I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction rep. This determines if the defender or attacker wins that round, and how many marines dies on each side. Use this team to board non military ships. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. One of them was the missing crew training. A fighter can come by here and there but it makes no difference. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). You can even board an Asgard without rep loss and sell it to the terrans. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. You will also find additional information from developers here. Boarding: I_x_fx mentioned this but specifically if you do not destroy the turrets on a ship you don't lose rep when you board. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. A random number is rolled modified by the ratio of the defender and attacking strength. 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. 4. Board index. Ruges May 6, 2020 @ 7:16am. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. The X4: Foundations 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. As to boarding, the way you lose rep while boarding is via destroying surface elements. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. For further preparation order your m7m to follow the. You don't need to go lower than 74% Hull, because in X4, the random bail trigger starts at 75% hull. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4505 Joined: Tue, 28. Jul 09, 22:46. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. My universe balancer mind decided that giving 3 Argon sectors near Zyarth to ZYA will be good for world peace, because on south HAT separates ARG and ZYA, so there will be no more wars. 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?Boarding and War Missions. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. . JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Thugs. doesn’t usually garner a rep loss🤖 Support at Patreon: 🅿️ Direct support through PayPal: 💜 Watch the. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. RoC however really hates me just for taking that one lousy sucellus. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. You will also find additional information from developers here. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4383 Joined: Tue, 28. Loss. You'd lose many of them, but VIG would also lose. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Same for a lot of other things. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; You will always not really though get rep hit when attacking NPC ships, and killing them or their surface components. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Avoiding rep loss when destroying admin centers . Hire a couple 2+⭐️marines at any defense base. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. You will also find additional information from developers here. Well, here's how: 1. That is the rock bottom. The sold ships now shoot at the station. 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. However, that loss can be insignificant (if you have enough reputation). - You can board and steal ships from the SCA without rep loss, your rep with them is pegged to -5 always Good luck! EDIT: One more thing I forgot to mention. Detonating the bomb will generate 4 dataleaks. 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?Large and XL ships need to be boarded to be captured. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Took me a long time to do that. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. they are cheap and fast 2. JackXx Posts: 13 Joined: Thu, 2. 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. That is, if you have high reputation, then you can do some mayhem. Antigone will not. If it's a SCA or FAF "plunderer" ship, scan it first to break the disguise and avoid rep loss with the disguise faction. You will also find additional information from developers here. Feb 23, 15:06. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Took me a long time to do that. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Ship capture without rep los. Ship capture without rep los. Mar 23, 15:59This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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). Loss. 4K subscribers Join Subscribe 2. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Again, no aggressive. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Takes about 15 minutes to complete. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will lose more marines but marines are cheap. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Steam = Game over NO PASARAN! Top. 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. Joined: Mon, 14. 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. Ship capture without rep los. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. • 2 yr. #11. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. 4. I've been playing since it came out,. #1. X4: Foundations. this is in fact an advanced and very valid tactic. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. You will lose some marines but you won't lose faction rep for engagement, and only that ship turns red to you. This is wrong, wrong, wrong. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. Rep loss from boarding. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. I didn't try to do it with the turrets disabled, but maybe the constructors wouldn't survive without swathing the flies for so long. Dec 18, 13:48. Hull HP only gives a timer till boarding begins after the pods attach— so don’t worry about it. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Belphegor2_3 Posts: 51 Joined: Sun, 1. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Ship capture without rep los. X4: Foundations. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. they are cheap. At this point still your own ships, so no rep loss. X Trilogy Universe. 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. You will also find additional information from developers here. Rep was 28 after that destruction. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. Is there a way to perform those actions with a minimal hit to my rep as I don't want to have to re-climb back up to +20?Depends on their relation with the target faction. 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. 16 comments. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Jul 09, 22:46. I finally wanted to get into piracy, but outside of ZEN/KAK I'm already friends with everyone at +20 and don't want to drop below that if it's possible. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. Tried looking up tactics online, but they all seem to be from pre-5. I just got back into playing X4 and I’m on a new save. The biggest issue in my game are Ministry of Finance and Fallen Families. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. You don't actually lose any rep. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. 2 x Cobra – Medium Preset. Reputation loss appears to be only generated through destroyed turrets/components. Ship capture without rep los. g. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Cost 3. You will also find additional information from developers here. I'm pretty sure the rep loss only happens when you're personally flying the attacking ship. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jun 20, 16:44. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. X4: Foundations. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. 8M each. If you want to force some S/M ship to bail or soften an L/XL ship before boarding, right-click it, choose "Harass" and follow the instructions. 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). So look for more lone space for attack. 0 damage. If you want to board without destroying anything on the ship you are boarding (most probably to prevent the loss of rep) first of all you must have boarding strength at least double of the defending strength of the ship you try to board. