X4: Foundations News

Attention music fans! As you may have seen, Steam has recently redesigned and improved its system for selling and listening to game soundtracks. Soundtracks can now be viewed, downloaded and played directly in the Steam Library.

In the context of these changes we were also active: From now on many soundtracks for different X games of the past years are available individually on Steam.

To celebrate the new features, Steam is also currently hosting a big soundtrack sale, in which we are also participating. Take advantage of the strong discounts and immerse yourself in the soundworlds of Alexei Zakharov, which have been delighting X players for years.

All soundtracks include the lossless FLAC format in addition to the conventional MP3 files. In the Steam client's music settings, look for the option "Download high-quality audio files".

If you own the Collector's Editions of X Rebirth and X4: Foundations, you can now view the included soundtracks directly in the Steam library. However, due to the new product structure on Steam, you have to download them again.

The following X soundtracks are now available on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/258990/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/258991/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238200/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239170/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239210/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239390/

In this XLOG episode, EGOSOFT founder and CEO Bernd Lehahn replies to a user question about some of the hardships and difficulties of developing an X game. How do we simulate the X universe and what does it entail?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP7nuWGEbNA
In our "XLOG" video series we will be giving you a deeper look behind the scenes of X4: Foundations and EGOSOFT. In this series, we will introduce you to various features of our titles in more detail, let the respective experts from our team have their say, and try to answer some of your questions. We look forward to your feedback, which we hope to use to help guide the future direction of the video series.

Want to participate in the public beta for update 3.0? Check out all the necessary details here: http://bit.ly/x4foundationsbeta

The new year is in full swing and we continue to work hard on the upcoming major update 3.0 for X4: Foundations and its first expansion, X4: Split Vendetta. The next big step is today's release of the fifth public beta version for the 3.0 update.

The list of changes, optimizations and additions for update 3.0 now contains over 400 entries. The complete list and details on how to participate in the public beta of X4: Foundations can be found as usual at bit.ly/x4foundationsbeta.

Please note that this public beta version of the 3.0 update does not include new story content - this will be added at a later date.

Thanks for your continuous support! And don't forget to add X4: Split Vendetta to your wishlist :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133000/X4_Split_Vendetta/

The whole EGOSOFT team wishes you a merry and relaxed Christmas season and a happy new year. An exciting year with X4: Foundations lies behind us and we thank you for your support and loyalty. There is a lot on the agenda for 2020 - stay tuned!

Join us tonight (Friday December 20th at 9pm CET / 8pm GMT / 3pm EST / 12pm PST) on our YouTube channel, Twitch channel, Facebook page or Steam page to watch the new episode of our #XLOG video series live with others, while we'll be interacting with you in the chat.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]In our new "XLOG" video series we will be giving you a deeper look behind the scenes of X4: Foundations and EGOSOFT. In this series, we will introduce you to various features of our titles in more detail, let the respective experts from our team have their say, and try to answer some of your questions. We look forward to your feedback, which we hope to use to help guide the future direction of the video series.

In our first XLOG episode, Egosoft founder and managing director Bernd Lehahn talks about the current development of X4: Foundations, the recent start of the 3.0 public beta as well as the upcoming expansion X4: Split Vendetta.

Have fun with XLOG #1!