This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. In the space suit, launch the bombs onto the station module. You will also find additional information from developers here. Mar 22, 08:44. Hire a couple 2+⭐️marines at any defense base. Rep loss is not permanent, and it's just at that station. 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. 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. But you will really have to prepare your operation because it will be much more complicated than a classic boarding. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Obviously the most valuable ships to capture will be Asgard’s, Tokyo’s, Zeus, raptors, colossus… the biggest ships. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction 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. 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. Boarding is an early easy money source, 9- 14 million per ship if you pick the right ships to board. Always do boarding with one personally piloted ship. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4411 Joined: Tue, 28. This is wrong. 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. So with Falx and 4x meson streams, you can go nice and cozy near Hokkaido's hull, fire a full salvo of mesons to damage it (make sure you don't destroy any. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. 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. Sell them to the enemy. You tank the rep loss and make it up by having scouts trade 1 unit of whatever ware to AI on repeat order. Zaihbot • 1 yr. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Keep transferring marines to the Barbarossa (120 at a time, have the Mammoth buy replacements) and board multiple builders. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. 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. If someone wants to cheat, they will always find a way but this exploit has been a known issue for some time and it would be extremely easy to fix. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). Loss. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. So I've been trying to find a way to do this for the current game version. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4: Foundations. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4505 Joined: Tue, 28. Ship capture without rep los. Egosoft simply forgot to add any meaningful benefits to owning sectors. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. I successfully boarded OTAS Boreas in Aladna Hill and another one spawned. Took me a long time to do that. 12 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. 1. That way, you keep good relations with both protectorate and yaki and you get a late end-game mission from dal to liberate the yaki systems from xenons (he called it a "small" task). Why Boa's you say? Because 1. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. They get on scene instant rep loss, followed by rep loss for the unauthorized kill of said ship. I am. ↳ 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. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. ARG regularly offers me millions to steal their own destroyers and you do still get rep loss for shooting them. Feb 23, 15:06. In the early game we generally don’t have the firepower to do much versus a L/XL. Nov 12, 16:55. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. Boarding & Reputation loss. You will also find additional information from developers here. X Trilogy Universe. ago. Loss. get 1+⭐️marines at Split or VIG shipyards. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Took me a long time to do that. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Shoot the turrets & engines off yourself. just cap it and let it be. 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. 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. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. 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. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. Loss. Loss. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. 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. 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. Gotta get close though, their guns will kill pods if too far away. None of the ships are being attacked or in combat except my destroyers. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Re: Boarding. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. 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. I've been playing since it came out,. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Do a smooth flyby an drop your marines. Loss. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. May 21, 07:50. this strategy ensures zero risk to your boarding pods as the mark will not be concerned with them. worked. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. How to do it, you might ask. 3. Top. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. these however take significant more effort & getting them alone… not an easy situation to engineer. You will also find additional information from developers here. 2 M ships parked at ANT stations. You will also find additional information from developers here. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). If you google "x4 guide to stealing blueprints" it gets into the whole process from beginning to end, as well as how to identify station parts, opening up black markets, all sorts of stuff related to being a blueprint thief. by xant » Thu, 16. ago. x, with and without Split vendetta. Either find a station of the hostile faction that doesn't have turrets or. You will also find additional information from developers here. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. I'm quite literally on the verge of going genocidal on them both because they're annoying me. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. Feb 23, 20:44. should be 17 per ship. x, with and without Split vendetta. Rep loss currently (as of v3. 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. So, either. You will also find additional information from developers here. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. X4: Foundations. Loss. Cost 2. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. I went to Antigone. On 3. Feb 23, 15:06. Joined: Mon, 14. #2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. However, even with a friendly faction, you can just fly right up to them, and board. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. [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. A fighter can come by here and there but it makes no difference. Feb 23, 15:06. Board index. A squad of 10 (s) fighters decided to slow boat to the scene giving me attack notifications for 10 minutes or so. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. Rep loss from boarding. It can't say I've ever seen trade be the cause. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss when a boarded ship changes sides I completely agree with others saying this should not be touched in the base game though. Nov 12, 16:55. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. Rep loss from boarding. Multi ship boarding. This will detonate all the mines as well, destroying the Administrative Centre. When he does he’ll bump the mines and the station will also explode. Thugs. Of course it takes quite some time for the breaching phase if the hull is intact but it won't affect the boarding chances. 