====== New Installation ======

Once you have download the file, either a .Zip or a .RAR archive you will need a tool like [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7Zip]] or [[http://www.win-rar.com/|WinRAR]] to unpack it in your X3 Terran Conflict game folder. If you don't know where it is located, it's usually in //Program Files/Egosoft/X3TC//. If you are using Steam for X3, it's somewhere in the Steam installation folder. Overwrite existing files if needed.

Start X3 and load your savegame (or start a new game). If you're installing a script (like Anarkis Defense System) you should receive a confirmation message. If you have installed a plugin (like Pirate Guild), you will need to go to your Artificial Life menu ( [Esc] / Gameplay / Artificial Life ). Look for the line relevant to the plugin you've just installed. Enable it. You will receive a confirmation window telling you everything is Ok.

You may want to read this
  * [[http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=238904|Using AL Plugins]]
  * [[http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=216693|Opening the Script Editor]]

====== Upgrade ======

Except if specified otherwise in the release notes you'll just need to unzip the new version over the previous one, and when a game is loaded the plugin will upgrade itself. Sometimes scripts using hotkeys will reset their shortcut during upgrade.


====== Enabling the Script Editor ======

For some scripts and plugins it may help to enable the script editor first. To do so, please follow the next few steps:
  - Rename yourself (not your ship) to **Thereshallbewings** (notice the big 'T' and the 2 small 'L')
  - Save your Game
  - Reload your Game