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.
In case you missed it:
X4 Diplomacy Update (8.00) Public Beta Now Available (Steam News)
X4 8.00 Public Beta 3 Changelog:
- Added information dialog about Safe Deposit Storage usage when starting diplomacy actions or events (new feature in 8.00).
- Improved balancing of Diplomacy feature (new feature in 8.00).
- Improved travel-mode bubble effect (new feature in 8.00).
- Fixed story state not being unlocked in budgeted Custom Game Editor when completing Timelines.
- Fixed Queendom of Boron sometimes not being available for diplomatic interference even though Herald Missions have been completed (new feature in 8.00).
- Fixed Realm of the Trinity diplomat not appearing in embassy when invited while PAR and HOP both still have diplomats (new feature in 8.00).
- Fixed faction representatives ending up on wrong stations after station ownership transfers during Split story.
- Fixed trader not appearing in Boron Ship Dealerships.
- Fixed fighters in combat sometimes stopping too far from target for extended periods of time when player not present.
- Fixed turrets set to attack not firing on capital ship hulls (problem introduced in 8.00).
- Fixed incorrect player logo when loading older savegames (problem introduced in 8.00).
- Fixed Xenon F being able to mount non-Xenon weaponry on one weapon mount (problem introduced in 8.00).
- Fixed Cutlass not being able to equip Boron shields (new feature in 8.00).
- Fixed incorrectly positioned and scaled travel mode effect on ships with prominent weapons (new feature in 8.00).
- Fixed missing travel mode effect if ship came into view while in travel mode (new feature in 8.00).
- Fixed several causes of crashes.