X4-RE Expansion - Skull and Bones
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #20 of 318 Ship mods mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Skull & Bones is an expansion of Pirate factions. Variety of pirate-owned ships has been diversified and a few new, pirate-unique models have been added. The goal is to build up on Plundering & Boarding mechanics of the game - players will
X4-RE Expansion - Skull and Bones is a ship mod that expands pirate factions (SCA, FAF, Yaki) with new pirate-themed ships and weapons, compatible with X4:Reemergence and standalone. It adds 7 ships and 6 weapons, enhances pirate presence, and is save-compatible for ongoing games.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 338 endorsements and over 18k downloads.
- Adds real variety to pirate fleets—no more seeing the same few ship models everywhere.
- Save-compatible, so you can drop it into an existing playthrough without restarting.
⚠️ Cons
- Not compatible with X4 9.0 or VRO 5.0 yet—if you're on the latest version, you'll have to wait.
- Only SCA faction is fully implemented; FAF and Yaki content is still coming.
- Requires X4:Reemergence for full integration, though standalone play is possible.
For X4 players who want to beef up pirate factions with new ships and weapons, especially those already using X4:Reemergence. If you're on X4 9.0 or VRO 5.0, hold off until the update drops. Skip if you prefer vanilla-only mods or don't care about pirate variety.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check your game version before installing—this mod is for X4 8.x and VRO 4.4x, not 9.0 or VRO 5.0.
- If you use VRO, make sure you have the correct version installed to avoid conflicts.
- Join the X4:RE Discord for detailed info and troubleshooting.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- X4foundations Mods
- Author
- Entissus and Rothank
- Version
- 1.40-hf2
- Downloads
- 18,045
- Endorsements
- 338
- Category
- Ship mods
- Created
- 10/20/2023
- Updated
- 10/24/2025
🔧 How to Install X4: Foundations Mods
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