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Compatibility
X3 Editor 2 runs on Windows XP, Vista (32/64 bit) and Windows 7 (32/64 bit).
Requirements
X3 Editor 2 requires additional libraries to be installed on your system. They are not part of the installation package to keep the size down. It's likely that you already have some or all of them installed.
.NET 3.5
Microsoft .NET 3.5 must be installed on your system. You need the 32 bit (x86) version even if running on 64 bit Windows.
Download .NET 3.5 from Microsoft web.
If the above link doesn't work, you can search for .NET 3.5 on Google.
Visual C++ 2008 runtime
Some libraries require Visual Studio 2008 C++ runtime. The installation package is called Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package. You need the 32 bit (x86) version even if running on 64 bit Windows.
Download Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package from Microsoft web.
If the above link doesn't work, you can search for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package on Google .
DirectX
To be able to use the 3D Viewer for viewing models, you must have DirectX 9 from June 2008 (or latter).
Note that if you have DirectX 10 or newer (Vista, Windows 7), you still need DX 9 to be installed on your system.
Download DirectX 9.0c Web Setup from Microsoft.
If the above link doesn't work, you can search for Microsoft DirectX 9.0c on Google .
X3 Editor 2 binaries
(Standard installation)
| File | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.27.0 | 1.38 MB | May 12 2016 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.26.0 | 1.38 MB | Apr 24 2012 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.21.0 | 1.37 MB | Jan 06 2012 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.20.0 | 1.37 MB | Jan 05 2012 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.17.0 | 1.52 MB | Mar 16 2011 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.14.0 | 1.52 MB | Jan 27 2010 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.8.0 | 1.35 MB | Oct 01 2009 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.3.1 | 1.27 MB | Jul 09 2009 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.1.0 | 1.24 MB | May 14 2009 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.0.1 | 1.19 MB | Apr 24 2009 |
X3 Editor 2 source files
(Source files for developers)
| File | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.27.0 sources | 1.5 MB | May 12 2016 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.26.0 sources | 1.5 MB | Apr 24 2012 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.21.0 sources | 1.52 MB | Jan 06 2012 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.17.0 sources | 1.47 MB | May 16 2011 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.14.0 sources | 1.46 MB | Jan 27 2010 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.8.0 sources | 1.3 MB | Oct 01 2009 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.3.1 sources | 1.11 MB | Jul 09 2009 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.1.0 sources | 1.04 MB | May 14 2009 |
| X3 Editor 2 - 2.0.0 sources | 0.99 MB | Apr 24 2009 |