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X3: Reunion

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X3: Reunion
X3: Reunion cover
Developers
Egosoft
macOS (OS X) TransGaming Inc.
macOS (OS X) Virtual Programming
Linux Linux Game Publishing
Publishers
Deep Silver
Enlight Software
Linux Linux Game Publishing
Engines
X³ Reality Engine
Release dates
Windows October 26, 2005
macOS (OS X) (Cider) May 25, 2007
macOS (OS X) June 30, 2010
Linux December 5, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series X
X3: Reunion on HowLongToBeat
X3: Reunion guide on StrategyWiki
X3: Reunion on MobyGames
X3: Reunion on Wikipedia
X
X: Beyond the Frontier 1999
X-Tension 2000
X2: The Threat 2003
X3: Reunion 2005
X3: Terran Conflict 2008
X Rebirth 2013
X Rebirth VR Edition 2017
X4: Foundations 2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Official Forums
Official Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 3.5.10.6 DRM (removed by installing the X³ Reunion 2.5: Uplink patch).
The original OS X release was Cider-based, a later port made it native Cocoa code.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Bonus Package Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Patches

X³ Reunion 2.5: Uplink updates the game to the latest version and removes the DRM.

Mods

Egosoft Forums: X³ Reunion - Scripts and modding

Game data

Launcher general settings.
Launcher general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/EgoSoft/X3
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X3\save
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/EgoSoft/X3/save/X00.sav

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
[1]

Video

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Windowed mode provides only unusual widescreen resolutions (e.g. 2048x768)
Multi-monitor
See this forum thread.
Ultra-widescreen
2048x768 spotted.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Automatically calculated based on the resolution; can't be changed.
Only means of controlling FOV is a temporary zoom effect.
Windowed
Can't move window without external utility.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Enable in launcher.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Enable in launcher.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
Launcher control settings.
Launcher control settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Effects, Music, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Sometimes mismatches.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Game pauses.
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Russian
Official localization by «Новый диск» (ND) and Linux Game Publishing
Russian
Fan translation by users site «Elite-Games.ru»
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Serial Key

Serial used for registering on Steam.

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

DRM is removed by installing the X³ Reunion 2.5: Uplink patch.

GOTY 07 Edition can't fire weapons

Install the X³ Reunion 2.5: Uplink patch.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 Windows and Cider OS X only.
OpenGL 2.0 Native OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2 [citation needed]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[2]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98SE
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
Intel Core i7-2620M
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
Intel Core i7-2620M
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Mesa 9.0
256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.0 compatible


References

  1. Steam Cloud Sync Enabled - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: X3: Reunion - last accessed on May 2023
  2. X3: Reunion on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-09
    "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."