As for an option to retaliate against every attack because "they shot first", you could position your ship between a station and its target, get hit, and get license to destroy that station. 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. Buy a ship full, re-supply, trash the less than one stars, rinse repeat. 4. Every element I destroy gets me a loss. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. . 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. X Trilogy Universe. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. Step 2: Build at least one Asgard battleship. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. In another thread that I can't find now, someone mentioned that NPC faction fleet size is controlled partly by the number of sectors they own. 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Loss. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. Took me a long time to do that. Ship capture without rep los. boom! Good to know. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4589 Joined: Tue, 28. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. Antigone will not. So I've been trying to find a way to do this for the current game version. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If you start boarding with rep level +8. Jul 09, 22:46. The thing with MIN is that they only start with a shipyard, wharf, and an equipment dock in another sector. 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 ForumLike 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. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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). Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. 1. Lure them away, then kill them. X4: Foundations. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. However, the boarding operation is now stuck. X4: Foundations. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Jul 09, 22:46. "Act of war" action. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I stopped playing this game 2 years ago because of some reasons. HoloByteus May 21, 2020 @ 2:49pm. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. 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. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. This mission is the only time I do flyby boarding, for the same reason. 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. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes MINUTES. So look for more lone space for attack. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I am indeed. If you start boarding with rep level +8. . Post by pref » Sun, 6. Feb 23, 15:06. That is the rock bottom. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Feb 23, 15:06. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Boarding & Reputation loss. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Multi ship boarding. 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. Ship capture without rep los. I can't seem to find a reliable way to set my fleet to just kill the towers. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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 is only Silicon Wafers, small money for a small. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. The goal here is to get it so that you can reverse faster than an I can fly. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Feb 23, 16:31This 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. Not really. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 15:06. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. this strategy ensures zero risk to your boarding pods as the mark will not be concerned with them. Rep loss from boarding. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. Moderator:. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. If it's a SCA or FAF "plunderer" ship, scan it first to break the disguise and avoid rep loss with the disguise faction. Jul 09, 22:46. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. Egosoft simply forgot to add any meaningful benefits to owning sectors. The target's way should lead between the groups so they can catch it in the same time. Use this team to board non military ships. Again, no aggressive. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. You can board a completely intact ship, all you need is massive amounts of marines. ago. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. ChrisXX. Failing to intercept him results in TER becoming hostile to the player. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You board, the ship and its associates turn hostile, because it is an 'attack' with nothing destroyed there is no permanent rep loss as a simple attack with insufficient damage will not cause permanent rep loss. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. Jul 09, 22:46. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. So I have spent the past few days with a mix of M/L size trading ships sent to auto trade I also have a mix of M/L miners set to auto mine And honestly It can take hours before I even make just 1 mil from all these. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. The boarding parties deploy and when you unpause your ship zips by so you don't need to engage, I keep my turrets to missile defense. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. Ship capture without rep los. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. You will also find additional information from developers here. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. g. Board index. So, I tried boarding an SCA Destroyer, like I've done dozens of times now, but this time the pods launched twice. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. X4: Foundations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Took me a long time to do that. 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. It should be the same as setting off the EMP Bomb. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. That is the rock bottom. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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?Fly-by boarding requires you to set the maximum hull strength to full. Multi ship boarding. In life, you only die once!You may also choose to cancel the boarding process by deleting the Boarding order on your ships to save your surviving marines and just abandon boarding the ship altogether. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. You then get the "quest" to board. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 0 HF3, this wasn't always the case) “Unauthorized kills” Unauthorized kills are detected anywhere in the universe. Feb 23, 20:44. Feb 23, 20:44. 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 don't actually lose any rep. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. . At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Also boarding itself causes NO rep loss whatsoever except temporary reputation with the ship you are boarding and, if its part of a team, any ship in its group. Target the bomb and reverse or fly at least 3km away. Those control when the respective phase starts. I went to Antigone. Top. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Ship capture without rep los. Ship capture without rep los. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by Tranxalive » Thu. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Jul 09, 22:46. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Asgard are IMO pretty easy to board, but even a Raptor with like 1/3 crew is something like 5k power, so probably more economical to board other ships. 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. Without rep loss. 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. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship bailing: So long as you do not destroy the ship, you may open fire and cause the bailing of any ship that can bail. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. X4: Foundations. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. Mines. 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?The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. 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. Somehow I'm losing rep with argon. Mar 23, 15:59I do not care for losing rep. 00 update and our new expansion X4: Cradle of Humanity have now been out for almost 3 days, and we can't thank you enough for the massive support you've been showing us. Lets say its flying through HOP territory who they are at war with. it's part of the game play. Board index. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Cost 3. After about 10 minutes, the ship calms down and you can go back and wait for the marine ninjas to do their work. One of them was the missing crew training. In the early game we generally don’t have the firepower to do much versus a L/XL. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. 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. In another operation today, i shot down a lot of Ants :) Not that Ants could fly :D if they shoot the ship your marines are boarding, then they are NOT your friends. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". Re: Boarding. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Rep loss from boarding. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. worked. 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. In case you don't know, fly by boarding is a boarding method that will allow you to capture ships without rep loss. The lack of criminal mass traffic around their stations doesn't help when you need to gain rep. So I have spent the past few days with a mix of M/L size trading ships sent to auto trade I also have a mix of M/L miners set to auto mine And honestly It can take hours before I even make just 1 mil from all these. You will also find additional information from developers here. 16 comments. Jul 20, 10:44. The rest of the stations in 18billion are all TEL owned. Ship capture without rep los. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Of course it takes quite some time for the breaching phase if the hull is intact but it won't affect the boarding chances. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. How to do it, you might ask. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. ^^ 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. 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. Always do boarding with one personally piloted ship. 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. The only flaw with boarding in X4 is that no one cares. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. KnowHopw • 2 yr. You can even board an Asgard without rep loss and sell it to the terrans. 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. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. Nov 12, 16:55. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. This! If we doesn`t get rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. worked. 6M. over and over. 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. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. ago. (turret, engine, etc), but you DON'T lose rep for simply damaging the hull. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. Took me a long time to do that. Nitackit. On 3. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Graphics powered by a bit of cardboard with "graffiks" written on the side by a small child. Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. Immediately command your m7m to board the Ozias, send another flail barrage to suppress the shields and your marines should get in. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Feb 23, 15:06. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. 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. 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. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). these however take significant more effort & getting them alone… not an easy situation to engineer. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Regarding boarding strength, it may be that you had way more crew than. So now that ships are being populated with trained crew, I'm finding it much harder to get ship crew to bail out. I did multiple ship boarding a handfull of times and all of them were slaughterfests for my guys. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. 0 HF3, this wasn't always the case) “Unauthorized kills” Unauthorized kills are detected anywhere in the universe. X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from. Screw RNG, screw destroying rep by attacking, and screw all the tedium of taking out every turret. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . Lots of them. Feb 23, 15:06. Feb 23, 15:06. Of course, MIN can end up building other stations later in the game, but at the start they are quite hard to rep up. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 15:06. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. 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. 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. Nov 12, 16:55. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). Cost 2. Without rep loss. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This combined with careful deployment of marines lets you board a ship without suffering any rep penalties. 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. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. You will also find additional information from developers here. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. 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. 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). Just curious, if all my ships get destroyed while doing a boarding, but my marines have the power to take over the opposing ship, will the operation fail or can it still succeed?Hi guys, in X2 one could launch missles at a station, dock nearby while the missles are in transit and NOT lose reputation as the station is being destroyed. Maybe check the builder ship what rsoures it has, you could cancel the build and redo it. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. 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. I get the info that it happened, but not where, how or who. #1. 4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Posts: 170 Joined: Mon, 14. X4: Foundations. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 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. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. You can actually amass quite a few ships in this manner if you are persistent, without getting any rep loss whatsoever. Took me a long time to do that. 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. And it offers 2 advantages over combat boarding but also a few obvious disadvantages. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines.