Egosoft unveils X4: Timelines expansion and major 7.00 update to X4: Foundations

[scrab21]

when khaak? i want to see khaak queen and her hive

[Gregory]

The fun thing is "wishlist now", except it is not on steam as far as I can tell.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2700 ... Timelines/

[|K.O.S.H.]

Well.
If you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail but, specially related to "time":

[mr.WHO]

when khaak? i want to see khaak queen and her hive

Maybe a glimpse of hope for 8.0 ?

[Otas Elite]

So will the story be a bunch of standalone short stories? Or will it be one big cohesive story?
Because with the latter I could imagine buying the game even if I won't play the sandbox (hate the running around stuff).
I liked the boron story, unfortunately that one was way way to short and I stopped playing afterwards.

[Crimsonraziel]

Or TF-CPU ships (it doesn't look like it at all). Maybe it's a Xenon mothership (M0)?

I spotted a thing or two.

[mr.WHO]

MYSTERIOUS NEW STORYLINE
In an all-new mysterious storyline, you'll take on the role of Harper Donel, a trader in the border territories, who is not averse to risky deals. A fateful encounter not only changes your short-term plans, but shakes the foundations of your understanding of the universe, and everyone in it. Prepare to be immersed in a tale of intrigue and revelation.

IMMERSIVE SCENARIOS AND UNIQUE UNLOCKS
Embedded in the new X4: Timelines storyline, you'll find a wide range of scenarios in which you will experience the many different aspects of X4 gameplay. Playing these scenarios will also unlock new missions within the X4: Timelines storyline, and bonuses for your wider X4 sandbox universe - among them reimagined, classic ships from X universe history.

I'm a bit confused here.

so the X4:TImelines storyline will be avaliable in normal gameplay / continued save, but it will unlock side missions avaliable outside the main gameplay/save?

[Otas Elite]

I could imagine something like the vaults? Are they named that? The thinks were you can unlock some History wiki entries? That thing.
Well I could imagine that unlocking them also unlocks a playable mission in the same timeline? BTW will the story be longer than the boron story?

[Crimsonraziel]

I'm a bit confused here.

so the X4:TImelines storyline will be avaliable in normal gameplay / continued save, but it will unlock side missions avaliable outside the main gameplay/save?

Sounds more like, some scenarios need to be unlocked by playing other scenatios first. Bonus stuff is unlocked for the game in general. It's not clear whether you start the scenarios from a running game or outside (like a different gamestart). My bet is on the latter.

[Baddieus]

It would appear that I see at least 4 new sectors in the release video at the 29/30 second mark ...



Full Pic Link: https://flic.kr/p/2pnHo7V

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[CBJ]

so the X4:TImelines storyline will be avaliable in normal gameplay / continued save, but it will unlock side missions avaliable outside the main gameplay/save?

No, the X4: Timelines storyline takes place outside your normal saved gameplay.

[Crimsonraziel]

It would appear that I see at least 4 new sectors in the release video at the 29/30 second mark ...

Full Pic Link: https://flic.kr/p/2pnHo7V

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[rExil]

Existential Crisis: A new endgame challenge for veterans. Face off against a faction that goes all-out against you. This intense confrontation can be opted out of, for those seeking a more peaceful journey.

Oooh, this is fun. I remember you guys talking about it back in May, that you were considering it. So glad to see it will be an actual feature. Can't wait to see what you cooked up.

[Imperial Good]

Love the look of some of the capital ships. Especially those with a lot of engines.

Once ships are unlocked by playing timelines, will they be available to sandbox NPC factions to build as well? It could add diversity to the NPC factions, and possibly fill in combat roles they currently lack depending on the ship.

[mr.WHO]

Any more details about Existential Crysis and how will it work with ongoing save?

[Gregory]

Any more details about Existential Crysis and how will it work with ongoing save?

We will share more on 7.00 elements once we're a bit further along. Tonight was X4: Timelines' moment

[chew-ie]

Any more details about Existential Crysis and how will it work with ongoing save?

Sounds like
"Do you want Faction X attack you? Do you really want that?"
"Yes, please"
*Faction X actively attacks all player assets and sectors*

So what we have now (declare war) but with a more active conquest against the player faction. (attacking stations / sectors) Guess they unshackle the AI then (it won't expand beyond their territory).

[Hector0x]

I really hope this works out for Egosoft GmbH and truly wish you great success. Sounds like grand storytelling it shall be once again. What could possibly go wrong with some Ren Otani dude in a time travel storyline

[LameFox]

Once ships are unlocked by playing timelines, will they be available to sandbox NPC factions to build as well? It could add diversity to the NPC factions, and possibly fill in combat roles they currently lack depending on the ship.

I really hope so, this is probably the only thing that would make me want to do these missions. I don't need any more non-buildable, player-exclusive ships. Those exist outside the main selling point of an X game for me.

[vvvvvvvv]

So will the story be a bunch of standalone short stories? Or will it be one big cohesive story?
Because with the latter I could imagine buying the game even if I won't play the sandbox (hate the running around stuff).
I liked the boron story, unfortunately that one was way way to short and I stopped playing afterwards.

The plausible scenario would be some entity making you relive special events via magical thingamabob made out of applied phlebotomium, which you first have to build using Boso Ta as a HQ module at a cost of ten billion credits, 100k nvidium, 500k smart chips, a million units of spaceweed and ten million units of BoFu.

Then you unlock each scenario for one million units of spaceweed each, and with mission Boso Ta gets fatter.

... half-joking.