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Page 1: XTended Manual English
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Installing XTended 0.7 Introduction FAQ Installation Troubleshooting XTended Universe Ships New Starting Positions
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Xtended is a modification to X3: Reunion© by Egosoft, published by Deep Silver in Europe and Enlight in North America. Thank you for downloading the XTended Mod, whether this is the first mod you’ve ever you used or not, we will endeavor to make your installation process as easy to accomplish as possible. In the meantime here are some of the many things you have to look forward to with the XTended mod: * The new XTended universe: 90 new sectors featuring all sorts of new and exciting places to discover, plus numerous improvements to the original sectors. XTended ships are used in the new, improved computer job files that help create a vibrant, living universe * A new and exciting plot, when a new and terrifying race beginning to appear, it will be up to the player to avert a universe shattering war. The player’s efforts will not go unrewarded. * The new Goner Mobile Shipyard, one of the most powerful vessels the player can own, with, comprehensive production and storage facilities allowing for the reverse-engineering of almost any type of ship docked to the MSY, building via template queuing, and equipping of the player’s fleet. * Over 80 new ships added to the universe, including: - Argon, Terran, Paranid, and Otas M0's - Full compliment of M7 frigate class ships - Full complement of MM6 military corvette class ships - An M8 class ship for each of the 5 major races with a special feature per M8, as well as the Otas Custodian shield frigate - 7 Ships from X2 brought back, remodeled and refitted by special dealers across the universe - Full compliment of Terran ships on sale and active in the universe from M0 down to M5 - MTS, Military Transport class ships, TS ships with teeth. - Pirate Galleon, frigates and 2 unique new Pirate fighter models - Otas (a corporation specializing in advanced technologies) will have a full compliment of ships from M0 down to M3, each with special distinctive features. - A new race, and 9 ships used by them. - A fleet of new Yaki and Goner ships to discover, buy and use. - Many other various ships like the Krait, Boron Whale and Xenon P * Over 45 New commands and features including: - Shipbuilding capabilities on some ships - Drone building capabilities on the Argon Griffon Drone Frigate - Ship extension upgrade options at player owned equipment docks for fleet equipping purposes. - Complex warehouses to increase the amount that can be stored at factory complexes, or for their own stand alone use to store goods. - Multiple electronic warfare features on Otas ships. - The Otas custodian Shield Frigate - Point to Point jumpdrives on some advanced ships. - Many other features including installing ship repair facilities on docks and on carriers, setting capital ships to automatically execute tactical retreats when under fire, the ability to deploy scout drones for long range reconnaissance, and much more... * New stations: - The huge and ancient Dyson Sphere, under control of an unknown force - The magnificent Otas Headquarters built around a series of old mining facilities. - New factories for the production of the Heavy Missile Gun and ammo, Concussion Impulse Generator and scout drones. - Many larger factories for weapon and ship components production (potentially still compatible with Ashley's XL fabs) - Forges producing Terran Electromagnetic Pulse Cannons and Terran missiles. - New, distinct Shipyards for the 5 main races * Many other new features including: - New wares and features to find and use - Shockwave damage from capital ship explosions (enabled through AL plugin) - Other independent companies within the universe (enabled through AL plugin) - Randomized or fixed locations for new shipyards and important stations (enabled through AL plugin) - Many new stations to find and trade with - Extensive effects improvements, including new sound and visual effects - And many more features, its too difficult to list them all.
