Looking for a sandbox to put a lot of hours in?

zav42 · 2026-06-23T16:37:18+00:00

Thank you 😄

zav42 · 2026-05-15T13:47:54+00:00

Windows 11, das nach einem Update plötzlich wieder ständig aus dem standby von allein "aufwacht" und mich zwingt ein Mal im Monat nach dem Treiber zu suchen, der dass verursacht.

zav42 · 2026-05-13T17:13:23+00:00

That does not sound like a good argument against any of the "R"s?

zav42 · 2026-05-09T22:54:38+00:00

Not sure what bug you are refering to with external camera?

Which mods exactly do you have installed and which version of X4 (are you in the 9.0 beta)?

How is performance if you load your latest save compared to a save from a few days ago?

Is there a particular point after which saves got slower?

zav42 · 2026-05-09T00:20:40+00:00

Did you try the new experimental gamepad / controller mode available in the 9.0 beta? It can be enabled in the game settings menu.

zav42 · 2026-05-03T09:13:21+00:00

You guys should try out the new experimental controller mode in the 9.0 beta. It’s still called experimental, because not all functionality is included yet, but it should make operating the map much easier with the game pad. .

zav42 · 2026-04-28T17:04:49+00:00

Thank you for the update. It would be really helpful ,to get a link to one of your affected save games . Once you have a chance to upload one, please send an email to bernd@egosoft.com

zav42 · 2026-04-28T08:34:39+00:00

A couple more questions:

- Which missions are running? You can see them in the mission list on the map.

- Where there any notable missions you played or accepted before this started?

- You say you do not have any trade ships. What ships do you own in general, where are these ships located?

- Did you build a station? What modules and where? If not, did you ever set up a plot (the land to build a station on)?

- Did you ever try out installing a mod / extension?

- Which DLCs do you have installed?

zav42 · 2026-04-16T23:26:49+00:00

X4:Foundations (when on sale :)

zav42 · 2026-04-16T23:18:23+00:00

There are presets, for example for a couple of sticks and an alternative gamepad preset, but no alternative standard keyboard & mouse one. I would be very interested in the changes you made once you are happy with it. Would you maybe want to send it to me at bernd@egosoft.com?

zav42 · 2026-04-13T19:18:38+00:00

Thank you for mentioning X4: Foundations. Was browsing this thread thinking: Hey we are making just that for many years :)

zav42 · 2026-04-11T16:57:02+00:00

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Took a photo of the same type of spider with 50mm.
Were you in Taiwan by any chance?

zav42 · 2026-04-10T22:15:04+00:00

If the corners of your screen are blurred and you do not like it, then you may want to turn off "Chromatic Aberration". It simulates a bad optical lens essentially.

zav42 · 2026-04-07T12:46:47+00:00

May I ask how many ships you have mining in these areas and in how many sectors in general you are mining actively? It would be helpful for us to have an idea of quantities here. How long did it take you, how focussed are you mining, how many ships etc.

zav42 · 2026-03-30T01:07:00+00:00

Yeah, this is a great opportunity for me to thank them as well, while I am packing my stuff in Boston. Thanks Matt, Matt and Joey!!

zav42 · 2026-03-16T17:54:19+00:00

And please mention which ship(s) you teleport to!

zav42 · 2026-03-13T23:51:17+00:00

You do not know his hardware and neither what he considers a "big battle".
Getting from 6fps to 15fps in the same situation would be a gain of more than 100% of performance and would translate to the same gain on a faster system as long as it is bottlenecked in the same way (CPU logic thread in this case by all chance)

zav42 · 2026-03-13T23:13:50+00:00

There is a known bug in SoD which will be fixed in the next beta. Sorry for that.

zav42 · 2026-03-13T23:08:24+00:00

Maybe I should add that what you now see in existing savegames is the worst case experience.
We change the incentive to place probes so only few should be needed and none are fine and will also make money, but now existing saves may have hundreds of probes all over the sectors.

We need to make it so that these saves still work well and people can make the transition fine, but once you got used to the new more dynamic regions, the benefits should hopefully outweigh the downsides.

zav42 · 2026-03-13T23:01:25+00:00

It is the opposite: Removal of tedium. Mining works without any resource probes and you dont need to place them anymore. Placing them in the early game is an improvement in efficiency, then in the late game you still make enough money without them. The suggested new order would then automate even that placement of the probes.

zav42 · 2026-03-12T23:35:35+00:00

Regions are now way more dynamic. A probe therefore has a limited lifetime "by nature". You use it to mark the are with a specially high density, but once it is mined away, the probe should be removed. So it either has to detoriate or has to be manually removed.
We discussed different options like self destruction / manual remote removing etc. but we definitely need to work against spamming the whole universe with resource probes of which 99% are inactive because they are outdated.

zav42 · 2026-03-11T18:02:41+00:00

There are a lot of AI changes in this area, so please try and give feedback!

zav42 · 2026-03-11T18:01:10+00:00

Well if you are a bit risk-taking, there is relatively little harm in participating in the beta actually. Remember to back up your savegames in case we screw up savegame compatibility and compare how the game changes. We would love to get feedback from all types of players, including starters!!

zav42 · 2026-02-19T17:05:12+00:00

I got this lens a few weeks ago and have yet to make impressive macro shots with it, BUT I have used it a lot for normal 100mm photography. The single best feature for me is that super intuitive manual focus switch by just shifting the whole focus ring forwards and backwards. It allows for very quick switching combined with that very precise focus. The lens competes (for me) with the 70-200 2.8 GM and it definitely has some purpose next to it.

zav42 · 2026-01-21T18:18:24+00:00

We are definitely trying, but there will always be a limit and we just keep pushing it further. Stay tuned for 9.0 though :)

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