5 BIG Time Saver in X4 Foundations

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[@prastagus3]

So that's how Shuffle station parts worked. That will be the greatest time saver for me

[@Fallub]

The shuffle trick alone was worth the watch. Hundreds of hours in and I did not know about it. So many wasted hours fiddling with the construction menu for naught :(

[@WoNCrawler]

Be careful with the shuffle module button when you got commonwealth and terran blueprints. it will sometimes sneak in terran connector modules into a commonwealth factory and vice versa, you'll often end up having to provide the resources yourself that way when you build far away from terran space.

[@XxKidnoffxX]

The shuffle thing is a good tip. I hope Egosoft will add a option to 'complete' a complexe. If I want 5 factory of shield, just put my 5 factory and click 'auto complete' to have all the other stations needed. Because right now, I need to use a website to calculate everything. I play in french, the website is in english. I lost so much time just for that.

[@agoosecalledxaro6679]

That would be awesome. Just imagine that you add 3 claytronics modules, and all you have to do is click a button to add all the production modules needed to maintain them. That would be epic.

[@xizzard]

For the buildings you can save the projects like Defense station, small mining, independent super-abundant-XxXxL-shipyard :). I`m grateful that egosoft implemented the ship configs needed in plots. Also another time-saver-money-making tip: defense stations near xenon gateways to "milk" xen for expensive drops.

[@TENGILL]

That last bonus tip was a mindblower! Thank you!

[@3komma141592653]

Number 6, park cheap ships at each faction rep station, so you can teleport there instead of flying. Bonus if you name them something like X Teladi, X Argon, so you find them fast in your list. Only later you can directly teleport to the station.

[@CreatorOfWorlds]

I usually combine them into a fleet(mimic commander) to make them stand out.

[@Zartren]

To add to the search function, if you type in the name of a ware, it will activate the map trade mode and filter in the stations that either buy of sell that ware. You can add up to three ware filters concurrently that way.

[@LeeAndrewVideos]

I just bought the game, a week ago or so, and all your videos have saved me hours of more pain. Wish I had seen this specific video a week ago! Thanks for sharing!

[@CaptainCollins]

Hope you enjoy it! Awesome to know :)

[@TauShasla]

There is one complication for timesaver #5: it likes to use terran connectors. so if you dont play terrans or very close to terran space i recommend not picking up any terran blueprints. Otherwise your stations in Split territory want terran specific materials all of the sudden. and replacing them by hand is a pain :)

[@CaptainCollins]

TRUE!

[@screamingiraffe]

omfg, I spent 1 hour going over every option, or what I thought was e very option until now.... that shuffle thing, that is a HUGE time saver. thank you

[@MrDd2331d]

To expand on the search function tip, it's worth mentioning the "object list" on the left hand side as well. Given the sheer amount of ships/factories you might end up with, if you get the notification a plunderer turned hostile for whatever reason, one of the dozen or more spawned plunderers will show as red in the object list, of course it works with SCA, BUC and VIG as well (Captain probably is already aware of this but for those that aren't, here you go)

[@Yuu_Sora]

I hope there will be a filter for the shuffle to avoid using different connectors from different races. Sometimes I prefer the station in a style that conforms to the sector. The using of searching bar to search a specific ship really amazes me. Almost 500 hours of gaming time, I never think it can be used to search a ship! Nice advice!🤣

[@AW-ix5qg]

Hey, wait a minute. Needing hours of time to build the prettiest station possible is part of the fun!

[@CaptainCollins]

it is! but not for the fifth tier 1 station :P

[@steemlenn8797]

Oh yeah, fitting a 100+ hour build time station into a 4x4x4km area so you save on costs by 3D puzzling it ;)

[@3komma141592653]

This, this shuffle button is strait from hell! Later you want to expand the station and have to deal with that mess.

[@jac62905]

520hrs into this game and I never knew there was a shuffle modules button. Making big stations always stressed me out, but not anymore! Thanks for the tip Captian!

[@tonytwotimes2859]

Callsigns are intended to be unique, and generally are, but a bug in the multiverse teams season beta found some visitor ships generating with duplicate callsigns. I have them preserved in my save :)

[@Ninjamilk_]

My current pirate playthrough is the only time I've managed to get a SETA. Was never that good at dogfights before, so i didn't get the materials for it. But now i have it, damn SETA is a time save

[@CaptainCollins]

You could say, you are almost saving six times the time xD

[@screamingiraffe]

@@CaptainCollins I'm about 900 hours in and still have never used a SETA, no idea how it even works other than hitting ctrl-4 or F4, not sure..

[@Ninjamilk_]

@screamingiraffe functionally you craft the SETA drive, then sit in any station/ship seat and hit the bound SETA key. Spools up like a travel drive then time passes 6 times faster. I use it in gunnery or navigation spots on ships while I get my pilot to do whatever I need doing

[@steemlenn8797]

In my first game I already had moe than 20 of part one and two until I finally got a singel part three. The thing with SETA is, when you have it, you are likely already big enough you don't need it because there is enough to do.

[@miteshharshad143]

Thank you for the video and love your live streams

[@CaptainCollins]

You are so welcome

[@Eikioma]

SETA is good in early game but in late game if SETA active for too long, it can crash the game (and i don't have a potato PC). Also you can activate SETA when you are a your desk on the station with Boso Ta (don't remember the name) less noise that in a ship and you don't get police scan.

