X4 Foundations -- 10 Things I Wish I Knew From The Start (Beginner Guide)

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  • 10 beginner tips for players starting out in X4 Foundations. These are 10 things I wish I knew when I started the game, most of which aren't found in the tutorial but stuff you just have to figure out from playing.
    Gamers With Jobs takes a look at X4 Foundations for the PC by Egosoft games, the latest in the X series of games. A truer sequel to X3 while borrowing a few of the positive features from X Rebirth, X4 is back to form for the space sim sandbox. In this series we take a look at the game, give some initial impressions and kick off a fresh campaign as a trading magnate.
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    www.egosoft.com/games/x4/ -- "Acquire ships, from small scouts to massive carriers. Upgrade their systems and create huge fleets.
    X4 will allow you to fly all ships personally. From small scouts over a wide range of ship classes up to the biggest carrier, everything can be piloted from the cockpit or an external view.
    A big focus in the development of X4 has been to achieve a seamless and immersive experience when moving between ships. You can leave a ship, climb down a ladder, walk over the dock of a large space station into another ship you may have parked there and replace the pilot that was working for you just by clicking on his chair."
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  • @Dervraka
    @Dervraka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    As a relatively new player I would add, build the SETA as fast as possible, the components are relatively common drops from enemy ships and it can be crafted at the workbench. The SETA basically allows you to speed up time by 10X, which becomes almost essential when you start building stations where some of the modules can take upwards of 30 minutes real time to build, also when you get medium size or larger ships the shields take forever to regenerate, you can back out of battle, turn on SETA and they'll regenerate in a matter of seconds. I was nearly 100 hours in before I built it and now don't know how I ever lived without it. Also once you get things like wharfs and shipyards at your stations, you have to assign a ship trader before they will work, you do it the same way you assign a manager, but the game doesn't really tell you, I spent hours trying to figure out why my first wharf wouldn't allow me to buy or upgrade ships.

  • @afacelessname1378
    @afacelessname1378 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    The only tip I can give you is... SAVE OFTEN!!

  • @InvalidShortcut
    @InvalidShortcut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Enlightenment starts at 1:53

    • @BiodunOnipede
      @BiodunOnipede 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      was just about to say the same thing :)

    • @polnatista2410
      @polnatista2410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks

    • @vasiledragos2115
      @vasiledragos2115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      THANK YOU, for fuck sake they like to flap their gums.

    • @cooperonline
      @cooperonline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@vasiledragos2115 Wow, the guy's put time and effort into trying to help you and look how upset you get because it wasn't completely to your taste. Privileged much.

    • @vasiledragos2115
      @vasiledragos2115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@cooperonline when I want to learn new stuff, I like the actual information not some yadara yadara flap flap gums. I appreciate the effort but wasting almost 2 minutes of my life listening to stuff I couldn't care less about, is not my cup of tea. Sadly, there are many that do this.

  • @EurocorpFx
    @EurocorpFx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Another little tip: When you deploy mines, always remove SLOWLY! Otherwise they will blow you up. Took me some time to find out that fast removing doesn't work.

  • @axel6269
    @axel6269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    DON'T sell your ship directly to shipyards or wharfs before stripping them of their equipment. For some reason right now the cost of equipment isn't factored in, only the price of the hull, so you have to first dock your ship at an equipment dock, sell its equipment, and THEN sell it.
    You'll make ~2 to 5 times more money this way, depending on how well-equipped your ship is.

    • @bobsmith-wu2go
      @bobsmith-wu2go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anyone know if this is still a thing ? or been patched ?

    • @YountFilm
      @YountFilm ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sure seems like it's fixed.

  • @bedivere42
    @bedivere42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just picked up the game yesterday, clocked maybe 3-4 hours since then, you managed to address every minor annoyance I have run into in that time, thanks! Pretty solid video looking at the first few hours of gameplay.

  • @HtorneDK
    @HtorneDK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just bought everything X4 and this is the first video I've seen so far. Thanks this is the kind of stuff I like :)

  • @Bullminator
    @Bullminator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    A good tip for starting players if to check asteroid filed in you starting zone (at least start 1 has one).
    Look for crystals on asteroids and shot them down. Then press O to get them inside.
    They will end up in your personaly inventory.
    After this go back to any startion, visit shop and sell it. If you are lucky you may end up with 2-3 milions. (if you can find rare crystals)

    • @melkyrion
      @melkyrion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Might also mention that crystals will show up as shining in the sun if you look at an asteroid field. so if you see blinking; thats a crystal most likely

    • @MerchantIvoryfilms
      @MerchantIvoryfilms ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do they regenerate or once you mine them their done forever?

