rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Same for a lot of other things. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. 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. Feb 23, 15:06. If you are hostile with the faction, you can still use this trick. Rep loss from boarding. Jul 20, 10:44. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4505 Joined: Tue, 28. Ship capture without rep los. This! If we doesn`t get rep. This make them launch the marines and stay away without shooting. Mar 22, 08:44. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Google X4 wares flowchart. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). 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. Rep loss from boarding. 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. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. The credit rewards for exercising a bit of police extra-brutality and clearing those sectors are quite lucrative, though. I went to Antigone. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Boarding the best combat capital ship of the most aggressive race in the universe (sorry, Split, you do try) should be near impossible. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Well, here's how: 1. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Boron will care though you assault their ship. 11 posts. Nomad15A Dec 16, 2018 @ 5:08pm. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Ship capture without rep los. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 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). building) before boarding and complete them after boarding, you restore or almost restore your reputation. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. X4: Foundations. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. . Next time you try it, check your faction rep both before and after. 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. Target the bomb and reverse or fly at least 3km away. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. You will also find additional information from developers here. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. but we could go with maybe a more detailed interface, where you could decide on strategy of boarding (aggressive, cautious. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Loss. You will also find additional information from developers here. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This even gets worse. over and over. over and over. 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. Ship capture without rep los. Jul 09, 22:46. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. JackXx Posts: 13 Joined: Thu, 2. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. Jawms. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. This mission is the only time I do flyby boarding, for the same reason. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. you will also be able to get ships like the colossus in Prime Argon in this way. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Set your ship's default action to Maintain Distance, use the max number of marines, set both boarding limits to Very Strong, and let your guys board. Loss. (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. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. Feb 23, 15:06. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 15:06. Screw RNG, screw destroying rep by attacking, and screw all the tedium of taking out every turret. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. 11 posts. 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. 11 posts. You will also find additional information from developers here. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 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. Maximilianne • 2 yr. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Tranxalive Posts: 125 Joined: Mon, 14. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! #4. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. You can use this and sold/bought info on map to figure out what's in shortage in a region and which link in the supply chain is causing it. All Discussions. Nov 12, 16:55. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. In another thread that I can't find now, someone mentioned that NPC faction fleet size is controlled partly by the number of sectors they own. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. You will also find additional information from developers here. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4537 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Start with Cobra (you get one for free at the start of Split story) best M ship for boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Additionally if you not yet finished Segaris plot you can use "Geometric Owl" to stip target of engine and turrets without rep hit. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). If you attack a Boron ship in ARG space, ARG don't care, Boron are not enemy, so no rep difference. 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). Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. Joined: Sat, 10. Date Posted: Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. You will also find additional information from developers here. If you start boarding with rep level +8. The MIN are supposed to be hostile to the SCA, but in practice because the the TEL relationship, the MIN will end up going hostile to you for killing SCA ships in TEL sectors which is stupid. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Bozz 💀. Ship capture without rep los. X4: Foundations. Assume you scan a Behemoth. Nov 12, 16:55. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. A fighter can come by here and there but it makes no difference. So boarding a capital ship should really hurt, if you do not force them to bail. When I’m doing heavy boarding I usually have a ship parked at a VIG wharf so if an constantly buy more marines and usually have 5 boarding ops going at a time. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. Especially the Marines for boarding. 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. Immediately command your m7m to board the Ozias, send another flail barrage to suppress the shields and your marines should get in. Feb 23, 15:06. Lost 51/123. 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. I wouldn't say pause is cheesing as agreed, this game doesn't allow prep hence pause is needed. 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. I was looking to make some quick cash, and I had enough ships to do a boarding of a large transport ship. You will also find additional information from developers here. RainerPrem wrote: In AP you immediately lose 1% hull. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. You will also find additional information from developers here. Successfully intercepting him results in no loss of rep. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. MustLoveAllCats. Takes about 15 minutes to complete. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 6M. . X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. If the boarding mission asks you to damage the hull you did not do that. So, either. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Nitackit. 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. Jul 09, 22:46. Feb 23, 15:06. It seemed like a good, because I needed reinforcements anyway since I'd sent a bunch of recruits into the meat grinder without realizing they were overmatched. Same for a lot of other things. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jul 09, 22:46. BeeTLe_BeTHLeHeM • 5 yr. The rest of the stations in 18billion are all TEL owned. 