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Posted February 25, 2016
Fiat lux.



<span class="bold">X Rebirth</span> and <span class="bold">Home of Light - Complete Edition</span>, the vast sci-fi simulations where you go into space adventures that will deeply affect the universe, are available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with a 50% launch discount.

The future is a scary place but one rife with opportunities for daring spacefarers. As the universe realigns itself, preparing for the upcoming changes looming on the horizon, our young protagonist and his female ally will set out seeking adventure aboard their ramshackle spaceship, unaware of the deep impact they will have on the events already set in motion.

X Rebirth is a huge sandbox, which allows you to make a fortune by trading or fighting, and eventually even build your own empire which will harbor an abundance of resources or bolster your military prowess. After a rocky release, it has come a long way and now X-Rebirth: Home of Light opens up the universe even further, bringing new missions, new enemies, and new weapons with which to conquer them. The Complete Edition also features the Teladi Outpost DLC, where you get to venture into a dangerous station teeming with smugglers, pirates and other space troublemakers, that will help or hinder you on your way to master the endless galaxy.



Seize your rightful opportunities in the sandbox galaxy of <span class="bold">X Rebirth</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. For an even more varied adventure, consider picking up the all-inclusive <span class="bold">Home of Light - Complete Edition</span>, also going for 50% off. Or <span class="bold">upgrade</span> your universe later, with a 20% discount.
The launch discounts will last until February 29, 2:59 PM GMT.
Posted February 27, 2016
GOG is wasting time and resources for that??? For real???

One of the worst game ever. Ain't worth nor time nor money.
Posted February 27, 2016
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omega64: Isn't that just the developers putting it on sale?
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synfresh: Why do people continue to believe that the distributor has a say in what goes on sale where, whether that be Valve or GoG or anyone else?

Valve considers GoG a threat the same way an aircraft carrier considers a tugboat a threat. Don't feel bad, they think of everyone else like that too.
People continue to believe it because it is true. If the game is cheaper on steam, it is because Ego deliberately set that price on steam. If you want to ask yourself why, then it is just a simple case of Ego thinking they can get more via the Gog version. Afterall, it has been available on steam for some time, the uptake will be low compared to their 'expected' uptake on a new delivery platform/customer base.

For what its worth I believe you will soon see this title nosedive in price here on Gog too.
Post edited February 27, 2016 by lazydog
Posted February 27, 2016
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AlienMind: "Does X Rebirth support head-tracking devices (such as TrackIR?

No"

- http://www.egosoft.com/support/faq/faq_answer_en.php?answer=2349&amp;version=10

That's a show-stopper for me in 2016 for a space game with a cockpit.
Wish I had looked that up before I bought it :(
Posted February 27, 2016
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Sten_MkIIs: GOG is wasting time and resources for that??? For real???

One of the worst game ever. Ain't worth nor time nor money.
With the 4.0 patch it's not bad at all. But of course you can't argue about tastes.
Posted February 27, 2016
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AlienMind: "Does X Rebirth support head-tracking devices (such as TrackIR?

No"

- http://www.egosoft.com/support/faq/faq_answer_en.php?answer=2349&amp;version=10

That's a show-stopper for me in 2016 for a space game with a cockpit.
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hiciacit: Wish I had looked that up before I bought it :(
If you haven't downloaded, I would check the refund policy.
Posted February 27, 2016
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styggron: Nope I didn't miss the link at all. If you read what I wrote above, I said getting the full pack for 50% off is still way too much. But if you want to get them separate the expansions are more than the base game !!! This is my point. Together as a complete edition is almost $30 waaaaay too much (Yes almost $30, remember the world is not the US, other countries use the $ too ;) ). This is with a 50% discount too !!! So taking that, looking at the base game alone, it is again the expansions that blow it all out of the water. Should be $15 for the complete edition not almost $30.

So overall looks like I need to wait for a 70+% discount for complete edition before getting this one, even though I have all the others. :(

It still stands though that the price of the expansion blows it all out of the water because rebirth alone is on the borderline of being too expensive just on its own even with the discount :(
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blotunga: Ok, i misunderstood then. Of course you can wait. On the other hand i spent hundreds if not thousands of hours with the X series so taking that into account, it's not that much.
I think I'll have to play the waiting game as the expansions are more expensive than the base game and when combined how the expansions blow out the price.

My main issue is how much this title was hammered with it being called "Still Birth". I read about the controversy and also remember it at the time.

