X4: Foundations News

With the biggest update since the release of X4: Foundations, EGOSOFT extends its current title with the new storyline "A lever to move the world", introducing diplomatic missions.

In addition to a new unlockable game start and three new, stand-alone tutorial scenarios to welcome new pilots to the X universe, X4: Foundations players will also benefit from numerous new gameplay elements with the 3.0 Update. X4: Foundations will also receive French voice recordings for the first time.

The complete change log for the 3.0 Update includes more than 400 individual entries covering new features, weapons, sectors, improved gameplay elements, an upgraded user interface experience and many fixes. The full list is available in the EGOSOFT forums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88CFQaqs-xA
[h3]Main Features of the 3.0 Update[/h3]

• New storyline, introducing diplomatic missions: "A lever to move the worlds"
  
• New systems to discover, experience and conquer
  
• Added French voice recordings
  
• 3 new stand-alone tutorial scenarios including a flight school
  
• New ships: Paranid Ares heavy fighter, Xenon T scout, Teladi Cormorant transporter
  
• New unlockable game start
  
• Virtual seminars and quicker skill progression for crew training
  
• Individual and group crew transfer
  
• Configurable alert system
  
• Ability to dock using a spacesuit
  
• Policing options for player-owned space
  
• Several new weapons
  
• Improved graphics engine
  
• Improved sound effects
  
• Improvements to menus including Map, Encyclopedia, Logical Station overview and Logbook
  
• More control over drones and turrets
  
• Alternative steering methods including head tracking systems and X3 retro mode
  
• Oxygen display when player is in spacesuit
  
• Search facility for Logbook

Update your game now and enjoy the new content!

[h2]X4: Split Vendetta[/h2]
We've also released our first expansion for X4: Foundations, called X4: Split Vendetta. It is the next chapter in the X4 story and greatly increases the size of the universe as well as introduces two new Split family clans along with their economy, new ships, weapons and station modules.

Along with Update 3.0 to X4: Foundations, the X4: Split Vendetta expansion brings exciting new missions and adventures to the game. New game-starts allow an even more varied experience in the biggest sandbox this side of the galaxy! TRADE with the Split families or FIGHT against them; BUILD your own station designs based on the new modules, and THINK carefully on your path through the new diplomatic missions.
[h3]Main Features of X4: Split Vendetta[/h3]

• New story missions and adventures with two new Split family clans
  
• Massive expansion of the universe
  
• Exciting new Split weapon technology
  
• Many new ships
  
• Lots of new station modules

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

Have fun in space - and stay safe!

*UPDATE April 2nd, 2020*
We've just released a small hotfix for X4: Foundations 3.0, adding tooltips for cut-off research resource text, fixing Split S shield generators being destructible and several other things 💫 Check out the full details in our forums.

The soundtrack for X4: Split Vendetta, the first expansion to X4: Foundations, is now available on Steam and comes with a 10% launch discount. Alexei Zakharov, renowned composer and producer of the X game series scores, delivers 18 brand new melodic tracks of a large scale. Immerse yourself in the soundworlds of the enlarged X4 universe. Included are three bonus tracks from the game's main menu as well as from the two X4: Split Vendetta trailers - all in both MP3 and FLAC format, as usual.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1277600/
A small thank you awaits owners of the X4: Foundations Collector's Edition - we give you the soundtrack to X4: Split Vendetta as a gift and have added it to the Collector's Edition. So have a look into your Steam library under "X4" to find it. Alternatively you can start the download from the product page.

Don't forget - today we also release the game expansion X4: Split Vendetta!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133000/
Have fun in space and take care of yourself!
- Team Egosoft

🚀 Get ready for the release of X4: Split Vendetta and the massive 3.0 update for X4: Foundations ("A lever to move the world") on March 31st, 2020! Tune in to our YouTube channel today at 5pm CET (9am PDT / noon EDT / 4pm GMT) to see the premiere of our launch trailer for X4: Split Vendetta and the 3.0 update for X4: Foundations.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=88CFQaqs-xA
One week to go until we significantly enlarge X4: Foundations!

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

We will significantly enlarge our current title X4: Foundations at the end of the month. Both the free 3.0 Update to X4: Foundations and its first expansion, X4: Split Vendetta, will be released on March 31st, 2020, giving space game enthusiasts the perfect opportunity to newly discover or revisit the biggest space sandbox this side of the galaxy!

[h2]3.0 Update introducing diplomatic missions: "A lever to move the world"[/h2]
With the biggest update since the release of X4: Foundations, EGOSOFT extends its current title with the new storyline "A lever to move the world", introducing diplomatic missions.

