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Egosoft have released the 4.00 update for X4: Foundations, alongside the Cradle of Humanity DLC expansion.
The gigantic 4.00 update adds a massive amount of new features, mechanics, tweaks, and upgrades. Some of the key enhancements include terraforming, new management features, improved fleet control, an emergency eject feature, and graphical updates like volumetric fog and new shield effects. You can read the full list of changes in the update here.
This update is accompanied by Cradle of Humanity, the game’s second big expansion. Cradle of Humanity brings the X series back to Earth, and includes two new Terran factions with their own economy, ships, weapons, and stations. The expansion also includes tons of new locations, new story missions, new game-start areas, and more.
You can find a launch trailer below.
X4: Cradle of Humanity is available for $14.99 USD.
You can find a rundown of the new DLC (via GamersGate) below:
X4: Cradle of Humanity, the second big expansion for X4: Foundations, brings the X series back to Earth. While significantly increasing the size of the game’s universe with new sectors, the expansion also welcomes two Terran factions to X4: Foundations, along with their economy, ships, weapons and stations. New game-starts introduce the identity and political stance of the Terran factions, as well as give an alternative perspective on existing story developments in X4: Foundations.
X4: Cradle of Humanity also sheds a light on what has happened to Earth in the decades since the jump-gate shutdown. Furthermore, a certain pirate faction that is well known to fans of the series is making a dramatic comeback.
X4: Cradle of Humanity is accompanied by the biggest free update to X4: Foundations yet. Update 4.0 further enhances X4: Foundations in a number of ways, including major new gameplay features (e.g. a new terraforming feature) and wide-ranging visual improvements (e.g. volumetric fog).
Main Features:
- Big expansion of the X4: Foundations universe with new sectors
- Return of Terran factions with economy, ships, weapons and stations
- Thrilling new story missions and adventures to experience
- New game-starts that allow new perspectives on the X4: Foundations story
- Introducing a new terraforming gameplay feature, evolving the endgame
- Visual improvements such as volumetric fog, making the X universe look better than ever
X4: Foundations is available on Windows PC, and Linux (both via GOG, GamersGate, and Steam.
Image: GamersGate
