The weeks are flying by, and we are getting closer and closer to the release of the big 4.00 update for X4: Foundations, and of course our next expansion, X4: Cradle of Humanity, on March 16, 2021. That means that it's time for a new beta release!

The focus of Beta 9 is on further improvements to combat simulation, mining, workforce, and capital ship movement between sectors. You can find the full list in our forum.

Don't miss tomorrow's livestream with Egosoft CEO Bernd Lehahn and Captain Collins! Details in our Steam News.

How do I participate in the public beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations will have the opportunity to download the new beta version 4.00. To ensure that beta participants are aware of the Risks and Rules, we ask that all interested players visit our forum for both rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions on how to participate in the beta. Please follow this link to our forum (no registration required) to find the relevant information.

If you've been looking for videos about X4: Foundations on YouTube over the past nine months, you'll have no doubt come across Captain Collins' channel. During this time, the content creator has published a number of helpful YouTube videos about the game, and inspired his live viewers through regular livestreams on Twitch.

In a special broadcast, Egosoft CEO and founder Bernd Lehahn will attend the Captain Collins livestream on February 25, 2021 (4pm CET / 3pm GMT / 10am EST / 7am PST).

Among other things, the conversation will cover the current status of X4: Foundations and the soon to be released 4.00 update, as well as the new expansion X4: Cradle of Humanity. Captain Collins will also incorporate a few questions from the live chat.

The livestream will take place on Captain Collins' Twitch channel (twitch.tv/CaptainCollins), and will also be hosted on our own channel (twitch.tv/egosoftofficial).

We are looking forward to your participation!

Only one month left until the release of X4: Cradle of Humanity and the big 4.00 update for X4: Foundations. In other words, time for the next 4.00 beta release! Without further ado, here are the highlights of the beta 8 changelog:

• The latest batch of changes in our ongoing program of balancing improvements to resources and workforce.
  
• That all-important fix to allow Terraforming to complete.
  
• Several small quality of life improvements in the menus and transaction logs.
  
• Visual fixes to weapons and ships.
  
• More bug extermination.

You can find the full list in our forum.

How do I participate in the public beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations will have the opportunity to download the new beta version 4.00. To ensure that beta participants are aware of the Risks and Rules, we ask that all interested players visit our forum for both rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions on how to participate in the beta. Please follow this link to our forum (no registration required) to find the relevant information.

Thank you for your support during the beta phase and have fun with X4: Foundations!

我们很高兴宣布《X4：人类的摇篮》扩展包和《X4：基石》的4.00重大更新将在2021年3月16日发布。

自《X4：人类的摇篮》在2020年科隆国际游戏展正式亮相以及4.00更新进入测试阶段以来，已经过去了几个月时间。得益于开发团队的不懈努力，他们已经在家办公接近一年，我们的太空模拟游戏《X4：基石》现在终于迎来了下一篇章。

所有拥有游戏本体的玩家都将获得4.00大更新，它从多方面改进了《X4：基石》，包括全新的游戏功能和大量的技术进步。对于这些令人振奋的新功能的一部分，比如体积雾、新的地表改造终局玩法以及新的敌对行为管理方法，大家已经有所了解。在接下来直到4.00发布的这段时间里，我们会通过新闻、视频和直播详细展示更多的新内容。请放心，4.00更新对X4的新老玩家都有足够的吸引力。

如果想进一步了解已经在测试中的改进，你可以访问我们的论坛查阅目前4.00测试版的更新日志。

《X4: 人类的摇篮》——X4的下一章
《X4：人类的摇篮》是《X4：基石》的第二个扩展包，它将会把X系列的故事带回到地球。通过开放新的星区，加入两股地球人势力以及他们的经济、舰船、武器和空间站，扩展包将极大地拓展游戏宇宙。新的游戏开局将向玩家展现地球人派系的身份和政治立场，并提供看待《X4：基石》中历史事件的另类视角。
请不要忘记将《X4：人类的摇篮》加入您的愿望单，并为2021年3月16日即将到来的探索做好准备！

We're making great strides towards the big release of our 4.00 update and the new X4: Cradle of Humanity expansion. You've probably got used to how this works by now, so it will come as no surprise that we've released another new beta version for 4.00! Download the new version now and dive in.

Among other things, beta 7 includes the following changes:

• A new Emergency Eject feature that places you in your space suit if your ship gets destroyed.
  
• The next iteration of the Terraforming feature.
  
• More improvements to the way miners make use of resource probes.
  
• Better simulation of combat in distant sectors.
  
• More details in to the Transaction Log.
  
• Lots more juicy bugs squashed.

You can find the full list in our forum.

How do I participate in the public beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations will have the opportunity to download the new beta version 4.00. To ensure that beta participants are aware of the Risks and Rules, we ask that all interested players visit our forum for both rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions on how to participate in the beta. Please follow this link to our forum (no registration required) to find the relevant information.

Thank you for your support during the beta phase and have fun with X4: Foundations!

距离《X4：基石》正式发布已经过去整整两年了，你们许多人的游戏时间高达成百上千个小时。这令我们欢欣鼓舞！如果你曾问过自己，在X4的世界中还能再做些什么，那就往下看，因为这是专门为你而作的。

我们为4.00版本添加了一个全新的后期玩法，给那些有充裕多余资源的人。这将涉及到启动行星改造项目，包括发展几种特定类型的基础设施，目的是为了令星球更加宜居。我们将其称之为“地表改造”，当然了你们可能先前已经在gamescom 2020直播中听说了。

在游戏玩法上，你将会接到全新的任务，作为地表改造特色内容的切入点。投入时间和资源，定居点便会建立，地貌也会改变。此外，要是觉得改造世界还不够刺激，那可能还有别的回报在等着你。

丑话说在前头——你并不能登陆任何星球！不过，你与这些星球的关系，将比在任何一部X系列前作中都更加密切。我们很想听听你对这个新内容的感受，特别是来自那些游戏后期玩家的想法。

想在4.00更新公开发布前体验下这个全新元素吗？您可以参与目前正在运行的4.00公测阶段。来访问我们的论坛查看如何参与吧。

享受旅程，留下评论，加愿望单，保重自身！

New week, new beta! The sixth public beta for the 4.00 update of X4: Foundations is now available to download.

We've fixed an unfortunate gas resource depletion issue that was introduced in beta 5 last week. If you're using a 4.00 beta 5 savegame, we're topping up gas to 50% of the cargo hold on all stations that need gas as a resource, to get your production processes rolling again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Among other things, beta 6 also includes:

• Several enhancements to the new Coordinated Attack feature.
  
• Fixes and adjustments to the new Terraforming feature.
  
• Better map behaviour when you are under Cover for a mission.
  
• As always, various other improvements and fixes.

You can find the full list in our forum.

How do I participate in the public beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations will have the opportunity to download the new beta version 4.00. To ensure that beta participants are aware of the Risks and Rules, we ask that all interested players visit our forum for both rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions on how to participate in the beta. Please follow this link to our forum (no registration required) to find the relevant information.

Thank you for your support during the beta phase and have fun with X4: Foundations!