EGOSOFT and Deep Silver announce X Rebirth

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:32

robalexhall wrote:re: whether we'll need to upgrade our PCs or not. That will depend on whether the underlying engine is new or rewritten for multicore CPUs.

If it is, then (if anything) it should run better than X3.

I suspect the game engine is new. With the amount of work it would take to rewrite/update and/or add multicore support, it would probably be easier just to make a new game engine. Though I suspect parts of the old X3 engine are in the new one.

Just watched the trailer and it looks sweet. And I know I posted hours ago in this thread but I was at work and the post was done via cell (a first for me).

unknown1 · Post by **unknown1** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:35

regarding gameplay...in some scenes you may see distant stations aside from the ones in the foreground.
together with the fact that they are so enormous now,and with the addition of fast travelling,this could mean that now sectors really are SECTORS- spannig vast distances.

W_adama · Post by **W_adama** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:37

hope for dualscreen support

stats,map and other stuff on secondary vga

Papageno · Post by **Papageno** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:40

So I'm a little confused-- is this the TNBT that was supposed to be announced on the 28th?

mr.WHO · Post by **mr.WHO** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:42

I hope that the ship classes & weapons will be more ballanced.

I hate that M3 was more or less invunerable to M5s. I prefer Freespace way, where light fighter was much weaker than heavy fighter in long combat, but 1v1 good pilot was able to take heavy fighter easily.

I hope that there will be more types of weapons, like beams (but not like the TC ones

).

Demotruk · Post by **Demotruk** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:43

Papageno wrote:So I'm a little confused-- is this the TNBT that was supposed to be announced on the 28th?

This is definitely TNBT.

Roguey · Post by **Roguey** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:52

Demotruk wrote:
Papageno wrote:So I'm a little confused-- is this the TNBT that was supposed to be announced on the 28th?
This is definitely TNBT.

I think on the 28th we will probably see some more pictures and videos (ie. In game preview). Ego decided to release the info early for some reason.

StarSword · Post by **StarSword** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 18:54

mr.WHO wrote:I hope that the ship classes & weapons will be more ballanced.

I hate that M3 was more or less invunerable to M5s. I prefer Freespace way, where light fighter was much weaker than heavy fighter in long combat, but 1v1 good pilot was able to take heavy fighter easily.

M5s are not combat ships! They're scouts, made to get in, get out, get on with life. Using M5s as fighters, especially IS, is like trying to stop an Abrams tank with water balloons: it doesn't work and it makes a mess.

A better comparison would be an M4 vs. M3.

Roguey wrote:I think on the 28th we will probably see some more pictures and videos (ie. In game preview). Ego decided to release the info early for some reason.

Probably because they got tired of listening to us whine.

unknown1 · Post by **unknown1** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:01

StarSword wrote:Probably because they got tired of listening to us whine.

too bad that whining won't bring it's release faster

Roguey · Post by **Roguey** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:02

StarSword wrote:Probably because they got tired of listening to us whine.

lol, probably true. I also think maybe ego couldnt contain themselves either.

unknown1 wrote:too bad that whining won't bring it's release faster

Id rather wait for a more stable release to be honest.

gregs4163 · Post by **gregs4163** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:03

OMG!!!! I just Hyperventilated when I saw this!!! Thank you Egosoft, you keep outdoing yourselves, who says PC Gaming is dead!

jannix · Post by **jannix** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:03

Looks beautiful! Can't wait!

festa_freak · Post by **festa_freak** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:04

Holy crap! I was just browsing pcgamer.com and saw it and came straight here! I thought I was waiting till April 28th!!!

I'm gonna watch it right now!!!!

EDIT: Now that I have seen it,

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eldyranx3 · Post by **eldyranx3** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:07

Latest X-Universe News, with an interesting word from the X-Rebirth Team:
http://www.egosoft.com/x/xnews/201104_44_xr_news.html

amtct · Post by **amtct** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:08

Roguey wrote:Id rather wait for a more stable release to be honest.

I want a demo ,a longer video or something .All those wishes have nothing to do with a stable release

festa_freak · Post by **festa_freak** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:13

Hey, stop going to xrebirth.com. It is taking a long time to load! I want to check it out too!

Demotruk · Post by **Demotruk** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:14

"Freedom to do what you want in a living and breathing universe... CHECK! That's what also X Rebirth will stand for." Glad to see it's being built with the right ideas, on a new foundation.

BeidAmmikon · Post by **BeidAmmikon** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:14

Would ships be designated by... how to put it... animals?
You know... Bat, Elephant, Raptor of all things

cj-spartacus · Post by **cj-spartacus** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:14

unknown1 wrote:
StarSword wrote:Probably because they got tired of listening to us whine.
too bad that whining won't bring it's release faster

Whining from the fans might not but whining from the investors certainly will although we've all seen what happens to Egosoft when they're pushed too hard to release. *Looks accusingly at X3:R original release*

gregs4163 · Post by **gregs4163** » Wed, 20. Apr 11, 19:15

Glad to hear Betty is back!!