SUPER NEWBIE MICRO-GUIDE
I first posted as "Guest" on Sep 6, asking a bunch of questions. Well, I've answered them myself, so I thought I'd post a quick help file for people like me, who love Babylon 5 but have no knowledge of X3TC whatsoever. FYI, I just finished re-watching the series for the second time with my wife, and it was just as cool as I remember it being when I binge-watched it on VHS on my dad's projection screen TV back in 1998. What incredible timing for this mod!
NEWBIE STEP 1: Follow the install directions posted below the download link----and BE SURE TO INSTALL THE CHEAT PACKAGE. The plugin manager was a bit obtuse in asking for the location of my X3TC executable file, but I figured it out. When I then ran the plugin manager, it made me go back and switch from "vanilla" to "mod" mode before I could install the cheat package.
NEWBIE STEP 2: Once you have done this and then extracted the archive into the game directory, start a new game (I chose Aspiring Human). Target the ship with the lightbulb above it that is flying out of the space station, then left-click it and choose "Comms." Go ahead and do the training. Then dock at the space station.
NEWBIE STEP 3: Once at the space station, the fun really begins (though, actually, I don't know if you can do this outside the station in space).
- click the Current Ship menu, then Autopilot > Command Console > Custom > Cheat Menu
- Now you are playing with fire! The first thing I did was to reveal all sectors in the universe. Now, you can see a huge Universe map, including Earth and Minbari homeworlds, Zahad'dum, and yes, Epsilon Eridani, where "you know what" is located.
- Next thing I did was create the Agamemnon heavy cruiser, go fly around it, and order it to dock with the station (which it didn't).
NEWBIE STEP 4: Explore using cheats! That's where I'm at now, and I know that I can probably use cheat menu options to move pretty freely around the game-verse. Oh yeah--and I gave myself a million credits. ;-)
Have fun, and I hope this little write-up is useful to someone...
Dellengwyn
EDIT 1: The Agamemnon eventually did dock with the station, and I was able to select it in "My Property," then go to "Advanced" and "Change ship." Now, Dear Readers, I am in command of an EA Heavy Cruiser in God Mode (thanks to the cheats), ready to warp in to B5 in style....
This mod rocks!
dellengwyn
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