Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. If you attack a Boron ship in ARG space, ARG don't care, Boron are not enemy, so no rep difference. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Ship capture without rep los. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you. you will also be able to get ships like the colossus in Prime Argon in this way. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. 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. You can board ships, before damaging. 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?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. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Sometimes I have up to 4 or 5 boarding ops going at the same time, before the 1st shifts into the battle phase. 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. Always do boarding with one personally piloted ship. ago. 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. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. Mines. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Ship capture without rep los. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X4: Foundations. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. No one wants their ship back. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. Grand Exchange 1 is owned by the Teladi race. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Boarding is an early easy money source, 9- 14 million per ship if you pick the right ships to board. Feb 23, 15:06. X4: Foundations. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. English Forums. The sold ships now shoot at the station. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I just started getting into boarding M2's. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. You will also find additional information from developers here. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Feb 23, 16:31Dunno for AP, but in TC you can cap ATF ships without any rep loss. Graphics powered by a bit of cardboard with "graffiks" written on the side by a small child. 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. Ship capture without rep los. Jul 09, 22:46. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Rep loss from boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. ARG regularly offers me millions to steal their own destroyers and you do still get rep loss for shooting them. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 15:06. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. There have been some balance changes made over versions and you actually can avoid most of the rep loss if you just disable them rather than destroy them (eg engines and maybe turrets which stop working if each kept at low hull points). Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. I went to Antigone. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. HoloByteus May 21, 2020 @ 2:49pm. 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. Lost 51/123. Obviously stop, when you are about to lose below +20 rep. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss when a boarded ship changes sides I completely agree with others saying this should not be touched in the base game though. And when someone who carries illegal warez and tried to escape, I can kill them without rep loss? Top. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4504 Joined: Tue, 28. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. So it's actually bad to do it in your own sectors, as you have your assets. 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. Apr 19, 07:34. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. Loth Crow May 8, 2022 @ 8:36am. - For example. Took me a long time to do that. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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'm helping ARG now, for a while. Board index. • 2 yr. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Takes more time, which may mean more risk of intervention. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. by xant » Thu, 16. 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. No rep loss since you don’t need to attack the enemy. You will also find additional information from developers here. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Boarding & Reputation loss. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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). The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. Feb 23, 15:06. Without rep loss. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4638 Joined: Tue, 28. Cost 3. 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). Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. Feb 23, 15:06. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Sell them to the enemy. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Green marines easily lose 20 out of 50 while veteran marines usually lose 0 to 2. shawhu Posts: 15. this strategy ensures zero risk to your boarding pods as the mark will not be concerned with them. Kalisa. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Multi ship boarding. Apr 23, 2021 @ 6:37am. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. BeeTLe_BeTHLeHeM • 5 yr. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. I do a regular search for "plunderer" on the map and then set 1 rattlesnakes to follow until further notice on each one. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4420 Joined: Tue, 28. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. The result is boarding without rep loss. 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. 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. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You can board a completely intact ship, all you need is massive amounts of marines. Asmosis Oct 30, 2022 @ 9:27pm. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. 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;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. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4505 Joined: Tue, 28. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. 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. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Mar 23, 15:59. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Completing the story from this point will result in a large gain in YAK rep, lockboxes with rare seminars, paint jobs, and upgrade components, and the ability to trigger a XEN invasion of TER space. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. Even if the target is a member of a fleet, the others seemingly do not aggro since you didn't open fire. You will also find additional information from developers here. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Feb 23, 15:06. There's a reason there's a 'protect the target' phase during a boarding op. Took me a long time to do that. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. just cap it and let it be. This! If we doesn`t get rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. Loss. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Note that detonating the bomb will also make the station temporarily hostile. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. Now, we know that the Teladi at least tolerate Pirates in their space and generally the player isn't punished for defending themselves against them. Feb 23, 15:06. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. The sold ships now shoot at the station. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Any tip for this? A: After the 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. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. I didn't try to do it with the turrets disabled, but maybe the constructors wouldn't survive without swathing the flies for so long. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. . X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. 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. As long as you don't "attack" no one else will mind. