# X4: Foundations 8.00 RC1 now available

- Product: X4: Foundations (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations)
- Vendor: Egosoft
- Date: 2025-08-27
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/541114656762101784
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations/releases/2025-08-27-8.00-rc1-now-available

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'.

---

- **added** — Add information about station modules to Object Info section in Map menu
- **added** — Add diplomatic agent availability to faction overview
- **added** — Add diplomatic agent faction of origin to agent details
- **changed** — Improve capital ship combat movement
- **changed** — Improve combat behavior of missile-armed fighters attacking stations
- **changed** — Improve combat behavior of fighters armed with slow-firing weapons attacking large targets
- **changed** — Improve weapon accuracy against moving targets
- **changed** — Improve weapon precision by more accurately scaling aim based on target's visible size and distance
- **changed** — Improve weapon targeting logic to reduce accidental shots hitting obstacles or friendly ships
- **changed** — Improve container magnet attraction point on capital ships
- **changed** — Improve balancing of influence gathering agent actions
- **changed** — Improve balancing of agent risk to be more lenient
- **changed** — Improve autopilot when destination not in known space
- **changed** — Improve feedback when autopilot errors occur
- **changed** — Improve behaviour of NPCs directly fighting player when player assumes cover
- **changed** — Improve travel bubble cockpit effect
- **fixed** — Fix Leap of Faith not being named when selecting Northriver story state in custom game start
- **fixed** — Fix first Hyperion denying docking if player is below docking relations with chosen faction during Return of the Hyperion mission
- **fixed** — Fix SETA crafting items being deliverable before research has been triggered
- **fixed** — Fix SETA research mission lingering after completion
- **fixed** — Fix SETA research information message appearing in Timelines facility

**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)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3778100/X4_Envoy_Pack

##### X4 8.00 RC1 Changelog:

- Added information about station modules to Object Info section in Map menu.

- Added diplomatic agent availability to faction overview (new feature in 8.00).

- Added diplomatic agent faction of origin to agent details (new feature in 8.00).

- Improved capital ship combat movement.

- Improved combat behavior of missile-armed fighters attacking stations.

- Improved combat behavior of fighters armed with slow-firing weapons attacking large targets.

- Improved weapon accuracy against moving targets.

- Improved weapon precision by more accurately scaling aim based on target's visible size and distance.

- Improved weapon targeting logic to reduce accidental shots hitting obstacles or friendly ships.

- Improved container magnet attraction point on capital ships.

- Improved balancing of influence gathering agent actions (new feature in 8.00).

- Improved balancing of agent risk to be more lenient (new feature in 8.00).

- Improved autopilot when destination not in known space.

- Improved feedback when autopilot errors occur.

- Improved behaviour of NPCs directly fighting player when player assumes cover..

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

- Fixed Leap of Faith not being named when selecting Northriver story state in custom game start.

- Fixed first Hyperion denying docking if player is below docking relations with chosen faction during Return of the Hyperion mission.

- Fixed SETA crafting items being deliverable before research has been triggered (problem introduced in 8.00).

- Fixed SETA research mission lingering after completion (problem introduced in 8.00).

- Fixed SETA research information message appearing in Timelines facility (problem introduced in 8.00).

- Fixed case of Boron story preventing other stories from starting.

- Fixed incorrect payout display in Send Medical Supplies, Send Research Materials and Send Nividium terraforming projects.

- Fixed patrol missions targeting inactive enemy factions.

- Fixed Armistice diplomatic action not setting target faction to Neutral (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed diplomatic Event Log messages sometimes not giving correct information about returning agent's status (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed diplomatic events reporting that agent failed when no outcome was selected (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed Dal not calling player to introduce agents under some circumstances (new feature in 8.00).

- Fixed ships failing to enter highways near ad signs.

- Fixed capital ships set to disable target not moving close enough to engage with turrets.

- Fixed capital ship main guns failing to properly track and aim at other capital ships.

- Fixed ships being unable to open lockboxes they were ordered to collect.

- Fixed Mimic failing if subordinate has more ware transport types than commander.

- Fixed Terran beam weapon damage at short to medium range being too low.

- Fixed movement of transport drones to or from Hyperion.

- Fixed dock

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/541114656762101784]_