Terran Conflict X3; Extreme Addiction!

[Lionheart]

Hey Gigabyte,


Well, there isnt a Goner Temple anymore in X3. I searched the entire sector like a British Cruiser looking for a Type XX1 sub and didnt find a thing except asteroids. No Temple. I looked in CB NW and CB SE as well. Nothing.

Might be something I find later? Time released?


I'll keep looking. Perhaps X3 is a bit diff from the one you have. I'll have to check out the message boards online and see.




I kind of freaked out tonight. I lost my place in the game. I hadnt played in a while and found none of my star systems I found in the past month were there. I thought, what in the world???? I lost everything? Virus attack? Woooot happened?? Then I found my 'Load Game' list was far different numbered then my sticky I have here on my iMac... arrgh. Found my last save, and was back in business.

<--- wipes sweat from forehead and sweeps graying ejected eyebrows from desk


Bill

[Lionheart]

Found it via a Google search.. System of Light, found it at the Free Station. Travelled 3 systems to get the cells for it, and jumped back to Argon Prime in 4 long seconds.....



BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gigabyte]

Speaking of which, those green alien super freighters are quite nice. I wonder if I can buy one?

Bill

Bill you can buy almost any ship if you have the credits and your rep is good enough with the race that sells it. Just dock at a shipyard and if the ship is not red you can buy it, if it is listed in red your reputation is not good enough yet and "Trade restrictions are in effect". The other nice thing about doing the BB missions is many of them if completed in time and successfully will help raise your rep and pay a nice fee in the bargan. The other tip I can give you about reputation, when you see the BB notices for handouts, (orphaned children etc) if you make a donation your reputation will increase with that race, which is handy if you really want to climb the ladder with a particular race.

[gigabyte]

Found it via a Google search.. System of Light, found it at the Free Station. Travelled 3 systems to get the cells for it, and jumped back to Argon Prime in 4 long seconds.....



BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That "Warp" engine is a nice rig... just love mine

[Mobayrasta]

Oh my God, this game has me. I was up till 2:30 am playing and had to get up at 6:00am. I am thinking about making another install and modding the heck out of it.

Been playing the fighter story line and having fun.

[Lionheart]

Oh my God, this game has me. I was up till 2:30 am playing and had to get up at 6:00am. I am thinking about making another install and modding the heck out of it.

Been playing the fighter story line and having fun.

Oh man, I'll bet that is wild. Here I am only hauling freight. Havent even thought of doing fighter flights.


Whats cool is with twist joysticks, you can rotate on the Z axis (like a barrel roll) which makes aligning with stations or planets easy and better on your mind for navigating with a up/down visual. (I never knew being in space could be so freaky on the senses.. So totally different from flying in an atmosphere).


For anyone that hasnt used a Jump Drive, you basically;

* Click Shift - J
* Select the system from the map
* A voice calls out 'Jump Drive System Charging; 10%, 30%, 60%, (etc)
* Then you go through the worm hole and Bing! You arrive at a gate zone at your selected star system location.


I need to do a few runs and count how many batteries (energy cells) I use at each type of main jump.



I noted last night, going through some systems, (before I got JD), that some ships are moving like UFO's.. Lightning fast. They must have what Gigabyte has for a ship and engine.... arrgh. Very fast..



Bill

[gigabyte]

Bill, unless the stats have changed in TC the cost of a jump is 5 energy cells / sector, and if you look closely you will see the total number of cells required on the sector selection screen before you commit to the jump.

And those fast ships, there are at least 2 ships in Reunion that are capible of over 1100 KM if you add the engine tuneup, one is the free Starburst (the raceer which can't hold any weapons) and the Teldi Harrier Vangard which according to one of the posts I read is capible of almost 2000 km - I would never be able to keep from bumping into asteroids with that thing. I have seen the Vangard but my Rep is not quite good enough yet with the Teldi to purchase it, soon though soon. There are also a number of 500 km plus ships (I have 4 I use as escorts for my super freighter) these are great space superiorty fighters, fast and they can carry a nice wep loadout so real handy in a pirate sector when you are trying to get a good cargo through. They do make good exploration ships as well, you can outrun most of the pirates if you don't want to waste time and get on with the exploration.

[Lionheart]

Bill, unless the stats have changed in TC the cost of a jump is 5 energy cells / sector, and if you look closely you will see the total number of cells required on the sector selection screen before you commit to the jump.

And those fast ships, there are at least 2 ships in Reunion that are capible of over 1100 KM if you add the engine tuneup, one is the free Starburst (the raceer which can't hold any weapons) and the Teldi Harrier Vangard which according to one of the posts I read is capible of almost 2000 km - I would never be able to keep from bumping into asteroids with that thing. I have seen the Vangard but my Rep is not quite good enough yet with the Teldi to purchase it, soon though soon. There are also a number of 500 km plus ships (I have 4 I use as escorts for my super freighter) these are great space superiorty fighters, fast and they can carry a nice wep loadout so real handy in a pirate sector when you are trying to get a good cargo through. They do make good exploration ships as well, you can outrun most of the pirates if you don't want to waste time and get on with the exploration.

