08-14-2009, 08:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-15-2009, 07:40 PM by Lord_Leperman.)
Fictional background of my player character:
I sold everything I owned. All my belongings, my computer components, my entertainment chips, and even my last stock of Argon Meatsteak Cahoonas from my little food stand I once owned, all sold and gone. I left everything behind, my living quarters, people I knew, and everything from the past. I sold all my possessions just to buy myself an Argon Buster and be free from everything. I didn't care about the Xenon or the K'hack that threatened the very existence of the galaxy, nor that they were responsible for the destruction of populated star systems. I didn't care if pirates try to take my ship and leave me for dead... I wanted a new life...So I struck a deal with a shady shipwright, who promised the best deals in all of Argon Prime, and right before I could say "deal" he ran off with my money and left me the ship. Everything I once had now buys this ship, she is fast, sleek, and beautiful, and all I have left are 5000 credits, and a dream to make it big... And I just made the biggest mistake of my life. I brought the ship that I now call home and almost no money in my pocket.
However, fate judges an individual not by how high he has soared, but how high he can reach after taking a fall. I abandon my dreams and traded my ship for an ugly and slow freighter. I take my chances with the pirates, the K'hack, and the Xenon out there, and start buying low and selling high, only time will tell if my gamble has paid off...
I now own 10 Frigates, 8 of which I stole from pirates, 1 super transporter ship larger than most space stations, an ore mining space station, and a fleet of smaller space tankers that consist of my galactic trade empire. My military strength includes a powerful Destroyer that once took on 2 heavily defended star systems and emerging victorious in the end on its own, a large Spacecraft Carrier with 24 autonomous fighters, A powerful corvette/frigate hybrid once owned by the leader of a large galactic empire, and hundreds of loyal marines and cyborgs ready to board any ship at a moment's whim. I also bought back the little shuttle I pawned for the freighter, and I use it to take trips around space.
I welcome you to a place where your dreams can come true. I welcome you to the world of X3: Reunion and X3: Terran Conflict.
X3: Reunion and its standalone expansion X3: Terran Conflict are space simulation and trading games. You essentially pilot your ship and do whatever you want with its capabilities in the universe. You can trade, complete side quests for money, build a military armada, hunt down pirates, wage wars with star systems, build a galactic trading empire, or just explore and admire the universe on your own. The universe is your sandbox, and you can create anything from it.
The beauty of X3 is that all of the ships and structures are shown to scale. You can literally step out of your ship, do a space walk, and compare yourself to how big your scout fighter is to your giant carrier. The difference is simply big and properly to scale. If a carrier can hold 60 spacecraft, it's really portrayed at a size that can hold 60 spacecraft, if a scout can hold 1 person, you can stand beside it ans see that it can really just hold 1 person.
However, this game may not be for everyone as there is virtually no tutorial and the player is bombarded with lot of menus. The manual for the game contains at least 80-90 pages. After getting past the learning curve, X3 is a very rewarding experience that will eat your time. I highly recommend this game if you like sandbox and space simulation games, play for the ships as well, they're all well designed as well. I'm also letting you guys know this game has been taking my time and no one could really talk to me ever since I started playing this game. :p
I sold everything I owned. All my belongings, my computer components, my entertainment chips, and even my last stock of Argon Meatsteak Cahoonas from my little food stand I once owned, all sold and gone. I left everything behind, my living quarters, people I knew, and everything from the past. I sold all my possessions just to buy myself an Argon Buster and be free from everything. I didn't care about the Xenon or the K'hack that threatened the very existence of the galaxy, nor that they were responsible for the destruction of populated star systems. I didn't care if pirates try to take my ship and leave me for dead... I wanted a new life...So I struck a deal with a shady shipwright, who promised the best deals in all of Argon Prime, and right before I could say "deal" he ran off with my money and left me the ship. Everything I once had now buys this ship, she is fast, sleek, and beautiful, and all I have left are 5000 credits, and a dream to make it big... And I just made the biggest mistake of my life. I brought the ship that I now call home and almost no money in my pocket.
However, fate judges an individual not by how high he has soared, but how high he can reach after taking a fall. I abandon my dreams and traded my ship for an ugly and slow freighter. I take my chances with the pirates, the K'hack, and the Xenon out there, and start buying low and selling high, only time will tell if my gamble has paid off...
I now own 10 Frigates, 8 of which I stole from pirates, 1 super transporter ship larger than most space stations, an ore mining space station, and a fleet of smaller space tankers that consist of my galactic trade empire. My military strength includes a powerful Destroyer that once took on 2 heavily defended star systems and emerging victorious in the end on its own, a large Spacecraft Carrier with 24 autonomous fighters, A powerful corvette/frigate hybrid once owned by the leader of a large galactic empire, and hundreds of loyal marines and cyborgs ready to board any ship at a moment's whim. I also bought back the little shuttle I pawned for the freighter, and I use it to take trips around space.
I welcome you to a place where your dreams can come true. I welcome you to the world of X3: Reunion and X3: Terran Conflict.
X3: Reunion and its standalone expansion X3: Terran Conflict are space simulation and trading games. You essentially pilot your ship and do whatever you want with its capabilities in the universe. You can trade, complete side quests for money, build a military armada, hunt down pirates, wage wars with star systems, build a galactic trading empire, or just explore and admire the universe on your own. The universe is your sandbox, and you can create anything from it.
The beauty of X3 is that all of the ships and structures are shown to scale. You can literally step out of your ship, do a space walk, and compare yourself to how big your scout fighter is to your giant carrier. The difference is simply big and properly to scale. If a carrier can hold 60 spacecraft, it's really portrayed at a size that can hold 60 spacecraft, if a scout can hold 1 person, you can stand beside it ans see that it can really just hold 1 person.
However, this game may not be for everyone as there is virtually no tutorial and the player is bombarded with lot of menus. The manual for the game contains at least 80-90 pages. After getting past the learning curve, X3 is a very rewarding experience that will eat your time. I highly recommend this game if you like sandbox and space simulation games, play for the ships as well, they're all well designed as well. I'm also letting you guys know this game has been taking my time and no one could really talk to me ever since I started playing this game. :p
