X4: Foundations
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Developers | |
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Egosoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 30, 2018 |
Linux | May 28, 2019[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 59 |
OpenCritic | 68 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Vehicle simulator, Business |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | X |
X | |
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X: Beyond the Frontier | 1999 |
X-Tension | 2000 |
X2: The Threat | 2003 |
X3: Reunion | 2005 |
X3: Terran Conflict | 2008 |
X Rebirth | 2013 |
X Rebirth VR Edition | 2017 |
X4: Foundations | 2018 |
X4: Foundations is a singleplayer first-person vehicle simulator and business game in the X series.
General information
- Official Forums
- Official Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Community of Planets Edition and Community of Planets Collector's Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Community of Planets Edition and Community of Planets Collector's Edition also available. |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Collector's Edition Content | Upgrades the standard copy of the game to the Collector's Edition. No longer available. | |
Split Vendetta | ||
Cradle of Humanity | ||
Tides of Avarice | ||
Kingdom End | ||
Community of Planets Collector's Edition Content | Not available separately. | |
Timelines |
Version differences
- The Collector's Edition (no longer available) includes the following additional content:
- The X Universe Digital Artbook 2018.
- The eBook X Novel: Nopileos in English and German.
- The official digital soundtrack, which includes exclusive versions of the trailer and teaser music.
- Access to the first two expansions for the game (Split Vendetta and Cradle of Humanity).
- The Community of Planets Edition includes the base game and all DLC.
- The Community of Planets Collector's Edition includes, the base game, all DLC, and the following extras:
- Yasur ship (requires Egosoft account)
- Exclusive Paintmod "Pearl Prospect" (requires Egosoft account)
- X4 2023 Artbook: including never before published concept art from X4's expansions
- X Novel "Farnham's Legend", in a new English translation from 2023, as well as its German original (.epub and .pdf)
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use -skipintro command line argument.[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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GOG.com | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X4\config.xml |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X4\<user-id>\config.xml |
Linux | $HOME/.config/EgoSoft/X4/<user-id>/config.xml |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- Which settings files to remove for troubleshooting? [3]
Save game data location
System | Location |
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GOG.com | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X4\save\ |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Egosoft\X4\<user-id>\save\ |
Linux | $HOME/.config/EgoSoft/X4/<user-id>/save/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | [4] | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, MSAA 2x-16x, SSAA 2x-4x, TAA[4] | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 1.0 |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Triple-buffered, Double-buffered, Adaptive V-sync, Off | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Color blind mode | Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia[4] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | R-Shift, R-Control, Del, right mouse button, and multiple double combinations cannot be remapped in-game | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Total, Music, Voice, Ambient, UI, Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- Text and audio language can be set separately; see Command line arguments.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | Fan - #1 AI | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Russian |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Vulkan | 1.1 | [5] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux |
Command line arguments
Key | Description |
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-skipintro | Launches the game directly into main menu, skipping the EgoSoft intro[6] |
-showfps | Enables in-game FPS counter |
-language n | Sets the game's language (both voice and text/subtitles) to n, where n is a country telephone code: 7 for Russian, 33 for French, 44 for English etc. |
-voicelanguage n | Sets the game's spoken language to n, where n is a country telephone code: 7 for Russian, 33 for French, 44 for English etc. This key overrides implicit setting of the "-language" key (if present) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4590 2.7 GHz | Intel Core i7-6700K |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | 20 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 |
Other | Vulkan compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | SteamOS, Ubuntu 18.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4590 2.7 GHz | Intel Core i7-6700K |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | 20 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 |
Other | Vulkan compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Steam Community News - X4: Foundations Update 2.50 Released - last accessed on 2019-06-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Thealpha31 on 2024-06-23
- Most command line arguments from X Rebirth seem to work with X4. See X Rebirth launch options - Steam Guides for more.
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: X4 Troubleshooting - last accessed on 2022-04-19
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Steam Community News - X4: Foundations 7.00 Public Beta Launches Today! - last accessed on 2024-05-16
- ↑ Game Debate - X4: Foundations Gameplay Trailer Revealed, System Requirements Recommend a GeForce GTX 1070 - last accessed on 2018-12-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-06-06