his own gate and the only thing that can stop him... an elite mercenary group known as the SPECIALS

Read the plot game designers... would be a nice storyline.

foxz88 · Post by **foxz88** » Sun, 3. Feb 08, 20:47

I can't wait!