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New to X4 here, I recently bought a large freighter with the purpose of selling all the excess energy cells I was producing in my HQ automatically. Wares produced by hundreds of stations and transported by thousands of ships are actually traded by NPCs and prices develop based on this simulated economy. Just don't expect easy linear progress from one star to five, or to be able to completely skip this progression just by having large amounts of cash, as this is completely contrary to how experience progression is intended to work, and indeed works in many, if not most, games. Didn't encounter a single K or I, but N/M/P all suicide into me in waves. The only other way to get a 3-star pilot is to train one up from a lower star rating. From small scouts over a wide range of ship classes up to the biggest carrier, everything can be piloted from the cockpit or an external view. Dec 20, 16:32, Post Outsunny 9.1'x 6.4' x 6.3' Garden Storage Shed w/Steel Floor Foundation Outdoor Patio Yard Metal Tool Storage House w/Double Doors Gray 3.5 out of 5 stars 65 $787.99 $ 787 . But then i noticed that to select 'Autotrade' as the default behavior you need a pilot with atleast three stars in trading. If you join the group fighting the Xenon some of the missions in that might rarely have higher level seminars. Valve Corporation. I set a ship to patrol an area. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. X4 Foundations: Ep. AI is still terrible even with a 5 star pilot and commands that are locked behind it are not worth bothering. I've not been able to gain any piloting xp from auto mining. by Prosik Sat, 5. You could try to level it up by using distribute wares. A big focus in the development of X4 has been to achieve a seamless and immersive experience when moving between ships. They have been working in different sectors so I have > 20 rep with Argon & Teladi and ~15 with Paranid, Hat and Hop. by Nulric Thu, 6. X4: Foundations is unique in its depth, simulating an entire universe of NPC ships and stations, forming a realistic economy. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} You will also find additional information from developers here. There are some stations that do have higher level pilots I've seen as high as 4 star but they can be extremely expensive if they have multiple skills. The system is a small % chance per action to level up. Started playing this just this week, and kinda have been on some hardcore sessions and currently sitting at 50h playtime. Seminars are super easy to come by and get I made 3, 3 star pilots last night in about 20 mins doing guild missions and all I did was have an explorer drop satellites. Today in X4 Foundations Split Vendetta DLC we build our pilot school to try and level the captains pilot stars, with hopes that we get some 3 star pilots \"quickish\" .Hope you all enjoy the gameplay of this Lets play. X4 Foundations Split Vendetta https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKM7XG0f0X0iYUfQvtK0Y5-ywZCfvBmAr 7 Days to Die Let's play https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKM7XG0f0X0hpj15NhbC9uHwUioTzZFPp Borderlands 3 Let's play https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKM7XG0f0X0iU6Toog0D-g1N7t3yyKiHzFrom The Depths Let's Playhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKM7XG0f0X0ikzSLKLx8bGAwNDMunu6bO X4 Foundations Let's Play https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKM7XG0f0X0g-hd-IT4s0p4m0RFfcW2_M Satisfactory Lets play gameplay playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKM7XG0f0X0g5Y3IVUOW8Xh0_hv2Dm3mc Twitter https://twitter.com/Bacons_TVX4 Foundations BETA thread READ RULES and stuff'n'things !https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=192\u0026t=405397X4: Split Vendetta is the next chapter in the X4: Foundations story. That's an instant 2.0 - 2.9 star pilot (or manager) for about 4k - 5k. For each pilot that successfully graduates training, the training carrier commander may receive a minor bump in XP to the commander's piloting and management skills. Each seminar is only for pilots with a fixed skill set, so there are ones for pilots with one star which you can buy at most station traders and the higher ones you can get for said guild missions. Ventures and combat are best for training them up. It seems now you can level them up via trading exclusively not just via fighting. The author of this thread has indicated that this post answers the original topic. I can't really get anything higher than a 3 star pilot right now to test if it has to do with the pilot < > Showing 1-1 of 1 comments . And once you get a S/M Ship Fab your credit issues are over, and a new one begins. The fastest way by far is to train them in fighters defending a Xenon gate. With mining, you get 100% of the value. #5 Showing 1 - 5 of 5 comments Per page: 15 30 50 X4: Foundations is the last instalment of the X game series, developed and published by Egosoft. Closed Captions available.https://store.steampowered.com/app/392160/X4_Foundations/X4: Foundations is the latest title in the popular X series of space