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To use any of the games online features, like the new bonus paintmod that any customer gets for free for just registering their game, you need to set up an account on www.egosoft.com for the online community (same as your forum account!).

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How to register

  • Start the game
  • Open the Online Features menu
  • A link is there that takes you to to Egosoft's Privacy Policy
  • Within the Menu, log in with your Egosoft Forum account name and password
  • Click on the Register button, which opens your your Egosoft Forum User Control Panel
  • Steam:
  • Non-Steam:
    • Log in to the X4 page on the Egosoft website
    • Go to the "Game Registration" section in the top left corner
    • Click on "Sign in through Steam" (or "Update via Steam" if you are already linked) or enter On the Egosoft Forum User Control Panel
    • Enter your GOG serial key
    • You can find the GOG serial key from GOG Account -> Library -> X4 -> More -> Serial keys

Paint mods

Paint mods available per save game:

  • 50 Foundation X (bonus from registering as above)
  • 10 Obsidian X (part of the Collectors Edition)

Foundation X Paint Mod

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Obsidian X Paint Mod

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How to apply the paintmodpaint mod

Right click on any of the ships you want to apply the paintmod paint mod to and select "REDESIGN" from the list of actions (or select the "REDESIGN" option at the computer panel in front of docked ships). There will be three tabs with the rarity categories of mods. The bonus one for everybody Foundation X paint mod is in the ADVANCED ENHANCED tab, and the rarer one for CE pre orders Obsidian X paint mod is in the EXCEPTIONAL categorytab.

Can not find paint mods in game?

If you do not see your mods listed in game in the REDESIGN action of one of your ships, after activating the game in the online community, try logging off and on again (or just restart the game, same effect).

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If you have purchased the "Foundations Collector's Edition Content" upgrade, it will need to install before the Obsidian X paint mod appears in-game.