X4-Information from Gamescom

[Sorkvild]

Newtonian flight behaviour can be enabled

Nice.

[naib864]

To generate some atmosphere with low effort in voice acting, let the teladi, paranid or other races speak in their foreign language maybe?

[A5PECT]

It's very difficult to create a convincing fictional language.

In a majority of cases you're better off using the universal translator/common language handwave with voice modulation.

[Honved]

whats the problem with a naked teladi?

its not common in the teladi culture to wear cloth as cloth do not serve a purpose nor do cloth generate profit.

On the contrary, cloth and clothing are both profitable, and that Teladi would almost certainly have been clothed if someone hadn't just made a good offer for the outfit. Like any good salescreature, they know that Profitssss come long before useless concepts like fashion or modesty, so carrying (or wearing) and thereby advertising some items of value can be a good idea while you're looking for someone to offer a good price on them. If you can't stand to sell them, then why lug them around?

[eMYNOCK]

whats the problem with a naked teladi?

its not common in the teladi culture to wear cloth as cloth do not serve a purpose nor do cloth generate profit.

On the contrary, cloth and clothing are both profitable, and that Teladi would almost certainly have been clothed if someone hadn't just made a good offer for the outfit. Like any good salescreature, they know that Profitssss come long before useless concepts like fashion or modesty, so carrying (or wearing) and thereby advertising some items of value can be a good idea while you're looking for someone to offer a good price on them. If you can't stand to sell them, then why lug them around?

thats the first good response i've read in ages when it comes to our green, scaly, money hoarding Lizards.

[Slashman]

In X3 I think everyone turned the station announcements off after 5 minutes, but at least they were disembodied voices that didn't matter if they weren't there.

Untrue. While repetitive, I found them enjoyable.

Definitely part of the "X" feeling for me, like Betty.

Same for me!

[Tenlar Scarflame]

Defs understand why some folks would turn them off, but I appreciated the station announcements. ^^ Just a liiiittle bit of extra life in a humongous sandbox goes a long way for me.

Also, I remember Suzy being a station-hopping, parent-avoiding gambling legend on the forum back in the days of X2.

[Cucumber King]

I hope X4 will not simply have X:Rebirth characters with pathfinding. It looks eerily similar. It does not look like a 5 year leap in graphics. The universe art style and ship realism is strongly at odds with the characters.

There are no eager potential interns that would love to spend their time on character modeling so Egosoft can focus even more on the great universe/ship graphics?

I hope that my assessment will be ultimately wrong.

The rest looks interesting, looking forward to play!

[Tomonor]

I hope X4 will not simply have X:Rebirth characters with pathfinding. It looks eerily similar. It does not look like a 5 year leap in graphics. The universe art style and ship realism is strongly at odds with the characters.

...Rebirth had pathfinding?

[StoneLegionYT]

I hope X4 will not simply have X:Rebirth characters with pathfinding. It looks eerily similar. It does not look like a 5 year leap in graphics. The universe art style and ship realism is strongly at odds with the characters.

...Rebirth had pathfinding?

I can't say how either was or is. But I think they were saying they hope it's not going be Rebirth with Pathfinding slapped on.

[Solflame]

I wouldn't expect a huge jump in quality in terms of how the people look to be honest: dealing with them was probably one of the most the most panned features of Rebirth (even if I liked it) and they probably had artists spending more time on ships and stuff that people thought were more important.

Besides, Egosoft isn't exactly drowning in money or people. We can't ask for everything to be a million times better than their last release. Incremental steps, my friends, incremental steps!

[mr.WHO]

I hope X4 will not simply have X:Rebirth characters with pathfinding. It looks eerily similar. It does not look like a 5 year leap in graphics. The universe art style and ship realism is strongly at odds with the characters.

...Rebirth had pathfinding?

Good God! You reminded me the pathfinding nightmare of XR Torride system. Just looking at capships trying to navigate/boost around those spire asteroids gives me creeps.

I hope nothing like this will be in X4 or will have some kind of "no capships" fly zone area.