    • @Bullminator
      @Bullminator ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MerchantIvoryfilms Well asteroids auto-generate, so they should respawn like other items. They wont show up till you get close.
      You may have to leave sector for a while so they come back, or you can mine in paranid space with fuckload of asteroids that you will never run out.

    • @MerchantIvoryfilms
      @MerchantIvoryfilms ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bullminator im still like 20 min new to the game so not sure what paranid space is yet but im sure ill pick it up as i go along :D

  • @BaresarkSlayne
    @BaresarkSlayne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! I have been teetering on getting this and these tips are great.

  • @Sharlenwar
    @Sharlenwar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Version 3.0 has me coming back to this game, can't wait to dive into this. Thanks for the tips!

  • @bryanstam3321
    @bryanstam3321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    If the ship you’r on doesn’t undock when you give it an order, you can talk to the captain by looking at the character and press left mouse button. Then you get the dialog window and there should be an option that’s says “proceed to next order”. If you press that it should start to fly.
    Also when you look at your owned property list, the ship you are one has a lighter green name in the list wether you fly it your self or just are along for the ride it dosn’t matter

    • @sahhull
      @sahhull 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ive had to do that a few times, but it only seems to happen if I give orders to a ship in the same station and Im out of my ship

    • @bryanstam3321
      @bryanstam3321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Northy i thimk it is a safeguard so you don’t get stranded on a station whit out a ship

    • @magicwordxyzzy
      @magicwordxyzzy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bryanstam3321 yeah; it's in the setting under "anti-marooning" and it can be disabled, but then make sure you "remove all orders and assignments" on ships before taking control of them if you don't want them to leave you as soon as you get off them.

  • @josiewoodrose7616
    @josiewoodrose7616 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For people who need a bigger font, it can be changed in Settings > Gameplay > UI Scale .. be sure to confirm (the button is below where you select) and your UI will reload.

  • @redkraken23
    @redkraken23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, you just cleared up a few things that have really been bugging me. Thanks!

  • @MadM4F14
    @MadM4F14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    X4 finally lives up to x3. Just got it, im totally im love with it.

  • @Zeta368peep
    @Zeta368peep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these videos cause they're semi-ironic.
    But wonderful tips learnt a couple new ones.
    Keep at it :)

  • @Clod15
    @Clod15 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    When you dock in a place you can use the elevator or what ever is down the stairs. To instantly teleport to the store you want to.
    You can then shift+D. And instantly teleport back on your ship.

  • @puggy9309
    @puggy9309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    x4 foundations and Kenshi are my goals to master during the quarantine.

    • @Video182
      @Video182 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Game Spoiler: can someone help with the initial boron mission. I went to buy the antimatter cells and I don't know how to continue the mission, or get the money to buy the ship he/she wants

    • @sk.rafiahmed4534
      @sk.rafiahmed4534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Video182 go to trade filter and select anti matter ,then go to any station and buy anti matter and get a disposable ship to the location with the antimatter in cargo

    • @Video182
      @Video182 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sk.rafiahmed4534 thank you i had done it but i lost my pilot. She was a good woman.

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you don't have enough you can add Bannerlord and Rimworld to the list, now you should really be busy till the end of the quarantine

    • @deadbeef576
      @deadbeef576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Puggy-san, did you do well on your mastery?

  • @ObscuriaDragunAed
    @ObscuriaDragunAed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great tips :-) That repair bit I knew because I'm too much of a tightwad, fix ship vs send to wharf... fix ship every time. I modded in the spacesuit repair beam to X3 for similar reasons. It's good to see that Egosoft officially incorporated that as a core mechanic in this game.

  • @Roguey
    @Roguey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great tips, thanks for posting :)

  • @MultiApeh
    @MultiApeh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You actually have to tell your pilot to undock. That awkward moment when you send your ship away and you just stand there and gaze into the emotionless crewmen's eye next to you untill your ship returns. Mistakes were made..

  • @Diarmuhnd
    @Diarmuhnd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    thanks for sharing your tips and thoughts.
    Good luck have fun

    • @rockydontworry821
      @rockydontworry821 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Diarmuhnd
      17k views. 34000 minutes = 566 hours = 23 days of people’s lives

    • @Diarmuhnd
      @Diarmuhnd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rockydontworry821 ?

