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
- The developer offers an official DRM-free executable for versions using Steam DRM.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Albion Prelude |
Also received a boxed standalone release. |
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Albion Prelude Bonus Package |
Free. |
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Terran Conflict Bonus Package |
Free. |
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Farnham's Legacy |
Requires Albion Prelude. |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip Intro[citation needed]
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- Add
/skipintro to launch options to disable the intro video.
- The option
/noabout skips the launcher and starts the game directly.
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Patches
- Patches are available.
Remove menu background[citation needed]
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- To improve loading times, this mod replaces the default menu background with a simple star field.
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Official DRM-free executable
The developer offers an official "nosteam" (DRM-free) executable here.
- Necessary for mods as the Steam executable tries to connect to nonexistent IP addresses, sometimes leading to crashes.
Game data
Launcher general settings.
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Video
Input
In-game key/button map settings.
Launcher control settings.
In-game control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Effects, music, voice. |
Surround sound |
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6 channel support requires DirectSound3D[3] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 2,[4] EAX 4[5] |
Localizations
VR support
Devices |
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TrackIR |
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Albion Prelude only. |
Issues fixed
Game crash to desktop
- ffdshow, a DirectShow codec which can be installed as a standalone codec or alongside other DirectShow codecs in a codec pack, can cause a CTD (Crash to Desktop). To correct this, the game's executable needs to be added to ffdshow's blacklist. To do so:
Add the game to ffdshow blacklist[6]
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- Open ffdshow's configuration utility.
- In the DirectShow control tab, there's a section called "Don't use ffdshow in:". Make sure the adjacent box is checked.
- To the right of the checkbox is a button which says "Edit...". Click on it.
- Add
x3tc.exe to the list of blacklisted executables.
Notes
- In certain versions of ffdshow, there is no "Edit..." button to the right of the "Don't use ffdshow in:" checkbox; instead, there is only a text box containing all the blacklisted executables. In this case, manually type in
x3tc.exe into the box, ensuring a semicolon is added immediately after the last executable in the list (before adding x3tc.exe ).
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Alt-Tab behavior
- It may not be possible to re-enter the game after alt-tabbing out due to the "Run game in background" setting in the Gameplay Options menu being set to "No" by default. To correct this:
Enable "Run game in background" in Gameplay Options[citation needed]
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- While in-game, hover over the Options button.
- From the menu which appears, select Gameplay.
- From the window which appears, set "Run game in background" to "Yes".
- Exit the window and resume gameplay as normal.
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Linux issues
Instructions[citation needed]
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- For documentation and discussion of issues with the Linux ports of Terran Conflict and Albion Prelude, refer to this thread on the official EgoSoft forums.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2.0 |
OS X and Linux only. |
Shader Model support |
1.1, 3 |
[citation needed] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Linux | |
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Mods
- Game generates the game world AFTER you are already ingame, so the game will be sluggish for some time. For mods, a 4gb patch is required.
Plugin Manager for Egosoft X Series
Plugin Manager
Mayhem
- After Lithcube's Universe, this mod also serves as a base for other mods.
Mayhem3
Lithcube's Universe
Lithcube's Universe
- Functions as a base for the vast majority of mods.
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista SP1, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
| Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
Shader model 3.0 support |
macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7 |
10.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7-2620M |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible
| 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.0 compatible |
Linux |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7-2620M |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Mesa 9.0 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible
| 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.0 compatible |
References