X4: Foundations

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  • Publisher: Egosoft
  • Release Date: Nov 30, 2018
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6.3

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  1. angry_pidgeon
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    Egosoft are swindlers, they falsified Reddit content to censor my bug posting by account suspension under the cover-up of lies. Only criminals do this. All censorship is illegal in public space by tribunal ruling. Name of Reddit developer who falsified the censorship cover-up: linolafett

    I already demanded his dismissal if Egosoft want to delimitate itself from this, and notified by    Egosoft are swindlers, they falsified Reddit content to censor my bug posting by account suspension under the cover-up of lies. Only criminals do this. All censorship is illegal in public space by tribunal ruling. Name of Reddit developer who falsified the censorship cover-up: linolafett

    I already demanded his dismissal if Egosoft want to delimitate itself from this, and notified by email at info@egosoft.com

    Their product is literally a rotten tomato ridden with TENS upon TENS of bugs, and worse, by buying into Egosoft you are buying into FASCIST behavior of its developers.
    Do not feed the fascists

    https://www.reddit.com/r/X4Foundations/comments/15351xu/more_implementation_incoherence_or_criticism_v2/    … Expand
  2. Shaddock
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    This game might have taken time to mature, but in June 2023 its a game you should take a look at at not ignore because of its early reviews.
  3. Chongychoo
    May 14, 2023
    10
    A fantastic blend of jankiness and strategic brilliance.

    I recently dove back into the captivating universe of X4 Foundations and I must say, it's now, after decades of dedicated TLC, turning out to be one of the the most unique, epic and immersive experiences I've ever played. X4 Foundations offers a depth of game play that makes Elite Dangerous feel like "Space Invaders". It also, at    A fantastic blend of jankiness and strategic brilliance.

    I recently dove back into the captivating universe of X4 Foundations and I must say, it's now, after decades of dedicated TLC, turning out to be one of the the most unique, epic and immersive experiences I've ever played. X4 Foundations offers a depth of game play that makes Elite Dangerous feel like "Space Invaders". It also, at the same time manages to avoid the hollowness of Star Citizen (which increasingly seems to be drifting towards a fancy Call of Duty in space tech demo).

    I admit, I did find it a bit of a struggle coping with its steep learning curve but there's tons of really great guides and YouTube content out there. I nearly gave up a couple of times but, eventually, slowly, the game began to open up to me and now and I'm definitely beginning to see its incredible scope and beauty. Yes folks. It feels like there's a really scary and massive, dangerous universe waiting to get you.

    Let's address the elephant in the room right away. The jankiness can be a bit jarring - sometimes. Yes, X4 Foundations does have its fair share 'Eurojank' and technical hiccups. From occasional AI glitches to minor graphical oddities there are moments where the game's rough edges pop up an it lets itself down. I have the distinct feeling this happens because EgoSoft, the brilliant X4 developers get so fixated on the next impossibly clever thing that they never quite leave enough time to polish it properly. Why fanny about with the odd graphical glitch that when they could be developing a new cool Quantum Disruption Hyper Flange?

    Having said that, I'm many tens of hours in now and I've personally only seen a couple of immersion-breaking blips. One was when one of my my pilots decided to routinely leave his Space Wharf only to crash headlong into the underneath of some innocent bystander. The two ships helplessly locked into each others geometry, destined to shudder away for all eternity. No matter. I simply nipped out of the Wharf's space sector and returned minutes later to find they'd resolved their entanglement and all was well with the world.

    I believe that these quirks somehow add to the game's charm. They remind us that we are exploring an expansive and ever-evolving universe that isn't bound by strict rules. The jankiness often brings unexpected surprises and unpredictable moments that keep us players connected and on our toes.

    But where X4 Foundations truly shines is in its strategic and tactical brilliance. The game offers a vast sandbox environment where you can build your space empire from scratch. You can trade, mine resources, build space stations, and command fleets of ships. The depth of strategic options is truly impressive, allowing you to choose your own path and play style. Whether you prefer to be a peaceful trader, a cunning pirate, or a respected military leader, the game accommodates your choices and rewards you accordingly. Sure, we've heard this promise so many times before but here the game mechanics and systems truly put you in a real unpredictable world where opportunities and threats lurk around every corner. Every game is different and you need your wits about you.

    The economic system in X4 Foundations is remarkably detailed and intricate. You'll need to carefully analyse market trends, make shrewd business decisions, and seize opportunities to maximise your profits. The sense of satisfaction that comes from successfully managing your own interstellar corporation is truly unmatched.

    One of the game's standout features is the ability to seamlessly switch between controlling a single ship and commanding an entire fleet. This dynamic shift in perspective adds a layer of depth to combat and exploration. You can take direct control of your flagship to engage in thrilling space battles or delegate tasks to your subordinates while you focus on grand strategic decisions. This fluidity in game play keeps things fresh and exciting, ensuring that no two moments in X4 Foundations are alike.

