What changed in X4: Foundations in 2023

Enjoy smoother, more stable gameplay with ongoing refinements to the game's engine.

Experience new ships from the X universe's main antagonists.

A new endgame challenge for veterans, with an option to opt out for a more peaceful journey.

Embark on an unprecedented space odyssey with X4: Timelines, featuring a new storyline outside of the X4 sandbox.

Take on the role of Harper Donel, a trader in the border territories, in a mysterious new storyline.

More flexibility in tailoring your controls.

Overhauled designs of iconic vessels to enhance space encounters.

A fundamentally improved and more intuitive external camera system.

Explore fresh, uncharted regions in the X4 universe.

Allows the creation of custom animations for more interactive elements in modded worlds.

Tools now automatically generate 'component' XML files during model export, speeding up asset creation.

Introduced a tool that easily transforms old mod models into the new format used by Egosoft.

Incorporated a feature that allows the creation of waypoints specifically for drone routes.

Resolved issue of silent music during the pause screen or while saving, a problem introduced in version 6.20.

Resolved issue where Croupier NPC would become unresponsive after being hired by the player.

Fixed issue where player-owned black market trader sometimes appeared on player HQ.

Fixed Teladi Trading Stations not having trader corners (problem introduced in 6.20).

Fixed being able to reassign croupier NPCs via the station info menu.

Fixed controllers drifting in low framerate situations under Linux.

Fixed ships sometimes having trouble docking at extremely large player stations.

Charging weapons cooling down while they are holding shots to be released.

The Fan story starting even if it was set to be complete in custom gamestart.

Wharves sometimes not freeing up docking bays for additional ship construction.

Split story stalling in certain custom gamestarts.

Police sometimes mistaking compliance for refusal to comply.

Wharves and shipyards potentially having multiple ship dealer shops with only one having anyone serving.

Trade station dock areas on player stations sometimes not having any shops.

Boron story custom gamestart unlock states not updating when loading save.

Casino welfare module not being unlocked after selecting it for custom gamestart.

Ships sometimes being moved to internal storage before finishing docking.

Fixed silicon carbide production module visually jumping when getting closer.

Fixed graphical issues with some AMD driver versions, re-enabling volumetric fog that was disabled in 6.20 Beta 4.

Fixed certain sounds being too loud while the game is saving.

Fixed overly dark dock area on Argon Colossus with reflection probes enabled.

Corrected long delay before NPCs appear on some stations.

Resolved issue where M ships sometimes could not undock from stations with only one M docking bay.

Addressed issue of busy shipyards being indefinitely blocked by docked capital ships if their build is scheduled behind others.

Workaround disables volumetric fog when affected drivers are used.

Corrected the incorrect behaviour of item traders and station interiors during Heretic's End HQ introduction.

Resolved issue of players getting stuck in the floor when getting up under certain circumstances.

Fixed issue where trade ware buy/sell offers were removed when disabling manual buy/sell amount.

Fixed graphical issues with some AMD driver versions (workaround disables volumetric fog when affected drivers used).

Fixed menu crash when upgrading multiple ships in Ship Configuration menu under certain circumstances.

Fixed ships failing to dock at some stations with covered dock areas.

Fixed possible freeze when manually docking a ship that has a trade order loop.

Fixed player space suit weapon groups being reset after teleporting during a space walk.

Fixed some cases of characters warping after using a lift on Boron ships.

Fixed Object Information in Map menu sometimes not loading when querying some S or M ships.

Fixed Tidebreak station not having any NPCs walking around.

Fixed Dal sometimes not starting Covert Operations plot when prompted.

Fixed ships having trouble docking at very large stations from some positions.

Fixed hacking of turret control panels not affecting missile turrets.

Capital ship movement has been improved when clearing gates on transition.

Fixed Numanckaret not ending conversation after Queen's Audience in Boron story.

Fixed Nila dropping unlimited Spacesuit Bombs in the Astronomical Observations mission.

Fixed some player-owned ships not being commable, a problem introduced in 6.20.

Fixed issue where loading savegame after installing Tides of Avarice sometimes resulted in missing Avarice stations.

Fixed issue where Venture inventory items were sometimes not available in new games.

Players can now choose a background scene for the Start menu.

Fixed ships moving to attack but not firing upon targets they are not authorized to.

Escape pods appearing hostile when they shouldn't be.

Ships not being created if player is below docking relations during Seem Valuable and Zyarth's Coffin missions.

Not being able to bring Axiom back to Arcadian Endeavour in M or L-sized ships.

Mission sometimes losing briefing text and objectives if conversation is started.

