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. Feb 23, 15:06. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. 4. X4: Foundations. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Unfortunately, those are. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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. You can board several targets after each other, even before the first operation finishes. You will also find additional information from developers here. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 2 M ships parked at ANT stations. 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. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Green marines easily lose 20 out of 50 while veteran marines usually lose 0 to 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Just board. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to destroy ARG Defence Platform. 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. Scan stations for the boron scientist mission EARLY in your game (unless you started Terran). Moderator:. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Make sure builder has like 20 to 40k more then it's needed. 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. You lose reputation every so many seconds during the conflict to board the ship. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 1. Especially the Marines for boarding. 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. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. Feb 23, 15:06. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. 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. Tranxalive Posts: 131 Joined: Mon, 14. The builder ship should be building it after it gets all the resources. they are cheap and fast 2. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. 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. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. Loss. Always do boarding with one personally piloted ship. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. As for the rep loss thing on turret destruction, there is a difference between faction rep and ship rep. Those control when the respective phase starts. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. - For example. Feb 23, 20:44. Posts: 170 Joined: Mon, 14. Sell them to the enemy. Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. 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. 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. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. Apr 16 @ 12:49pm i have started a new game. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. No MIN will not go hostile with you for killing SCA ships. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. 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. Target the bomb and reverse or fly at least 3km away. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. You can get the pulse beamers (shield piercing for easy turret/engine removal) from the Alliance of the Word warf without farming rep— the. Nov 12, 16:55. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. "Act of war" action. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Feb 23, 15:06. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. . There may be other factors, such as comms traffic etc. Jul 09, 22:46. Post by. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL This! If we doesn`t get rep. 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. < >. X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. The sold ships now shoot at the station. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Tranxalive Posts: 125 Joined: Mon, 14. 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. 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. Loss. Either that or the loss is so small it's negated by normal trade activity. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. Might sound pedantic but. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. You will also find additional information from developers here. Sep 19, 08:34. HoloByteus May 21, 2020 @ 2:49pm. 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. 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. All Discussions. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. by xant » Thu, 16. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This! If we doesn`t get rep. 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. I've been ordering my ships to kill cloaked pirates while OOS all the time and haven't noticed any permanent rep loss (you still get the normal -30 with the ship, but it doesn't. Lost 51/123. Get back in your ship, sit in the pilots chair and you should see the bombs highlighted. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. You do lose rep with FRF if you kill FAF within 30 km of any of their stations. . Feb 23, 15:06. X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. Well, here's how: 1. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Ship capture without rep los. 1. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Sure, it gets hostile for a while, and may even shoot at you. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 5 patch it's common with this type of boarding tactics. - For example. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Ok, good to know I'm not missing anything obvious. Shoot the turrets & engines off yourself. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Ship capture with marines: Currently, so long as nothing is destroyed on a target, there is no reputation loss for stealing ships with marines. 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. 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. 00 update and our new expansion X4: Cradle of Humanity have now been out for almost 3 days, and we can't thank you enough for the massive support you've been showing us. 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. Ship capture without rep los. The more, the faster you recover. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. they come with veteran marines. Feb 23, 16:31So you can just load a ship with high crew capacity like Shuyaku full of marines, board with target hull and defense set to "very strong" so you don't need to destroy turrets or damage hull and then fly away and wait 20-30 minutes until the boarding op finishes, Either you win without losing any permanent rep, getting shot at or firing a. You will also find additional information from developers here. Soon as I destroy their ship along with their repair drone, I get a long notification stating -36 rep due to unauthorize kill. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. So look for more lone space for attack. Feb 23, 15:06. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Lets say its flying through HOP territory who they are at war with. The normal method means a reputation loss, this way I don't kill any modules, so no rep loss. Nov 12, 16:55. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. OR if you really don't want to lose rep at all, then make AI. 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. Savegame friendly (Both adding and removal) Description. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. I wish X4 had better developed pirate gameplay with some of the illegal ship upgrades/software that earlier games had. Jul 09, 22:46. Date Posted: Mar 25 @ 11:20pm. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. 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. None of the ships are being attacked or in combat except my destroyers. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 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%. boarding action becomes permanent and unable to cancel or add more marines. Nov 12, 16:55. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Scrapping is interesting and fun, especially building out a supply chain, but there is nothing really special about these factions. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This is why this part costs so much reloads. I am indeed. 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. Ship capture without rep los. You will also find additional information from developers here. Don’t break the bank, just a few will do. All you have to do after is wait and your crew will eventually start taking the ship. 6M. 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. 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. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. X4: Foundations. 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. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. How to do it, you might ask. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. No shooting = no rep loss whatsoever. #1. Post by pref » Sun, 6. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Ship capture without rep los. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. In the boarding prompt at the bottom you can select two settings. You will also find additional information from developers here. Obviously stop, when you are about to lose below +20 rep. 6M. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. This mission is the only time I do flyby boarding, for the same reason. 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. 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. Though it's tedious to assign captains to every single ship. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! #4. Reputation losses. Belphegor2_3 Posts: 51 Joined: Sun, 1. 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. Took me a long time to do that. X4: Foundations. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. You will also find additional information from developers here. Without rep loss. One of them was the missing crew training. Start with Cobra (you get one for free at the start of Split story) best M ship for boarding. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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 boarding is done. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. over and over. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 11 posts. Ship capture without rep los. 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. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. This can lead to a death spiral, where your. But you will really have to prepare your operation because it will be much more complicated than a classic boarding. 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. Rep loss from boarding. X4: Foundations. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. ago 16 comments. This mission is badly designed and unfortunately very common in ARG vs Xenon. Especially when they consider it a treasured military secret and don't even sell these ships to anyone. #11. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Feb 23, 16:31I 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. just cap it and let it be. ) I. "Act of war" action. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. You will also find additional information from developers here. should be 17 per ship. I couldn't resist the temptation and capped it again using my Truelight Seeker and Cobra. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Select the bomb, right click it and select detonate all. Successfully intercepting him results in no loss of rep. With high level marines (specifically 1. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator:. Nov 12, 16:55. 1. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. The thing with MIN is that they only start with a shipyard, wharf, and an equipment dock in another sector. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Not really. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. Additionally, as you've seen, an illegal good produced by a station will also trigger a police response when they scan it. - For example. . But only if there's a station nearby for them to comm that considers your aggression unlawful. Jul 09, 22:46. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Board index. Mar 23, 15:59I do not care for losing rep. Boron will care though you assault their ship. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. I went to Antigone. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Or, if they're far away from the station, if one of their distress probes gets in comm range of the station. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Antigone will not. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. You will also find additional information from developers here. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Without rep loss. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Same for a lot of other things. Keep a captured builder (Mammoth Vanguard), at a shipyard, full of marines. 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. Why Boa's you say? Because 1. Same for a lot of other things. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). You will also find additional information from developers here. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. ago. You can't even use that command if your current reputation is -25 or below. You will also find additional information from developers here. If you start boarding with rep level +8. 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,. Loss. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Apr 23, 2021 @ 6:37am. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Just make sure to select a target that hasn't got tracking turrets, as missiles usually destroy all boarding pods within seconds. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Apr 19, 07:34. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Cost 2. Get into your spacesuit and go over to the mines. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. (or you don't) Btw, if you board a carrier with fighters docked, you also own the docked fighters. Ship capture without rep los. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Ship capture without rep los. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). Took me a long time to do that. The rest of the stations in 18billion are all TEL owned. 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.