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. As far as I understand, if they are not an enemy to the local police or pirates (SCA) you will lose rep. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). A squad of 10 (s) fighters decided to slow boat to the scene giving me attack notifications for 10 minutes or so. The bit that gets VIG angry is the player getting close to the Erlking the first time, and the hostile status is only from the Keepsake station and its drones. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. (Sponsored) The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: forum abandoned shi. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Don’t move and deploy all of the mines, teleport out of the ship and let the ai take control. (Not 100% sure on this, but I think it’s how it works). Feb 23, 16:31use your (now more experienced) marines for future boarding ops. Scanning all 4 from your suit (in scan mode) will give you the blueprints. Feb 23, 15:06. I do a regular search for "plunderer" on the map and then set 1 rattlesnakes to follow until further notice on each one. Reputation losses. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Feb 23, 15:06. Basically create the boarding action and then immediately cancel it. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. English Forums. Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. The more, the faster you recover. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 4 explorer ships exploring Laser towers in xenon sectors with no ARG around. Ship capture without rep los. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. It's food rations, ice, and water that are illegal in VIG space. Jul 09, 22:46. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Took me a long time to do that. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). Moderator: Moderators for English X ForumLike do i ruin my rep to a faction if i steal (board) a miner or two to boost me up in the beginning? I wouldnt want to work for my first miners since star money is so slow in the beginning :) I wont steal many just a few 2-3 can i get. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jul 09, 22:46. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. ago. In addition when boarding you are hacking the ship to transfer control and ownership over to you. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. I dropped to -19 just for the act of boarding, my hits on the ship did not lower my rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. All Discussions. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL This! If we doesn`t get rep. Graphics powered by a bit of cardboard with "graffiks" written on the side by a small child. Make sure you have spare marine to claim all the ships. loss for killing crew even near friendly station - we have legal cheat, not fairly boarding. 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. 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. X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Aug 21, 08:53. Boarding is an early easy money source, 9- 14 million per ship if you pick the right ships to board. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. 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. doesn’t usually garner a rep lossJun 21, 00:00. How to do it, you might ask. 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. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. (they can be destroyed without rep loss…. You will also find additional information from developers here. Like do i ruin my rep to a faction if i steal (board) a miner or two to boost me up in the beginning? I wouldnt want to work for my first miners since star money is so slow in the beginning :) I wont steal many just a few 2-3 can i get. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. ago. Jul 09, 22:46. I wish X4 had better developed pirate gameplay with some of the illegal ship upgrades/software that earlier games had. ago. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. 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. 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. JackXx Posts: 14 Joined: Thu, 2. Re: Boarding. Rep loss currently (as of v3. Feb 23, 15:06. Feb 04, 22:07Bab Peeg Apr 3, 2022 @ 7:56pm. Logs don't tell me where the rep is lost. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. X4: Foundations. Learn how to use the EMP bomb to steal blueprints, watch a video. Obviously stop, when you are about to lose below +20 rep. Feb 23, 16:31I have lost rep with MIN in the past after destroying a confirmed Pirate that'd attacked my shipping. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). 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. So boarding a capital ship should really hurt, if you do not force them to bail. -5 rep, unautorized attack, "I'd like to report an attack against this station", "Now suffer the consequences", etc. Feb 23, 20:44. Cost 2. X4: Foundations. Oh if i play with or without mods does change anythink at the rep lose! #4. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. 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. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. You will also find additional information from developers here. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4497 Joined: Tue, 28. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. You will also find additional information from developers here. 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 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). X4: Foundations. But if you don't shoot back and just retreat, your marines will eventually (10 - 15 min) work their way inside and take over. 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. 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). Belphegor2_3 Posts: 15 Joined: Sun, 1. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. X4: Foundations. 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. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4524 Joined: Tue, 28. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. Feb 23, 15:06. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. ZYA asked to destroy another ARG Defence Platform. Post by pref » Sun, 6. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by Belphegor2_3 » Sun, 15. Steal an Asgard, Raptor, or order an Atlas. Nov 12, 16:55. So when I hit 0 rep with them I went to MIN space and started doing missions for them. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. . 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. 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?Boarding is dumbed down significantly. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. Somehow I'm losing rep with argon. Emolk (Banned) Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:55pm How to get the boarding option? I never have the boarding. Parasus. 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 start the boarding operation, and notice that when I destroyed the engine or. Boarding doesn't count as aggression But when you're at -20 rep, all VIG swarm to any combat ship that enters to system. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. 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. Not really. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. . Joined: Mon, 14. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. I don't like how rep loss is automatic/tied to the destruction of elements and I think boarding with no/minimal rep loss should be possible if you're smart about it. Not you, not your ships, not your mines, nothing. This is why we destroyed the engines beforehand. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. Apr 23, 02:15This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Ship capture without rep los. 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. You can board ships, before damaging. 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. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. these however take significant more effort & getting them alone… not an easy situation to engineer. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1.