# X4: Foundations 9.00 Public Beta 9 now available

- Product: X4: Foundations (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations)
- Vendor: Egosoft
- Date: 2026-05-06
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/678497909513125975
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations/releases/2026-05-06-9.00-public-beta-9-now-available

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- **added** — Add resource map colour information to Mining Filter menu
- **added** — Add option to edit loadouts with equipment issues in Lost Ship Replacement
- **changed** — Improve clarity of objective text in station building missions
- **changed** — Improve combat behavior of fighters attacking capital ships
- **fixed** — Fix story missions sometimes not being offered when choosing Stranded game start
- **fixed** — Fix Wartime Economics mission in Solborn story asking player to destroy their own ships
- **fixed** — Fix Menelaus' Reminescence in The High Road mission not launching drones even though dialog promised it
- **fixed** — Fix enemies in final battle in The High Road mission wandering far away from fight
- **fixed** — Fix The High Road mission not progressing beyond initial escort section under certain circumstances
- **fixed** — Fix Foundations of an Empire mission in Paranid Schism story not progressing after station construction is complete
- **fixed** — Fix Supply Station mission auto-completing under certain circumstances
- **fixed** — Fix Mad Artist and Mad Producer not spawning under certain circumstances
- **fixed** — Fix Kha'ak Hives sometimes despawning unintentionally
- **fixed** — Fix excessive number of scrap processing stations populating Uranus and other Pioneer sectors
- **fixed** — Fix capital ships ordered to Collect Drops sometimes continuing to try to collect objects that have already been claimed
- **fixed** — Fix capital ships sent to collect crates sending cargo drones despite having no free storage left
- **fixed** — Fix capital ships next to wrecks sometimes strafing much faster than their engines allow during combat
- **fixed** — Fix ships assigned to Mimic salvage ships not working with same wares
- **fixed** — Fix nested subordinates of carriers repeatedly docking and undocking
- **fixed** — Fix tugs sometimes not towing scrap they are assigned to

9.00 Public Beta 9 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 9 Changelog:

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

- Added resource map colour information to Mining Filter menu (new feature in 9.00).

- Added option to edit loadouts with equipment issues in Lost Ship Replacement.

- Improved clarity of objective text in station building missions.

- Improved combat behavior of fighters attacking capital ships (further improves improvements in 9.00)

- Fixed story missions sometimes not being offered when choosing Stranded game start.

- Fixed Wartime Economics mission in Solborn story asking player to destroy their own ships.

- Fixed Menelaus' Reminescence in The High Road mission not launching drones even though dialog promised it.

- Fixed enemies in final battle in The High Road mission wandering far away from fight.

- Fixed The High Road mission not progressing beyond initial escort section under certain circumstances.

- Fixed Foundations of an Empire mission in Paranid Schism story not progressing after station construction is complete.

- Fixed Supply Station mission auto-completing under certain circumstances.

- Fixed Mad Artist and Mad Producer not spawning under certain circumstances.

- Fixed Kha'ak Hives sometimes despawning unintentionally (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed excessive number of scrap processing stations populating Uranus and other Pioneer sectors (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed capital ships ordered to Collect Drops sometimes continuing to try to collect objects that have already been claimed.

- Fixed capital ships sent to collect crates sending cargo drones despite having no free storage left.

- Fixed capital ships next to wrecks sometimes strafing much faster than their engines allow during combat (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed ships assigned to Mimic salvage ships not working with same wares (problem introduced in 9.0).

- Fixed nested subordinates of carriers repeatedly docking and undocking.

- Fixed tugs sometimes not towing scrap they are assigned to.

- Fixed repeated messages from police ships when stopping scan due to target under investigation getting attacked.

- Fixed zooming in on map with gamepad LT/RT not working in some input profiles.

- Fixed Split M Parlour being visually displaced in station configuration menu.

- Fixed Kha'ak M beam turret not using Kha'ak weapon effects.

- Fixed Terran Pulse Turret missing sounds and effects.

- Fixed asymmetrical turret placement on Osprey.

- Fixed front weapon on Magpie visually floating in front of mounting position (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed weapons on Raleigh, Drill and Kyd not being centered on weapon mount (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed Split M Plasma Turret Mk1 sticking through turret hatch when viewed from far away (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed Frog and Kopis engines showing visual artifact when viewed from close by (problem introduced in 9.00).

- Fixed Xenon I missing second shield on its engine group.

- Fixed glowing artifacts on rim of certain engines.

- Fixed incorrectly positioned Kha'ak M fighter engine.

- Fixed off-centre shields and removed floating engine flaps on Mamba (probl

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