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the heads up and information.


I guess hyper jumps are more expensive in X3. Jumping from Ceos Buckzoid to Argon Prime is around 80+ Energy Cells or EC's. A 2 system jump from Ceo's B. to Queens Space is 10 EC's, which is quite a bit. (Figure 12 Credits each at 10, jumping both ways, thats 240 Cr's for a round trip 2 system jump. Might be worth it to use SETA drive more on short hauls and only use the Hyper Jump Drive on long hauls).

I really need a bigger freighter.. That wild green super freighter I have been wanting is Boron class. (Found out this morning. Woke up early and did a couple of freight runs and experimented with costs of hyper jumps).





Bill

[Marlin]

My favorite ship is my Skate. You can haul some stuff, it is fast and can shoot almost all the guns for a bit before depleting the energy supply.

[Lionheart]

Very cool Marlin. I'll have to look that one up. As a matter of fact, I need to loop up all ships, it seems. I need to learn what they all look like.

Just purchased a Mako for a stealing deal. I was passing through Kingdom of Light system, and the ship yard offered me a Mako, used, high mileage, for 10K! nice.... Only did 44MS, lol.. After repair to the hull, engine tune, and SETA drive, she is now doing 208 MS (or KMS) and is a pretty wild ride.

Its an alien Boron craft, apparently a single seater and very wild looking. I am attaching some pics of it.

I feel like a kid again that just bought a used Fiat X/1-9.



Anyone recommend a type of Super Freighter and where to get one? Seems the largest ones are always out of stock in the places I am looking for them at.


Bill

[luckydog]

Found a Goner Temple in Elysium of Light ( NW of Omicron Lyrae )

[Lionheart]

Found a Goner Temple in Elysium of Light ( NW of Omicron Lyrae )

Did you go inside and check it out?


I do not think I have even found that system yet.. arrgh..

I have been finding tons of data online, free ships, maps, etc. Very good to find out some of this.

I have been working my 'bing...' off trying to make 2 million for a super freighter. I finally got to 1.8 lastnight and was going to try to get one, and they are out of stock. arrgh.. Then, after putting money into my new 'old used' Mako, I was back down to 1.4 Million.. (tripple argh). So then, I decided to look up a free ship, to see if I could find a super freighter. I did find one, but not 'huge'. Its a Split Iguanna Vangaurd. Took me forever to find it. Its at coordinates 38.0 0.0 35.0 in the Family Whi system (sorry Mike, I had too, lol). But, try to figure out how the coordinates work!!!!! What a long time that took me. Then, I almost ran into it when I found it. I had to go out in my suit (first time) and move around. Couldnt figure out how to get in, lol.. . Was bumping into the sides. Looked it up online and found out how to claim an abondoned ship.

This thing though is cool, though its not really for cargo. Its an ex-slave ship and has some neat features on it. The architecture of the ship is really unique. Its sort of balanced on hits layout, a rythym of lines (theme of angles), and looks like a mix between Frank Lloyd Wright and Vulcan spacecraft, lol... Its now a cleaned up, Christian company owned vessel! For some reason though, I cannot get Ore with it. I have been living on that industry for ages. Now they say I have inadequate good standing or something. I have to improve my 'good standings'. (Perhaps you have to do this with each ship?).

In the mean time, I can at least run some people around.

NOTE: I took a close up of the nose (last two shots) that show you how much detail that is 'common' on 'everything' in this game. The nose area is just one little area on this ship....

NOTE 2: Note the side view. There are cargo containers near the rear, liquid storage tanks in the middle, and passenger accommodations in the front. (I can carry people now, lol.. )

I would like to know the details on how to set up a ship to do an auto route. That is my next step. It would be nice to have my Mercury doing back and forth hauls of Ore to the Taladianium founderies in Ceos Buckzoid system.



Bill

[Madman]

For some reason though, I cannot get Ore with it.

The Iguana is a TP class ship (passenger transport) and IIRC, all TP class except the Boron Angel are limited to carrying L sized cargo or smaller. Ore is XL sized cargo, so you'll need a freighter (TS or TL class ship) or one of the larger warships (M1 or M2 class) to carry it.

[Lionheart]

Thanks MadMan.. I almost figured it was something like that, as I still had my pilot name on the vehicle registry. Didnt sound right that I couldnt pick up Ore becuase of a new vehicle...







Bill

[Lionheart]

Worked all night last night to get to 2Million. Got there, and found out the Mercury Super Freighter isnt in any of the known early sectors...

This morning, I found out (through Google) that the baby is in the lower right corner of the 'big' map, lol.. Had to take my Discoverer out and do some searching. Found it.

Nice to be able to make 100,000.00 on a single run (when rates are good).



Bill