The development of the game has been impressive over the years. I've known the series since X3 Reunion. I went and bought them all, so far and Foundation is the apse of that. What a well made game, and it's been improved every month. Egosoft has overcome great challenges, they are to be congratulated.
@jclosed25162 жыл бұрын
I get what you are feeling. I started playing these series in 1999 with X - Beyond the Frontier. The way the game looks and plays now is something you could only dream from in those days. I own all the games from then until now (and yes I have played them all), and it's still my number one sandbox space game.
@trlavalley990910 ай бұрын
So you can add an existing DLC to an Existing Start. I've been wondering about that as I have an old start that seemed to run out of steam 18 Months ago, about the time I shelved this game for awhile, but I have been running up a new start and relearning a lot, but of course I'm light years from where I just crushed the Xenon out of the Game. Sadly that was pretty much the end of anything interesting as well.
@CaptainCollins10 ай бұрын
Yes, you can absolutely add any DLC to a running game. The economy will need some time to adjust to the new systems and so on, but after some time it will be perfectly merged :)
@trlavalley990910 ай бұрын
Cool tyvm for the prompt reply, and much appreciate your work. BB
@KeithZim2 жыл бұрын
Something to keep in mind with X4. If you almost love it but dont have the time then mods are for you. I dont even bother with a vanilla game. If you bought X4 then adding mods will be easy for you. Nexus Mods is where we all go, or you can use the steam workshop, however I strongly encourage learning to add them yourself because not all the good mods are on steam and I had issues when I tried to mix.
@itsmillerhere Жыл бұрын
Time is something I struggle with. What mods would you recommend?
@zrakonthekrakon494 Жыл бұрын
Bro, just get the cheat console mod and cheat on the seta which accelerates in game time, problem solved (if you already know how to play) if not there’s no way to get around the learning curve, it’ll take at least 30 hours to figure out the x game mechanics.
@Resistjk2 жыл бұрын
I was just starting a new playthrough when they announced this scrap based economy, guess what megastructures i ve built up in that game. Yes! Claytronics and hull part for all the galaxy with relay stations! I was so triggered i wanted to send in the asgards into the new sectors to destroy everything :D
@zooleebest2 жыл бұрын
I almost did. But reading this. You make me want to do it for real.
@Hitman2b Жыл бұрын
@@zooleebest guess who is at war with Vigor syndicat and guess who gonna invest the sector it's BIBI once i get my asgard and a billion ship or just a defense platform up and running in they sector
@gamingtonight15262 жыл бұрын
FYI: 1:10 "Axiom", the next-door prisoner, is the name of the spaceship in "Wall-E" the Pixar movie! Nice one, Egosoft!
@Mondfischli2 жыл бұрын
...maybe they had Watzlawick in mind 🤔 But then again there ARE those compactor ships 😆
@SPINDANGLE2 жыл бұрын
And Woodworm Scrubs is from HMP Wormwood Scrubs London lol
@AlexisyFR2 жыл бұрын
DLC seems nice as a 3.0 player reaching end-game in my current Terran save. I'll probably buy it once I'm finished with the Split and Paranid storylines, I never finished them back in the 3.0 days :)
@bozzb.14512 жыл бұрын
thank you for great video ! While it does add less content than previous DLCs, I love the new ships and the fact they are very unique ! Barbarossa is one of my favorite I use it for my dangerous trading routes, Donia is a very fast and effective miner, The Shih heavy fighter looks awesome ! the Teuta poops debris you can recycle ! and The Erlking is just awesome firepower and feels very unique for a battleship ! Nice work Egosoft
@davonskevortful2 жыл бұрын
I got it and like the prison start. Reminds me of oblivion start. That said the new destroyers are very weak vs a nice corvette like the katana as the shields are paper thin. I haven't even touched the recycling game mechanics yet
@michaelmacdonell4834 Жыл бұрын
07, Cap! I may have a bash at this after all - thanks to you! There's been a lot of entitled whining from certain quarters, but , yeah, I'm too old to care. I have always thought there should be large-scale recycling in the X 'verse, even back in X2 you had these huge structues in the way, and nothing would touch them. Well, that's going to change, now, with my new Corp - Menelaeus; Hull Mining Industries!
