As many of you certainly have noticed, egosoft.com and the forums have been down for quite some time today.
A network error has caused our database to be unreachable during the past 4 hours.
The error has been resolved and everything should be back to normal.
Apologies for the inconvenience.

The 1.4.03 update for X³: Reunion fixes two specific problems that some people were experiencing in 1.4.02. Details of the fixes can be found in the readme file and the comment thread for this news article.

Note 1: Savegame compatibility is maintained from all previous publicly released versions up to 1.4.02 (including 1.4.1 BETA 1 and 2) but it is possible that certain savegames made using 1.3.02 BETA may no longer work.

Note 2: When running 1.4.03 the initial options menu will show 1.4.03 in the top-right corner, but the main in-game menu will still show 1.4.02. This is normal.

Cool! That's probably the first word that comes to mind when seeing the pictures of the airbrushed X3 car. Closely followed by "I want that!".

These pictures were taken when the car was visiting Moscow a few days ago:

Before you ask us what you need to do to get that car, we have to inform you that it isn't ours. This car belongs to a Russian X3 fan who had it spray-painted with the support of our Russian publisher Noviy Disk.

The 1.4.02 update for X³: Reunion fixes a number of issues in 1.4 and earlier versions. It also provides improved support for widescreen resolutions.

A full list of the fixes is available in the readme file that comes with the update and in the comment thread for this news article. You will also find several mirrors there in case the link in our Downloads area is overloaded.

Note: Savegame compatibility is maintained from all previous publicly released versions to 1.4 (including 1.4.1 BETA 1 and 2) but it is possible that certain savegames made using 1.3.02 BETA may no longer work.

Registered owners of X³: Reunion can now download an updated manual in PDF format. This latest version adds further corrections and updates and brings the manual into line with patch 1.4 of the game.

Egosoft are pleased to announce the reopening of the DevNet Ideas Forum. This forum is where you, the players, can make suggestions for the future of the X Universe. To post in the ideas forum you will need to be a member of DevNet; if you have not already joined DevNet then you will need to sign up in your Forum Profile.

Important Note: Developers read the ideas posted. To make this possible, given the huge number of ideas that are posted, the DevNet Ideas Forum operates extremely strict posting rules. Before posting, make sure that you read the special Forum Rules that apply there and use the Search List to find any existing threads. Failure to follow these rules may result in your post simply being deleted.