veteran marines are a lot!! more powerful than the green cannonfodder from shipyards. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. 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). Select your bomb, target one of the mines, not the station and eject. 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. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. • 2 yr. Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. Ship capture without rep los. X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. General Electric #119T53 Toaster with Stapled-On celeron chipset. Sparky Sparkycorp wrote: If the mechanic to avoid a rep lost is working, you probably have to be out of station radar range (50 km if they have a Command Relay radar dish) and you probably need to nuke the radar on the ship. No permanent rep loss so long as you don't actually shoot the. . 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. They won't care about you attacking any other faction. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. Graphics powered by a bit of cardboard with "graffiks" written on the side by a small child. Lots of crew, large turrets can be plasma to take down the hull for faster boarding, medium turrets are good for anti fighter, and very good speed & maneuverability. You can board ships, before damaging. Jul 09, 22:46. Rep loss from boarding. Dec 18, 13:48. X4: Foundations. ↳ 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. 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. Lost 51/123. Ship capture without rep los. Concurrent player numbers are at their highest level since the release of the base game in November 2018, and we've been receiving fantastic feedback on a. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. Post by pref » Sun, 6. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Joined: Sat, 10. All without any repurcussions reputation-wise!. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Those control when the respective phase starts. 0, mostly including. Same for a lot of other things. - For example. The ship radar isn't listed as a surface element or selectable but they can be nuked and they have about the same hit. Rep did drop from 28 to 26. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. There is no real solution. Feb 23, 16:31I have lost rep with MIN in the past after destroying a confirmed Pirate that'd attacked my shipping. A fighter can come by here and there but it makes no difference. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jul 09, 22:46. Feb 23, 15:06. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. So are Grand Exchange 2 and 3. 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. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 15:06. You loose rep with ANT and gain with ARG. "Act of war" action. X4: Foundations. they are cheap. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. by xant » Thu, 16. So I decided to go capture some better ships. Or are you starting with ships that are neutral to you? In either case, Destroyer's aren't ideal boarding vessels. However, every so often I still get a rep loss when defending against Pirates in Teladi space. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Sep 19, 08:34. Apr 23, 2021 @ 6:37am. I am. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. May 21, 07:50. I just spend the last 6 hours trying with varied methods and ships to board a Rattlesnake with 34 crewman and 16 marines, i used the complete high-morale crew from my first builder = 200+ marines, and then another 70 from a hauler. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. You don't actually lose any rep. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. After about 10 minutes, the ship calms down and you can go back and wait for the marine ninjas to do their work. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 12 posts • Page 1 of 1. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. Jul 09, 22:46. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Buy a ship full, re-supply, trash the less than one stars, rinse repeat. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. 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. Feb 23, 15:06. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). 11 posts. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Basically create the boarding action and then immediately cancel it. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Result:they will get about a quarter ⭐️boarding every successful board. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. X4: Foundations. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. Well, here's how: 1. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Mar 23, 15:59. 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. X4: Foundations. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Keep a captured builder (Mammoth Vanguard), at a shipyard, full of marines. because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. The more, the faster you recover. Multi ship boarding. 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. ago. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Again, no aggressive. - 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. x, with and without Split vendetta. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. So now that ships are being populated with trained crew, I'm finding it much harder to get ship crew to bail out. It will just take a long time for the marines to cut through the hull. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. I. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. ChrisXX. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. In another operation today, i shot down a lot of Ants :) Not that Ants could fly :D if they shoot the ship your marines are boarding, then they are NOT your friends. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction rep. So I have spent the past few days with a mix of M/L size trading ships sent to auto trade I also have a mix of M/L miners set to auto mine And honestly It can take hours before I even make just 1 mil from all these. Post by JackXx » Sat, 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. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4505 Joined: Tue, 28. So when I hit 0 rep with them I went to MIN space and started doing missions for them. You'll lose faction rep, but only a few points because they have no police to report to and no allied ships (usually. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. All you have to do after is wait and your crew will eventually start taking the ship. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Learn how to use the EMP bomb to steal blueprints, watch a video. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. Rep still at 30. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 15:06. This combined with careful deployment of marines lets you board a ship without suffering any rep penalties. Feb 23, 15:06. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. Boarding doesn't count as aggression But when you're at -20 rep, all VIG swarm to any combat ship that enters to system. Moderators: Moderators for English X Forum,. Took me a long time to do that. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. 1. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I have a situation where I have unwelcome competetion near my hub complex, the station appearing after I had the hub established Any ideas as to how to. And it offers 2 advantages over combat boarding but also a few obvious disadvantages. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Once the last Xenon DP was destroyed the sector still remained. Post by pref » Sun, 6. 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. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Top. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. so it is intentional that boarding suffers less rep loss then even attacking said ship? just seems really weird that we can steal a flagship of an empire with no hit, at the very least should be equal to destroying said ship, if not alittle higher, i personally avoid abusing the fly by boarding method personally, though i am very active in piracy as i still. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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). rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. 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. (turret, engine, etc), but you DON'T lose rep for simply damaging the hull. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. And imho a Tyr is better than an Osaka. Post by. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. Ship capture without rep los. 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. Immediately command your m7m to board the Ozias, send another flail barrage to suppress the shields and your marines should get in. Got 2 disabled SCA ships I'm working on capping and wanted to take the opportunity to also cap the ANT freighter they were harassing. This! If we doesn`t get rep. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to destroy ARG Defence Platform. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4506 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If they don't start shooting which maybe the case with factions without enemies like Teladi: Blow them up or board them all-day every-day to your hearts content without worry of rep loss. I'm quite literally on the verge of going genocidal on them both because they're annoying me. BeeTLe_BeTHLeHeM • 5 yr. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. 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. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. +10 (or (+7) many %), the rep remains positive after the boarding operation. Jul 20, 10:44. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. Destruction of a faction ship is the typical cause of major rep loss like suddenly getting a -18. There's also a way to force spawn Xenon and Kha'ak using the encounter mechanic: fly to the outer boundaries of the sector, far from the center. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Ship capture without rep los. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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?+ 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,. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. So I decided to go capture some better ships. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Check the logs, you should see a note about reputation loss and what specifically for. KnowHopw • 2 yr. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Even if you have a police license, if you fight back you loose massive reputation. Ship capture without rep los. doesn’t usually garner a rep loss🤖 Support at Patreon: 🅿️ Direct support through PayPal: 💜 Watch the. DON'T kill pirates as they can actually reduce your reputation, as they can be neutral to the owner's faction. X4: Foundations. Make sure builder has like 20 to 40k more then it's needed. You will also find additional information from. 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. They get on scene instant rep loss, followed by rep loss for the unauthorized kill of said ship. 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. Jul 09, 22:46. 4. Somehow I'm losing rep with argon. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Any tip for this? A: After the 2. ↳ 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. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. Lots of them. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. This determines if the defender or attacker wins that round, and how many marines dies on each side. Took me a long time to do that. X4: Foundations. Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Target the bomb and reverse or fly at least 3km away. You can board a completely intact ship, all you need is massive amounts of marines. 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. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. "Act of war" action. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. g. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. Loss. 256 megs of toast. Technically it should build it after a while. 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 can board several targets after each other, even before the first operation finishes. Feb 23, 15:06. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. should be 17 per ship. You will also find additional information from developers here. X4: Foundations. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. Jul 09, 22:46. 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). 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. they are cheap and fast 2. I wouldn't say pause is cheesing as agreed, this game doesn't allow prep hence pause is needed. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. Top. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). 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. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. You will also find additional information from developers here. Start with Cobra (you get one for free at the start of Split story) best M ship for boarding. Loss. 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 forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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). Nov 12, 16:55. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You lose rep with the faction you attack anyway, you just aren't losing rep twice. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Feb 23, 16:31So far quite happy with many aspects of X4, but the reputation loss management seems to be broken. [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. Get back into your ship. Post by pref » Sun, 6. I did multiple ship boarding a handfull of times and all of them were slaughterfests for my guys. X Trilogy Universe. All Discussions. So, either. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. For some reason, no reputation is lost when doing this. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Same for a lot of other things. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. Boarding involves Scanning the target to gain intel, planning (using the intel), choosing a Behviour for your boarding ship (s) and initiating the 3-stage operation. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. You will also find additional information from developers here. Screw RNG, screw destroying rep by attacking, and screw all the tedium of taking out every turret. As long as you don't "attack" no one else will mind. i use it for finance my complex stations. . That is not true; you do lose rep. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. You will also find additional information from developers here. ago. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. Additionally, as you've seen, an illegal good produced by a station will also trigger a police response when they scan it. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. This mission is the only time I do flyby boarding, for the same reason. 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. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. You tank the rep loss and make it up by having scouts trade 1 unit of whatever ware to AI on repeat order. Grand Exchange 1 is owned by the Teladi race. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. these however take significant more effort & getting them alone… not an easy situation to engineer. I stopped playing this game 2 years ago because of some reasons. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. 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. I do a regular search for "plunderer" on the map and then set 1 rattlesnakes to follow until further notice on each one. Or, if they're far away from the station, if one of their distress probes gets in comm range of the station. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. 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. Sell them to the enemy. Reputation losses. Ahh, Thanks. Zaihbot • 1 yr. Feb 23, 15:06.