simulation / sandbox games, played as action games from a first-person perspective in a living breathing universe, with TRADE FIGHT BUILD THINK as the common tag-line. A docking computer is going to be one of the most important things a player can buy early on. Aug 20, 06:12, Post My crew service members have skilled-up though, they're all able now, and started out as apprentices. Ecells by themselves won't get you far, but creating all the next level up production stuff requires Ecells so you can basically just make your own at that point and not have to worry about paying out for them. 2. Many people understood, and agreed, that not everything in the game should happen quickly, or be tied to the amount of money you have. Much less reserve a L trader for it. Then make money from Sector Automining & setting exploration commands on fast cheap S size ships. X4 Foundations: Ep. Be careful, it gets addictive quick, my mod list is more like 25 now. Thank you all, this is definitely the sort of information I was looking for. With seta on 6x and 10 courier ships assigned as subordinate traders for a station, the expected time to produce your first 3-star captain is about 4 days of real life time. Every order you have given to a ship before turns into a mission objective when you pilot the ship yourself. You can build a defence platform station in front of the gate (equipped with large plasma cannons to deal with any encroaching K's and help with the P's) and have a 20-40 fighters assigned to defend the station. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} X4 Foundations has researchable items and also unlocks teleportation The seamless change from ship to ship and from NPCs controlling your empire for you continues on a higher level. X4 Foundations has the most dynamic universe in the X series. Dec 20, 17:53, Post Outfitting ships costs money. Step in and live your very own space adventure!#x4foundations You can buy those babies up to 20 at a time. Buy any small ship with the highest preset. Learn all things used to work well, it just increases the speed of skill gain. by grapedog Thu, 3. by Alan Phipps Thu, 6. I did find an exploit though that allowed me to set lower level pilots as autotraders. In this tutorial video for X4 Foundations I show you how to use the new "Repeat order" function to turn your idiot pilot into an advanced mining champ! By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), Running the Game with a different screen active. X4: Foundations Mods Gameplay Rebalanced seminars Rebalanced seminars Endorsements 39 Unique DLs -- Total DLs -- Total views -- Version 1.00 Download: Manual 1 items Last updated 24 May 2021 2:29PM Original upload 24 May 2021 2:29PM Created by Mycu Uploaded by Mycu Virus scan Safe to use Tags for this mod Tag this mod Description Files 1 Images 1 All rights reserved. ._2Gt13AX94UlLxkluAMsZqP{background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;position:relative;display:inline-block} Well here is how to get a ton of 3-star pilots in maybe an hour without using mods. I don't find any NPC qualified as a pilot. In X4: Foundations, the player can buy a large number of ships and either directly control them, or give them orders to execute, ranging from going to dock in a specific station to auto-trading a variety of goods between stations in a zone. They are on stations, just hard to find. I just started a new game and I'm having the same problem, where the above method no longer works. Now to be a 3 star captain they only need an average of 3 stars. X4: Foundations Manual Piloting And Travel Created by Sparks, last modified by Anonymous on May 20, 2022 Updated for version 5.10 1 Piloting 1.1 Boosting 1.2 Travel Mode 1.3 Mixed Mode 1.4 Actions that are difficult when attempted while steering the ship 1.5 Autopilot 1.6 Flight Assist OFF mode 1.7 Docking 1.8 Going For A Spacewalk With zero stars, the NPC obviously doesn't know how to pilot at all. A dog has a master; a cat has domestic staff. I've never seen an actual 3 star pilot at any station. I don't understand why the devs went at it this way. I don't have to set each and every unit on the map in an RTS to 'mine' by going 6 clicks deep into a menu. )I am looking for a few good pilots! by mr.WHO Wed, 2. Group select units -> action here -> done. The problem lies in the fact that autotrading and all AI-controlled functions are fundamental to X games. Piloting skill is crucial in many ways: it increases the combat capability of the NPC craft (eg main gun/turret accuracy & heat management), plus its maneuverability (crucial in a L/XL ship, but also important for an M frigate or even an S fighter/bomber), while decreasing time taken for the NPC pilot to make decisions (eg which direction to X4: Foundations. Before the patch it only went up till 2 stars for my traders. Can a new player afford a dozen fighters though. Do you mean like defend it, or something? Valve Corporation. I tried fill shortage and it didn't work but I will try that manager thing once I can get a few more stars for managers. Played all of the X games except Rebirth, and at first couldn't get into X4. 