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Introduction
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Can the Xtended Mod be Combined with the DDRS/XFP Mod? - No Can I combine this Mod with other Mods? - With some mods yes, but we recommend you don't even try. Can I use other scripts with this Mod? - 99.7% of other scripts will work with this mod.. Is the Xtended Mod compatible with the EMP Mod? - Yes, in fact the EMP mod is now built in. Will the AI M7s use their fighters? - Yes, like any other capital ship. How Do I Deploy the Orbital Weapons Platform? - After purchasing the Orbital Weapons Platform (OWP) from an Argon Shipyard: -load it onto a TL and transport it to where you want to deploy it. -When you have reached your destination, DO NOT eject the OWP from the cargo bay. That will not deploy it. -Instead, select the option in the ships Custom Commands section for Place OWP. A screen will open up similar to one you would have for deploying a station that allows you to choose the location for the Weapons Platform. -Select the position you want and the OWP will be deployed if they TL is close enough, or the TL will move closer and then deploy. -To collect the OWP, select the Retrieve OWP command in the Custom Commands section. The TL will move into position and collect the OWP. What are the MkI and MkIII ships? - The MkI ships are much older ships than the new models flying around in X3. You may recognise some of them from earlier X games. These are typically used by pirates and less well off members of the X-Universe. MkI ships can be bought from the special pirate scrapyard dealer. MkIII ships are brand new, top of the range ships!!! Often much more powerful than a standard Vanguard ship, these are specially designed military grade patrol ships with new more powerful turrets and capabilities. These can be bought from the current race shipyards for a higher price and race rep. What is the bonus Treasure Hunt? - The treasure hunt mission is a bonus treasure hunt for a little fun for you! What has been changed effects wise? - First of all the old EWFX mod has been merged into the Xtended mod. This was necessary because Xtended now adds new weapons. -All classes of ships have new ship explosions that are better looking and cover up the disapearing of the ship model -All missiles now put out visible trails, different types of missiles have differant looking trails -Missiles now have new explosions, also depending upon the missile type -ES fighters (m3/4/5) now have visible, grey exhaust trails -Many of the added Xtended ships will have various kinds of exhaust trails -Flak, PPCs have new muzzle flashes and impact effects -PACs have a new impact effect to get rid of the lag the old effect created -Hepts and MDs have slightly altered impact effects -Flak has a new, improved sound effect that won\'t wake the neighbor -Kyon Emitters now have an effect that shows as they begin to fire Why will the Pirate Shipyard only sell me Harriers? - The ships on sale at the pirate shipyard are linked to your progress through the game. If you have a high fight rank, or have earned a high notoriety with one of the races then the pirate shipyard will be more likely to sell you more advanced, and bigger ships. How Do I Install the Terran Weapons? - The Terran weaponry can only be installed via the HUD at the present time due to current X3 restrictions. Trying to install via the weaponry screen won't work How Do I Find The Pirate Shipyard? - The pirate shipyard will be built in a random pirate sector, you'll simply have to go search for it!
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FAQ
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Installing XTended 0.7
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The installation of XTended 0.7 is pretty straight forward; below is a simple walkthrough of the procedure, no advanced knowledge of computers is required. You will need the following: -> A patched copy of X3 Reunion (version 2.0.02). Although you can install XTended with compatible mods and scripts already installed, we recommend doing this only for users who know what they are doing (If you encounter a bug after doing this, please uninstall and try installing the mod without other extras before seeking our help). A list of scripts and mods that are incompatible with XTended can be found on our forums. -> Cycrows installer - you can get it here. Once you have these two, download the latest XTended mod package and script package: make sure you get both, they are both vital to correct operation. Then open Cycrow’s installer and do the following: *Open Cycrows installer *Click the Install New Script button and select the script package to install it. *Repeat the previous step but this time select mod package instead of the script package. *Start X³ by clicking on "Start X3" and in the main menu select "New Game"
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To make it easy for users who have never installed a mod before, below are some pictures that should help guide you through the process:
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Open Cycrows installer Click the Install New Script button and select the script package to install it.
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Repeat the previous step but this time select mod package instead of the script package Congratulations, Xtended is now installed and ready for action
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Troubleshooting
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have any problems installing this mod please log on to our forums at: www.thexuniverse.com 1. Graphical errors. - Please make sure your graphics card drivers are up to date, and that you do not experience similar problems on other games. Another possibility is the mod is not installed properly, please make sure you have all parts of the mod installed and fully up to date. 2. Sound errors. - The most common causes are audio codecs. Try removing, adding or adjusting their priorities in Control Panel. -Sound errors can also be caused by a corrupt game installation, particularly one where the wrong updates or patches have been installed. -It’s recommended to have a separate sound card (i.e. not onboard) and drivers really can make a difference. Many problems occur because of poor sound hardware, poor sound drivers or incorrect audio codecs. Crashes: - Make sure that you have downloaded and installed the latest updates and patches. Check that you have installed the right versions of the mod, and that you have installed them to the correct location. - It is possible for savegames to become corrupted, either by external causes or by game problems. Try starting a new game and see if the problem still occurs. Save regularly and use several save slots so as not to get caught out by this. - Try uninstalling and reinstalling the mod. The installation may have become corrupt due to a disk error, or an important file may have been overwritten. After reinstalling, try starting a new game first before trying your savegames again. - A frequent cause of in-game problems is the installation of additionall scripts or mods. If reinstalling the mod, but not installing these additional items solves the problem then the chances are high that they are the cause and that XTended is not compatible with these. You can find a list of all incompatible scripts on our forum. Additional support can also be obtained from the official XTended website: www.thexuniverse.com Please be sure to check issues reported by other users before beginning a new topic. In addition to bug reports and mod updates, you will also be able to find a multitude of hints and tips regarding gameplay with XTended installed.
