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8 May, 2012  picture
Rogueys steam group

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

Thanks to Seygantte, a new steam group has been created called Roguey's steam group. Feel free have a look at the group, and join (youre more than welcomed too): For more information, click the image below: You can also join in group chat area, here (steam link). So drop by and say hi. ... » Read more
5 Apr, 2012  picture
More Flash found in the ship area

Posted by Roguey     Comments 10 comments

Today ive been working on some flash code, this time to replace the ship pictures with flash version. You may already seen the flash in the main ship section, however I wanted to use flash for the individual ship pages as well. Its been a busy recently, so I havnt had much time coding with flash. ... » Read more
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Mini-plot guides for headquarters and Hub

Posted by Roguey     Comments 1 comments

Its took me a long time rebuilding my fleet with the Argon Commander start, as before v2.0 came out I started as a Terran. However when v2.0 came out I decided to switch sides so I could play the main plot and the two mini-plots: Headquarters and the Hub. I have now finished the Hub plot guide, s ... » Read more
21 Mar, 2012  picture
Ship overclocking and demo added

Posted by Roguey     Comments 2 comments

Have you ever wondered how fast a ship would before collecting one of those special engine or rudder tuning crates? Well now you can try it with the new overclock option: Simply use the plus and minus to overclock a ship and see how fast it can go! I have also added a demo mode to give you a ... » Read more
19 Mar, 2012  picture
Ever wanted your own Aran?

Posted by Roguey     Comments 17 comments

but had troubles? well today I have written a small guide on how to capture the Aran. The guide is rather short but I hope it helps answer a few of your questions. Anyway, here's the guide (hope it helps): /x3ap/help/guides/aran/images/aran.jpg ... » Read more
10 Mar, 2012  picture
Albion Prelude Plot guide

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

The first time X3AP came out I chose to play for the Terran's as I felt sorry for them. This meant I couldnt play the plot, so I didnt write a guide. However with the additional mini-plots included in 2.0 I have decided to restart, this time on the Argon's side. Its took me a long time to building u ... » Read more
2 Mar, 2012  picture
Albion Prelude 2.0 Trailer

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

In light of v2.0, Egosoft have made a new trailer for Albion Prelude. Which can be viewed below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFx5fcAsrl0 There is also another X-News out: Number 48, which talks about v2.0, its DVD release and a glimmer about Rebirth. ... » Read more
26 Feb, 2012  picture
New interactive universe map

Posted by Roguey     Comments 8 comments

During the pass week or so, ive been working flash replacement to the old universe map. The new flash version loads more/less from same files as X3AP uses (so should be easier to update), smaller in kb, and all the gates are worked out by it. The new flash version is also interactive, allowing yo ... » Read more
25 Feb, 2012  picture
Ship stats updated to v2.0

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

Today I have updated the ship stats (on the X3AP site) to v2.0, which includes the newly re-balanced Xenon I and the Boron Megalodon. Hopefully there shouldnt been any errors or ships ive missed, but if it does, please let me know. ... » Read more
24 Feb, 2012  picture
X3AP patch 2.0 now out!

Posted by Roguey     Comments 1 comments

Its here... version 2.0 of X3AP which includes: - Mini-plots for Xenon Hub, Unfocussed Jumpdrive and missed Player Headquarters (non-terrans only), - The ability to disable war-reports, - New and updated graphs, - A new type of ship? - light escort carrier, - Fixes to the rapid response ships ... » Read more
22 Feb, 2012  picture
A little more info on DVD and v2.0

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

Egosoft have announced a little more information on the up-coming DVD release of X3AP, stating it will be released to the following plan, with the certain translations: ... » Read more
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17 Feb, 2012  picture
X3AP v2.0 information

Posted by Roguey     Comments 3 comments

Here's a little summary of next patch due called v2.0. Most of the information on v2.0 has been available for awhile, but its scrap-bits - here and there. So I thought it would be nice to put it all together. Version 2.0 is going to major update, which will see the return of Hub (gate-changer sta ... » Read more
27 Jan, 2012  picture
Steam achievement guide

Posted by Roguey     Comments 6 comments

I have today completed the first draft of my Steam achievement guide. The guide aims to explain what are the achievements and how to get them, as I know some can be a bit tricky to understand / get. Just click the image below to see the guide: ... » Read more
20 Jan, 2012  picture
Compare the ships... simplez

Posted by Roguey     Comments 2 comments

You can now compare up-to 3 ships at once with my new ship compare function. Simply select a few ships from the pull-down boxes and start comparing. You can also share you compares with others, with the use of a small link. I hope you find the new section useful. I will add the new function t ... » Read more
18 Jan, 2012  picture
Albion Prelude patch 1.1 released

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

A new patch for Albion Prelude has been released today, entitled v1.1. This new patch sets to fix a lot of issues with Albion Prelude from performance to game-play. Good job egosoft, here's the list of changes in v1.1: New Features and Improvements: - Added various performance optimisations - ... » Read more
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Terran war pack draw result

Posted by Roguey     Comments 2 comments

A big thanks to all the entries to the Terran War pack competition. Today the lucky winner was drawn at random from all the successfully entries. I must thank egosoft for donating the prize, as without them there would be no prize. Here is the draw and who won: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds ... » Read more
14 Jan, 2012  picture
X3 Albion Prelude Soundtrack released on iTunes and Amazon.

Posted by bozo64r     Comments 2 comments

I personally do not have any of the Apple products, so this does not appeal to me, but there may be some of you out there that does. I may however have a look at the on Amazon, I am a big Amazon user, It is priced at £7.49 iTunes X3AP Amazon Released today on iTunes and Amazon music. So ... » Read more
7 Jan, 2012  picture
New ship layouts

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

Thanks to a suggestion from tesier (on the egosoft's forum), I have combined the weapon layout and ship stat pages into 1 page. What this means is that instead of a laser key on the ship stats and another page weapon layouts, both are found on one page. This should make it much easier to see wha ... » Read more
6 Jan, 2012  picture
Bernd Lehahn starts talking

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

It looks like Bernd Lehahn is started talking to community sites about Albion Prelude and future game: Rebirth. The first is an audio interview with the site soulrift, where the two talk about x-games, future plans and goals. Its a good interview that last for 50mins and you get to hear what Bern ... » Read more
26 Dec, 2011  picture
Win a copy of the Terran war pack (X3TC+X3AP)!

Posted by Roguey     Comments 43 comments

--- This competition is now closed --- For one lucky reader here is your chance to win a copy of The Terran War pack which includes X3: Terran Conflict AND X3: Albion Prelude on steam for FREE! How to enter Simply comment on this new post with :x3ap in your comment. Please dont comm ... » Read more
23 Dec, 2011  picture
Initial thoughts of Albion Prelude

Posted by Roguey     Comments 1 comments

During the past few days ive been playing Albion Prelude on and off, for a few hours. So now I played it for alittle, I thought ill write a small round-up of X3AP so far. Please bare in-mind that I havnt spent tons of hours... yet :) On the start screen there a couple of choices when starting a n ... » Read more
21 Dec, 2011  picture
Albion Prelude ship stats (WIP)

Posted by Roguey     Comments 0 comments

Last night got X3AP downloaded, so today I thought ill have a look at the stats of the new ships to see what's changed. Well.. I must say a lot has changed - atleast nearly each ship has had adjustments to its hull. So I couldnt simply do a copy 'b paste from the X3TC ships tables, so re-built the t ... » Read more