Having a blast playing #X4Foundations. I haven’t played a game quite like it. Comparisons to #EliteDangerous doesn’t paint a complete picture; it more like a cross of ED with a bit of #Stellaris. Last night I was completing a mission while one of my other AI-controller ships completed another unrelated mission! All while my mining ship was making me passive income. I am thrilled.
@astromecanik The trailer looks pretty and the music slaps.
Are the controls non-frustrating?
Is there a decent integrated tutorial? ED felt to me like "Here's how to operate the landing gear -- okay, now go figure out the universe!"
@peterdrake imagine playing ED, but then, while you complete a mission, send your DBX with a hired pilot to explore far systems, and buy a Type 9 with another hired pilot to do trade for you, while you can switch to do CZs or fight the Thargoids. Then, claim a region of space to build your own Coriolis station. That’s a glimpse of what I’ve seen in X4 so far.
@peterdrake I’m a console player by history, so switching to kb&m was kind of slow. YMMV. Other than that, there’s a few tutorials that help you understand the ship controls and how to do a few things, but tbh, this kind of game is too complex to get all the mechanics covered in the tutorials. I have had to search for lots of stuff online, but so far it has not been overly difficult. That being said, again, this is a complex sim, so you’ll have to figure stuff out.