Many ships have been retextured to add greater variety into the game. There are many new sounds and sound priorities have been reworked to reduce drop outs. All ships, including capital ships, have engine effects, and lens flares have been completely reworked. GRAPHICAL AND SOUND IMPROVEMENTS – Many effects have been updated and enhanced. On top of including a bajillion other fixes, improvements, overhauls, and mods, they do bake in some graphical enhancements: I'm fairly new to the X3:AP scene, but it seems XRM is one good way to go.