Community13 Jul 2026Interview with Matthias: 18 Years of XIn our latest episode of Inside Egosoft , Joey sits down with Matthias , one of Egosoft's longest-serving developers, to discuss almost two decades of working on the X Universe. Though his title could be described as “gameplay programmer,” Matthias' efforts reach far beyond that role. In this conversation, we discuss topics ranging from AI flight systems and X4's design philosophy to the evolut…
Greetings, Feedback from our players has always been a guiding light for our work on the X Universe. We are constantly discussing reviews, forum posts, and comments internally, and your feedback during our open betas is invaluable as we strive to make each update the best it can be. In an effort to better understand our players and align our priorities, we’ve created a survey to learn more abou…
As we continue to develop and expand X4: Foundations, we are constantly looking for ways to improve the game's proprietary engine and overall performance. To keep pushing the boundaries of what our engine can do, we are preparing to upgrade our graphics API to Vulkan 1.4 as part of a future update. Our plan is to do this as part of the next major update after 9.00. Because of this necessary tec…
Greetings, We’re excited to announce that X4: Foundations is featured as a Steam Daily Deal today, making for a great opportunity for new players to dive into our living universe at a discounted price. This sale comes just days after we released our free 9.00 “Empire Update,” one of the largest free updates in X4: Foundations’ history. This update brings new features, sweeping balance improveme…
We're very excited to announce that the X4: Foundations "Empire Update" (9.00) has officially launched! This free major update includes new features and sweeping reworks that improve how you interact with your empire: militarily, strategically, and economically. We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to the community for your invaluable feedback during the 9.00 Public Beta, which has helped us…
We're excited to announce that the X4: Foundations Empire Update (9.00) is set to launch on June 10, 2026! The Empire Update touches on every aspect of empires within X4 - the balance of ships and their loadouts, how commands may be issued, how resources are distributed in sectors, the effectiveness of pilots, and the possibilities for trade, production, and station building throughout the univ…
Release Candidate 4 is now available. Thank you, everyone, for your continued testing and for providing feedback! The full list of changes can be found below. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask al…
Release Candidate 3 is now available. Thank you, everyone, for your continued testing and for providing feedback! The full list of changes can be found below. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask al…
We’re popping in with Release Candidate 2, which addresses some critical issues. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all interested players to visit our forum, where they will find the rules and di…
We've reached Release Candidate state for the 9.00 update. Thank you all for your testing and invaluable feedback so far. The finish line is in sight, but we still need your help with the final stretch. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware…
We’re very excited to share a new episode of the Inside Egosoft podcast . Join our new host, Joey, as he speaks with members of the Egosoft team about their work and ideas. In this episode, he sits down with Helge Kautz , our loremaster. Helge is responsible for much of the worldbuilding in the X universe, having written multiple tie-in novels and being our go-to source for anything involving l…
9.00 Public Beta 11 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inte…
9.00 Public Beta 10 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inte…
9.00 Public Beta 9 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
9.00 Public Beta 8 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
9.00 Public Beta 7 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Additionally, alongside these improvements, we are introducing a new "FPS Style" input Profile, which you can also test. If you would like to participate in this testing, please follow this link to the Egosoft forum . Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the P…
9.00 Public Beta 6 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
We're just popping in briefly with a small hotfix for Beta 5. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all interested players to visit our forum, where they will find the rules and disclaimers, as well…
9.00 Public Beta 5 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
9.00 Public Beta 4 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
9.00 Public Beta 3 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
9.00 Public Beta 2 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase. How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta? Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved , we ask all inter…
We're thrilled to kick off the Public Beta for the X4: Foundations "Empire Update" (9.00) ! This free major update includes numerous features and reworks that influence how you engage with combat, strategy, and the economy. The Empire Update includes a balance pass across hundreds of weapons, ships, and shields , alongside sweeping improvements to combat that will put your piloting skills to th…
We're thrilled to announce that we'll be making our first appearance at PAX East in Boston ! From March 26 to March 29, you can find us at Booth #14085 in Hall B . Come hang out with the Egosoft team, play X4: Foundations on our HOTAS demo station, and explore the many other amazing games and events throughout the convention. Visit east.paxsite.com to grab your PAX East badges.
UPDATE: These changes have now been applied. Please take a moment to review the instructions in the original news post and follow them carefully. We're preparing some changes in order to support cross-platform cloud saves between Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck for X4: Foundations. For the vast majority of players, this transition will be completely seamless and will require no action. The chang…
We’re starting the year with a hotfix aimed at resolving a reported memory leak. The update is now available on Steam. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out our Xmas Xlog video, where Bernd talks about some of our plans for 2026:
As 2025 comes to a close, we're celebrating a very special milestone: seven years of X4: Foundations! In a brand-new XLOG video, Egosoft founder and Managing Director Bernd Lehahn sits down to look back at another full year of updates and new content - including our recent Ship Packs - while also sharing a first glimpse of what's coming next. To mark this anniversary, the X4 base game is now 90…
Welcome to the ultimate space sandbox experience with X4: Foundations! In this updated overview video from earlier this year, we dive into what makes X4 truly unique among space games - especially interesting to our new visitors discovering X4 thanks to the current Steam Winter Sale. 🚀 Is X4 a space simulation, an action game, or an empire-building adventure? The answer is yes - it's all of th…
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