Ъюуфр ярђї 2.7 сћы юїхэќ ѕю№юјю я№шэџђ эрјшь шу№ютћь ёююсљхёђтюь, ьэюушьш яюыќчютрђхыџьш сћыр чрьхїхэр ьрыхэќърџ юјшсюїър, я№штюфџљрџ ъ юёђрэютъх юфэюую шч ёўцхђют (юях№рішџ "Яюёыхфэџџ п№юёђќ"). Ьћ шёя№ртшыш §ђѓ я№юсыхьѓ ш тюёяюыќчютрышёќ ёыѓїрхь, їђюсћ шёя№ртшђќ ш яр№ѓ ф№ѓушѕ. Ьћ эрфххьёџ, їђю трјх ѓфютюыќёђтшх юђ шу№ћ эх сћыю шёяю№їхэю ђющ ьрыхэќъющ я№юсыхьющ. Ьћ юїхэќ №рфћ, їђю ьюцхь я№хфыюцшђќ фрээћщ ѕюђєшъё, тх№ёшў 2.7.1, я№хфэрчэрїхээћщ фыџ шёя№ртыхэшџ §ђющ ш эхъюђю№ћѕ ф№ѓушѕ я№юсыхь.

Эрцьш чфхёќ, їђюсћ ях№хщђш эр ёђ№рэшіѓ чру№ѓчъш ѕюђєшъёр 2.7.1.

EGOSOFT is very pleased to announce that Virtual Programming Ltd, its Mac OS programming partner, is re-releasing X3: Reunion. VP Ltd have painstakingly re-written the game code, not using Cider this time, bringing it up-to-date with the latest version of the game. The good news for gamers that had already purchased X3: Reunion for the Mac, is that they will get this new version of the game for FREE!

EGOSOFT Managing Director, Bernd Lehahn, said about the release, "We are excited that VP ported the game a second time to improve the experience for our MAC customers and bring it to the same level as Terran Conflict."

"We weren't happy with X3: Reunion's performance when using Cider, and it turned out many of our customers weren't either," said Virtual Programming CEO Mark Hinton. "As a gesture of goodwill, we re-engineered the game as a native port that's a free update for existing customers. Starting today, new X3: Reunion customers will receive the non-Cider version of the game."

Find out more about X3: Reunion for the Mac and VP Ltd here.

Фр, тћ я№ртшыќэю я№юїыш! Эх ѓёяхы тћщђш 2.6, ъръ ѓцх ф№ѓующ ъырфхчќ юёюсхээюёђхщ ш шёя№ртыхэшщ уюђют тышђќёџ т шу№ѓ. б тћѕюфюь юсэютыхэшџ 2.7 шу№юъш ѓтшфџђ ьэюую шёя№ртыхэшщ ш ѓыѓїјхэшщ ъ шу№х, сюыќјшэёђтю ъюђю№ћѕ сћыш ыўсхчэю я№хфюёђртыхэћ шу№юърьш ш ьюфюфхырьш (юёюсрџ сыруюфр№эюёђќ draffutt чр сюыќјюх ъюышїхёђтю я№хфюёђртыхээћѕ шёя№ртыхэшщ, ш Saetan ё Killjaeden ђръцх ёфхыртјшь чэрїшђхыќэћщ тъырф). Тьхёђх ё юсэютыхэшхь 2.7 ьћ ђръцх я№хфёђртыџхь трь юсэютыхэшх фыџ эхфртэю тћјхфјхую сюэѓё-ярър, уыртэрџ юёюсхээюёђќ ъюђю№юую - яюыќёърџ ыюърышчрішџ ђхъёђр ёъ№шяђют.

Яюф№юсэѓў шэєю№ьрішў юс юёюсхээюёђџѕ ш шёя№ртыхэшџѕ т юсэютыхэшш 2.7 ьюцэю яюёьюђ№хђќ т ёяшёъх шчьхэхэшщ ярђїр.

Эрцьш чфхёќ, їђюсћ ѓчэрђќ сюыќјх юс юсэютыхэшш 2.7 ш ф№ѓушѕ эютюёђџѕ т 40-юь тћяѓёъх эютюёђхщ X-Тёхыхээющ.

Эрцьш чфхёќ, їђюсћ ях№хщђш эр ёђ№рэшіѓ чру№ѓчъш юсэютыхэшџ 2.7. Эряюьшэрхь яюыќчютрђхыџь Steam, їђю юсэютыхэшх шу№ћ сѓфхђ ёфхырэю Steam ъышхэђюь ртђюьрђшїхёъш.

Эрцьш чфхёќ, їђюсћ ях№хщђш эр ёђ№рэшіѓ чрърїъш сюэѓёэюую ьрђх№шрыр чр юсэютыИээющ тх№ёшхщ сюэѓё-ярър фыџ X3: Чхьэющ ъюэєышъђ.

It seems like a very long time indeed since Terran Conflict Update 2.5 arrived and for hard-core players of the game it's probably been too long! Don't worry though - the wait is now over and we can assure you that your patience will be rewarded. Every time we thought we were ready to release Update 2.6, another feature came along which was too irresistable to leave out.

Update 2.6 features the long-awaited New Home missions, which promises to be quite an adventure for those who like their THINK missions. This project has been developed by members of our own community and after a period of testing and evaluation is ready to be shared with the wider Terran Conflict-playing world.