@exilealchemist9100 Жыл бұрын
1:47 what an insane flex
@CaptainCollins Жыл бұрын
Paranids... :D
@JFKeNn3dy2 жыл бұрын
I had some fun with it, but has anyone else noticed how much more active the fighting is between the HoP and ARG? First time I flew the highway through Argon Prime there were several battles going on, with a massive HoP fleet on the southern gate.
@bozzb.14512 жыл бұрын
I had that in 1.0, it's very random sometimes they go nuts and sometimes they do almost nothing...
@Mondfischli2 жыл бұрын
...if the HOP get help against the xenon in faulty logic and find enough trades/resources they will push aggressively into Argon prime and also ANT space taking out stations in the void. you can stop this by playing the par plot, re-uniting the paranids.😁
@JFKeNn3dy2 жыл бұрын
@@Mondfischli This was about 15 minutes into starting a new game ;)
@Mondfischli2 жыл бұрын
@@JFKeNn3dy 🤣..get used to "patrolling" faction fleets. The Argon, Paranids and Teladi send a Carrier, several L destroyers and a xl auxiliary. The split with a good mix and the MIN and the new Syndicate with loads of small fighters. And they all will pick a fight 😁
@efxnews47762 жыл бұрын
What i did notice is that the Xenon is far more agressive and though than usual...
@christophmahler2 жыл бұрын
Well structured introduction into the DLC. The approach to introduce certain mechanics and prefered playstyles via novel, 'storied' gamestarts should grant 'replayability'. While most may play the series for it's sandbox 'X4' mechanics - I liked the storytelling since 'X Rebirth' that helped with immersion - to have new shipclasses introduced, really closes the gap of content that was felt by some at launch of the base game. Looking forward to more optimization, _quality of life features_ and possibly more storylines.
@martinsch2 жыл бұрын
Completely newbie. Thanks for making this video, it really helped. I will play without the DLC and decide later if I need it.
@CaptainCollins2 жыл бұрын
Good, make yourself a picture of the game. And if you need a place to share/get help, join our Discord :)
@ingrimmschboindil13022 жыл бұрын
What i like about the update is the scrap part, i am glad they put it into the normal game for free. I bought the dlc but just cause i wanted to support the devs, all in all i was expecting more in terms of ships, weapons and balance changes.
@FluxNoise2 жыл бұрын
How do you get fps like this? I tryed to get into the game again after a long time and i have a pretty similar system like you but my fps are all over the place, especially in station. Maybe a performance tweak video or something like that would be a good idea.
@katamathesis2 жыл бұрын
Dealing with VIG fighters are actually is not that hard if you think about this situation a little bit more.... You Standing is stable, yet VIG will not target your property at some point... Sooo,,,,, Fleet of traders with torpedoes or some minefield at key points can be very good. And one thing for Teuta - 145 marines.
@bradenwoods11112 жыл бұрын
My Astrid is definitely my new favorite ship! Not bad in a fight either 👌
@silverlightsun2 жыл бұрын
The add-on is very cool in some ways, but it falls very short on other disciplines. Cons: [ - ] The short list of new faction ships, is quite annoying in several ways. [ - ] You need +15 reputation to buy fighters from the Syndicate, which sucks super hard. I lose reputation all the time because they try to grab my traders stuff. Or I transport illegal wares (water, food, or medicine) [ - ] In addition, you can't buy normal production blueprints from the syndicate and only the trash modules from the other faction. So you need +15 reputation with Teladi or Argon too, just to get started (3x+15rep). [ - ] Next thing is, (in my game) the syndicate starts war with next to every other faction it encounters (probably because the other faction traders don't realize they aren't allowed to ship food, water, or medicine? don't know). However, the lack of trading opportunities completely obliterates both of the 2 new factions' economies. [ - ] The S-Class traders suck (like all S-Traders in the game); The L-Class Recycling Ship, and M-Class Trash Ship have too few point defenses for their dangerous tasks (they are literally sitting ducks in space, probably close to frontline); [ - ] The S-Class heavy fighter, has 4 slots, but no weapons I tried had enough energy drain to maximize their potential, the other S-Class Fighters suuuuuuuuuuuuuck with only 2 weapon slots. [ - ] Still no good modder support (would be nice to learn how to mod this game, cant figure it out) Con Conclusion: Progress as the new factions is very slow. [ + ] The Ambience is very cool again. [ + ] You can really feel the struggle with the syndicate, even tho it seems a bit arbitrarily. (like I said, the Syndicate does not profit from the trade in my game, they stop any trade from happening, and there is no real threat to justify their "protection") [ + ] The new Station Modules and the new way to make a profit, is very innovative and very cool. (even tho it has 2 major problems, 1. 2 star pilot requirements, 2. no Area selection option for gathering trash) [ + ] I LOVE the L-Class Battleship! The large storage is amazing to make Cash when not fighting! The huge crew capacity is great to capture other ships! Pro Conclusion: Not only looks, and sounds pretty cool, it also adds innovative new Gameplay. Final: Money wise, it is completely worth it to add more options to your Space Sandbox. Otherwise, it falls short in a lot of other areas that would make the new options more accessible and usable.
