X4foundations Update — Mod Compatibility Status & Broken Mods List

We're very excited to announce that the X4: Foundations "Empire Update" (9.00) has officially launched! This free major update includes new features and sweeping reworks that improve how you interact with your empire: militarily, strategically, and economically. We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to the community for your invaluable feedback during the 9.00 Public Beta, which has helped us to make even more improvements over the past several weeks. In particular, your feedback has been immensely helpful in fine-tuning our updates to the AI. Below is an overview of the Empire Update's features. For a deeper dive into what's in store, be sure to take a look at the 9.00 Public Beta announcement. For a quick rundown of the biggest changes, watch our 9.00 Public Beta Announcement video from March 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDddUWlEe1c What's New In The 9.00 Update Combat Improvements We've made sweeping changes to every aspect of combat in X4: Foundations. This is the largest combat balancing update in X4's history. This update includes a full rebalancing of hundreds of weapons, turrets, shields, and ships to add tactical depth, make more options viable, and address inconsistencies. Additionally, turrets are more accurate, AI pilots behave more organically, capital ship movement has been reworked, and much more. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30511222/fbf764a7c8760cf1edadd5976fb63022e6c5b518.gif For more information about our extensive changes to weapon and ship balance, you can take a look at the thread in our Beta Feedback forum. Kha'ak Recycling S and M Kha'ak wrecks can now be recycled, leading to the production of Allographyne, a versatile new ware usable in ship and equipment production. Allographyne transmutes to replace any ware in the production process, providing an alternative means to address supply shortages. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30511222/fb7b0051bc9f6eae2c324bf90b7caa75a9450166.gif Since Allographyne production requires Nividium, this opens new trade opportunities across the gate network. Some NPC factions will also construct specialised recycling stations to utilise this resource. To hear more about Kha'ak Recycling and other changes to the economy, you can visit the thread in our Beta Feedback forum. Ship Visual / Modularity Changes Engines and shields are now integrated into S and M ship models. This change improves their appearance and significantly increases the variety of modules they can equip. This change leads to more deliberate, consistent visual identities for ships throughout the gate network. Additionally, S and M ship hardpoint locations have received a facelift, allowing a greater variety in loadout options. For example, Boron and Commonwealth ships can equip each other's modules, and they can now equip smaller weapons and turrets. Priority Orders By popular demand, this update introduces Priority Orders. This new UI functionality allows instantly responsive "RTS"-style orders to be issued, immediately overriding all othe