    In conclusion, X4 Foundations may have its janky moments, but its strategic brilliance shines through, making it a breathtakingly beautiful, must-play for fans of space simulation and strategy games. The depth of game play, its episodic story lines (you can chose to either embrace or ignore them at your leisure or peril). The immersive universe, and the ability to carve your own path make for an engrossing experience that will keep you captivated for months if not years.

    Embrace the challenge. When you stick with it you'll slowly begin to see its massive depth and its myriad of systems will start to click into place for you. When this emerges for you you'll want to invest your time and get better. When that happens you'll then be rewarded with a vast and complex world like nothing you've seen before filled with limitless possibilities. That's X4 Foundations.    … Expand
  4. rinshun
    Apr 30, 2023
    10
    This is the game I've always dreamed of.

    Sure it has some flaws, but it still accomplishes what it's supposed to do: Space Warfare
  5. jeffkren
    Feb 22, 2023
    0
    Still closer to a real game than Elite, still just as unfinished but these production values are so much worse... voice's, sound's and animations are totally pre-2000 era, first time playing is version 3.30 only had one bug while doing the main story's and it was fixed by a reload of save. AI sucks at everything and turrets are completely retarded, most of the problems can be solved withStill closer to a real game than Elite, still just as unfinished but these production values are so much worse... voice's, sound's and animations are totally pre-2000 era, first time playing is version 3.30 only had one bug while doing the main story's and it was fixed by a reload of save. AI sucks at everything and turrets are completely retarded, most of the problems can be solved with mods and manually turning FF rate way down so you can let your turrets be themselves and not rage quit after pissing off a whole system over 1 enemy fighter. Station building tool gets a 0/10.

    After trying another playthrough I give them -2, AI only knows the logic you give it and you didnt give it any. Attacking with groups of ships has forced me to stop, there isnt enough gold stars in the world to save these idiots. 20 ships to attack 2 fly in and get destroyed while the others fly the opposite direction then break apart while trying to actually fly to the target like the first 2. Its gets worse, trying to command a fleet is even more pointless they just idle off and wander around then come flying in and do it all over again.. That's just combat, doing any other task they manage to **** up just as bad most times. Don't listen to any of the bootlickers this game is completely lacking logic.

    5.1 trial, don't waste your time pure vanilla or fully modded its still a broken pathetic joke, the way 6.0 ran you should be ashamed of yourself if you think this game isn't in dire need of major fixing. It's so messed up the base code in the engine has to be wrong or something, up 10m on plane from your enemy? you may as well be in another galaxy, same goes when trying to use even 5 star AI pilots to attack anything, just order them to kill themselves and save yourself the trouble.    … Expand
  6. bartc
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    Rewieving version 5.x with 3 DLC. "Good game with potential to be great".
    If you want to: build a Galaxy-Wide-Corporate* with your own factories and shipyards that can stand against governments; command whole fleets of various ships; take part in space combats or just to be an adventurer or a space pirate - all from first perspective - this is the game! 
    Overall it looks nice and gives    Rewieving version 5.x with 3 DLC. "Good game with potential to be great".
    If you want to: build a Galaxy-Wide-Corporate* with your own factories and shipyards that can stand against governments; command whole fleets of various ships; take part in space combats or just to be an adventurer or a space pirate - all from first perspective - this is the game! 
    Overall it looks nice and gives you freedom with a story behind it, and the modding community is great. I like to play this game. But it has its flaws and roughness. 

    Egosoft appears to have taken a Paradoxian** approach, so the base game is very basic.Things from DLCs should be in a base game like in X3/Albion. It still lacks you-would-think-obvious functions or mechanics, and some of them were in the previous game. The GUI - an element you will look at and use most of the time - is not better than in X3 and it's even harder to quickly manage your fleets than in X3. It provides a lot of information, but in a disorganized manner or does not provide the most important information; honestly, Egosoft has had some issues with the GUI for a long time.
    You can build, you can land on stations and walk around them or walk around your ships, talk to npcs or your crew - but it feels like Egosoft added those things because they had to, not because they wanted us to have a great experience from them (or had an idea for it).  At this point, every docking module looks the same, trade shops look the same, offices look the same. NPCs look the same, and they are soulless just like the stations. 
    Those are the main reasons I cannot rate it higher than 7.

    The modding community helps as much as it can, but it is not their responsibility to make this game great, and there is great potential to be great.

    *or a Pirate Kingdom in a known sectors at least; their numbers grow with every dlc's
    ** Paradox Studio took DLC/patch spamming to the skies.    … Expand
  7. gatsu80ct
    Jul 20, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Economic, space, exploration, strategic simulator. The X series has always been characterized by this mix of features. X4 like all predecessors suffers from a steep and prohibitive learning curve for some due to its poor UI and QUALITY OF LIFE. Sometimes the AI ​​doesn't help and many mechanics aren't clear or explained. tutorials are enough. Once you have overcome this obstacle, the game opens and shows all its splendor, immersive, infinite, varied in every aspect. EGOSOFT supports it massively and deserves attention ...… Expand
  8. HuffingJenkem
    Jun 11, 2022
    1
    TL;DR - still feels like a shoddy, unfinished beta 4 years after release, and the devs are more interested in selling DLC than fixing it.

