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I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the tips, that will help a LOT in future gameplay! The game is quite satisfying and scratches that efficiency itch. We will definitely be going further in the future.

Heh, it's business college all over again... 😆 Yeah work has been really crazy and with the back issues on top of it it was getting very difficult to carve out time to make videos. We're entering our slow time and I'm hoping to be able to return to some sort of normalcy with uploads.

I'll definitely check it out!

Fantastic! I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and hope you found something useful along the way!

Yeah, the structure wasn't as smooth as I'd hoped. I tried to break it up by topic, but some topics got split because they fit in multiple areas.

@@cykotich all good mate. Great info over all. If I had watched the entire section it would have made sense, but I have a habit of becoming 'stuck' on something if I don't understand it. I don't move on until I understand, in case it's a requirement for the next lot of information coming in.

Right?! It's a phenomenal game, and super deep! I'm quite surprised that more people haven't discovered it.

@@cykotich it either grabs you or truns you off, pluse the games specs are only for a few hrs or so now way you can probably spec for mid to late gameplay, and a lot of people have issues earlier in gameplay and not appreciating what is truly going on in game, very complex game

@@charlesanderson533 That's fair. Space games aren't for everyone, and not everyone has the patience to learn all of the new mechanics and systems in play. It's totally worth it, though, in my opinion.

@@cykotich agreed

It's at 1:03:00 ish in the purchasing ships section.

It's entirely possible that you are correct. I don't know if I was aware of the hotkey when I made the video, but it does sound like something I would do!

Fantastic! I hope I was good company for your sojourn!

I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the video. You shouldn't put a like on a video you don't like. I will point out, though, that this video was never meant to be a tip video. It says plainly in the title that it is a "Let's Play." The Outpost Organization was the general goal for the episode, not a focus. My tip/hint/help videos are direct and to the point. I hope you find what you are looking for and wish you joy and patience for your future.

Ever heard of the road to one thousand? it takes one thousand subscribers to make money on youtube. Cyk barely has half that. There is no profiting here. he does this because its fun and he can interact with his community. you should have known what this was by the title and description. the "irrelevant crap" is why most of us watch him. hes real, not click bait view farmer.

@@ScatteredDreams753 While I appreciate the support and solidarity, Scattered, there's no reason to be mean. Jan is entitled to an opinion on my videos the same as anyone else. I'm not for everyone, and that's okay. I love the community I have and am perfectly happy having a good time with you guys. I do wish that more people would read titles and descriptions, but what they do with their time is and should be their decision. Thank you, very much, for the support, though. It's heartwarming that you guys care!

Yeah, it seems to be more of a trend with the more recent games. In all genres to be honest. Older games used to have mini in-game wikis with detailed information and sometimes interlinking entries to help you chase down what you wanted.

You're very welcome! I hope it helps!

There is a lot going on at the very beginning, but they just give you access to everything. Focus on one thing at a time and you should be fine. Master your class and unlock story missions for rewards and farming grounds and work towards what you want after you start to become established.

There is a book right after the raised pedestal between the teleporter and the stairs that will allow you to browse story missions. The initial page is all the base game story (in order) and each of the tabs at the top is additional content. You can also just spam random and unlock them out of order, but if you want the story, you should run through them in the order they unlock in the book.

@cykotich much appreciated!

@@Overanalyse_This You're very welcome! I hope you enjoy the game. It can be a LOT of fun!

@cykotich I've been playing nonstop and am loving it. And thank you for helping me out. I recently quit hard-core opiods and was really nervous about bring alone because boredom is my trigger. And you really helped me out here!

@@Overanalyse_This You're very welcome! Drugs are no joke to break free of. That's quite an accomplishment! Stay strong, my friend.

I'm glad you found it helpful!

Thank you, I appreciate that! I'll try to not be a sellout. I've been swimming up-stream my whole life... why stop now? lol

Oooh, clever. You're right, that would've been better!

At least I'm honest... lol.

Yes, there are a few. Mostly pirate nations and anyone that needs a questline to unlock. The main two pirate factions (ones in general space and ones in Terran space) require a questline, as do the ones that hang out in the pink zones.

You're very welcome! I'm glad it helped!

You're very welcome! I'm glad it helped.

Thank you! Glad I could help! I didn't know about modding at your own shipyard. I'll have to give that one a try as well. Thanks for the tip!

Yes, the game splits ships into fighters and capitol ships. L and XL are capitol, xs s and m are fighters.

@@cykotich perfect, thanks

@@wheelerthree Not a problem!

You're very welcome! Glad to be useful! Thank you, as well. Hot keys are very nearly required to keep the game playable in the midst of combat and/or trying to quickly make trades. Habitualising them makes it much easier. A lot of players aren't even aware of them for the reasons you stated. The game briefly mentions them once, and only once, during an entirely optional tutorial. I feel like the controls are a huge barrier for entry to people that are not seasoned gamers willing to put in the work. Hopefully illuminating how veteran players use them will help to lower the "wall" a bit.

one trick that can save time: once you know what the docking platforms look like, you can just drive straight in and head for the nearest landing pad. within a certain distance you'll be given landing clearance automatically for the nearest pad or if you get directed to a pad you don't like, hit shift-d twice to cancel and re-request landing clearance, and the new clearance will be for the nearest pad

Glad I could help out! It's a trick we used back in the Freelancer days to change direction quickly without sitting still and letting the AI kill you. It was the ONLY way to defeat higher class ships than yours. It translated quite nicely into X4, with the added bonus of not making you a sitting duck while your warp spools up.

