General
Power trajectory
Up = buffed, down = nerfedPatch history
- ≈🐛Bug fixmemory usage
Resolved a reported memory leak to improve game stability and performance.
- ▲🐛Bug fixtargeting
Fixed a rare case where ships would not fire at station modules.
Fixed station module targeting
- ▼🐛Bug fixline of sight
Fixed weapons firing at targets that were hidden behind other objects.
Fixed firing through obstacles
- ≈🐛Bug fixresource requests
Fixed non-commonwealth shipyards incorrectly requesting commonwealth resources.
Fixed shipyard requests
- ▲🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed several causes of game crashes to improve overall stability.
Crash fixes
- ▲🐛Bug fixUndockingclearance
Fixed ships waiting indefinitely for undocking clearance after they had already undocked.
Fixed
- ≈🐛Bug fixTeladi Bridgescharacter movement
Fixed characters instantly warping around when moving on certain Teladi bridges.
Fixed
- ≈🐛Bug fixBuilder Mapmenu mode
Fixed the Assign Builder Map menu mode not working under certain circumstances.
Fixed
- ≈🐛Bug fixBettyinteraction
Fixed Betty not acknowledging when the player assumes cover.
Fixed
- ≈🐛Bug fixNVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation
Fixed an issue where NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation would not work correctly under certain circumstances.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed several conditions that previously caused the game to crash, improving overall stability.
- ≈✨Newcontent—→Added
The X4: Hyperion Pack has been announced and is available for wishlisting.
- ≈✨NewHyperion Pack—→Added
The X4: Hyperion Pack is now available for wishlisting on Steam.
- ≈•OtherDLC—→X4: Hyperion Pack
The X4: Hyperion Pack has been announced and is available for wishlisting.
announcement
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed a freeze occurring during the Scavenger cutscene near the gate from Black Hole Sun IV to Windfall IV.
Fixed
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Resolved several causes of game crashes to improve overall stability.
Fixed
- ▲✨Newlost ship replacement—→Added
Added a new option to replace lost ships, reducing the penalty of losing assets.
New Feature
- ▲✨Newradar station module—→Added
Introduced a new radar station module for enhanced scanning/detection capabilities.
New Feature
- ≈🔊AudioEnginesvoice feedback—→Added
Player ships now provide voice feedback when engines fail due to damage, improving situational awareness.
Audio feedback
- ▲🎯BehaviorSupply Factory Missionstation filtering
Generic supply factory missions now filter out stations lacking relevant wares, reducing wasted travel.
Improved filtering
- ▲🎯BehaviorCarrier Undockinghigh speed undocking
Improved the behavior of ships undocking from carriers at high speeds for smoother departures.
Improved physics/behavior
- ▲🎯BehaviorAutopilothighway approach
Autopilot behavior improved when approaching highways after warping through a gate.
Improved behavior
- ≈🛠QoLLive Stream Viewcamera and sound
Improved the camera and sound behavior within the Live Stream View.
Quality improvement
- ▲🛠QoLGravidarviewing angle
Adjusted the gravidar viewing angle to make distant objects more visible.
Improved visibility
- ≈🐛Bug fixAutopilotstability
Fixed a freeze occurring when using autopilot on superhighway gates or mission contacts near stations.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixExploretargeting
Fixed an issue where Explore targeting for jump gates or superhighways to undiscovered sectors failed.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixTravel Modeanomaly strength
Fixed anomalies acting with excessive strength while the player is in travel mode.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixFleet Subordinatesresponsiveness
Fixed fleet subordinates becoming unresponsive when attacked if they were unable to attack.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixTrade Shipsoperation completion
Fixed trade ships getting stuck while waiting for trade operations to complete.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixTrade Shipsreported amounts
Fixed trade amounts being reported as negative or excessively large during trade completion.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixTurretstargeting
Fixed turrets resuming fire on non-hostile targets if hostilities ceased while they were disarmed.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixPlan Build Menubuy offer control
Fixed the inability to control buy offers for Advanced Composites and Plasma Conductors.
Bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixSystemstability
Fixed several causes of crashes and input failures when returning to the Start Menu.