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. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL This! If we doesn`t get rep. This mission is badly designed and unfortunately very common in ARG vs Xenon. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). Jul 09, 22:46. Rep loss from boarding. Took me a long time to do that. Not morally nice, butOnce boarding starts, the ship hull can go above 80% without issue. But only if there's a station nearby for them to comm that considers your aggression unlawful. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". Feb 23, 15:06. Every element I destroy gets me a loss. DON'T kill pirates as they can actually reduce your reputation, as they can be neutral to the owner's faction. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. Feb 23, 16:31Dunno for AP, but in TC you can cap ATF ships without any rep loss. 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. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. 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. If I attack that ship. All Discussions. Dec 18, 21:53. 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. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. 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. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. Though it's tedious to assign captains to every single ship. Aug 21, 08:53. X4: Foundations. Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. Ship capture without rep los. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Successfully intercepting him results in no loss of rep. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. You will also find additional information from developers here. 8M each. Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This 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. 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. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;Is that normal that boarding a ship in empty space gets me 26 rep loss? PMC will not get any more angry with me, after boarding 2 taranises and a fedhelm im still at -20. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. No rep loss since you don’t need to attack the enemy. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". Destroying station without rep loss (expensive, fun, overly elaborate) This is primarily about complicated ways one can have fun with X4 game mechanics. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. they are cheap and fast 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Boarding rep loss in unclaimed sector? So before the patch I would steal ships all day in nop's fortune without a rep hit but now i am, did something change? X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. For phase 1 if you set the strength to very weak the pods will only launch if the target. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". 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. The X4: Foundations 4. X4: Foundations. Jun 17 @ 4:02pm the act of a ship being captured i belive causes 0 rep damage right? its. Took me a long time to do that. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. X4: Foundations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Ship capture without rep los. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. 2. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. That is not true; you do lose rep. What tends to happen is either a) the ships fly around doing nothing and I have to manually clean up a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. You can actually amass quite a few ships in this manner if you are persistent, without getting any rep loss whatsoever. 11 posts. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: Foundations. . Lost 51/123. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. You can board ships, before damaging them so when you board a standing vessel in close range your borders have the abilitie to attach before the ship starts boosting away. The only flaw with boarding in X4 is that no one cares. 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. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. That's how criminals operate. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. With experienced marines you could easily stick to using only one cobra. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Those control when the respective phase starts. 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. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. The ship radar isn't listed as a surface element or selectable but they can be nuked and they have about the same hit. Ship capture without rep los. That’s it. 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. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. There is a mod for this but it works on RNG chance based on your Reputation, somewhat similar to how your target's crew bailing. < >. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jul 09, 22:46. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4426 Joined: Tue, 28. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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). 1. You can board a ship and sell it back to the owner. Trying to figure out what I can and cannot do regarding fighting other factions. That is the rock bottom. 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. Mines. Regarding this threads title, the rep loss for boarding ships is non-existant ;p You lose 0 rep for boarding a ship. Loss. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. This is wrong. You will also find additional information from developers here. Boarding Split is impossible. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. 6M. Rep was 28 after that destruction. I can't seem to find a reliable way to set my fleet to just kill the towers. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). The credit rewards for exercising a bit of police extra-brutality and clearing those sectors are quite lucrative, though. That is the rock bottom. 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. If you pack 300+ marines onto a carrier or equal, you can board any vessel without firing a single shot. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. This requires the lowest effort, but has the highest up-front cost. Ship capture without rep los. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 15:06. Moderator:. Tranxalive Posts: 125 Joined: Mon, 14. 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. 4K Share. 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. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. Jun 20, 16:44. You will lose some marines but you won't lose faction rep for engagement, and only that ship turns red to you. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. While boarding with one ship with 1/3 the quantity and 1/2 of strength fared way better. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. #11. You will also find additional information from developers here. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes MINUTES. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Might sound pedantic but. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). Feb 23, 15:06. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. The biggest problem is that the notification "Reputation lost, reason unauthorised kill" is hopelessly uninformative. 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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.