Announcing X Rebirth 4.0 and Home of Light

Rei Ayanami · Post by **Rei Ayanami** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 12:38

While the X:Rebirth - Home of Light expansion can be pre-ordered by searching for "x rebirth" in the Steam Store search bar, neither
-the X:Rebirth main store page nor
-the "DLC" link in the X:Rebirth entry in the Steam game library page
lists the upcoming HOL DLC, only the Teladi outpost is shown.

I'm not sure if that's intentional or if the HOL DLC is not supposed to be listed there yet. I just wanted to let you know, incase the person who edits the store pages created the HOL store page, but forgot to add the HOL to the main X:R store page and the DLC list.

Would be a shame if it's already available for pre-ordering but not listed on the X:R store page nor the DLC list.

BigBANGtheory · Post by **BigBANGtheory** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 14:00

This seems to principally be an expanded universe DLC, I know many asked for that and for them this makes sense.

Post by **Ketraar** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 15:15

BigBANGtheory wrote:This seems to principally be an expanded universe DLC, I know many asked for that and for them this makes sense.

How hard was it to not mention (the lack of) proper Fleet controls I wonder. *hides*

MFG

Ketraar

BigBANGtheory · Post by **BigBANGtheory** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 16:59

Ketraar wrote:
BigBANGtheory wrote:This seems to principally be an expanded universe DLC, I know many asked for that and for them this makes sense.
How hard was it to not mention (the lack of) proper Fleet controls I wonder. *hides*

MFG

Ketraar

no its all good, Bernd did kind of set the scene in this area the other month so it wasn't expected therefore no disappointment. See the marvels of communication can be good.

vukica · Post by **vukica** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 17:00

i'm not pre-ordering.

i'll pay the full price, once it's released, and reactions are at least as postive as they were for TO.

i'm certaily glad egosoft is taking the time to properly do this.

MegaJohnny · Post by **MegaJohnny** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 19:06

Wow, I love the asteroid field in the first screenshot. Everything looks so nice to get lost in.

Kaldo · Post by **Kaldo** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 19:13

Adding more systems is great but I'm looking forward to seeing actual gameplay changes before I buy it - more specifically, will we get improved station management with these warehouses? Stuff like the ability to automate traders across the galaxy instead of just within a system? The ability to blacklist and whitelist sectors for trade like in X3? Can we create custom rules for buying or will it be through the trade offers menu?

Steam store also mentions new and improved Xenon, I'm wondering if this just means bigger / better ships or do they get an improved AI so we can actually wage war against them on a global scale. Not just killing them but them organizing fleets, attacking sectors intelligently, having supply lines and stuff like that.

Assailer · Post by **Assailer** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 19:18

Keep the DLCs coming! I have saved some money for mooore!!!

Playbahnosh · Post by **Playbahnosh** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 19:35

Can we fly other ships yet?

spankahontis · Post by **spankahontis** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 21:45

Kaldo wrote:Adding more systems is great but I'm looking forward to seeing actual gameplay changes before I buy it - more specifically, will we get improved station management with these warehouses? Stuff like the ability to automate traders across the galaxy instead of just within a system? The ability to blacklist and whitelist sectors for trade like in X3? Can we create custom rules for buying or will it be through the trade offers menu?

Steam store also mentions new and improved Xenon, I'm wondering if this just means bigger / better ships or do they get an improved AI so we can actually wage war against them on a global scale. Not just killing them but them organizing fleets, attacking sectors intelligently, having supply lines and stuff like that.

From what i've learned about the Warehouses is they act like the Trading Stations of X3, you can set them up to acquire goods from neighbouring systems/universal traders. Which got me excited.
Or you just use them to store a ton of goods for emergencies.
Problem is they're buggy at the moment, people testing it have reported bugs with it.

And from what i've seen in my adventures with the beta testing, The Xenon have some new stations, a mining ship, some turrets, even turrets built on asteroids to fool you.
And an old alien menace makes a return in the Torrid System that you'll know when you see them.

JimmiG · Post by **JimmiG** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 21:58

I'm a bit wary of pre-ordering due to having been disappointed in the past by a certain game from a certain company...but that pre-order discount is nice.

PilotsBallad · Post by **PilotsBallad** » Tue, 15. Dec 15, 23:54

Playbahnosh wrote:Can we fly other ships yet?

CBJ/Bernd already confirmed that there won't be any other playerships than the Skunk in X Rebirth.
They do, however, plan to get this feature once more into the eventual successor of XR.

Playbahnosh · Post by **Playbahnosh** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 00:07

Getsune wrote:CBJ/Bernd already confirmed that there won't be any other playerships than the Skunk in X Rebirth.
They do, however, plan to get this feature once more into the eventual successor of XR.

Right. I guess I'll have to wait for this "eventual successor" then.

Until that happens, I'll be playing TC...

jannix · Post by **jannix** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 06:08

Split now give you money!

Pre-ordered.

Goliathmk2 · Post by **Goliathmk2** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 06:56

I am looking forward to this. Would like it to come sooner, but I don't want it to be ruined by an early release.

Keep up the fantastic work Egosoft, keep surging forward don't slow down you're doing great. :)

ThommoHawk · Post by **ThommoHawk** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 07:55

**sigh**

I'm pre-ordering the DLC.

This allows me to continue my *on-principle* support for Egosoft, for being the *current* WORLD LEADING, SINGLE PLAYER, OFFLINE, PC BASED, SPACE GAME developer (imo). Kudos to Egosoft for that one.

That's the only reason I'm giving more of my cash to this company. It is not really to play X Rebirth, as I have not played it for ages. I am still waiting for a patch enabling the sole player ship controls to work using *manual joystick mode* while the maps, menus etc. are displayed at the simultaneously. (y'know, like um, all X Games have been able to since XTension). Oh, except , um, this one, this X Rebirth thing.

I'ts been over TWO YEARS EGOSOFT. Do you guys reckon you can enable the combination Joystick / maps / menu thing with the next patch? Please? Don't lock the spaceship's steering while the GPS is up! Please? Next patch?

werewolves? · Post by **werewolves?** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 09:00

I bought it, 700 hours into Rebirth, on top of 1000's in X2-AP

Hornet108 · Post by **Hornet108** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 12:11

Pre-order? From Egosoft? You have got to be kidding.

Learnt my lesson on that one last time!

How I wish they'd just make x4

Rei Ayanami · Post by **Rei Ayanami** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 12:39

Hornet108 wrote:Pre-order? From Egosoft? You have got to be kidding.

Learnt my lesson on that one last time!

Trust me (i've played the beta), HOL has alot more content than the Teladi outpost DLC and is, in my opinion, well worth the money if you like X:R (especially considering what other companies charge for their DLC... like 5$ for a single skin pack).

How I wish they'd just make x4

Well, they already said they're already working on the next title in the X-series.

Alareth · Post by **Alareth** » Wed, 16. Dec 15, 12:45

More Challenging Enemies: The ever-threatening Xenon are even stronger than before, and you may also encounter an old and forgotten enemy.

Kha'ak!

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Announcing X Rebirth 4.0 and Home of Light

Steam store page : HOL DLC is missing