Stability
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed several causes of game crashes.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixautopilotrefusing→working
Fixed autopilot refusing to fly to unknown jump gates.
bugfix
- ▲🐛Bug fixmulti-ship upgradesbroken→working
Fixed multi-ship upgrades not working.
bugfix
- ▲🛠QoLMapguidance—→Improved
Improved Map guidance when the player is not near their last controlled ship.
UI
- ▲🛠QoLSignal Leakvisibility—→Improved
Added a background to the signal leak indicator to improve visibility.
UI
- ▲🐛Bug fixStabilitycrashes—→Reduced
Fixed several causes of crashes and a rare freeze.
System
- ≈🎨VisualVisualsanimations—→Fixed
Fixed various minor issues with incorrect or missing animations, including Thresher engines and Heron E fading.
Visual
- ▲✨NewAntigone XL Housing—→Added
Added Antigone XL Housing as a blueprint reward via rank and in the Station Design Simulator.
new
- ≈✨NewFrontier equipment—→Terran production
Added Terran production methods to Frontier equipment.
new
- ≈🛠QoLUI Scalerangelimited→improved
Improved UI scale range and scaling for HUD monitor texts to ensure readability at lower resolutions.
quality
- ▲🎯BehaviorAI Combathit precisionlower→improved
Improved the hit precision of ships attacking piers.
behavior
- ▲🐛Bug fixFleet AIformationbroken→fixed
Fixed an issue where capital ships were unable to fly in formation with the player.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixMissilesfire rangeoutside intended→fixed
Fixed guided missiles being launched from outside their intended fire range.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixsave sound volumetoo loud→balanced
Fixed an issue where certain sounds were excessively loud during game saves.
- ≈🐛Bug fixvolumetric fogdisabled→enabled
Resolved graphical issues with some AMD drivers, re-enabling volumetric fog that was previously disabled in Beta 4.
- ≈🐛Bug fixCovert Operations plot
Fixed an issue where Dal would sometimes fail to start the Covert Operations plot when prompted.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixTidebreak station
Fixed Tidebreak station to ensure NPCs are correctly populating and walking around the area.
bugfix
- ≈🎯BehaviorDocking
Fixed ships failing to dock at stations with covered dock areas and issues docking at very large stations from specific positions.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixSpace SuitWeapon Groups
Fixed a bug where player space suit weapon groups were reset after teleporting during a space walk.
bugfix
- ▲🐛Bug fixHackingTurret Control
Hacking turret control panels now correctly affects missile turrets, expanding the effectiveness of hacking.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixBoron Ships
Fixed an issue where characters would occasionally warp unexpectedly after using a lift on Boron ships.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixManual DockingStability
Resolved a potential game freeze occurring when manually docking a ship that has an active trade order loop.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixMap MenuObject Information
Fixed Object Information in the Map menu failing to load when querying certain S or M ships.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixShip ConfigurationStability
Fixed a menu crash that occurred when upgrading multiple ships simultaneously in the Ship Configuration menu.
bugfix
- ≈✨NewStart menu background—→Added
Players can now choose the background scene for the Start menu.
UI customization
- ≈🎯BehaviorAvarice Tide
Improved ship response to the Tide environmental effect in Avarice.
behavior
- ▲🐛Bug fixStation Rewards
Fixed stations failing to offer rewards for destroying nearby hostile ships.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixShip Storage
Fixed ships getting stuck indefinitely when attempting to exit ship storage.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixWare Exchange
Fixed an issue where ware exchanges could leave the involved ship unresponsive.
bugfix
- ≈🎯BehaviorPirate AI
Fixed pirate ships incorrectly assuming cover identities while actively under fire.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixStuck Ship Fallback
Resolved several issues with the fallback code used to separate ships that have become stuck.
bugfix
- ≈✨Newship separation—→Added
Added fallback handling to separate ships that are stuck inside each other, reducing physics glitches.
fallback handling
- ≈🐛Bug fixtrading AI
Fixed an issue where traders sometimes failed to find trades when dealing with only a single ware.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixmission objectives
Fixed mission objectives for scanning stations that incorrectly suggested the player should dock instead.
bugfix
- ▲🐛Bug fixperformance
Fixed game slowdown occurring when a mining ship with a full cargo hold is given a repeated order to mine.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixSteam Workshop cleanup
Fixed incorrect file cleanup when downloading extensions from the Steam Workshop on Linux.
- ▲🛠QoLUI performance
Resolved excessive UI performance loss across various game situations.
- ≈🐛Bug fixOS compatibility
Fixed a crash preventing the game from starting on certain Windows 7 systems.
- ≈🎯Behaviorware exchange
Improved ware exchange logic to prevent ships from undocking prematurely when a station does not yet have the required wares for transfer.
- ≈🐛Bug fixautopilot
Fixed an issue where the autopilot would break after a ship passed through a jump gate.
- ≈🐛Bug fixtrader AI
Fixed a bug where traders failed to identify valid trades if only one trade option existed within their operational area.
- ≈🐛Bug fixwalking sound
Fixed a looping walking sound that occurred when menus were open on ships not oriented to the ecliptic.
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Resolved several causes of game crashes to improve overall stability.
- ≈🛠QoLUI
Improved the display of turret group modifications in the Object Loadout menu.
Turret group mods display
- ▲🐛Bug fixSpacesuitBroken→Fixed
Fixed an issue where some Custom Gamestart characters could not use the spacesuit.
Custom Gamestart fix
- ▲🐛Bug fixTransporter RoomsFrozen→Fixed
Fixed the inability to move after using transporter rooms.
Movement fix
- ≈🐛Bug fixStability
Fixed several causes of game crashes and a freeze when cycling surface element targets.
Crash fixes
- ≈🐛Bug fixAudioLingering→Fixed
Fixed walking sounds lingering too long or not stopping when taking control of a ship.
Walking sound fix
- ≈🐛Bug fixcollision
Fixed issues where players could get stuck in floors or fall through them after teleporting, loading, or returning from target view.
Fixed
- ≈🎯BehaviordockingAllowed→Disallowed
Fixed a bug that allowed players to dock while towing an object.
Fixed
- ▲🐛Bug fixhotkeysBroken→Working
Fixed select closest target and hostile hotkeys that were broken in the 6.00 branch.
Fixed
- ▲🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed several causes of crashes to improve overall game stability.
Fixed
- ≈🐛Bug fixstation editorBlocking→Fixed
Fixed modules incorrectly blocking others within the station editor.
Fixed
- ▲🐛Bug fixstability
Resolved several causes of crashes and a specific physics-related freeze.
Fixed physics freezes and various crashes
- ▲🐛Bug fixaudiomissing→fixed
Restored missing sounds for Erlking L turrets and environment sounds after using the station design simulator.
Fixed Erlking L turrets and environment sounds
- ▲🐛Bug fixcollisiontoo large→fixed
Corrected oversized collision boxes for the spacesuit and scrap processor.
Fixed spacesuit and scrap processor collision size
- ≈🐛Bug fixlocation names
Notifications and logs now display correct location names instead of strange strings.
Fixed strange location names in notifications and log.
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
General stability improvements addressing various crash causes.
Fixed several causes of crashes.
- ≈🐛Bug fixStability
Resolved several causes of game crashes to improve overall stability.
- ≈✨NewOS Support—→Linux
The Linux version of the game is now available to all players.
new
- ≈✨NewInput—→Tobii
Added Tobii eye-tracking support for Windows players.
new
- ▲🛠QoLPerformance
Improved performance of loading and saving game data.
quality
- ▲✨NewSteam Workshop—→Added
Integrated Steam Workshop for easier installation of game mods.
new
- ≈📝TextLocalisationBeta→Full
Russian and Japanese localisations have moved out of beta to full release.
text
- ▲🛠QoLSavegames—→Added
Added options to set custom names for savegames and to delete savegames.
quality
- ≈🎯Behaviortask assignment
Removed the ability to assign trading and mining ships to invalid tasks and commanders, preventing illogical fleet setups.
- ≈🐛Bug fixship production
Fixed an issue where factions were not building new ships, ensuring a more active and populated galaxy.
- ≈🐛Bug fixhighway destinations
Highway destinations are now correctly displayed in the target monitor for better navigation.
- ≈🐛Bug fixguild missions
Guild missions now correctly restart after being failed or aborted.
