What changed in X4: Foundations in 2022

General performance enhancements for smoother gameplay.

A new feature allowing a carrier-led fleet to defend a larger area.

Updates to trade behavior for more efficient trading.

Various UI and quality-of-life enhancements.

The fourth expansion for X4: Foundations, featuring the Boron reunion, unique ships, and new gameplay elements.

Enhancements to low attention combat simulation.

Enhancements to AI combat and fleet behavior for better gameplay experience.

X4: Kingdom End introduces a variety of Boron ships with unique designs and animations.

Introduction of a new cinematic camera cutscene mode.

Improvements in flight pathing for better navigation.

Refinements to the docking experience for players.

Enhancements to the boarding and salvaging mechanics.

Players can log in and out of their Egosoft account from within the game.

Players will receive ten units of the Alpha Zone paint mod upon logging in to their Egosoft account.

Players can now log in to their Egosoft account and access paint mods in their online inventory.

Resolved issues with performance when designing very large stations.

Objective sometimes reverting to Install Mod in Avarice story.

Axiom refusing to fly to Woodworm Scrubs in The Past a Prison mission of Pirate story.

Ammo selection disappearing when using ship editor in custom gamestarts.

Erlking turret blueprints not being obtainable.

Resolved a bug in the Pirate story mission that caused captured traders to vanish.

Corrected the payout calculation for players towing wrecked ships to the processing module.

Addressed an issue in the Pirate story mission where player-owned stations were incorrectly selected.

X4: Tides of Avarice expansion will be available on March 14, 2022.

Encounter new pirate and scavenger factions, ships, stations, and stellar phenomena in the new sectors.

Release of the X4: Tides of Avarice launch trailer on March 7, 2022.

First press reviews and livestreams on March 7, 2022.

First press previews and pre-recorded videos from content creators on March 1, 2022.

Fixed ships sometimes looping back and forth through jump gates.

New feature in 5.00 allows players to disable enemy warning sounds.

Fixed ships fleeing into blacklisted sectors.

Fixed incorrect camera position when saving and loading while sitting on station.

Fixed duplicated Player HQ module in Station Build menu of empty plot.

Improved determination of available threads on Linux systems.

Fixed ships sometimes repeatedly docking and undocking while fleeing.

Fixed Logical Station Overview options being missing under certain circumstances.

Fixed mission getting stuck due to missing trade offer on delivery station.

Fixed station plots being able to be placed in fog of war or overlapping other stations.

Fixed option to hire being available for enemy Builder ships.

Fixed Scrap Metal misleadingly being available as ware for AutoMine.

Fixed manual buy amounts for Raw Scrap not working if Scrap Metal has manually allocated storage.

Fixed ships sometimes switching targets during long approach when given explicit attack order.

Mission briefings improved by removing certain distracting map elements.

Fixed space suit lights not turning on.

Fixed player-owned stations paying player-owned ships for deliveries when they shouldn't.

Fixed capital ships continuing to strafe in combat if forward guns are deactivated while already engaged.

Salvage collection can now operate in hostile factions' space or hazardous regions if range is zero.

Fixed cargo containers dropped when hacking station storage sometimes ending up inside modules.

Fixed selecting Fleet commander on Map changing to Unassigned Ships category.

Fixed inconsistent ship behaviour when trading between player stations that don't have money.

The soundtrack for X4: Tides of Avarice is now available on multiple streaming platforms.

Release of the X4: Tides of Avarice soundtrack on February 25, 2022.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Reverts change in 5.00, previously refunded drones are not restored.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00

When their commander changes sectors

Problem introduced in 5.00

Clearer about effect

Requires relevant welfare module

Problem introduced in 5.00

Removed from existing ships and refunded

That can otherwise be towed

While near large object

Under certain circumstances

New feature in 5.00.

Mission remaining active after NPC defected during Mutually Assured Destruction mission was fixed.

UI not working when sitting in chair or standing at terminal after using external view was fixed.

Manual storage allocation issues were fixed.

Added notification if player-owned capital ship is ordered to go mining but has no mining drones.

Selected object section in Map missing ship count under certain circumstances was fixed.

Player was offered A Heart for Pirates mission despite leaving Yaki territory on bad terms.

Issues especially after leaving highway were fixed.

Mission guidance getting stuck if fleet commander is assigned to a different patrol fleet was fixed.

Helpful hint never appearing again was fixed.

Not being able to select or target objects on Map under certain circumstances was fixed.

Consumables not being available when building ships was fixed.

Mission groups in Mission menu sometimes requiring 2 clicks to open was fixed.

Mission getting stuck if player runs away before fight or if informant's ship is scrapped before player approaches mission area was fixed.

Menu crash under certain circumstances was fixed.

Custom gamestarts starting in spacesuit showing as invalid was fixed.

Players can now use SETA while sitting in their office or standing at a terminal.

Missing options under certain circumstances were fixed.

Max range was capped at piloting skill minus one.

Interactions being available while selecting order parameters were fixed.

Improved coordination between multiple free-flying police ships operating in the same sector.

AutoSalvage range was capped at pilot's or manager's skill minus one.

Repair of multiple ships not working under certain circumstances was fixed.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Problem introduced in 5.00.

Current sounds are placeholders.