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Posted November 24, 2016
The wolf of Mars canyon.



<span class="bold">Offworld Trading Company</span>, a complex strategy simulation where you manage the multi-layered economy of a Martian colony, is available now for Windows and Mac, DRM-free on GOG.com with GOG Galaxy support for multiplayer, achievements, and leaderboards, and a 66% launch discount.

You think planning and manipulating an Earthbound community is a challenging endeavor? Wait until you find yourself on Mars, trying to make your colony thrive against the ruthless competition of other planetary settlers, armed only with your weaponized business savvy and financial killer instincts. The absence of meddling military forces means that to become the dominant Offworld Trading Company you need to exercise smart trading, cunning use of the supply-demand dynamics, corporate espionage, and technological superiority. With more than a dozen available resources and parameters to manage in real-time, there is not a dull moment to be had as you trade financial blows with either the A.I. or your spacefaring friends.


Those looking for some other lucrative extra-terrestrial investments can check out these promising DLC:
- The official <span class="bold">Soundtrack</span> of the game.
- A neat <span class="bold">Map Toolkit</span> that lets you design your own amazing landscapes.
- <span class="bold">The Ceres Initiative</span> where you can exploit a large asteroid for profit.
- The <span class="bold">Real Mars Map Pack</span> with over 30 new maps offering additional challenges.
- <span class="bold">The Patron and the Patriot</span>, two new CEOs who bring with them additional story-driven content, game modes, and features.

Want to share the love? Make sure to grab the game until December 1st, 1:59 PM UTC to secure an extra copy for a friend and dive into the multiplayer together!


Rule the market and exterminate the competition as the most successful <span class="bold">Offworld Trading Company</span> of Mars, DRM-free on GOG.com.
The 66% discount lasts until December 1st, 1:59 PM UTC.

In the press:
"This isn't an RTS with the combat removed - it's Wall Street on a new frontier."
88/100 - PC Gamer
"It is fast-paced economic warfare with some clever capitalistic mind games to play with."
8/10 - IGN
Posted November 25, 2016
I'll just wait until I can get the complete game .
Also, there is something depressing about continuing with the same strategies of destructive exploitation and senseless corporatism.
Posted November 25, 2016
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Crosmando: Why is there no "complete edition" package so you can get the game plus all dlc at a better price?
That would be what the "Buy Series" button is for. In my currency, it shows as being 54% off for the whole lot.

If you mean, why is there no "complete edition" as in a season pass for all future DLC too, I'd guess it's not in their interest from a marketing perspective while the DLC is still being brought out.
Posted November 25, 2016
Another DLC-fest equals another game I won't even consider buying.

This business model was born when a group of consultants said to the board of a major publisher that the customers are more willing to accept a series of smaller payments than one big payment, to the point that the sum of the small payments will be higher than a one-off AAA price. Especially as the gamer has already paid for the base game, and if (s)he's not really dissatisfied, (s)he'll want to have the full game to experience, just for the feeling of not having missed something.

Then the other publishers took it over, and here we are in 2016. And guess what: as long as we keep on buying DLC-heavy titles, nothing will change.

(Just a frustrated old-schooler's rambling; couldn't help myself. Thanks for reading.)
Posted November 25, 2016
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Ghorpm: I don't ;) It's a separate thing, it doesn't add anything to the game itself. I'm not against paid soundtracks because I'm aware they cost to produce. If they are added for free - nice! If they cost something - I buy them if I like them. But 4 DLCs added within half a year is more then I can accept. A proper expansion - sure, but not a few features like map editor or additional CEO figure.
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Matruchus: Its just standard Stardock policy. They spew out a dlc for each of their own new games every 1-2 months. It just shows you how much content they cut from the main game. Its the same in Ashes of the Singularity which is barebones without the dlcs.
Which is exactly why I don't own any of their games :D As I said before - it's not a business model I'm willing to support :D
Posted November 25, 2016
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Matruchus: Well waited for this for a longtime but with Ai War 2 kickstarter and Cossacks 3 + Escalation this will have to wait for a few months. Still what's up with all the dlc.
Depends how much *content* feels like its been cut out of the *original* game i guess. I am wondering how much the DLC adds to the overall experience?.


Having said that, which of the DLC is actually worthwhile?
Post edited November 25, 2016 by Niggles
Posted November 25, 2016
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Breja: No thanks. I want to go to SPAAAAAACE to discover new life and new civilisations and encounter weird, awesome stuff. Freaky aliens, time anomalies, ancient ruins build by sentient british grasshoppers, planets made of glass, sofas that can read, stars that emit cold. Not to be a fucking manager or accountant.
Enough with the No MAns Sky jokes lolol
Posted November 25, 2016
I don't mind buying DLCs if the prices are good and the content interesting and fun.
I this case I think most of the DLCs seem really good and price-worthy:

Real Mars Map - more than 30 (!) new skirmish maps based on actual Mars maps
Ceres Initiative - a whole new location with new gameplay items
Patron and the Patriot - two new characters and lots of new campaign stuff

The other DLCs don't interest me.

