我们很高兴地宣布，我们的新拓展包X4：王国末路和X4：基石的重要6.00免费更新将于2023年4月12日发布。

在《X4：王国末路》中尽享与久违的Boron人重逢，这是《X4：基石》的第四个DLC，此刻《X》宇宙中所有主要派系都已集结完毕。寻找与众不同的Boron飞船，驾驶它们穿越独特的星系，踏上发现之旅。寻访迷人的景点，揭开古老的秘密，结识新的朋友。踏上《X4》系列沉浸式的新篇章吧!

想了解更多细节信息，可以浏览拓展包的Steam界面，您可以在这里将X4：王国末路添加到您的愿望单中，以便在发布的第一时间收到通知。

如果您还没有了解过X4：基石的大型6.00免费更新，您可以看看关于我们开始公测的新闻，以及下方最新的XLOG视频。到目前为止，我们主要游戏引擎改动和一个新视角模式都收到了积极的反馈。此外，我们还为游戏中的几艘工程船创建了全新的建模。这些绝对值得一看!

X4: Kingdom End原声带现已发售
为了庆祝X4：王国末路拓展包的今日发售，我们在Steam上发布了全新的原声带。著名的X系列作曲家Alexei Zakharov创作了一段壮丽大气的配乐，将陪伴玩家进入爱好和平的Boron一族的星区。

官方原声带由16首原创曲目组成，每首曲目都旨在将听众带入X4：王国末路的迷人世界。相信依靠Zakharov独特风格和专业技艺，玩家将完全沉浸在游戏惊险刺激的发现之旅中。

X4：王国末路原声带现已在Steam上发售，随后也将在所有主要平台上发售。您可以抢先开始一段音乐之旅，沉浸其中，期待X4：王国末路的2023年4月12日发售。

感谢您的支持，请不要忘记将X4：王国末路添加到您的愿望单中。

We've got some good news to coincide with the Steam Deck's one-year anniversary, which is being celebrated on Steam this week. Having made some changes for the upcoming major 6.00 update of X4: Foundations, the Steam Deck classification of X4 has been upgraded from "playable" to "verified" status. This means that from version 6.00 onwards, X4: Foundations will be fully Steam Deck verified! Yay, X4 on the go!

The changes are already in the 6.00 Public Beta (details below), so you can give them a try today!

How do I take part in the Public Beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 6.00 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.

Note: If Steam displays an older Beta version rather than "public_beta - 6.00 Beta 6" in the beta drop-down menu, this is just a display error in the Steam client. You can correct this by re-entering the beta password (see forum), but even with the incorrect version displayed in the list, you will still be playing the latest version of the beta if you have selected the public_beta branch.

We have a big surprise for you in our next beta update. Up to now in X4, all factions have used the same builder ship model, but this all changes today in the new public beta. Of course this means that the new ships will also be in the release version, as soon as the 6.00 public beta process has finished.

In the 6.00 update for X4, the existing builder ship model for the Paranid and Teladi will be replaced by the following new models:

HERACLES (Paranid XL builder ship)
ALBATROSS (Teladi XL builder ship)

If you own the X4: Split Vendetta and / or X4: Cradle of Humanity expansions, you can also look forward to the following new models:

ELEPHANT (Split XL builder ship)
KYUSHU (Terran XL builder ship)

And while we're in such a good mood, we're also going to give you a first glimpse of the Boron XL builder ship - which will join your game universe as soon as you've purchased the new upcoming X4: Kingdom End expansion. Be sure to add X4: Kingdom End to your Steam wishlist to be automatically notified upon release.

WALRUS (Boron XL builder Ship)

As well as replacing the models, all of their stats have of course been balanced accordingly, so now they really are completely unique builder ships.

We look forward to your feedback on the new builder ships, as well as the other changes in Beta 5 (see full changelog). Please report any issues as usual in our Public Beta Feedback Forum.

How do I take part in the Public Beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 6.00 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.

Note: If Steam displays an older Beta version rather than "public_beta - 6.00 Beta 5" in the beta drop-down menu, this is just a display error in the Steam client. You can correct this by re-entering the beta password (see forum), but even with the incorrect version displayed in the list, you will still be playing the latest version of the beta if you have selected the public_beta branch.

Captain Collins interview recording
Egosoft founder and CEO Bernd Lehahn was recently interviewed by Captain Collins. The 90 minute interview primarily focused on the forthcoming 6.00 update and the next expansion - X4: Kingdom End, but it also covered a few more general topics and the broader future of the game series. The recording is now available on YouTube, so feel free to have a look.