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 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). Select your bomb, target one of the mines, not the station and eject. 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. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. Boarding combat ship should be especially hard. at least on 4. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. So look for more lone space for attack. Feb 23, 16:31Yes i agree. It can't say I've ever seen trade be the cause. Cost 2. g. Joined: Mon, 14. If you start boarding with rep level +8. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Failing to intercept him results in TER becoming hostile to the player. Thugs. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. they are cheap and fast 2. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Jul 20, 10:44. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 256 megs of toast. #1. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. Option2 is to use a bigger ship to board, one that can. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Multi ship boarding. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. And that's all there is to it. 4K Share. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. Nov 12, 16:55. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. You can do cheese boarding, ie, fly by boarding were you can take anything if you patient enough, and you can do stealth boarding where you dont destroy any element on the target, without rep loss, easier on L Miners or traders with low crew capacity. Same for a lot of other things. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4420 Joined: Tue, 28. Keep a captured builder (Mammoth Vanguard), at a shipyard, full of marines. You can slide up to any capital ship and board without attacking it (make sure the boarding is set to start at "Very Strong" shields and hull); the marines will fly over and take a few shots, but if you can get out of there and wait 5 minutes the reputation hit will reset and then you can follow the target meters away until the. ↳ 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. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. 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. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a boarding op?This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. Re: Reputation rules, what are they pls?. General Electric #119T53 Toaster with Stapled-On celeron chipset. 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. Get back in your ship, sit in the pilots chair and you should see the bombs highlighted. Feb 23, 20:44. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. Feb 23, 15:06. I 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. Loth Crow May 8, 2022 @ 8:36am. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 15:06. I couldn't resist the temptation and capped it again using my Truelight Seeker and Cobra. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. X4: Foundations. Rep still at 30. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. All you have to do after is wait and your crew will eventually start taking the ship. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Takes some time though, and a bit of skill. 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. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. View Profile View Posts. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. - 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. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. May 21, 07:50. This is wrong. 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. X4: Foundations. shawhu Posts: 15. Unfortunately, those are. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. So look for more lone space for attack. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Rep loss is not permanent, and it's just at that station. Don’t break the bank, just a few will do. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4471 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. But you will really have to prepare your operation because it will be much more complicated than a classic boarding. Result:they will get about a quarter ⭐️boarding every successful board. English Forums. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. You will also find additional information from developers here. Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. Lure them away, then kill them. Loss. 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. General discussions about the games by Egosoft including X-BTF, XT, X², X³: Reunion, X³: Terran Conflict and X³: Albion Prelude. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. Ship bailing: So long as you do not destroy the ship, you may open fire and cause the bailing of any ship that can bail. I. 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. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. You will lose some marines but you won't lose faction rep for engagement, and only that ship turns red to you. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. "Act of war" action. 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. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Scanning all 4 from your suit (in scan mode) will give you the blueprints. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). I wrote a guide a while ago for stealing blueprints. Rep loss is for. 🤖 Support at Patreon: 🅿️ Direct support through PayPal: 💜 Watch the. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. If you pack 300+ marines onto a carrier or equal, you can board any vessel without firing a single shot. 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. 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. So are Grand Exchange 2 and 3. 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. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. 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 forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Loss. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 20:44. Therefore you want to do the max hull damage (to take <target's> BR down to a number you can handle) in as few shots as possible. . Feb 23, 15:06. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. That is the rock bottom. Ship capture without rep los. rep loss when a boarded ship changes sides I completely agree with others saying this should not be touched in the base game though. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. Yet I also have to get it damaged enough to make enough crew bail that the marines don't have an impossible fight, so I. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will lose more marines but marines are cheap. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. Took me a long time to do that. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Mar 22, 08:44. You will also find additional information from developers here. 61) appears to be calculated mostly by the number of hits you land that do hull damage. Zaihbot • 1 yr. #1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. You will also find additional information from developers here. Took me a long time to do that. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Ship capture without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. Ship capture without rep los. 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. 3. 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. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. 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