Buy a ship full, re-supply, trash the less than one stars, rinse repeat. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Top. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jul 09, 22:46. All Discussions. So, in theory, you don't need to damage the hull to pass this stage. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Post by Tranxalive » Thu. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. . X4: Foundations. Hire a couple 2+⭐️marines at any defense base. 0 HF3, this wasn't always the case) “Unauthorized kills” Unauthorized kills are detected anywhere in the universe. Lost 51/123. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. An Erlking IS a combat ship. 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. Moderator:. However, the boarding operation is now stuck. 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 trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). I get the info that it happened, but not where, how or who. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Takes about 15 minutes to complete. you will also be able to get ships like the colossus in Prime Argon in this way. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. Google X4 wares flowchart. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4420 Joined: Tue, 28. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4506 Joined: Tue, 28. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. This is wrong. g. 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. X4: Foundations. they are cheap and fast 2. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Feb 23, 15:06. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Ship capture without rep los. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. If I attack that ship. ago. 6M. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: Foundations. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. If you start boarding with rep level +8. Feb 23, 15:06. Same for a lot of other things. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4528 Joined: Tue, 28. 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. ↳ 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. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL This! If we doesn`t get rep. Ship capture without rep los. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. You lose reputation every so many seconds during the conflict to board the ship. What tends to happen is either a) the ships fly around doing nothing and I have to manually clean up a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. But you will really have to prepare your operation because it will be much more complicated than a classic boarding. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Ship capture without rep los. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Big mistake, i started to lose my reputation with them!Then I have another Shuyaku sitting at the Equipment Dock in Antigone Memorial. So, the way you took over the sector and left their stations in tact means trouble for you if you set their basic economic goods illegal and actually care about Terran rep. X4: Foundations. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. Any tip for this? A: After the 2. Mar 23, 15:59. That is the rock bottom. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Cost 3. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. This! If we doesn`t get rep. [TC] Boarding Corporation Ships (rep loss?) General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). After about 10 minutes, the ship calms down and you can go back and wait for the marine ninjas to do their work. Rep loss from boarding. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you. You can board ships, before damaging. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. 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. You also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. X4: Foundations. 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. The wait is over, and the next chapter of the X4: Foundations space simulation has begun!. You will also find additional information from developers here. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. Joined: Mon, 14. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. The thing with MIN is that they only start with a shipyard, wharf, and an equipment dock in another sector. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You will also find additional information from developers here. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. Once you have high rep in the 20+ range with FRF, the amount you lose for killing FAF is unnoticeable. Xenon killing reputation should be system-wide. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. < >. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. Ahh, Thanks. 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). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 4. 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. There is a lot to the process, including getting marines, and training those marines with easy targets first. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jawms Posts: 349 Joined: Thu, 30. The sold ships now shoot at the station. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Same for a lot of other things. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. Rep was 28 after that destruction. All Discussions. You will also find additional information from developers here. + 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,. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). shawhu Posts: 15. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. 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. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. it's part of the game play. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Aug 21, 08:53. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Asmosis Oct 30, 2022 @ 9:27pm. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. 61) appears to be calculated mostly by the number of hits you land that do hull damage. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. 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. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. 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. things to consider. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. Ship capture without rep los. Dec 10, 05:13. Nov 12, 16:55. 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. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by pref » Sun, 6. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Joined: Mon, 14. Jul 09, 22:46. Feb 23, 15:06. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 8M each. 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%. Post by. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 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. 6M. Nov 12, 16:55. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 comments. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Date Posted: Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. It can't say I've ever seen trade be the cause. X4: Foundations. May 21, 07:50. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. I was looking to make some quick cash, and I had enough ships to do a boarding of a large transport ship. Well, here's how: 1. Fri, 20. Failing to intercept him results in TER becoming hostile to the player. Feb 23, 15:06. And with the new boardingsystem where. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If you attack a Boron ship in ARG space, ARG don't care, Boron are not enemy, so no rep difference. Took me a long time to do that. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. There's a reason there's a 'protect the target' phase during a boarding op. How do you stop cascading rep loss from friendly fire? Post by user1679 » Fri, 28. Sep 19, 08:34. You do lose rep with FRF if you kill FAF within 30 km of any of their stations. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. ago. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. Jul 09, 22:46. X4: Foundations. Feb 23, 15:06. Rep loss from boarding. I thouthg that since i was making that mission and the Argons are the one giving it, i woudln't lose any reputation after starting the attack. X4: Foundations. Do a check on defending power. 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. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. Without rep loss. Make sure builder has like 20 to 40k more then it's needed. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. 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). Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . #11. 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 forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. (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. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. I stopped playing this game 2 years ago because of some reasons. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. - For example. Rep loss from boarding. 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. Ship capture without rep los. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. i use it for finance my complex stations. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Scanning all 4 from your suit (in scan mode) will give you the blueprints. 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. <<snip>> Also, you dont need to destroy the engines. 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. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. That is not true; you do lose rep. Rep loss from boarding. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. the new factions are half baked. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. 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. To get those last points of Rep, you might try selling them medical supplies or other wares their shipyards and stations need, even if it's at a loss. "Act of war" action. I have observed the following: You get scanned and then attacked by a pirate. user1679 Posts: 715 Joined: Fri, 20. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Yes you lose rep with the owner faction for all surface elements and deployables of theirs that you destroy. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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. Get back in your ship, sit in the pilots chair and you should see the bombs highlighted. I can't seem to find a reliable way to set my fleet to just kill the towers. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. Result:they will get about a quarter ⭐️boarding every successful board. So, either. 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. Tranxalive Posts: 130 Joined: Mon, 14. As long as you don't "attack" no one else will mind. 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. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to destroy ARG Defence Platform. . My universe balancer mind decided that giving 3 Argon sectors near Zyarth to ZYA will be good for world peace, because on south HAT separates ARG and ZYA, so there will be no more wars. If you pack 300+ marines onto a carrier or equal, you can board any vessel without firing a single shot. Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Feb 23, 15:06. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. For phase 1 if you set the strength to very weak the pods will only launch if the target. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. So boarding a capital ship should really hurt, if you do not force them to bail. You don't actually lose any rep. Every element I destroy gets me a loss. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Feb 23, 15:06. Sell them to the enemy. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. "Act of war" action. You will also find additional information from developers here. You only lose rep if something explodes, whether its a turret, a laser tower, a ship, an escape pod, etc. you can send in a few unarmed ships worth of marines and use the map mode to order the boarding. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Mar 23, 15:59X4: Foundations. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you also own the docked fighters. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. If you start boarding with rep level +8. 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. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum.