X4: Foundations 4.0 - NEW Terraforming feature - Clouds come to the barren moon!

[@ragnos28]

Like someone on EG forum once said: "This is the most tedious and expensive paintjob I've ever seen":))

[@sir_killalot]

it's not just a painting job, believe me ;)

[@puppykitten4779]

What does terraforming do? Change the planet type to make it live suitable? From player owned xenon sector to player owned planet, this series has truly come a long way

[@sir_killalot]

It was initially implemented as an aesthetic feature. It was just an alternative way to make use of the resources accumulated by the players who had obtained billions of credits. But people have complained about it and there have been changes. Now you can use the planets to build special structures (all this is not visible in person, but is managed only from the menu), which allow you to obtain 5-star pilots and marines, without having to do missions or wait for the crew to improve slowly. Also there are other structures that activate nice things like the lottery, or supply of medicines to the whole planet (which rewards you with 1 BILLION credits) and other things like that. In any case, you will have no way of "owning" the planet, only the sector/system it is in. However yes, great improvements in every aspect of the game! :)

[@puppykitten4779]

@@sir_killalot it's ok that we don't get to walk on the planets, there are limitations after all. But I was expecting terraforming planets makes you to become the governor of the said planet. Make it a huge factory planet to provide me with equipments and credits etc.

[@hell9867]

I want to start a new game for COH but also dont for terraforming

[@sir_killalot]

Terraforming is an independent part of the game that is completely unrelated to the rest. You can fully enjoy what the game offers, without considering it in the slightest ;)

[@TrifectaMonkey]

You can do all the CoH stuff without starting a new game. Just visit the Terran gate in Getsu Fune and the missions will start.

[@sir_killalot]

@@TrifectaMonkey Yes, too :)

[@votpavel]

thats cool,how close you can get to the planets surfaces,? i just wanted to fly in orbit in a giant ship

[@sir_killalot]

Unfortunately, landing on the planets is not expected. There are only a couple of sectors where the planets are particularly close, but they won't go beyond this view. However, being a sandbox, you can try to modify a ship by upgrading the travel mode and try diving towards the planet until the ship explodes (or enters the planet texture: D)

[@votpavel]

@@sir_killalot ok thanks man, its ok you cant land, this game looks already great with ships having some interior, ships actually flying out of giant ship, and having gigantic ships, elite never got giant ships or good interiors you can walk around,and star citizen just takes forever with releasing ships

[@sir_killalot]

@@votpavel I can say that X4 is "the single player MMO". Unique in its kind, where a game can last up to 2 years :) There is nothing more to add ;)

[@wlochataSwinka]

@@sir_killalot Once in Rebirth I did it and it glitched into the terrain model, it kind of looked like landing. Shame that there is no landing in X4...

[@Tozze101]

@@wlochataSwinka If you got the time and patience you can go to hatikvah's choice I and actually fly out to those huge asteroids in the background and "land" on them. The textures are kinda disappointing that close but it's kinda cool they are not just a wallpaper.

[@dk988-y]

Which sector?

[@sir_killalot]

Memory of Profit IX ;)

[@lazerwater6137]

but why

[@comsubpac]

because

[@sir_killalot]

You can understand it by playing it ;) #nospoiler :P

[@HendyVelarius]

The feature is really cool in concept. But I wish they would do something more. I dont know, maybe at least have a planet trade station, or unlock something special for us. Some fans proposed some kind of ship blueprints that npc factions dont have. That'd be really amazing.

[@sir_killalot]

@@HendyVelarius Terraforming is currently designed for the training of 5-star pilots and marines. In all planets it is possible to build the flight school (for pilots) and the martial arts school (for the marines). To build these structures you have to make the planet habitable and the time it takes to do this is equivalent to the time it would take to get a 5-star pilot without it. In practice, the new planets replaced the old X3 Marines training that was obtained through the military centers. I know it might seem like a little, but in the overall game balance I can tell you it's a good idea. It will probably be expanded later ;)

[@perahoky]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW amazing.... waste of developement time. i don't understand why they are doing such shit instead of polishing this game with ebetter UI features and bugfixes instead of such shit.

[@sir_killalot]

Strange, I played for 1400+ hours without having any particular issues that compromised the game to the point of abandoning it. I'm sorry you had a bad experience :°(

[@HendyVelarius]

Wow aint you a pampered little piece of shit. Create your own game you dipshit. For all I know there still isnt a single better space simulation game that reached the scope of X4 to this day. Who are you to decide which development time is better to be spent on. Just go play fortnite or something kid.

[@ragnos28]

@@sir_killalot Gues you did not try to land fighters on carriers while you are on them (when fighters, w/o exception get cought in texture). Admittedly, they improve somewhat that aspect in 4.0 and I am happy for that, only to see the fighters now have a hard time landing on the Tokyo, where they happily bounce of the corners of the landing entrances on the side, when they try to land. That's why, in my game, I send the Tokyo on guarding duty, and relly on the Raptor for providing fighter suport for my fleet (because on Raptor, the "texture" incident seems to occur far less), and it's a shame, cuz I would have loved to use an exclusive terran fleet. Like you said, not a game breaking bug, but a really annoying one, that is there since the launch.

[@sir_killalot]

@@ragnos28 Don't worry, what is happening on the Tokyo dock was also happening on the Raptor dock, where it was even worse because there are many more fighters :) Time to release a couple of fixes and everything will work again :P

[@sir_killalot]

Please do not insult each other, it is right that everyone has their own opinion about this game. You are both right. This game needs a good bug cleaning, I have advised myself to stop the implementation of new features and devote ourselves to bug fixing, but it is also true that this game "lives" on integrated mechanics, since it is not an online game where PEOPLE create the mechanics. When I was little I dreamed of creating a video game, but I never had the time and desire to dedicate myself to this. But what I remember from a "wise old developer" was: When you want to create a video game you put on the table all the ideas that come to your mind, even if they may seem absurd. Let EG do its job because I'm sure they will give us what we want in the end :)