In addition to a new unlockable game start and three new, stand-alone tutorial scenarios to welcome new pilots to the X universe, X4: Foundations players will also benefit from numerous new gameplay elements with the 3.0 Update. X4: Foundations will also receive French voice recordings for the first time.

The complete change log for the 3.0 Update includes more than 400 individual entries covering new features, weapons, sectors, improved gameplay elements, an upgraded user interface experience and many fixes. The full list is available in our forums.


[h3]Main Features:[/h3]

• New storyline, introducing diplomatic missions: "A lever to move the worlds"
  
• New systems to discover, experience and conquer
  
• Added French voice recordings
  
• 3 new stand-alone tutorial scenarios including a flight school
  
• New ships: Paranid Ares heavy fighter, Xenon T scout, Teladi Cormorant transporter
  
• New unlockable game start
  
• Virtual seminars and quicker skill progression for crew training
  
• Individual and group crew transfer
  
• Configurable alert system
  
• Ability to dock using a spacesuit
  
• Policing options for player-owned space
  
• Several new weapons
  
• Improved graphics engine
  
• Improved sound effects
  
• Improvements to menus including Map, Encyclopedia, Logical Station overview and Logbook
  
• More control over drones and turrets
  
• Alternative steering methods including head tracking systems and X3 retro mode
  
• Oxygen display when player is in spacesuit
  
• Search facility for Logbook

[h2]X4: Split Vendetta[/h2]
X4: Split Vendetta is the next chapter in the X4: Foundations story. This is the first big expansion for X4: Foundations, which was released in November 2018 on PC. The expansion greatly increases the size of the universe and introduces two new Split family clans along with their economy, new ships, weapons and station modules.

Along with Update 3.0 to X4: Foundations, the X4: Split Vendetta expansion brings exciting new missions and adventures to the game. New game-starts allow an even more varied experience in the biggest sandbox this side of the galaxy! TRADE with the Split families or FIGHT against them; BUILD your own station designs based on the new modules, and THINK carefully on your path through the new diplomatic missions.

X4: Split Vendetta will be released on March 31st, 2020 ($14.99 / £12.49 / €14.99) and is the first of two expansions that will be automatically available to owners of the X4: Foundations Collector's Edition.

[h3]Main Features:[/h3]

• New story missions and adventures with two new Split family clans
  
• Massive expansion of the universe
  
• Exciting new Split weapon technology
  
• Many new ships
  
• Lots of new station modules

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133000/
Thanks for your continuous support!

New week, new beta update. We're drawing closer and closer to the full release of the massive 3.0 Update for X4: Foundations. Soon we will we able to share more details on that - but for now, here are some of the changes introcuded in today's Beta 8:

• Added display of craftable amount of equipment mods in the mod overview.
  
• Added more information about crew availability when purchasing or upgrading ships.
  
• Added hint information showing reason when docking request is not possible.
  
• Added options to Flee or Attack to conversation when acknowledging ship coming under attack.
  
• Added Attack Instead option to Flee override orders (new feature in 3.00).
  
• Added French voice recordings (currently incomplete, work in progress).
  
  
• Improved display of active and total drone amounts in Object Info menu.
  
• Improved categorisation of missions and mission offers in map.
  
• Improved decision-making on responding to distress calls.
  
  
• Fixed Nodan not reliably being able to pick up creates or be hit by enemies.
  
• Fixed Atlas dock being in a wrong position in ship buy/upgrade menu.
  
• Fixed some S-sized fighters not having any weapons.
  
• Fixed ships with turrets being able to shoot docked ships in low attention.
  
• Fixed player-owned ships claiming credit for finding lockboxes that the player had directed other player-owned ships to collect.
  
• Fixed stations sometimes reporting friendly ships attacking hostile ships.
  
• Fixed ships fleeing from pirate or police ships sometimes fleeing towards their attacker.
  
• Fixed visitor ships sometimes already having enemies when they only just arrived.
  
• Fixed broken docking UI when flying a capital ship that has dock connection on side.
  
• Fixed map search strings not being removed in certain resolutions and UI scale settings.
  
• Fixed signal leak hints sometimes missing and the first hint only being displayed for 2 seconds.
  
• Fixed broken Ship Interactions menu in rare circumstances.
  
• Fixed missing option to confirm trades if using Ctrl-RMB to initiate a trade.
  
• Fixed camera problems when talking to an NPC while the framerate is very low.
  
• Fixed several causes of crashes.

Thank you for your continued support. If you want to check out the current beta version of X4: Foundations 3.0, please visit our forums to find the full instructions and details, as well as the full change log.