The Sidewinder Precision Pro is one of the first digital joysticks and uses optical sensors (infra red doppler perhaps?) so technically any of the axis including the throttle should not have any noise whatsoever, but that doesn't apply to all joysticks of course. Saying that the x y axis have more n...

That sounds like a great idea. Will do.


Thanks for the tip.

Hmm, after doing a search, I think that the joystick may be at fault with both the throttle and the keyboard repeat thing... But what I read applied to x3 not XBTF... still not that sure what to do

Thanks for saving me the hassle of finding out. I'll get an ore mine for now.

Several things are't working properly. I got X Gold, XBTF version 1.96 Firstly, and the most annoying are the menus. When I try and select a resource for example and I move the menu down it moves two at a time, and with lag. I have to press up and down rapidly several times before it works properly ...

Blast! I only have 100 cargo space on my ship. I think anything more than that is uneconomic, at least now when I've only got 35k. What I'll do is I'll keep it cos I made some money with it and it's paid itself. I'll just have to put the price of the cells down and sell at a reasonable price... :P T...

Hello there. Can anyone tell me how you buy freighters in XBTF? And where from? I decided to play it again because... it's a great game! I completed it (well, the story) many years ago but for the life of me I can't remember how to buy those freighters, or even if you can! I bought a Boron solar pow...

This is an X2 topic, but I'm referring to X3 here btw. :P I've taken out a group of 4 Falcons in a Pirate Buzzard. 8) Tactic: Pick on them, run off, go to a station or a large ship. Hide behind it, as soon as they get there, pick on one that is the most alone, 'ignore' the others, stick with that fi...

Load up the game, and wait for them to drift away from the station before you leave. :P It could take a while, go have a coffee or something while-u-wait. One problem could be if some of them are attacking the station. They'll never destroy it so they'll be there forever. Do you have a jump drive? D...

I agree with both of you. I'ts been a long time since I've played Freelancer, and you're right, it does have a feeling of adventure. And the systems were cool too, like you say. Like the nebula ones, where you couldn't see the stars, or even more than 50 feet in front of you. It was very good at atm...

You all have some very good ideas, I like it. @sharp78 I guess it did add something since that game is now hugely popular and has sold millions. :P Saying that, I don't want the X universe games to turn into something like San Andreas, but I do think it should expand and prepare itself for eventuall...

1: Cockpits 2: Gate travel animations 3: Allow TS/TP class ships to dock in M1s and TLs 4: System Override Software 5: Sell a station 6: Sell upgrades 7: Customized HUD 8: More BBS-missions I think that X3 should be kept the way it is. I think that it's unrealistic to ask for any major changes now....

Are you saying they are leaving your Hubs alone? I guess so.... Well, I'm never there since they'll kill me, but I've checked the shields and they are at 100% all the time. :gruebel: The hubs each have a 9,000 MJ shield I think, and are made of a nostrop oil refinery and a flower farm, both small i...

Hi I've got not one, but 2 hubs in Paranid core systems, and I've just done the Black Crystal Mission and the Paranid have dropped my rank and I cant enter the core systems with my hubs or ill get shot, or my freighters get shot. My hubs are fine for now, they dont seem to be attacking them. I need ...

It could work... It would manufacture the ships and factories, just like a factory, requiring massive amounts of resources in the process. I don't see why it won't work. Maybe there could be an option where you can customize the ships and stations to your need. You could make it produce cheaper stat...

indeed fps elements in the game would probably be utter rubbish at the moment. but technology is moving fast, there is no reason why someday we can't have the best of both worlds. It doesn't even have to be a first person view. X2 can do 3rd person, so they know how to do it. This can be applied to...

Personally, I like the dryness and lack of people. I can just turn down the sound, put on some music and drink a beer. I hate people... Maybe cause I'm a support tech.... Hehe that's fair enough, and I never said that this quality of the game should be removed. The BBS should be kept. But some peop...

I think its all down to a person's taste... ...Some people like apples & some people like pairs. It's as simple as that. I completly agree, and I'm not saying that the integrity of the game should be lost. I'm not sugesting changing the game to something else, I think that what I sugest will enhanc...

I was just reading a post about bringing the station interiors back, and it got me thinking... For starters, I agree, bring them back. But not for all stations, only the ones that make sense to have them, like the larger stations including the Trading Stations. I'm going to suggest some changes to t...

I agree, bring them back. But not for all stations, only the ones that make sense to have them, like the larger stations including the Trading Stations. pjknibbs, I referring to the X3 addon or the next game in the series. If this game is ever going to have interaction on the stations (ie a concours...