X-Tension
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| Developers | |
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| Egosoft | |
| Publishers | |
| THQ | |
| EU | SouthPeak Interactive |
| Engines | |
| X Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 1, 2000 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle simulator, Business |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | X |
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| X | |
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| 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 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 |
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| Retail | |
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Includes X: Beyond the Frontier. | |
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| Steam | |
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- Demo version available on developer website
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches can be found on the developer website
Game data
Launcher options menu.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | [1] |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Top/bottom cropped. This may include portions of the cockpit HUD. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
In-game key/button map settings.
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Cannot navigate main menu with mouse. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game general audio settings.
In-game advanced audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | A3D[2] | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| 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 |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2850/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2850) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Steam Cloud Sync Enabled - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: X-Tension - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Aureal A3D Central - 3D Sound Software list - last accessed on May 2023