    I've been playing this series since X2, and apart from X:Rebirth this is by far the most disappointing of them, and probably the iteration in the worst state after a few years. Unfortunately Egosoft have repeatedly shown that they're more interested    TL;DR - still feels like a shoddy, unfinished beta 4 years after release, and the devs are more interested in selling DLC than fixing it.

    I've been playing this series since X2, and apart from X:Rebirth this is by far the most disappointing of them, and probably the iteration in the worst state after a few years. Unfortunately Egosoft have repeatedly shown that they're more interested in churning out DLC after DLC in a cash grab rather than fixing basic, fundamental issues with the game.

    Performance is terrible, and hasn't seen much if any of an improvement since the initial release. There's no real multithreading optimisation to take advantage of modern CPUs and simply rendering a ship in the custom start menus pushes my 3070 Ti to the point where it's a viable replacement for central heating in winter.

    User experience is just as bad, it's as if they sat down and had long, involved meetings about how they could make the worst, most needlessly frustrating interface and user experience possible. It's a micromanagement clickfest hell, not helped by AI that's still substandard years and several major patches after launch. Mods can help ameliorate this but they shouldn't be needed for such a basic thing. As with performance, Egosoft seem to be more interested in developing new content than fixing.

    Station design now has it's own interface, but it's clunky, frustrating and filled with baffling interface decisions so bad that they again make you wonder if they actually made a deliberate effort to create the worst user experience possible.

    Where they have spent significant time and effort is on the utterly pointless gimmick of allowing players to walk around stations and large ships. There's no actual gameplay or risk involved in the walkarounds, it's incredibly janky, the models and animations are terrible and there's nothing that couldn't be done via menus with less player time wasted. It's a pointless indulgence that seems to have consumed far too much of the budget, as well as requiring the removal of an entire species because they couldn't manage the water effects necessary for an aquatic race. To re-emphasise, this "feature" adds absolutely no gameplay at all, forces the player to waste time walking about poorly designed interiors that wouldn't be out of place in a 2010 FPS and has actually resulted in the removal of content from previous games.    … Expand
  9. JackPlack
    Mar 16, 2022
    4
    I've played 3.0 and wonder if they fixed the game in 5.0.
    3.0 problems:
    - bugs, bugs, bugs... - very weak tutorial, steering and not intuitive missions. I hate situations when need to watch Youtube to know how to play and specially know how to complete the mission - should be future ships not old MIGs. Many boring moments (Eurotruck is more fun, more elements moving, more steering).    I've played 3.0 and wonder if they fixed the game in 5.0.
    3.0 problems:
    - bugs, bugs, bugs...
    - very weak tutorial, steering and not intuitive missions. I hate situations when need to watch Youtube to know how to play and specially know how to complete the mission
    - should be future ships not old MIGs. Many boring moments (Eurotruck is more fun, more elements moving, more steering). Many parts of flight should be spent in timelapse or some Sims like life or economy or fight, but not oldschool Star Wars/Star Trek style. Automation and searching is bad but much better than Elite Dangerous.

    Summary: could be best space game, but is worse state than No Mans Sky.    … Expand
  10. YuryKor
    Dec 23, 2021
    7
    Начал играть с версии 4.0.
    Из минусов могу отметить отсутствие комфортной игры на геймпаде. Приходится летать на геймпаде, а управлять экономикой на на клава/мыше
    Игру воспринимаю как гибрид X: Rebirth + X3. за это большое спасибо. Спасибо что взяли лучшее и выбросили худшее.    Начал играть с версии 4.0.
    Из минусов могу отметить отсутствие комфортной игры на геймпаде. Приходится летать на геймпаде, а управлять экономикой на на клава/мыше
    Игру воспринимаю как гибрид X: Rebirth + X3. за это большое спасибо. Спасибо что взяли лучшее и выбросили худшее.
  11. aradapilot
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    Rough start, not uncommon with egosoft titles, which sadly skews reviews. But they have provided excellent support and today at version 4.1 it's perhaps the best space game on the market.
  12. ua_svs
    Apr 19, 2021
    1
    After 3 years and 2 DLCs the game is still broken and it looks like nobody try to fix it...
  13. gcDog
    Mar 26, 2021
    1
    X4 Foundations is basically a whopping, time-sucking piece of crap. But dang if it ain't the prettiest turd in the bowl of bad games out there... Harsh you say? Yeah Its called being honest and I do it to protect other consumers from having their money swindled from themselves. Don't waste your money on this one...Not yet, anyway. Here's my breakdown:

