Is it just me or does boarding and capturing seem brokenly OP? Let me explain. 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. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see any distress drones launch. We walk through the process of stealing station blueprints without reputation loss. All without any repurcussions reputation-wise!. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. - For example. x, with and without Split vendetta. Joined: Sat, 10. Select your bomb, target one of the mines, not the station and eject. But you do get a pass for two attacks in short period of time, and no rep loss for boarding itself. Post by pref » Sun, 6. ago. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. You will also find additional information from developers here. 1 Capital Ship Boarding Strategy. 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. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Destroying station without rep loss (expensive, fun, overly elaborate) This is primarily about complicated ways one can have fun with X4 game mechanics. While boarding with one ship with 1/3 the quantity and 1/2 of strength fared way better. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. You can board a ship and sell it back to the owner. 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. 3 Ways To Get FREE Ships in X4 Foundations - Pirating, Boarding and Exploring - Captain Collins Captain Collins 20. so it is intentional that boarding suffers less rep loss then even attacking said ship? just seems really weird that we can steal a flagship of an empire with no hit, at the very least should be equal to destroying said ship, if not alittle higher, i personally avoid abusing the fly by boarding method personally, though i am very active in piracy as i still. Learn how to use the EMP bomb to steal blueprints, watch a video. If it's a SCA or FAF "plunderer" ship, scan it first to break the disguise and avoid rep loss with the disguise faction. All Discussions. 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). It should be the same as setting off the EMP Bomb. The sold ships now shoot at the station. Feb 23, 15:06. Feb 23, 15:06. That is the rock bottom. . X4: Foundations > General Discussions > Topic Details. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. On pirates I kill the engines and turrets to make it easier. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Its a much better finance source than automine or autotrade. Ship capture without rep los. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). 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. Use several large transports to get the maximum amount of marines possible in the assault. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Step 1: Have a station (Preferrably fully terran) that can build XL ships. Rep loss currently (as of v3. Being able to take ships without any rep loss is a real problem, I try to not exploit it but it feels horrible to intentionally drop my rep even though I know I dont have to. 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. veteran marines are a lot!! more powerful than the green cannonfodder from shipyards. Select the bomb, right click it and select detonate all. . 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. 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. Apr 19, 07:34. Ship capture without rep los. Zaihbot • 1 yr. Cost 3. Feb 23, 15:06. - However, if the ship has no damage the time to start the actual boarding action of the marines vs crew takes. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. 1. 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. Feb 23, 16:31So far quite happy with many aspects of X4, but the reputation loss management seems to be broken. X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the long running X series brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. 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. Get in front of it to block the escape route; board with 120 marines, you will not lose faction rep. And it offers 2 advantages over combat boarding but also a few obvious disadvantages. Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. If a ship is smuggling in your space or attacks your assets in neutral territory, you should be left alone for killing it. 5x the enemy boarding strength) you can board any ship anywhere without firing a shot. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Mar 23, 15:59Since the size of nopileos is so large and sometime the AI in fleets does less than desirable things. Ship capture without rep los. Takes some time though, and a bit of skill. Green marines easily lose 20 out of 50 while veteran marines usually lose 0 to 2. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4589 Joined: Tue, 28. X Trilogy Universe. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Scan stations for the boron scientist mission EARLY in your game (unless you started Terran). This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Make sure you have spare marine to claim all the ships. Rep loss from boarding. if you are refering to fly bly boarding without actually harming the targeted vessel, that is not an exploit. 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. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Lots of them. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. Scan a ship like a Zeus or Supply ship (worth the money). You lose reputation every so many seconds during the conflict to board the ship. There are weapons that penetrate shields without destroying a module. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. If they get caught, I should. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. Post by. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. No matter what atrocities you do, you will never drop deeper. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. This is why this part costs so much reloads. A sure way to obtain them is to get in your spacesuit and use an EMP bomb on the module you want the BP. I successfully boarded OTAS Boreas in Aladna Hill and another one spawned. 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. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. Without rep loss. 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4414 Joined: Tue, 28. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. The result is boarding without rep loss. 