X-22 Egosoft next big project

[vadiolive]

I feel its time to move for X5 or X-Whatever

Fews cores issues plague X4.... like any game feel things you cant just build over... you need tear down and rebuild eventual

[Duncaroos]

If it wasn't for save compatibility, it could be possible in X4's life. If there were critical items like AI improvements, better fleet control, more/better turret control....it would be worth starting a game over for (for me anyways).

What features though are not save compatible? Is that just meaning the update will just have your save file continue as normal and no actions are needed by the player? Or if you need to do some reconfiguring on fleets/stations/etc, then that's still considered save compatible? Guess what I'm asking is where the line is drawn for a save to be "compatible"? Only thing I know would not be save compatible is galaxy resource property balances (e.g all base game systems for sunlight are all stuck @ 100%). Or perhaps even adjusting production module / workforce consumption rates would not be save compatible? Very cloudy...

[TheDeliveryMan]

I was just taking another look at the BMDV site and it says X22 is a new standalone game which is based on the X series (but no dependencies).
So this could mean it's the end for X4. No Borons, no other upcoming DLC.
Here is the google translated page: https://www-bmvi-de.translate.goog/Shar ... r_pto=wapp

Have a closer look, the working title is X4-22!

My guess is that it will be an improved X4 engine. The map will likely include all sectors from X4:F + SV + CoH + ToA with some balancing changes.

I hope it will be called X4: Boron Conflict

[jlehtone]

I hope it will be called X4: Boron Conflict

Borons do not approve conflicts. Entanglement, perhaps?

[Alan Phipps]

The main plot will probably be centred around how the Boron planets cope with severe global warming (from all that natural gas emitted) leading to water evaporation and algae scum problems in their population centre planets. Maybe a key role for protectyon somewhere in that?

[HammerHead91]

I hope it will be called X4: Boron Conflict

Borons do not approve conflicts. Entanglement, perhaps?

Borons hate war, love weapons.

They're an odd bunch.

[Imperial Good]

Given that ventures are still missing my guess would be that it is something involving multiplayer. Or at least something related to that.

I would not be surprised if the next X4 patch adds some of the possible multiplayer features for testing and feedback. With X-22 being a stand alone game built around/more closely with those features in a way that X4 currently cannot support.

Of course being game development it could all just not work/feel right and so X-22 content ends up being turned/recycled into another X4 DLC. Who knows!

[Karvat]

Has anyone bribed developers at Gamescom to give us some hints?

[j.harshaw]

Has anyone bribed developers at Gamescom to give us some hints?

some tried! we're not ready to announce anything just yet. suffice to say that we're always working on something.

[Duncaroos]

Has anyone bribed developers at Gamescom to give us some hints?

some tried!

You never said the bribes weren't successful

{I joke, trying knows they weren't very successful }

[linolafett]

No one bribed me with cookies, no wonder why no information was leaked

[UnknownObject]

Any volunteer translators needed?

[Omni-Orb]

This next project gives me an energetic warm good feeling, if its a new X4 then i think its going to be really good since the current X4 is called "foundations" for a good reason.
I want more logos like the one im using here. Specially symetrical logos with circles, and a specially defensive like shield logos/ symetrical spherical/ circular logos
I like this logo im using for the defensive like thought of it, butterflys fly in a defensive pattern

[humility925]

I hope it will be called X4: Boron Conflict

Borons do not approve conflicts. Entanglement, perhaps?

Borons hate war, love weapons.

They're an odd bunch.

Maybe boron working top secret on super weapon that make every faction, race, government and corporations turn into loving-peace hippie, no more war, not even xenon, khaak, split want to fight anymore.

[Ketraar]

Maybe boron working top secret on super weapon that make every faction, race, government and corporations turn into loving-peace hippie, no more war, not even xenon, khaak, split want to fight anymore.

You played way to much Mass Effect and always choose the indoctrination path.

MFG

Ketraar

[Karvat]

Has anyone bribed developers at Gamescom to give us some hints?

some tried! we're not ready to announce anything just yet. suffice to say that we're always working on something.

Just hypothesizing, but in case this "something" will ever have Borons, a randomly generated universe of the size and structure of X3TC, and dynamic diplomacy, I think I will cry out of emotion for days, hence willing to be the first shareholder in case Egosoft will ever become public, one day.

[Teladi CEO]

Borons do not approve conflicts. Entanglement, perhaps?

Borons hate war, love weapons.

They're an odd bunch.

Maybe boron working top secret on super weapon that make every faction, race, government and corporations turn into loving-peace hippie, no more war, not even xenon, khaak, split want to fight anymore.

Boron’s were sick of all the war… then they realized the only way to stop all way is to eliminate all other life forms in the galaxy.

[Tyranos Strategos]

Hmm ok... so you all want morons rigt ? .. ehm sorry borons , but why ? Im asking becouse look , we have one boron in game and he is so primitive he even dont know how to leave his jellyfish tank whith out external support and everything he is is doing is work of someone else , and if you say he is so smart he can control and convice other people /species to wotk for him ... isnt that make him parasite ? Very powerfull parasite ...

[Alan Phipps]

" he even dont know how to leave his jellyfish tank whith out external support .../... if you say he is so smart he can control and convice other people /species to wotk for him ... isnt that make him parasite ? Very powerfull parasite ... "

I don't know how successful any human leader/CEO could be if immersed inside a liquid environment without external support. Further, that ability to control and convince regardless of logic and wellbeing sounds just like some well-known human political leaderships.

On a more serious note, I think this joking about Boso might have been better posted in this thread.

[chew-ie]

Also, he did leave his tank on several occasions (e.g. this one...).