Terran Conflict Update 2.6 also brings the introduction of Steam Achievements. We have been working with our partners at Valve and Steam to bring the achievement system to Terran Conflict and once again members of our own DevNet Community have been instrumental in their development and testing. Those of you who don't play the game through Steam need not worry about being left out. With Update 2.6, we are pleased to announce that all users with a valid registration key for the DVD version of X3: Terran Conflict will be able to register with Steam and download that version of the game FOR FREE! You too will then be able to enjoy the benefits of Steam gaming, including Achievements.

One other feature that our work with STEAM has made possible will soon be available to players of that version. Although it hasn't been possible to include it in this Update, we are pleased to announce that in a coming update STEAM players will be able to choose a Dead-is-Dead gamestart, which takes advantage of STEAM technology. Keep an eye out for that!

Concurrent with the release of Update 2.6 is the long-awaited arrival of the X3: Terran Conflict Bonus Pack. This favourite fixture of previous X titles will offer some of your favourite script plugins, developed by members of the community and which have also undergone rigorous testing and our robust 'script signing process'. Among the more popular scripts to be made available in the Bonus Pack are the Commercial Agent and the Commodity Logistics Software.

Update 2.6 not only introduces new features. As is the norm, a lot of work has gone into addressing some of the issues that have been brought to our attention, such as issues with sector traders, the missing wares for sale at the Goner Temple, weapon information displays for ships with only missile turrets and also some missions have been tweaked. We have also made some improvements to graphics rendering which should give an increase in game performance.

As always we'd like to thank our loyal army of community members, testers and volunteer developers for their contribution to making this Update the success we hope it will be.


Watch: Official 2.6 Trailer


Click here to be taken to the 2.6 update download page

Click here to be taken to the X3TC Bonus Pack download page

Click here to read about Update 2.6 and much more in Edition 39 of the X-Universe News

We'd like to let all X-Fans know that Update 2.6 is coming very soon. An important part of that Update is the introduction of STEAM achievements for X3: Terran Conflict. In order to ensure their smooth introduction, the achievements may become visible in Steam prior to the release of the Update in order to facilitate final testing of the achievement system.

It is important to note that the achievements are not unlockable with the current version of the game.

Also we'd like to inform owners of the DVD version of X3: Terran Conflict that they will soon be able to register their existing key with STEAM to be able to download X3: Terran Conflict and start enjoying STEAM achievements once 2.6 is released.

We hope you enjoy Update 2.6 when it arrives!

As 2009 draws to a close, we at Egosoft can reflect on another year of achievements and progress. This year has seen the release of X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 and further developments and improvements taking the game to version 2.5. The game has also made it successfully to the Apple Mac platform. The appetite for more Terran Conflict content among the community has been a big driver for further development of the game and members of DevNet have been central to that effort. As we move into 2010 the development of Terran Conflict will continue and further updates and great content will be available.

For now it only remains for us to thank all members of the X-Universe community for your continuing support and wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

The third round of our X3: Terran Conflict UPLINK Competition has started. This week's prize is a copy of Farnham's Legend, the first X novel, signed by the EGOSOFT team and a STEAM key unlocking X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion, X3: Terran Conflict and the X3: Terran Conflict Soundtrack.

For more information, read the announcement thread! Good luck.

Egosoft is pleased to announce the release of X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 for the Mac OS X operating system. This version of the game has been developed for OS X by Virtual Programming Ltd, a specialist software developer for the Mac platform. Mr Mark Hinton, the VP Ltd CEO and Director of New Business, stated that every effort has been made to make sure that their customers have a gameplay experience on the Mac platform as close as possible to that on the PC which, with Terran Conflict, has been quite a challenge.

Since the originally-planned release, the OS X operating system has seen the advent of the widely-acclaimed Snow Leopard update, which presented VP Ltd with further challenges in the game's development. With all challenges now overcome, VP Ltd and Egosoft welcome OS X users to the X-Universe and invite them to begin a journey of exploration, commerce and endless space adventure in the ultimate chapter in the X trilogy, taking the player from the furthest reaches of the X- Universe to Earth itself.

For more information about the game, system requirements please go to: www.vpltd.com/press/X3TC

and to purchase the game by digital download, please go to: deliver2mac.com

The X3: Terran Conflict 2.5 update is now available to download. As you have come to expect, this update brings new features, improvements and bugfixes. On top of that, Copy Protection has been removed!

It has now been a year since X3: Terran Conflict went gold and we hope you have enjoyed the ride so far. In 2.5 we have included several improvements to excite moguls and battle-masters alike as Complexes and Marines receive new features to aid in their management. Also, as many of you have experienced, keeping track of a huge fleet of Fighters, Freighters and Marines can be a mind boggling task. That is why we have added new filter and sorting options to the property menu, as well as a whole page dedicated to Marines.

There are many other improvements and fixes in 2.5 which are listed in the change log. Bored Universal Traders no longer stray into Xenon Sectors looking for trouble and the long standing Flak Misfire issue has been addressed by Commonwealth weapon engineers. Older savegames can also expect a nice performance boost as a memory leak has been fixed.

With the Copy Protection removed, DVD users can now play without the DVD and Online Activation users no longer need to worry about how many times they reinstall.

Terran Conflict players who bought their game from Steam are reminded that their Steam client will automatically update the game and that there is no need to download the patch from Egosoft.com.

Click here to be taken to the 2.5 update download page

Please click here to read issue 38 of the X-Universe News.