X4: Foundations 9.0 Beginner Guide – Mining, Trading & Passive Income

Struggling to make money in X4: Foundations? This beginner guide walks you through setting up miners, automating trades, building a basic mining station, and creating a reliable source of passive income. We’ll cover mineral and gas miners, Local AutoMine, resource selection, storage types, station managers, trade rules, buy and sell orders, and the most common reasons your ships or stations may not be working. I’m using a custom start to skip the unnecessary grinding and get directly to the tutorial, but everything shown can be done in a normal playthrough. By the end of this guide, you should understand how to: • Purchase and equip your first miner • Set up Local AutoMine • Find resources and nearby buyers • Build a basic mining station • Assign miners and trading ships • Configure station buy and sell orders • Troubleshoot idle miners and traders • Begin expanding into a larger economic empire Let me know in the comments which X4 tutorial you would like to see next! Chapters: 0:00 - 0:35 Intro 0:36 - 1:34 Different Mining Ships 1:35 - 3:40 Using Resource Probes/Satellites 3:41 - 6:10 NEW Mining Filter Explanation 6:11 - 8:05 Finding Trades 8:06 - 8:53 Locations to buy mining ships 8:54 - 13:12 Setting up the Network 13:13 - 14:14 Finding the Best Deal 14:15 - 17:57 Picking Mine Location & Purchasing a Miner 17:58 - 19:44 TIP: Keep scouting! 19:45 - 21:49 Manual Mining 21:50 - 23:54 Setup Auto Mine 23:55 - 28:40 TIP: Keep Them Mining & Failed Orders 28:41 - 39:17 Build A Refining Station 39:18 - 41:55 Cost Reduction & Trade Rules 41:56 - 43:43 TIP: Station Funds Required 43:45 - 45:14 Large Ship Trade Requirements 45:15 - 47:38 Assign Subordinates and Manager Limitations 47:39 - 53:12 Hire a Trader, Trade Profits & Trade Failure Reason 53:13 - 53:21 Boso Ta Annoying Me 53:22 - 54:47 Outro #X4Foundations #X4Guide #X4Tutorial #SpaceGames #Egosoft