  • @SaltpeterTaffy
    @SaltpeterTaffy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish I knew how I was supposed to approach Hatikvah's mission, Going Offensive, when I first started playing.
    That is, I just bought the game, and I'm stuck there right now. The only video on TH-cam about that mission entirely skips the part of the mission I'm stuck on. ;_;

  • @sanginius3920
    @sanginius3920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another Tip, once you have accessed Research you can craft Mods for your ships at a workbench in the ship sales offices on Shipyards and Wharfs. They need componenets looted from eney ships.

  • @DarkXelNaga
    @DarkXelNaga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A big thing for me was if you select a ship on the map. say a hostile ship you want to shoot. but when you go back to first person view you dont have it selected. Very annoying.
    But wait! If you select a ship on the map then press T, it will select it for the first person view! SO useful for finding buzzing little fighters.

  • @Kingsman4101
    @Kingsman4101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    X3 was my jump in as well, x4 has serious potential and is a great base for modding and additions. I am still waiting to hear "be good mind" /cringe

    • @efxnews4776
      @efxnews4776 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean have prostitutes in game? i'm all up for it! But i don't mind some sort of radio stations to listem music in-game kinda like Rebel Galaxy Outlaw...

  • @68Snaps
    @68Snaps ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much. I've been trying to figure out how to give orders to my remote ships for hours!!! Literally, I could kiss you!

  • @dazecm
    @dazecm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's definitely better than Rebirth but in terms of 'evolution' I have to say there's not much of substance there other than the structure of the world itself and is basically a modest upgrade of X3. What's frustrating is that the same clunky, intuitive interface that makes finding information a chore is still there with no ability to resize and position any of the windows. We're in a gaming world of larger resolutions and multi-monitors, allow UI customisation at least. It's already mostly square windows so just aim for what EVE Online does with UI because even that would be a major improvement. Quest pacing and narrative quality still has that 1990s amateurish quality about it and is badly written and voiced acted.
    Egosoft seems not to have bothered hiring a character modeller to make the NPCs look anything other than stupid and derpy while also animating poorly. NPC ships around the station still find themselves getting stuck and generally intersecting badly with the station due to pathing and AI. Evcen autosaving locks the main thread and freezes the game instead of doing it in the background like most other games with autosave do. These common problems seen in all the past titles should really have been ironed out long ago so that this latest version looks slick and polished enough to complement the parts that make the series good such such as trading and exploration. Never underestimate the importance of polish and attention to detail.
    Good content by the way. You clearly realise the importance of passing on new information gained by experience rather than doing what many others do by just regurgitating stuff from in-game tutorials / manuals.

  • @Myterriers
    @Myterriers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do you get the map to stay still and zoom in. My map constantly drifts and is off screen making it pretty useless. Iv'e turned off Gamepad which helped a bit, but no way is it llike in your video. Great tips thanks.

  • @David-82
    @David-82 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, I hate auto pilot and now I know I can leave manual travel mode when in a menu.
    Also always run was good to know. So many times I would return to ship trying to run using shift.

  • @dridri78630
    @dridri78630 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Regarding the given order to you ship and why it didnt work; usually if you are on it or it is the last ship you've piloted you will have to right click the ship again and press 'procede with current orders'.

  • @Ironbuket
    @Ironbuket ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14:17 How long was it before you realised that the last ship you were in actually waits for you and doesn’t fly off on purpose, rather that it being a bug 😊

  • @ianmcneely2446
    @ianmcneely2446 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It'd be nice to have a button to auto-roll, like a compromise between keeping it on and turning it off.

  • @VeryLimitedaddition
    @VeryLimitedaddition 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Before selling anything to the trader in the shopping mall I would go to the crafting table right of him/her and see what you can make with what you have, as normally crafted items can be used for missions or sold to the same trader for much more than, such as that argon meat you sold for 845 credits. You can make fine food from that and two other items normally found on the trader which give you great return every time. Also look for blackmarket mission they will take illegal goods from you for good coin in bars. I also turn off auto save that sucks all the time!

  • @pegasusted2504
    @pegasusted2504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks

  • @timtomnec
    @timtomnec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for having the basics but not the stupid basics. x4 99 vs x4 101 vs x4 150.

  • @EddyVegas
    @EddyVegas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    whoever decided to put that music in the trader section should be fired. this is the first mod i want.

