

One thing to note is that the Terran PHQ is actually better than the Commonwealth version (it holds more ships).

So it's been a while since I played through X3AP vanilla, but the rewards are comparable. (On a bit of a tangent, and you might have noticed it too, the Paranid forge that manufactures Tractor Beams in or near Clarity's End (iirc?) has a knack for disappearing into oblivion - if you want some without building your own forge, get those early!) If you're concerned, I would keep an eye on some of the Aldrin stations for consistently overstocked inventories, like the multi-farms, as well as any forges that manufacture experimental Starburst Shockwave Cannons/EMPCs if you ever plan on getting a Springblossom or a Spitfyre in Aldrin. For 4, as far as I know, none of the rare, items-only-found-here Terran stations vanished when I tried to look for them (note that I didn't really bother with anything in Aldrin since the sector is too big to make visiting it practical, even with the new trans-orbital accelerators). There are some threads about it on this subreddit if you search "jump beacon."ģ, 4 I don't have too good of an answer for - I don't think I have traders in my save, partly for fear of them wandering into Xenon or Argon territory (I refused to increase my rep with them). I've searched for one that I could deploy on my own but haven't found any - word is that Rapid Response ships sometimes carry one, but after destroying a bunch (I'm not skilled enough in the art of boarding), I still haven't secured enough. In my save the pre-generated jump beacons are common enough - in the solar system I had one in Venus, The Moon, Mars (I think?), Neptune, Oort Cloud, and at least one of the Unknown Sectors in the outer reaches.You do get brief control of the Xperimental Shuttle, though you need to relinquish the craft to Terran authorities in order to advance the plot, and you don't get it back in the end. The PHQ you unlock has a different look than does the PHQ on the Commonwealth side. The Terran plot will reward both the PHQ and the Hub (instead of them being mini-plot rewards like on the Argon side).Here's what I recall (as well as from glancing at - very helpful guide): I haven't played AP for a while, but when I did, I was playing almost exclusively on my Terran start save (I didn't get very far on the Commonwealth start).
