New Space Rangers Add-on

I'm unable to comment on this at the present time.

*Raise eyebrow, touches nose* Say no more, say no more.

I really, really hope that
a) The English version really does come out
b) Stardock distribute it!

https://www.elementalgames.com/forum/msg.php?lang=eng&forum=rangers&theme=484&page=auto

The changelist on page 2 sounds like it's really ironed out most of the more irritating aspects of the gameplay.

Check out this:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2038

q1 2008  

Hey guys - just a heads-up on the down-low that TotalGaming.net will have the exclusive on the Space Rangers 2 expansion pack. ;)  More info should be available in a couple weeks.

Hold on, hold on, I'm getting dizzy here. Good news though!

Very good news. It would be very interesting to know how well this ends up selling.

Will we be able to get the retail package in addition to digital download? I've heard the Russian version has some pretty cool extras.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Having the download option is nice but I hope its available as a retail box package too.

Good news. Hopefully it will only be one token. Since SR2 itself is two.

I'm afraid we won't be able to sell the retail package. We only have rights to the digital download.

I'll have to look it up, but it's going to be at least a 2 token game.

But the main game costs 2 token(or $19.99). How can an add-on pack be the same price?

Not nice.

How can Dawn of War Soulstorm cost $39.99?  It's only an expansion pack.

THQ do a lot of things; I certainly hope you aren't planning to other things; simply because they are. (Like cutting off digital distribution to entire regions)

And asking about Soulstorm doesn't answer about SR2. I'm sure THQ will give their reasons about SS. I want to know your reasons for SR2 expansion.

So I ask again:

The main game costs 2 token(or $19.99). How can an add-on pack(Which isn't a standalone) be the same price?

I can't speak for Stardock, but I think there's a slight misunderstanding here.
I've been following the discussion on EG forum (original developers) and 1C forum (European publisher) and as I understand it the game that's being released ("Gold" or "Reloaded") isn't really a add-on but a new release of the entire game with new missions, equipment etc. This new version would be at the same level with russian ver 2.0.

So it's a complete game, not an add-on. Whether the pricing is right or not it's up to you to decide.

The "western" version 1.3 is slightly different from the russian version 1.3 and the patches that exist (in Rooshia) have been added on top of the russian version. So maybe the developers (or what's left of them) thought it less time consuming to re-release and translate the entire game again.
The new version was released in Russia last autumn, time has passed and so this might have changed - maybe they have programmed an add-on - but we will see when the download link appears (how big it is).

And here are the links - see for yourself
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=2038
http://elementalgames.com/forum/msg.php?lang=eng&forum=rangers&theme=484&page=auto

I need some clarity then; Is this an "expansion pack" Stardock are providing or a re-release?

OK, I have a week off work. Please release it now.

Thank you.

  

If it *is* going to be standalone, you should probably stop advertising the old version so prominently on the Totalgaming frontpage. I know I'd be *pissed* to shell out for a game then see a new version released a couple of weeks later!

It's going to be longer than a couple of weeks before it's released (more like months).

The price is largely determined by eGames/Cinemaware (they hold the rights).

We will be selling the expansion by itself (if you already own the original game) - it's not standalone - and as part of a bundle.

Damn!

I hope people don't lose interest waiting. (I know I won't :)) This deserves to do well.

Those of us from the Elemental Games forum are anxiously awaiting the so-called expansion pack for Space Rangers2. The overwhelming majority of posters there would gladly pay $19.95 for it because we have played Space Rangers 2 and love it! Most of us rank it in our top 3 games of all time.

I'm one of the moderators from the Elemental Games Forum but do not claim to have an inside track on this new release. However, it has already been released as a stand-alone expansion pack in Russian by Katauri Interactive and we have seen rave reviews by the Russian players in the forum. Since the standalone upgrade is already available in Russian, I sincerely doubt the English release will be much different. Just like Stardock has announced the release of the downloadable version in a few months, 1C has announced themselves as a distributor of the boxed version, with no date set.

For further news, I would check on all three forums. However, for a comprehensive Space Rangers forum with active daily participation, you can't beat the EG forum.

It'll be the same as the Russian release, just localized into English.

More details as I find out more. We're still getting everything sorted out, so nothing's written in stone.

My tokens are burning a hole in my pocket...I'll pay three if it will hurry things along!

I'm working on it.