“With the shock of the last destroyer’s explosion still shaking the ship, the battle was now over. Gripping the controls, he strafed the ship into a slow swoop past the wreckage and towards the sun. Dropping the throttle down, he looked out of the ship interface and surveyed the wondrous sight that lay before him. He remembered all the time and effort that he had put in to getting here; the fortune, empire and fleet that had been built to achieve this moment. His heart lifted, with a wave of emotion, as he realised that despite all he had done, nothing could compare to the ultimate prize.” “ This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But, it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” - Winston Churchill 2 GETTING STARTED................................................................................................................. 4 System Requirements............................................................................................................. 4 Installation................................................................................................................................ 5 What are the benefits of Egosoft Game Registration?........................................................ 5 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................... 6 Starting the game for the first time........................................................................................ 8 Guide to Quick Menu Keys ................................................................................................... 10 Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse and Gamepad Command Keys............................................. 11 Controller Profile Configuration........................................................................................... 14 Ship Control (Joystick/Mouse/GamePad) ........................................................................... 14 The Options Menu ................................................................................................................. 16 TerraCorp Spacefleet Pilot’s Manual................................................................................... 20 Introduction............................................................................................................................ 20 Trade, Fight, Build, Think ..................................................................................................... 21 Getting to know your Ship Interface.................................................................................... 22 How to Start............................................................................................................................ 27 Where are you?...................................................................................................................... 28 How to Dock at Stations ....................................................................................................... 29 How to travel to different Sectors........................................................................................ 31 Strategies of Play................................................................................................................... 33 How to progress .................................................................................................................... 33 How to start Trading.............................................................................................................. 35 Building Factories ................................................................................................................. 40 Where to build your factory.................................................................................................. 41 Bartering for Wares ............................................................................................................... 53 How to Fight and Capture..................................................................................................... 54 Missions ................................................................................................................................. 67 Upgrades & Equipment......................................................................................................... 71 Weapons................................................................................................................................. 75 Wares & commodities ........................................................................................................... 80 Fight, Trade and Race Ranks ............................................................................................... 87 Inhabitants of The X Universe .............................................................................................. 87 Argon ...................................................................................................................................... 88 Boron ...................................................................................................................................... 88 Paranid.................................................................................................................................... 89 Split ......................................................................................................................................... 89 Teladi ...................................................................................................................................... 90 Goner ...................................................................................................................................... 91 The Terran Race..................................................................................................................... 92 The TerraCorp Company ...................................................................................................... 92 Xenon...................................................................................................................................... 92 Kha’ak ..................................................................................................................................... 93 Pirates..................................................................................................................................... 93 Unlockable Game Start Positions........................................................................................ 94 Books based upon the X Universe ...................................................................................... 95 Credits .................................................................................................................................... 96 3 GETTING STARTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Please read the minimum specifications before you install the game. Minimum Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP Pentium® IV (or AMD® equivalent) 1.7 GHz 512MB RAM 128MB 3D DirectX 9 compatible card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.3 support Soundcard 4.3 GB free hard disk space DVD-ROM drive Mouse + Keyboard or Joystick (Optional support for force-feedback) or Gamepad Recommended Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP Pentium® IV (or AMD® equivalent) 2.4 GHz 1GB RAM 256MB 3D DirectX 9 compatible card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 2.0 support Soundcard (Surround sound support recommended) 4.3 GB free hard disk space DVD-ROM drive Mouse + Keyboard or Joystick (Optional support for force-feedback) or Gamepad EPILEPSY WARNING Some people are prone to epileptic fits or the loss of consciousness as a result of being exposed to strobing light sources. These people may have attacks while watching television or playing computer games. Fits can happen to people who have no previous history of epilepsy. If you or your family has any history of epilepsy it is advised that you contact your doctor before playing. If you suffer from any of the following symptoms: disturbed vision, eye or muscle spasm, fainting, disorientation, convulsions or other uncoordinated movements, you should immediately stop playing the game and contact your doctor. Safety Procedures • Sit an appropriate distance from the monitor, ideally as far away as the cables will allow. • Use a small monitor. • Avoid playing the game if you are tired. • Make sure the room is adequately lit. • Take a 10-15 minute break every hour of playing. 4 INSTALLATION Installing X³: Reunion IMPORTANT X³: Reunion requires Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP. 1. Quit all other applications and insert the X³: Reunion CD/DVD-ROM into your CD/ DVD-ROM drive 2. If Windows is set up to use the CD/DVD AutoPlay feature, X³: Reunion will automatically display its installation screen. If Set-up does not run automatically, then proceed to Step 3. 3. From your desktop, double-click My Computer. 4. In the My Computer window, double-click the CD/DVD-ROM icon. 5. Double-Click Set-up. Set-up will guide you through the installation process. Save Games Your saved games can be found in the “My Documents\Egosoft\X3\Save” folder and will be numbered X00.sav… X25.sav. These can be backed up to another folder if you wish to preserve game positions. COPY PROTECTION X³: Reunion also employs a sophisticated copy protection system, Starforce Keyless. Upon installation and running the game for the first time you will be asked to reboot your machine. Note that certain DVD or CD copy or burning programs may interfere with the copy