X3 Terran conflict

InstructIon Manualat BlE oF contEnts GEttInG startED 2 The Sidebar 14 Boarding Pods 50 The Paranid Race Ranks 96 Personal 14 Marines 50 The Paranid Ships 96System Requirements 2 Minimum R 2 Navigation 15 Mercenaries 50 The Split 97 Current Ship 15 Boarding a Ship 51 The Split Race Ranks 97Recommended Confi guration 2 EPILEPSY WARNING 2 Target 16 Flight Wings 52 The Split Ships 97 Station 16 The Wing Management Menu 52 The Teladi 98Safety Procedures 2 startInG tHE GaME For tHE Undock 18 The Wing Command Console 52 The Teladi Race Ranks 98 Eject Pilot 18 coMBat Q & a 54 The Teladi Ships 98FIrst tIME 3 Starting X3 Terran Conflnflict 3 Messages 18 Ship Management 54 The Goners 99 Options 19 Fighting 57 The Goner Race Ranks 99Graphics Settings 3 Input Device 4 sa VInG Your GaME 20 Reputation 58 The Goner Ships 99 KEYBoarD control KEYs 20 sHIPs 59 The Xenon 100Select Mod Package 4 EAX 4 Game Controls 20 Argon Ships 60 Xenon Ships 100 Interface Controls 22 Boron Ships 61 The Kha’ak 100Ignore last settings and start with defaults 4 HOW TO START 23 Goner Ships 63 The Pirates 101 Game Start Options 23 Kha’ak Ships 63 Pirate Ships 101Run as Benchmark 4 Check for Updates 4 You are Here! 23 Paranid Ships 64 The Yaki 101 How to Dock at Stations 24 Pirate Ships 65 tHE X-unIVErsE EncYcloPEDIa 102Start X3: Terran Confl ict 4 Cancel 4 How to Travel to Different Sectors 25 Split Ships 66 It’s aBout tIME 103 The Sector Map 25 Teladi Ships 67 KEYBoarD, JoYstIcK, MousE WElcoME to X3: tErran conFlIct 5 Say goodbye to a social life and/or sleep. 5 How to Find Distant Gates 25 Terran Ships 68 anD GaMEP aD coMManD KEYs 104 The Universe Map 26 Xenon Ships 69 Controller Profi le Confi guration 104tHE unIVErsal sP acE FlEEt PIlot’s Manual 6 The Mission Guidance System 26 Yaki Ships 70 Copy Current Profi le 104 Finding Missions 26 AGI Task Force 70 Ship Controls (Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad) 105A Brief History 6 tHE GaME MEnu 7 Accomplishing Missions 27 OTAS Corporation 71 Joystick Control 105 stratEGIEs oF Pla Y 27 WEaPons 72 Mouse Control 105New Game 7 Continue 7 HoW to ProGrEss 28 Laser Weapons 72 Gamepad Control 106 HoW to start traDInG 29 Missiles 75 trouBlEsHootInG 107Options 7 Movies 7 Understanding the X-Universe Economy 29 Mines 78 Technical Support 107 Useful Trading Tools 30 Drones 78 General System Performance 107Quit 7 The Corporations 8 A beginner’s Guide to a Trading Run 31 Ammunition 78 WEBsItE anD custoMEr suPPort 109 The Pocket Guide to Trading 33 Stationary Defenses 79 Basic Errors 108TerraCorp 8 OTAS 8 The Way to Better Trading 35 Special (non) Weapons 79 Crashes 108 BuIlDInG F actorIEs 36 Weapons Under Development 80 BooKs BasED on tHE X unIVErsE 110JSDD 9 Plutarch Mining Corporation 9 Where to Build your Factories 36 EQuIPMEnt anD uPGraDEs 81 otHEr X unIVErsE noVEls 110 How to hire a TL-class transport ship 37 WarEs anD coMMoDItIEs 85 crEDIts 111Nividium Mining and Manufacturing Corporation (PTNI) 9 Moving Factories with a Tractor Beam 39 racE ranKs For FIGHt anD traDE 92 Setting up Factory Loops 39 Hierarchy of Ranks for Success in Duke’s Buccaneers 10 Atreus Shipbuilding Currents 10 How to build a Factory Complex 40 Trading and Fighting 92 How to connect Factories 40 InHaBItants oF tHE X-unIVErsE 93Split Strong Arms 10 traDE, FIGHt , BuIlD, tHInK 11 Transporter Ships 41 The Terrans 93 BuIlD anD traDE Q & a 42 The Terran Race Ranks 93Trade 11 Fight 11 Factories 42 The Argon 94 Trading 43 The Argon Race Ranks 94Build 11 Think 12 HoW to FIGHt , caPturE anD BoarD 48 Argon Ships 94 Why capture ships? 48 The Boron 95GEttInG to KnoW Your sHIP IntErF acE 13 Targeting 48 The Boron Race Ranks 95 Laser Cannon Groups 49 Boron Ships 95The Interactive Assistance System 13 The Main Game Display 13 Selecting and Firing Missiles 49 The Paranid 96 1GEttInG artst ED artst InG tHE GaME For tHE FIrst tIME sYstEM rEQuIrEMEnts startInG X3 tErran conFlIct Please read the minimum specifications before you 1. Click on the X3: Terran Conflict shortcut icon on your computer desktop. You can also do the following: install the game. From the Start Menu click on Programs, click Egosoft and then click on X3: Terran Conflict. 2. At the initial start-up screen, you may change some basic settings. It is recommended that settings such as anti-aliasing be selected here rather than on your graphics card. The Effects factors MInIMuM rEQuIrEMEnts rEcoMMEnDED conFIGuratIon (4x, etc) are automatically selected for your graphics card. Raising these numbers above the suggested :: Microsoft ® Windows ® XP (SP-2), Vista SP1™ :: Microsoft ® Windows ® XP (SP-2), Vista SP1™ ones will decrease performance and lowering them will improve performance. Some of these settings :: Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz :: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz may be changed from within the game. :: 1 GB RAM :: 3 GB RAM :: 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card :: 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card DEVIcE anD rEsolutIon (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support Your Graphics card is displayed here and, if you :: Soundcard :: Soundcard have more than one card installed, you can select (Surround Sound support recommended) (Surround Sound support recommended) which one to use with the game. Select the :: 10 GB free hard disk space :: 10 GB free hard disk space supported display Resolution to use. Remember :: DVD-ROM Drive :: DVD-ROM Drive that higher resolutions will slow the game :: Mouse and Keyboard or Joystick :: Mouse and Keyboard or Joystick somewhat and lower resolutions will improve (optional support for force-feedback)or Gamepad (optional support for force-feedback) or Gamepad game performance. Next, you can choose to display the game Full Screen or in a Window. QualItY EPIlEPs Y WarnInG Texture and Shader are means by which your Some people are prone to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness as a result of being exposed graphics card draws the various objects in the to certain flashing lights or light patterns. Such people may have attacks while watching television Enabled option enables a post-processing filter that game. Higher quality texture and shaders require or playing computer games. Fits can happen to people who have no previous history of epilepsy. causes very bright objects appear to glow. This has faster graphics cards. If you are using a particularly If you or anyone in your family has any history of epilepsy consult your doctor prior to playing. If a small effect on performance and can be unselected old or slow graphics card then you may be able you experience any of the following symptoms: blurred vision, eye or muscle twitches, fainting, on slower systems.to