10 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. Bringing your marines on the ship is probably one of the easiest boarding tasks you’ll ever have, as the Ozias is very slow, very big, and completely unarmed. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. so it is intentional that boarding suffers less rep loss then even attacking said ship? just seems really weird that we can steal a flagship of an empire with no hit, at the very least should be equal to destroying said ship, if not alittle higher, i personally avoid abusing the fly by boarding method personally, though i am very active in piracy as i still love the mechanics involved, wonder. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. Took me a long time to do that. In the case of S and M ships this only applies IF you are within 30km's of another ship or station (witness). g. ago. However, even with a friendly faction, you can just fly right up to them, and board. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?Depends on their relation with the target faction. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. You will also find additional information from developers here. Destroying moduls cause -3 rep at the faction you are attacking. Cost 3. You can use this and sold/bought info on map to figure out what's in shortage in a region and which link in the supply chain is causing it. Takes some time though, and a bit of skill. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. they are cheap and fast 2. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Loss. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. You will also find additional information from developers here. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. I've been ordering my ships to kill cloaked pirates while OOS all the time and haven't noticed any permanent rep loss (you still get the normal -30 with the ship, but it doesn't. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I went to Antigone. 2. Apr 23, 2021 @ 6:37am. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Its a much better finance source than automine or autotrade. Well, here's how: 1. - You can board and steal ships from the SCA without rep loss, your rep with them is pegged to -5 always Good luck! EDIT: One more thing I forgot to mention. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Feb 23, 16:31I've been taking a L freighter filled with marines, position just in front of their ship, and then using the board command. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. The free Odysseus is the best option but is is also possible to board a few large sized ships with one of the paranid M transports so as soon as you have a million you. If you start boarding with rep level +8. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 4. + For allied rep loss, you must start in the 20+ not to turn an ally into enemy (rep =-10 or lower), and this assuming that you only do the following damage: - No hull damage - killed 2 engines + Jump Device - Killed the 5 required surface elements More shots at the hull == more rep loss, etc,. That is the rock bottom. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. X4: Foundations. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4411 Joined: Tue, 28. Post by Tranxalive » Thu. This! If we doesn`t get rep. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Somehow I'm losing rep with argon. Fixed station module and ship blueprints being available without any reputation restriction. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. Fleet boarding not progressing. Regarding this threads title, the rep loss for boarding ships is non-existant ;p You lose 0 rep for boarding a ship. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Got 2 disabled SCA ships I'm working on capping and wanted to take the opportunity to also cap the ANT freighter they were harassing. Unclaimed sectors should be rep loss on each abandoning wave (if the bailers make it to a station alive) allied/neutral claimed sectors should be rep loss on attack with more loss on attacking the pods and owned sectors should be a bigger loss. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Yes you lose rep with the owner faction for all surface elements and deployables of theirs that you destroy. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). . Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. My allies will blow up ships even while my marines are onboard, and I have to micro-manage my units to stop them from blowing up the target while the boarding is going on. Hi, i'm relatively new in X4 and X games in general, i've played around a hundred of hour now, i've created 4 stations, each of them making me money, but it isn't enough to cover any L ship loss in the war against Xenon My biggest station is doing Smart Chips, Hull parts and Spacefuel (This is the station you get with a quest) The second one. so it is intentional that boarding suffers less rep loss then even attacking said ship? just seems really weird that we can steal a flagship of an empire with no hit, at the very least should be equal to destroying said ship, if not alittle higher, i personally avoid abusing the fly by boarding method personally, though i am very active in piracy as i still. You will also find additional information from developers here. Yes, it is a mistake. 11 posts. should be 17 per ship. So look for more lone space for attack. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. Not morally nice, butOnce boarding starts, the ship hull can go above 80% without issue. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. That's what I did and saw -1 rep for trading. You will also find additional information from developers here. I rarely do it but I tried to board a freighter in Nopilios Fortune and I was taking rep hits of like -6 just shooting a turret off. The sold ships now shoot at the station. #2. You will also find additional information from developers here. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. THAT is the problem. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. The X4: Foundations 4. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. I'm helping ARG now, for a while. They get on scene instant rep loss, followed by rep loss for the unauthorized kill of said ship. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. i use it for finance my complex stations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. My allies will blow up ships even while my marines are onboard, and I have to micro-manage my units to stop them from blowing up the target while the boarding is going on. the marines will take fire as they approach and it will take them longer to infiltrate but if you succeed it won't have the same risk of destroying the ship. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Rep loss from boarding. Ship capture without rep los. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. English Forums. You will also find additional information from developers here. You can slide up to any capital ship and board without attacking it (make sure the boarding is set to start at "Very Strong" shields and hull); the marines will fly over and take a few shots, but if you can get out of there and wait 5 minutes the reputation hit will reset and then you can follow the target meters away until the boarding is done. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. If they don't start shooting which maybe the case with factions without enemies like Teladi: Blow them up or board them all-day every-day to your hearts content without worry of rep loss. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Ship capture without rep los. "Act of war" action. You don't actually lose any rep. Fri, 20. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. The paranid auxiliary Atlas is 130m/s with paranoid engine but you can get the nudger mod to increase cruise speed and it. You can actually amass quite a few ships in this manner if you are persistent, without getting any rep loss whatsoever. at least on 4. . You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Make sure you have spare marine to claim all the ships. Though it's tedious to assign captains to every single ship. Same for a lot of other things. Feb 23, 16:31X4: Foundations > General Discussions >Topic Details. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. Rep loss from boarding. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. Feb 23, 15:06. So, either. Yeah, ships shooting at pirates and enemies can hit friendly ships and stations, causing a rep loss that happens concurrently with the trade, which is why it shows a drop. Sep 19, 07:57Alb_. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. Took me a long time to do that. That’s it. Top. You get reputation when you destroy ships belonging to a faction that is hostile to the station owner, in case of CAB that would be ZYA. That is the rock bottom. Took me a long time to do that. Ship capture without rep los. ago. Same for a lot of other things. Without rep loss. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. If you are playing vanilla or at least without modded SCA faction, just yoink their minotaur raiders and their. Ship capture without rep los. Feb 23, 15:06. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. . ChrisXX. Cost 3. Loss. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. they come with veteran marines. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. All you have to do after is wait and your crew will eventually start taking the ship. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Rep still at 30. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Feb 23, 15:06. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Posts: 173 Joined: Mon, 14. ago. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Feb 23, 15:06. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. Feb 23, 15:06. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. You will also find additional information from developers here. Rep loss from boarding. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Rep loss from boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Apr 16 @ 12:47pm Originally posted by Parasus: Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! maybe we use the same mod ^^ #5. X4: Foundations. If you want to force some S/M ship to bail or soften an L/XL ship before boarding, right-click it, choose "Harass" and follow the instructions. Q: Three marines went stargazing instead of joining the other 2 as a team so the boarding fails. Feb 23, 16:31So you can just load a ship with high crew capacity like Shuyaku full of marines, board with target hull and defense set to "very strong" so you don't need to destroy turrets or damage hull and then fly away and wait 20-30 minutes until the boarding op finishes, Either you win without losing any permanent rep, getting shot at or firing a. by xant » Thu, 16. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . This mission is badly designed and unfortunately very common in ARG vs Xenon. In this way you will hardly see any loss of reputation or loss of staff at all and you will get a ship with all these turrets and structurally at 95%. Attack the station with a fast ship, draw the sector defenders to. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Hello all! On the Argon vs Xenon missions, i received one where they ask me to board an Argon big ship. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. You can see if you are on the right track, if you see escape pods of the crew other than the pilot come out. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The PIO Construction Ship , Kyushu have up to 219 crew + pilot on-board but are rarely full, but it gives a lot of training for my Marines. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. So, in theory, you don't need to damage the hull to pass this stage. Lots of crew, large turrets can be plasma to take down the hull for faster boarding, medium turrets are good for anti fighter, and very good speed & maneuverability. Feb 23, 20:44. So look for more lone space for attack. Destruction of a faction ship is the typical cause of major rep loss like suddenly getting a -18. I don't get the rep loss for that but I DO get rep loss every time I kill one of the Laser Towers or Defense Drones that the VIG ship releases. Post by. You can board a ship and sell it back to the owner. