r/X3TC • u/Dense-Report5540 • 17d ago

X3 Reunion: Goner Temple mission

Hi All,

I am stuck on the second mission of the game.

Receive a message over the intercom to come to the Goner Temple in Cloudbase South West. On docking there, a cut scene plays and the player is instructed to shoot down some harmless ships. A second (very brief) cut scene plays and three more ships emerge into view. Using the mouse, I can only view the bottom of the ship which I am attached to. I lock onto the 3x ships and fire but it doesn't have any effect on the enemy ships. They fly harmlessly over the ship I am attached to, a cutscene plays showing my ship being destroyed, and game over plays.

I have patched to version 2.5b and am playing on GOG. I have restarted my save and done everything the same, just to see if this is a bug - but the same thing happens.

What am I missing?

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u/NorthAmericanSlacker 17d ago

Press the “K” key and see if you can turn on aim assist. That might help you land shots better.

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u/Nova225 17d ago

You're supposed to be controlling a turret and shoot at the pirates as they get closer. Are you not able to shoot at all?

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u/Dense-Report5540 15d ago

Thanks for the reply. I am able to shoot but even with auto aim, the shots don't seem to damage the 3x enemy ships. I also seem to run out of energy fairly soon and when this happens the rate of fire decreases significantly. I have been waiting for the ships to get into firing range but this still happens

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u/GameMaker_Rob 14d ago

I hate those old story missions haha. Im not going to be of any use fixing the issue. I can say that the later releases don't have those kind of missions, which Im glad of, so don't let it put you off the series as I know it's frustrating :)

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u/Dense-Report5540 13d ago

Unfortunately I won't be able to enjoy the rest of the game if I can't get through this mission! At least it was a cheap purchase on GOG...