X2: The Threat did not display any issues when installed/run via the Steam interface.
Note: I will be well worth your time to read the X2: The Threat manual before playing.
Initial game load-time is quite long - just wait and it should load fine
The installation procedure I used was this simple ;
- Purchase the game via Steam using my system's default web-browser (firefox 3.5.x)
- Install the Steam client via the cxinstallwizard builtin target (if not already installed)
- Start the Steam client, login and download/install the X2: The Threat software
- Launch the game
Game immediately recognized/utilized my USB connected Logitech digital gamepad - all
seems to be working as expected.
A silver for now - more gameplay/testing might see it make gold...
Cheers!