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. 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. Nov 12, 16:55. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You can do "safe boarding", ie, mainly SCA ships. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. You will also find additional information from developers here. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. x, with and without Split vendetta. Learn how to use the EMP bomb to steal blueprints, watch a video. 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. Took me a long time to do that. doesn’t usually garner a rep loss🤖 Support at Patreon: 🅿️ Direct support through PayPal: 💜 Watch the. "Act of war" action. The target's way should lead between the groups so they can catch it in the same time. Even if you have a police license, if you fight back you loose massive reputation. Yes, it is a mistake. And that's all there is to it. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Without rep loss. Feb 23, 15:06. The goal here is to get it so that you can reverse faster than an I can fly. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. If you want to board without destroying anything on the ship you are boarding (most probably to prevent the loss of rep) first of all you must have boarding strength at least double of the defending strength of the ship you try to board. Jul 18, 21:20. Ship capture without rep los. And when someone who carries illegal warez and tried to escape, I can kill them without rep loss? Top. g. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Ship capture without rep los. Jul 09, 22:46. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. The Odysseus (Vanguard) is perfectly capable of taking out any Xenon capships, including the I, if the player is flying it. Then just wait and the ship will be yours without you ever firing a shot. Moderator:. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). For phase 1 if you set the strength to very weak the pods will only launch if the target. 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. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Took me a long time to do that. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: Foundations. 16 comments. Use several large transports to get the maximum amount of marines possible in the assault. Make sure builder has like 20 to 40k more then it's needed. You will also find additional information from developers here. This mission is the only time I do flyby boarding, for the same reason. ago. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. X4: Foundations. 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 JackXx » Sat, 4. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Step 2: Build at least one Asgard battleship. Ship capture without rep los. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. i don't know if this is working as intended, but when you board using Very Strong for phase II, the Infiltration starts at 100% hull. Well, no. 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. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. But if you do manage to catch one alone… a free XL ship is typically worth any rep loss. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. Loth Crow May 8, 2022 @ 8:36am. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. The rest of the stations in 18billion are all TEL owned. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Feb 23, 16:31X4: Foundations > General Discussions >Topic Details. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. X4: Foundations. Any tip for this? A: After the 2. Ship capture without rep los. X4: Foundations. Of course it takes quite some time for the breaching phase if the hull is intact but it won't affect the boarding chances. Took me a long time to do that. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 3 service crew and 3 marines. Got the mission done without a rep lossAs long as you set the target to "very strong" the pods will launch, latch on, take a lot of time, but still penetrate the hull and do the boarding just fine. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much 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. When I’m doing heavy boarding I usually have a ship parked at a VIG wharf so if an constantly buy more marines and usually have 5 boarding ops going at a time. Trigger the bomb. 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. Jul 09, 22:46. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. . Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). 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. So look for more lone space for attack. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Rep loss from boarding. Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. . Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. You will also find additional information from developers here. . Rep loss from boarding. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. ARG regularly offers me millions to steal their own destroyers and you do still get rep loss for shooting them. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. Took me a long time to do that. you can send in a few unarmed ships worth of marines and use the map mode to order the boarding. You will also find additional information from developers here. This is wrong. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. Feb 23, 16:31I have lost rep with MIN in the past after destroying a confirmed Pirate that'd attacked my shipping. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. And shall protect my hard trained marines, while they board :) iN one boarding operation today, i shott down 3 x Arg Cerberus and a few small ones. They will. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 3. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. 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. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Note that detonating the bomb will also make the station temporarily hostile. After about 10 minutes, the ship calms down and you can go back and wait for the marine ninjas to do their work. Loss. General Electric #119T53 Toaster with Stapled-On celeron chipset. May 21, 07:50. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. they are cheap. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. One of them was the missing crew training. Fleet boarding not progressing. You can board a completely intact ship, all you need is massive amounts of marines. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. ↳ 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. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. you will also be able to get ships like the colossus in Prime Argon in this way. Mar 23, 15:59. Belphegor2_3 Posts: 15 Joined: Sun, 1. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. No MIN will not go hostile with you for killing SCA ships. Took me a long time to do that. Moderator:. Rep loss from boarding. Cost 2. + 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,. You will also find additional information from developers here. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. You will also find additional information from developers here. