Including large scale battles that the player can participate in. A new plot that engages the player in a power struggle between corporations at a time of war.Most, if not all, of the in-game features from X3: Terran Conflict carry over into this game.
The Mac version is standalone and does not require X3: Terran Conflict to be purchased. It also bridges the story events from X3: Terran Conflict to X: Rebirth focusing on the war between Earth and the rest of the X Universe.Īlthough a separate game, X3: Albion Prelude uses most of the assets contained in X3: Terran Conflict and as such requires purchase of that game to play for the PC.
Click here for a full list of features.X3: Albion Prelude marks the last game to use the engine that's been iterated upon for nearly all of the X franchise's games. Also controlling the game with gamepads got a lot easier thanks to a number of new features developed for X Rebirth VR Edition. Joystick and HOTAS improvements that we made during the XR VR development have been back ported to X Rebirth and come along with a default profile for some of the most popular sticks.
X Rebirth 4.30: This update brings a number of improvements for controlling the game. See different methods of playing X Rebirth VR Edition explained in this video: X Rebirth VR Edition 4.30: With the launch also come a number of new features for XR VR, including improved HOTAS and Joystick support and a method to play in VR with mouse and keyboard. We also added a borderless window mode and fixed some bugs. X3: Terran Conflict 3.4 and X3: Albion Prelude 3.3: These two updates bring a couple of low level engine improvements for better performance especially during large battles. Please keep an eye on our usual news channels. In the four weeks until the release, we will provide you with interviews of the team members to further fuel the anticipation.
The best news of all, however, is that this new expansion will be FREE OF CHARGE to all owners of X3: Albion Prelude! X3: Farnham's Legacy will be released into Early Access on May 4th, 2021. And of course, no new X3 game would be complete without new ships and stations! There are numerous other improvements, ranging from drone carriers, station-building services and an enhanced player headquarters, to a new ship browser and a hyperlinked encyclopedia.
The new features don't end with the storyline, though. Then, once you're there, you'll be able to use the new diplomacy options to help shape your relationships with the factions you find. Trapped in an isolated area of space, you'll first need to make use of the new exploration features to find your way back to civilisation. Set in the years after X3: Albion Prelude, as the chaos caused by the gate shutdown really takes hold, X3: Farnham's Legacy starts very differently to previous games in the X3 series. Five years on, and the team are now finally ready to show you their creation! The X3: Farnham's Legacy project kicked off in earnest in 2016 but, as with any community project, there were times when progress was faster than others. However, a dedicated group of players from our DevNet community had other ideas! In the meantime, a new product has emerged from our DevNet community that we would like to tell you about.Īlmost ten years ago, with the release of X3: Albion Prelude, Egosoft decided to bring development of titles based on the long-running X3 game engine to an end. We at Egosoft have been working on our current title, X4: Foundations, and have recently released a major 4.00 update, as well as a new expansion, X4: Cradle of Humanity.