Upkeep missions to extend storage auto-completing.

Disabled explosion if hit by bullets before reaching safety distance from launching object.

Memory leak resulting in out of memory errors in very long play sessions.

Yu t'Knk sometimes being missing during Split story mission.

Incorrect guidance during Split story mission.

Further improves fighter behavior while carrying mines.

Loading savegame after installing Tides of Avarice sometimes results in missing Avarice stations.

Ships that were on ventures when Multiverse Team Seasons beta testing ended sometimes not returning properly.

Extending Storage Levels of HQ for Research mission completing wrongly.

Fixed game hanging in fullscreen cutscenes under certain circumstances.

Fixed Boron Shipyards not paying appropriate price for Water.

Fixed Sanctuary of Darkness highway activating when linear highways are disabled in Creative Custom Gamestart.

Fixed capital ships stopping main battery fire while in combat.

Added tooltips for available Interact menu option hotkeys.

Changed name of Advanced Gameplay tutorial to Additional Gameplay.

Fixed stations that require 0 credits never transferring excess earnings to the player account.

Fixed excessive voice spam when player scans wrong ship in High-Tech Hold-Up mission.

Added functionality to Interact menu hotkey to also now close Interact menu again.

Added option to re-enable mouse steering automatically.

Added indicator line for steering direction in mouse steering mode.

Fixed excessive player ship speed after loading savegame.

Fixed foreign ship stuck in player's fleet after The High Road mission.

Fixed transport drones of player-controlled capital ships collecting crates containing wares that ship cannot carry.

Fixed case of ZYA fighters not attacking freighter during Report to Slave Trader 2 mission of Split Story.

Added shortcut option to assign player-owned Builder ship to construction site in Interact menu.

Fixed player's wingmate unintentionally disappearing from his ship in Solborn Militia and Yaki plots.

Fixed capital ships sometimes repeatedly turning in combat and not getting chance to move.

Fixed rare issue that could result in HQ not requesting sufficient terraforming resources.

Changed interactive events on target monitor to not disappear while game paused.

Added hotkey control mapping to trigger Teleport.

Fixed ships refusing to attack Mk1 lasertowers.

Fixed excessive rotation speed of capital ships after collisions.

Added possibility to get NPCs from DLC races as reward for terraforming competition projects.

Added Start Game button to New Game menu.

Added remaining time element to interactive events.

Fixed ships sometimes getting stuck in loop of storing and retrieving.

Added option to enable Venture Extension in offline game to allow access to exclusive venture objects.

Added option to start Boron Story by talking to Numanckaret on Wayfinder ship.

Added Czech localisation.

Changed ware filters in Map menu to only be active when trade filter enabled.

Improved balancing of generic Escort mission.

Fixed player relations towards Provinces Adrift/Queendom of Boron not updating correctly under certain circumstances.

Fixed seminars given to service crew and marines not being applied correctly.

Fixed being able to sell non-sellable ships under certain circumstances.

Summary of docked player-owned ships added to objects in Object List and Property Owned menus.

Addressed problem where mission would get stuck if destination station's dock was destroyed.

Corrected several issues with fallback code to separate stuck ships.

Corrected problem where mission would get stuck if signal leak was destroyed.

Resolved issue with Boron Queen Carrier and Kingdom End Fleet being boardable in Boron plot.

Resolved issue where stations would not provide rewards for destroying nearby hostile ships.

Resolved issue where pirate ships would assume cover identity while under fire.

Corrected issue where attack subordinates would not engage commander's targets after the first one.

Resolved issue with signal leak generation in Split Story.

Resolved issue where ware exchange could result in involved ship being unresponsive indefinitely.

Corrected autopilot not properly disengaging when the player teleports away.

Addressed issue where patrolling ships and interceptor subordinates would engage pods and space suits by default.

Addressed issue with ships getting stuck indefinitely while trying to exit ship storage.

Resolved issue where Boron Ray would not fire its main battery when it should.

Enhanced movement of capital ships when a large number attack a single target.

Fixed issue where capital ships sometimes materialized far from exit gate after jumping.

Resolved problem where inactive subordinates assigned to intercept or bombard would not engage hostile targets.

Fixed traders sometimes not finding trades if dealing with only one ware.

Fixed repair drones colliding with ship they're repairing.

Fixed Tidebreak dock becoming blocked by adding a second dock area.

Fixed excessive speed when player ship exits superhighway without autopilot.

Fixed collisions between capital ships and region wrecks.

Fixed issues with container magnet when piloting capital ship.

Fixed Porpoise hatch becoming invisible.

