Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jawms Posts: 349 Joined: Thu, 30. Rep was 28 after that destruction. An Erlking IS a combat ship. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Again, no aggressive. If you accept one or two long-time missionв (e. Rep still at 30. ARG regularly offers me millions to steal their own destroyers and you do still get rep loss for shooting them. they come with veteran marines. Ship capture without rep los. Jul 09, 22:46. 1. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. I discovered the reason I was not able to claim Matrix 451, both the Teladi and I built Admin centers while a Xenon defense platform existed. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. X4: Foundations. ChrisXX. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Same for a lot of other things. ↳ 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. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. For some reason, no reputation is lost when doing this. 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?Large and XL ships need to be boarded to be captured. 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. Thugs. Each round the strength updates after marine deaths. Hello all! On the Argon vs Xenon missions, i received one where they ask me to board an Argon big ship. this strategy ensures zero risk to your boarding pods as the mark will not be concerned with them. In life, you only die once!You may also choose to cancel the boarding process by deleting the Boarding order on your ships to save your surviving marines and just abandon boarding the ship altogether. Reputation losses. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. 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. just cap it and let it be. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. You will also find additional information from developers here. Lure them away, then kill them. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. Took me a long time to do that. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. If you start boarding with rep level +8. Took me a long time to do that. When he does he’ll bump the mines and the station will also explode. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. This is why this part costs so much reloads. This is wrong. Dec 10, 05:13. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. And it offers 2 advantages over combat boarding but also a few obvious disadvantages. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. 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. Nov 12, 16:55. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Re: Reputation rules, what are they pls?. X4: Foundations "Fly By Boarding" (Video) This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Rep gain is determined by amount of trades, not volume or worth. While destroying the amplifier some yaki (the hardliners I presume) will turn hostile and killing them results in some rep loss. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. You will also find additional information from developers here. The ship radar isn't listed as a surface element or selectable but they can be nuked and they have about the same hit. You only lose rep if something explodes, whether its a turret, a laser tower, a ship, an escape pod, etc. I stopped playing this game 2 years ago because of some reasons. Feb 23, 15:06. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. Cost 2. Feb 23, 20:44. Ship capture without rep los. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Took me a long time to do that. I can't seem to find a reliable way to set my fleet to just kill the towers. That is not true; you do lose 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 will also find additional information from developers here. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. They won't care about you attacking any other faction. by jlehtone » Sat, 26. Feb 23, 15:06. Step 1: Have a station (Preferrably fully terran) that can build XL ships. 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. ago. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. So are Grand Exchange 2 and 3. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. 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. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . With seasons coming in the future for Ventures I thought I would bring to light that the boarding exploit is still very much a thing. 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. X4: Foundations. Always do boarding with one personally piloted ship. 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. Took me a long time to do that. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. user1679 Posts: 715 Joined: Fri, 20. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Ship capture without rep los. Once you have high rep in the 20+ range with FRF, the amount you lose for killing FAF is unnoticeable. Start with Cobra (you get one for free at the start of Split story) best M ship for boarding. As for an option to retaliate against every attack because "they shot first", you could position your ship between a station and its target, get hit, and get license to destroy that station. 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. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. 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. Loss. You will also find additional information from developers here. It should be the same as setting off the EMP Bomb. Nitackit. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. How to do it, you might ask. It can take your marines a while to get through an undamaged hull, but you can usually capture the ship without any rep loss at all. Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction rep. The X4: Foundations 4. #2. 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. The sold ships now shoot at the station. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. So when I hit 0 rep with them I went to MIN space and started doing missions for them. So, either. 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. Jun 20, 16:44. None of the ships are being attacked or in combat except my destroyers. Post by. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. For instance lets take an argon ship as an example. Get back in your ship, sit in the pilots chair and you should see the bombs highlighted. You will also find additional information from developers here. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. "Act of war" action. 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. Nov 12, 16:55. No shooting = no rep loss whatsoever. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 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. Joined: Mon, 14. Only minor issue was to escape with the Shuyaku from the 1 Behemoth and defence drone that were chasing it. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Tranxalive Posts: 130 Joined: Mon, 14. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. You don't actually lose any rep. Sector claiming issue and how to resolve. 4. 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. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). 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. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. Somehow I'm losing rep with argon. #2. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. [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. 6M. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4: Foundations. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. Top. ago. 256 megs of toast. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Asgard are IMO pretty easy to board, but even a Raptor with like 1/3 crew is something like 5k power, so probably more economical to board other ships. Ship capture without rep los. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. rep loss when a boarded ship changes sides I completely agree with others saying this should not be touched in the base game though. Jul 09, 22:46. boom! Good to know. Board index. 6M. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This one are only there to recruit new Marines to transfer to the Boarding ships if the Marines there get killed or promoted. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. X4: Foundations. Use boas as your main station trading ships, Their speed will keep them alive. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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 also lose rep for every surface target destroyed (shields, turrets, engines) so if you have a powerful fleet it. 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. . Ahh, Thanks. 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. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 15:06. Lost 51/123. Gotta get close though, their guns will kill pods if too far away. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Therefore, the "undeclare" is just improving reputation by any means. There's a reason there's a 'protect the target' phase during a boarding op. Coreblimey Posts: 1170 Joined: Wed, 25. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. Redwyrm Posts: 404 Joined: Tue, 11. If they get caught, I should. Fixed station module and ship blueprints being available without any reputation restriction. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Google X4 wares flowchart. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. 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. English Forums. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Rep still at 30. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. There are ways to board ships without rep loss, but they are rather complicated compared to intended way. Even if the target is a member of a fleet, the others seemingly do not aggro since you didn't open fire. This is wrong. Then just wait and the ship will be yours without you ever firing a shot. 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. Post by pref » Sun, 6. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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?This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You can board anything in this game without loss of rep. Feb 23, 15:06. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. With high level marines (specifically 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 wrote a guide a while ago for stealing blueprints. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. Jul 09, 22:46. ago. 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. First, If you take a ship from a friendly empire using flyby you only get the rep loss from the ship being taken rather than all the surface elements being destroyed bit by bit and taking load of rep losses. Fri, 20. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Re: Boarding. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Dec 18, 21:53. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. 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. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. Loss. This! If we doesn`t get rep. Sep 19, 07:57I have: 7 destroyers in xenon sector with me taking stations out. You can board several targets after each other, even before the first operation finishes. As far as I understand, if they are not an enemy to the local police or pirates (SCA) you will lose rep. Cost 2. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). Regarding this threads title, the rep loss for boarding ships is non-existant ;p You lose 0 rep for boarding a ship. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes MINUTES. Re: Destroy Faction stations without lossing rep. 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. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you also own the docked fighters. 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. No rep loss since you don’t need to attack the enemy. 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. Do a smooth flyby an drop your marines. 0, mostly including. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Aug 10, 15:48. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. <<snip>> Also, you dont need to destroy the engines. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. If you don't damage the hull, the boarding will stall at stage II forever, the ship even turns blue and the marines stay there forever. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4506 Joined: Tue, 28. 3 Ways To Get FREE Ships in X4 Foundations - Pirating, Boarding and Exploring - Captain Collins Captain Collins 20. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Fixed boarding ships launching extra empty boarding pods if they are already ready to launch at start of operation. Obviously stop, when you are about to lose below +20 rep. get 1+⭐️marines at Split or VIG shipyards. That's how criminals operate. Also boarding itself causes NO rep loss whatsoever except temporary reputation with the ship you are boarding and, if its part of a team, any ship in its group. So. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. you will also be able to get ships like the colossus in Prime Argon in this way. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jul 09, 22:46. Post by pref » Sun, 6. You will also find additional information from developers here. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Sell them to the enemy. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. However, the boarding operation is now stuck. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. I couldn't resist the temptation and capped it again using my Truelight Seeker and Cobra. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. by xant » Thu, 16. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. I'm quite literally on the verge of going genocidal on them both because they're annoying me. Destroying station without rep loss (expensive, fun, overly elaborate) This is primarily about complicated ways one can have fun with X4 game mechanics. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If it's a SCA or FAF "plunderer" ship, scan it first to break the disguise and avoid rep loss with the disguise faction. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Dec 18, 13:48. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Feb 23, 16:31X4: Foundations > General Discussions >Topic Details. On 3. Ship capture without rep los. Or if launched distress drone will reach npc sation. Took me a long time to do that. So it's actually bad to do it in your own sectors, as you have your assets. 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. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. "Act of war" action. So when I hit 0 rep with them I went to MIN space and started doing missions for them. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. over and over. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. Result: ship still 100% hull, 100% shield, all surface elements intact - no clue what the boarding window means by risk of destroying the ship, there was 0 damage throughout the op. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. All it takes is credits and Xeno lives. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. 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.