# X4: Foundations 8.00 Public Beta 6 now available

- Product: X4: Foundations (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations)
- Vendor: Egosoft
- Date: 2025-08-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/612045811444875467
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations/releases/2025-08-14-8.00-public-beta-6-now-available

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- **added** — Ministry of Finance to list of factions available for diplomatic interference
- **added** — Separate travel bubble effect in cockpit view
- **removed** — Excess SETA items and replaced them with respective component parts
- **changed** — Mining operations now allowed in sectors with hazardous regions for ships with blacklists that explicitly allow activities in such sectors
- **changed** — Station alarm visualisation by reducing size and number of alarm drones
- **changed** — Shield impact effect by reducing intensity when viewed from up close
- **changed** — Performance of travel bubble effect
- **fixed** — Brantlee Northriver's Competition mission in Tides of Avarice story sometimes not progressing into race
- **fixed** — Boron Herald missions sometimes not unlocking Queendom of Boron for diplomatic interference
- **fixed** — Thrusters not being included in pool of potential equipment blueprints in Steal Equipment Blueprint agent action
- **fixed** — Not being able to invite diplomat after contacting Yaki in Treacherous Shallows mission in Yaki Investigation story
- **fixed** — Missing blueprints when Quettanauts relation is set past ceremony level in Custom Gamestart
- **fixed** — Pirates almost never collecting loot dropped by ships
- **fixed** — Pirates sometimes attacking victim after loot was dropped
- **fixed** — Tug ships not noticing when disarming turrets results in salvage being left behind
- **fixed** — S/M ships having problems navigating certain dock areas
- **fixed** — Diplomatic agent ships not counting towards limited ship count
- **fixed** — Being able to reassign agents to other roles
- **fixed** — Ware ids being displayed in Diplomacy result screens

**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](https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=405396), 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](https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=405397) - no registration required - to find the relevant information.

##### In case you missed it:

>> [Introducing the X4: Envoy Pack - Stealth, Deception, and Strategy Await (Steam News)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/541111576223023206)
>> [X4 Diplomacy Update (8.00) Public Beta Now Available (Steam News)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/541107672579049349)

##### X4 8.00 Public Beta 6 Changelog:

- Added Ministry of Finance to list of factions available for diplomatic interference (new feature in 8.00).

- Added separate travel bubble effect in cockpit view (new feature in 8.00).

- Removed excess SETA items and replaced them with respective component parts.

- Improved mining by allowing operations in sectors with hazardous regions for ships with blacklists that explicitly allow activities in such sectors.

- Improved station alarm visualisation by reducing size and number of alarm drones.

- Improved shield impact effect by reducing intensity when viewed from up close.

- Improved performance of travel bubble effect (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed Brantlee Northriver's Competition mission in Tides of Avarice story sometimes not progressing into race.

- Fixed Boron Herald missions sometimes not unlocking Queendom of Boron for diplomatic interference (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed thrusters not being included in pool of potential equipment blueprints in Steal Equipment Blueprint agent action (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed not being able to invite diplomat after contacting Yaki in Treacherous Shallows mission in Yaki Investigation story (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed missing blueprints when Quettanauts relation is set past ceremony level in Custom Gamestart.

- Fixed pirates almost never collecting loot dropped by ships.

- Fixed case of pirates sometimes attacking victim after loot was dropped.

- Fixed tug ships not noticing when disarming turrets results in salvage being left behind.

- Fixed S/M ships having problems navigating certain dock areas (problem introduced in 8.00).

- Fixed diplomatic agent ships not counting towards limited ship count (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed being able to reassign agents to other roles (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed ware ids being displayed in Diplomacy result screens (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed current influence display in Diplomacy menus not updating (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed missing diplomacy gift hints under certain circumstances (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed Fate of Heretic's End sometimes not being shown in Agent Action menu (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed menu crash when diplomacy action finishes under certain circumstances (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed broken Object List and Property Owned tabs in Map menu under certain circumstances.

- Fixed ships being replaced with Ship Replacement showing -1% progress under certain circumstances.

- Fixed missing or stuck station module mouse-over texts in Station Build menu under certain circumstances.

- Fixed missing mouse-over texts for truncated dropdown options.

- Fixed travel effect persisting when ship is destroyed (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed not being able to reliably hit XEN L Seismic Charge Turret Mk1 when using aim assist.

- Fixed Rattlesnake front lower L turrets sometimes not being able to fire.

- Fixed being able to jump out of interior of Hyperion.

- Fixed thumbnails of some weapons and turrets being cut off.

- Fixed player logo

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