X Rebirth

This page is for the original release. For the VR Edition, see X Rebirth VR Edition.

X
X: Beyond the Frontier	1999
X-Tension	2000
X2: The Threat	2003
X3: Reunion	2005
X3: Terran Conflict	2008
X Rebirth	2013
X Rebirth VR Edition	2017
X4: Foundations	2018

Key points

Several known bugs; technical and gameplay issues.^[3]^[4]

Poor SLI/Crossfire support, recommended to disable to increase performance.^[5]

Incompatible with Windows' built-in color calibration feature. Calibrated screens will have ill in-game colors.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Official Forums

Official Linux Alpha support thread

Official Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website
GamersGate

GOG.com		Standard or Home of Light Complete Edition.
Green Man Gaming
Mac App Store		Home of Light Complete Edition.
Steam

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Teladi Outpost
Home of Light

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `-skipintro` command line argument

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X Rebirth\<user-id>\config.xml
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X Rebirth\<user-id>\save\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/.config/EgoSoft/X Rebirth/<user-id>/save/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Despite having an option, it can not be modified.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		According to SteamDB's search engine

Input

In-game key/button map settings.

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Only applies in first-person. Does not affect ship movement.^[6]
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Russian				Official UI/subtitles localization by Buka Entertainment. Fan voice-over by Elite-Games.ru

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: X-Rebirth - 3D Vision Fix.

Issues fixed

Crashing on launch

Set sound quality to 24 bit, 48000 Hz^[7]
See Sound problems (cracking, delays, missing music/effects, etc.)

Run in compatibility mode^{[citation needed]}

Go to the installation folder.
Right-click on XRebirth.exe and select Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab and tick Run this program in compatibility mode for:
Select Windows 7 from the drop-down menu.
Click Apply and OK.

Notes

This only applies to Windows 8+.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	4.2	Linux only.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			The last 32-bit build (2.51) is available on Steam in a separate branch.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Bullet
Audio	OpenAL	Linux only.^{[citation needed]}

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel i-Series 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5 (Quad) 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 400 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 500 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB of VRAM

64-bit only.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel i-Series 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5 (Quad) 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 500 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 4.2 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 600 AMD Radeon HD 6850

64-bit only.

References

[1] OS X Alpha support thread :: X Rebirth General Discussions

[2] Linux Alpha support thread :: X Rebirth General Discussions

[3] If you have problems with X Rebirth 1.12 (or above) please read this - Steam Community Discussions

[4] DEVS(replies from the CEO) - Bugs, features, optimization and simple fixes. - Steam Community Discussions

[5] AMD CrossfireX Head up - Steam Community Discussions

[6] Invert Axis? - Steam Community Discussions

[7] Fix that stopped my crashing at 100% - Steam Community Discussions

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Developers

	Egosoft
Publishers
	Deep Silver
	Tri Synergy
Release dates
Windows	November 15, 2013
macOS (OS X)	Early access^[1]
Linux	Early access^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Vehicle simulator, Business
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	X