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. 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. No shooting = no rep loss. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You'd lose many of them, but VIG would also lose. The X4: Foundations 4. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. Nov 12, 16:55. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You can even board an Asgard without rep loss and sell it to the terrans. Took me a long time to do that. Dec 18, 21:53. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. You tank the rep loss and make it up by having scouts trade 1 unit of whatever ware to AI on repeat order. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Aug 10, 15:48. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. So it's actually bad to do it in your own sectors, as you have your assets. 1. I get the info that it happened, but not where, how or who. 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). 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. rep loss when a boarded ship changes sides I completely agree with others saying this should not be touched in the base game though. Takes some time though, and a bit of skill. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. 61) appears to be calculated mostly by the number of hits you land that do hull damage. 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. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. You do lose rep with FRF if you kill FAF within 30 km of any of their stations. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Feb 23, 16:31So far quite happy with many aspects of X4, but the reputation loss management seems to be broken. 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. X4: Foundations. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. With experienced marines you could easily stick to using only one cobra. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Nov 12, 16:55. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. Another way would be 200 to 400 Laser Towers. "Act of war" action. You will also find additional information from developers here. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Rep loss is for. 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). Cost 3. Though it's tedious to assign captains to every single ship. Loss. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). 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%. You don't actually lose any rep. Boarding: I_x_fx mentioned this but specifically if you do not destroy the turrets on a ship you don't lose rep when you board. You will also find additional information from developers here. I am. There's a reason there's a 'protect the target' phase during a boarding op. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Get back into your ship. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. 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. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. Jul 09, 22:46. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. OR if you really don't want to lose rep at all, then make AI. No matter what atrocities you do, you will never drop deeper. 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. Feb 23, 20:44. 0 HF3, this wasn't always the case) “Unauthorized kills” Unauthorized kills are detected anywhere in the universe. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. it's part of the game play. Dec 18, 13:48. If you've chosen your location carefully - you won't take any. Mines. You will also find additional information from developers here. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. 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. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;Yes you lose rep with the owner faction for all surface elements and deployables of theirs that you destroy. Fri, 20. Maximilianne • 2 yr. Nomad15A Dec 16, 2018 @ 5:08pm. That is the rock bottom. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. You will also find additional information from. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. Scanning all 4 from your suit (in scan mode) will give you the blueprints. ^^ 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. 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. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Maybe check the builder ship what rsoures it has, you could cancel the build and redo it. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Obviously the most valuable ships to capture will be Asgard’s, Tokyo’s, Zeus, raptors, colossus… the biggest ships. Jul 09, 22:46. This one are only there to recruit new Marines to transfer to the Boarding ships if the Marines there get killed or promoted. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. 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. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. Every shot after that has a chance to make the pilot bail and abandon ship, but only every 30 seconds. The sold ships now shoot at the station. Feb 23, 15:06. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Got the mission done without a rep loss As long as you set the target to "very strong" the pods will launch, latch on, take a lot of time, but still penetrate the hull and do the boarding just fine. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. Took me a long time to do that. This even gets worse. Grand Exchange 1 is owned by the Teladi race. 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. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. I'm quite literally on the verge of going genocidal on them both because they're annoying me. Regarding this threads title, the rep loss for boarding ships is non-existant ;p You lose 0 rep for boarding a ship. 1. over and over. So when I hit 0 rep with them I went to MIN space and started doing missions for them. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Joined: Mon, 14. X Trilogy Universe. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Antigone will not. Boron will care though you assault their ship. Reputation losses. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 4. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. 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. I would love to see mods that enrich the boarding feature, but I think the top down radar view of the troops could be a lot of coding (and a bit hard to graft into the game). X4: Foundations. The only flaw with boarding in X4 is that no one cares. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. 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. 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. ARG are at war with HOP and ZYA and will actually reward you for attacking their ships in ARG space but they won't like you attacking pretty much anyone else (maybe TER is fine because of the cold war relation but I'm not sure on that one). Post by pref » Sun, 6. You don't actually lose any rep. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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?+ 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,. You will also find additional information from developers here. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 13 Joined: Thu, 2. Post by.