    1) Poor functional / AI    X4 Foundations is basically a whopping, time-sucking piece of crap. But dang if it ain't the prettiest turd in the bowl of bad games out there... Harsh you say? Yeah Its called being honest and I do it to protect other consumers from having their money swindled from themselves. Don't waste your money on this one...Not yet, anyway. Here's my breakdown:

    1) Poor functional / AI design.
    While the concept and the eye-candy scenarios of space sim is appealing, Egosoft's team of amateur developers has fallen short in the common sense department dept. I suspect that they don't understand the tools they are working with. Object clipping seems to be a prevalent issue. Good Gawd! Don't even get me started on their idea of AI. (The word: 'retarded' stands at the forefront)

    Example 1: Expect your new pilots (on S ships) to get stuck inside the hulls and skins of your capital
    (L, XL) ships...and even some stations. This is definitely a way to kill the momentum of the game play. As of this writing, Egosoft has NOT provided an answer to this problem yet.

    Example 2: Pilot ranking is useless... 5 star pilots (the highest available rank) on capitol ships are still incredibly stupid; During attacks on larger targets, they will lead their entire squadron into eminent death. Egosoft will never admit their own design flaw surrounding this. Simply put; they don't know how to make the AI "stupid-proof" yet.

    Example 3: During heavy ship traffic or environmental obstacle fields (i.e. asteroids, jump-gate bottlenecks) Player ship's Auto-Pilot Fails so epically, that during such events, Egosoft actually added an onboard voice, citing : "auto-pilot epically failed". (Total BS... to excuse the fact that the developers haven't actually been able to correct the AI's mis-manipulation of player's ship object in the game level.

    Example 4: Unexplained loss of reputation. This is by far the most retarded aspect of the game. Out of nowhere, the player gets dinged points, for " unauthorised attacks" on an ally. WTF! The does not provide any way to identify the cause, or location on the map. (BTW, the logs also suck)

    2) Poor game balance.
    - As stated before, Pilot Rankings are useless. Rank comes by way of gifting seminars to pilots. But, why offer seminar-gifting as a reward for mission success/ performance, if such awards are ultimately useless? (And yes, they are useless) . BTW - Still cant figure out how to train Marines efficiently.

    - Economy... Markets are ridiculous... Too many wares NOT available through station traders . Joining Factions gives you access to that faction's ship and station technologies . Nothing offered with any distinct edge or extraordinary advantage . Joining a faction just ensures trade opportunities... Until they become your enemy through "unauthorised attacks" on them.

    - Crafting: Boring and Pointless! Does not add any value, whatsoever to the game... save for a very few missions which stipulate the tedious process. Way to kill the spirit of adventure in the game... Fish & Chips anyone?

    3) Crappy or non existent support. Egosoft Forum Moderators would like us to believe that part of the gist and adventure of the game is to 'figure it out for yourselves'. Could there be a lamer insult to the intelligence of players? The real reason the support lacks so patently is because Egosoft hasn't bothered to compile a proper game manual. The reason they wont compile the manual is because they haven't quite defined the game. I suspect they have nary a real direction to take the game. Thus, This game can be likened to that of spaghetti... ( Throw some against the wall to see if it sticks... If it does...then release it ) …

    Speaking of Egosoft forum Moderators... Some are total and unequivocal jerks. (They cant take criticism, never been in charge of anything in their lives and gratuitously indulge themselves on censoring negative opinions about the game... )

    Conclusion:
    The game 'could be great' but for the lack of direction in its efficacy. As such I feel the game was / is not ready for release... Maybe in 2024 ... I'll check back then...    … Expand
  14. CiaranJ
    Feb 4, 2021
    8
    I am new to the X game series. I only became aware of the franchise when X:Rebirth released in 2013. I tried X:Rebirth in 2013-14, but found it hard to understand and enjoy, and whilst I liked the graphics, the world, the lore and the aesthetics of the game, I was putt off by the fact that you could only fly one ship, its weird UI and terrible tutorials. I also didn't find the story veryI am new to the X game series. I only became aware of the franchise when X:Rebirth released in 2013. I tried X:Rebirth in 2013-14, but found it hard to understand and enjoy, and whilst I liked the graphics, the world, the lore and the aesthetics of the game, I was putt off by the fact that you could only fly one ship, its weird UI and terrible tutorials. I also didn't find the story very interesting, even though, as I said before, I liked the overall aesthetics and lore.

    I bought X4: Foundations after it had been released over a year, and started with the 3.0 version of the game (early 2020), also purchasing the Split faction DLC. Even though the game has a steep learning curve and the UI is still incredibly difficult to understand, I found it much easier to get into when compared to X: Rebirth. I also found X4: Foundations more enjoyable to play.

    I stopped for a while and have just started playing again as of the 4.00 beta, and am finding it easier to get into than ever before. Some of the criticisms of X:Rebirth and earlier versions of X4: Foundations still remain, such as poor AI, basic and poorly-explained tutorials, and if you don't have a lot of patience or time to invest playing and learning the game's many systems, then you'll be disappointed. For me, these drawbacks and criticisms of the game are okay when compared to the extensive level of choice and deep systems that the game offers the player. X4 is by far the most immersive space game I've played. And although Egosoft's ambition to make a fully simulated galaxy has generated some big problems and led to some questionable design decisions, they are nevertheless worthy sacrifices for what is a brilliant and enjoyable space sim.

    Quick list of my personal pros, cons and things to improve/update

    PROS:
    1. The ability to personally fly a variety of ships with the ability to walk around ship interiors
    2. Fully simulated (although frustrating and buggy at times) space economy and warfare
    3. Lovely graphics, music and general aesthetics
    4. Highly immersive
    5. A number of tasks and missions based on role-playing preferences (i.e., trader, miner, fighter, fleet admiral, builder etc)
    6. Combat is satisfying.
    7. Ability to generate own stories by simply playing in the open world.
    8. Beautiful ship models

    CONS:
    1. Game requires patience, time, and willingness to forgive its intense learning curve and poor AI
    2. AI, AI, and more AI.
    3. Even with streamlining of systems over many updates, you will still find yourself micromanaging a lot, which can detract from playing the game.
    4. A lot of time will be spent browsing YouTube guides, Discord servers and Reddit pages to learn how to play the game and lean its systems.
    4. Some of the randomly-generated missions that relate to how the world is simulated can feel repetitive. Until you amass a huge amount of credits, you will definitely find yourself repeating some of these same missions.

    THINGS TO IMPROVE
    1. While the game encourages non-linear storytelling through playing in the open world, the game has been updated with some linear storylines and 'plots' that you would find in more casual action-adventure or RPG games. More linear storylines or plots could be added to the game to balance the basic randomly-generated missions. As I said, they are adding more into the game, but more could be added further.

    2. Space stations need to be updated with more sophisticated interiors. Even though many look different, both externally and internally, depending on which faction, many of the general layouts/prefabs are copied and pasted, consisting of usually one single corridor that leads into a single room. X:Rebirth, for all of its faults, had better space station interiors.

    3. More ship interiors to explore in L and XL ships. Standing on the bridge of a L or XL ship is extremely satisfying and is definitely one of the reasons why I play this game. But if there was a way to add more interiors, to make the L and XL ships feel bigger on the inside, then that would be awesome.

    4. A nice little quality of life update relates to visually showing the player that a ship is being attacked while standing inside. For example, alarms going off, or crew sounding more panicked, or explosions and damage being visible when standing on a bridge or inside the cockpit of a small fighter would add to the immersion when in combat.

    The game is certainly getting better with each update and I am glad Egosoft are sticking with updating it for the foreseeable. It takes the best of X:Rebirth and blends it with some of the best systems from the older X games. And while not everyone will be happy with the changes, I am enjoying it (as I said, I am not an X series veteran, but I am now certainly a fan!).

    Am looking forward to seeing how Egosoft develop X4 further and to the next expansion, Cradle of Humanity, which is releasing in the next few months. Overall, I highly recommend this game.    … Expand
  15. g014n
    Jan 7, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a niche game.

    Disclaimer: I have about 140h into the game in versions 1.x and 2.x (most of it), played a little in 3.x and now I'm mostly waiting for 5.x when it will have the minimum set of features that I'm interested (player owned shipyard ftw).

    Do you want to manage your own space station and trade fleet in a video game? If that sounds appealing, this is the game for you - with some obvious drawbacks (but nonetheless a much more ambitious project considering its limited resources, which is yet another reason you should support this game, in my humble opinion). If you want some interactive experience, some awesome story, hand holding, it's just the game for you. I'm gong to rate on what it tried to be, not things people wish it was.

    By now, it's by far the best game in the X series in regards to the feature set. Technically and usability wise it's also a vast improvement (but still poor - it's a small team, overly ambitious - if you add a lot of stuff to the game it won't run smoothly). What people should know is that combat is bad, the AI won't handle it well. It's not why I play it, but it gets in the way, occasionally.

    At this point, there's no other game that offers the type of experience that X4 does and it deserves recognition for that.    … Expand
  16. Eaisworse
    Jan 5, 2021
    10
    I have around 1745 hours of game time and think, that I can write and review now. First the bugs, yes the bugs, there are some, some a lot, some that are funny or you don't recognize them, or you get some bad once. The pilot A.I is dumb (but only, if you pilot has a low level, if he has a high level, he/she is very good and flys better than you and sometimes trough stations and asteroids),I have around 1745 hours of game time and think, that I can write and review now. First the bugs, yes the bugs, there are some, some a lot, some that are funny or you don't recognize them, or you get some bad once. The pilot A.I is dumb (but only, if you pilot has a low level, if he has a high level, he/she is very good and flys better than you and sometimes trough stations and asteroids), but it works. The economy system is GREAT, if you destroy stations the whole system changes, prices rise or sink, the wares change and the prices change every minute, you need to invest time to understand the system and even the whole game, the first 400 hours I only learned and tried to understand the game. This game is only for people who have the will and the power to learn and understand the game, if you can live with the bugs, if you don't give up after 5 minutes, than this is a game for you.… Expand
  17. iYiaz
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This game is unfinished and instead of fixing it, or making it at least decent, Egosoft releases paid DLCs.
  18. rayman2200
    Jun 14, 2020
    0
    Excuse me for the wording, but this game is just a peace of sh**.