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. Post by. Result: ship still 100% hull, 100% shield, all surface elements intact - no clue what the boarding window means by risk of destroying the ship, there was 0 damage throughout the op. Loth Crow May 8, 2022 @ 8:36am. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Do not detonate yet. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. However, the boarding operation is now stuck. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Get back into your ship. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Graphics powered by a bit of cardboard with "graffiks" written on the side by a small child. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. Rep loss is not permanent, and it's just at that station. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. JackXx Posts: 13 Joined: Thu, 2. Boarding Split is impossible. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;Damaging the hull after boarding pods are attached does seem to help. Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. I was able to board multiple times Asgards in paranid sectors, and didn't gor any rep loss from the terrans (the paranids even helped me, because the Asgard shot first- i started the boarding without shooting). English Forums. Jul 09, 22:46. Again, no aggressive. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Aug 10, 15:48. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?Boarding and War Missions. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. The goal here is to get it so that you can reverse faster than an I can fly. Ship capture without rep los. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ Support et Aide pour X4: Foundations; ↳ Script et Modding pour X4: Foundations; ↳ L'Univers X Rebirth; ↳ Support et Aide pour X Rebirth; ↳ Script et Modding pour X Rebirth; ↳ Support et Aide pour la Trilogie X; ↳ L'Univers de la Trilogie X; ↳ Script et Modding pour la Trilogie X; ↳ Off Topic Français Compatible with 3. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 6M. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Nov 12, 16:55. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. What tends to happen is either a) the ships fly around doing nothing and I have to manually clean up a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I did a lot of boarding coming back to the game, along with exploiting the PIO freelance katanas (sometimes with 100 advanced satellites) which felt cheap to me as I like a slow-burn station building game. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. Feb 23, 15:06. Jul 09, 22:46. Shoot the turrets & engines off yourself. Feb 23, 15:06. So I decided to go capture some better ships. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. 11 posts. With experienced marines you could easily stick to using only one cobra. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. Nov 12, 16:55. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". <<snip>> Also, you dont need to destroy the engines. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. Yes i agree. X4: Foundations. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4589 Joined: Tue, 28. With seasons coming in the future for Ventures I thought I would bring to light that the boarding exploit is still very much a thing. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Board index. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). Mines. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. The wait is over, and the next chapter of the X4: Foundations space simulation has begun!. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). 4. You will also find additional information from developers here. Start with Cobra (you get one for free at the start of Split story) best M ship for boarding. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ahh, Thanks. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. When he does he’ll bump the mines and the station will also explode. The result is boarding without rep loss. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. You will also find additional information from developers here. My allies will blow up ships even while my marines are onboard, and I have to micro-manage my units to stop them from blowing up the target while the boarding is going on. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. RainerPrem wrote: In AP you immediately lose 1% hull. The non-lead ships can be capped without aggroing the other ships, but if you board the lead ship, all of it's subordinates go hostile too. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. An Erlking IS a combat ship. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Scan stations for the boron scientist mission EARLY in your game (unless you started Terran). Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If doing the initial boarding phase yourself, pair it with a burst ray armed heavy fighter for stripping the components off the target ship for faster boarding. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. - For example. Loss. The credit rewards for exercising a bit of police extra-brutality and clearing those sectors are quite lucrative, though. Boarding involves Scanning the target to gain intel, planning (using the intel), choosing a Behviour for your boarding ship (s) and initiating the 3-stage operation. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. A fighter can come by here and there but it makes no difference. So with Falx and 4x meson streams, you can go nice and cozy near Hokkaido's hull, fire a full salvo of mesons to damage it (make sure you don't destroy any. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. at least on 4. So it's actually bad to do it in your own sectors, as you have your assets. Feb 23, 15:06.