Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming in Q1

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Re: Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming in Q1

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Karvat wrote: Mon, 3. Feb 25, 23:55 Selling a DLC that adds only one sector and one ship, while shipyards and wharfs still lack variety, feels like a misstep. Some builder textures are even missing, and the map remains chaotic and static. Given that repetitive mission additions have already shown their limitations with Timelines, this approach seems misguided.

The focus should instead be on meaningful improvements, such as restructuring faction relationships, implementing random or procedural map generation, and expanding ship and faction variety. A DLC that introduced a new class of ships for all factions, similar to how M3+ added diversity in X3, would have been far more appreciated.
Tbh they're doing a lot of work on other things, even without the new ship.
However, it will all come down to pricing.
If it's 15e, I won't buy it full price, as opposed to everything else. Sort of regretted doing that for Timelines (purchasing it for 12e, shouldn't have been more than 10 at launch).... that 'DLC' should be available with every new base game purchase so new players in the X Universe can know wtf is going on lore-wise.
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Is the general vibe that we're expecting a synchronised v7.50 and DLC update? In the past it might have been better to let a major update exist in its own right for a bit, to allow for patches. However, as this is "mini DLC" perhaps there's no problem with a synchronised release...
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My guess is due to the major overhaul of the flight behaviour, devs would hold back a ship DLC to ensure balance and new flight system is working well with that ship. IMO, there is little sense in balancing a ship with the old system only to go to the next system very shortly after.
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Re: Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming in Q1

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Duncaroos wrote: Mon, 17. Feb 25, 23:25 My guess is due to the major overhaul of the flight behaviour, devs would hold back a ship DLC to ensure balance and new flight system is working well with that ship. IMO, there is little sense in balancing a ship with the old system only to go to the next system very shortly after.
That would make sense, though I suspect this new ship was designed with the new Flight model in mind, and perhaps tested internally almost exclusively in the v7.50 code base. Still, allowing v7.5 a little time to settle in before any new content remains a good idea.
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Has a DLC ever not coincided with a patch?
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Raptor34 wrote: Tue, 18. Feb 25, 00:23 Has a DLC ever not coincided with a patch?
So far major pacth and DLC were always released at the same time.
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Raptor34 wrote: Tue, 18. Feb 25, 00:23 Has a DLC ever not coincided with a patch?
I don't think so, and sometimes a DLC's release has had more issues than perhaps is ideal because of this. This time however, the patch is the BIG update and the DLC relatively small, with the latter almost certainly having been built on a 7.5 (aka new flight model) code base from the start. Plus, balancing one new ship and one new sector vs. the entire Split, Terran or Boron ship and sector line-up is likely quite a bit simpler.

Basically, the Patch feels close as we're at RC 4 as of typing, so I'd imagine the DLC is also close IF the Update & DLC are in-sync as we expect.
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Scoob wrote: Tue, 18. Feb 25, 16:45
Raptor34 wrote: Tue, 18. Feb 25, 00:23 Has a DLC ever not coincided with a patch?
I don't think so, and sometimes a DLC's release has had more issues than perhaps is ideal because of this. This time however, the patch is the BIG update and the DLC relatively small, with the latter almost certainly having been built on a 7.5 (aka new flight model) code base from the start. Plus, balancing one new ship and one new sector vs. the entire Split, Terran or Boron ship and sector line-up is likely quite a bit simpler.

Basically, the Patch feels close as we're at RC 4 as of typing, so I'd imagine the DLC is also close IF the Update & DLC are in-sync as we expect.
I think it's more that the DLC isn't beta tested, though afaik generally most new systems are. While the Tide probably wasn't, I assume the scrap mechanic was?
I don't know if delaying the DLC would help or it would just create two separate instances of bugginess instead.
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Maebius wrote: Sun, 16. Feb 25, 13:56 (...)
Sort of regretted doing that for Timelines (purchasing it for 12e, shouldn't have been more than 10 at launch).... that 'DLC' should be available with every new base game purchase so new players in the X Universe can know wtf is going on lore-wise.
In US region online stores, the "X4: Discovery Pack" is available for the same price as the base game itself and consists of X4 Foundations and the Timelines DLC. This effectively makes the Timelines DLC "free" for any first-time buyer of the base game with the foresight to choose the Discovery Pack bundle over the base game itself. Is this not the case in other regions as well? (In my searches, I see both EU and Global versions of this bundle listed on various sites.)
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How do we give you more money, no really I mean it.

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Re: Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming February 20, 2025

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Are you ready to command a legend? The X4: Hyperion Pack will be released tomorrow, February 20, 2025! 🪐 Alongside the new DLC, all X4 pilots can look forward to the free massive Flight Model Update 🔁

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Im ready belrog... belgoray :D
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Re: Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming February 20, 2025

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Gregory wrote: Wed, 19. Feb 25, 15:29 The X4: Hyperion Pack will be released tomorrow, February 20, 2025! 🪐 Alongside the new DLC, all X4 pilots can look forward to the free massive Flight Model Update 🔁
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Re: Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming February 20, 2025

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jlehtone wrote: Wed, 19. Feb 25, 16:31
Gregory wrote: Wed, 19. Feb 25, 15:29 The X4: Hyperion Pack will be released tomorrow, February 20, 2025! 🪐 Alongside the new DLC, all X4 pilots can look forward to the free massive Flight Model Update 🔁
Alert!
All crews, assume brace positions. :!:
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Understandably, there are some players who are apprehensive about the 7.5 update as evidenced by the uptick in How to play different versions of X4 tutorials. The question then is can players remain on 7.10 and still be able to purchase and play the new Hyperion Pack min-DLC? Or will 7.5 be a mandatory prerequisite?
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Yes, the Hyperion Pack will require the game version to be 7.50.
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Re: Revealing the X4: Hyperion Pack – Coming February 20, 2025

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Gregory wrote: Wed, 19. Feb 25, 15:29
Are you ready to command a legend? The X4: Hyperion Pack will be released tomorrow, February 20, 2025! 🪐 Alongside the new DLC, all X4 pilots can look forward to the free massive Flight Model Update 🔁
I'm hyped about the Hyperion! :wink:
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surferx wrote: Thu, 20. Feb 25, 01:12I'm hyped about the Hyperion! :wink:
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