April Fools Joke - How to start Farnham's Legacy?

[The Q]

This is probably super obvious, but I don't get how to start this game.

One play button is not displayed, the other does nothing. Double clicking on the .exe file just opens the Steam Client.

What I already tried:
- Being annoyed
- Googling
- Completely quitting Steam (not just closing the Steam Client) and restarting the Steam Client
- Reinstalling the game on a different drive (reinstalls X3TC and X3AP, too)
- Reinstalling Steam and the game on a different drive

What I would try next:
- Being angry
- yelling profanities
- bashing my head against the wall or on my keyboard

This is what it looks like:



Any help is appreciated!

[Alan Phipps]

Well, I would start by not posting about an X3 game in the X4 forum. <Moved.>

[Axeface]

How did you get this!?? Ive been checking everywhere since last night and cant find it, and its not on my steam (I own albion prelude obv).

[Matthew94]

[dtpsprt]

How did you get this!?? Ive been checking everywhere since last night and cant find it, and its not on my steam (I own albion prelude obv).

It's a book and not a game, one gets it with a "pack" buy

[Old Drullo321]

Sadly this looks photoshopped. Please don't troll us. Have a look at the "F"...

[Axeface]

How did you get this!?? Ive been checking everywhere since last night and cant find it, and its not on my steam (I own albion prelude obv).

It's a book and not a game, one gets it with a "pack" buy

In the other thread... "Watch this space for news about a new free expansion for owners of X3: Albion Prelude." If its an april fools joke its gonna be a cruel one

[Cycrow]

How did you get this!?? Ive been checking everywhere since last night and cant find it, and its not on my steam (I own albion prelude obv).

It's a book and not a game, one gets it with a "pack" buy

The book is called Farnham's Legend, not Farnham's Legacy

[The Q]

Well, I would start by not posting about an X3 game in the X4 forum. <Moved.>

It doesn't say X3 though. It was also released as part of the latest X4 update, so why would it be for X3?

How did you get this!?? Ive been checking everywhere since last night and cant find it, and its not on my steam (I own albion prelude obv).

Er... Have X3AP and X3TC installed, and download the X4 Hotfix 3 update. I thought this is how everyone got it.

[Axeface]

Er... Have X3AP and X3TC installed, and download the X4 Hotfix 3 update. I thought this is how everyone got it.

I just installed AP and ran it, nothing added to my library.
HMMMMMM. I am hmming very loudly right now sir.

[Old Drullo321]

Er... Have X3AP and X3TC installed, and download the X4 Hotfix 3 update. I thought this is how everyone got it.

Ok thanks, now i know that the screenshot is fake and you're trolling.

[Teladi CEO]

Er... Have X3AP and X3TC installed, and download the X4 Hotfix 3 update. I thought this is how everyone got it.

Ok thanks, now i know that the screenshot is fake and you're trolling.

If you also zoomed in you can see how the image Icon for Farnham is slightly larger than the others. Definitely photoshop, you tricked me though!

[raUlo]

I think the most conclusive proof that this is a joke, is the 'X' in the logo being different from the other X logos and that it appears to read "X Com" if I'm not mistaken

[Not Xenon_Slayer]

This is definetly photoshopped. I'm an artist and I've seen a few pixels in my day.

[Crux_72]

Er... Have X3AP and X3TC installed, and download the X4 Hotfix 3 update. I thought this is how everyone got it.

Ok thanks, now i know that the screenshot is fake and you're trolling.

Not trolling... just a 1th April joke - it's legit, isn't it ?

[lackshire]

its the x-com ufo defense game logo

[Aken_Bosch]

This is definetly photoshopped. I'm an artist and I've seen a few pixels in my day.

Looks indeed like a rather crude photoshop. With a bit more attention to details, it's easy to come up with something like this:

[Axeface]

This is definetly photoshopped. I'm an artist and I've seen a few pixels in my day.

Looks indeed like a rather crude photoshop. With a bit more attention to details, it's easy to come up with something like this:

Hmmm. HMMMM.

Ok seriously egosoft, we're waiting.

[KrYcHokE]

Still waiting lol.
Message from egosoft posted by Leopard modmaker back in 2018:

However, we may have another alternative that you might be interested in. Would you be willing to send us some examples of the ships that you have created for your mod pack, so that we can take a look at them? We are considering a new project involving the X3 series technology, and we would like to see whether some of your ships might be suitable for use in that project. What do you think?

He said that it is answer from egosoft to request for help with x3 modding.

[The Q]

Er... Have X3AP and X3TC installed, and download the X4 Hotfix 3 update. I thought this is how everyone got it.

Ok thanks, now i know that the screenshot is fake and you're trolling.

Not trolling... just a 1th April joke - it's legit, isn't it ?

Unfortunately, some people don't seem to remember what an April Fools' Joke is. But this certainly was one.

For those who really don't know: In many countries worldwide it's a custom to play practical jokes, hoaxes or harmless pranks on April 1st. Playing April Fools' Jokes was a lot more common in these forums back in the old times and it was also a custom to play along if you realised that it was an April Fools' joke, thus helping to fool others. Which is what I tried with the obvious X3FL joke by Egosoft.

As for the 'bad' quality of the screenshot, I would call it pretty decent considering it only took a few minutes in MS Paint.

Still waiting lol.
Message from egosoft posted by Leopard modmaker back in 2018:

However, we may have another alternative that you might be interested in. Would you be willing to send us some examples of the ships that you have created for your mod pack, so that we can take a look at them? We are considering a new project involving the X3 series technology, and we would like to see whether some of your ships might be suitable for use in that project. What do you think?

He said that it is answer from egosoft to request for help with x3 modding.

You know this would have been a great text to post yesterday. Today, however, I have to tell you: April Fool Is Past and Gone, You're the Fool for Carrying On!