How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 8.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved, we ask all interested players to visit our forum, where they will find the rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions for participating in the beta. Follow this link to our forum - no registration required - to find the relevant information.
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X4 Diplomacy Update (8.00) Public Beta Now Available (Steam News)
X4 8.00 Public Beta 2 Changelog:
Added new travel-mode bubble effect.
Added Closed Loop production method to S Burst Ray and S Blast Mortar.
Added equipment compatibility information to Blueprints trading menu and Encyclopedia.
Added highlight for mission name line on message ticker.
Added story headers in Mission menus.
Added warning lights on bridge when ship is in combat.
Improved duration and cost of several diplomacy actions (new feature in 8.00).
Improved reputation rewards for Improve Relations agent actions (new feature in 8.00).
Improved balancing of reward from Negotiate Discount agent action (new feature in 8.00).
Improved fleet resupply by allowing subordinates to resupply from outside fleet if they have hull damage.
Changed SETA from craftable item to research.
Fixed We Have Lift-Off achievement not unlocking when starting or continuing Timelines (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed completing Timelines not unlocking corresponding story state in budgeted custom gamestart
Fixed interference between Argon Federation and Antigone Republic not being allowed even after Covert Operations story completed (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed faction HQ and representative remaining after certain events in Paranid story.
Fixed invulnerable station being selected as target in Vigor Syndicate story.
Fixed Manage Ship dialogue option for owned agents not opening correct menu (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed factions that do not have diplomats still offering dialog option (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed Boron diplomat not being available for invitation (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed agents sometimes not appearing on station even though mission guidance points to it (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed only one agent activity icon being displayed on map at any given time (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed not being able to change ships assigned to agents (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed Xperimental shuttle not being able to equip boron shields.
Fixed spacesuit bombs not attaching to turrets and shield generators.
Fixed Behemoth in Weapons and Turrets tutorial not firing at player ship.
Fixed ships never switching out of red alert if turrets are set to attack.
Fixed promoted subordinates potentially appearing in wrong group when Lost Ship Replacement is enabled.
Fixed stations sometimes missing characters.
Fixed Vigor Syndicate accumulating excessive number of ships over time.
Fixed getting stuck inside docking bays by teleporting player to safety.
Fixed mission target area in undiscovered sector being shown on radar.
Fixed misleading mission guidance radius on Gravidar.
Fixed incorrect Gravidar when in external view on remote ship.
Fixed mass traffic icons sometimes briefly appearing on Gravidar and map.
Fixed Eleventh Hour having wrong position in galaxy map (problem introduced in 8.00).
Fixed wrong trade partner name in Trade menu (problem introduced in 8.00).
Fixed Object Info menu not showing Weapon Output of inactive weapons.
Fixed diplomacy agent ship selection not showing Weapon Output of inactive weapons (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed deceased agents showing as Idle in diplomacy action overview (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed diplomacy actions not allowing selection of target objects with max relation (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed objects without owner appearing with black icons on HUD when faction colours are enabled (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed diplomats appearing twice in list when selecting HQ on map (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed truncated texts for diplomacy event options (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed broken flowchart menu scrolling under certain circumstances.
Fixed cases of monitor caption on incoming calls not being truncated.
Fixed diplomat icon on map appearing identical to mission NPC icon.
Fixed excessive camera shake when teleporting (problem introduced in 8.00).
Fixed brief flickering when going into external view.
Fixed highway advertising sign showing overlapping advertisement boards.
Fixed advertising signs located next to local highways having collisions.
Fixed turrets floating above asteroid surface.
Fixed turrets on Paranid Bridge Defence Platform not being properly aligned with surface.
Fixed engines on Alligator liquid miner sticking into ship hull.
Fixed Terran Main Battery firing animation not being synchronised with weapon rate of fire.
Fixed Terran L Beam Turret Mk1 flickering for one frame when activating.
Fixed ships visually disappearing when docked at Argon 1-Dock Short Pier.
Fixed solid surface blocking mass traffic docks.
Fixed holes in nose of Ares.
Fixed wreck of Cobra appearing incomplete.
Fixed missing collision next to M docking bay in Boron S/M Ship Maintenance Bay.
Fixed minor graphical glitches in Hyperion interior.
Fixed Hyperion interior doors not opening smoothly.
Fixed door in Terran corridor not animating smoothly.
Fixed Piranha door jittering when opening.
Fixed flickering details in Split corridor.
Fixed being able to visually clip through walls of Split corridor.
Fixed being able to jump through ceiling of Xenon SE.
Fixed walkway lights on Helios E and Kyushu not being illuminated.
Fixed shadows flickering in Terran corridors.
Fixed bright glowing surface behind holographic displays in engine room.
Fixed being able to visually clip through Boa cockpit walls in first person.
Fixed case of Paranid upper body clipping through pilot chair.
Fixed floating crate on 3M6S dock area.
Fixed VSync option showing error but actually being available under certain circumstances (new feature in 8.00).
Fixed several causes of crashes.