Request: Being able to choose seed for the standard gamestarts.

[Duncaroos]

So, I did several tests to start the game with the custom seed, but I got some strange behaviors.

I started the game using the string "X4_nonsteam.exe -seed 6874134549 -nosoundthrottle -skipintro", the seed is a random number.
So I did several starts, young gun, inexperienced explorer, etc. I immediately saved and checked the seed inside the file...
In all saves the seed number was different.
I tried again starting the custom start budget without changing any options. Same result.
I then started the game using the custom start creative, where I manually entered the number chosen in the box dedicated to the generation of the seed and also in this case the number was different in the save...

Where is the mistake?

Could it possibly be the number needs to be the same # of digits?

[Omni-Orb]

So, I did several tests to start the game with the custom seed, but I got some strange behaviors.

I started the game using the string "X4_nonsteam.exe -seed 6874134549 -nosoundthrottle -skipintro", the seed is a random number.
So I did several starts, young gun, inexperienced explorer, etc. I immediately saved and checked the seed inside the file...
In all saves the seed number was different.
I tried again starting the custom start budget without changing any options. Same result.
I then started the game using the custom start creative, where I manually entered the number chosen in the box dedicated to the generation of the seed and also in this case the number was different in the save...

Where is the mistake?

Could it possibly be the number needs to be the same # of digits?

I found out how now. We can add it in the config file: "C:\Users\*****\Documents\Egosoft\X4\***********\config.xml"

Like this if adding the seed 3044564136

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<seed>3044564136</seed>
<fullscreen>true</fullscreen>
<borderless>false</borderless>

[-=SiR KiLLaLoT=-]

So, I did several tests to start the game with the custom seed, but I got some strange behaviors.

I started the game using the string "X4_nonsteam.exe -seed 6874134549 -nosoundthrottle -skipintro", the seed is a random number.
So I did several starts, young gun, inexperienced explorer, etc. I immediately saved and checked the seed inside the file...
In all saves the seed number was different.
I tried again starting the custom start budget without changing any options. Same result.
I then started the game using the custom start creative, where I manually entered the number chosen in the box dedicated to the generation of the seed and also in this case the number was different in the save...

Where is the mistake?

Could it possibly be the number needs to be the same # of digits?

I found out how now. We can add it in the config file: "C:\Users\*****\Documents\Egosoft\X4\***********\config.xml"

Like this if adding the seed 3044564136

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<seed>3044564136</seed>
<fullscreen>true</fullscreen>
<borderless>false</borderless>

Marvelous! It worked!
Thanks for taking the time to discover the mystery, now we go in search of the wild seed

[EGO_Aut]

Wouldn't it better to open a "Seed" thread in the spoiler forum? I would like to support my seed there with a description of my exp. with it - but its not a Argon in red start

PS: maybe someone can describe how to look or cheat a new start to know how it grows fast?

[EGO_Aut]

Here a seed from the german forum.
Its told that Argon Prime was overrun in under 8h of gameplay. From Google Translate : .....WTF after 8h is Argon Prime: Red of Xenon, Second Contact: Red, Pure Gaze: Red, Blessed Vision: Red...
3029299908

Another Xenon heavy Seed:
2873367312

[Socratatus]

I can never forget that one of my first starts had Argon Prime red in color, with several Xenon caps destroying everything.
But at the time I didn't have the slightest experience in the game, and I just restarted a new game because I was scared of that start.

Now I regret every day not having kept that save

Wow. The seed number can change things THAT much? I've tapped in numbers a couple of times on a couple of starts, but barely noticed much of a difference. Anyway it's nice to know it can happen.

[jlehtone]

I can never forget that one of my first starts had Argon Prime red in color, with several Xenon caps destroying everything.

Wow. The seed number can change things THAT much?

You have to take into account the version of the game and the DLC's that were enabled, because all those affect what the random numbers are used for in the generation of the Galaxy at game start, and there have been significant changes in OOS combat resolution between the game versions. The odds of Xenon ship killing someone are not the same today as they were "back then".

[chew-ie]

Got a seed with a really big Xenon fleet entering Hatikvahs Choice I very early (2x I, 6x K)

Code: Select all

2657508082

5h into the game:


6.0, all DLCs enabled, custom game start (budgeted)