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** AI-controlled ships are able to fire their energy weapons with no weapon drain penalties, [[BottomlessMagazines meaning they have some sort of infinite weapon capacitor]]; [[GameplayAndStorySegregation something the player does not have]]. Especially frustrating when you face Xenon, Pirate, and/or Kha'ak ships, as they can quickly tear you or your player-controlled ships down with little effort.

** Boron ships are fast and well-shielded, but generally badly armed with undersized weapon generators. Possibly Fridge Brilliance when you consider that the Boron are pacifist, and only maintain a military for self-defense (read as "because of the Split"). Considering missiles are standardized, their larger cargo bays makes them great at MacrossMissileMassacre.

** Teladi ships are {{Mighty Glacier}}s, slow but durable with respectable firepower. They have increased cargo space for greater [[MemeticMutation profitsss]].

* FantasticDrug: Spaceweed is a Teladi plant that is smoked or ingested and amounts to marijuana [-[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]-] Space fuel, on the other hand, is a street name or euphemism for Argon whiskey. Both are illegal in the Commonwealth[[note]]which is ironic in the case of space fuel, [[{{Hypocrite}} since you can see their distilleries in Argon sectors]]. Spaceweed is legal in Teladi space, however[[/note]], and both are highly prized by players for use as trade goods to pacify the SpacePirate population.

* FantasticDrug: Spaceweed is a Teladi plant that is smoked or ingested and amounts to marijuana [-[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]-] Space fuel, on the other hand, is a street name or euphemism for Argon whiskey. Both are illegal in the Commonwealth[[note]]which is ironic in the case of space fuel, [[Hypocrite since you can see their distilleries in Argon sectors]]. Spaceweed is legal in Teladi space, however[[/note]], and both are highly prized by players for use as trade goods to pacify the SpacePirate population.

* FantasticDrug: Spaceweed is a Teladi plant that is smoked or ingested and amounts to marijuana [-[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]-] Space fuel, on the other hand, is a street name or euphemism for Argon whiskey. Both are illegal in the Commonwealth[[note]]which is ironic in the case of space fuel, [[StrawHypocrite since you can see their distilleries in Argon sectors]]. Spaceweed is legal in Teladi space, however[[/note]], and both are highly prized by players for use as trade goods to pacify the SpacePirate population.

* FantasticDrug: Spaceweed is a Teladi plant that is smoked or ingested and amounts to marijuana [-[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]-] Space fuel, on the other hand, is a street name or euphemism for Argon whiskey. Both are illegal in the Commonwealth[[note]]spaceweed is legal in Teladi space, however[[/note]], and both are highly prized by players for use as trade goods to pacify the SpacePirate population.

* FutureSlang: While the Teladi generally refer to money as [[SnakeTalk profitsss/creditsss]], "buckzoid", although not referred to in dialogue, is another Teladi term for money, seeing that there's a sector named Ceo's Buckzoid. In fact, one of the game starts from ''Terran Conflict'' ([[spoiler: after you reach a certain high rank with the Teladi]]) has a detailed profile for your Teladi character that even says about "[[MoneyDearBoy making the big buckzoids]]".

* FutureSlang: While the Teladi generally refer to money as [[SnakeTalk profitsss/creditsss]], "buckzoid", although not referred to in dialogue, is another Teladi term for money, seeing that there's a sector named Ceo's Buckzoid. In fact, one of the game starts from ''Terran Conflict'' ([[spoiler: after you reach a certain high rank with the Teladi]]) has a detailed profile for your Teladi character that even says about "making the big buckzoids".

* FutureSlang: While the Teladi generally refer to money as [[SnakeTalk profitsss/creditsss]], "buckzoid", although not referred to in dialogue, is another Teladi term for money, seeing that there's a sector named Ceo's Buckzoid. In fact, one of the game starts from ''Terran Conflict'' ([[spoiler: after you reach a certain high rank with the Teladi]]) has a detailed profile for your Teladi character that even says "it's all about the buckzoids".