    I'm playing it since the release and the quality that egosoft deliver with the x2 and x3 universe is gone since X Rebirth. Don't know what's going wrong with egosoft, but this is another garbage they delivered. I'm doing the second run with the game since split vendeta and choose the split campagne. It starts instantly    Excuse me for the wording, but this game is just a peace of sh**.

    I'm playing it since the release and the quality that egosoft deliver with the x2 and x3 universe is gone since X Rebirth. Don't know what's going wrong with egosoft, but this is another garbage they delivered.

    I'm doing the second run with the game since split vendeta and choose the split campagne. It starts instantly with a war between the Argon and Zyarth Patriarchy. It was brisk, because my last run was a peaceful one. Now i start the first time using mechanics like boarding ships, make large scale fights, commanding fleets and most time just defending the other factions, because the xenon are so aggressive and strong and killing one sector by another.

    The first thing I need to handle is, that I need at least 5 Behemoth to kill a Xenon Branch K without losing a ship in a OoS (out of sector) fight. For people that does not know the game. The Xenon are a AI Faction that is the main threat in the X Universe. And the Behemoth and the Branch K are both Destroyer, One of the larger ships. Normaly looking at the stats 2-3 Behemoth would kill easy a nearly equal Branch K ship. But hey we are playing X4 Foundations, where the AI of the Xenon is so good, that my stupic Behemoths can't handle it. I also discovered on Youtube that most of the let's players have luck and they game is bugged, so the xenon does not shot back.

    Another big problem is the complicated UI. Most parts aren't self explained and mostly unlogic. The logistic overview of the own factories are a pain. Build factories are a pain. All the game mechanic. I can't understand why this game is getting a good score.

    I have played 400 h and the games just getting on my nerves. There is not an hour of gameplay without rage quieting.

    Look at the technical support forum (google: x4 foundations technical support) . Each bigger update break the game more and more. The big era of egosoft has finally end. Please can someone make a similar and just working game?    … Expand
  19. Lightletter
    May 22, 2020
    0
    Found this game through Wikipedia the free online encyclopedia , disappointed in the quality, going to have to give this one a 0
  20. Tidaar
    May 15, 2020
    9
    A great game done by a great team. As of version 3.0 and Split Vendetta the game offers better graphics and a huge universe where you can do pretty much anything you want. Build fleets , own sectors , trade , build factories and shipyards, get into politics that influence the universe....

    When the game was released in 2018 it was an unfinished pile of ... But these folks kept adding    A great game done by a great team. As of version 3.0 and Split Vendetta the game offers better graphics and a huge universe where you can do pretty much anything you want. Build fleets , own sectors , trade , build factories and shipyards, get into politics that influence the universe....

    When the game was released in 2018 it was an unfinished pile of ... But these folks kept adding stuff and patching like crazy and now its a beauty.

    Definetly recommend it.    … Expand
  21. worldbeaterdev
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Since Split Vendetta and 3.0 release, X4 Universe has drastically grown in its size, a lot of sectors were added. Besides, new ships were added, as well as new visual effects, more amazing soundtrack, more storylines. The new game starts bring novel goals for players. Actually, falling in love with this game again!
  22. jseph1234
    Feb 28, 2020
    6
    I personally have always loved X3 games from Egosoft and the with the expansiveness of X4:Foundations and the improved systems including Cockpit view control for ships makes this a buy for me. BUT I have found that after about 50 hours of gameplay the game lacks ANY Story whatsoever. I actively went looking for some decent story missions...NOPE.... Reduced my ratings as of 2/28/2020I personally have always loved X3 games from Egosoft and the with the expansiveness of X4:Foundations and the improved systems including Cockpit view control for ships makes this a buy for me. BUT I have found that after about 50 hours of gameplay the game lacks ANY Story whatsoever. I actively went looking for some decent story missions...NOPE.... Reduced my ratings as of 2/28/2020 because I feel I was Duped out of my money.… Expand
  23. toaster389
    Jul 24, 2019
    0
    This game contains less than half the ships, less than a third the factories, 2 less alien races, and about one tenth the number of missions that previous editions had to offer. X3: Albion Prelude came out nearly a decade ago and is more than twice the game that X4: Foundation could ever be.

