# X4: Foundations 9.00 Public Beta 3 now available

- Product: X4: Foundations (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations)
- Vendor: Egosoft
- Date: 2026-03-26
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/519741583516501748
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations/releases/2026-03-26-9.00-public-beta-3-now-available

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- **changed** — Increase cargo capacity of auxiliary ships to improve their usefulness
- **changed** — Improve target distribution logic
- **changed** — Improve fighter missile usage
- **changed** — Improve delivery of scrap at stations with more than one type of Scrap Processor
- **changed** — Improve visibility of ships on Map in areas with mineable resources
- **changed** — Improve map readability by hiding resource fields when Mining filter inactive
- **changed** — Improve map by reducing frequency of resizes due to ships moving near outer edge of sector
- **changed** — Improve mouse camera panning controls in station editor
- **changed** — Improve gate event horizon by reducing intensity when viewed from far away
- **fixed** — Fix custom game starts containing old missile blueprints being unavailable
- **fixed** — Fix asteroids missing resources in mining tutorial and several Timelines scenarios
- **fixed** — Fix Assemble Fleet mission asking for deprecated missile launchers
- **fixed** — Fix station building missions getting stuck on production module objectives
- **fixed** — Fix subordinates assigned to Attack with commander not responding to attacks on themselves
- **fixed** — Fix ships attacking stations sometimes remaining in bad position indefinitely
- **fixed** — Fix ships requiring ammo stopping combat to resupply when only repairs available
- **fixed** — Fix Sapporo attacking capital ships not staying at missile launcher range
- **fixed** — Fix turrets on capital ships only firing briefly at target under certain circumstances
- **fixed** — Fix NPC factions initiating hostilities against each other when they shouldn't
- **fixed** — Fix not being able to order ships to protect unarmed ship

9.00 Public Beta 3 is now available! Please find the full changelog below. Thank you for your continued support and feedback during this testing phase.

> **How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta?**
Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 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.

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##### X4 9.00 Public Beta 3 Changelog:

([see the full 9.00 Public Beta Changelog in our forum](https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=4773925#p4773925))

- Improved usefulness of auxiliary ships by increasing cargo capacity.

- Improved target distribution logic (new feature in 9.00).

- Improved fighter missile usage.

- Improved delivery of scrap at stations with more than one type of Scrap Processor (new feature in 9.00).

- Improved visibility of ships on Map in areas with mineable resources (new feature in 9.00).

- Improved map readability by hiding resource fields when Mining filter inactive (new feature in 9.00).

- Improved map by reducing frequency of resizes due to ships moving near outer edge of sector.

- Improved mouse camera panning controls in station editor.

- Improved gate event horizon by reducing intensity when viewed from far away (new feature in 9.00).

- Fixed custom game starts containing old missile blueprints being unavailable (new feature in 9.00).

- Fixed asteroids missing resources in mining tutorial and several Timelines scenarios (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed Assemble Fleet mission asking for deprecated missile launchers (new feature in 9.00).

- Fixed station building missions getting stuck on production module objectives.

- Fixed subordinates assigned to Attack with commander not responding to attacks on themselves.

- Fixed ships attacking stations sometimes remaining in bad position indefinitely.

- Fixed ships requiring ammo stopping combat to resupply when only repairs available.

- Fixed Sapporo attacking capital ships not staying at missile launcher range.

- Fixed turrets on capital ships only firing briefly at target under certain circumstances.

- Fixed NPC factions initiating hostilities against each other when they shouldn't.

- Fixed not being able to order ships to protect unarmed ship.

- Fixed civilian ships accumulating around stations (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed missiles sometimes not exploding where they hit.

- Fixed area damage being multiplied under certain circumstances.

- Fixed additional hull value from ship mod being lost after saving and loading (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed missing weapon in Laser Tower Mk1 (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed Dock Interactions menu missing after using Live Stream View.

- Fixed guidance targets in space not being interactive (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed mission objective in large sector causing all other sectors to zoom out on map (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed incorrect initial scroll position in Property Owned and Object List menus under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed map search terms not visible under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed missing equipment info panel under certain circumstances (new feature in 9.00).

-  Fixed Repair and Resupply menu not working under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed module selection in Station Build menu being unresponsive under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed weapon slots in Ship Build menus not being numbered correctly under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).

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