
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
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Languages: English*, German**languages with full audio support
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First time trying to play the game and boy oh boy is this ancient PoS even with a compatibility patch for modern PC not working went around the internet different internet forums and no one has the issues I have it looks like my graphics in the game are a pixel explosion I have tried every possible setting to get it working. I have tried outside guides even a tool to try and fix it lo and behold nothing. At this point they should really limit the sales of this game, make it free, or re-make it for modern day as I have no way to play the first game in the series other than trying to buy an ancient laptop.
Recommended for fans of the X-Universe or anyone who enjoys chill trading sims. X: Beyond the Frontier is definitely showing its age. The graphics are old, the UI is clunky, and you’re stuck with a single ship for the entire game. But once you settle in, it becomes a surprisingly relaxing trading and factory building experience. You start with basically nothing and slowly trade your way up, upgrading your one ship until it becomes a real powerhouse. The core loop will feel familiar if you’ve played later X games: buying low, selling high, filling economic gaps, and building a few stations. But everything here is much more manual. There’s no galaxy map, no property menu, and very little automation. The economy is simpler, and you'll most likely only ever build a handful of factories. One big thing worth mentioning: this game comes from an era when reading the manual and readme was expected. There are controls, mechanics, and bits of guidance documented there that never appear in‑game. Spending a few minutes with those files makes the early hours much smoother. I played on both my desktop and Legion Go handheld. Cloud saves worked perfectly, and binding keyboard controls to a controller made it easy to play on the couch or in bed. I mainly played this to see how the series began, and the storyline was worth the trip. Combat is basic and limited, so most of the experience is trading and light factory management, which made it easy to unwind with after a long day. If you’re a fan of the X-Universe and want to experience the series’ origins or if you enjoy slow, methodical trading games with a bit of factory building than X:BTF is a neat little time capsule that’s still worth playing.
That feeling when you make the jump and end up in totally unknown space is pretty gnarly. I think you could probably jump right into the newer versions of X, but I think this is a good bit of nostalgia that gave us something we were missing.
X BTF самая сложная часть серии, ведь весь капитал получается только путем торговли, а чтобы выгодно торговать нужно понимать, что и за сколько покупать, куда и за сколько продавать. Построив выгодный бизнес там, где в нем нуждаются больше всего, деньги начнут течь рекой.
Un jeu de tir/strategie/commerce un peu comme Elite dans son temps , mais avec un scenario assez basique : vous etes loin dans un univers inconnu et vous voulez rentrer chez vous mais rien va se passer comme vous voudriez.... Les graphismes sont surdates mais l animation reste fluide et bonne , premier bemol viendra que le jeu est en anglais et surtout aucuns soustitres lors des discussions c est plutot hard... Deuxieme bemol : impossible de remapper les touches vous devez faire avec et oubliez direc une manette pour y jouer , c est pas prevu ! A part ca le jeu est assez simpa et le combats spatiaux sont nets et lisibles et le jeu offre une grande liberte d action Interet : 12/20 Realisation : 12/20
x evreninin başlangıç oyunu ,meraklısına mükemmel
ES FESSELT DICH MIT DER ZEIT UND DAMALS KONNTE ICH NICHT ANDERS NACH DER ARBEIT SOFORT NACH HAUS PC AN UND IN EINE ANDERE WELT HAB ES SCHON ZWEIMAL DURCH GESPIELT JETZT VERSUCH ICH ES ALS PIRAT JETZT BIN ICH DER BÖSE HARHARHAR AUF GEHTS
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Schöner Klassiker alter Zeiten. Hat Spaß gemacht da mal wieder durchzufliegen und wer über die fehlenden Komfortfeatures der heutigen Games hinwegsehen kann, hat hier einen schönen Start ins X-Universum :-)
It is a space docking sim. If you want to drive around a space ship, fight some other space ships while you try and make money in a space station economy, this game is for you. It has lots of "hurry up and wait" in 15-30s chunks but it still got enough fun it to begin with.
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