  • @TorynGent
    @TorynGent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The crafting recipes only show up when you have ingredients for them in your inventory ;)

  • @LostInDistance
    @LostInDistance ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve needed this, my very first play through I managed to lose my ship? End up on a bridge that was even the same place my ship was on?! Then ended up in my space suit floating in space all alone?! As it glitched.. A great start.. 😅

  • @TheGlssr60
    @TheGlssr60 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:51 "This is a big one here" You know where I'm going with this.....

  • @jonnyb70
    @jonnyb70 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    #1. Wait about two years after Egosoft releases anything before you spend $ on it. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

  • @Wayne-fe1ed
    @Wayne-fe1ed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the vid. Good one. Geesh, just reading some of the comments, some real haters here must have had a few bad days lol.

  • @noxwarlord4909
    @noxwarlord4909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this! , I plan to get it friday , my only thing is minor but the white flash when you open any menu is not for me

    • @Xaelur
      @Xaelur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Might be a issue with recording or something, it doesnt happen on my copy.

    • @noxwarlord4909
      @noxwarlord4909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Xaelur sweet thx for the info

    • @kubel83
      @kubel83 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nox warlord might be a recording issue. I can definitely guarantee you it will not happen when you play. So if it is an epilepsy concern or just annoyance then don’t worry my friend... you have a great game to look forward to.☺️ EDIT and I just noticed that Anton already told you that lol. Sorry that was my bad for not reading haha😂👍

    • @noxwarlord4909
      @noxwarlord4909 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kubel83 hehe thx , I think it has something to do with mxaa x8 because I did get the flash with that on , I have a 1080 nvidia, and the game ran a little heavy so I turned it down to x4 and it runs perfect and with no flash

  • @gamingtonight1526
    @gamingtonight1526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "I haven't done much"... Followed by "I own multiple stations and ships, have a few million credits", etc etc etc!

    • @OOZ662
      @OOZ662 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's really not much in an X game.

    • @keithyordy8774
      @keithyordy8774 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can do that in the first few hours of the game if you do it right. Not all that hard.👍

  • @wmgthilgen
    @wmgthilgen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok, I'm impressed; Quetion: Does it have HOTAS or Controller support?

    • @philphy9257
      @philphy9257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes it does, I mostly use an Xbox controller but also have an X52 saitek hotas.

  • @marconadal1412
    @marconadal1412 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou.........

  • @jonathanward3633
    @jonathanward3633 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I played about 70 hours of X4 when it first came out and then put it down until yesterday and am totally addicted to it again.
    1 thing that I JUST realised and wished I had known from the beginning - you can pause the game and issue orders while the game is paused 😣
    I feel so dumb for not realising this sooner and trying to do everything in real time.

  • @silentsun9392
    @silentsun9392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How the hell did you get the framerate so smooth on the station? My PC should handle this easily at 2k in theory but fps drop to 40 or even lower at stations.. no idea why.

    • @capuchinseven
      @capuchinseven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Silent Sun are you using a very high AA setting?

  • @Wvk5zc
    @Wvk5zc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing! I am just getting started myself. How do you get mission?

    • @GDUBMX
      @GDUBMX 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah cool I didn't realise there is a story, people on the forums are saying there isn't one.

    • @GWJPlays
      @GWJPlays  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not what I'd call an in depth story, but there is a central mission chain that seems to move things forward.

    • @GWJPlays
      @GWJPlays  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wilson, to get the main mission chain, use Scan Mode (Shift-2) and fly near stations to find a data leak that opens a comms channel. There is an in-game tutorial on how to do this stuff.

  • @8654ZuluFoxtrot
    @8654ZuluFoxtrot 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, lots of comments about how to condense this down. All I'll add is make a list, break every point down to a short and sweet point, video your work and then cut it down to just your point.

  • @guiguijol
    @guiguijol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Anti noob game. Great job. Looking forward for evolution.

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dave23024 It's fun, you're just not into sandbox games. Deep sandbox games are not meant to take you by the hands, and you have to set your own goals, but there are people like me who enjoy that.

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dave23024 You work at Egosoft? Out of the NUMEROUS games I play, I've seen a lot of games re-use already existing engines and assets, but I have never seen any other game using X4's engine and assets. Yes the game is still buggy, but they're working on it. With the recent games we're getting (cough Fallout 76), I'll give them that. Once again, deep sandbox games are games that won't take you by the hands. They might seem cheap, unpolished, and like they have nothing to offer at first glance, but you do understand they have a lot to offer when you're getting into them, that's as simple as that. I would advise you to watch a tutorial if you're lost, I can understand that, or you can simply switch to another genre. I just can't let you tell this game is crap whereas it's not, it's just the way you see it (and many people do as well), but that's only the visible part of the iceberg.

