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X3: Farnham's Legacy allows you to chose from different pre-defined gamestarts enabling you to decide how fast or slow paced your start in the universe will be and what challenges you will have to overcome. Thereby, the gamestart you choose affects: Your initial pilot name (you can change this in-game), your character's race (faction), your initial starting location, your initial cash, your initial ship(s), and what equipment and upgrades are installed, the initial assets you own and your initial reputation with the different races . (factions). The start also determines whether you will be able to play the main plot.
Some of these starts are unlocked from the beginning, while for others you will first have to play through the main plot of X3: Farnham's Legacy in order for them to get unlocked. Furthermore some starts have additional short-term difficulties, such as extra tasks to complete in order to receive certain items. If none of the predefined starts suits you, the Custom game allows you to define your own starting parameters.
Note: Apart from the above, the game start gamestart has no effect on combat difficulty levels, rewards, or anything else in the game.
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Stranded in unknown space and cut off from all your assets, you endeavour to cooperate with strangers in an attempt to get back to familiar territory.
Please note: The following gamestarts let you all start the main plot directly. You will have to play through its initial section to unlock the Sandbox gamestarts.
Start | Name | Race | Age | Start Money | Start Ship | Difficulty | Description | |
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Argon Official | Branda Brano | Argon | 37 | 20,000 | Advanced Discoverer | Average (RecomendedRecommended) | While wars are raging in the universe, it is level-headed people like you who bring all parties involved to the peaceful table of diplomacy. | |
Teladi Courier | Joranas Dasinos Rusiris I | Teladi | 18 | 20,000 | Advanced Kestrel | Faster (RecomendedRecommended) | Making your first million is the hardest, they say. But with a well-equipped ship and the profit-hunger of a real Teladi, nothing can stop you. | |
Boron Scientist | Lar Iaso | BoroBoron | 20 | 20,000 | Enhanced Mako | Somewhat Slower | The Xenon, a supernova, enemy forces from outside the galaxy, or even Ancient intervention - your research into the gate shutdown revealed many possible explanations. Giving up is not an option, for you or the universe. | |
Split Veteran | Cho t'Hnt | Split | 40 | 10,000 | Mamba Raider | Should be a breeze | Years on the battlefield have taught you this: not every battle is won by shooting indiscriminately. Showing a little restraint can go a long way. Sometimes it is enough to just prepare for the perfect shot. | |
Paranid Outcast | Elmanckelttak | Paranid | 80 | 22,222 | Pericles Raider | Safe | You chose the ways of the two-eyed and were punished with the supreme contempt of your whole race. Yet, you cannot deny your heritage when new challenges present themselves. | |
Peace Seeker | Terrel Poler | Goner | 50 | 17,000 | Goner Ranger | Could be challenging | After decades preaching the story of Earth, the events of recent years have left a mark on you. But all is not lost. Even in these dark days, there is hope for peace in the universe. | |
Moo-Kye's Enforcer | Toki Silarn | Yaki | 29 | 15,000 | Susanowa Prototype | Intriguing | A target and a gun; no questions asked. That's your maxim. However, with the universe falling apart, you become curious as to whether other ways may be more satisfying. |
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These starts allow you to jump straight into the game without having to follow the plot. They require you to find and activate the Headquarters to access other plot-related items.
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This is the ingame Galaxy Editor, which allows you to create your own maps or change existing ones. To unlock the Galaxy Editor, start any game and change your playername player name to "Makeanapplepiefromscratch" (without the quotes). If you did everything correctly, your name should have been changed back to was it was before. Quit the game, and the Galaxy Editor should be available from the Custom/Modified gamestart options now.
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