- ≈🐛Bug fixfaction hostility
Fixed a bug where player-owned ships that previously belonged to pirates would occasionally attack the player.
- ≈🐛Bug fixTeladi trade station
Fixed a collision issue that caused players to get stuck in trader areas on Teladi trade stations.
- ≈🐛Bug fixsave system
Prevented the ability to save the game while the Game Over screen is displayed.
- ≈🐛Bug fixcrew menu
Fixed occasional crashes occurring when changing crew at shipyards, wharves, or equipment docks.
- ≈🐛Bug fixload menu
Fixed the Load Game menu breaking when attempting to load an empty save slot.
- ≈🐛Bug fixconfig menus
Fixed missing Confirm/Cancel buttons in ship and station configuration menus.
- ≈🐛Bug fixlocalization
Fixed the top menu arrow not appearing for Chinese and Korean localizations.
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Resolved additional causes of rare game crashes to improve overall stability.
- ≈✨NewGPU Display—→Added
Multi-GPU systems now have a setting to display graphics cards and screens separately.
Added graphics setting to show graphics card and screen separately on multi-GPU systems.
- ≈✨NewDefault Settings—→Added
Players can now easily restore all game settings to their defaults.
Added option to restore all default settings.
- ≈✨NewSSAA—→2x, 4x
SSAA 2x and 4x anti-aliasing options have been restored to the graphics settings.
Added SSAA 2x and 4x options back in.
- ≈🐛Bug fixLogbook SortingOldest 1000→Newest
The logbook now correctly displays the most recent entries first.
Fixed logbook showing oldest 1000 entries instead of newest.
- ≈🐛Bug fixLocalization
Fixed missing text and voiced lines, specifically for German station announcements.
Fixed missing text localization and German station announcements.
- ≈🐛Bug fixStability
General stability improvements reducing the frequency of crashes and freezes.
Fixed several causes of rare crashes and unrecoverable freezes.
- ≈🛠QoLGPU Selection
Improved automatic GPU selection to prioritize discrete GPUs for better performance.
- ≈🐛Bug fixStability
Fixed multiple causes of freezes during game startup and saving, as well as crashes after loading savegames.
- ≈🐛Bug fixSavegame Loading
Fixed an issue where upgrade orders would become non-functional after loading a savegame.
- ≈✨Newlocalization—→Korean
Added Korean localisation to the game.
Added Korean language support.
- ≈🛠QoLUI dialog—→Added
Added a 'Keep Settings?' dialog when changing antialiasing options for better user control.
Added confirmation for AA changes.
- ≈✨Newcontroller profile—→Thrustmaster T16000m FCS HOTAS
Added a user-submitted default profile for the Thrustmaster T16000m FCS HOTAS.
New default profile added.
- ≈🎯Behaviorgamepad mode—→Only for controllers
Changed the default setting for gamepad mode to 'Only for controllers' to prevent input conflicts.
Changed default gamepad behavior.
- ≈🐛Bug fixaudio
Fixed an issue where suspense music continued playing after all nearby enemies were destroyed.
Fixed suspense music trigger.
- ≈🐛Bug fixUI priority
Fixed player-owned ship icons underneath station icons taking selection priority.
Fixed icon selection overlap.
- ≈🐛Bug fixgraphics presetsIdentical→Distinct
Fixed high and medium graphics qualities being identical and presets not affecting texture quality or SSR.
Fixed High/Medium quality parity.
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed several causes of rare crashes and a freeze involving ships recalling subordinates.
General crash fixes.
- ≈✨Newgraphics settings—→Added
Added a warning when selecting graphics settings that exceed the capabilities of the current hardware.
Added warning for hardware limitations
- ≈✂️RemovedSSAAAvailable→Removed
SSAA options have been removed; players are advised to select a different anti-aliasing setting.
Removed SSAA options
- ≈✂️Removedjoystick input presetAvailable→Removed
Removed the outdated and broken joystick input preset.
Removed outdated preset
- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed several causes of rare crashes, including issues with older AMD drivers and specific savegame loading crashes.
Crash fixes
- ≈🐛Bug fixEncyclopedia links
Fixed broken links to the Encyclopedia from software and deployables.
Fixed broken links