[VincentTH]

I hope X4 will not simply have X:Rebirth characters with pathfinding. It looks eerily similar. It does not look like a 5 year leap in graphics. The universe art style and ship realism is strongly at odds with the characters.

...Rebirth had pathfinding?

Good God! You reminded me the pathfinding nightmare of XR Torride system. Just looking at capships trying to navigate/boost around those spire asteroids gives me creeps.

I hope nothing like this will be in X4 or will have some kind of "no capships" fly zone area.

Actually, most asteroid fields are in a plane, as most of them are remnants of a failed planetoid). So just get out of the plane and fly away, then get back to the z=0 plane at your destination. (or is it y=0 plane, X3 Coord system is weird)

Now for a system like Aldrin, Ego may have to think of something else. Those acceleration gates do not help much!!

Just MHO

[Solflame]

Just needs to be better pathfinding the XR. I love how Toride looks and would hate to lose out on areas like it.

Perhaps it'd be nice if areas where capships might have trouble were marked as "navigational hazard zones" on the map?

[Skeeter]

New interview showing bernds new long hairdo.

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0

Dunno if anything new as i dont understand German. Tho has a bit of new footage from the game not seen elsewhere so thats a plus.

[spankahontis]

New interview showing bernds new long hairdo.

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0

Dunno if anything new as i dont understand German. Tho has a bit of new footage from the game not seen elsewhere so thats a plus.

I noticed on the footage, as you're walking around the Station, there is an Advertisement board that has "Add your Advertisement here".

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0?t=6m13s

Question: Would we be able to add Advertisements like we can add a Faction Logo to our Ships?
That would be awesome! Your Company advertises their Goods on other Factions Stations to increase awareness of your business.

[Tomonor]

New interview showing bernds new long hairdo.

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0

Dunno if anything new as i dont understand German. Tho has a bit of new footage from the game not seen elsewhere so thats a plus.

I noticed on the footage, as you're walking around the Station, there is an Advertisement board that has "Add your Advertisement here".

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0?t=6m13s

Question: Would we be able to add Advertisements like we can add a Faction Logo to our Ships?
That would be awesome! Your Company advertises their Goods on other Factions Stations to increase awareness of your business.

That's most likely just a sort of easter egg.

[linolafett]

I noticed on the footage, as you're walking around the Station, there is an Advertisement board that has "Add your Advertisement here".

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0?t=6m13s

Question: Would we be able to add Advertisements like we can add a Faction Logo to our Ships?
That would be awesome! Your Company advertises their Goods on other Factions Stations to increase awareness of your business.

That's most likely just a sort of easter egg.

Correct, just an easteregg.
Modders could change the texture though to their liking.

[jocan2003]

I wouldn't expect a huge jump in quality in terms of how the people look to be honest: dealing with them was probably one of the most the most panned features of Rebirth (even if I liked it) and they probably had artists spending more time on ships and stuff that people thought were more important.

Besides, Egosoft isn't exactly drowning in money or people. We can't ask for everything to be a million times better than their last release. Incremental steps, my friends, incremental steps!

I dont have many hope, but seeing the new modilar system, from station to ship i have high hope about modding implementation, adding slots, equipment and the like, also finally a game where adding Galactica with full c9mplement on weaponry on hull and stuff? mannnn i cannot wait to see the possibilities. Thats what i expect from smaller studio, give us a good shell to expand uppon and i will be happy.

[mr.WHO]

New interview showing bernds new long hairdo.

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0

Dunno if anything new as i dont understand German. Tho has a bit of new footage from the game not seen elsewhere so thats a plus.

I noticed on the footage, as you're walking around the Station, there is an Advertisement board that has "Add your Advertisement here".

https://youtu.be/fLSBEsQScV0?t=6m13s

Question: Would we be able to add Advertisements like we can add a Faction Logo to our Ships?
That would be awesome! Your Company advertises their Goods on other Factions Stations to increase awareness of your business.

I noticed that while NPC models seems to be the same as in X-Rebirth, at least their walking animation is not repulsive.
I wonder if Egosoft put a guide how to mod NPC models...(reminds Skyrim with models of everything from My Little Pony to Anime)...well never mind