X4: Foundations

I bought the game in 2020 and played a sandbox campaign through to completion over approximately 400 hours and, I really enjoyed the unique game engine. I have recently returned and began a new sandbox game with the release of 9.0, and I still enjoy the game. The game has added features and territory over the last 6 years adding to its replay ability. It suffers from a steep learning curve and challenging UI, however this go-around Google Gemini has been a great aid for quickly answering how-to questions, so relearning the UI has been easier. X4 is not for everyone. It starts as a first-person spaceship game and progresses to mostly a strategy game as you manage your expanding empire. The early game relies on optional grindy mission arcs and many reused points of interest. The mid and late game strategy aspects are what make the game unique, and I would recommend it if you like thoughtful and detailed empire management in sci-fi sandbox settings.

Fun for me in a similar kind of way to Mount and Blade; you start as one guy and slowly (or quickly if experienced) build an empire. The music is very well done. Voice lines can range from terrible to ok; although terrible in an endearing kind of way. Best if picked up on sale with DLCs like Cradle of Humanity that add more sectors and factions. Gameplay typically takes place in the cockpit, with some clunky foot travel on stations and ships. Fight, explore, trade, or steal your way to the top. Assemble a fleet, build stations, and turn into a spacefaring Scrooge. Late game can put you in an awkward position of spending more time managing war fleets and logistic chains from your map screen while you hitch a ride on one of your ships. In my current playthrough my character is parked at my local faction representative so I can buy blueprints, while my stations and ships do all the hard work for me. The "world" consists of sectors, all connected by jump gates (or other things) that basically act as portals. AI stations populate these sectors, and from what I know is mostly randomized seed to seed where they are. As far as ships go, you can operate anything from your personal space suit to fleet carriers, and most ships are good at something. For newer players, I highly recommend grabbing the Cradle of Humanity DLC and starting with the Terrans. They have a guided start for new players and everything from ship design, weapons, to geopolitical positioning is perfect for new players. The "push" for players outside of making money are the Xenon, the primary antagonist machine empire that pose a threat to every faction, and typically, if left unchecked will decimate the universe. If you enjoy games like Mount and Blade, EVE Online, Elite: Dangerous, or No Man's Sky you may enjoy this. Save often! Hope this helps.

Worst experience of any space game i've ever had. Flying around for 12 hours to do the first 3 quests - The navigation took me on a detour through the universe instead of reaching neptune in 2 jumps, it took 12 (for a new player overwhelming); - The construction of the research base has zero ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ explaination for anything; - Im flying around for a literal hour to find a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ construction ship. ♥♥♥♥ this.

It's been awhile since I've attempted to play X, and I want to say the introduction has become much better, and the graphics, the player, the NPC's have all been updated. It's is absolutely fascinating. Just amazed. I'll be getting back on soon. I want to take this for a ride!

Travel around in a small ship and let the universe evolve around you or build a great galactic empire. It’s perfect!

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Love the game, just wish the main quests were longer. Theyre already good in my opnion but i wish there would be more of those quests for a faction.