Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
133 lines (119 loc) · 6.98 KB

README.md

File metadata and controls

133 lines (119 loc) · 6.98 KB

Alaankwa

  • Click HERE to download this repository.
  • 'Alaankwa' means 'star' in the Miami-Peoria language (Myaamia)

Table of Contents

  1. Communities
  2. Installation
  3. Features
  4. Downloads
  5. Credits

Communities

Installation

Pre-Install

  1. Ensure the Bonus Pack is NOT installed!
  2. Optionally download and install ReShade:
    • ReShade
    • When asked for the game, browse and select X3AP.exe in your X3 install folder.
    • The game uses Direct3D 9.
    • When asked, select the temetvince.ini preset and install the pre-selected shaders.

Install

  1. Install Litcube's Universe or Star Wars Litcube's Universe.
  2. RECOMMENDED: Use the Alaankwa installer

OR

  1. Copy the contents of the Alaankwa x3 terran conflict folder into your LU's x3 terran conflict folder.

Post-Install

  • To enable Phanon Extreme for a challenge, modify Phanon Extreme entry 150 in addon/t/9979-L044.xml and set it to 1 instead of 0.
  • To enable AutoRotation of your player ship, modify Overachiever entry 101 in addon/t/9979-L044.xml and set it to 1 instead of 0.
  • Alternatively, replace addon/t/9979-L044.xml with a renamed addon/t/9979-L044 (Phanon Extreme).xml, addon/t/9979-L044 (Overachiever).xml, or addon/t/9979-L044 (Overachiever + Phanon Extreme).xml.

Note: The default settings are duplicated in addon/t/9979-L044 (Default).xml.

Features

LU Specific

  • ROTATIONAL THRUSTERS
    • Class rotation variables have been increased:
      • M1/M2/TL = 200%
      • M7 = 50%
      • M6 = 25%
      • M3 = 40%
      • M4 = 25%
      • TM/TP/TS = 10%

General

  • IMPROVED PILOTING
    • Ships automatically orient "upright" in the game like they do in the movies.
    • Overachiever: Improved Piloting applies to the playership.
  • STANDARDIZED FLEET OPERATIONS
    • Escorts will attempt to follow at reasonable speeds instead of flying all over the place.
  • SHIP COMPUTER UPGRADES
    • New commands for the Ship Command Menu:
      • Map Gates: This command maps the gates in its current sector.
      • Self Destruct: This command tells the ship to self destruct.
  • FRESH HOTKEYS, GET YOUR HOTKEYS
    • Decide which hotkeys are configurable in the Hotkeys Menu.
      • All of Space: CHEAT: This hotkey adds satellites to all sectors with jumpgates which don't already have one.
  • SHIP COMPUTER UPGRADES
    • New commands for the Ship Command Menu:
      • Manage Mothership: Allows you to manage a Mothership. (Feature: Sepa's Mothership)
      • Manage Wares: Allows you to manage the wares of a Mothership.
  • FRESH HOTKEYS, GET YOUR HOTKEYS
    • Decide which hotkeys are configurable in the Hotkeys Menu:
      • Blueprint Data Scanner: Activates the Blueprint Data Scanner.
      • Phanon Industrial Espionage: Activates the Phanon Debug Menu.
      • Satellite Monitoring Plus: Activates the Satellite Monitoring+ Menu.
      • Ship Compendium Plus: Activates the Ship Compendium+ Menu.
      • All of Time: CHEAT: Saves your point in time to the next slot even if you don't have Salvage Insurance.
      • Joubarbe's Player Journal: Activates the Player Journal.
      • Show/Hide Miners: Toggles showing or hiding miners from the player property list.
  • TOP NOTCH RECRUITERS
    • All recruited Trade Mrk III Pilots are level 8 (enough to start Galaxy trading).
  • TRADE EMBARGO
    • Removes all NPC ships docked at player stations which are not open to race traders.
  • RAPID DEPLOYMENT
    • Ships following another ship will no longer check if their followers can jump prior to jumping themselves.
  • SEPA'S MOTHERSHIP
    • Motherships are TL class mobile factories:
      • Alaankwa Corsairs: A unique gamestart focused on unlocking blueprints by scanning ships.
      • Alaankwa Corporation: An advanced gamestart with a small functioning empire. Phanon is extremely difficult.
      • Assembly Lines: Ship Building Speed is a function of the population.
      • Just in Time (JIT) Manufacturing: Allows full production speed even when producing more than one type of ware.
      • Research and Development Budget: The number of data scans required to get the cheapest blueprint.
      • Shield Expertise: Maximum shield percentage of the target while using the data scanner.
  • UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (PHANON)
    • Enables various changes to help Phanon corporations be more competitive:
      • Corporate Bailouts: Keeps Phanon corps afloat if their balance sheet goes negative.
      • Backroom Deals: Lowers ship manufacturing costs.
      • Seedy Investors: Finances cash from less reputable sources.
      • Well Connected Leadership: Commands a premium in salaries.

AND MORE

  • The OCV should operate a bit smarter and expand a bit better.
  • An optional graphics improvement utilizing ReShade is included.
  • The map is prettier and less dark overall.
  • Longer range combat with cool looking stagger fire.
  • Debugging scripts for development.
  • Updated LU Export/Import to support Alaankwa.
  • Quickshuttles notify the player when they have completed their task and have returned home.
  • Universe Traders proactively sell off unneeded wares in their cargo bay.
  • Universe Traders move to a random core sector within their jump range if no trades are found.
  • Player Space Suit has SETA, trading capabilities, video enhancement goggles, and a bioware scanner (LU only).
  • Miners no longer run into asteroids when the player is in sector.
  • The Player Headquarters, Equipment Docks, and Trading Stations are now available as Sources in the Dockware Manager.
  • MLCC ships set to Assist Escort will no longer attempt to escort themselves.
  • Ships will remember their homebase when the player transfers into the ship.
  • Removed ATF Mapping Service mammoths from the game (a mission bug).
  • Fixed export/import OCV Mammoth bug.

Downloads

Credits

  • Special thanks to Joubarbe for making Mayhem and allowing me to do whatever with his code.
  • Thanks to Ashakar for bullet staggering and long range weapon targeting.
  • Thanks to Sepa for graciously allowing me to redistribute the Mothership mod!