X-tended 2.0 for Terran Conflict makes the game amazing. And look amazing as well. Best graphics I've personally seen in a game. Lots of new features and stuff too. I waited for over a year for 2.0 to come out...but I know it was in development for longer than that. Its biggest mod for X3 I've ever seen though.

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=293490&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=conversion&start=0

Screenshots and details in the link.

Originally posted by Castillle
Single player eve with a ton more sandboxiness and an even bigger learning curve.

Pretty much this. 

Though I personally found it a lot easier than EVE, but maybe it was because there is a lot more one can do when starting out...or something. Maybe I enjoyed it more and that is why it felt easier, dunno...but in any case...

It is pretty much like EVE. However, combat is action (no auto target and auto combat), and you control the ships movement. Space is WAY more interesting in X3 than EVE...a lot more so with X-tended. I just found you could do a lot more in X3 in general, than EVE. (edit: Do a lot more, and a lot more things are going on. Pretty similar still though, but X3 and X-tended does it better.)

But yeah, it is pretty much a single player EVE.

Originally posted by Zeppelin4
What type of game is X3 if you don't mind me asking?

  One of the best games ever made IMO .. like was said is a bigger deeper funner Eve in Single player .. with much better combat , econmomy , graphics physics ..Totslly open sandbox galaxy to explore, exploit, exist , experimant or exterminate ..

   Learning curve can be steep and scares many away

 And im really hoping X3 Rebirth makes it out 1st qtr 2013...looks amazing

Originally posted by ShakyMo
Rather play a modern elite, I want to feel like Harrison Ford or Nathan fillion in a space game, not Donald trump

  The combat is also Excellent

That's the game where you have to spend a week reading playermade manuals just to figure out the basics

If it was multiplayer then it could have replaced Freelancer :(

Originally posted by Axxar
Personally didn't see the appeal of those games whatsoever. I'm more into Elite/Freespace/Wing Commander/Freelancer type space sims.

You do realise that X3 is basically the successor to the Elite games?

Originally posted by Kabaal

Originally posted by Axxar
Personally didn't see the appeal of those games whatsoever. I'm more into Elite/Freespace/Wing Commander/Freelancer type space sims.

You do realise that X3 is basically the successor to the Elite games?

Ok like to correct something here, the X3 series is not a singleplayer EvE, it is the closest you will come to the game called Elite, please don't even compare it to EvE, althou there descriptions may sound alike there game play is not, if you are into Elite, freespace, freelancer style game then this is the game for you.

Originally posted by redcap036

Originally posted by Kabaal

Originally posted by Axxar
Personally didn't see the appeal of those games whatsoever. I'm more into Elite/Freespace/Wing Commander/Freelancer type space sims.

You do realise that X3 is basically the successor to the Elite games?

Ok like to correct something here, the X3 series is not a singleplayer EvE, it is the closest you will come to the game called Elite, please don't even compare it to EvE, althou there descriptions may sound alike there game play is not, if you are into Elite, freespace, freelancer style game then this is the game for you.

 

I can agree to that. Though it does remind me of EvE in 2 ways, trading and the sheer size of the game. Other than that, I don't think the gameplay is similar. 

Originally posted by Kabaal
You guys must be reading my thoughts from afar. I swear i didn't say it's similar to Eve, at least out loud.

Actually I was responding to Castillle's comment, sorry for the confusion kabaal.

Originally posted by Castillle
Single player eve with a ton more sandboxiness and an even bigger learning curve.

 For anyone that says "singleplayer EVE", know that X series actually came way before EVE. First X was released 1999. Eve was first release 2003.

EVE actually inherent a lot of it's manufacturing and economy management concept from X series.

EVE was actually a MMO version of X would be more accurate.

EVE is actually a currently the latest in a very long line of games in the space sim evolution, with Elite being the genesis and X series, Wing Commander, Privateer, X-Wing vs TIE Fighter all being turning points which branched the genre into different directions (not my words, it was actually THE documented history of Space Sims, which diagrams I saw back in 2010 and still trying to find so you guys can have a look).

As a first time player to X3 should i play it with or without the mod?

Originally posted by Tsumo

 

As a first time player to X3 should i play it with or without the mod?

 

With the mod trust me on this one.

EVE Online was developed and got new content on regular basis for almost 10 years. It is much much much deeper and complex game then X3 and you can play it with other people (which bring alot more sandbox options). As for learning curve. You can devote like 100 hours in X3 and know pretty much everything about it. While you can play EVE for many years and have no clue about millions of details.

X3 is the best singplayer space sim, no argue. But to say its deeper then EVE? Cmon.

Also other then space setting and complex economy they dont share much in common.

You didn't need a brick-ton of a manual to play the Elite games.

The X-series ended up on the shelf for me.. Kinda like the Babylon 5 fanmade Space game... It coulda been fun, but somehow the hardcore of the hardcore got at the wheel and turned it into a Boieng 747 simulator instead of a game. :P