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. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. they are cheap and fast 2. by Dreez » Wed, 12. The "Declare war" does only one thing: drops reputation to -25. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. You will also find additional information from developers here. Jan 19, 16:48 Anyone knows exactly how much rep is lost during a. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. If you want the marines to board the ship while it's undamaged, you need to configure the two first parameters to "very strong". This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. "Act of war" action. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. The rep system has too many points of rapidly escalating, unintended conflict in the course of expected use. You will also find additional information from. Sell them to the enemy. No permanent rep loss so long as you don't actually shoot the. This mod addresses several piracy gameplay-aspects in X4 that I really dislike. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Antigone will not. Jul 09, 22:46. You can board ships, before damaging. 8M each. The just sold ships would normally fly away to be recycled by the new owner. Surface elements are turrets, engines and shields (you can destroy main weapons on destroyers as well but you cannot target them individually. Post by pref » Sun, 6. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. Jul 09, 22:46. If I need to describe it I will simply make a private video and put it up showing it but it. But there is 2 issues: 1) You still get rep loss if npc station or patrol nearby (allied/neutral to target). #11. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. Lure some hostiles (khaak, xeon) to the station, kill them in the vicinity, and you'll gain back some reputation. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Post by Tranxalive » Thu, 30. You will also find additional information from developers here. Destroying moduls cause -3 rep at the faction you are attacking. You only lose rep if something explodes, whether its a turret, a laser tower, a ship, an escape pod, etc. 1 Dragon- Medium Preset, then change the weapons and crew. You will also find additional information from developers here. The Odysseus (Vanguard) is perfectly capable of taking out any Xenon capships, including the I, if the player is flying it. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. For me, i usually use Shuyaku Vanguard with full marines crew for. 36x Thermal disintegrator (have started to use 6 of these, they ignore shields). So look for more lone space for attack. Max out remaining crew space with Marines. 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. Target the bomb and reverse or fly at least 3km away. Yes i agree. Not getting rep loss from boarding POI ships sounds like a bug, might be specific to that faction or whatever ships are being boarded. Loss. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. That’s it. You will also find additional information from developers here. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. That is, if you have high reputation, then you can do some mayhem. However, the boarding operation is now stuck. There is a lot to the process, including getting marines, and training those marines with easy targets first. 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?The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. You set up the operation so you don’t have to damage the ship. ARG regularly offers me millions to steal their own destroyers and you do still get rep loss for shooting them. You will also find additional information from developers here. 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. Lets say its flying through HOP territory who they are at war with. g. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Guide: Boarding the Ozias without rep-loss and retaining peace. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. X4: Foundations. You will also find additional information from developers here. The wait is over, and the next chapter of the X4: Foundations space simulation has begun!. X4: Foundations. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Loss. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. "Act of war" action. Ship capture without rep los. I captured some ships, built a couple of factories and suddenly one of the factions (MIN) keep reporting rep loss. In case you don't know, fly by boarding is a boarding method that will allow you to capture ships without rep loss. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Feb 23, 16:31X4: Foundations > General Discussions >Topic Details. Took me a long time to do that. Loss. Shoot the turrets & engines off yourself. So, either. None of the ships are being attacked or in combat except my destroyers. 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. Jun 17 @ 4:02pm the act of a ship being captured i belive causes 0 rep damage right? its. You will also find additional information from developers here. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. 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. Egosoft simply forgot to add any meaningful benefits to owning sectors. Boarding a ship should also cause a heavy rep hit. Took me a long time to do that. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Get a cheap transport and fill it with as many mines as you can, fly it to position and park the ship. THAT is the problem. I could have sworn this was patched in a later version of 4. Posts: 173 Joined: Mon, 14. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. #X4FoundationsDream to live by ZAYFALL If we doesn`t get rep. 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. I think you may only lose ship rep on turret destruction, but laser towers will cost you faction rep. ago. Don’t move and deploy all of the mines, teleport out of the ship and let the ai take control. So with Falx and 4x meson streams, you can go nice and cozy near Hokkaido's hull, fire a full salvo of mesons to damage it (make sure you don't destroy any. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4: Foundations. The cheese is likely from stealing ships without rep loss as this probably. Rep loss from boarding. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. I think boarding should be possible without rep loss if you're clever about it. