X Rebirth: Home of Light DLC

This is an insane amount of content for 8 dollars (currently on sale). The 4.0 patch also fixes pretty much everything that was ever wrong with X Rebirth. If it was to release today I'd expect it to get around a 90% positive score.

HoL brings three new systems in the game (vanila has four). The DLC brings lots of new trade oportunities, but in my opinion the best part of it is exploration. The world looks amazing. Vanilla vession 4 brings lots of new features and improvements. The devs also removed lots of eazy money - scrap metal is not as abundant, pirate traders are heavily escorted, raid missions do not pay mint (Egosoft, thank you for this). With Very Hard difficulty and Aim Assist OFF, the game can become rather challanging. Please pop by and check my LP on YouTube. Season two focuses on HoL DLC. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7vtGdVFUIfYr_1wngPJElGKeb9kX9cIq

I'm lost and I have no idea where I am. And I have never had so much fun doing so. So far, the greatest expansion to X Rebirth. New star systems, new challenges and tougher enemies. And that's only on the surface. There are new stations, ships and missions. Each mission is tougher and full of rewards. The Toride System is massive and one can easliy get lost. But that is not a terrible thing. You can explore for hours, battle Xenon ships, find hidden treasures and capture ships for yourself. Cold Star, a system just as big as Toride, full of danger. But with danger, comes bigger rewards and resources for your massive empire. And Finally, Home of Light. Compact, but just as large as the other systems. Full of stations selling massive qualities of materials. Take control of the market and earn big. I'd highly recommend gettting the DLC.

Remember how Terran Conflict and Albion Prelude took X3: Reunion and made it truly entertaining? Yeah, that's what Home of Light does with X: Rebirth. You're looking at the DLC that pretty much turned it all around for X:R. SETA? Back. Jump Drive? Back. Bugs? I think I've had the game crash once, and that was the fault of Windows Update trying to upgrade my operating system in the middle of a cap ship battle. (Fuckin' Micro$oft.) If you're picking up X:R, both DLCs are must-haves. But if you absolutely MUST pick, this is the one to own (by only the barest of margins).

Now with this DLC and the 4.0 free update, this game is becoming really great. This DLC is adding 3 new systemes which almost doubles the amount of systems of the game, and adds fun new stuff like the new weapons and the new Warehouse station that can help you supply your stations. now with the 4.0 free update egosoft has really improved their game and, from a catastrophic launch they made this one of the best space 4x simulation, they did not let us down.... it's really great to see devs who care about their customers.

<< EDIT: Have now passed the 300 hour mark in Rebirth, and just now really getting into 'HoL territory', and.. I am STILL LOVING THIS GAME! >> I have absolutely fallen for X Rebirth - it's a great game and I'm loving every minute of it. The 4.0 update and this expansion make a very good thing even better. Three new systems and a whole lot more added here; very much worthwhile. I've happily seen hundreds of hours fly by in the base game and first expansion alone, and I can already see how very much more this expansion adds to the galaxy and the game. It seems to me that this expansion pushes Rebirth across the line; achieves and surpasses that "critical mass" for the galaxy to feel truly Big-Big. Rebirth gives me just what I've always wanted in a sci-fi game. It has character and wonder and beauty, its has breadth AND depth. A big vibrant hand-crafted galaxy to explore and admire. A fantastic big beautiful space sandbox to play in. Big but not generic. Places feel unique and intentional and alive. Rebirth has almost high fantasy undertones; it feels like the setting for a great book or movie - it feels like a place to build your own stories in, whatever you may want them to be. There is just so much do. And it's all just plain fun. Great variety of missions, if you want to do missions. Great big galaxy to fly around and explore, if you want to just gawk. Be a humble trader, or build an economic empire. Be a lone wolf pirate, or become a military force to be feared. Start small and grow, or start big and take it from there - many different starts available give great incentive to replay along different paths. What I love about Rebirth is that it's a great big sandbox to play in, full of possibilities - but it has not been left generic; they have taken the time to craft it into something beautiful. Somewhere worthy of making our own stories. This is a big expansion that brings a lot to the table and makes a great base game even better. I'll happily take all I can get of Rebirth and this expansion has a lot to give.

Thank you Devs for continuing to work on XR. XR is an immense and enjoyable game. :-) 10/10

The base game has recieved numerous free content updates, now it's pretty good on it's own. Add Teladi Outpost and Home of Light and you have a rather huge (and beautiful) space to explore and exploit with a LOT of shit to do. Add mods to it and you have almsot a must buy for anyone who fancies themselves a bit of space (ad)venture. Still, if you're not sure, DEFINITELY wait for a sale, about 10-20 bucks. Now shut up Betty!

I fell in love with the shear scope of the X games when I happen upon X3. Then Terran Conflict and Albion Prelude came out and it made things even better. originaly X Rebirth was kind of disappointing. you had only one ship that you could pilot (which is still the case). it didn't seem "right". fast forward, and X rebirth has finally matured into a fun space sand box game. graphics aren't the best (namely the character models) but the game plays well and is a lot of fun. there are many options to start the game, starting as a Merchant, Station Manager, pirate, story mode, free play and so much more. Give it a shot, watch some recent videos... Look forward to the epicness that will be X4 coming soon! (I hope lol)

An X game being finally an X game! I'll say just a simple world: TORIDE! Wow!!!!! What a place! Started the Verge Explorer at Very Hard setup and man, it's awesome! Since you can't use highways or jump, and you start in empty space surrounded by enemies, you really need to manage your missiles, shields (need to be careful to not boost too much), and use almost non-stop (finally!) the Long Range Scanner! A whole new gameplay experience! And when I finally managed to find civilization, at Lacrimosa sector, I received a call: I'll not spoil the plot mission, but it's a very nice challenge! A challenge that I accept gladly and I really recommend every space sim fan to accept it too! X is coming back, slowly but bigger and better each version! Bravo Egosoft, you guys managed to save one of the most tragic game launches we ever saw, and that's really awesome! Now, what about a next DLC "Legend's Home"? Let's bring back OTAS to the fight! JUST A PRECISION FOR OLD X PLAYERS: my experience with this game is totally bug-free (and I'm on Linux), the game is now totally playable and enjoyable, BUT it's still Rebirth, it's not a total conversion mod trying to transform it on X3 Albion Prelude. It means that you still have just one ship, you still haven't all the precise autopilots you have on X3 etc. I believe X Rebirth is something different from its predecessors, a more immersive experience where you really need to always pilot your ship: it's a space simulation game with fleet and station management features, not a fleet and station management game with space simulation features.