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dave23024 I never said it's excusable, now find me a game that has had NO SINGLE bug at launch. Can't find any? That's exactly why most companies keep working on their products after they ship them.

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dave23024 I don't even know if they have their own proprietary engine, and I don't care honestly, I don't need to brag about it. Either way it's an AA studio and the game is very well done for the budget they have. I'll say it again for the last time, it's not a cheap game, and it's got a lot of complex features, but you probably know the game better than me, and obviously what engine/features it' has. However, I don't want to waste time on this, if you want to play it go on, if not then keep trashtalking about it, if that leads you anywhere...

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dave23024 Didn't mean to "win" anything lol, but if that's what makes you happy in your life and your goals, then I'm totally glad for you :) (oh and by the way at least I don't delete my own posts ;))

  • @biohaze6990
    @biohaze6990 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Easy money at the start is shooting crystals on asteroids. Look for the sparkle on roids. Also highly recommened the mod crystal finder that makes them glow (imho this should have been the way instead of hard to see sparkles). you can easily gain a few million early on.

  • @Dreez76
    @Dreez76 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I changed the ship-controlls to .
    W = increase speed.
    S = Decrease speed.
    Z = Strafe up.
    X = Strafe down.
    A = Roll left
    D = Roll right.
    Mouse Left = Strafe left.
    Mouse Right = Strange right.
    Made flying alot more... intuitive.

    • @0GregorSchultz0
      @0GregorSchultz0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not if you startet the series from day one :D
      but I get your point :)

    • @predatorvmt
      @predatorvmt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0GregorSchultz0 When you fly enough in arma, changing it to that is just natural.

    • @Tuttomenui
      @Tuttomenui 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Strange Right, Best right.

  • @weegmon
    @weegmon ปีที่แล้ว

    took my 5 years on x3 to know what i was doing (before i searched TH-cam) then i fell in love with game,so now i have this and im back to where i was in x3...started young gun start and no clue what im supposed to do...lol

  • @---vw9cc
    @---vw9cc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you can port around at the station, no need to walk around so much xD

  • @cokeforever
    @cokeforever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So, I guess (basing in save/load times) they did not get rid of xml format for savegames - on one hand you can edit them with text/xml editor the way you like, but save/load times on 150-200mb xml savegames is awful...

    • @Yokenshiro11
      @Yokenshiro11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      well their game save file contain a huge some of DATA so i "think" an XML format is the easier way to go in this kind of situation it also let them edit files easily to stress test some situations,

    • @cokeforever
      @cokeforever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Yokenshiro11 on contrary, by its design XML is suited for small data and is absolutely awful on large data; i suppose they were going to switch to binary serialization but since X games are still long way from being a finished product, they focused on more pressing issues...

    • @Yokenshiro11
      @Yokenshiro11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cokeforever thanks for leting me know, yeah they are indeed a small studio with small founds

    • @Schmidt334
      @Schmidt334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      S C I attribute the huge save/load times to the fact that each time you save/load, you are saving and loading the entire universe. Since there are no load times, you save the entire universe and all the ships and locations, same with load

    • @cokeforever
      @cokeforever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Schmidt334 it is because of XML - see the size of your save files ;) 8 is way too longer than storing 1 byte of hex 8... and each ware for each station each cargohold has not just quantity XML tag, but many other hierarchical tags - imagine the overhead!

  • @KinkyJalepeno
    @KinkyJalepeno ปีที่แล้ว

    I would sell my organs for this game to be given the VR treatment. Great vid thankyou.

  • @droopy83ffm96
    @droopy83ffm96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for the effort of uploading. has someone seen a decent review of the game from a X3 player? i have tons of questions better answered by a veteran i guess. Just one thing: if you are strapped for cash - do anything but the story. : 1. scan down crystals in the system. 2. do maintenance missions. 3. automate your income through mining ships.

  • @leonasmith6180
    @leonasmith6180 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about Teran Conflict ? Leona

  • @hpoonis2010
    @hpoonis2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well this is a super update to the super previous super game. It is super to be able to see super videos delivered by super folk that super like to over use the word 'super'. Super.

  • @chekystar
    @chekystar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is there autopilot for flying and docking like in x3

    • @GWJPlays
      @GWJPlays  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes.

    • @axel6269
      @axel6269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, but it's pretty bad (like in X3).

