X3 Reunion no-cd

Why bother? It's all on a single DVD so there's no disc swapping. You're not being naughty are you? 8O

It's fantastic - I absolutely love it. I didn't even finish the story-line in X2 because I wanted to move onto X3.

Having said that, I'm a big fan of the X series. if you didn't like any of the previous games, it's unlikely to win you over. The production quality is higher than previous versions (less sound glitches) but still no way near as slick as, say, a FIFA game. But that's what you get with an X game!

For sheer "oh my god, it's 3am - where did the afternoon go?" factor, there are few better games. It really suits someone with megalomania tendencies, who hates linear games but has reasonable patience. A space shoot-em-up it is not - buy Freespace or I-War for that.

Oh and it's really, really pretty.

There is a legit fix out on the dev's site that will remove Starforce. I haven't heard about anyone having trouble with that though so I wonder why the question is being asked.

If it's just having the DVD or CD in the drive that buggers you, get the Steam version.

You're right.

Ways to switch ships:

1. Jump out and fly in your suit (fun, but only a few times)
2. Buy the transporter device (Goner temple or Terracop HQ)
3. Dock both ships to the same station and use the change ships option

About 100,000 credits I think. Not worth it unless you change ships a lot (and why would you need to do that?). It only allows you to jump a short distance anyway.

Easier to get your ships to dock at the same station and switch there.

I've played X2 and X3 a lot, and I've never used the tranposrter devices. I tend to sit in one ship and remotely-manage my fleet.

Maybe I'm missing something... when I was in my freighter (trying to make money) I was attacked and could not switch to my fighter.

Do you rely on the AI fighter to defend you while you are in your freighter?

Ah the memories, I managed to get 5 automated traders that could jump sectors and also managed to get 8 stations as well with each one having 3 or 4 trading ships each… Think I ended the game with about 60,000,000 in the bank… never did get that big ship I wanted in the end

I tried Eve online and instantly fell in love. I uninstalled X3

Slowly converting the masses. Look into my eyes, not around the eyes but into my eyes. * and you're under.

YOU WILL ALL JOIN EVE.

From what Wolfydudes been saying, it seems like a second job just keeping up with everyone else. I don’t think my new flatmate would like me playing computer games all the time now since I moved the PC next to the telly and she likes her soaps.

The NO CD fix has an error in it that makes the destop shortcut broken. To fix this:

Delete the desktop shortcut.

Go into your harddrive directory where X3 is installed and find the actual executable. X3.exe

Right click on it.

Select copy.

Paste it to the desktop.

The NO CD patch does not correctly fix your shortcuts. Once you use the real X3 Executable for your shortcut, you can start it without the CD.

I hope I have understood your question correctly. I could not get X3 to run with the NO CD patch installed until I did this. Maybe that is your problem as well.

And the best part is that you don't need to grind to move up "levels". You simply set a skill training and after x amt of time it will complete and u move onto the next. You only need to grind somewhat to earn money to buy ships.

yes, I know.

Happy now?