X4: Foundations update 7.00 is now rolling out on PC (Steam). According to the official X4: Foundations patch notes, the latest update 7.00 adds new features and improvements, along with changes to the “Existential Crisis” endgame activity, making it opt-in rather than opt-out.
Since the last patch, players are facing a number of problems with the game. Today’s X4: Foundations patch 7.00 will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
X4: Foundations 7.00 Patch Notes – May 22, 2024
- [Beta 6] Added possibility to skip conversation lines in interactive dialogues with Space key.
- [Beta 6] Added support for multiple colour profiles (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Added HUD indicator for Reduced Speed Mode (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Added further mouse-over texts to start menu (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Added new ship icons to Map legend (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Added unassigned personnel to Personnel Management menu (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Added sound effects for shield recharging and shield fully recharged.
- [Beta 6] Removed names of landmarks from their target element.
- [Beta 6] Improved late-game crisis feature to make it fully opt-in, provide more information and be better balanced (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Improved automatic collision avoidance for player ship when near moving objects.
- [Beta 6] Improved docking of spacesuits on S and M sized ships.
- [Beta 6] Improved capital ship combat movement (further improvement to 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Improved visualisation of docking guidance when it passes behind objects (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Improved map zoom level range to allow it to show whole map.
- [Beta 6] Improved balancing of chance that Xenon will abandon shipe (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Improved rendering distance of Kha’ak Defence Platform.
- [Beta 6] Fixed Xenon war subscription missions not targeting new Xenon PE (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed missing mission targets in space under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed hidden mission objectives getting prominent target elements under certain circumstances.
- [Beta 6] Fixed turrets and shields on stations sometimes changing in Station Design Simulator when forcing construction of station with Administrative Centre.
- [Beta 6] Fixed SCA Harasser jobs not being properly disabled after completing SCA-related terraforming project (problem introduced in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed boarding pods not appearing when launched to claim small ships (problem introduced in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed Mimic subordinates not inheriting their commander’s manual ware basket (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed disproportionately large number of Xenon miners getting destroyed outside Xenon space.
- [Beta 6] Fixed bullet impacts pushing ships with too much force.
- [Beta 6] Fixed S and M variants for several weapons having incorrect prices.
- [Beta 6] Fixed capital mining ships not firing on asteroids with some turret or drone configurations.
- [Beta 6] Fixed reassigned pilots getting stuck leaving Boron ships when player not present.
- [Beta 6] Fixed engine surface elements showing speed of 0 m/s at all times.
- [Beta 6] Fixed Personnel Management menu not listing all employed service crew and marines (problem introduced in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed mouse support in Radial menu with Steering or Direct Steering Mode active (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed targetable surface elements on player-controlled ship (problem introduced in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed not being able to use mouse on Linux when using certain joysticks with constantly pressed buttons.
- [Beta 6] Fixed target select sounds being played in first person (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed engines of Xenon H not showing in Encyclopedia (problem introduced in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed small scouts using small fighter ship icon (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed wrong ship icon being assigned to Tuatara, Asgard and Kalis (new feature in 7.00).
- [Beta 6] Fixed several causes of crashes.
