What we know about X-Rebirth [Updated 09/09/11]

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Mon, 9. May 11, 17:28

Added links to the main info sources to the OP...

Not adding an "Updated" to the title just yet, since I've not really added any new info

Tim

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Thu, 12. May 11, 19:44

Not really new info (sorry) just a new quote from one of the existing interviews where Bernd confirms it's still a sandbox game.

Tim

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Fri, 27. May 11, 19:30

Added a link to the new X-Universe News 43

Tim

Mightysword · Post by **Mightysword** » Sat, 28. May 11, 09:25

I just got a newsletter in my mail box, and there is one thing strikes me as weird from the Q&A section.

What features have been left out from previous series? - Things haven't been left out just because they're hard to develop, rather we've concentrated on bring in gameplay features that are 'cooler'. Previously, for example, it was possible to pilot a capital ship from its bridge. No more. It took many players a long time to get to the point where they would own one and it wasn't a huge amount of fun to fly. If we'd included this, it would have put us back a bit.

So ... if I understand this right, no more player-flyable capital ship?

Rostran Targo · Post by **Rostran Targo** » Sat, 28. May 11, 09:35

Mightysword wrote:I just got a newsletter in my mail box, and there is one thing strikes me as weird from the Q&A section.

What features have been left out from previous series? - Things haven't been left out just because they're hard to develop, rather we've concentrated on bring in gameplay features that are 'cooler'. Previously, for example, it was possible to pilot a capital ship from its bridge. No more. It took many players a long time to get to the point where they would own one and it wasn't a huge amount of fun to fly. If we'd included this, it would have put us back a bit.
So ... if I understand this right, no more player-flyable capital ship?

I hope not.

Hubert99 · Post by **Hubert99** » Sat, 28. May 11, 09:43

perkint wrote:
Hubert99 wrote:Endless room for exploration ... Infinite space.
Random sector generator ?
I hope not, but that thought has occurred. Otherwise, how can they genuinely claim "infinite"

Tim

Than it probably will be the illusion of infinite space. Which is fine. Who cares if it's actually infinite, as far as it seems so ?

Hubert99 · Post by **Hubert99** » Sat, 28. May 11, 09:47

Based on the last news, , Rebirth will be all what I wanted ... increased detail and customization, bigger stations, greater sectors, potential for exploretion and building/finding/exploring new acesses to remote parts of space. At least I had this impression. I hope unrealistic strafing speeds will be dealt with, too.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Sat, 28. May 11, 13:53

Mightysword wrote:I just got a newsletter in my mail box, and there is one thing strikes me as weird from the Q&A section.
...
So ... if I understand this right, no more player-flyable capital ship?

But, if you read the quotes highlighted at the start of this thread, there was a second part to what Bernd said in that interview (which is not in the X-Universe News):

Bernd wrote:with the Capital-Ships, by the way – that there is still, one steers them only no more directly from the bridge

Tim

Marion78 · Post by **Marion78** » Sat, 28. May 11, 15:58

Anybody knows anything about landing on a planet's surface? Just as in Elite: Frontier?

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Sat, 28. May 11, 17:29

Big news from this thread.

Bernd wrote:Hi guys,

ok lets be a bit more precise about the capital ships then. Piloting a huge capital ship from the seat of the pilot is boring, therefore we left that out.

ON THE OTHER HAND: The player can own and can command ships and he can use them for a lot more different things than before.

Stations as well as large ships have a lot more ways to interact with them now and your own as well as other factions ships are much more interesting to play with.

Instead of sitting in the cockpit you will assign people to command ships for you.

Hope this clears things up...

-Bernd

A couple of drops of information about capital ships in Rebirth.
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Marion78 wrote:Anybody knows anything about landing on a planet's surface? Just as in Elite: Frontier?

Nope.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Sat, 28. May 11, 17:54

Thanks for that KloHunt3r. "Known points" updated with that...

Tim

Marion78 · Post by **Marion78** » Sun, 29. May 11, 10:46

KloHunt3r wrote:Big news from this thread.

Bernd wrote:Hi guys,

ok lets be a bit more precise about the capital ships then. Piloting a huge capital ship from the seat of the pilot is boring, therefore we left that out.

ON THE OTHER HAND: The player can own and can command ships and he can use them for a lot more different things than before.

Stations as well as large ships have a lot more ways to interact with them now and your own as well as other factions ships are much more interesting to play with.

