HomeBoy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi. Im a huge fan o UFO X-com but only the old ones. Seen the new site and this game looks promising . I have a question. In what state is the game now if a pre-order it? How many hours of gameplay there are? And when it will be finished there will be te posibility of multiplayer? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosser Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi. Im a huge fan o UFO X-com but only the old ones. Seen the new site and this game looks promising . I have a question. In what state is the game now if a pre-order it? How many hours of gameplay there are? And when it will be finished there will be te posibility of multiplayer? Thanks Multiplayer is not a planned feature. As of right now (build 7.5.1) the game is not in a truly playable state - there is no save/load functionality or research tree etc. You can use the GeoScape, launch interceptions, dogfight and carry out tactical ground missions. That's not to say there isn't hours of gameplay however - I have spent at least 10 hours with this build and I'm sure others on this forum have tested and played it far more than I have. Depends how much you enjoy it, and how much you want to help out with development (reporting bugs etc.). BUT today is the planned release date of V8 which will be the first truly playable version - save/load, first stages of the research tree, etc. Now is a better time to pre-order than ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeBoy Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 i payed the pre-order . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosser Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 i payed the pre-order . Nice job! Now we wait for v8 to be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 You can see here: http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forum/ (just read the first two paragraphs). V8 should be out very soon. Edit: Yeah, basically what Hosser said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeBoy Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 i have a question. if i paid the 15 euro will i get the full game to download when is 100% finished? In the site id says the you will get the game minus the last mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 In the site id says the you will get the game minus the last mission. That's just for the beta and it goes for everyone. Of course you get the full game regardless of the buying option. Premium pre-orders might be rewarded with some free dlc but I'm not sure. There should be an announcement regarding that fairly soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryroth Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 i have a question. if i paid the 15 euro will i get the full game to download when is 100% finished? In the site id says the you will get the game minus the last mission. You get the full game .(besides probably DLC or premium exclusive content) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeBoy Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 what does DLC mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkyon Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 DLC stands for downloadable content, i.e. add-ons, expansion packs and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Downloadable Content. Like a mini-expansion, usually small bits of gameplay or cosmetic items (for example, the huge quantity of stuff for DoW 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Don't count on getting free DLC - we've not made a commitment to release any DLC packs for Xenonauts yet, and we may well not do so! To me it makes more sense to put the stuff you want in the game before release rather than afterwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elydo Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Depends how vital to the games the idea is. Some of the being suggested would work fine as a dlc to my mind, such as soviet skins or new tilesets. The larger issues, female or multi-racial soldiers, wouldn't be so useful as dlc due to the amount of work they would require, the same issue keeping them from being in the game in the first place. Let modders work that angle. Use dlc to provide some of those extra features that aren't worth delaying the game for, but that you'd still like to add. Xenonauts isn't the type of game that can have more content added after release very easily. Though mission packs might be an interesting idea. Still, I wouldn't want the team wasting their time on limited dlc options when they could be working on any game but a sequel to xenonauts [grin] Keep a rough idea of your plans on the forums and we punters will probably back you quite a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxe Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 can i get a key for steam if i preorder now? or should i wait till it will be relased on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkyon Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) can i get a key for steam if i preorder now?or should i wait till it will be relased on it In brief: yes, you can. The Steam distribution deal isn't finalised yet, but the idea is to let pre-order customers choose between a Steam and a Desura key, whichever they prefer, upon release. Edited November 21, 2011 by iamkyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Yeah and no. Preorder now and you get a key for Desura, which you may be able to exchange for a key on steam later. But as of yet there is no guarantee that this game will come out on Steam, only that that is what the Devs want to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkyon Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) Oh, yeah: no promises, at least not from myself. I'm just a regular pre-orderer, so I'm not in the position to make any. Perhaps Chris could comment on the likelihood of a Steam release, as this particular question seems to crop up with a certain regularity? It would be comforting to have the Words of the Eternal Chairman to fall back on. Edited November 21, 2011 by iamkyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Isn't this already in the FAQ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 No-one reads it. From what I remember, Chris said the next update about this would be after the press build is sent out (V9 or something I guess). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Yeah that's a shame really, all the effort that went into transporting and enlargening (is that a word? should be) it here. Well if I see this come up again I'll just refer them to the FAQ and FST (?? I'm thinking frequently suggested topics, is that right?). Might blow some peoples minds =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 There's a Frequently Suggested Topics section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Yeah Gazz ported it over. Didn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Dunno. I didn't know that we ever had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sectoid Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 alright, i have pre-ordered at Desura, anything i suppose to submit to admin/mods here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Doesn't look like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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