* FutureSlang: While the Teladi generally refer to money as [[SnakeTalk profitsss/creditsss]], "buckzoid", although not referred to in dialogue, is another Teladi term for money, seeing that there's a sector named Ceo's Buckzoid.

* {{AFGNCAAP}}: Starting with ''Terran Conflict'', there is a custom game start feature that allows you to be this, although you always end up starting at Argon Prime. You can change your name to whatever you want regardless of your race/gender in the personal options menu, but it has no effect on gameplay.

* {{AFGNCAAP}}: ''Terran Conflict'' has a custom game start that allows you to be this, although you always end up starting at Argon Prime. You can change your name to whatever you want regardless of your race/gender in the personal options menu, but it has no effect on gameplay.

* AFGNCAAP: ''Terran Conflict'' has a custom game start that allows you to be this, although you always end up starting at Argon Prime. You can change your name to whatever you want regardless of your race/gender in the personal options menu, but it has no effect on gameplay.

** This is also the design philosophy of both the Boron's and Teladi's ships, though it's more justifiable in the latter's case because their ships fit the MightyGlacier role and it's all for the sake of [[MemeticMutation profitsss]].

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In ''X: Beyond The Frontier'', you were limited to piloting one ship, the X-perimental Shuttle, the interface was clunky and confusing, ships had no defenses beyond shields, trading and building was seriously limited, and combat was very simplistic. The series didn't really hit its stride until ''The Threat''.

* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Terran ships, despite being the most advanced ships, [[http://i.imgur.com/SyPVb.jpg don't look much more advanced than the modern Space Shuttle]] -- just a lot more clean and streamlined. This becomes particularly egregious by the time the 2900s take place, since they should already have sleeker and more visually appealing designs by then to complement their [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly sufficiently advanced technology]]. The Paranid, the second-most advanced race, on the other hand, use [[http://i.imgur.com/VG130.jpg very high-tech looking ships]] with lots of curves and shiny hulls. The Split [[FollowTheLeader follow a similar pattern]] to the Paranid by both design and technology. The Teladi, who buy or reverse engineer all their technology from the other races and use lower tech weaponry, have [[http://i.imgur.com/Z17s7.jpg cobbled-together ships]]; in other words, they're the ugliest ships aesthetically speaking (with a few exceptions: the Kea and Peregrine look surprisingly sleek among the usual Teladi design philosophy), [[WhatAPieceOfJunk but don't judge them by their looks alone]]: they are usually just as effective as the other race's ships. The Pirates on the other hand, use scavenged and spot-repaired ships, with their capital ships cobbled together from the hulks of old transporter ships, and it shows when you look at their stats - almost all the Pirate ships have terrible stats compared to the original race's ships. Boron ships ''look'' like they ought to be superior to everything else, but really only excel as transports.

* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Terran ships, despite being the most advanced ships, [[http://i.imgur.com/SyPVb.jpg don't look much more advanced than the modern Space Shuttle]] -- just a lot more clean and streamlined. This becomes particularly egregious by the time the 2900s take place, since they should already have sleeker and more visually appealing designs by then to complement their [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly sufficiently advanced technology]]. The Paranid, the second-most advanced race, on the other hand, use [[http://i.imgur.com/VG130.jpg very high-tech looking ships]] with lots of curves and shiny hulls. The Split [[FollowTheLeader follow a similar pattern]] to the Paranid by both design and technology. The Teladi, who buy or reverse engineer all their technology from the other races and use lower tech weaponry, have [[http://i.imgur.com/Z17s7.jpg cobbled-together ships]]; in other words, they're the ugliest ships aesthetically speaking, [[WhatAPieceOfJunk but don't judge them by their looks alone]]: they are usually just as effective as the other race's ships. The Pirates on the other hand, use scavenged and spot-repaired ships, with their capital ships cobbled together from the hulks of old transporter ships, and it shows when you look at their stats - almost all the Pirate ships have terrible stats compared to the original race's ships. Boron ships ''look'' like they ought to be superior to everything else, but really only excel as transports.

* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Terran ships, despite being the most advanced ships, [[http://i.imgur.com/SyPVb.jpg don't look much more advanced than the modern Space Shuttle]] -- just a lot more clean and streamlined. This becomes particularly egregious by the time the 2900s (Terran Conflict) take place, since they should already have sleeker and more visually appealing designs by then to complement their [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly sufficiently advanced technology]]. The Paranid, the second-most advanced race, on the other hand, use [[http://i.imgur.com/VG130.jpg very high-tech looking ships]] with lots of curves and shiny hulls. The Split [[FollowTheLeader follow a similar pattern]] to the Paranid by both design and technology. The Teladi, who buy or reverse engineer all their technology from the other races and use lower tech weaponry, have [[http://i.imgur.com/Z17s7.jpg cobbled-together ships]]; in other words, they're the ugliest ships aesthetically speaking, [[WhatAPieceOfJunk but don't judge them by their looks alone]]: they are usually just as effective as the other race's ships. The Pirates on the other hand, use scavenged and spot-repaired ships, with their capital ships cobbled together from the hulks of old transporter ships, and it shows when you look at their stats - almost all the Pirate ships have terrible stats compared to the original race's ships. Boron ships ''look'' like they ought to be superior to everything else, but really only excel as transports.

* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Terran ships, despite being the most advanced ships, [[http://i.imgur.com/SyPVb.jpg don't look much more advanced than the modern Space Shuttle]] -- just a lot more clean and streamlined. This becomes particularly egregious by the time the 2900s (Terran Conflict) take place, since they should already have sleeker and more visually appealing designs by then to complement their [[TechnologyMarchesOn supposedly advanced technology]]. The Paranid, the second-most advanced race, on the other hand, use [[http://i.imgur.com/VG130.jpg very high-tech looking ships]] with lots of curves and shiny hulls. The Split [[FollowTheLeader follow a similar pattern]] to the Paranid by both design and technology. The Teladi, who buy or reverse engineer all their technology from the other races and use lower tech weaponry, have [[http://i.imgur.com/Z17s7.jpg cobbled-together ships]]; in other words, they're the ugliest ships aesthetically speaking, [[WhatAPieceOfJunk but don't judge them by their looks alone]]: they are usually just as effective as the other race's ships. The Pirates on the other hand, use scavenged and spot-repaired ships, with their capital ships cobbled together from the hulks of old transporter ships, and it shows when you look at their stats - almost all the Pirate ships have terrible stats compared to the original race's ships. Boron ships ''look'' like they ought to be superior to everything else, but really only excel as transports.

* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Terran ships, despite being the most advanced ships, [[http://i.imgur.com/SyPVb.jpg don't look much more advanced than the modern Space Shuttle]] -- just a lot more clean and streamlined. This becomes particularly egregious by the time the 2900s (Terran Conflict) take place, since they should already have sleeker and more visually appealing designs by then to complement their [[TechnologyMarchesOn supposedly advanced technology]]. The Paranid, the second-most advanced race, on the other hand, use [[http://i.imgur.com/VG130.jpg very high-tech looking ships]] with lots of curves and shiny hulls. The Teladi, who buy or reverse engineer all their technology from the other races and use lower tech weaponry, have [[http://i.imgur.com/Z17s7.jpg cobbled-together ships]]; in other words, they're the ugliest ships aesthetically speaking, [[WhatAPieceOfJunk but don't judge them by their looks alone]]: they are usually just as effective as the other race's ships. The Pirates on the other hand, use scavenged and spot-repaired ships, with their capital ships cobbled together from the hulks of old transporter ships, and it shows when you look at their stats - almost all the Pirate ships have terrible stats compared to the original race's ships. Boron ships ''look'' like they ought to be superior to everything else, but really only excel as transports.