Russonc Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Nice to see Xenonauts on GOG this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Indeed, "indie games shouldn't cost more than 15$" my ass. Sucks that it's in the middle of a sale though. Link: http://www.gog.com/news/release_xenonauts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russonc Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Indeed, "indie games shouldn't cost more than 15$" my ass. Sucks that it's in the middle of a sale though.Link: http://www.gog.com/news/release_xenonauts Agreed... also with the Steam Sale likely to start up this week...timing may be off, but fingers crossed it does well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Agreed... also with the Steam Sale likely to start up this week... Yeah, that's really bad. Not sure how much criticism it would draw but it might be wise to delay the "release" until after the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russonc Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yeah, that's really bad. Not sure how much criticism it would draw but it might be wise to delay the "release" until after the sale. too late now I think.... . At least it is on "sale" ... discount off the new release price that is... That always helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMetlHed Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Anyone know if we can get a GOG key if we were in on the Early Access? Prefer that to Steam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadfolk Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Anyone know if we can get a GOG key if we were in on the Early Access? Prefer that to Steam... I'd like to know this, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikanaide Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I'd like to know this, also. Thirded. Feel like a fool for buying it straight on Steam yesterday - could have bought Humble and had DRM-free + Steam for same price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russonc Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 #32 top seller on Steam right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microfen Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Quick question from a soon to be buyer. Will the builds for mac and linux that are going to be released on Steam be uploaded to GOG as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienman Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 That is really cool. Didn't think Xenonauts would go DRM free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thixotrop Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thirded. Feel like a fool for buying it straight on Steam yesterday - could have bought Humble and had DRM-free + Steam for same price? You can start Xenonauts without starting Steam. Just go into the appropiate folder, usually: C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Xenonauts\Xenonauts.exe and start it directly. Tadaaa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfrog Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 That is really cool. Didn't think Xenonauts would go DRM free It's on the Humble Store DRM free as well. (I only buy DRM-free games.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Caine Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I've gotta say, I'm impressed that GOG agreed. I really thought we'd never see it on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpelectric Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 You can start Xenonauts without starting Steam. Just go into the appropiate folder, usually:C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Xenonauts\Xenonauts.exe and start it directly. Exactly. I never run any games through Steam. Initial download only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russonc Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 broke into top 20 on Steam ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thixotrop Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 broke into top 20 on Steam ... What do you mean exactly? Top20 of what? Price category, just released, all over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabill Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Top 20 highest selling games on Steam (in whatever time-period they measure it by). I presume, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I feel like sales should be too high, if only because most people already bought their in Kickstarter. Or am i wrong with that impression ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashman Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 You can start Xenonauts without starting Steam. Just go into the appropiate folder, usually:C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Xenonauts\Xenonauts.exe and start it directly. Tadaaa... To clarify for the initial response on steam drm. Xenonauts is on steam but it doesn't need steam. The game is drm free if you launch the executable direct. Steam does not need to be logged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larus Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 The sales are not that bad for an indie games as it seems. I hate to say that but without some hype behind it or some the word of some influential persons will any indie game only sell a mediocre amount of copies. If the launch can be considered a success can only be said from the devs, they have to know what expetation they had. But having all that said, a game isn't lost when the launch is not all that great. We live a team were games are not sold from shelves anymore. Many modern classics didn't sold much in the beginning and were discovered later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfrog Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Like Steam users, GOG users might visit their forums before buying. At the moment, there isn't a single positive thing to be read on the GOG forum about this game. It's not necessarily negative, but there are some open questions, and some issues related to the unfinished nature of the game, that are keeping the game from giving its best impression. http://www.gog.com/forum/xenonauts#1403033757 Possibly someone more knowledgable about the game than I can answer some of these folks, such as why the game launcher is so clunky. Some GOG users are a little weird about their games, with one dude comparing it to a virus: http://www.gog.com/forum/xenonauts/several_problems_may_need_a_patch For my part, the Humble Bundle version is not up to date with the Steam version, is missing a game manual, and the launcher can take upwards of a minute to complete launching. I suspect the GOG version is having the same issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 The reviews on the game page are good: http://www.gog.com/game/xenonauts The best I've seen it on Steam was 19th best seller. If TB gives it another run through it could do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfrog Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 The reviews on the game page are good: http://www.gog.com/game/xenonautsThe best I've seen it on Steam was 19th best seller. If TB gives it another run through it could do better. Sure, those are mostly good. Not contesting that. However, a lot of folks do their homework by skipping the reviews (which are often ridiculously generous for even mediocre games) and sampling the forum. Right now, the forum's only threads are either complaints or unanswered questions. I'm still in the basics of the game, and am not equipped to run interference for GoldHawk, so perhaps a fan with a few minutes on their hands can help out. If not, I'm sure the game will survive, but the opportunity is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemon Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 #9 on GOGs bestseller list, at the moment - despite the massive sale going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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