    It's pathetic that Egosoft released this broken, diminutive game at all. I'm by no means a    This game contains less than half the ships, less than a third the factories, 2 less alien races, and about one tenth the number of missions that previous editions had to offer. X3: Albion Prelude came out nearly a decade ago and is more than twice the game that X4: Foundation could ever be.

    It's pathetic that Egosoft released this broken, diminutive game at all. I'm by no means a long-term fan of Egosoft. I bought all the X3, X2, and X1 games on sale about 3 years ago and pretty much only played X3: Albion prelude the entire time. About one year ago, I decided I'd pay a little more than I'd normally pay for a new game and buy both Rebirth and X4: Foundations. That was the single worst mistake I've ever made since I first made an account on Steam nearly 10 years ago.

    Rebirth wasn't worth so much as $1. X4 foundations wasn't worth so much as a single cent. It's shameful that a developer with such an epic legacy as Egosoft would even release these games, let alone allow them to fester in their unfinished and unplayable state for so long.

    I still haven't figured out how to create a profitable factory in the X4 universe and I've already logged nearly 100 hours into that game. As far as I'm concerned it's nearly 100 hours wasted and I don't plan to log so much as another 10 seconds into that game. I wish I could get a refund and if I had it my way, I'd also get paid $20 an hour for every moment I spent wasting my time trying to justify my purchase of X4 foundations and Rebirth.

    I hope that Egosoft goes under soon and I have to wonder, seriously, whether whoever thought these two games up has suffered a recent traumatic brain injury. That's about the only valid justification I can think of for creating such a horrendous piece of crap when, as a developer, Egosoft has a pretty much flawless legacy of excellence and gameplay of epic proportions.

    It makes me truly sad to post such a withering review of a developer I once held in higher regard than bioware or Square Enix, but I am extremely disappointed by this game and nothing could ever change my mind about that. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was a recent Masterpiece by Square Enix, and that won't ever change. Fallout 4 was equally incredible and that was the work of Ubisoft.

    Unfortunately, it seems like the days of the noble Alternative Developer has come and gone. I hope I'm wrong, I hope that Egosoft pulls through, and I hope that, above all else, X4: foundations rises to the same level as the previous labels of the same series have. But I have very little faith in Egosoft at this point and I highly doubt such a lofty ambition will come to pass.

    If it does, then I apologize for this scathing review. But if I am right, then I'm sorry to say that Egosoft has failed us all. And if we have even the smallest scrap of integrity and hope left for another game so epic as X3: Albion Prelude, then let us pray that Square Enix or Ubisoft will deliver on that and create a game like the X series we know and love, as Egosoft lays dying. Let's hope that some other developer will take up the torch knowing that there is a profit to be made from us fans of old.

    I hope I'm wrong and I hope Egosoft will rise again. But if they don't, please: Square Enix, Ubisoft, and BioWare: Please come up with a game as epic as these other games of old. You won't be disappointed.

    Sincerely: Cameron D. Rothschild, a lifelong fan of Egosoft and the epic games they've managed to develop thus far.

    Even if you can only match the legacy of Fallout: New Vegas with a subtle Egosoft Spin, you'll still outdo Rebirth and Foundations by a dozen lightyears.

    Thanks - Mr. Cameron D. Rothschild    … Expand
  24. sixsixfive
    Jun 10, 2019
    1
    Trade - Fight - Build - Think, That's the slogan of the X-Series!

    * Trade, in this game you can't trade because everything is everywhere available. * Fighting is pointless because the stations are nearly indestructible. * Build is another lie since there are not many goods and it doesn't matter where you produce them there are no bonuses in sectors so why should you build 10 stations    Trade - Fight - Build - Think, That's the slogan of the X-Series!