Fixed guidance telling player to go back after escaping radar range into another sector during Terran Pests mission of Pioneer Terraforming story.

Fixed missing signal leak during Reclaiming What Was Lost mission of Terraforming story.

Fixed travel mode always aborting once ship reaches 20km/s.

Fixed Boron ship crews from player-owned shipyards having excessive skills or no suits.

Fixed SCA Minotaur getting destroyed by VIG during Minotaur Hunting mission of Pirate story.

Fixed settlements information not being updated after terraforming.

Fixed travel mode being cancelled by minor collisions.

Fixed Ocean of Fantasy showing no population after terraforming.

Fixed remaining cases of deployables colliding with launching ship.

Fixed NPCs not being able to use elevator on Barracuda properly.

Fixed game slowing down if mining ship with full cargo hold is given sole repeated order to mine.

Fixed missing signal leak during Dubious Dealings mission of Pirate story.

Added fallback handling to separate ships that are stuck inside each other.

Fixed mission objectives to scan stations suggesting that player docks instead.

Fixed player-controlled capital ships being affected by collisions with asteroids.

Fixed signal leaks never appearing in Terran Pests mission of Pioneer Terraforming story for some people.

Fixed excessive UI performance loss in various situations.

Fixed wrong lines being spoken for several French voice lines.

Fixed incorrect file cleanup when downloading Steam Workshop extensions on Linux.

Fixed game not starting on some Windows 7 systems.

Fixed some (not all) cases of deployables colliding with deploying object on launch.

Fixed ships frequently flying through damaging regions in Sanctuary of Darkness.

Savegames created during the Public Beta will not be compatible with the current public version of X4.

Brane Fuel can be mined and used to accelerate online Ventures.

The Yasur is a new light fighter available as a reward in the Multiverse Team Seasons.

Players can send ships into the multiverse to complete online Ventures for rewards.

Earn exclusive limited ships and paint mods by participating in Multiverse Team Seasons.

Seasons are divided into Operations, each offering missions and online Ventures.

Step-by-step guide provided for players to join the Multiverse Team Seasons Public Beta.

Players can now join a coalition and participate in asynchronous team-based operations.

Players can form teams and coalitions to pursue common goals and earn rewards.

New options and information added to the Custom Gamestart Editor.

New graphics engine features improved lighting, shadows, and surface detail.

New expansion X4: Kingdom End featuring Boron ships and systems, releasing on April 12, 2023.

Enhancements made to various menus and interface elements.

New camera mode to watch events unfold in real-time.

New physics engine enhances realism and immersion in gameplay.

Embark on a new chapter with the purchase of X4: Kingdom End, featuring unique ships and systems.

Introduction of new builder ship models for various factions.

Allows carrier-led fleets to defend multiple locations dynamically.

Introduction of Community of Planets Edition and Collector's Edition bundles.

Several new achievements introduced in the game.

Fixes and improvements to ship behavior and performance during gameplay.

Adjustments made to various missions for better gameplay experience.

Prevents undocking if order starts while ship docked and station doesn't yet have wares to transfer.

Traders sometimes failed to find trades if only one valid trade in their operational area.

Resolved issue of walking sound loop playing while menu open on ship not oriented to ecliptic.

Improved S/M ship undocking from build modules.

Fixed defence drones launching much too fast from stations (problem introduced in 6.00).

Fixed Scale Plate Pact not attempting to rebuild Pirate Bases.

Fixed AI usage of charged weapons.

Improved balancing of Kha'ak Mining Escort Mission difficulty.

Fixed case that could lead to drones waiting indefinitely for dock to be assigned.

Fixed visual holes in pirate S ships.

Fixed signal leaks not offering any hack missions.

Fixed docked ships sometimes being stored immediately after retrieval.

Fixed Paranid heads clipping into roof console on Callisto, Discoverer, Pulsar and Quasar.

Fixed equipment mod quality indicators in surface element lists missing when using workbench under certain circumstances.

Improved ship behaviour when colliding with other objects, especially at narrow dock area exits.

Fixed towed objects not moving correctly when player not nearby.

Fixed Supervised Mining missions being offered by factions that do not have M-sized miners.

Added conversation option to return to normal duties when talking to pilots belonging to player faction.

Improved behaviour of deployable objects such as satellites and nav beacons by limiting effect of forces from anomalies and Tide.

Fixed incorrect opening of space suit dock hatches on Chthonios, Zeus, Osaka and Syn.

Fixed walking sound loop not stopping when taking control of ship (problem introduced in 6.00).

Fixed not being able to use spacesuit with some Custom Gamestart characters (problem introduced in 6.00).