  • @ossiedunstan4419
    @ossiedunstan4419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still have X2.

  • @MrWinotu
    @MrWinotu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there some way of landing on planets?

  • @SteampunkJunk1e
    @SteampunkJunk1e 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10 things? Seems alot more then 10 apricate the vid bud 👍

  • @Herbertti3
    @Herbertti3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This menu system is so unappealing. Bolder font, colors and symbols would enhance the experience so much.

  • @fusselmusgesicht22
    @fusselmusgesicht22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just collect minerals 1h of that in the beginning will set you up with ~700k

  • @manysKojot
    @manysKojot 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just bought the game and at least 4 things in those tip's annoyed me - like you said ,,so much better'' after changing some settings

  • @MrGHOHLS
    @MrGHOHLS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spaceweed is a real money maker

  • @firnekburg4990
    @firnekburg4990 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait this game has a main storyline ?
    I didn't know that ;d I'm gonna buy !

    • @EvilTactician
      @EvilTactician 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't get too excited, it's only an hour long at most.

    • @axel6269
      @axel6269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The X series is not very story driven, it's a sandbox game first and foremost.
      Story missions often require you to build up your empire in different ways to fulfill your next objectives ie buy another ship, build a station, arm your ship up to face tougher enemies, etc. That means even if you want to concentrate on the "story", you'll have to spend most of your time doing side missions, trading, bounty hunting, pirating or managing your assets.
      In general, the plot is used as a device to give you access to special benefits or stations. Off the top of my mind, in X3:TC one of the plots basically gives you a player shipyard which you can use to reverse-engineer and manufacture ships. Another one gives you access to a "Hub" sector that lets you reconfigure the gate network of the universe, allowing you to shorten your trade fleet's route, or unleashing hell on factions you hate by surrounding them with Xenon sectors.
      Also, don't expect any cutscene or stellar acting. Most of the plot is delivered through your ship's comms, and voice acting along with the character models. 90s era kitsch, I like it but it's an acquired taste.

  • @668771
    @668771 ปีที่แล้ว

    What did you press to shoot the repair tool? This is a tip tutorial no?

    • @KiteoHatto
      @KiteoHatto ปีที่แล้ว

      he said alt fire button, whatever that is for you...

  • @JamesHardaker
    @JamesHardaker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you shouldnt have to buy ships for a while. Pilots bail often enough.

  • @tapware8149
    @tapware8149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does it have SETA and can we abuse that with an automatic revenue source. I remember back in the day leaving the game on overnight in SETA and shocked how much money I made. We were very poor and it felt good to tell my wife how many millions we had.

    • @GWJPlays
      @GWJPlays  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don't start with SETA, but it is craftable.

  • @Daracdor
    @Daracdor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just bought it & I cannot get it to run .
    My machine is brand new & I have had no issues with anything until now :(

    • @sanginius3920
      @sanginius3920 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best place to post for Technical help would be on the www.Egosoft. com Forums under x4 Technical Support. You will need an account, but its well worth making one.

    • @Daracdor
      @Daracdor 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sadly took a refund .
      Reading the posts it seems this effects new higher end machines .
      I was soo looking forward to this , I tried all that was suggested but still no launch .
      It looks like a wee bit of a shambles that quite a few ppl have to deal with .
      Thank you for your helpful idea Nigel .
      Egosoft asked me to do the same thing but …. I lost the faith .
      Regards ….
      The man in green .

  • @Doogerie
    @Doogerie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i got X4 but could never get in to it

  • @HeavyDemir
    @HeavyDemir 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Game braking tip .. do not read !
    Harvest crystals on space rocks 30 minutes in an asteroid field will make you a cool million +
    Just cruse around and look for small colored spots or at distance you'll see a small flash from the asteroids surface, shoot it and hoover up the drops, sell to vendors on stations.

  • @Volkmannx
    @Volkmannx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @gortt7611
    @gortt7611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't find a shipyard or a wharf - been looking for 2.5 hours lol

    • @seant7562
      @seant7562 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you ride the superhighway, you should see 3 different factions with wharfs/shipyards. They aren't small icons, they are huge, one with a solid triangle (wharf) and one with a triangle atop two rectangles (shipyard)

    • @TheShootist
      @TheShootist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      the ship yard is beyond the North Gate
      mind the gap.

  • @coffeezombie244
    @coffeezombie244 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    yarg could use an editor that could of been boiled down to 10 minutes even with filler.