    * Trade, in this game you can't trade because everything is everywhere available.
    * Fighting is pointless because the stations are nearly indestructible.
    * Build is another lie since there are not many goods and it doesn't matter where you produce them there are no bonuses in sectors so why should you build 10 stations if you can build one that produces everything.
    * Think is a good point - I should have done this before I bought the game.    … Expand
  25. Percijim
    Apr 17, 2019
    10
    Early adopters may have been very disappointed but later reviews are indicating that the game is in a league above the previous X games. The game craves time to understand the finer details and to maximize enjoyment. The game is also evolving and new features are being added on a fairly regular basis. I would recommend it whole heartily. If I had reviewed it on the day of release i wouldEarly adopters may have been very disappointed but later reviews are indicating that the game is in a league above the previous X games. The game craves time to understand the finer details and to maximize enjoyment. The game is also evolving and new features are being added on a fairly regular basis. I would recommend it whole heartily. If I had reviewed it on the day of release i would clearly not have given it this score....… Expand
  26. AshVenom
    Feb 18, 2019
    7
    Как фанат игр от Egosoft постараюсь быть объективным. (сразу напишу что игра не для всех)
    По пунктам:
    + Космический симулятор(без хардкорного управления в "1000 кнопок" / песочница. + Управлять можно почти любым аппаратом. + Неплохая графика. + Мостики управления и отсеки корабля. + Наем персонала + Строительство станции + Без проблем можно модифицировать игру + Отличный    Как фанат игр от Egosoft постараюсь быть объективным. (сразу напишу что игра не для всех)
    По пунктам:
    + Космический симулятор(без хардкорного управления в "1000 кнопок" / песочница.
    + Управлять можно почти любым аппаратом.
    + Неплохая графика.
    + Мостики управления и отсеки корабля.
    + Наем персонала
    + Строительство станции
    + Без проблем можно модифицировать игру
    + Отличный саундтрек с космической тематикой.
    - Баги и вылеты (v.1.60) Можно стоя на мостике и переключив вид от 3го лица и вернувшись обратно начать постоянно проваливаться под тектуры, вылеты на рабочий стол на станциях и при полете через туннели.
    - Однотипное вооружение/апгрейды и корабли у всех расс. ( в основном это внешний вид и кол-во щитов и вооружения )
    -/+ Всего 4 рассы ( может в дополнениях добавят )
    - Мостик у телади просто графически не отображается на самой модели корабля (там просто дыра)
    - Попытка копировать Elite: The dangerous
    - Не захватить Xenon и Khaki
    -/+ Нет линкоров ( хотя может позже и добавят )
    -/+ Не сюжетной компании
    - Не хватает динамики, все медленно, даже нападения Xenon не разбавляют картину происходящего
    Итого:
    Для тех кому нравится космическая песочница с полной свободой.
    Если ты до этого играл в Elite то может показаться что у тебя дежавю.    … Expand
  27. ThaiGamer
    Jan 26, 2019
    9
    This is not a game. X4 is a true life-in-space simulator with great depth. As Star citizen and Elite dangerous player with hundreds or possibly thousand played hour. This game is epic!
    Love this game now.
  28. Dragon420
    Jan 20, 2019
    0
    I noticed a lot of people claiming it just "wasn't ready" to be released, but that's not the case at all. It is indeed a complete, functional game. It's just terrible. In almost every mission, there's absolutely no description of your goals, and if you do happen to figure it out on your own, it's a long, long, long way to where you gotta go. Nothing is straightforward. Nothing. If you haveI noticed a lot of people claiming it just "wasn't ready" to be released, but that's not the case at all. It is indeed a complete, functional game. It's just terrible. In almost every mission, there's absolutely no description of your goals, and if you do happen to figure it out on your own, it's a long, long, long way to where you gotta go. Nothing is straightforward. Nothing. If you have to claim a plot, provided you are gifted enough to figure that part out, you find out very quickly that you don't have everything you need. So, back to the station where you started the game, because that's the only one that has any supplies on it. Now, if you actually did get what you need, back to your plot. Every little thing in the game is like this. Very tedious and very annoying. This game is a whiny 3 year-old child that always starts screaming whenever you try to do something.… Expand
  29. haunt3d
    Jan 17, 2019
    0
    This game released in a terrible state, and the developers have done absolutely nothing to fix game breaking bugs. This is totally broken software, and the company has obviously employed people to come online and fake news it.

    Core features like AI pathfinding do not work. The economy is broken. Wars do not happen. Look at the Steam forums for the incredibly long bug lists. Egosoft    This game released in a terrible state, and the developers have done absolutely nothing to fix game breaking bugs. This is totally broken software, and the company has obviously employed people to come online and fake news it.

    Core features like AI pathfinding do not work. The economy is broken. Wars do not happen. Look at the Steam forums for the incredibly long bug lists.

    Egosoft shipped a game right before Christmas that was totally unplayable, took everyone's money, then went AWOL for 2 months "on holiday", presumably on our dime.

    This is another Bethesda. This is another Hello Games.

    Please don't buy this company's software. Instead, punish them into bankruptcy. Let's use the market to get better space games by not supporting awful studios releasing garbage.    … Expand
  30. Spoonpoodle
    Jan 14, 2019
    9
    Do you like spreadsheets? Do you like games that reward days of grind with the ability to produce even more complex spreadsheets? Do you think game play loops that encourage you to leave your computer on overnight, whilst running the game are reasonable in 2018?

    I do, and I recommend X4: Foundations.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    50
    Just as its name says, this game is a great foundation for a really massive and great open world sandbox space adventure, where it's your choice to write your own destiny and play any way you want. But the massive and game breaking bugs simply stop players from delving more into it.
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  2. GameGrin
    Feb 19, 2019
    70
    An ambitious, complex sandbox space game that allows you to do almost anything from spacewalking to commanding a carrier with a fleet of ships onboard. A steep learning curve and an inconsistent interface mar an excellent return for Egosoft’s flagship series.
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  3. PC Games
    Jan 14, 2019
    60
    Miles better than the technical disaster X Rebirth, X4 is still far away from its clearly recognizable ideal state.
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