@silverlightsun2 жыл бұрын
PS: Wenn ihr mal erfahren wollt, was das richtige Potenzial von der X-Serie ist, dann geht auf Nexusmod und holt euch Star Wars Innerworlds. Eines der krassesten dinge, ist nicht das es Star Wars ist, es ist das fast jedes Schiff eine richtige Rolle abdeckt. Jedes Schiff ist einzigartig in seiner Bewaffnung, seinem Nutzen und nicht bloß ein Statusvergleich. Meine Armeen in Innerwolds, decken alle möglichen verschiedenen Jäger und Kampfschiffe ab und alle haben ihre Rolle im Krieg, sind besonders gut gegen verschiedene Arten von Zielen. Nicht jedes Schiff kann jede Waffe führen. Manche können Raketen feuern, andere Torpedos, andere sind dirt cheap und gut in der Masse, andere können 360° feuern. Und da rede ich nur von den Jägern des Imperiums. Die Droiden zB. haben nicht so gute Schiffe, aber ihre "Piloten" sind max Level. Und so weiter. Es gibt einen super krassen M Transporter mit 16.000 Volumen, der hat aber keine Waffen. Es gibt sogar unterschiedliche Reiseantriebe. Die einen sind unmittelbar und beschleunigen. Die anderen sind verzögert, aber dafür sofort max Speed. Und so weiter und sofort. Und lasst mich nicht mit den über krassen Lösungen und Rollen für M und L Schiffe anfangen, das ist einfach nur noch mega! Brawler, Sniper, Carrier, Destroyer, Bomber, Leichte L Schiffe, Schwere L Schiffe, jeder Turretslot hat eine einzigartige Auswahl an Waffen-Optionen... Schilde, Antriebe... Keine Ahnung, warum Egosoft sich nicht bei denen abschaut. Skinnjobs desselben Konzepts, macht keine Unit-Diversity.
@david81572 жыл бұрын
Good review video - thanks
@dusk19472 жыл бұрын
I've personally been enjoying Avarice. I like the additional of a scrap economy, and the pirate ships are quite formidable and interesting. It was a good purchase. However, I also think they were too tight-lipped in the lead up to Avarice. Based off the information available, I got the distinct impression there would be an entire ship line similar to the Astrid yacht; not the stand-alone ship it turned out to be. Don't get me wrong, it's a great addition and it fills the theme of being an interstellar mogul. But, by hiding so many details; I think many players like my self got the wrong impression. Which could have been better managed, if they didn't hide many of the details surrounding the Astrid. (And still seem to be? I still haven't found a guide on how or where to get one...)
@Mondfischli2 жыл бұрын
... just keep shooting until the brothers bail. If you have access to Split thermal guns that helps a lot as the Astrid has an L strength shield but only 4k hull. Funny the shipyard was able to repair everything without blueprints. A little bit more story around the Astrid would be nice.🤧 p.s. don't forget both brothers have one 😁
@ImSiddis2 жыл бұрын
I wiped out the VIG Syndicate with all their stations blown to bits. Not a single of their ships were spaired. Still, they keep coming back; Building their stations at the very same location where I destroyed them. :/
@jonnyb702 жыл бұрын
normal. you have to take over the sector to completely get rid of them. build at least 3 administrative stations and you'll get the option.