  • @sigvar6795
    @sigvar6795 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have played every X game.. though I started with X2.. which imho was the best. When they dumbed down docking to suit folks who couldn't fly it bothered me. I have done 5 accts in EvE online (which isn't flight I know). Elite through Elite Dangerous, if it flew I was there! But I have to say this X game makes me feel like an idiot. Hell "Rogue Element" makes complete sense compared to this game. I bought this.. returned it.. bought it for someone else... watched a lot of YT, re-bought it.. Still feel like a moron. It's all good though. I am learning. Last night I could not figure out how to sell my ships and after half an hour I went to bed. So maybe your video showed me how an I'm gonna go try it now. Maybe with 20-30 restarts I'll have enough info to start with. I would like to know what mouth breathing window licker came up with the default config for X 52 pro flight stick. That person needs a different job next time.
    Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.

  • @gnrwestwell694
    @gnrwestwell694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rebirth was OK but I felt like a scavenger the whole time egar to see how this plays

  • @danielOconahap
    @danielOconahap 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HOW TO PUT YOUR PILOTS INSIDE YOUR CAPTURED SHIPS?? IM GOING CRAZY HERE

    • @GWJPlays
      @GWJPlays  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, assuming you mean you've already captured the ship and have control of it, you really can only transfer crew at a station -- aside from marines there doesn't seem to be a way to get crew to change ships in flight. So fly your captured ship to a dock, have a ship with the crew you want to transfer dock at that same location. Then when you talk to the crewmember or use Comms you can tell them something like "I want you to work somewhere else" and select your captured ship. Hope this helps.

    • @danielOconahap
      @danielOconahap 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GWJPlays damn thats finicky. no more AI pilots then

    • @sanginius3920
      @sanginius3920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danielOconahap unfortunately no, but if you use a marine to capture a vessel, that marine becomes its pilot and can fly it to station for you. You can hire additional crew through the upgrade ship option at Wharves and shipyards. Once the ships landed comm the pilot and tell them to work elsewhere then set them back to Marine. then use the upgrade screens to buy a full crew including (hopefully) a better captain.

  • @yoshyusmc
    @yoshyusmc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two hours of crystal mining can easily net over $2mil. Enough to get auto miners going on that to your fledgling empire.

  • @photonpattern
    @photonpattern 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Suggestion for next time, everything you said to 1:50 is in the title of the video. You may feel a need for foreplay, but I'm never getting those two minutes of my life back.

    • @TekGriffon
      @TekGriffon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @DDanksey
      Screw off. This is a channel called "gamers with jobs". The wasted 2 minutes at the start were the least of the problems. The lack of a table of contents, the meandering narrative, and bloating everything is the real issue. Channel should be called "gamers without jobs".

    • @msayre029
      @msayre029 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *Didn't like 2 minutes of a video* *Spends another 2 minutes complaining about it*

    • @TekGriffon
      @TekGriffon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@msayre029 you missed: *ignores channel so doesn't get suckered by sloppy content creator again*

    • @b213videoz
      @b213videoz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dough, think of all the minutes of your life that X2/X3/XRebirth took and X4 will take - you will never have them back :-)

    • @aarongarland9152
      @aarongarland9152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@msayre029 It took you two minutes to read a line of text? Holy fuck.
      Yeah the rambling should be noted, that's all that was said. get over it.

  • @Yokenshiro11
    @Yokenshiro11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video but too long and it lack a table of content for quick clic

  • @djay47engleburt74
    @djay47engleburt74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    its been out how long? and its wish wish wish lol

    • @IIAndersII
      @IIAndersII 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      djay47 engleburt
      it's been out for less than a week

  • @AurioDK
    @AurioDK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This looks like too much for me, I am 51 and by the time I would have learned how to play this game I will probably retire. Wish they would make Freelancer 2.

    • @aryko1
      @aryko1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't know what your prob is . I'm 61 and having fun with this game !

    • @chrisragnar1
      @chrisragnar1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im playing this in the after life, rip .

    • @Alcopop100
      @Alcopop100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Dasclay Your only babies, I'm 71 in January and the only space game I have played is Elite Dangerous. Watching videos can teach quite a lot.

    • @lorconshashailee8828
      @lorconshashailee8828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really? its not that hard, once u spend just a few hours learning stuff its fantastic

  • @hirohikonishikawa4851
    @hirohikonishikawa4851 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sadly those interiors of the stations are so horrible bad looking and empty, just like in their previous game. In X2 it was feeling better.

