X3: Terran War Pack

The start.sh file won't launch, neither will the icons. Been trying to troubleshoot for days. I hope to play it someday.

Best game of the series probably even better than its successor If you wan't to play it with an wired Xbox360 controller: Forget it! it just won't work I tried all known drivers xboxdrv, xpad, steamos xpad the game just won't listen to the events...

Linux port is broken AF and will only get harder to run as time goes by. A byproduct of Linux's horrible backwards compatibility. As of 2019 the game won't run unless you waste a few hours googling potential library problems. And should you get it to run, well, just wait for your system to update to solve that "issue". Not recommended if you're a linux user.

Honestly, I do not know why people enjoy this game, or any in the series for that matter. It's not that I haven't given it a fair go, I've had X2 on steam for years, and every time I boot it up, I shut it down soon after. I thought I'd try and see if it was its age that stopped me from enjoying it, so I gave X3 TC/AP a go, and have been trying to play it for over a month now. What I have come to realise is the X series are just bad games, pure and simple. It only warrants one star as I can see there is a modicum of passion on the developers behalf. It's such a pity, since the concept is great, but after a while I see that, while the fanboys say it's the greatest thing in the world, there's so much wrong with it. I've even tried enjoying it from a 'so bad its good' perspective - but honestly - it's just plain bad. Where to begin? The fanboys, who I can only imagine enjoy being bored and confused, rate it very highly - despite its unengaging gameplay, wall to wall jank, confusing interface, lack of direction, cliff like learning curve etc. etc. - these high ratings just serve to reinforce developers decisions to keep releasing these ultimately flawed and unfinished games. Check out reviews for X4 if you don't believe me. What's passed off as 'difficulty' and 'realism' I now see as laziness and poor design that ultimately makes a very frustrating and unenjoyable experience. Games should be difficult BY DESIGN. They have a steep learning curve BY DESIGN. The X series games are difficult, frustrating and boring due to LACK OF DESIGN. Staring at an uninteresting screen, carrying uninteresting cargo for uninteresting people is an ultimately uninteresting experience - and that's once you get past the unintuitive and frustrating controls and menus. Unfortunately there's too much to say against it to fit here. So put simply: DO NOT BUY THESE GAMES. Unless, of course, you are a sadist who enjoys being frustrated, confused, bored and supporting lazy, unfinished games.

Apparently I'm not supposed to play this game. I bought it and read the manual. There are about 60 different commands depending on what situation you are in. However, there is no command list included and the manual is white print on a dark background with the intent of not being printable in a readable format. I wasted my money on this game because without knowing the commands the game is useless.