Egosoft announces that
X3: Farnham's Legacy will arrive
on Steam
on May 4th as a new chapter for X3, the third installment in the space trading
and combat series. Created in collaboration with community members, this will be
a free expansion for all owners of X3: Albion Prelude
on Steam.
A look at what to expect can be found in the
Reveal
Trailer. Here's more, including the explanation of how this was assumed at
first to be an April Fool's joke:
Ten years after the release of X3:
Albion Prelude, Egosoft is revisiting the X3 universe. X3: Farnham's Legacy is a
new chapter in the popular X3 series, created over the past five years by
long-time community members, in close cooperation with the Egosoft team. What
community members may have thought was an April Fool's joke, actually exists and
will be released on May 4th, 2021. With three games released between 2006 and
2011, and over 2 million copies sold, the X3 series remains a fan favourite.
Set in the years after X3: Albion Prelude, as the chaos caused by the gate
shutdown really takes hold, X3: Farnham's Legacy starts very differently to
previous games in the X3 series. Trapped in an isolated area of space, players
will first need to make use of the new exploration features to find their way
back to civilisation. Afterwards, they'll be able to use the new diplomacy
options to help shape their relationships with the factions they find.
The new features don't end with the storyline, though. There are numerous other
improvements, ranging from drone carriers, station-building services and an
enhanced player headquarters, to a new ship browser and a hyperlinked
encyclopedia. And of course, no new X3 game would be complete without new ships
and stations!