I agree. I'm wondering if it's a balance thing. It seems to be skewed in our favor, but it's really not. If it was based on volume or value, I wouldn't be using a fleet of small miners and traders, I would be using larger ones and consequently making SIGNIFICANTLY more income from them. It actually nerfs income a little bit to do it efficiently. I'm not sure if it was planned or just worked out that way, but it is an interesting side-effect of the mechanic.

Thank you! I try to be as upfront as possible... ;)

Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad it was helpful. It is a little long, I'll admit, but with all of the nested intricate systems involved, leaving something out can confuse more than help. Like you said, it IS X4. Totally worth it once you get it figured out, though!

@@cykotich fully agreed. That's what I was trying to say, not complaining one bit. Just my english getting in the way hehe

@@Roark3675 No worries! :) I'm sorry I misunderstood!

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful. I do have some ideas for further videos, time permitting.

You're very welcome, and I certainly hope so!

I like doing odd RP things like that in games to keep them fresh and breathe a bit more life into them. The boron tech is going to be tough, but rewarding if you do it correctly!

@@cykotich I have no idea what I'm doing, i'm learning as I go, and I have a mega factory that makes everything for the boron shipyards and prints money, but when it comes to fleet logistics and keeping my carriers supplied so they can repair my fighters, I am STRUGGLING BRO

struggling to figure out how to keep all my bombers supplied with torpedos consistently

@@araulius2132 So the easiest way is to have a supply ship, and assign a medium/large trader to it. If it is set to re-supply your fleet, it will resupply ships that are running low on torpedoes and the trader will go to the nearest place it can to supply the supply ship. Sometimes it's a little finicky, but usually it works pretty well.

@@cykotich do i not need to specify for the supply ship traders what it needs?

Always a worthy goal!

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback! The game is SUPER in depth, but to me that is what makes it super fun!

You're very welcome! Glad to be of help!

I know what you mean. There are lots of breadcrumbs of information regarding this game spread across the internet, but figuring out which are true and which are false is a full time job in and of itself. A lot of what I learned about X4 came from experimentation and verifying things that I had read. The game is amazing and SUPER in depth, but there's not much good explanation regarding it. I hope that this helps you set up your own powerhouse fleets!

Absolutely. If Egosoft could just hire one more person whose job would be exclusively to translate the team's genius ideas and designs and present them so that a new player (Or even me, 200+ hours in...) can actually access and digest it all WITHOUT having to trawl google, youtube and reddit for weeks (And still only have half of the whole picture), everyone would benefit from it, even them given that I'm sure if more people weren't turned off from the lack of explanation of almost anything in the game, they'd probably sell more copies and/or DLC. With depth comes complexity, that's a given, but a broader in-game encyclopedia with descriptions that are actually descriptive which go beyond the current (And VERY German) "This is [Thing] and here's the raw numbers", and a way to directly access a new relevant encyclopedia entry on that game system or menu option whilst mousing over it, like the bombardment option for example - "Press [KEY] to open 'Escort and fleet orders' encyclopedia page") would have made my entry into this otherwise magnificent game a whole lot less stressful. Kinda glad I was already bald before I started playing, to be honest 😅

I feel you there. I will say it's worth the effort, but it does require just that... effort. I adore the game and the things they've done with it, but the descriptions are quite a bit lacking. I have over 1,000 hrs in the game and I still periodically learn new things about it. Don't lose hope! It does help to keep the game fresh and new after a ridiculous amount of time in, though.

I'm glad you found it potentially useful! I hope the fleet breakdown will help you when organizing your own. Don't forget about formations. sometimes it's best to have the point man out front, and sometimes you want a battle line.

@@cykotich new update looks very promising.

@@gplusgplus2286 Agreed. I'm just waiting for pay-day to pick it up! :)

You're very welcome. To be completely honest, I'm not sure if weaves are DLC or not. They've been a thing for a LONG time. If the lady isn't up top for you, they may be. Glowing weapons are most often skins. Most of the cool ones come from reds, but there are a few glowing ones that you can elsewhere. unlocking a weapon with the skin will allow you to utilize it. Some of them are also purchasable. They're mainly just cosmetic.

You're very welcome! I hope you learned something useful!

You're very welcome, I hope it helped!

Oh, no! That's rough. At least you'll be able to accumulate more fairly quickly.

Right, I tend to use small miners and small traders to do it for me, though. That way I can focus on things that only the player can do. Your way is a viable option as well, although a bit tedious for me. The small miners and traders are for reputation, whereas medium and large are for real money making.

@@cykotich Yeah you are right especially since your small miner/traders can keep raising you rep after rank 10... (manually is WAAAY too boring after 10...) But for a quick access to a faction early game before you have the budgets for mining fleet... manual sales maybe more adventageous.

Fair, you might check out my video for a solid start to get your beginning fleet off the ground: ruclips.net/video/VxlYSZ8sTrM/видео.html

You're very welcome! I'm glad it helped!

You're very welcome!

Heaven forbid! 😂 The cooking recipes for the tier 3 materials are a bit more... involved than the ones of the prior 2 tiers. Thankfully, pineapple isn't, strictly speaking, required. We can grow everything for 2/3 of the recipes we'll be using for the Halloween Area.

That is the hardest balancing act in any kind of game design. To make an enemy that is simultaneously challenging without making them impossible. It would've been nice to keep that functionality, though. For analysis if nothing else!

😁 Those are the thoughts that go through my head when I'm fighting something for the first time. Trying to find the pattern, that's what it's all about!

Right?!

You're very welcome. This is not the best way, nor the only way, but it is A way that helps to streamline the workflow around the camp. I hope it will help you come up with ideas to make it even better!

I'm glad you're enjoying the playthrough! I'm enjoying this game immensely. I hope they add more to it soon. What they have is amazing, though!