• 2 yr. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Took me a long time to do that. . JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. For instance lets take an argon ship as an example. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. Feb 23, 15:06. ^^ it'd cause problems when you'd successfully boarded if your crew count > ship capacity, so it makes sense to limit your boarding party to the ship crew capacity. Rep loss from boarding. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. There's a reason there's a 'protect the target' phase during a boarding op. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. English Forums. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. This can lead to a death spiral, where your. Nov 12, 16:55. The paranid auxiliary Atlas is 130m/s with paranoid engine but you can get the nudger mod to increase cruise speed and it. 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. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. Took me a long time to do that. There is a lot to the process, including getting marines, and training those marines with easy targets first. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Not incurring reputation loss though when doing it in front of an entire escort fleet seems odd. Select your bomb, target one of the mines, not the station and eject. You also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Boarding & Reputation loss. May 21, 07:50. Feb 23, 16:31Every 10-15 seconds, a boarding check is done that compares the two numbers. 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. You only lose rep if something explodes, whether its a turret, a laser tower, a ship, an escape pod, etc. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The MIN are supposed to be hostile to the SCA, but in practice because the the TEL relationship, the MIN will end up going hostile to you for killing SCA ships in TEL sectors which is stupid. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. Feb 23, 16:31Like do i ruin my rep to a faction if i steal (board) a miner or two to boost me up in the beginning? I wouldnt want to work for my first miners since star money is so slow in the beginning :) I wont steal many just a few 2-3 can. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. This one are only there to recruit new Marines to transfer to the Boarding ships if the Marines there get killed or promoted. Took me a long time to do that. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Make sure you have spare marine to claim all the ships. Rep loss is for. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. Fleet boarding not progressing. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship capture without rep los. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). It should be the same as setting off the EMP Bomb. Ship capture without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. This is wrong. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Rep loss is not permanent, and it's just at that station. Lost 51/123. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. This combined with careful deployment of marines lets you board a ship without suffering any rep penalties. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". Sparky Sparkycorp wrote: If the mechanic to avoid a rep lost is working, you probably have to be out of station radar range (50 km if they have a Command Relay radar dish) and you probably need to nuke the radar on the ship. X4: Foundations. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. If you don't damage the hull, the boarding will stall at stage II forever, the ship even turns blue and the marines stay there forever. No rep loss for any of them, and the Tokyo's when capped also gave me their load of fighters! Just don't try to cap any ship that is the lead ship of a small fleet. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. Jul 09, 22:46. Ship capture without rep los. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. Select the bomb, right click it and select detonate all. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Or are you starting with ships that are neutral to you? In either case, Destroyer's aren't ideal boarding vessels. you can send in a few unarmed ships worth of marines and use the map mode to order the boarding. Once they start the second phase, get out of there asap. 256 megs of toast. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. A fighter can come by here and there but it makes no difference. Feb 23, 20:44. building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. You will also find additional information from developers here. The biggest issue in my game are Ministry of Finance and Fallen Families. This! If we doesn`t get rep. That's how criminals operate. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. Rep did drop from 28 to 26. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. However, every so often I still get a rep loss when defending against Pirates in Teladi space. English Forums. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. You will also find additional information from developers here. I have a boarding fleet of rattlesnakes that I keep sitting stocked full of marines. You don't even have to get the shields down and damage the hull. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. If you see an FRF Marauder and then scan it and it stays shown as FRF then attacking that ship will indeed lose you rep with the FRF - the very faction you are trying to improve your rep with. 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. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Joined: Mon, 14. 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. If target can comm with friendlies and give us rep loss for firing - target must can report about crew killing! But without total rebalance of boarding ops, this issue can be fixed by removing "Very hard" option in boarding. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. ↳ 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. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. Technically it should build it after a while. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. 2 M ships parked at ANT stations. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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 is dumbed down significantly. Jul 09, 22:46. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. It's food rations, ice, and water that are illegal in VIG space. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. For phase 1 if you set the strength to very weak the pods will only launch if the target. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Mar 23, 15:59. Took me a long time to do that. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If it's a SCA or FAF "plunderer" ship, scan it first to break the disguise and avoid rep loss with the disguise faction. Ruges May 6, 2020 @ 7:16am. They will. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. This will detonate all the mines as well, destroying the Administrative Centre. You can do "safe boarding", ie, mainly SCA ships. Joined: Mon, 14. Feb 23, 16:31I 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. If you want to capture without damage to the ship, don't forget to configure your ships to "keep distance", otherwise they will shoot the ship's turrets and thrusters to say the least. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. . X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. The target's way should lead between the groups so they can catch it in the same time. You will also find additional information from. Kalisa. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. It will just take a long time for the marines to cut through the hull. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. Fixed station module and ship blueprints being available without any reputation restriction. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. But you will really have to prepare your operation because it will be much more complicated than a classic boarding. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Post by Tranxalive » Thu. Ahh, Thanks. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Mar 23, 15:59. 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, 16:31One of the reoccurring problems I have with capturing vessels is dealing with the sheer spam of laser towers big ships deploy without destroying the ship itself. It can take your marines a while to get through an undamaged hull, but you can usually capture the ship without any rep loss at all. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. 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?Large and XL ships need to be boarded to be captured. Step 3: Locate the sector you want to takeover and place a station that will qualify as "defence platform" (It needs at least one administrative center, no matter the race) Step 4: Position your Asgard in the sector's defense. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. these however take significant more effort & getting them alone… not an easy situation to engineer. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. Boron will care though you assault their ship. 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. Mar 22, 08:44. Ship capture without rep los. #2. That's what I did and saw -1 rep for trading. 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. . Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. 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. Lure some hostiles (khaak, xeon) to the station, kill them in the vicinity, and you'll gain back some reputation. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. "Act of war" action. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. It can't say I've ever seen trade be the cause. If you attack a Boron ship in ARG space, ARG don't care, Boron are not enemy, so no rep difference. worked. 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. over and over. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. I. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 3 service crew and 3 marines. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. 11 posts. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. While destroying the amplifier some yaki (the hardliners I presume) will turn hostile and killing them results in some rep loss. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. Jawms. It is possible, but you can't shoot, attack or otherwise damage the ship you're boarding (or any of the surface elements), directly, indirectly or otherwise. Same for a lot of other things. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. #11. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. - For example. shawhu Posts: 15. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4420 Joined: Tue, 28. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. Rep loss from boarding. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. Aug 21, 08:53. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. I couldn't resist the temptation and capped it again using my Truelight Seeker and Cobra. That is not true; you do lose rep. 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. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. How to do it, you might ask. You will also find additional information from developers here. If you want to capture without damage to the ship, don't forget to configure your ships to "keep distance", otherwise they will shoot the ship's turrets and thrusters to say the least. 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. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Antigone will not. I wish X4 had better developed pirate gameplay with some of the illegal ship upgrades/software that earlier games had. Took me a long time to do that. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. There have been some balance changes made over versions and you actually can avoid most of the rep loss if you just disable them rather than destroy them (eg engines and maybe turrets which stop working if each kept at low hull points). 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator:. Either find a station of the hostile faction that doesn't have turrets or. 0 damage. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4471 Joined: Tue, 28. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I get the info that it happened, but not where, how or who. A squad of 10 (s) fighters decided to slow boat to the scene giving me attack notifications for 10 minutes or so. Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Sell them to the enemy. ChrisXX. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. get 1+⭐️marines at Split or VIG shipyards. Now, we know that the Teladi at least tolerate Pirates in their space and generally the player isn't punished for defending themselves against them. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 15:06. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. We really cant board Xenon ships or it is we havent found the correct way yet? This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This! If we doesn`t get rep. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Of course, MIN can end up building other stations later in the game, but at the start they are quite hard to rep up. They get on scene instant rep loss, followed by rep loss for the unauthorized kill of said ship. Joined: Mon, 14. 0, I usually had a pretty easy time of flying my Cobra, knocking down the shields of a SCA destroyer, knocking the hull down to about 50% & then just following them with a. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. In the early game we generally don’t have the firepower to do much versus a L/XL. 3. Jul 09, 22:46. . Jul 09, 22:46. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. Bozz 💀. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). X4: Foundations. 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. I have been seeing a lot of people asking help for boarding. There is no way to avoid the rep loss from kills, but here are some tips to help complete your pirating objectives without killing things. It seemed like a good, because I needed reinforcements anyway since I'd sent a bunch of recruits into the meat grinder without realizing they were overmatched. Loss. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Jul 18, 21:20. If I attack that ship. Like do i ruin my rep to a faction if i steal (board) a miner or two to boost me up in the beginning? I wouldnt want to work for my first miners since star money is so slow in the beginning :) I wont steal many just a few 2-3 can i get. - For example. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. For example if you find a Mercury in argon prime, far from any other station or ship, you can attack it and take it without rep. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. Rep gain is determined by amount of trades, not volume or worth. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Ship capture without rep los. 1. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Without rep loss. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. It does take a long time, but you can board without loosing reputation if you do it this way, so you can just take any ship you want from anyone. No shooting = no rep loss. Feb 23, 16:31Yes i agree. Re: Boarding. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Multi ship boarding. The problem is that right now rep loss is often hardcoded in and happens instantly, regardless of where and under which circumstances it takes place. KnowHopw • 2 yr. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. Just reducing them below 30% HP renders them inoperable. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Well, here's how: 1. once you start a board, unless you are using a ships. Mines. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). Feb 23, 15:06. Same for a lot of other things. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes MINUTES. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. 6M. Ship capture without rep los. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Date Posted: Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. I don't like how rep loss is automatic/tied to the destruction of elements and I think boarding with no/minimal rep loss should be possible if you're smart about it. You will also find additional information from developers here. They won't care about you attacking any other faction. Feb 23, 15:06. Even if the target is a member of a fleet, the others seemingly do not aggro since you didn't open fire. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. x, with and without Split vendetta. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. 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). 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1.