Compared to most other DLCs I've seen, for games like Cities Skylines for example, you get a high amount of content for the price. Personally I think I'm getting a great deal for the core game plus these three DLCs, about €25.
Posted November 25, 2016
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Breja: No thanks. I want to go to SPAAAAAACE to discover new life and new civilisations and encounter weird, awesome stuff. Freaky aliens, time anomalies, ancient ruins build by sentient british grasshoppers, planets made of glass, sofas that can read, stars that emit cold. Not to be a fucking manager or accountant.
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jamotide: Enough with the No MAns Sky jokes lolol
I wasn't even making one :D
Posted November 25, 2016
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Niggles: Having said that, which of the DLC is actually worthwhile?
I can certify that the base game feels like a full experience, nothing is "cut out" of it. For multiplayer ceres dlc is basicly a must have. The latest patron dlc supposedly adds features to the somewhat barebone campaign mode, but I cannot attest to the quality of it. Soundtrack is great. Other than that the remaining dlcs are only flavor.

Speaking of multiplayer, it is the real meat of the game. I've been unable to verify whether it got a cross-platform matchmaking during a 15 second google search, and without it I just cannot wholeheartedly recommend the game, no matter how much I adore it (bias disclaimer).

I am happy to finally have it here on gog, but man, if you are an RTS and not have Starcraft in the title, you are going to struggle with your multiplayer community as is, even without further artificial divisions in the player base.
Post edited November 25, 2016 by Walen
Posted November 25, 2016
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Matruchus: Well waited for this for a longtime but with Ai War 2 kickstarter and Cossacks 3 + Escalation this will have to wait for a few months. Still what's up with all the dlc.
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Niggles: Depends how much *content* feels like its been cut out of the *original* game i guess. I am wondering how much the DLC adds to the overall experience?.

Having said that, which of the DLC is actually worthwhile?
The Real Mars pack definitely which adds 30 maps to play on. And Ceres. Everything else is cosmetics.
Posted November 25, 2016
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Ricky_Bobby: I don't mind buying DLCs if the prices are good and the content interesting and fun.
I this case I think most of the DLCs seem really good and price-worthy:
I'll have to agree with you; as I said in my first post, while I don't like DLCs in general, OTC's DLCs are interesting enough because, as you say, they add gameplay content (particularly Ceres & Patron/Patriot) rather than being.. Horse Armor... Sure it looks like this content was cut out from the base game and it's difficult to support tactics like that, but the overall price of the game right now is very good considering the fact that they're throwing another copy in the cart. Still, it's difficult to say what other content is missing and if a shipload of DLC is coming our way (maybe the big discount so soon after it's release is an indication that they're going to generate income from selling DLCs?).
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GOG.com:
Regarding the extra gift code, what will be it's expiration date?
Post edited November 25, 2016 by Vythonaut
Posted November 25, 2016
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Crosmando: Why is there no "complete edition" package so you can get the game plus all dlc at a better price?
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zlep: That would be what the "Buy Series" button is for. In my currency, it shows as being 54% off for the whole lot.

If you mean, why is there no "complete edition" as in a season pass for all future DLC too, I'd guess it's not in their interest from a marketing perspective while the DLC is still being brought out.
there WAS a complete edition sold before release for $99 but under a different title. For Ashes also the same deal-$99 lifetime DLC. Gal civ III $99 elite founder. Offworld Trading Company had the same deal-lifetime elite. However, in all cases the $99 lifetime editions were either 1: sold through Stardock and for a short while Steam (gal civ III) or probably just through them (everything else). For their just announced yet to be released game there's a $99 package that includes everything to be released for sale through them however I'd pick that up quick as it's probably going away very soon.
Posted November 25, 2016
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Lemon_Curry: And why have they chosen to make the almanac available as a free DLC rather than simply including it as a goody to the main game? It baffles the mind...
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Vythonaut: Because marketing happened! After all, "Free DLC" sounds nice, isn't it? ;)
I know but I simply fail to see how one single free DLC of an almanac could be beneficial to marketing. Surely, including it with the main game would provide more of an incentive for potential customers to buy that product.
Posted November 25, 2016
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Vythonaut: Because marketing happened! After all, "Free DLC" sounds nice, isn't it? ;)
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Lemon_Curry: I know but I simply fail to see how one single free DLC of an almanac could be beneficial to marketing. Surely, including it with the main game would provide more of an incentive for potential customers to buy that product.
You forget that todays young people go all out crazy when they see something free and then they forget about rationality, economical thinking and buy everything in sight.
Post edited November 25, 2016 by Matruchus
Posted November 25, 2016
I had a good look at this one and was tempted.

Then I too saw all the DLC.

I won't be buying.
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