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!

2021年3月16日に『X4: Foundations』の拡張版である『X4: Cradle of Humanity』のリリースと大型アップデート4.00の二つをまとめて行うことを決定しました。

gamescom 2020で『X4: Cradle of Humanity』の発表をし、『X4: Foundations』の4.00へのアップデートに向けたベータ段階が始まって数か月が経ちました。自宅で一年近く作業をしてきた開発チームの努力が実を結び、いよいよ宇宙シミュレーション『X4: Foundations』は次の章を迎えます。

4.00への大規模アップデートは、『X4: Foundations』をお持ちの方なら誰でもリリース時点からご利用いただけ、完全に新しいゲームプレイ機能や広範な技術的改善をふくむさまざまな点で『X4: Foundations』の世界を豊かにします。ボリュームメトリックフォグ、テラフォーミングという新しいエンドゲームのアクティビティ、敵対的行動を管理する新しい手段など、新機能に関する情報をすでに公開しています。4.00をリリースするまでの数週間でニュース記事や動画、ライブ配信を通じて新しい要素を紹介します。4.00は既存プレイヤーにとっても、新規プレイヤーにとっても、魅力的なアップデートですのでご安心ください。

すでにテスト済みの変更点の詳細は、Egosoftのフォーラムで現行の4.00ベータ版の変更ログでご覧ください。

『X4: Cradle of Humanity』- 『X4』は新章へ
『X4: Foundations』の拡張版第2弾である『X4: Cradle of Humanity』で『X』シリーズの舞台は地球に戻ります。新しい宙域を迎えることでゲームのユニバースは大きく広がり、テランの二派閥がそれぞれ経済、艦船、武器、ステーションとともにやってきます。新たに追加されるプレイヤーキャラクターを選ぶと、テラン派閥のアイデンティティや政治的スタンスに触れたり、『X4: Foundations』の歴史的イベントをこれまでにない視点で体験したりすることができます。

今すぐ『X4: Cradle of Humanity』をウィッシュリストに追加し、2021年3月16日に宇宙に飛び立とう！

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!

『X4: Foundations』がリリースされて丸二年以上が経過しました。おおぜいの方々に数百時間プレイしていただけたのは、私たちにとってこの上ない喜びです。『X4: Foundations』でほかに何ができるのか、そうお考えの方にこそこのニュースを読んでいただきたいと思います。

資源を大量に余らせている方々のために、4.00で新しいエンドゲームのアクティビティを実装します。このアクティビティには、特定の惑星の居住性を向上させるためのさまざまなインフラストラクチャ開発など、惑星の環境改善を進めるプロジェクトが含まれます。この一連のアクティビティを「テラフォーミング」といいます。すでに gamescom 2020での私たちのライブ配信 でご覧になった方もいるでしょう。

ゲームプレイでは、テラフォーミング機能を使うために必要となる新しいミッションを受けられるようになります。テラフォーミングでは、開拓地を作り、時間と資源を投資すれば景観を変えられます。宇宙を形成するだけでは物足りないという方には、ほかの報酬が手に入るかもしれません。

ただし明言しておきたいことが一つ——どの惑星にも着陸はできません！　代わりにこれまでの『X』シリーズでもっとも密に惑星と関わることができます。みなさん、特にエンドゲームの操縦士である方々のプレイ体験をお聞かせください。

4.00アップデートの公式リリースに先立って、新要素を試してみませんか？　現在実施中の4.00ベータに参加していただけます。フォーラムを開き、参加方法をご確認ください。

宇宙旅行を楽しんで安全にお過ごしください！　『X4: Cradle of Humanity』のウィッシュリストへの追加をよろしくお願いします。

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!