# X4: Foundations 9.00 RC2 now available

- Product: X4: Foundations (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations)
- Vendor: Egosoft
- Date: 2026-05-28
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/683003412174865008
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/x4-foundations/releases/2026-05-28-9.00-rc2-now-available

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- **changed** — Improve balancing of several Timelines scenarios by lowering requirements to achieve certain ranks
- **fixed** — Fix objective in Lord Prospector's Foray Timelines scenario being overwritten when player-owned ships are destroyed
- **fixed** — Fix Ship Interactions menu displaying outdated cover information under certain circumstances
- **fixed** — Fix crash in station editor that was introduced in 9.00

We’re popping in with Release Candidate 2, which addresses some critical issues.

> **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 RC2 Changelog:

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

- Improved balancing of several Timelines scenarios by lowering requirements to achieve certain ranks.

- Fixed objective in Lord Prospector's Foray Timelines scenario being overwritten when player-owned ships are destroyed.

- Fixed Ship Interactions menu displaying outdated cover information under certain circumstances.

- Fixed crash in station editor (problem introduced in 9.00).

##### In case you missed it

[>> X4 Foundations 9.00 "Empire Update" Public Beta is Now Live!](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392160/view/528744981882470468)
[>> Egosoft Public Beta Feedback Forum](https://forum.egosoft.com/viewforum.php?f=192) (please make sure to read the rules thread before posting)