¶ Disclaimer
Save games are often incompatible between major releases. Read the download descriptions on Nexus carefully
¶ Video
If you prefer a video format of this guide, here's one made by Leitheon from the SWI Discord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n9eGrRq4-I
¶ Requirements
- At least 15GB of harddrive space
- The base game X4: Foundations (v7.60) & the following DLC's:
The WinRAR Archiver software to extract the Mod Archive
"Protected UI Mode" must be disabled before enabling SWI.
The SWI Mod (v0.8x) from the following source(s):
¶ Links to the SWI mod:
NOTE: For most up to date version, check on the Official SWI discord.
Latest version linked below: v0.86
Google Drive Nexus
¶ Step 1
Locate your X4: Foundations game folder:
¶ Step 2
Extract the SWI Mod folder into the X4: Foundations extensions folder:
For Steam this is located at: ...\Steam\steamapps\common\X4 Foundations\extensionsDelete any previous versions of SWI before extracting!
Do not install SWI to "C:\Users\User\Documents\Egosoft\X4\extensions"
This was only for Windows 7.
Make sure the folder extracted correctly! Open up the new starwarsmod_m1 folder within your X4: Foundations/extensions directory and ensure only the mod files/folders are there:
¶ Step 3
Launch X4: Foundations
If you encounter this popup, choose "Disable Protection".
Protected UI Mode must be disabled before you enable SWI!
Enable the "SW Interworlds" extension:
NOTE: Make sure the version number matches the version of the Mod you download.
¶ Step 4
Be prepared to explore a Galaxy far, far away...
¶ Troubleshooting
If any of these steps did not work, please feel free to jump into the Discord server, where someone may be available to help.