From Press Release:
Wuerselen, Germany – June 20, 2024 – Egosoft today celebrates the release of the highly anticipated, major 7.00 update for X4: Foundations, along with the brand-new expansion, X4: Timelines. These updates bring a wealth of new content and enhancements to the acclaimed space simulation sandbox game, offering both veteran players and newcomers an enriched gaming experience.
The X4: Timelines Story Trailer premiered tonight as part of the “Games Baked in Germany 2024” Showcase.
Introducing X4: Timelines
Embedded in a new X4: Timelines storyline, you’ll find a wide range of scenarios in which you will experience the many different aspects of X4 gameplay. Playing these scenarios will also unlock new missions within the X4: Timelines storyline, and bonuses for your wider X4 sandbox universe – among them reimagined, classic ships from X universe history.
You’ll take on the role of Harper Donel, a trader in the border territories, who is not averse to risky deals. A fateful encounter not only changes your short-term plans, but shakes the foundations of your understanding of the universe, and everyone in it. Prepare to be immersed in a tale of intrigue and revelation.
Update 7.00 – Elevating Your Space Experience
Released concurrently with X4: Timelines, the free major 7.00 update brings a host of enhancements and new features to X4: Foundations, including:
- Reimagined Teladi and Argon Capital Ships: Marvel at the overhauled designs of these iconic vessels, adding more depth and intrigue to your space encounters.
- New Tutorials: Revamped and enhanced ways for new players to get into X4.
- New Sectors and Landmarks: Explore fresh, uncharted regions in the X4 universe, expanding your horizons and opportunities.
- New Xenon Ships: Experience new ships from the X universe’s main antagonists in a way that will surprise even veteran X4 pilots.
- External Camera Overhaul: Enjoy a fundamentally improved and more intuitive external camera system.
- Existential Crisis: Face off against a faction that goes all-out against you in a new endgame challenge.
- Continuous Engine Improvements: Benefit from smoother, more stable gameplay with ongoing refinements to the game’s engine.
- Enhanced Button Remapping: Tailor your controls with more flexibility than ever before.
The development of X4: Timelines has been supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action with state funding as part of the federal government’s computer games funding program with an amount of 799,698 Euro.
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