@Caigul2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been enjoying it still not sure what start I like most
@ThySovereignLP2 жыл бұрын
When do we get a proper Pirate Lets Play in X4? ;) Just pirate factions, nothing else. Yaki included. Not just a preview week ;)
@CaptainCollins2 жыл бұрын
Not from me 😅🤷♂️
@raymonddurelli86102 жыл бұрын
Too late already bought it. Still don't know what I'm doing
@pHixiq2 жыл бұрын
Same 🤣🤣
@Nemesis18352 жыл бұрын
I hate the environment of avarice with horrible ai, i told manticore to carrying wreck, not BE WRECK. But in main plot? I love fucked with annoying twins lul.
@roguegamer12882 жыл бұрын
Great Video. I wonder if your able to make a small video for scanning stations to 100%. Is there any change in colour of the modules, already scanned. Stuck @ 95%. Done both ship and spacesuit scanning.. If not, can you point me in the right direction. Thanks
@Maethendias2 жыл бұрын
omg i just realized why i heard the introvoice before its the fcking calypso twin NOT LIKE THIS
@juicebox65812 жыл бұрын
Do u have a video that talks about crew? If not could u make one? Theres near nothing on internet about it. Also would it be worth setting up a scrap yard in mercury so u can make use of that 680% energy bonus and not need to build normal insane amount of energy panels?
@skorp1on7472 жыл бұрын
Im new to the game, about a week or 2 now, and only have the base game. I'd like to start aiming for one for those battleships like the Raptor, or the Asgard or Rattlesnake. Not sure which direction to go in. How do i go about getting these ships (like which DLC and who sells the ship)? Or, if i decide to stick with just Foundations for a little longer, then what end game ships should i go for?
@alexanderlove532 жыл бұрын
Asgard is a terran ship, fastest you can see it in a terran cadet start, *cradle of humanity* DLC. Its very good as i feel it to solo destroy stations and clear some fields, but its pricy and costs unique terran resourses to build.
@alexanderlove532 жыл бұрын
You can unlock it by having max reputation with terrans and go to moon then buy it from shipyard, or buy the license from terran leader for 250 millions and you can build your own. Also you can achieve existing one by boarding it as it usually goes alone to xeno sectors, but as i know you will need a tonn of boarders as there a lot of anti-siedge power inside it
@thechassure7520 Жыл бұрын
Short answer, Yes. Long answer, Yees.
@track3552 жыл бұрын
Anyone else Seeing tedli and Ministry of finance randomly going to war with each other for a sector for 30mins before they stop fighting? (keeps happening in eighteen billion for me)
@treyu2 жыл бұрын
I had that in one of my saves. Turns out that it's because of scale plate pact pirate ships from other factions. If your game is modded some of those SCA ships are MIN designs without being MIN teladi ships, but when they drop a laser tower, it's hostile and it's from MIN teladi. Destroying that laser tower will anger the MIN TEL. That's why they started to kill each other, in my save at least.
@track3552 жыл бұрын
@@treyu no mods in that save
@Bigyin19632 жыл бұрын
Hi Captain Collins, I'm having a small problem and wondering if you've had the same. For some reason I can't buy Terran Blueprints I'm at level 20 and know where to purchase them but when I goto purchase them it doesn't show anything, not sure if it's a mod issue.
@evilways96110 ай бұрын
I fit profile.
@Dreez762 жыл бұрын
Still waiting on Arawn, Taranis and Seculus.
@sebastiandenenfeld98862 жыл бұрын
My favorit game !
@isimiel34052 жыл бұрын
more targets for the SLDF
@alexanderlove532 жыл бұрын
There is like a companyes for begginers and for players who already learned some mechanicks of the game, like conquer galaxy 1-2 times, this companyes are more like 2nd type
@moop17892 жыл бұрын
I finally bought X4 after i saw this update and looked more into X4. I always hated the new ship design, especially the Argon ships, wich i always liked, but the Split and terran ships looked cool, so i was happy, to finally play an X-Game again. Sadly, i really hated the control sheme and some buttons/ functions aren't switchable. That is not a big deal for most people, but for me, that makes the game unplayable, so i refunded it.