[@gageduke7652]

I wish the station shuffle feature would take into account modules already placed and confirmed. Would be nice to automatically add to an existing structure.

[@amocv]

6:15 I love u XD

[@tarax007]

OH snap... I thought the search bar was wears exclusive ... I had no idea, and I have 1129h into x4 .... lol

[@CaptainCollins]

Always something to learn :)

[@Designsy-wl9nr]

The bonus one at the end is the best one, though in the game it's technically a time waster ;)

[@iku7630]

Thanks, didn't knew the shuffle existed and also never really bothered with the search bar. Making a few ships just for teleporting is still on my list 😬 ship pre sets Imade a few, but will probably also make an updated one for the upgrades for ter shields and such once I have the money 😢

[@asmosisyup2557]

One of my normal things is to leave a ship parked at all the faction representatives so if i ever need a blueprint or the get a new license i can teleport there at any time. Also is crew relocation instantaneous now? I remember when they used to get lost in space if the ships weren't close to each other. I know they made some changes so they didnt get stuck in collisions when boarding, but thought there was still travel time over distances. Oh and make station presets for those "hard" building missions so you can drop a defense station etc in an instant. Presets are not 'save' specific, so you'll still have all your presets available (provided you have the blueprints) if you start a new game.

[@just01guy96]

660+ hours and I learned about station parts shuffle just now.

[@michael3595]

Thanks Captain!

[@michaelbennett7561]

I like well designed, good looking stations. As such, I will never use the shuffle button.

[@Geodessiaable]

Thanks Cap'n

[@reggie368]

Hallöchen Captain ! :D

[@eduardoborges506]

I had no idea about the shuffle

[@Pew1337]

terran combat engines are time saver

[@yannisbaum1319]

Addition to #2: activate the trade mode, type in the full ware name. zoom out and you will see every offer for this ware everywhere. if you zoom out completly it will show only the best offers

[@XenonSlayer]

6:33 nice exploit. shame if something were to happen to it 🙊

[@CaptainCollins]

in since 2018... :P

[@rybuds47]

Ive spent entire saturdays building perfect stations to hang out at. 😂

[@CaptainCollins]

Fair. Do what you like to do most :)

[@rybuds47]

@@CaptainCollins i am really enjoying the observation modules. Great place to sit and tidy up the empire. Cheers brother!

[@maziugomez2786]

Im trying to use shuffle station parts but it does nothing, some time it just select a random piece.

[@HupfderFloh]

I'm not even at war with them but since they lost it to HOP, I still control Argon Prime for uh ... peacekeeping reasons.

[@thomasetavard2031]

Don't think of the UI to help the player but as the Owner's Logistics Interface for the Character's Commercial/Military Fleet

[@kevinenchill959]

Captain collins: 1487.1 hours Me: ...... 3798 hours Stopped playing excessively about a year and half ago. this game really pulls you in.

[@MasterofMuppets70]

Great video but not sure what you mean by fly-by boarding. If you can explain that which you never in this video. Tried searching for it but cant find it.

[@CaptainCollins]

Good point, changed the title of that video in question, so that "fly-by-boarding" is in the title. Good call 👍

[@MasterofMuppets70]

Thank you. i find your videos really helped me in this game.

[@joeyharper4052]

I have definitely wasted way too much time looking to the right station to buy or sell from

[@steemlenn8797]

Try to shuffle a 200 part station. Can be really funny. Too bad the shuffle only does planar stations, not 3D

[@evilways961]

Thanks for video...

[@Agora2021]

While shuffle is surely time saving, my sense of aesthetics and customization won't allow me to use it.

[@neplczz]

Now i need samé video about save/wasting money 😂

[@CaptainCollins]

that's a really good idea. perfect to combine with making the most money.

[@TheStachelkeule]

yo, i have 258 hours in. And i just found out about the shuffle station stuff....

[@CaptainCollins]

that why I make these videos ;)

[@Sebby23]

What. How could i miss the shuffle Option for 1000 hours playn that game 😮

[@CaptainCollins]

Guess what... in 7.00 it's even better now, since you can select which connector module types are going to be used :)

[@Ugnutz]

900 hours here myself

[@udoarndt1430]

seta rofl great

[@WatchMysh]

Farming for emp mats is atrocious. Teleport restock really is much more convenient and I can't blame anyone for using it.

[@CaptainCollins]

Absolutely!

[@ZlothZloth]

If you ever start a new game, use the Custom option and add the materials to your inventory at the start.

[@WatchMysh]

​@@ZlothZloth Yeah that's also a good idea

[@Aotearas]

Hard pass on the station shuffle. I'd rather sit hours in the station designer to build nice looking plans for everything and optimize plot sizes than having to look at those malformed monstrosities. Besides, tinkering with station builds is the best part of designing your own ones. I'm quite proud of my triangular Graphene Refinery with 24x production modules and that took me a bit less than an hour of tinkering about until the muse frenchkissed me.

[@ZlothZloth]

Me too, though I like to make them even more monstrous. That shuffle doesn't use the full six degrees of freedom. (Yet.)

[@JarlThorson]

"A few tutorials" HA! If it wasn't for you I would have rage quit the game at least six times.

[@Duvoncho]

Less than 1500 hours!? Rookie numbers 😂

[@-drey]

500th like :D

[@Cetegus79]

Erster!

[@CaptainCollins]

das war echt schnell :)