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XTended Ships
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Pirate Galleon Large and advanced Pirate Carrier operated by the largest and wealthiest Pirate Factions only. Poseidon Experimental Heavy Missile Destroyer with very powerful front missilegun turret array. Destroyer T2 This vessel has only recently appeared and is believed to be the improved variant of the already fearsome Kha'ak Destroyer.
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Below are just a few of the many ships you will find that have been added to the X-Universe. With the universe becoming increasingly more dangerous, the militaries of the 5 main races have begun developing new ships to fill tactical gaps, unfortunately for them their enemies are rarely far behind. These new ships range from state-of-the-art, massive super battleships to old, retired ships pressed back into service out of desperation. Any of these new ships could prove the difference between galaxy wide fame and utter annihilation for you, so get to know them well.
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M1 Class ships
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M2 class ships
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M8 Class Ships
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Griffon The Griffon is a medium sized military experimental craft capable of auto-producing Heavy Fighter drones. It's being rushed into service to bolster Argon frontline supply lines against the renewed Kha'ak threat Swordfish The Swordfish is the new stage of anti-capital ship warfare for the Boron. Designed to mount an impressive Ion Blast feature, it is quickly able to reduce the enemy ships shields allowing fighters and corvettes to use their fire power against the enemies hull. Panther The Panther's main purpose is fighter replenishment to the Split front-line. She is also designed to function in a covert role, building Split fighters in enemy territory and then inserting the Split infiltrators behind enemy lines. Custodian Support frigate designed to recharge other ships' shields during combat, without the need to dock and relaunch.
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M7 Class Ships
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Aegir The Aegir has only been spotted recently, and those who have seen this heavy frigate are lucky they are able to tell the story. Carrack A rare and dangerous Pirate frigate; it is built mainly from salvaged or stolen ship parts. Deimos The Deimos frigate is a very well balanced and powerful warship. It can perform many duties alone or in an escort role. Hammerhead After being dominated militarily by the more militant Split, the Boron military began producing these heavily armed and shielded frigates capable of defeating larger Split ships, helping to secure the borders of Boron space.
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M6 Class Ships
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Centaur MK3 Vanguard The Military version of the Argon Centaur corvette, designed from the same shipwrights as the Argon Nova, it is highly agile, and highly dangerous. Dragon MK3 Vanguard Built as a response to the poor effectiveness of the normal Dragon corvette, the Military version of the Split Dragon is a highly formidable opponent and has proved effective against Kha'ak ships. Hydra MK3 Vanguard A much improved upon version of the Hydra, the Military version of the Boron Hydra is strongly equipped to allow it to withstand most initial attacks, as well as retaliate quickly and efficiently. Reaper Produced by the powerful Otas Corporation, these military corvettes, accompanied by Otas Elites, have been deployed by Otas to help protect company assets. Would-be pirates beware.
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Elite Rebuilt by Otas Corporation from the original Argon Elite design, this M3 has a versatile role and is a formidable opponent to engage. Thor MK2 The Thor MkII is the ultra heavy fighter-class of the Earth Fleet Forces. The ship is armed and equipped with highly advanced forms of technology.
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M3 Class Ships
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Economic Enthusiast Character Race: Argon Sector: Random Description: A small fleet of ships, several Universe traders lots of cash good rep levels with all races, Random Start sector. Pirate Warlord Character Race: Split Pirate Sector: Zephrain Description: 1 Galleon, 1 Carrack, 2 Marauders and a shite load of cash what more could you need to inflict fear to the universe. Yaki Turncoat Character Race: Paranid Yaki Sector: Kiso Description: After selling out your Yaki Brothers & sisters to the paranid, your left with a sennin 14k the yaki want to ring you neck and Basic rep with all except the paranid who are in your debt. Split Militant Character Race: Split task force commander Sector: Kao's Mistake Description: A small task force at your disposal in family kao space, mk3 dagon, with mamba vang. and scorpion vang. escorts Flight leader Character Race: Flight leader of a Squadron of Terran Fighters Sector: Random Terran Sector Discription: After a ship of an unkown origin opened fire on your squad you are left with nothing but your Thor MkII and escort Valkyrie.
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NEW STARTING POSITIONS
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To play these starting positions go to the "New Game" menu and select "Custom Game" A choise of these starting positions will appear, select one of them and hit enter.
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We would like to thank: Egosoft, Enlight, Deep Silver, past team members, all of our testers, and all of our fans for helping to make this possible Enjoy Playing Xtended