Instead of sitting in the cockpit you will assign people to command ships for you.

Hope this clears things up...

-Bernd
A couple of drops of information about capital ships in Rebirth.
________________________

Marion78 wrote:Anybody knows anything about landing on a planet's surface? Just as in Elite: Frontier?
Nope.

Thanks! Pity!

But I'm sure it's gonna be a great game anyway!

I wished I were 18 again...sigh.

David Howland · Post by **David Howland** » Mon, 30. May 11, 13:05

I hate plugging the same point as everyone BUT; piloting M2s might have been like driving a bus but remember the thrill when one first jumped from ones M6 into an M2. Getting to grips with all that power, shielding and cannons that could blow anything out of existence, it was great, yes most did not make an m2 their personal transport but the occassions when you did pilot an M2, actually taking on Xenon fleets as the hunter not the scared rabbit, oh the gratification!
There is also the problem of remote capital control, the jumping in, in an M6 to rescue a defense patrol of, M1, M2 and M7, from certain destruction, has become a rediculously major feature of X series gameplay. The game engine is going to have to have moved on light years from X3 to get over this. Lets hope it has, because unless this failing has been resolved, saying you can still own destroyers but remotely control them, will be a useless, empty, fob off!

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Mon, 30. May 11, 15:16

Personally, removing a feature is not good. It's one less option. But, I can't say as I really care - we don't know enough about X:R yet to know whether it's something we're going to miss.

The only reason I fly an M2 is because I am better than the AI. If the AI is up to scratch then I'm quite happy to let it have the job. And we'll have to wait and see about that...

Tim

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Tue, 31. May 11, 23:38

A few updates from some deleted quotes from the KGN interview. Kindly translated by NetHawk.

Known
No landing on planets.
Stations in low atmosphere.
No random "sector" generation.

Hinted
The map/universe is still based on a sector basis

Tim

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Wed, 1. Jun 11, 10:27

In the last part of that interview Bernd briefly mentioned that some of the original X races will return, while others will not. There are also supposed to be new races.

Gswine · Post by **Gswine** » Wed, 1. Jun 11, 11:00

Been following this thread with interest. I understand that this thread wants to focus on more concrete information and avoid wild speculation but KloHunt3r's last post set a dimmly ringing bell in my head.

Was the X Encyclopedia from the Super Box not supposed to have some hints to what the TNBT was supposed to be/may contain?

I may be way off base here but was this true and if so what could be divined from it?

taking a deep breath now and bracing myself for the almost inevitable lamblasting

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Wed, 1. Jun 11, 11:09

If I'm remembering correctly the only races described in the X encyclopedia that aren't (largely) present in the existing games are:

The Ancients - Creators and operators of the gate network. Referenced vaguely in the games but not elaborated on to any meaningful extent.

The Sohnen - A race of highly advanced artificial intelligence working with the Ancients. I think one of their ships made a brief appearance during Reunion, but it wasn't a major plot point.

The Wenendra - Sentient space whales. They inhabit an entirely aquatic planet whose location is only known to the Boron government. Being without advanced technology or a particularly developed culture or organized society, they were hidden from the rest of the Commonwealth by the Boron. They aren't present in any of the existing X games.

The encyclopedia does state that there are numerous alien species besides those of the Commonwealth scattered throughout the Milky Way and the rest of the universe. These races possess varying degrees of technological advancement, but it doesn't get into specifics.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Wed, 1. Jun 11, 20:03

Yeah, been stated fairly clearly that there'll be some familiar faces and some new. Not entirely sure whether he just means races and/or factions, tho. You can be sure there'll be something similar to what we have now - some are friends with each other, some enemies with some of the others, some enemies with everyone!

Tim

THE_TrashMan · Post by **THE_TrashMan** » Wed, 1. Jun 11, 20:44

ok lets be a bit more precise about the capital ships then. Piloting a huge capital ship from the seat of the pilot is boring, therefore we left that out.

ON THE OTHER HAND: The player can own and can command ships and he can use them for a lot more different things than before.

Stations as well as large ships have a lot more ways to interact with them now and your own as well as other factions ships are much more interesting to play with.

Instead of sitting in the cockpit you will assign people to command ships for you.

Anyone notice it doesn't say "capitals", it says SHIPS.

You can OWN and COMMAND. Nowhere does it say we can FLY them. This...worries me.

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What we know about X-Rebirth [Updated 09/09/11]

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