  • @mostafar8514
    @mostafar8514 ปีที่แล้ว

    Buy advanced sattelite in repair station thing(not wharfs or shipyards) then sell them in a shipyard. Youll make millions and the game gets boring

  • @TotalyRandomUsername
    @TotalyRandomUsername 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is this vid downvoted so hard? It was quite helpful when i started.

  • @DikkieDikism
    @DikkieDikism 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You forgot a very important tip probably a number 1 tip really : the game is bugged to hell, so wait a year before you play.

    • @mozworthy
      @mozworthy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been playing the game for a good 20+ hours and am yet to encounter any bugs. Just saying.

    • @DikkieDikism
      @DikkieDikism 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Patch after patch after patch with thousands of complaints about all sorts of bugs.. but yeh not you lol haha gtfo crazy man.

    • @drchops
      @drchops 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Game is not full of bugs. Worth playing immediately.

    • @DikkieDikism
      @DikkieDikism 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@drchops Even a single glance at the steam forums, just a mere browse and you see what the problem is.
      Now SOME people report fewer problems, thats because the game utilizes a form or seed generating system, meaning each new game will be slightly differently seeded.
      That can cause some differences, but tons of people report broken trading, mining, pilot leveling, weird fps problems or memory leaks.. and thats just from the top of my head.
      Let alone the crashes (though more rare i'll admit) or weird things like 'missing AI' as in, no xenon or khaak attacks, just completely gone or not doing anything.
      Latest issues seem to be more about no ships being able to be produced by the AI factories, somehow they're all out of parts all the time for no reason, no reason because no ships are being build at all.
      But sure hey there are no bugs in this game.. lel.. gtfo fanboys.

  • @onetruekeeper
    @onetruekeeper 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This game is broken. Won't let me set the controls to my specs.

  • @Supportik
    @Supportik 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just hate the controls of this game, and lot of stuff does not work the way it should... the default controls are so garbage...

  • @Baleur
    @Baleur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why is every video like this, the most basic barebones things that anyone will discover after 1 hours of just playing?
    How could ANYONE not know that you can sell stuff to the Shop on stations?
    Or read settings "Autoroll" and "Maintain speed in menus" and not automatically understand what they do (self-explanatory)?
    This isnt to rag on your video. I just.... Every video like this ends up being the same thing.
    "Did you know, some players might not know this, you can press E to get into your ship!"

    • @ZephyrusAsmodeus
      @ZephyrusAsmodeus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you know, if you don't like a video on TH-cam, you can press the back button on your browser or phone to go watch another one? It's crazy!

    • @lagrangepoint9386
      @lagrangepoint9386 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you know, if you don't like a comment on TH-cam, you can simply not engage? It's crazy!

  • @SonataFanatica
    @SonataFanatica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Shouldn't it be "I wish I *had known* from the start"?

  • @TekGriffon
    @TekGriffon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    18 minutes is way too long for a "10 tips" list without some kind of chapter guide in the video description, a table of contents in the beginning, or chapter markers in the video timeline.
    Is this Gamers With Jobs or Gamers Without Jobs?

    • @sahhull
      @sahhull 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      People with patience and an attention span

  • @tibvastag
    @tibvastag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I knew what an unfinished piece of crap this game was that even 2 years later is still plagued by problems and sub-par design. I wish I could get a refund, but I blew through my Steam allotted time just trying to get this junk to run properly when it released. Save your money!

    • @R0ckst4r0ck3r
      @R0ckst4r0ck3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It came out like 5 months ago bro...

  • @uncletimo6059
    @uncletimo6059 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    you get your own station 5 minutes into this game thru the main plot. and a LARGE sum of money.
    bleh.
    that is terrible design, for modern kiddo gamers. no need to work, to progress, here's millions!

  • @markomax9999
    @markomax9999 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:50 heal your hull...not repair?! 6:03 WTF is that crew member? 6:20 repair weapon..not kit?! daaaamn man, u need to get some sleep!!! x_X

    • @axel6269
      @axel6269 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a teladi, some kind of alien lizard race. Still looks way less creepy than the humans in this game, though.

  • @danybackstone
    @danybackstone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not very informative when you know X:Rebirth.
    And I wish YOU knew 10 things to properly configure Steam when you are recording 😁

  • @andrewgoodall2183
    @andrewgoodall2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very frustrating video. Some good tips that I like but you could have demonstrated them all in a few minutes instead of 18 because of the endless rambling and lack of edit.

  • @jimstone5401
    @jimstone5401 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    17 hours in? YOU still know NOTHING.