14 DAY TRIAL // Fans of the X series will be happy to know that the next major expansion for their favorite franchise, X4: Cradle of Humanity will be coming to PC in Q4 2020. A teaser trailer for the upcoming expansion will premier today at 23:45 CEST / 10:45 pm BST / 5:45 pm EDT / 2:45 pm PDT during the Gamescom studio live show, produced by IGN.
According to EGOSOFT, X4: Cradle of Humanity, the second expansion for the latest game in the franchise, will bring the X series back to Earth, significantly increasing the size of the game's universe with new sectors, and welcoming two Terran factions to X4: Foundations, along with their economy, ships, weapons, and stations.
More importantly, new game-starts will introduce the identity and political stance of the Terran factions. In addition, players will be given an alternative perspective on existing story developments in X4: Foundations.
Story-wise, it's important to mention that X4: Cradle of Humanity will shed light on what has happened to Earth in the decades since the jump-gate shutdown. Also, veterans of the series should expect a big surprise when the expansion arrives later this year, as a certain pirate faction that is well known to them will be making a dramatic comeback.
But that's not all the EGOSOFT will be bringing to X series fans in 2020. The studio revealed that X4: Cradle of Humanity will be accompanied by the biggest free update to X4: Foundations yet.
Dubbed Update 4.0 will be made available to all owners of the base game and is set to further enhance X4: Foundations in a number of ways, including major new gameplay features such as a new terraforming feature, and wide-ranging visual improvements (volumetric fog).
Details of these, and on other new elements of the 4.0 update, will be disclosed at a later stage. Until then, you can wishlist X4: Cradle of Life on Steam to learn more about the game's release.