@PocketsandOutlaw2 жыл бұрын
Buttons/functions aren't switchable? Like what? That's too bad dude it's a good game
@moop17892 жыл бұрын
@@PocketsandOutlaw For Example the left or the right Mousebutton (You can choose, wich one is hardcoded and the other one still isn't switchable sometimes) and a few other, but i don't remember anymor, wich ones. I even looked for a mod, that let you map those, but i couldn't find one. Yeah, i really wanted to play it, but i stick with X³ for now. Maybe in the future
@PocketsandOutlaw2 жыл бұрын
@@moop1789 Ahh I see. Well at least you have X3, still a solid game and there are some aspects of X3 that I actually like more than X4 (mostly the ship designs and presence of Borons)
@moop17892 жыл бұрын
@@PocketsandOutlaw Yeah. The ship designs are what i dislike the most.
@gfm_rdg67082 жыл бұрын
When is Egosoft going to work on performance? If I have more than just a couple of Stations and around 100 ships the stuttering/lagging makes the game nearly unplayable.
@TotalyRandomUsername2 жыл бұрын
This game has some such obviously flaws that you wonder what the developers thought about that. Supply lines are so obvioulsy nessesary, but impossible. Had to install simpleMule. With that it works like a charm. Also pilots do not learn by themself. What was the thougth behind that? Do i have to go on 10.000 missions until i trained all the pilots of my 100+ ships? :) Thank god i found the learning all the things mod. Except of that the game is brilliant of course.
@breaveheart80782 жыл бұрын
You can now train your pilots or marines în teraforming misions!
@TotalyRandomUsername2 жыл бұрын
@@breaveheart8078Thanks, but just no. I do not play this game to spend a hundred hours with nothing else then training pilots. Every NPC in this game learns by experiance, only pilots can shoot down a thousand Xen without learning anything at all. Does not make sense. :)
@otockian2 жыл бұрын
IF this game got a complete UI overhaul by an actual UI expert who knew what they were doing. It would be insane...
@Lightflames852 жыл бұрын
also story missions need to be rewritten they are awful at the moment. Also alot of information should be explained better to the player.
@insertmoneyhere2 жыл бұрын
the new scrap mechanic is really useless.. the new sectors are ugly.. and in a dead end. ToA is the weakest DLC. The Story is more a tutorial..
@antagonist992 жыл бұрын
To be quite honest, between ToA, CoH and SV, ToH is to me the weakest DLC. I feel that the other two introduced more content and were better thought out story wise. Might be just me, I don't really enjoy the scrapheap chic of this expansion.
@ragnos282 жыл бұрын
I agree. This DLC have not provided me with a single reason for which I should buy it. Ugly and weak (compared with the Asgard and the Raptor) ships, more pirate factions to harass my fighters, no thanks. Even those players that were atracted by the prospect of a pirate playthrough, were hoping for a pirate "campain" and got a tutorial instead. As for the scrap mechanic, I could not see myself going in to it. You need sectors with strong sunlight, to build the procesing factories in, but those sectors might not be sectors that you have many wrecks, so.. not something feasible, imo. From what I see on the ES forums, my decision to resist the "tide" and not jump to buy the DLC right away, was a sound one.
@bozzb.14512 жыл бұрын
yeah this DLC is good for the money it costs but compared to COH and SV there is a lot less content.... Specially if like me you don't care about plots.
@jh5kl2 жыл бұрын
because in this dlc and update, much effort went into expanding the core of the game, new salvage gameplay, sectors with unique features like the tide, more interiors for ships, a ship that has a real proper interior the astrid, added storylines, paranid ships remake, etc, there was never such a huge expansion to the game like this, meaning the update and dlc combined
@Lightflames852 жыл бұрын
Im i the only one that think the missions in the game is extreamly badly done? Half the time i dont know what to do. You simply dont get enough information.
@alexanderlove532 жыл бұрын
Mostly they give you a navigation to the point and say what you need to do, so
@bolinar64342 жыл бұрын
Should buys are bit meh. :)
@danabell1452 жыл бұрын
This video was a cheesy commercial for Tides of Avarice. It did not objectively, honestly, or ethically answer the question in the title. Nor is it consistent with the Steam reviews. >dislike