The big Diplomacy Update for X4: Foundations is now in Beta

The Diplomacy Update for X4: Foundations is now in Beta bringing some huge new features to the popular space sim. It’s an opt-in Beta with a password, details on accessing it are available on their forum.

As the name suggests, Diplomacy is the biggest feature addition in this upcoming release. You get a whole new Embassy Room to deal with various faction diplomats. There’s also the new Agents class of NPCs to hire to help with negotiation or espionage that you can send off on a range of operations. Starting off with two agents, they have their own experience system to level up and specialise.

Egosoft say the biggest most game-changing addition is that you can “now trigger and influence dynamic diplomatic standing between NPC factions” which can have an “extraordinary impact on the galaxy, as alliances, trade partners and supply chains shift”.

Sounds like a sweet update.

They’ve also added in NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation support, an improved universe map, Brazilian Portuguese localised voice support and lots of smaller tweaks.

X4 8.00 Public Beta 1 Changelog:

• New Feature: Diplomacy!
• New Feature: DLSS Frame Generation.
• New Feature: Brazilian Portuguese localised voice support.
  
• Added boost and travel drive speed to Object Info menu.
• Added inventory item groups to Encyclopedia menu.
• Added estimated resource costs for research.
• Added themed ware tabs to Crafting menu.
• Added input mapping for Map Pan/Rotation Switch to Controls menu.
• Added option to limit frame rate.
• Added options to use faction colours instead of relations for objects on HUD and/or Gravidar.
• Added go-slow zones around ship dock areas to improve docking procedure.
• Added more characters to ship cleaning roster on dock areas.
• Added more Argon connection module variety for station construction.
• Added parallax occlusion mapping to more surfaces.
  
• Changed position of Faction Cover button in Ship Interactions menu.
• Changed visibility of all crafting recipes at Crafting Benches.
• Changed location of Faction and Relations information to Diplomacy menu.
  
• Removed Make War not Peace mission after Paranid Civil War story, unless already started.
  
• Improved A Heart for Pirates mission by showing guidance to remaining Xenon earlier.
• Improved Operation Hyena mission of Covert Operations by adding additional objective step.
• Improved speed of L-ships docking on auxiliary ships.
• Improved docking speed of cargo drones.
• Improved railgun weapon accuracy against moving targets.
• Improved ships fleeing by leaving sector.
• Improved behavior of Argon, Terran and Teladi characters sitting at terminals.
• Improved feedback when unable to attack due to fire authorisation override.
• Improved feedback for ships unable to follow mimic assignment.
• Improved hull breaching for marines claiming abandoned ships.
• Improved map layout and presentation for better navigation and readability.
• Improved reflections in glass on outside of ships.
• Improved Laser Tower MK2 visuals.
• Improved collision shapes of Magnetar and Rattlesnake.
  
• Fixed missing Bilateral ships when The Queendom Returned story state set in custom gamestart.
• Fixed The High Road mission getting stuck on Drive away the remaining Kha’ak objective.
• Fixed Operation Draco activating again if delivery station was destroyed after mission was completed.
• Fixed Criminal story not progressing under certain circumstances if station is destroyed in Blueprint Data Theft mission.
• Fixed turrets of Woodworm Scrubs not opening fire on Mellerd’s destroyer in The Past a Prison mission of Criminal story.
• Fixed lockboxes in Defenders of Sol mission sometimes not containing mission items.
• Fixed black market items being available for purchase before finishing mission to unlock local Black Market.
• Fixed Call and Response mission of Timelines Epilogue sometimes activating even though Epilogue was completed.
• Fixed Empyrean Curs story not progressing if certain character lines skipped in Tangling with the Teladi mission conversation.
• Fixed Dal’s introductory cutscene and Kaori’s HQ examination cutscene triggering at same time.
• Fixed Long Range Scanner help text in Terran Cadet starting mission staying on screen forever under specific circumstances.
• Fixed boarding operation missions remaining after aborting order to board ship.
• Fixed more cases of Lost Ship Replacement losing ship assignments in various cases.
• Fixed automatically replaced fleet ships not having crew and being unable to reassign full consignment.
• Fixed capital ships sometimes not doing damage to stations when player not present.
• Fixed combat subordinates set to Docked sometimes launching to engage their commander’s target.
• Fixed unreliable first person interactions on stations after leaving superhighway.
• Fixed cases of not being able to interact with calls from player-owned ships under attack.
• Fixed rare cases of small ships attempting to fly through capital ship engines.
• Fixed capital ship subordinates not moving towards fleet leader after loading savegame.
• Fixed automatic dock request for player ship on undocking after loading savegame.
• Fixed some ships not trying to dock when fleeing Tide in Avarice.
• Fixed ships remaining unresponsive to attacks while waiting for Tide in Avarice to finish.
• Fixed spacesuits reporting finding lockboxes and abandoned ships.
• Fixed XS docks on stations not opening up hatch.
• Fixed cargo containers being picked up by drones far away.
• Fixed cargo drones flying aimlessly around ship they launched from.
• Fixed charging weapons not firing final shot if charging caused overheat.
• Fixed station-based traders not trading when working with wares in shortage that are not in their manual ware baskets.
• Fixed map fog of war being uncovered by any station player is on.
• Fixed scrolling through construction plan in Station Build menu with Page Up/Down.
• Fixed Direct Mouse Steering controls being able to be mapped to controller inputs.
• Fixed Automatic Resupply of Subordinates and station-wide module loadout settings not being independent.
• Fixed positive SETA message appearing when mode not available.
• Fixed activating VE goggles zooming too far after starting or stopping control while zoomed in.
• Fixed VE goggles zoom sometimes resetting while walking.
• Fixed undock animation replaying for defence unit undocking.
• Fixed missing outlines of flowchart nodes under certain circumstances.
• Fixed stuck Target Monitor interaction overlay.
• Fixed certain mission objectives being incorrectly positioned on map.
• Fixed engines becoming louder when opening map while flying backwards.
• Fixed weapon in/out-of-range sounds while HUD is not visible.
• Fixed never-ending boost rumble after leaving spacesuit.
• Fixed ship headlights not turning off when docked.
• Fixed missing lights on Behemoth E exterior hull.
• Fixed lights on outside of Irukandji appearing in wrong position.
• Fixed wreck of antimatter cells production partially appearing in solid colour.
• Fixed broken jumpgate in Mars using wrong visuals.
• Fixed fire extinguishers in transporter room looking like something you can interact with.
• Fixed rare case of chair falling over in Kestrel when being used by Paranid pilot.
• Fixed being able to clip into Xenon K hull.
• Fixed lens flares not being visible while in spacesuit.
• Fixed several causes of crashes.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.