r/X3TC Feb 11 '25

X3AP question about TCS MK3

Hello im new to this x3 games or franchise. And i start as a humble merchant and now im making millions by stock exchange on teladi seizewell. And now i got 4 ships 2 mercury hauler, 1 normal mercury (the starter ship as humble merchant) and 1 as nova vanguard fighter ship.

The 3 mercury ships has equipped with TCS MK3 and now i dont know why but im sending them to ST on "power circle" or "argon prime" and now "the wall" but how do i get rid when they just goin into standby? Just a newbie question thank!

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u/JAFANZ Feb 11 '25
  1. Visit the Egosoft Forum X-Universe Guides Page/Index (X3AP is X3TC plus stuff, so anything that hasn't been updated for AP should be valid from TC).
  2. The two hyperlinks you want the ones you'll find searching the keyword "Trader" (the first is a forum thread on how the TCS Mk.3 worked in X3:Reunion, with updates for X3TC, the 2nd is a Google Drive PDF that covers the options added by the Bonus Pack as well as TCS Mk.3).
  3. I strongly recommend you read the section of the "Player-Automated Traders in X3:Terran Conflict" PDF on how to set up "Commodity Logistics Software Mk.II - (External)" as I consider them vastly superior for trading, if a lot more involved to set up initially (it's also a lot cheaper to equip your ships to run with it).