Improved display of turret group modifications in Object Loadout menu.

Fixed playback of terraforming debriefing message videos.

Fixed walking sounds lingering too long after stopping (problem introduced in 6.00).

Fixed ships sometimes failing to navigate out of dock areas.

Fixed Chimera Transporter door not fully opening.

Fixed S/M ship undocking from Teladi Trading Station.

Fixed inability to move after using transporter rooms (problem introduced in 6.00).

Fixed various cockpits having applied paint mods in unwanted areas.

Fixed rooms visibly overlapping when talking to Dal while in different room on HQ.

Fixed autopilot flying into gate or accelerator geometry after transition.

Fixed duplicate voice line when accepting certain missions.

Fixed Salvage in Radius order icon displaying question mark icon.

Fixed Paranid player unable to leave Kyd chair.

Fixed being able to buy multiple Astrid ships from Northriver Company at end of Avarice story.

Fixed game freeze when cycling surface element targets on object with no targetable surface elements (problem introduced in 6.00).

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Original Soundtrack for X4: Kingdom End released, featuring 16 tracks by composer Alexei Zakharov.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

A new camera mode introduced in the major free 6.00 update, receiving positive feedback.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

New feature in 6.00.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Brand new models created for several construction ships in the game as part of the 6.00 update.

New feature in 6.00.

Official soundtrack composed by Alexei Zakharov featuring 16 original tracks.

Fixed fog sometimes disappearing briefly after loading.

Fixed being unable to select objects when sitting in pilot chair of Ides.

Fixed False Sense Of Security signal leak mission not providing boarding target.

Added option to cancel multiple construction orders at once.

Fixed construction vessels not honoring blacklists.

Fixed gamestart description texts being cut-off under certain circumstances.

Improved lighting in reflections from stationary objects.

Added random object selection to Live Stream view.

Fixed some dock requests persisting indefinitely.

Improved mission by spawning reward lockboxes in safer location.

Fixed several causes of crashes.

Fixed guild missions not being offered if one was accepted from another guild.

Improved thruster sound volume to be less obtrusive while maneuvering.

Fixed commands refusing to go through gates when directed at gate.

Fixed licence requirements for Habitat Modules to fit relation progression.

Fixed escape pods sitting in space if there are no nearby stations to flee to.

Fixed muffled signal leak sounds.

Fixed radar visuals with low quality FSR and small resolutions.

Added low and medium settings for Reflection Probes.

Fixed some station entries in the encyclopedia not marked as read when using 'Mark all as read' option.

Fixed collisions against stations not working after using highway.

Fixed Collect Drops retaining ownership of abandoned cargo containers on order cancellation.

Added race-specific command consoles.

Players can download the new 6.00 beta version of X4: Foundations.

X4: Foundations has been upgraded from 'playable' to 'verified' status on Steam Deck.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

New feature in 6.00.

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Improved starting relations in The Untested Explorer and The Accomplished Scientist starts.

Problem introduced in 6.00.

Ships now align correctly when player is not present.

Ships no longer get stuck with a 50m/s speed limit.

Missing consumables now appear correctly in the details of currently edited ship.

Help information for expanding HQ storage relevant to research added.

WALRUS (Boron XL builder ship) previewed for upcoming X4: Kingdom End expansion.

ELEPHANT (Split XL builder ship) and KYUSHU (Terran XL builder ship) introduced.

Chthonios E (Mineral) ship ID now displayed correctly on hull.

Mission targets are no longer repeatedly highlighted under certain circumstances.

All new builder ship models have balanced stats to ensure uniqueness.

Signal leaks generated by EMP bombs are now reliably placed.

Ships missing signal that Tide has changed to calm phase fixed.

Issue of running into an invisible wall immediately after teleporting fixed.

Player no longer blamed for environmental damage in player-owned sectors.

Mining nodes on smaller asteroids no longer hover above the surface.

Sticky bullets no longer continually add impulse to hit objects.

Subordinates assigned to Position Defence now resume previous duties correctly.

HERACLES (Paranid XL builder ship) and ALBATROSS (Teladi XL builder ship) introduced.

New story states for Tides of Avarice added to the Custom Gamestart Editor.

Ships no longer exit accelerators too far forward.

Resolved issue where game would not load when selecting Yaki Characters in Custom Gamestart Editor.

Ships that cannot collect lockboxes no longer attempt to do so repeatedly.

Hire and work somewhere else menus are no longer available for spacesuits.

Miners now use non-turret weapons against certain asteroids.