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Jun 20, 16:44. The sold ships now shoot at the station. Took me a long time to do that. A third option would be attacking a station at the opposite end of the sectors as a diversion. I had rep 29 or 30 with ARG when ZYA asked to. That's what I did and saw -1 rep for trading. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 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. Well, there is a trivial "never lose rep": board a ship from faction that has -30 relation with you. As I started shooting out sub-systs on the ANT freighter, I took permanent rep hit. IMHO, boarding and bailing are the weakest mechanics in the game that need an overhaul. OR if you really don't want to lose rep at all, then make AI. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. 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. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. I went to Antigone. You tank the rep loss and make it up by having scouts trade 1 unit of whatever ware to AI on repeat order. You can actually amass quite a few ships in this manner if you are persistent, without getting any rep loss whatsoever. You don't actually lose any rep. <<snip>> Also, you dont need to destroy the engines. With that in mind, you have lots of options, e. You will also find additional information from developers here. Rep loss from boarding. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Took me a long time to do that. I wouldn't say pause is cheesing as agreed, this game doesn't allow prep hence pause is needed. I stopped playing this game 2 years ago because of some reasons. Loss. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. Ship capture without rep los. Maximilianne • 2 yr. Jul 09, 22:46. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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 even board an Asgard without rep loss and sell it to the terrans. rene6740 wrote: "without loosing rep". Nov 12, 16:55. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Jul 09, 22:46. 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. 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. Board index. You will also find additional information from developers here. Same for a lot of other things. How do you stop cascading rep loss from friendly fire? Post by user1679 » Fri, 28. ↳ X4: Foundations; ↳ X4: Foundations - Spoilers; ↳ X4: Foundations - Technical Support; ↳ X4: Foundations - Scripts and Modding;Damaging the hull after boarding pods are attached does seem to help. Feb 23, 16:31Like 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. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 11 posts. You will also find additional information from developers here. You will also find additional information from developers here. However, every so often I still get a rep loss when defending against Pirates in Teladi space. Steam = Game over NO PASARAN! Top. Each criminal generally gets you 1 rep, until you close in on 10; then it might take a couple to rep up once. Feb 23, 15:06. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. Thanks, I will try this now Edit: Yep, def. 0, mostly including. Ahh, Thanks. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Rep gain is determined by amount of trades, not volume or worth. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. shawhu Posts: 15. The boarding system seems very clunky, to put it mildly. You will also find additional information from developers here. this strategy ensures zero risk to your boarding pods as the mark will not be concerned with them. I'm trying to cap an ANT freighter out in empty space (no stations of any kind at all near me). No matter what atrocities you do, you will never drop deeper. Keep transferring marines to the Barbarossa (120 at a time, have the Mammoth buy replacements) and board multiple builders. No rep loss since you don’t need to attack the enemy. 8 posts • Page 1 of 1. Are the SCA reporting my actions, or what? Didn't see. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Use a ship that could carry plenty of marines (depends on which ship you wanna board, L ships is preferrable). 24 posts 1; 2; Next; Falcrack Posts: 4471 Joined: Tue, 28. ↳ 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. Feb 23, 16:31This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. 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. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 11 posts • Page 1 of 1. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. rep loss for boarding ships is way too low. Jul 09, 22:46. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. X, and in the current ToA extended tutorial, I mean story campaign, it mentions heavy rep losses for boarding. 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. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. X4 WIKI; Game Registration. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Once you have high rep in the 20+ range with FRF, the amount you lose for killing FAF is unnoticeable. JackXx Posts: 6 Joined: Thu, 2. If you've chosen your location carefully - you won't take any. ChrisXX. they come with veteran marines. Google X4 wares flowchart. . 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 can do "safe boarding", ie, mainly SCA ships. Jul 09, 22:46. Rep loss is not permanent, and it's just at that station. 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. Honestly it's one of the biggest exploits in the game and if you abuse it it breaks the game for you. I have a boarding fleet of rattlesnakes that I keep sitting stocked full of marines. You will also find additional information from developers here. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. I went to Antigone. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum. 9 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. 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. May 21, 07:50. Posts: 5577 Joined: Sat, 10. Just get 5 low spec Boa's full of marines (no weapons). over and over. Dec 20, 00:49 [Feature Request] Destroying Ships in Self-Defense without Rep. You will also find additional information from developers here. This forum is the ideal place for all discussion relating to X4. Regarding boarding strength, it may be that you had way more crew than. A squad of 10 (s) fighters decided to slow boat to the scene giving me attack notifications for 10 minutes or so. Post by JackXx » Sat, 4. 11 posts.