X3: Terran Conflict

1. TomN.

   Oct 17, 2008

   10

   If you're looking at the review and wondering whether or not to go for it - do it. They took everything that was broken in X3 and fixed If you're looking at the review and wondering whether or not to go for it - do it. They took everything that was broken in X3 and fixed it, added even more to the already excellent X3 title, and polished it until it shone. There are some niggles, and some things you need to learn and adapt to, but a little perserverance (even less now the mission and guide systems are improved over the previous titles) and this game will reward your patience a thousand-fold. This has very nearly made the wait for Elite 4 a distant memory.… Expand

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2. JC0013

   Aug 10, 2015

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's see the "cools" of X3-TC:
   - Really, REALLY big ships and stations
   - Many ship types
   - Very big view distance
   - Big amount of missions and sectors.
   - You may be a pirate, a trader, a cop, and many more!
   - Very much types of devices!… Expand

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4. MrButtermancer

   Mar 26, 2011

   10

   Alright, the learning curve in this game is vertical. If you're going to buy it, understand that. Understand that you're going to have toAlright, the learning curve in this game is vertical. If you're going to buy it, understand that. Understand that you're going to have to learn hotkeys. Understand that you're going to be looking in the manual for a good few hours to figure everything out. But understand that it's worth it. X3 TC is an absolutely fantastic, beautiful, and immersive game. The sheer size of the thing is something along the magnitude of 8 million cubic kilometers spread throughout several hundred sectors. There are varied races each with many unique starships. The economic and combat aspects of this game are spectacular. Trading goods and building factories is immensely satisfying. The music and art makes the entire experience that much more epic. If you're willing to spend the time getting to know her, X3 can take you for one heck of a ride.… Expand

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5. PhilP

   Dec 11, 2008

   9

   I'm not sure why the X-Series has always received such poor reviews from the critics. Sure the learning curve is steep and the UI is not I'm not sure why the X-Series has always received such poor reviews from the critics. Sure the learning curve is steep and the UI is not ideal, but the shear magnitude of the universe, incredible graphics, customizability and replayability make this a great value and wonderful game. Any old-school fans of Elite will absolutely love this game.… Expand

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6. SebastianG

   Feb 17, 2009

   8

   I would be perfect if it would't have some things that really piss you off like the universe map or the autopilot system that can't I would be perfect if it would't have some things that really piss you off like the universe map or the autopilot system that can't pass near an asteroid whithout doing a lot of stupid movements...… Expand

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7. behastie

   Aug 23, 2013

   5

   The combat in this game is fairly fun and the trading is ok. Here's my main issue: the game advertises that you can build an empire whereThe combat in this game is fairly fun and the trading is ok. Here's my main issue: the game advertises that you can build an empire where ships and stations will operate independently and give you income or you can command a squad of wingmen in combat to help you destroy enemy forces. Unfortunately, the AI is so broken that trade ships crash into each other (and stations constantly) and the wingmen just fly off into nowhere. When the biggest challenge in a game is that your empire suffers a 50% casualty rate while docking, you are in a Douglas Adams novel not a space simulator.… Expand

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8. jmhoffer

   May 23, 2015

   0

   There are a lot of bad games out there, but Terran Conflict (all of X3, really) takes the cake.
   
   This game suffers from the trope The AI isThere are a lot of bad games out there, but Terran Conflict (all of X3, really) takes the cake.
   
   This game suffers from the trope The AI is a Cheating Bastard to epic proportions. There is a weapon called the Plasma Burst Generator which for most of the game is only available to AI pirates.
   
   It is impossible to beat an enemy with this weapon.
   
   The plasma burst generator will one hit kill even heavy fighter craft and there is no way to escape it nor defeat an enemy with it (maybe if you have capital ships, but you'll be dead before you ever get that far). Players are known for cheating to get the weapon, loading it onto relatively small ships and then blasting apart the most powerful ships in the game.
   
   By the time you realise your enemy has a Plasma Burst Generator, you're dead. End of story. Because they game only allows you to save at stations unless you waste your credits on "insurance" (something you can ill afford to do at game start), you can end up losing massive areas of play as you attempt to fly between sectors where you can't dock all because The AI is a Cheating Bastard.
   
   Despite this over powered weapon, due to the love of cheating amongst players of the X Series, no one has made a mod to remove it from the game and instructions on how to mod it out yourself are incomprehensible. Since you can't beat enemies with this weapon, there is no point in playing the game unless you plan on cheating (something which many players eventually admit to having done; my guess is that nearly all do).
   
   A great idea absolutely obliterated by an incompetent development team.… Expand

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