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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. Fixed station module and ship blueprints being available without any reputation restriction. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. The bit that gets VIG angry is the player getting close to the Erlking the first time, and the hostile status is only from the Keepsake station and its drones. Jul 09, 22:46. Sadly this is not the case in X3. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. Feb 23, 15:06. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You get reputation when you destroy ships belonging to a faction that is hostile to the station owner, in case of CAB that would be ZYA. You will also find additional information from developers here. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. You don't actually lose any rep. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I successfully boarded OTAS Boreas in Aladna Hill and another one spawned. You'd lose many of them, but VIG would also lose. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Once they start the second phase, get out of there asap. 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. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. 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. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. I did a lot of boarding coming back to the game, along with exploiting the PIO freelance katanas (sometimes with 100 advanced satellites) which felt cheap to me as I like a slow-burn station building game. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. One of them was the missing crew training. You will also find additional information from developers here. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. Somehow I'm losing rep with argon. Feb 23, 16:31I've been taking a L freighter filled with marines, position just in front of their ship, and then using the board command. All it takes is credits and Xeno lives. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. Same for a lot of other things. Loss. Feb 23, 15:06. I'm quite literally on the verge of going genocidal on them both because they're annoying me. 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. Took me a long time to do that. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. Loss. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 3 Ways To Get FREE Ships in X4 Foundations - Pirating, Boarding and Exploring - Captain Collins Captain Collins 20. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Ahh, Thanks. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Ruges May 6, 2020 @ 7:16am. And it offers 2 advantages over combat boarding but also a few obvious disadvantages. Feb 23, 15:06. The biggest issue in my game are Ministry of Finance and Fallen Families. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The target's way should lead between the groups so they can catch it in the same time. Unclaimed sectors should be rep loss on each abandoning wave (if the bailers make it to a station alive) allied/neutral claimed sectors should be rep loss on attack with more loss on attacking the pods and owned sectors should be a bigger loss. ^^ 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. Nov 12, 16:55. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Ship capture without rep los. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. Feb 23, 15:06. Loss. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. While destroying the amplifier some yaki (the hardliners I presume) will turn hostile and killing them results in some rep loss. ) If you can avoid destroying as many surface elements, you can board w/o losing too much rep. X4: Foundations. Jul 09, 22:46. X4: Foundations. Step 3: Locate the sector you want to takeover and place a station that will qualify as "defence platform" (It needs at least one administrative center, no matter the race) Step 4: Position your Asgard in the sector's defense. . Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. You lose reputation every so many seconds during the conflict to board the ship. If you start boarding with rep level +8. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. You loose rep with ANT and gain with ARG. 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. This will detonate all the mines as well, destroying the Administrative Centre. Same for a lot of other things. over and over. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. KnowHopw • 2 yr. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. All you have to do after is wait and your crew will eventually start taking the ship. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. You will also find additional information from developers here. X4: Foundations. Feb 23, 16:31Every 10-15 seconds, a boarding check is done that compares the two numbers. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. - if you have high rep with a faction just board its ship anywhere, I boarded PMC Rahana and rep -1 only from 24 to 23, aplicable to all factions I think And missions: - and use Mission computer MOD to easy access to a list of all mission in zone, and search for „Stop the snitch“ and similar ones, it is mission to destroy a capital ship, Of course, they're pirates so you will still lose rep with their actual faction. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". 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 will also find additional information from developers here. Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. Sep 19, 08:34. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. Sell them to the enemy. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. It can't say I've ever seen trade be the cause. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. X Trilogy Universe. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I wrote a guide a while ago for stealing blueprints. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. Obviously the most valuable ships to capture will be Asgard’s, Tokyo’s, Zeus, raptors, colossus… the biggest ships. 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. Dec 10, 05:13. On 3. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?Depends on their relation with the target faction. Fri, 20. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. I couldn't resist the temptation and capped it again using my Truelight Seeker and Cobra. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. That's how criminals operate. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. Nomad15A Dec 16, 2018 @ 5:08pm. Feb 23, 16:31The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Nitackit. For instance lets take an argon ship as an example. Why do I get unauthorize killing with the SCA and lose a lot of rep with them after destroying their ship that is hacking my station? We was neutral when they kept sending ships to hack my stations. Destroying station without rep loss (expensive, fun, overly elaborate) This is primarily about complicated ways one can have fun with X4 game mechanics. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. Feb 23, 15:06. You will also find additional information from developers here. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. All Discussions. Rep loss from boarding. I wish X4 had better developed pirate gameplay with some of the illegal ship upgrades/software that earlier games had. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. ↳ 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. - For example. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Joined: Mon, 14. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Check the logs, you should see a note about reputation loss and what specifically for. x, with and without Split vendetta. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. 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. ) I. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me).