Fixed command to Stop Position Defence remaining if subordinate group assigned to Position Defence is empty.

Fixed stations not taking any explosion damage.

Fixed Direct Mouse Steering sometimes reactivating in Flight School after player turned it off.

Fixed exaggerated speed change when colliding with moving objects at low relative speed.

Fixed Arcadian Endeavour story not rewarding adequate MIN faction relation if siding with Mellerd.

Improved Scan mission rewards and accuracy of displayed difficulty if target is hostile.

Fixed speed restriction zone in Teladi dock area not covering all docks.

Fixed issues with reflections on glass surfaces.

Fixed dialog tooltips being wrongly positioned and missing background.

Fixed Rhak Patriarchy not being at war with Argon Federation and Antigone Republic.

Fixed door of Elite not being affected by paint mods.

Fixed missing or flickering reflections under certain circumstances.

Fixed asteroids with extreme yield in Family Nhuut.

Removed requirement for CPU to include SSE4.1 support.

Added hull bar animation when receiving damage.

Added separate yellow state to engine check light to indicate disabled travel drive.

Fixed several causes of crashes.

Fixed player-owned ships always undocking without waiting for player if player has never controlled any ship.

Fixed ships idling potentially indefinitely in ring highway.

Fixed duplicated mouse-over texts for ware reservations.

Fixed Live Stream and External View being available for mass traffic and ships in internal storage.

Fixed laser towers in A Return To Normal Order missions having wrong faction.

Fixed mass traffic not appearing under certain circumstances.

Fixed commanders performing Protect Position as default behaviour cancelling order when subordinate's assignment changes.

Fixed SETA being cancelled when pilot activates travel mode while player is seated passenger.

Fixed subordinates stopping moving when player gets close enough to see them.

Fixed subordinates assigned to intercept not engaging targets if all subordinates are in internal storage.

Added warning if NPC-owned ships are about to undock with player on board.

Fixed AI captain taking over boarding ship after player launched further pods sending more marines to target.

Fixed occasional flickering of subtitles when multiple pilots speak over comm channels.

Fixed missing buttons when changing trade ware filter in Map.

Fixed steering being slowed down when in relative movement to ship in travel mode.

Fixed issues with shadows on glass surfaces.

Fixed location of casino room in certain dock areas causing visible clipping.

Added option to allow player-owned ships to deploy laser towers in response to attack, inspection by police, or pirate harassment.

Fixed military and mining ships sometimes being built without weapons and shields if wharf/shipyard is low on resources.

Fixed Split Raptors sometimes being built with no turrets or shields.

Fixed invisible wall in Stork cockpit preventing you from accessing pilot console.

Resolved control loss after undocking from certain ships.

Resolved turret issues introduced in 6.00.

Enhancements to the Live Stream camera mode.

Made pickups more reliable.

Improved requirements for defence platforms.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Fixed issues with race checkpoints.

Improved positioning of signal leaks.

Resolved issue with mission requirements.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Resolved issue with aim assist turning off.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Transporting food is now illegal in their space.

Prevented ships from firing at target's hull intentionally.

Option added to deliver all matching items at once.

New feature allowing vertical adjustment of Position Defence markers.

Disallowed calling during item delivery in specific mission.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Resolved issues during Torus Aeternal mission.

Resolved issue in certain docking areas.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Resolved issue with mission rewards being short.

Resolved issue with custom station names.

Enhanced boarding ship mechanics.

Resolved issue introduced in 6.00.

Fixed naming issues with production module types.

Resolved hostility after completing specific mission.

Resolved invulnerability issue after mission completion.

Fixed reliability issues with gates and accelerators.

Indicates reduced engine functionality.

Resolved issue with mission acceptance.

Resolved crash issue under certain circumstances.

Resolved issue with aiming at own ship.

Resolved issue with Ctrl key not working.

Resolved issue in Avarice Story.

Resolved several collision issues introduced in 6.00.

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Linux only, problem introduced in 6.00.

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A new camera mode to watch events unfold in real-time.

Enhanced performance for game startup and save/load operations.

New graphics and physics engine integrated into X4: Foundations.

Includes improved lighting, parallax occlusion mapping, and enhanced shadows.

Terraforming projects made more resilient against setbacks.

Integration of Jolt Physics for enhanced realism and immersion in gameplay.

Allows carrier-led fleets to defend multiple locations dynamically.

New hotkeys for deploying satellites and laser towers.

Fixed issue with selected stories not resetting correctly.

The fourth expansion for X4: Foundations, featuring Boron ships and new systems.

General performance improvements across various systems.

Options menu now displayed in full-screen.