I’ve been playing x3: Terran conflict for a few weeks now as a trader. Even though I really like the game. I want to have some of the new features available in Albion prelude. I checked some forum posts when I started playing the game, and most people recommended starting with TC until you know more about the game. Other reasons to play TC is that AP doesn’t have as many plots as TC does. Despite all of this, I want to give this a try, using the same start and see where I end up.
The humble merchant scenario.
I feel that this is the easiest start, and I think I can take whatever route I want further into the game.
This series will contain quick updates on how I progress in my game, it may contain spoilers later on but for now, it can serve as a guide on how to get started in X3: Albion prelude as well as X3: Terran conflict (This starting scenario is pretty simular in both games).
Let’s get started.
I start the game with 2 ships, a Mercury (Argon freighter) and a discoverer (Argon scout ship). First I jump into my discoverer to scout the nearby sectors. My plan is, to find some good things to trade using the discoverer, then sell the ship and use the mercery until I get enough money to get more ships.