X4: Foundations News

The weeks are flying by, and we are getting closer and closer to the release of the big 4.00 update for X4: Foundations, and of course our next expansion, X4: Cradle of Humanity, on March 16, 2021. That means that it's time for a new beta release!

The focus of Beta 9 is on further improvements to combat simulation, mining, workforce, and capital ship movement between sectors. You can find the full list in our forum.

Don't miss tomorrow's livestream with Egosoft CEO Bernd Lehahn and Captain Collins! Details in our Steam News.

[h3]How do I participate in the public beta?[/h3]
Every player who owns X4: Foundations will have the opportunity to download the new beta version 4.00. To ensure that beta participants are aware of the Risks and Rules, we ask that all interested players visit our forum for both rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions on how to participate in the beta. Please follow this link to our forum (no registration required) to find the relevant information.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288460/X4_Cradle_of_Humanity/
Thank you for your support during the beta phase and have fun with X4: Foundations!

If you've been looking for videos about X4: Foundations on YouTube over the past nine months, you'll have no doubt come across Captain Collins' channel. During this time, the content creator has published a number of helpful YouTube videos about the game, and inspired his live viewers through regular livestreams on Twitch.

In a special broadcast, Egosoft CEO and founder Bernd Lehahn will attend the Captain Collins livestream on February 25, 2021 (4pm CET / 3pm GMT / 10am EST / 7am PST).



Among other things, the conversation will cover the current status of X4: Foundations and the soon to be released 4.00 update, as well as the new expansion X4: Cradle of Humanity. Captain Collins will also incorporate a few questions from the live chat.

The livestream will take place on Captain Collins' Twitch channel (twitch.tv/CaptainCollins), and will also be hosted on our own channel (twitch.tv/egosoftofficial).

We are looking forward to your participation!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288460/X4_Cradle_of_Humanity/

Only one month left until the release of X4: Cradle of Humanity and the big 4.00 update for X4: Foundations. In other words, time for the next 4.00 beta release! Without further ado, here are the highlights of the beta 8 changelog:

• The latest batch of changes in our ongoing program of balancing improvements to resources and workforce.
  
• That all-important fix to allow Terraforming to complete.
  
• Several small quality of life improvements in the menus and transaction logs.
  
• Visual fixes to weapons and ships.
  
• More bug extermination.

You can find the full list in our forum.

[h3]How do I participate in the public beta?[/h3]
Every player who owns X4: Foundations will have the opportunity to download the new beta version 4.00. To ensure that beta participants are aware of the Risks and Rules, we ask that all interested players visit our forum for both rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions on how to participate in the beta. Please follow this link to our forum (no registration required) to find the relevant information.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288460/X4_Cradle_of_Humanity/
Thank you for your support during the beta phase and have fun with X4: Foundations!

We are pleased to announce that both the X4: Cradle of Humanity expansion and the extensive 4.00 update for X4: Foundations will be released on March 16, 2021.

A few months have passed since the announcement of X4: Cradle of Humanity at gamescom 2020, and the start of the beta phase for the 4.00 update of X4: Foundations. Thanks to the great efforts of the team, who have been working from home for almost a year, we can now usher in the next chapter of our space simulation X4: Foundations.



This major 4.00 update, which will be available to all owners of the game upon release, enhances X4: Foundations in numerous ways, including completely new gameplay features and extensive technical improvements. Insights into some of these exciting new features, such as volumetric fog, the new terraforming end-game activity, and new ways to manage hostilities, have already been given. In the weeks leading up to the 4.00 release, we will reveal further new aspects, in detail, through news articles, videos and livestreams. Rest assured that the 4.00 update will be as attractive to new players as it will be to X4 experts.

If you want to have a closer look at the changes already being tested, you can find the change log for the current 4.00 beta version on our forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjqe_kaenEk
[h3]X4: Cradle of Humanity - The next chapter of X4[/h3]
X4: Cradle of Humanity is the second expansion for X4: Foundations and will bring the X series back to Earth. It significantly increases the size of the game universe with new sectors, and welcomes two Terran factions along with their economy, ships, weapons and stations. New game-starts bring players closer to the identity and political stance of the Terran factions, and offer alternative perspectives on events in the history of X4: Foundations.

Make sure you add X4: Cradle of Humanity to your wishlist today, and get ready to explore on March 16, 2021!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288460/