X: Beyond the Frontier

X: Beyond the Frontier

Developers
	Egosoft
Publishers
	THQ
EU	SouthPeak Interactive
Engines
	X Engine
Release dates
Windows	July 1, 1999

X
X: Beyond the Frontier	1999
X-Tension	2000
X2: The Threat	2003
X3: Reunion	2005
X3: Terran Conflict	2008
X Rebirth	2013
X Rebirth VR Edition	2017
X4: Foundations	2018

General information

Official website

Official forums

Argonopedia - A wiki for the X series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
GOG.com		Includes X-Tension.
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Two demos versions available on the developer website

Essential improvements

Patches

Can be found on the developer website

Game data

Launcher options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2840/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\*.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2840/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Input settings

In-game key/button map settings.

In-game control settings.

Audio settings

In-game general audio settings.

In-game advanced audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	275 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible

Resolution issues

The game only works as intended with a 4:3 resolution selected, such as 800 x 600, even though it allows to select other resolutions that don't match that aspect ration, such as 1920x1080. Going beyond 4:3 aspect ratio will cause top & bottom areas of the screen being cut off at all times and the only fix is to stick with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Your vertical screen size limits how much horizontal size you're allowed. So for 1920x1080 you'd be stuck with 1440x1080 as the biggest 4:3 aspect ratio (calculated: 1080 * 4 / 3 = 1440). As that isn't a selectable resolution (F8 in the game -> "graphics card / 3d") you could take a look at your graphics software, if it allows to force a custom resolution fitting a 4:3 aspect ratio, or select one with a 4:3 size that the game offers, like 1280x960. For the vertical sizes of 940, 1024, 1050, 1080 the game offers no matching values to keep a 4:3 ratio.