I always keep coming back! There is just so much in one game, even comparing to starfield (since that’s the most recent) they all seem to lack something X games have!
Basically all other space games need to succeed is to copy X4's sandbox mechanics beat by beat, remix them a bit and throw on a different coat of paint. So many studios several times bigger than Egosoft with a hundred times the budget keep failing at this.
@@cdgonepotatoes4219star citizen has the potential to be like x4 in higher fidelity but they'll need five more years to work out bedsheet wrinkle technology.
great video! nice little preliminary discussion before the mid game video. you’re quickly becoming my favorite X4 content creator. keep up the great work and i’m looking forward to your next video, especially the mid game one. cheers.
While pirating PIO freelancer Katana's I've been lucky and had a few with full loadout's of Adv Sat's. saved me a fortune. Enjoy your vid's keep them coming. (You are reaching UK loud and clear lol).
That’s good to know and thank you!! Look for equipment docks, shipyards and warf to sell any excess say’s and you can be rolling in money! Another easy money trick. Lol
@@Aldermeeer I've had luck in Free Fam stations, Teladi and Terran. But you can find it floating in areas heavily mined. Its one item that does not despawn from what i know.
By the time the player gets a ship able to target trade ships effectively, at that point you probably got a enough for a medium trade ship and two medium miners. Plus pirating can take a rep hit. At this point the first story quests are probably done. Leave game running. Don't even have to pay attention to it for a few hours. Start making the first solar panel and container on the HQ. Done. Automated profit to start up your empire.
@@T-Skillet Depends what you mean. Risky in terms of comp problems? No. Better to leave running as long as games aren't too resorce draining. Comp left on 24/7 for a decade. Risky in terms of xenon in invasions? Even when leaving the game running (without SATA) they're not swarming. It takes time for them to get going. Seen a few K's and I's from the start. But the sectors remain in control. Without me doing anything. It takes about a good twenty hours for them to get going in full force. With the DLC the terrans like to send support to the argons. Helps keep them in check. The quicker k's and I's are to help balance the OP terran weapons. With SATA, that would be a different matter. It can take just one night of SATA being left on for a good chunk of the map to get swarmed by xenon. Split are kind of screwed unless the player does something. Even with the worst case situation, it's not too difficult to build up a large base in the terran sectors. I made everything in a single sector. Send miners. Wait for ships to be made. It was both a good source of profit (if slow) and gave me access to fleets without paying for them. That also means there's no real risk. Just the illusion of it. Where's the challenge if the player can just send entire fleets? Players consider three K's and two I's a threat. I can wipe that out in ONE terran capital ship. Give me more enemy ships. Then we'll talk risk. Maybe there's a mod for that? That can be activated late game or something. Got to have something to have large fleets fight. And I mean "fight". Not "Just wipe out".
I’ve had sectors fall, Split and Teladi due to matrix 451. But that’s been a few games too. The HaT has never fallen but have been bloodied a great deal. That was all before terrans! I have enjoyed that and then beating them back. I’ve also had a game we’re I’s were already swarming within hours. But every new game is different. Have you ever sided with a faction in one of the wars?
Trying to get into the game at the moment… AND Don’t try and sell me on Terran Stations! I’m sold on them now. White, round and clean is exactly what I like… 😈
all these new space games made for millions of dollars and x4 is still the king of space sims.
I always keep coming back! There is just so much in one game, even comparing to starfield (since that’s the most recent) they all seem to lack something X games have!
Basically all other space games need to succeed is to copy X4's sandbox mechanics beat by beat, remix them a bit and throw on a different coat of paint. So many studios several times bigger than Egosoft with a hundred times the budget keep failing at this.
