How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved[forum.egosoft.com], we ask all interested players to visit our forum, where they will find the rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions for participating in the beta. Follow this link to our forum[forum.egosoft.com] - no registration required - to find the relevant information.

• Improved combat behavior of fighters disabling large targets.
  
• Improved guided missile accuracy (further improves improvements in 9.00).
  
• Improved ammunition consumption of missile-armed fighters when player not present.
  
• Improved resource visualisation on Map.
  
• Improved soundscape on dock areas by making mass traffic enter and exit silently.
  
  
• Fixed Diplomatic Outpost mission ignoring player station for transfer if station was over 200km from sector centre in Boron Story.
  
• Fixed build station missions being stuck at duplicated plot placement step under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed Hewa's Twin V not having any resources (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed another cause of NPC factions inadvertently attacking one another over long periods of time (improves fix in 9.00).
  
• Fixed turrets on capital ships sometimes not activating.
  
• Fixed capital ship turrets sometimes not firing at other capital ships.
  
• Fixed NPC-owned stations not shooting down incoming hostile missiles.
  
• Fixed station turrets set to shoot down missiles not doing so if no hostile ships are visible to their gravidar.
  
• Fixed smart missiles inappropriately retargeting to only slightly hostile objects.
  
• Fixed Sapporo not using missiles when player not present.
  
• Fixed ships ordered to attack target's surface elements being overly sensitive to those surface elements taking damage.
  
• Fixed Attack orders being possible on Build Storages under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed another cause of NPC stations being constructed at extreme distances.
  
• Fixed targeting of surface elements on capships/stations with targeting key (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed Ship Interactions trade menu not working with controller under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed Venture Inventory menu stuck in infinite loop (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed missing display settings confirmation dialog under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed repair panels no longer glowing (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed misaligned engine effects on Raleigh.
  
• Fixed wreck of Porpoise (Mineral) not being placed at location where ship exploded.
  
• Fixed missing nebula in background of Lasting Vengeance (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed missing sounds in Split spacesuit.
  
• Fixed emulated mouse cursor disappearing on Linux and Steam Deck (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed several causes of crashes.

How Do I Take Part in the Public Beta?
Every player who owns X4: Foundations has the opportunity to download the new 9.00 Public Beta version. In order to ensure that beta participants are aware of the risks and rules involved[forum.egosoft.com], we ask all interested players to visit our forum, where they will find the rules and disclaimers, as well as practical instructions for participating in the beta. Follow this link to our forum[forum.egosoft.com] - no registration required - to find the relevant information.

• Added Resource Probe coverage setting in Map menu.
  
• Added scrap-related icons to Map legend.
  
  
• Improved missile usage by avoiding firing more missiles than necessary to kill target.
  
• Improved combat behaviour of missile-armed ships to reduce collisions with targets.
  
• Improved guided missile accuracy.
  
• Improved Mining Ware filter in Map menu (new feature in 9.00).
  
• Improved hit-box for menu scroll bars to make them easier to click on (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Improved gate effect view distance and intensity (new feature in 9.00).
  
• Improved Display Mode handling on Linux.
  
  
• Fixed reduced damage from capital ship forward weapons under certain circumstances when player not present.
  
• Fixed another cause of NPC factions inadvertently attacking one another over long periods of time (improves fix in 9.00).
  
• Fixed miners attempting to mine when cargo hold is full and no buyers can be found for current cargo.
  
• Fixed miners subordinate to stations trying to deal with shortages that cannot be mined (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed construction material buy offers not updating when planned station build changes.
  
• Fixed Shuffle Modules action in Station Editor placing station modules outside build plot boundary.
  
• Fixed initial menu selection state (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed multi-select state in Property Owned list getting lost.
  
• Fixed engine equipment slots not highlighted in Ship Build menu under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed ship repair selection showing price at player-owned shipyards.
  
• Fixed Get Supplies command in ship interaction menu not doing anything.
  
• Fixed incomplete logbook messages (note: cannot retroactively add information to existing entries) (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed crosshair lines on map not disappearing when Selection Lines disabled (new feature in 9.00).
  
• Fixed turning on FSR having no effect under certain circumstances (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed stuck spacesuit equipment information in Inventory menu under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed L beam impact effect degrading performance.
  
• Fixed missing texture detail on Dragon (problem introduced in 9.00).
  
• Fixed misaligned engine effects on Raleigh.
  
• Fixed mission sound being played multiple times when purchasing items at station trader.
  
• Fixed several causes of crashes.