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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 1, 2000}}
 
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.egosoft.com/games/x_tension/info_en.php Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.egosoft.com/index.php Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.egosoft.com/index.php Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.argonopedia.org/wiki/Argonopedia Argonopedia] - A wiki for the X series
 
{{mm}} [http://www.argonopedia.org/wiki/Argonopedia Argonopedia] - A wiki for the X series
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 2850 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
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{{ii}} Demo version available on [http://www.egosoft.com/download/x_tension/demos_en.php developer website]
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{mm}} Patches can be found on the [http://www.egosoft.com/download/x_tension/patches_en.php developer website]
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==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 10 May 2023

X-Tension
X-Tension cover
Developers
Egosoft
Publishers
THQ
EU SouthPeak Interactive
Engines
X Engine
Release dates
Windows June 1, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Vehicle simulator, Business
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series X
X-Tension on HowLongToBeat
X-Tension on MobyGames
X-Tension 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

General information

Official forums
Argonopedia - A wiki for the X series
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)
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes X: Beyond the Frontier.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Demo version available on developer website

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches can be found on the developer website

Game data

Launcher options menu.
Launcher options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2850/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2850/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
[1]

Video

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Top/bottom cropped. This may include portions of the cockpit HUD.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

In-game key/button map settings.
In-game key/button map settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Audio

In-game general audio settings.
In-game general audio settings.
In-game advanced audio settings.
In-game advanced audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D[2]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 200 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 275 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References