@@cdgonepotatoes4219star citizen has the potential to be like x4 in higher fidelity but they'll need five more years to work out bedsheet wrinkle technology.
the tip with the stations designer was the ultimate tip, I didn't even think about using it before XD
and i have been playing the series since X1 🤣
I’ve been playing with it since they added the indicators (the x, y, z axis tool). I’m getting used to it now! Or at least I hope 😂
great video! nice little preliminary discussion before the mid game video.
you’re quickly becoming my favorite X4 content creator. keep up the great work and i’m looking forward to your next video, especially the mid game one. cheers.
Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad you enjoy the videos!
While pirating PIO freelancer Katana's I've been lucky and had a few with full loadout's of Adv Sat's. saved me a fortune. Enjoy your vid's keep them coming. (You are reaching UK loud and clear lol).
That’s good to know and thank you!! Look for equipment docks, shipyards and warf to sell any excess say’s and you can be rolling in money! Another easy money trick. Lol
X4: is somewhat a forgotten gem. The space game that actually has it all depending how you what to play it. Unlimited hours of game play.
Defiantly over shadowed by other titles
Teladi hull part module's produce a higher yeild using teladium.
I’ll look to add teladium foundry and hull parts in the current play through!
Subscribe because of this very informative and useful video, thank you period
Thank you! I appreciate it!
The Boron stations make for a PITA trying to hack a blueprint. Hate curves so much
Right!!!! It’s a pain! I even had some trouble with Terran slopes in this universe.
And now I can't seem to find lodestones anywhere for EMPs. Ugh.
@@Aldermeeer I've had luck in Free Fam stations, Teladi and Terran. But you can find it floating in areas heavily mined. Its one item that does not despawn from what i know.
By the time the player gets a ship able to target trade ships effectively, at that point you probably got a enough for a medium trade ship and two medium miners. Plus pirating can take a rep hit. At this point the first story quests are probably done.
Leave game running. Don't even have to pay attention to it for a few hours. Start making the first solar panel and container on the HQ. Done. Automated profit to start up your empire.
Can be risky leaving it run. But I have done that a few time!
@@T-Skillet Depends what you mean. Risky in terms of comp problems? No. Better to leave running as long as games aren't too resorce draining. Comp left on 24/7 for a decade.
Risky in terms of xenon in invasions? Even when leaving the game running (without SATA) they're not swarming. It takes time for them to get going. Seen a few K's and I's from the start. But the sectors remain in control. Without me doing anything. It takes about a good twenty hours for them to get going in full force. With the DLC the terrans like to send support to the argons. Helps keep them in check. The quicker k's and I's are to help balance the OP terran weapons.
With SATA, that would be a different matter. It can take just one night of SATA being left on for a good chunk of the map to get swarmed by xenon. Split are kind of screwed unless the player does something.
Even with the worst case situation, it's not too difficult to build up a large base in the terran sectors. I made everything in a single sector. Send miners. Wait for ships to be made. It was both a good source of profit (if slow) and gave me access to fleets without paying for them. That also means there's no real risk. Just the illusion of it. Where's the challenge if the player can just send entire fleets? Players consider three K's and two I's a threat. I can wipe that out in ONE terran capital ship. Give me more enemy ships. Then we'll talk risk.
Maybe there's a mod for that? That can be activated late game or something. Got to have something to have large fleets fight. And I mean "fight". Not "Just wipe out".
I’ve had sectors fall, Split and Teladi due to matrix 451. But that’s been a few games too. The HaT has never fallen but have been bloodied a great deal. That was all before terrans! I have enjoyed that and then beating them back.
I’ve also had a game we’re I’s were already swarming within hours. But every new game is different.
Have you ever sided with a faction in one of the wars?
Superfluid Coolant! 😂
I’m just saying…. It’s a tough word! Try saying 5 times as fast as you can! 😂
Trying to get into the game at the moment…
AND Don’t try and sell me on Terran Stations! I’m sold on them now. White, round and clean is exactly what I like… 😈
There are massive too! I’m happy they kept that scale from X3
I had to pause,,,, rewind,,, belly laugh again,,, please Egoguys......
Whoa!!! Hush hush man! 😂😂 can’t let that be known.
Glad you enjoyed that.