Is it true you can only personally pilot one ship so you can never buy another and personally fly that ? I know you can control multiple ships but I think you are stuck flying only one is this so ? Cheers blotunga :) Thank you. :)
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HornyRhino: expansion upgrade is only 19% discount compared to base being 50% off that is why there's a large difference in prices...

just saying....

cheaper to buy the complete edition as it works out at £17.29 if you take into account the store credit ...
but then it does not include the music...

so i will pass for now :)
Agreed. If they were both 50% I would have bought it. At present it is only worth buying....and only just...the base game (as the base is amazingly cheaper than the expansions) so "complete" is too much.

Thinking whether I wait for complete to get discounted 75% total to make it viable or buy the base and wait for the expansions to come down by 50+%.

I remember how controversial this title was when released and how it got a hammering. Another concern. I've watched several "Let's play" so far.... I have all the others. (No discounts for people who have the previous ones at least not yet). Might be worth waiting.
Post edited February 27, 2016 by styggron
Posted February 28, 2016
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blotunga: Ok, i misunderstood then. Of course you can wait. On the other hand i spent hundreds if not thousands of hours with the X series so taking that into account, it's not that much.
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styggron: I think I'll have to play the waiting game as the expansions are more expensive than the base game and when combined how the expansions blow out the price.

My main issue is how much this title was hammered with it being called "Still Birth". I read about the controversy and also remember it at the time.

Is it true you can only personally pilot one ship so you can never buy another and personally fly that ? I know you can control multiple ships but I think you are stuck flying only one is this so ? Cheers blotunga :) Thank you. :)
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HornyRhino: expansion upgrade is only 19% discount compared to base being 50% off that is why there's a large difference in prices...

just saying....

cheaper to buy the complete edition as it works out at £17.29 if you take into account the store credit ...
but then it does not include the music...

so i will pass for now :)
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styggron: Agreed. If they were both 50% I would have bought it. At present it is only worth buying....and only just...the base game (as the base is amazingly cheaper than the expansions) so "complete" is too much.

Thinking whether I wait for complete to get discounted 75% total to make it viable or buy the base and wait for the expansions to come down by 50+%.

I remember how controversial this title was when released and how it got a hammering. Another concern. I've watched several "Let's play" so far.... I have all the others. (No discounts for people who have the previous ones at least not yet). Might be worth waiting.
I would wait. This game took a hammering for a good reason. Check the Ego boards right now to see the activity on the news. Especially forum activity (at 2234GMT now, I see 2 logged in to rebirth forum)

Of course the decision to buy is yours alone, as you will know I am biased.
Post edited February 28, 2016 by lazydog
Posted February 28, 2016
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lazydog: I would wait. This game took a hammering for a good reason. Check the Ego boards right now to see the activity on the news. Especially forum activity (at 2234GMT now, I see 2 logged in to rebirth forum)

Of course the decision to buy is yours alone, as you will know I am biased.
Thank you Lazydog. :) Indeed it was heavily criticised good reason at the time. I'm wondering how years of patching can fix those giant issues or if they are still there. I don't really want to spend hours on forums though (bar GoG as GoG seems to have the best community), I generally avoid forums completely. Giants of TLDR :) To try to save me a lot of time searching, did you mean here ? http://www.egosoft.com/news/current_en.php and the first topic being here http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=387349 ? It's already hundreds of posts........going to need some guidance here :)

I am scared to spend almost $30 on this for the "complete" version. Also I understand the GoG is not really complete as it is missing soundtracks ?

I understand the DLC ends up being more than the base because one is 50% off and the other is only 20% off.

I think I will wait even though base is 50%. So I guess until Complete is under $20, it will stay wishlisted. :(
Post edited February 28, 2016 by styggron
Posted February 28, 2016
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lazydog: I would wait. This game took a hammering for a good reason. Check the Ego boards right now to see the activity on the news. Especially forum activity (at 2234GMT now, I see 2 logged in to rebirth forum)

Of course the decision to buy is yours alone, as you will know I am biased.
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styggron: Thank you Lazydog. :) Indeed it was heavily criticised good reason at the time. I'm wondering how years of patching can fix those giant issues or if they are still there. I don't really want to spend hours on forums though (bar GoG as GoG seems to have the best community), I generally avoid forums completely. Giants of TLDR :) To try to save me a lot of time searching, did you mean here ? http://www.egosoft.com/news/current_en.php and the first topic being here http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=387349 ? It's already hundreds of posts........going to need some guidance here :)

I am scared to spend almost $30 on this for the "complete" version. Also I understand the GoG is not really complete as it is missing soundtracks ?

I understand the DLC ends up being more than the base because one is 50% off and the other is only 20% off.