1. As it stands I have to ride along with them to make sure they don't totally screw up. Finding 3 star pilots on stations and buying them directly is one option. 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It is a form of constraint, not one that improves gameplay - it makes it worse. Number of manager * tells how far ship can jump. whats the best way to find or train them? Stations can be constructed from a variety of modules, be it production modules, living sections, docks or many other types of parts. 13 - Can I find a 3-Star Pilot? Current Gaming Rig Specs NEW SSD: Crucial MX500 2TB - https://amzn.to/3hkKUSQNEW Memory: Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 - https://amzn.to/37M4LHGCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor - https://amzn.to/3fkY5Cs GPU: Radeon Rx 5700 XT 8GB - https://amzn.to/3pRfuY7 Motherboard: MSI ProSeries AMD A320 - https://amzn.to/3lWpnS0 Monitor 1: Dell Ultrasharp 24\" U2417H - https://amzn.to/35WmF9T Monitor 2: Acer SB220Q 21.5\" - https://amzn.to/3fnG720 Keyboard: Logitech G213 Gaming Keyboard - https://amzn.to/35RQmc4 Mouse: Logitech Wireless Marathon Mouse M795 - https://amzn.to/3kZa6ik Gamepad: ZD-C Gaming Controller - https://amzn.to/2J2MOuj Standing Desk: EleTab Standing Desk - https://amzn.to/3nKQujI Microphone: Blue Snowball iCE USB - https://amzn.to/2J0SMMF Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH M50X - https://amzn.to/2KuCMmF(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Dec 20, 09:13, Post Assign manager to station and assign freighter to a station as a trader - done. By what i mean by that also not just in fighters but in traders, that if you are manually doing the orders or trades your pilot is not getting the experience that he could be getting if he were doing it on his own. New Updated and Extended Version (2.2) This is a step by step guide of how to become an industrial tycoon in X4 foundations starting from scratch. I get one of my best pilots to a trade cargo ship, and then I start training him up. Assign the trader to the station manager and it will use it as needed. Along with Update 3.0 to X4: Foundations, the X4: Split Vendetta expansion brings exciting new missions and adventures to the game. im not sure whats wrong with my x4 but i get nearly every captain/pilot with 4 star piloting and 3 star moral. You'll need to endlessly grind missions for seminars, otherwise. X4 Wiki: You can order cheapest possible ship with minimal equipment and you get randomly from decent to excellent pilot with it. X4 Foundations uses modular stations and also ship upgrades. Includes a quick review of the Cormorant,. I've used the mod that makes the crew learn quicker too. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. The level you select as your starting point determines the proficiency of your pilot. 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She's been running that ship for about one full day's worth of play (24-hours) non-stop and hasn't budged skill-wise; still has the same little sliver of a star to go to be 3 stars. Much, much faster than any miner or trader will. Meanwhile if the issue is simply the rate of gain, well, it's supposed to be an economy simulation right? X4: Foundations is a space simulation sandbox game featuring a simulated universe that evolves by itself and according to the player actions. 99 by chip56 Thu, 6. Without the use of seminars, it will take in-game days/weeks to get a tradeship to the 3 stars of piloting skill required to simply start the autotrading process, let alone have good range for it. by EGO_Aut Wed, 2. Does it really take so much skill to take a look at a list of buy/sell prices and pick out an item where sell price < buy price? You name it. Building space stations and factories has always been a foundation of the X games. I have seen higher level pilot seminars from missions. I know 3 star captains can trade farther away, but its hard to get 3 star captains without mods. Dec 20, 16:58, Post And Yes also if you can get a small group as a AI fleet using orders like Patrol Sector, or Defend Position, Protect Station. 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Best bet is with mods. 2 star pilot is super easy to get now that each seminar give a guarantee 1 star gain. Mining helps level up pilots, supposedly. Seminars up to 2 stars, and you don't have to worry much after that. This is the foundation of our living and breathing universe. Mod the pain away, or wait for the developers to reverse this insane war on experience. Valve Corporation. My pilot is almost a 3 star pilot (hired at that skill). So, I've returned to the X universe after several years. I can see where they are coming from on the "experience shouldn't be linear" and "experience progression" angle, and how that is "how it works in other games". All rights reserved. Now with X4, we have taken another, massive step. It would be much better if player could simply "buy" more experienced crew and pilots/captains at shipyards at bigger expense. Locked behind it are not worth bothering gain any piloting xp from auto mining going to one... 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