X4: Foundations News

X Universe fans, save the date: On October 29, EGOSOFT founder Bernd Lehahn will host an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") on Reddit to answer your questions about the upcoming 3.0 update and X4: Split Vendetta, the first expansion to X4: Foundations, to be released in Q1 2020. Don’t miss it and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the direct link once the AMA starts next week.

The main changes and fixes include:

• significantly improved in-game economy
• better navigation, both for the player guidance system and for AI ships
• updated Logical Station Overview and Station Info menu
• added Russian voice recordings
• a whole host of smaller fixes and improvements

You can find the full change log here. We would like to thank you for your valuable and helpful feedback during the beta testing phase of this update.

We also need to inform you that the previously announced expansion X4: Split Vendetta and the associated big 3.0 update for X4: Foundations won’t, unfortunately, hit their original targeted release timeframe of Q4 2019. We’re now targeting a new release date within the first quarter of 2020 for both the X4: Split Vendetta expansion and the 3.0 update. Once we get a little closer, we will be able to announce a more specific date.

We’re very sorry about this delay and would particularly like to apologise to all owners of the X4: Foundations Collector's Edition, which includes the two future expansions. During the development of the X4: Split Vendetta expansion and the 3.0 update, a number of things have emerged that we really want to see implemented, optimised and fixed in time for the next big step forward for X4: Foundations in order to meet our own expectations as well as yours. We simply need a bit more time to do so.

In order to give you some more insight into the current development of our game, we will shortly be announcing a date for an AMA on Reddit with Bernd Lehahn, Managing Director of EGOSOFT, where you can ask your questions about the X series and specifically about X4: Split Vendetta and the 3.0 update. We’re also planning to do another live stream on our Twitch channel with Bernd and other team members where we’ll be showing off 2.60 and will answer more of your questions.

Watch this space for announcements of specific dates for both the upcoming AMA as well as the live stream.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

In addition to several more improvements and fixes, X4: Foundations 2.60 Beta 5 adds Russian to the list of languages for which voice recordings are supported.

More details of the update and how to access it can be found here.

We've updated the Public Beta with several more improvements and fixes. More details of the update and how to access it can be found here.

• Improved shipyard building queue handling when all docks are full.
  
• Added consumption and production numbers to storage nodes in Logical Station Overview.
  
• Fixed Xenon installations not having enough defences (fixes newly-built stations only).
  
• Fixed ships trying to get equipment at equipment docks they cannot dock at.
  
• Fixed pirate capital ships repeatedly trying to get equipment.
  
• Fixed ships sometimes not finishing their movement.
  
• Fixed station module recycling not aborting if module was destroyed.
  
• Fixed wrecked station modules being recycled too early.
  
• Fixed Remove Assignment button in order queue menu not functioning.
  
• Fixed DPS calculations shown in encyclopedia and used for low-attention combat calculations.
  
• Fixed ships repeatedly getting supplies at equipment docks and resupply ships (problem introduced in 2.60).
  
• Worked around known issue with NVIDIA Ansel to prevent troubleshooting page appearing when quitting the game.
  

As those of you who saw our Gamescom presentation will be aware, we have been working hard over the summer to bring you a new update for X4 Foundations. Currently on its second Beta, the 2.60 update includes:

• significantly improved in-game economy
  
• better navigation, both for the player guidance system and for AI ships
  
• updated Logical Station Overview and Station Info menu
  
• a whole host of smaller fixes and improvements

You can find out more about the update here, along with a detailed change-log and information on how to access the Beta version.