I think I will wait even though base is 50%. So I guess until Complete is under $20, it will stay wishlisted. :(
I cannot advise you as I have not played rebirth, nor will I ever do so or ever support Ego again, but I will say the egosoft forums are a very friendly place. Best to ask there for advice.

Should you want my opinion however, I will tell you this: Rebirth was a catastrophic failure on several fundamental levels. They always had in mind paid DLC from the moment they went steam exclusive. Myself and others heralded this long before the steam exclusive, there was much evidence to predict it. Ego have now decided against exclusivity for one reason only, cash grab now that they have finished with the game and funding for the next project, that I can only assume will revert to steam exclusivity. I personally would advise careful thought on buying a failed game with a new DLC at almost the same price as the base game, especially as they are now trying to farm a new player base.

One wise phrase I remember about the state of this game and the manner in which it was released as steam exclusive with a AAA price tag went something along the lines of - "just like chopping down a rainforest, great for profits-but you can only do it once".
Posted February 28, 2016
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styggron: Thank you Lazydog. :) Indeed it was heavily criticised good reason at the time. I'm wondering how years of patching can fix those giant issues or if they are still there. I don't really want to spend hours on forums though (bar GoG as GoG seems to have the best community), I generally avoid forums completely. Giants of TLDR :) To try to save me a lot of time searching, did you mean here ? http://www.egosoft.com/news/current_en.php and the first topic being here http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=387349 ? It's already hundreds of posts........going to need some guidance here :)

I am scared to spend almost $30 on this for the "complete" version. Also I understand the GoG is not really complete as it is missing soundtracks ?

I understand the DLC ends up being more than the base because one is 50% off and the other is only 20% off.

I think I will wait even though base is 50%. So I guess until Complete is under $20, it will stay wishlisted. :(
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lazydog: I cannot advise you as I have not played rebirth, nor will I ever do so or ever support Ego again, but I will say the egosoft forums are a very friendly place. Best to ask there for advice.

Should you want my opinion however, I will tell you this: Rebirth was a catastrophic failure on several fundamental levels. They always had in mind paid DLC from the moment they went steam exclusive. Myself and others heralded this long before the steam exclusive, there was much evidence to predict it. Ego have now decided against exclusivity for one reason only, cash grab now that they have finished with the game and funding for the next project, that I can only assume will revert to steam exclusivity. I personally would advise careful thought on buying a failed game with a new DLC at almost the same price as the base game, especially as they are now trying to farm a new player base.

One wise phrase I remember about the state of this game and the manner in which it was released as steam exclusive with a AAA price tag went something along the lines of - "just like chopping down a rainforest, great for profits-but you can only do it once".
Thank you for your candor I really appreciate it.
I'll stand firm by my decision. I will wait till the base and this DLC is in total under $20 before purchasing. It will probably be a long wait too but I have plenty to play.

Been stung waaaaay too many times. I've run out of trust I fear :(
Posted February 28, 2016
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mattymuc: So this is not the Collector's Edition with Soundtracks?
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IAmSinistar: Gotta love it when "Complete Edition" isn't even.
Urrgh, might skip it then. I have this game on steam yet to play minus the latest DLC and to upgrade to the collectors edition I'd be buying one of the DLC a second time which probably won't happen.

So if I'm going to buy the GOG version then I want the works. If the developers can't give us the same content that steam has then I'm out.

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Just looked I own the soundtracks DLC on steam, looks like I bought a collectors edition steam that has all except for the last DLC. So I guess I could download the whole game just to get the soundtrack out (I hate the way steam works with bonus content).

Just don't understand why this GOG release is missing that. I'll probably hold off buying.
Post edited February 28, 2016 by deonast
Posted February 28, 2016
Will add to my Wishlist and wait a bit on this.

Logic tells me - if the original release got mostly poor reviews; and it's been out for years, and now these are the "fixes for all that - but these fixes just came out - then it's prudent to wait and see what the word is on how well the fixes do their fixin'.
Posted February 28, 2016
Hmmm, dunno. Love the series but heard Rebirth was an unmitigated disaster.
Posted February 28, 2016
I would purchase it in an instant, if GOG's money back guarantee included dissatisfaction with the product within certain period of time. As it is... I might buy it on Steam, actually.
Posted February 28, 2016
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Fenixp: I would purchase it in an instant, if GOG's money back guarantee included dissatisfaction with the product within certain period of time. As it is... I might buy it on Steam, actually.
I hate to agree with a steam purchase, but you would then get the option of getting the soundtracks in the Collector's edition. Though just noticed on steam it indicates it is MP3 only so not so good. I've not yet got around to downloading my steam copy I bought a while back to grab the soundtracks out.
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