X4 Fire and Smoke
⚪ Last updated 2023Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #6 of 90 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Compatible to X4 and all DLC. Savegame compatible.
WARNING: DONT USE VORTEX MOD MANAGER TO DOWNLOAD THE MOD
This mod introduces XRebirth style explosions and burning modules after they got destroyed.
Explosions have a bigger variety, explosions in general last way longer, wreckages burn and smoke for a long time after battle as well as their destroyed modules.
It changes explosions for S, M, L and XL ships (I think stations use L explosions so they should be changed as well).
Will this hit my performance a lot?
I can not say this for sure, but I noticed just a very small difference. Asteroids are way more difficult to handle than the explosions, but in asteroid belts or huge battles, where the performance is bad anyway, it might lower the fps even more. But you need to try it out yourself how good your PC can run it. Its easy to deactivate, so worth a try.
I started the mod with the FireFx mod from Ansgar and fixed all bugs I found. So credits for burning modules go to him.
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X4 Fire and Smoke overhauls explosions and adds persistent burning/smoking wreckage for S, M, L, and XL ships, inspired by XRebirth. It's savegame compatible with all DLC, but warns against using Vortex. Performance impact is minimal per the author, though heavy battles may strain weaker PCs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 784 endorsements and over 24k downloads
- Brings XRebirth-style explosions that feel more dramatic and varied
- Burning wreckage adds lasting visual impact to battles
⚠️ Cons
- Author explicitly warns not to use Vortex, which is a hassle for mod manager users
- Performance can dip in asteroid belts or huge battles, especially on weaker PCs
- Compatibility with other explosion mods is unverified, so conflicts may arise
For X4 players who want more cinematic, longer-lasting explosions and burning wreckage after battles. If you're running a low-end rig or rely on Vortex for mod management, you might want to skip or test carefully.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Avoid using Vortex for this mod; manually extract to the extensions folder instead
- Test in a busy sector with asteroids to gauge performance impact before committing
- If you use other explosion mods, load this one last to ensure its effects take priority
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- X4foundations Mods
- Author
- pw
- Version
- 1.0.9
- Downloads
- 24,395
- Endorsements
- 784
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 4/10/2020
- Updated
- 4/21/2023
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