X4 Foundations - Tutorial and Let's Play perfect for new players interested in Update 7

» ABOUT THE GAME - X4: Foundations is a space simulation where players can explore a vast universe, trade goods, build and manage space stations, and engage in space combat. The game offers player agency, offering an expansive sandbox where players can choose their path, whether as a trader, builder, explorer, or combat pilot. It is a very complex game so the series will be a mix of tutorial and Let's Play making the game accessible for new players.

» ABOUT THE MINISERIES - X4 Foundations is a slow burn game meaning it takes quite a long time to do anything of consequence. I'm playing the Young Gun scenario with no DLCs or mods. The goal of this series is to showcase the game as much as I can in the allotted time. As a Tutorial/Let's Play hybrid I'll be focusing on showing as many facets of the game rather than solely focusing on a single goal. I'll also be interspersing game tutorials when the tutorial becomes relevant to the series as well.

» NO SPOILERS / NO BACKSEATING - The story and mechanics of this games are best enjoyed as they are discovered, not spoiled, so no spoilers in the comments please. Please do not offer unsolicited suggestions, tips, advice or spoilers, all of the content of this series was recorded from a marathon stream so no feedback could realistically be incorporated anyway.

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0:00 Start
0:18 Game Overview
0:40 Series Overview
1:37 Basic Controls Tutorial
5:40 Flight Tutorial
12:37 Combat Tutorial
16:09 Map Tutorial
21:39 The Young Gun Scenario & Gameplay Start
39:45 Credits

[Rhadamant]

Seems the YouTube chapters are bugged out ( at least for me at the writing of this comment ), but the timecodes are at the bottom of the description.

[cuddlebuff]

Yes! Wonderful to see X4. Recent update has elevated the game immensely.

[Fallub]

Always great to see X4 content. Such a great game. Thank you.

[anarchoyeasty]

X3 was my favorite game when it first came out. I've been thinking about it a lot lately so excited to see some x4

[langley_]

Thanks for playing this! Was just thinking about getting it but wanted to see some gameplay first.

[sarahohara]

I love this game. I kinda use it as a space truck simulator where I just have one freighter and just buy and sell goods. Not the smartest way to play though since the sandbox kind of relies on the player a bit and without their influence the Xenon or Khaak will at some point overrun multiple systems.

[manug]

Thanks for spreading some X4 content! I love the series since X2 - the Threat! It's one of those gems where the devs still care about the community and improved their game with every new Version and DLC, while at the same time keeping it modable to some extend.

[minyaw]

I recently bought the game. I played a lot and bought my first destroyer to than find out ships with more seats than one are really the fastest of them all since you can command your captain to fly somewhere and than sit somewhere that is not the pilot's seat and activate seta while he does travel mode.

It's really nice.

[ScorpiusZA.]

Nice! Can finally look at this one. Catching up slowly.

[lordshmee]

Glad to see you playing this. I’ve had it since release but never put much time in it past getting the player station because building was impenetrable to me. Looking forward to your wisdom!

[bonden]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Rhadamant! :)

[Jcewazhere]

Edit: For posterity:
I bound my forward thumb mouse button to 'match speed' and my back thumb button to 'full stop'. Helps me a bunch. Tab for full speed, thumb forward to match, and thumb back to stop. Don't have to reach for backspace or any other keys.

Used to be that slamming face-first into an asteroid at 10km/s would blow your ship up, and the AI aimed for asteroids. Now it only drains your shields fully. Not realistic in the slightest, but good change anyway imo. The autopilot is a lot better at avoiding roids.

[xptolen]

Im starting now... Im loving it, it seams like Kenshi on space. Im in panic mode(yes its a hard game to learn). thank u so much for this fresh video! just 3 weeks old.

[Reruro]

Oh hey perfect timing, this is exactly what I'm looking for!

[Djndo]

Just bought the complete set and saw your video recommended. Subbed!

[thezanzibarbarian]

As someone who's X series of games for the last 3 decades now _(A scary thought! 2000's 2010's and now the 2020's!), _ when ever I play X4 now, I always start with the full map revealed. But nothing in the sectors. Only the revealed sectors themselves.
My reasoning behind this is simple. _And logical._
This game is set 968 years into the future. 2992 AD to be precise. And just like your cars satnav, I'm pretty confident that if you bought a ship 968 years into the future, it would already have an updated map and navigation system already installed.
But there are so many ways to play this game. Not only that, but on which side to play. Argon, Teladi, Pirate. And if you get some of the mods which have new sectors, that opens up a huge area for exploring and taking over.
But I'm about to jump back into the game in the next couple days, so now I'm plotting who, what and where. Who am I going to be? What race and what will I want to do. And where am I going to start? I've even played a game where only pirates will trade with me. Everyone else hated me. That was going Ok till a load of Xenon rolled into my sector and took out my main source of income. Being a drugs dealer making cheap spaceweed. And then the Teladi started to like me! 8-))...

[FreeLee]

Nice timing, I just picked up the game and finished the first few tutorials. A good number of the guides are quite old.

[MrDathnic]

Outstanding!! I’m excited for this series! Let’s gooo!!!

[Breakfast_of_Champions]

Full X4 series or we riot! Rhadamant you are just the guy to make this game a bit more famous😃

[Milan]

Well, This video made me reinstall the game again and with the Steam Summersale, i decided to get the 3 latest DLC's aswell. So i'm going to give it another go. Thanks.