- Click HERE to download this repository.
- 'Alaankwa' means 'star' in the Miami-Peoria language (Myaamia)
- Ensure the Bonus Pack is NOT installed!
- Optionally download and install ReShade:
- ReShade
- When asked for the game, browse and select X3AP.exe in your X3 install folder.
- The game uses Direct3D 9.
- When asked, select the temetvince.ini preset and install the pre-selected shaders.
- Install Litcube's Universe or Star Wars Litcube's Universe.
- RECOMMENDED: Use the Alaankwa installer
OR
- Copy the contents of the Alaankwa
x3 terran conflictfolder into your LU'sx3 terran conflictfolder.
- To enable Phanon Extreme for a challenge, modify
Phanon Extremeentry150inaddon/t/9979-L044.xmland set it to1instead of0. - To enable AutoRotation of your player ship, modify
Overachieverentry101inaddon/t/9979-L044.xmland set it to1instead of0. - Alternatively, replace
addon/t/9979-L044.xmlwith a renamedaddon/t/9979-L044 (Phanon Extreme).xml,addon/t/9979-L044 (Overachiever).xml, oraddon/t/9979-L044 (Overachiever + Phanon Extreme).xml.
Note: The default settings are duplicated in
addon/t/9979-L044 (Default).xml.
- ROTATIONAL THRUSTERS
- Class rotation variables have been increased:
- M1/M2/TL = 200%
- M7 = 50%
- M6 = 25%
- M3 = 40%
- M4 = 25%
- TM/TP/TS = 10%
- Class rotation variables have been increased:
- IMPROVED PILOTING
- Ships automatically orient "upright" in the game like they do in the movies.
- Overachiever: Improved Piloting applies to the playership.
- STANDARDIZED FLEET OPERATIONS
- Escorts will attempt to follow at reasonable speeds instead of flying all over the place.
- SHIP COMPUTER UPGRADES
- New commands for the Ship Command Menu:
- Map Gates: This command maps the gates in its current sector.
- Self Destruct: This command tells the ship to self destruct.
- New commands for the Ship Command Menu:
- FRESH HOTKEYS, GET YOUR HOTKEYS
- Decide which hotkeys are configurable in the Hotkeys Menu.
- All of Space: CHEAT: This hotkey adds satellites to all sectors with jumpgates which don't already have one.
- Decide which hotkeys are configurable in the Hotkeys Menu.
- SHIP COMPUTER UPGRADES
- New commands for the Ship Command Menu:
- Manage Mothership: Allows you to manage a Mothership. (Feature: Sepa's Mothership)
- Manage Wares: Allows you to manage the wares of a Mothership.
- New commands for the Ship Command Menu:
- FRESH HOTKEYS, GET YOUR HOTKEYS
- Decide which hotkeys are configurable in the Hotkeys Menu:
- Blueprint Data Scanner: Activates the Blueprint Data Scanner.
- Phanon Industrial Espionage: Activates the Phanon Debug Menu.
- Satellite Monitoring Plus: Activates the Satellite Monitoring+ Menu.
- Ship Compendium Plus: Activates the Ship Compendium+ Menu.
- All of Time: CHEAT: Saves your point in time to the next slot even if you don't have Salvage Insurance.
- Joubarbe's Player Journal: Activates the Player Journal.
- Show/Hide Miners: Toggles showing or hiding miners from the player property list.
- Decide which hotkeys are configurable in the Hotkeys Menu:
- TOP NOTCH RECRUITERS
- All recruited Trade Mrk III Pilots are level 8 (enough to start Galaxy trading).
- TRADE EMBARGO
- Removes all NPC ships docked at player stations which are not open to race traders.
- RAPID DEPLOYMENT
- Ships following another ship will no longer check if their followers can jump prior to jumping themselves.
- SEPA'S MOTHERSHIP
- Motherships are TL class mobile factories:
- Alaankwa Corsairs: A unique gamestart focused on unlocking blueprints by scanning ships.
- Alaankwa Corporation: An advanced gamestart with a small functioning empire. Phanon is extremely difficult.
- Assembly Lines: Ship Building Speed is a function of the population.
- Just in Time (JIT) Manufacturing: Allows full production speed even when producing more than one type of ware.
- Research and Development Budget: The number of data scans required to get the cheapest blueprint.
- Shield Expertise: Maximum shield percentage of the target while using the data scanner.
- Motherships are TL class mobile factories:
- UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (PHANON)
- Enables various changes to help Phanon corporations be more competitive:
- Corporate Bailouts: Keeps Phanon corps afloat if their balance sheet goes negative.
- Backroom Deals: Lowers ship manufacturing costs.
- Seedy Investors: Finances cash from less reputable sources.
- Well Connected Leadership: Commands a premium in salaries.
- Enables various changes to help Phanon corporations be more competitive:
- The OCV should operate a bit smarter and expand a bit better.
- An optional graphics improvement utilizing ReShade is included.
- The map is prettier and less dark overall.
- Longer range combat with cool looking stagger fire.
- Debugging scripts for development.
- Updated LU Export/Import to support Alaankwa.
- Quickshuttles notify the player when they have completed their task and have returned home.
- Universe Traders proactively sell off unneeded wares in their cargo bay.
- Universe Traders move to a random core sector within their jump range if no trades are found.
- Player Space Suit has SETA, trading capabilities, video enhancement goggles, and a bioware scanner (LU only).
- Miners no longer run into asteroids when the player is in sector.
- The Player Headquarters, Equipment Docks, and Trading Stations are now available as Sources in the Dockware Manager.
- MLCC ships set to Assist Escort will no longer attempt to escort themselves.
- Ships will remember their homebase when the player transfers into the ship.
- Removed ATF Mapping Service mammoths from the game (a mission bug).
- Fixed export/import OCV Mammoth bug.
- Special thanks to Joubarbe for making Mayhem and allowing me to do whatever with his code.
- You can show your support by buying Joubarbe a coffee: Buy Joubarbe a coffee
- Thanks to Ashakar for bullet staggering and long range weapon targeting.
- Thanks to Sepa for graciously allowing me to redistribute the Mothership mod!