Why Can't I Be a Pious Paranid?

[Fraggle Rock]

I am very confused, and would appreciate someone telling me what I'm doing wrong.

I want to unlock the Pious Paranid gamestart, so even though I'm a natural trader, I have kept killing pirates till I am now at Fighter Chief combat rank, one past Specialist.

However, still no Pious Paranid when I try to start a new game?

Is there something extra and simple that I am missing?

Many thanks for any helpful advice!

PS Btw, I am playing the most up to date version of TC, 3.2

[Timsup2nothin]

I can't find any other requirements for that start, so it seems like it should be enabled. I'd probably just turn it on in the registry and be done with it.

[ajax34i]

Well, the FAQ lists the prerequisite as Fight Rank: Specialist (3333), but the combat ranks FAQ has Specialist (2000), and you would have to be 24% into Fighter Chief (2500) to actually be at Fighter Chief (3333).

I think they got the rank names wrong for the prerequisite.

The Boring Boron start above it in the FAQ has a prerequisite of "Petty Financier (3333)" and that is the correct title for 3000 points or more. However, the correct fight rank name for 3333 points is Fighter Chief (24% into it).

So, keep going a little bit more with your fight rank, you should be really close.

Or, you can also cheat and enable all starts with a cheat registry edit:

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Egosoft\X3TC\GameStarts=fffff

That will enable all of them without having to do the prerequisites.

[Timsup2nothin]

Good catch Ajax.

[Fraggle Rock]

Thanks guys for your advice, I'll push on past 24% in Fighter Chief and see if that is the answer!

[Fraggle Rock]

Glad to report I have got up to 29% Fighter Chief and Pious Paranid is now unlocked as a game start.

Many thanks to ajax34i and Timsup2nothin for your help