X4: Foundations News

The next episode of our Inside Egosoft podcast is now available. This time around, we will be filling you in on what we're doing with the upcoming "Custom Game Start" feature in X4: Foundations.

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The new Custom Game Start feature will enable players of X4: Foundations to change or adapt certain starting conditions for the game. Some limits are in place to help maintain a bit of game balance, particularly for those who want to play Multiverse Team Seasons. To give you some examples, in a Custom Game Start it will be possible to influence things such as your available starting capital, sectors already explored, and your relations with other factions.

In order to be able to make these changes, X4 players will, in future, accumulate budgets in specific Custom Game Start categories (including money, knowledge and relations) by making progress in various aspects of the game. For example: if a player has reached a certain relation level with a faction in their X4 game, this counts towards their relations budget and therefore allows the player to change their starting level of relations with one or more factions in a new Custom Game Start.

In Episode #02 of the Inside Egosoft podcast, Greg talks to Owen (https://www.twitch.tv/xenon_slayer), who will be giving more practical examples and explanations of the new feature.

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Recent topics, chats with the team and exciting insights: All this is now available in the brand-new Inside Egosoft podcast. Listen to our first short trailer episode to find out what we've got planned:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQj1FmSTJ8

And in episode 1 of the Inside Egosoft Podcast, we take a first detailed look at the new and improved online element of X4: Foundations. What lies behind the Multiverse Team Seasons title, and how will X4 players experience it? Greg discusses this topic with Egosoft founder, CEO and lead game designer, Bernd Lehahn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCQnWHVpTw8

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To celebrate tomorrow's release of X3: Farnham's Legacy, we're running a big promotional discount this week, which will last until Monday, May 10th, 2021. So, if you don't already own the games you need to play X3: Farnham's Legacy for free, you can now get them at a much reduced price.

We have also reduced the price of X4: Foundations as part of this promotion. Take advantage of a 40% discount and start your space adventure today! The timing couldn't be better, coming so soon after the extensive 4.00 update, which we released in March 2021.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/392160/X4_Foundations/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/14073/X4_Foundations_Collectors_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12604/X_Universe__20th_Anniversary_Collection/

A few days ago, EGOSOFT founder and CEO Bernd Lehahn sat down with content creator The Rugged Gamer for an interview. The video is now available and you can check it out right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5W-wCDeL8

We at Egosoft have been working on our current title, X4: Foundations, and have recently released a major 4.00 update, as well as a new expansion, X4: Cradle of Humanity. In the meantime, a new product has emerged from our DevNet community that we would like to tell you about.

Almost ten years ago, with the release of X3: Albion Prelude, Egosoft decided to bring development of titles based on the long-running X3 game engine to an end. However, a dedicated group of players from our DevNet community had other ideas!



The X3: Farnham's Legacy project kicked off in earnest in 2016 but, as with any community project, there were times when progress was faster than others. Five years on, and the team are now finally ready to show you their creation!

Set in the years after X3: Albion Prelude, as the chaos caused by the gate shutdown really takes hold, X3: Farnham's Legacy starts very differently to previous games in the X3 series. Trapped in an isolated area of space, you'll first need to make use of the new exploration features to find your way back to civilisation. Then, once you're there, you'll be able to use the new diplomacy options to help shape your relationships with the factions you find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Z9YDCXbdM
The new features don't end with the storyline, though. There are numerous other improvements, ranging from drone carriers, station-building services and an enhanced player headquarters, to a new ship browser and a hyperlinked encyclopedia. And of course, no new X3 game would be complete without new ships and stations!

X3: Farnham's Legacy will be released into Early Access on May 4th, 2021. The best news of all, however, is that this new expansion will be FREE OF CHARGE to all owners of X3: Albion Prelude!

In the four weeks until the release, we will provide you with interviews of the team members to further fuel the anticipation. Please keep an eye on our usual news channels.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/483330/X3_Farnhams_Legacy/