The interface within the game was expanded by including auto-navigation to easily access any information about visited sectors, and includes a full galaxy map that shows all the places you’ve been. The expansion pack also allows you to leave your ship and space walk, as well as capture enemy ships that you can then pilot yourself.
The graphics for X Tension were also improved adding new effects and scenery as well as removing any seams that were present in the first game.The musical score was extended and the sectors you can explore was increased to 90 altogether with this expansion pack. It also allows you to pilot more than one ship, unlike Beyond the Frontier. X: Tension picks up the story of Kyle Brennan, but this one is more of an open-ended sandbox game with minor quests to keep you busy. X: Tension is the expansion pack for X: Beyond the Frontier which takes place after the events of Beyond the Frontier. The main goal of the game is to unite the universe’s species against a common enemy, the Xenon or Terraformers to destroy their super weapon. The Argon are a human like species that originally thought Kyle was nuts when he told them he was from Earth, and the Goners are a Scientific and Scholarly people. The Teladi are an immensely capitalist and trade-based culture. You play as the character Kyle Brennan, a test pilot flying the X-Shuttle, when he quickly discovers a number of alien races during his journey: the Teladi, Argon, and the Goner. The first game in the X series Beyond the Frontier, originally released in 1999 and it’s expansion pack in 2000, is a game that follows the rise and fall of Earth. The games offer you immense freedom on how to pursue your fame, fortune or overall conquest. Another big part of the games is trading: the ability to travel trade routes to various sectors to make money. There is a huge range of ships you are able to fly as well, ranging from small and fast scout craft all the way up to dreadnought sized carriers and destroyers. The X series has an immense amount of things to explore and discover, some examples include purchasing, upgrading and flying of a multitude of ships as well as the building of space stations, mining facilities and various other massive space structures. The X series of games is an action space sim developed by Egosoft and contains large amount of features, spanning 6 games altogether: X: Beyond the Frontier and it’s expansion pack X: Tension, X2 The Threat, X3 Reunion, X3 Terran Conflict and it’s newest expansion pack, Albion Prelude as well as the sequel/reboot X Rebirth, which is currently in development. This article will cover the epic Space Sim series! “X”. Hello once again everyone here at Calm Down Tom, Shaun Meyers (Kyo Akiara) here to bring you my second article in the long running You Should Have Played article series.
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