X3: Albion Prelude

This content requires the base game X3: Terran Conflict in order to play.

X3: Albion Prelude is the latest game in the X3 space game series. TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD, THINK in a living and breathing universe. A new plot and many additions to the open free-form gameplay.

A Bridge Between the Old and New X Universe

X3: Albion Prelude plays in a time between the old and the new X Universe. It shows a universe in flux, and prepares players for things to come. The old X Universe is passing; a new X Universe is about to be created.

War!

The X universe is undergoing a period of massive change. What started as a conflict of interest between the Earth and the races of the X Universe has now escalated into a full scale war. Play a part in a war scenario bigger than anything the X Universe has ever seen before!

Corporations Compete for Control of the Future

With the war as a backdrop, corporations old and new are vying for power and are driving the X Universe in a new direction. A technological breakthrough will soon allow massive accelerators, forming highways in space and allowing the economy to expand on an unprecedented scale. Highways, a key feature of X: Rebirth, are not yet ready, but you can see them being built and participate in the power struggles around the construction of much larger self sustaining economies.

 

Key features:

• A new plot throws you into the power struggle between corporations at a time of war.
  
• New Stock Exchange feature allows advanced investment strategies
  
• Improved graphics quality setting for high end machines
  
• Improved UI introducing charts to visualize economic developments
  
• Support for head tracking
  
• Note: X3: Albion Prelude will not be compatible with save-games from X3: Terran Conflict.